Illustration Friday: Subterranean

With all the dark, rainy skies and work-related projects keeping me indoors this week, I’m starting to feel like a subterranean creature myself!  I wish this week’s Illustration Friday theme had been something bright and sunny, to get me in a better mood if nothing else.

This image is one of my favorites from The Antarctic Express.  I was allowed to go creepy and a little bit scary with it, a rare treat in my field.  In this part of the story, Professor Dyer and Danforth have discovered the subterranean caverns, filled with morose albino penguins, and the decaying, ancient forms of the Elder Things.

The illustrations for this book are all graphite drawings digitally colored in Photoshop.  Have a great weekend, everyone!

Comments

[Bluestocking]

If you glance at this picture, it looks really creepy. Thanks for visiting yesterday. I'll try the photo prompt.

[Marvin D Wilson]

Wow - that's an AWESOME image!

You have a great weekend too. :)

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[valerie]

I love this picture! the lighting is great!

[Julio Cerletti]

Fantastic picture!! I have a drawing of them running away from the Shoggoth:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/julikeishon/4330187766/

[Christina Rodriguez]

You did a great job, Julio! I illustrated a similar scene for THE ANTARCTIC EXPRESS as well: http://www.christinarodriguez.com/blog/2009/10/23/illustration-friday-fast.html. I hope that as a Lovecraft fan, you'll like it!

[Alecia]

I like the spatial relationships, detail and wonderful use of color

[Chandler]

Beautiful, as always. What's your secret for turning dark n' gloomy into gorgeous? I love the color scheme.