Re-Animation Formula

[tealin]

Of all the Lovecraft stories I've listened to* I like the Herbert West ones the best. This is probably because instead of the main character having wacky things happen to him,** as in most of the stories, Dr West makes them happen, or is at least responsible for 90% of the plot. And, it must be said, I find myself identifying with his monomania and emotional detachment, for better or worse, though my interest lies more in imparting life to lifeless lines rather than dead boxers or decapitated Canadian officers...

Anyway, here's a mediocre artistic encapsulation of the formula to the stories (which you can read here if you're interested):












Apparently Dr West = Milo + Wiggins ... erm.

*Again thanks to my generous friend and his CD burner ... I haven't managed to actually read any yet, though considering I haven't been able to actually read anything for the last two months any such attempt would probably have failed anwyay.
**I wonder what Mr Lovecraft would think of me describing his horror as 'wacky'...

Comments

[twirlynoodle.livejournal.com]

Well, dead bodies (on TV or movies, anyway) always have sheets over them. That's how you can tell they're dead. As for the drapery, well ... I just ... thought about it? Lots of observational sketches give you a pretty good idea of the physics behind hanging cloth, and it's generally pretty easy to figure out once you know what's going on. The hard part is simplifying it, which I am becoming much less good at since I haven't had to keep anything simple for production purposes for quite some time.

I'm glad you think I've gotten better since May ... I feel like the last year has been like walking up a down escalator.

[(Anonymous)]

I know what you mean. I used to create new pieces of art every couple of days. Now its more like every couple of months. Poor us :)