I’m posting to my Blog early today so I can spend the rest of the day finishing the detail work on Morti. He should be getting his first coat of paint in the coming week. Morti will be painted using a combination of airbrushing and paintbrushes. I selected 13 shades of paint to gradually build depth for his final look. One coat of orange paint would not give Morti the menacing look I have in mind. As I paint Morti I will post progressive photos.
There are so many places to find ideas for projects and I stumbled upon one last night while viewing some photos posted on a Photoshop tutorial blog. The picture was of an ancient ruin being overtaken by unbelievably large tree roots. It was a good visual for creating an image in my mind of the way Morti’s lower body can be formed. Perhaps I will post that picture some day. But right now I would like to share a picture of an ancient crypt in the Old Bethany Cemetery in Guadalajara. It is a great inspiration for a crypt to house a flying crank ghost.
The structure has fairly simple lines, except for the pyramidal top which I would probably leave off. The aging of the moss covered crypt is great for reference if you want to have a dark creepy looking feel in your home haunt. I don’t plan to build my crypt until 2010 so I will be continuing to look for ideas that I can share with you. If you have specific areas of interest that you would like me to post on the House of Shadows Blog leave them in the comment section.
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Have a great rest of the weekend. I wish you sunshine and smiles throughout the coming week.
