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8/14/2008 - Yet another Skullcrusher Mountain

My friend Bobby MacNeil suggested that I try to approach these paintings with more of an eye towards the Hudson River School painters, so here is yet another take on Skullcrusher Mountain with a bit of that influence.

Another Skullcrusher Mountain

I'm still ambivalent about the base design: The heavy structure "crushing" the skull reads too much like a turban, sending the wrong message. And the colors might not be the most apropos for an evil mastermind's base... but they sure are pretty!

While I was looking for references, I also happened to stumble upon a terrific site, Rob Richards' Animation Backgrounds blog where he posts images of classic animation background paintings that he's edited together from DVD captures using Photoshop. He uses these as backdrops for animation cels he collects, but the paintings are so lovely all by themselves that he shares them online. What a treasure trove!

8/22/2008 - skull

Posted by Lou Mareno

this one too.......hell of a job.......love to see how you did this...I always dig your WIP......Lou

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8/26/2008 - amazing drawings

Posted by Lioness

Hello, I'm new to this site.
Your drawing are so good and very well done. I like all of it. Did you copy them from somewhere or used your imagination??

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8/26/2008 - Thanks!

Posted by walrus

Thanks for your comments! All of these Skullcrusher Mountain pictures are entirely out of my imagination. I'll sometimes look at some pictures of mountains and cliffs to get some ideas for how rocks might look, and for this one, I looked at photos of fir trees to get a feel for what they look like, but mostly, it's all just out of my head!

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