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...amongst other ingredients and books.Don't worry. I think the professor is safe. I think.
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Some books and containers by name (real and imagined)
Crime
A Formulas
Hidden Meanings
B Formulas
Titans
Preparing Skin
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2
3
5
Zanzibar Babbit
Formaldehyde
Box of chocolates
Box with sample 76
Box with Mixture 373
Miskatonic University book
Chemical Reactions
Beans
Foolish History
Greyβs Anatomy
Encounters
Bach
Bones & Jello
Nessie
Ancient Wisdom
Hair & Potions
The Bone Hunter
Ether & Alcohol
Sins and Sinners
The Weather
Miskatonic Alumni
Sharks
The Joy of Cooking
Rites and Spells
Crosswords
Box of Used Eyes
Small box of Acme products
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It's almost hard to believe this is a drawing. The detail is simply exquisite
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...and then those little two rascals got into a bit of trouble...
Thanks!
Loads more from the series here....Β www.deviantart.com/capndeek373β¦
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How? It's only one room!
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I never really thought about it with this series. But you're right. Gorey has always been a favorite artist of mine, and a big influence.
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Same, I used to spend hours pouring over his books at school when I was a kid lol.
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Me, too. Charles Addams, too!
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It's right there. Opened to page two hundred andΒ yΒ three
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Thank you! Have you tried the chocolates?Β Β
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This one is amazing! I love the atmosphere, the detail, the lighting... It just sets such an amazing mood.Β The perspective of those two last upper shelves is a bit forced, but otherwise this is perfect!
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I purposely play with the perspectives in these. This particular one actually uses two different horizon lines.
The ceiling is done in true perspective, going to a vanishing point on a horizon line that's lower than
a second horizon line that the desk perspective goes back to.
The bookshelf itself is done isometrically with no perspective at all.
I love the mixing of pre-planned true perspective with alternate perspectives in the same piece, and even completely flat things with no perspective at all.
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Beautifully detailed work.
Very well done.Β
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Thanks! Have some coffee to go with that...
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EEEEEEK !!!!!
lol.
Don't mind if I do.Β
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I know literally nothing about digital drawing/painting, so feel free to explain like I'm 5. HOW do you do that kind of shading, like all the tiny dots in different densities to create depth? It looks so tangible. When I opened the page, my fingers started doing that twitchy thing that happens when I was to know what something feels like to touch.
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I start these out as a simple pencil sketch. I take a photo of the sketch (since I don't have a scanner.)
Then I basically "ink" it using Photoshop. I have a Wacom tablet, so I can use an actual "pen" to draw with.
I use the "Dissolve" setting on the pen tool in Photoshop.
That tool draws with solid black pixels as a opposed to usingΒ the "normal" setting which looks like regular pencil or paint-like brush lines.
There's also a setting for Dissolve that acts like a spray, still using that same brush. I use that for shading.
Sometimes I use varying degrees of a blur tool on those shaded areas to get a more normal shading effect.
I also use various photos for some textures in them... wood grain, dirt, peeling paint, things like that.
I work in different layers in Photoshop. One layer is the background (which I don't play with until things are done),
another is the original sketch. Over those I have a layer for just shading and another for the line work.
When everything is done, I use the Line and Shading layers to adjust light and dark on the paint layer.
The paint layer I use is a photo I took of this painting -Β the watch cat Β -Β with just the colored background before I painted the black.
Now that you've brought this up, I think I'll do a close upΒ that will show things exactly as they appear on my screen as I'm working on them.
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That is so much more complex than I had even guessed it would've been!
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It isn't really. Just seems that way. It is a bit time consuming, though!
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Thanks! This might call for a close up somewheres!
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That would be a nice bonus! I was already wishing for a magnifying glass. 
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Maybe I'll put one in the close up!
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Oh my goodness, the detail is insane! It looks to be a great chemist or alchemist's laboratory? Box of used eyes? Β
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The new ones were too expensive!Β Β
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I can imagine the argument after an experiment goes wrong.
"I'll bet it's 'cause you used the old eyes! You can't skimp on ingredients! They gotta be fresh!"
"What? Do you know how much the new ones cost? It's an arm and a leg! I can't afford that!"
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I spilt the alcohol pads in the other room and they dried up!
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I love it when people actually put the book titles on the spines. It puts a smile on my face like nothing else!Β
And hey, "Miskatonic Alumni"! I think I know where this guy went to school... and hey, I wouldn't want to touch that one with a stolen 10-foot pole! (And in the most loving way, of course.)Β
Thank you for putting a smile on my face! 
Single panel inspiration
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Personally... I love the Acme products. It brings back so many memories! 
... that, and the "Joy of cooking". Mostly because it is just so out of place on that shelf...
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But is it really out of place?
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No, it's not.Β Β
And that's the beauty of it, Captain.Β
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Everything you ever wanted to know about beans is in that book.
And quite possibly some things you might not want to know!
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Great work! I like a lot your style, very personal and interesting!Β Β
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Thanks. These have been loads of fun. There's more in the works!
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Thanks! There's so many possibilities for zooming in and taking a closer look at things!!
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