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"I am thy creature, and I will be even mild and docile to my natural lord and king, if thou wilt also perform thy part, the which thou owest me. Oh, Frankenstein, be not equitable to every other, and trample upon me alone, to whom thy justice, and even thy clemency and affection, is most due. Remember, that I am thy creature: I ought to be thy Adam; but I am rather the fallen angel, whom thou drivest from joy for no misdeed."Another painting of Frankenstein's monster, this time with a slightly different design with the inclusion of a nose. The book is really starting to become my favorite piece of literature ever.
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This is gorgeous! I absolutely Love this piece.
... I have this book, long standing in the gestational period of my work, but nonetheless, on the eventual docket for release...
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Adam 315 is going to be the name of it... If sales for my first 2 go well enough that I can afford your services, I would very much be interested in the possibility of you actually doing some work for the novel when the time comes. I could do it myself, but with a style like yours, so perfectly capturing the emotional impact, I am very inclined to ask.
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Thanks so much!
If you're ever in need of an illustration, definitely drop me a note! 
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I know this has been said before, but I definitely like this version better of the creature. My reasoning however is that the previous version reminded me of Erik, the Phantom of the Opera due to the absence of a nose. I have only read condensed versions of this book so this quote is surprisingly poignant for me. All in all, a very great depiction of one of literature's complex characters.
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There's aspects I like about both, but I hear ya! I think the nose missing (which is taken from Bernie Wrightson's wonderful interpretation of the monster) is a good, simple way to show that he's not quite human, or fully alive, as it mimics the visual associated with death (skull,etc). But yeah, the monster needs some subtlety to his appearance, rather than appearing fully monstrous or brutish, as he's endlessly been depicted as before. There's yet to be a filmic adaptation that captures that complexity...hoping one is made in the future that's more reflective of something along these lines.
I can't recommend reading a full version of the book enough, it's got some of the most beautifully written dialogue in any story I've read!
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I must say that this version of Frankenstein's Creation strikes me as superior to your previous illustration of that character; this one looks less blatantly-sympathetic without being too monstrous - there is an eerie, corpselike complexion to that handsome face and a certain hint that he may be as dangerous as he is pitiable (which I think important to this inglorious, at times tempestuous Adam).
Out of curiosity, may I please ask if you have any thoughts on how you might depiction The Modern Prometheus himself? (seeing The Creature makes me wonder what your vision of Frankenstein would look like).
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Yeah! I do like aspects of both versions, though this one might be even more true to the what the novel had envisioned.
Hmm... Victor isn't described much from what I can remember, but probably scholarly and reserved, but with a bit of an intense look to him. I don't want to fuel the "mad scientist" notion that the character has become, as it doesn't really reflect his persona in the story. As for facial features, I'm not entirely sure. I do like Bernie Wrightson's interpretation of Frankenstein (though maybe a bit too young looking?):
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What would you have in mind? I'm always curious to see how other readers imagine how he'd look. I'd like to paint a portrait of him one of these days!
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I don't have very specific ideas, but the one feature that stands out clearly from a somewhat blurry mental image is that The Doctor should be painfully young - very much a student stumbling into his Greatest Achievement and utterly unprepared to take responsibility for his creation.
In many ways the tale of Frankenstein is a little like that of a young man who sowed his wild oats in youth and reaped a whirlwind when the by-product of that process returned to haunt him; perhaps you could play with that image a little, making Frankenstein himself a perversely fatherly figure to look at? (but one quietly haunted by what seems to be an acute fear of Loss and the progeny he abandoned in a fit of panic).
One other idea that suggests itself to me - you could try emphasising hints of the Alchemical in the novel, making the vehicle for The Creature's Creation less Electrical and more occult.
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You've got a lot of good points!
Oh yeah, for sure. The lightning powered apparatus is purely a pop-culture thing, and even though its basis is touched upon in the book (with the doctor witnessing a tree being struck by lightning, giving him the idea) the Alchemical, and as you put it, almost occult process has never really been touched upon in any interpretation of the story. I've been wondering how to approach that myself, as I find that dark magic aspect a lot more interesting and sinister, though Edison's Frankenstein film (which can be seen on youtube, and predates the Karloff version) does this aspect interestingly.
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Just a personal note on this particular topic... but have you by any chance read of Conrad Dippel? He was in no small part, one of the inspirational figures behind the story and I feel that you might find his history quite intriguing. Everything from the accusations labeling him a heretic, to his claims to have derived a liquid form of the philosophers stone which he called Dippel's oil... it's interesting stuff.
If you'd like, I have quite the bevvy of research regarding his own experiments and the subsequent effects on his life... Or if you wanted to get in touch, I would love to get your thoughts on the direction I've been taking with the character. I could always use beta readers when the time comes, even if not an illustrator.
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Thank You kindly for the compliment.
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My goodness, this is so good. We've been studying this book in school all semester, and it's easily become one of my all time favorites.
This portrait is just amazing, just how I pictured the final scenes. Amazing work!
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Thanks so much! Read it for the first time last year and it also became an instant favorite!
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Holy shit. I looked at the thumbnail and thought it was a photograph. So great.
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Ha, thanks man, much appreciated!
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Thanks, I really appreciate it!
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I preferred the last illustration, with the right blend of atypical handsomeness and being an reanimated cobbled together corpse. Still good.
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I like elements of both though I agree I probably like the overall design of the other one more, I just wanted to try a different take on it is all. The other one was being compared to Michael Jackson too much, haha.
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Billie Jean is not my girl, not my lover, she's just a girl who likes to spend her time eating spaghetti and meatballs!
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Except for the darkened lips it almost seems too handsome? In that regard it's a very nice piece of work.
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In the book, he's described as both handsome and horrifying at the same time, which presents a dilemma for sure! Makes it challenging!
Thanks, much appreciated!
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