Photo to Illustration to Zombie Killer
September 29th, 2008
Thanks to online friend and illustrator extraordinaire dro, I learned that one of my photos was used as the inspiration for a piece for an indie comic called Grunts in which WWII soldiers battle the undead.
I took the photo at the Howarth 1940s weekend, one of the re-creationist festivals that seem to be popular here in the UK. It has now found it’s way into a new form thanks to Urban Barbarian in this post.
Here is the original:
And here is the new, slightly-more-angry version:
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1. Urban Barbarian | September 29th, 2008 at 8:12 pm
What a small world! I guess my version is a bit more angry, huh? Such a great photo. Looking at it now, I wished I would of incorporated your attention to detail a bit more in my illustration.
I should of made the gun barrel a bit more out of focus like you had it. Oh well, art is a learning process. Thanks so much for posting this. I’m going to put your link in my original post! ~DAN
2. dsawchuk | September 29th, 2008 at 8:22 pm
Thanks Dan. I’m glad you like it and that it inspired you.
3. Dianne | October 6th, 2008 at 9:24 pm
I love it! Love you too.
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