All Better Off Dead by FeretStudios

Sooo I managed to scrape up my entry to the 2013 Halloween Dreamkeepers Art Contest (dreamkeepers-fans.deviantart.c…

I decided to take a small break from all my class work and pop out a quick Halloween picture since it's coming up soon. But I neither had the brain power (durr bad for brain is no sleep) or witty creativity to think up a good costume. So I just went for, hopefully, something a little unsettling.

Art (c) Shadowofnights
Bobby (c) Dreamkeepers/ David Lillie

davidshadow275 Featured By Owner Apr 9, 2017 Hobbyist Artist

Wow, I 'll be honest, this is a good change of personality, taht Bobby should do, I mean, consider everything taht happen to him, and he wants more respect, you know?

FeretStudios Featured By Owner Apr 19, 2017 Professional Traditional Artist

That's why I did it. It's such an opposite contrast that it's almost shocking to see.

davidshadow275 Featured By Owner Apr 19, 2017 Hobbyist Artist

yeah, in that form, he is like my original Dreamkeeper character.

FeretStudios Featured By Owner Apr 25, 2017 Professional Traditional Artist

True!

davidshadow275 Featured By Owner Apr 25, 2017 Hobbyist Artist

aha yes

kazooie2628 Featured By Owner Nov 22, 2013

It's amazing how much can be communicated in a picture with so little light and color.

FeretStudios Featured By Owner Nov 24, 2013 Professional Traditional Artist

Heehee thank you. :3

zyronblade Featured By Owner Oct 31, 2013 Hobbyist Artist

This just oozes creepiness.

I like it a LOT, but the best part is definitely that scythe.

Dat lighting...pure awesomeness.

FeretStudios Featured By Owner Oct 31, 2013 Professional Traditional Artist

Thank you! The lighting was indeed the hardest and longest part. My laptop is also almost always on the highest brightness setting so it was completely black the first time I saved it. XD Needed some adjustments.

ScottFraser Featured By Owner Oct 31, 2013 Student Filmographer

You did an exceptional job on this one, mostly on negative space management. It makes the whole drawing that much more powerful.

Congratulations!

FeretStudios Featured By Owner Oct 31, 2013 Professional Traditional Artist

Thank you! I really wasn't expecting to win but it really made my day!

Quad-Pulsation Featured By Owner Oct 31, 2013

Congrats on the win!

FeretStudios Featured By Owner Oct 31, 2013 Professional Traditional Artist

Thank you!

Quad-Pulsation Featured By Owner Oct 31, 2013

No prob!

Lord-Kiyo Featured By Owner Oct 31, 2013

Congratulations on your win!
It looks so nice and dark. Its a good look for Bobby. Bet people would take him more seriously this way.

FeretStudios Featured By Owner Oct 31, 2013 Professional Traditional Artist

Thank you!

I always imagine if someone were to come up to me in a dark cloak, with a scythe, and sporting a menacing smile I'd take them a little bit more seriously then usual. XD Just a hunch.

Quarter-Virus Featured By Owner Oct 24, 2013 Professional Filmographer

Awesooooome. I always want to do THINGS for Halloween, but it seems to fall at such an inopportune time for arting ... this looks great! So dark and sinister.

FeretStudios Featured By Owner Oct 27, 2013 Professional Traditional Artist

What are you talking about? You did a Halloween piece! You always do Halloween things! And they're always so creative! Like you actually give them detailed costumes!

KelzinIowa Featured By Owner Oct 23, 2013

ooo. erie. Me likes. XD

FeretStudios Featured By Owner Oct 23, 2013 Professional Traditional Artist

Thank you!

ezioauditore97 Featured By Owner Oct 23, 2013 Student General Artist

Very nice work there!

FeretStudios Featured By Owner Oct 23, 2013 Professional Traditional Artist

Thank you!

ezioauditore97 Featured By Owner Oct 24, 2013 Student General Artist

Your very welcome!Seriously it came off great and showed Bobby in more of a dark light(That hopefully won't be in the GNS) which was a nice bit of contrast compared to his nice and caring side.

FeretStudios Featured By Owner Oct 24, 2013 Professional Traditional Artist

Thanks. Yeah I didn't have enough time to think up some cleaver costumes for I just went with dark. Reaper. And then I was like 'who's the nicest fellow I can put in a Reaper costume?' . . .AH!

That's my genius right der at work. XD

ezioauditore97 Featured By Owner Oct 25, 2013 Student General Artist

It was unexpected!

FeretStudios Featured By Owner Oct 27, 2013 Professional Traditional Artist

Well I'm glad it carries some pizazz.

ezioauditore97 Featured By Owner Oct 28, 2013 Student General Artist

It was good!Have a pleasant Halloween!

FeretStudios Featured By Owner Oct 31, 2013 Professional Traditional Artist

You too! Get some awesome candy!

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DarznWolfe Featured By Owner Oct 23, 2013 Hobbyist Digital Artist

Well it's still a well done pic of bobby, he has a winning smile good luck

FeretStudios Featured By Owner Oct 23, 2013 Professional Traditional Artist

Haha thank you.

Xenanraptor720 Featured By Owner Oct 22, 2013

Ooh, looks like my dear Tyra has some competition.

FeretStudios Featured By Owner Oct 23, 2013 Professional Traditional Artist

Oh I don't know.

I'd just be happy getting the new stickers. ^^

Xenanraptor720 Featured By Owner Oct 23, 2013

That's good, but I was talking about the fact that my submission also features a scythe-wielding Dreamkeeper.

FeretStudios Featured By Owner Oct 24, 2013 Professional Traditional Artist

Haha! I know. I saw it. ^^ Lots of scythes this year.

Xenanraptor720 Featured By Owner Oct 24, 2013

Sort of fits with the Halloween atmosphere

FeretStudios Featured By Owner Oct 25, 2013 Professional Traditional Artist

Yea, not much you can do with scythes on Thanksgiving or Easter. :/

Xenanraptor720 Featured By Owner Oct 25, 2013

Nope

Watch-it1337 Featured By Owner Oct 22, 2013

creepy... I really like the scythe!

FeretStudios Featured By Owner Oct 23, 2013 Professional Traditional Artist

Thank you!

TekelParsin Featured By Owner Oct 22, 2013 Hobbyist

The keeper of light as a specter of darkness... very cool.

FeretStudios Featured By Owner Oct 23, 2013 Professional Traditional Artist

Thanks but do you mean that literally. Like did I miss something from the comics? O>O Or just as a metaphor - which would make sense.

TekelParsin Featured By Owner Oct 23, 2013 Hobbyist

Oh, I was just referring to the scene where he is holding a glowing orb in the bunks. It seemed to be a manifestation of his powers. That coupled with his bright color scheme, juxtaposed with the dark colors you dressed him in, make for a very interesting effect.