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Frankenstein's Monster

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Based on the Mary Shelley description.

"...by the glimmer of the half-extinguished light, I saw the dull yellow eye of the creature open; it breathed hard, and a convulsive motion agitated its limbs.

How can I describe my emotions at this catastrophe, or how delineate the wretch whom with such infinite pains and care I had endeavoured to form? His limbs were in proportion, and I had selected his features as beautiful. Beautiful! Great God! His yellow skin scarcely covered the work of muscles and arteries beneath; his hair was of a lustrous black, and flowing; his teeth of a pearly whiteness; but these luxuriances only formed a more horrid contrast with his watery eyes, that seemed almost of the same colour as the dun-white sockets in which they were set, his shrivelled complexion and straight black lips."...
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866x700px 341.79 KB
Make
Canon
Model
Canon EOS 500D
Shutter Speed
1/256 second
Aperture
F/2.8
Focal Length
50 mm
ISO Speed
800
Date Taken
Aug 26, 2010, 6:27:28 PM
Sensor Size
4mm
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*resists urge to sing "Birth of my Creation"*



In all seriousness, great job. Always good to see illustrations faithful to the source material...