Aside from the gruesome discovery of young Karen devouring her father's remains, the most memorable bit of this sequence was the stabbing of her mother with a bricklayer's trowel. In some respects, the "ghouls" of 'Night of the Living Dead' were more revolutionary than their modern, shambling (or in some cases running) counterparts. After all, these were tool-users. Additionally, unlike Romero's later adaptations, these zombies seemed to have an immediate grasp of the concept. In films like 'Day of the Dead' and 'Land of the Dead' it was a gradually learned process, whereas in this first film it was instinctive. Personally, that notion instills a greater sense of dread. I wanted to convey this in Karen, capturing her with the trowel raised in hand menacingly.
These prints are for sale, so send me an e-mail if you are interested in purchasing. My current asking price is $2.50 USD each ($8 for four prints), plus an additional $2 for mailing costs. Prints will include my personal signature as well. There will also be no watermark, as seen here.
NOTICE: The background is the original poster artwork from the film. It's a filler and gives recognition to the movie from which the depicted character is derived from.
Previous postcard zombie prints:
*Trash from 'The Return of the Living Dead'
*Tarman from 'The Return of the Living Dead'
*Cemetery Zombie from 'Night of the Living Dead'
I can't believe I've been missing out on your postcards! Have you posted them to deviantart already or is my inbox THAT cluttered? Anyway, they all look fantastic, but this one might be my fav. I also really like the one with Trash, especially because of Tarman lurking in the background :D Fantastic job on them!
ReplyDeleteThe Tarman and Cemetery Zombie have been posted on deviantArt, but I haven't put Karen up just yet. I'll get to it, though.
ReplyDeleteI felt kinda iffy about posting Trash on dA, just because it's a bit more risque than my work usually is. Here at the Niche, I don't feel like I have to censor myself as much. But I try to be decent. XD
Anyway, I'm glad to hear that you like them! Expect to see more in the near future. I'm currently putting the colors down on the Hare Krishna zombie from 'Dawn of the Dead' and started penciling in Bub from 'Day of the Dead'. :)