{"id":207,"date":"2009-08-17T01:31:43","date_gmt":"2009-08-17T06:31:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=207"},"modified":"2023-04-29T07:43:39","modified_gmt":"2023-04-29T11:43:39","slug":"it-came-from-the-sketchbook","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2009\/08\/17\/it-came-from-the-sketchbook\/","title":{"rendered":"It Came from the Sketchbook!"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Shapeshifter\" I was thinking of formalizing the posts to Willceau Illo News<\/em><\/strong> by making regular features. I want to make Monday It Came From The Sketchbook<\/em><\/strong> day and post some doodles Tina or I made in a sketchbook and forgot about. So, until I change my mind, today is It Came From The Sketchbook <\/em><\/strong>day.<\/p>\n

I forgot about this drawing – I’m not sure of the date. It’s from some time between 1991 and 1993. I forgot about the drawing, but the idea was for a werewolf type of creature. I wanted to get away from the wolf idea and have my guy turn into a hellish, demonic type of character. You watch a Discovery Channel special on wolves, and it kind of steals the thunder from a wolf-man. I wanted my monster to be monstrous – truly evil.<\/p>\n

I like this drawing, and I may take a crack at finishing this critter.<\/p>\n

Update\/Addendum (whatever):<\/span><\/strong> I sort of remembered the origin of this sketch. The Cramps had a song called Goo Goo Muck <\/em>which was one of their rock-a-billy horror masterpieces about a monster prowling moonlit streets. This was one of my attempts at drawing that creature which I thought would be cooler than a mere werewolf.<\/p>\n

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I was thinking of formalizing the posts to Willceau Illo News by making regular features. 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