{"id":40251,"date":"2023-03-15T07:56:32","date_gmt":"2023-03-15T11:56:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/?p=40251"},"modified":"2023-03-15T08:04:42","modified_gmt":"2023-03-15T12:04:42","slug":"sketchbook-gruesome-graphite-grotesques","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/willceau.com\/news\/2023\/03\/15\/sketchbook-gruesome-graphite-grotesques\/","title":{"rendered":"Sketchbook \u2022 Gruesome Graphite Grotesques"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\nI am winding down to the very last pages of the Out of This World<\/em> Sketch Pad where I am continuing to brainstorm a horror adventure in sketch form. As I said before I sit on my couch as I scribble these doodles. I should probably sit at the table in my studio and do them properly, but I enjoy spreading out on the sofa with my wife and my cat as trash plays on the television.<\/p>\n

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\"Werewolf <\/a>
Werewolf Tackle <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"3-10-2023-werewolf\" <\/a> <\/div> <\/div>
\"three-for-all\" <\/a> <\/div> <\/div>
\"Make <\/a>
Make a wish <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>
\"3-11-2023-werewolf\" <\/a> <\/div> <\/div>
\"face-push\" <\/a> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div>\n

I sit on a couch with a cat and a spouse scribbling graphite grotesques into the night.<\/p>\n

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