Alright so yesterday I was working on a personal Quick sketch in PS, Went home after work, and started listening to some music for this challenge. As I was, I was looking at that quick sketch the song "Fear of the Dark" by Iron Maiden comes on...Then like a ton of bricks and idea popped in my head for that Quick Sketch for this challenge. Soooo.....

The Lyrics: Iron Maiden, Fear of the dark:

Fear of the dark, fear of the dark

I have a constant fear that something's

Always near

Fear of the dark, fear of the dark

I have phobia that someone's

Always there

The Sketch:

Should have a few more posts before it gets to dark here. 

Best

Mike. 

Pulled the CAM out a bit for a wider shot of the room and added in my Horror Elemrent.

Mike 

Working in color

This might be the last update tonight.

Damn Bergy, that's coming along great!!  Impressive and convincing environment.  

Also, what you have done here really is eerie.  I can really see this creepy element constantly showing up around this guy. But it's not attacking physically, it's just there staring and lurking in his subconscious....for now.

Love it. 

Driving yesterday, I was looking at the barren winter trees and was reminded of an album(Predates CDs); called Tales from the Witchwood by a group called Strawbs. The title song lyrics final verse (Had to look it up to make sure).

“The Witchwood started singing with a strange unearthly sound,

My fingers grew like branches. I stood rooted to the ground.

And the spell is still unbroken. I am still her bidden slave.

Till a casket from the Witchwood bares my body to the grave. “

Possibe first WIP (Sketch)

Carl; Good horror theme keep going.

Bergy really great work as always. Definitly creepy. Is the gun for use on the unknown or himself?

Surprised there aren't more.

Been damn busy of late with various things, but ive finally found a gap to come back and try a challenge again!!

Awesome stuff so far, especially Bergy.

 Anyway, for my picture Ive decided to try using the lyric "He stands like a statue, becomes part of the machine" from Pinball Wizard, by The Who. Gona do a sort of matrix/warhammer inspired person being absorbed/trapped by wires/tubes/a machine. Havnt decided if the pinball will feature atall yet :P

 heres a prelim sketch based on a random ref I found

WIP2

wip3

I'm going for System of a Down "The toxicity of our city, of our city"

wip1

Not sure how much more imma do to it. Think im going to work into his skin texture(well give it some texture), and maybe add a counter to the "machine" 

adventuregoat:

 "...Impressive and convincing environment."

Thanks Adventuregoat,

In this case it pretty dam real...Your looking into a image of my room in this crappy old building I live in here in Vancouver. Colors and all. No word of a lie.

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mariasahlberg.com:

Well I certainly hopes not all of it is as in the picture Mike! If it is, I'm even more impressed with what you achieve:)

Minus the dude with the gun Maria and the Ghostly bloody sheets