My first painting using guache. I mentioned in my Moby Dick Book Cover last semester that my pitch for The Screwtape Letters was turned down. I'd done a lot of centipede sketches and even watched horrifying videos of centipede feeding time. These have to be some of the nastiest creatures on earth! But I soon enough became fascinated by their sickly aesthetic. This is one of the many sketches I made while listening to Centipede by Knife Party. I'd still like to color my final Screwtape book cover someday, but for now, here's a creepy painting of a centipede in gouache.
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FINAL
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COLOR STUDY
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REFINED SKETCH
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DETAIL
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