The Zombie is Mutating!

I did some more work on the Shasta zombie while I take a break from Pestilence. I'm loving her more, the more I work on her. The original concept I wasn't sure I was satisfied with, so I tried re-designing it. I've been having a hard time drawing her for some reason. So, I decided to try to help myself out by painting the skeleton as her anatomy shows, on her show side. I then drew that onto a piece of paper and started drawing in the muscles.

... I didn't get very far.

Then I decided, "Well, why not start emaciating her?" At this point I was feeling pretty bad about the fact that she hasn't progressed when Pestilence (the commission) is nearing the sculpting stage. I had decided to try and finish them up at the same time so I could photograph them together (which is something I have yet to do; photograph two zombies in one scene!) So I got to work. She didn't cooperate as well as Pestilence did, but she's passable right now.

I was careless with the flame which caused her to burn in quite a few places. Initially, I was going to try to avoid it, but after I had burnt her once, I realized it's giving her a nice effect. Some areas look diseased, others look like open wounds, and the rest look like a maggot infestation. I really like it, a lot.

I'm still rethinking her design. Her neck will remain generally the same even if I resculpt it, but I'm thinking of using a skull on her, too. I'm just really liking how the painted skull is looking.

So, yup! Expect to see more of both in the near future!

Over and Out!