The Monster Engine

[zigackly]

The Monster Engine is a book, a demonstration, lecture and a gallery exhibition. The premise for all three came from one single question: What would a child’s drawing look like if it were painted realistically?

 

It began at the Jersey Shore in 1998, where my niece Jessica often filled my sketchbook with doodles. While I stared at them, I wondered if color, texture and shading could be applied for a 3D effect. As a painter, I made cartoons look three dimensional every day for the likes of Marvel and DC comics, so why couldn’t I apply those same techniques to a kid’s drawing? That was it... no research, no years of toil, just the curiosity of seeing Jessica’s drawings come to life.

 

 

 

 

[Lee909]

That's great.

[Pony Princess]

I love creepy art like this. If you google 'alt art' you tend to find it from the *chan type boards. Here's some mario ones.

 

 

 

[Bobby Hundreds]

There great a superb idea. The link doesn't work for me though.

 

I'd love one of Vic reeves paintings he's got such a good whacky style very colorful.

[zigackly]

Damn, it was working earlier! We must have broken it.

[Paulie Dangerously]