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Courage and the Closet Sepia Variant

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With his best friend in hand, a young boy musters enough courage to make sure there are no monsters in his closet, only to stumble upon a much more insidious danger...

While I liked the original image, I decided I wanted to also experiment with a more aged, more gloomy feel, so I ran the image through some digital filters until I felt it looked right. I really like the finished product. This version shows off the effect I was trying to achieve with the light bulb in a very obvious and, I feel, pleasing manner.

watercolor on paper, color manipulated digitally

I have been an avid fan of Guillermo del Toro's work since I saw "Cronos" during a film festival at our local museum of fine art when I was... 13, I think. I've seen almost every project he's been involved in since. His ability to portray childhood as such a wonderfully dark, and beautifully scary experience has always resonated with me. I ardently hope I am chosen as one of the semi-finalists. It would be a high point in my career to know that an artist whom I so admire and respect viewed my artwork, even if it's only for ten seconds before he moves on to the next.
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