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DRACULA HAS RISEN FROM THE GRAVY

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#1

I thought I would leave the details of this picture to the following report from the Hammerton News, 28 December 2001:

Yesterday in Little Hammerton, Sam and Pam Stoker were sitting down to their dinner, when they froze with horror because they had seen Count Dracula rising from their gravy boat. Sam told our reporter that the gravy seemed to be evaporating and forming the body of Count Dracula. He added a small hell broke loose behind the gravy boat whilst this was going on. Suddenly, Dracula was full-size and on the other side of their kitchen table, whereupon he rushed around to Pam and bit her neck. Dracula then purloined the rare steak on Sam’s plate, changed into a bat and flew straight for the window to escape. The bat then picked itself up off the floor, rubbed its head and this time opened the window. This morning, an important visitor has arrived in Little Hammerton - Professor Hayrick Van Illa-Icing, the famous vampire hunter. Sadly, Sam had to carry out the unpleasant duty of staking Pam through the heart. The process was taking longer than was desirable until the Professor pointed out to Sam that it was no good using the beefsteak that had been left on Pam’s plate the night before, he should be using a wooden stake. Detective Inspector Lyle Investigate is in charge of this investigation. He said that they have already arrested a human servant of Dracula by the name of Abigail Veiny, who was working in the gravy-browning factory and had poured Dracula’s ashes into a jar of gravy browning. He said their researches suggested that with the nourishment of the beef gravy, Dracula was able to regenerate. The detective has warned anybody who should come across Dracula, not to approach him as he is walking around with an unlicensed set of dangerous teeth. The Government is very concerned about this situation, and fears mass demonstrations by the League Against Gravy Browning, who will use this case to prove the point they have been making for years, that gravy browning is detrimental to people’s health. In this they will be joined by the Natural Gravy Society.

All ZBrush apart from the name at the bottom.
Dave

#2

You know this is the first vampire image that I have seen in this forum and you pulled it off in great fashion.Nice head modeling and great clothing.My only beef is the backround.It looks a little thrown together.I wouldn’t have even mentioned it if it werent for the rest of the picture being so grand.

#3

very nice pic loved the hair…and the news article…LOL…Happy New Years :+1: :+1: :+1: :+1: :+1: :+1:

#4

Nice work DM. Those eyes are mesmerizing, just as a vampire’s should be.

#5

That’s some really nice modeling on the face, very well done clothing, and probably the best hair that I’ve ever seen! Don’t be surprised if you get a few requests for your hair secrets…

:+1:

#6

Beautiful! The image is exquisitely formed, and the story to go with it is hilarious! My only quibble would be that you might have the ‘Global Ambient’ set a little high…
Fine work, Dave, and fantastic imagination in your composition!
:+1: :+1: :+1: :sunglasses: :+1: :+1: :+1:

#7

TRUE–What Stonecutter said !!! and a bag of chips :smiley: :+1: :+1: :+1:

#8

:+1: :+1: :+1: :+1: (please copy and paste them a zillion times in your mind) and if there was one i’d love to give you a bunch of garlic-graemlins, fat and vampireproof like anything, Dave, too! there are many things to praise, about everything in here, but my absolute fav. is the clothing! excellentest!!!

  • juandel :smiley:
#9

rofl Oh this is a great pic! And here I was thinking after rising out of the beef gravy he would have been full. Maybe it didn’t have enough lumps for him! lol

#10

i must drink some z blood…lol… crazy and very creative image… i think it rocks…

#11

Easy going DM!!!
My grandmothers read this forum and they have a thing against vampires!
Look what your’ve done!

Upham :smiley:

#12

lol upham

#13

fantastic likeness, DM my friend.
and great hair :slight_smile:

yet it makes sense; if you are a rotting, centuries-old vampire with no immunity system to speak of, no circulation to replenish and feed old cells, and sport large fangs and claws that tear off large chunks of your dry skin with each twitch,
you are definitely going to opt for haute-coiffure.

:slight_smile: just my bad humour

#14

I just realised I had not thanked everyone for their comments on this one, sorry and a belated thanks. I’ve tried out the lighting as you suggested Stonecutter, and shall do that for future pics, it does improve things. The hair Aurick is just varied intensity masking and inflation plus paintwork. In theory Smiles lumpy gravy should choke a vampire, it’s supposed to be better than garlic. Haven’t you heard of wigs Chris? because that’s what vampires wear. And Upham sorry about your Grandmothers, but I’m afraid vampires are just a fact of life.
Dave

#15

I was banned from L.A.G.B. and find this a bloody great image Dave!
Excellent and entertaining narritive also. :+1: :sunglasses: :+1: :sunglasses: :+1: :sunglasses:

Paul

#16

Very nice work !

#17

Thanks Pinhead and DeeVee, and I’m sure Paul that the L.A.G.B. will regret their decision, with the task they now face,I’d stake a vampire on that.
Dave.