Hamilton, Craig :: Doctor Strange and Clea (1987 ~ 2024)

Rainy Night in the Sanctorum

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Artwork Details

Title:	Rainy Night in the Sanctorum
Artist:	Craig Hamilton (All)
Media Type:	Colored Pencils
Art Type:	Recreation
For Sale Status:	For Sale
Views:	649
Likes on CAF:	4 5
Comments:	2
Added to Site:	4/9/2024
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12x18 prisma-color on Bristol

Done, save a bit of nit picking before getting a scan tomorrow. This has been a journey, revisiting a piece from 37 years ago! My original vision was something with a Pre-Raphaelite atmosphere and modern sensibility. It was complicated reimagining the whole thing in color and keeping the many layers separated. Since this piece is larger than the pen and ink original, there is added breathing room around the characters, which i like very much. The magic here is not represented with flashy psychedelic spells but quietly in subtle details. The iconic window of the Sanctorum is drawn to be an impossible Esher knot. The incense smoke that emirates from a bizarre little hanging brazier manifests into tiny air elementals. The chair has a strange gem eye. Since we now see the cloak of levitation as a somewhat sentient item, that makes this scene a little weird, now. 140 hours of work time. (I kept track, because people always ask) Most of this was 9-12 hour sessions. The secret to this medium is building up layers of fine cross hatching to achieve the rich, sumptuous colors.

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	Craig Hamilton
Joined:	June 2005
Last Login:	September 2025
Website:	http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=6069
Country:	UNITED STATES
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F M
Member Since 2005

1 - Posted on 4/10/2024

Sumptuous, 140 hours well spent

joey tufo
Member Since 2007

1 - Posted on 4/14/2024

Perfection incarnate!!

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