Gorillas in a Happy Mood

Witness the strange creations! Giant gorillas stalk the city, gleefully causing destruction and mayhem.

These are drawings I began working with for a strip to be seen in Samax Randolph's Ghetto Manga Magazine. The images are created by taking a line drawing, coloring it in photoshop and again using that program to paste it on top of (or within) a photograph.

The images here are basically experiments in the technique. This kind of thing is seen in comics, but rarely done well. I wanted the concentration to be on the cartoon more than the photos. When I think of successful blending of cartoons and photography, the project that immediately comes to mind is the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit. I thought that movie really nailed it and was a blast to watch.

If you like these, check out the art gallery section of my website to see more.