The Goblins Are Coming
by Eric Scales
When the moon is all slight in that thin crescent way
And the mist through the trees wraps around
Then the Goblins set out to steal someone away
To slave in their mines underground
And they're coming tonight to take you away
The Goblins are coming for you
There's nothing at all you can do or can say
The Goblins are coming for you.
A goblin band is hard to turn away once it's set out
And there really is no chance that they've disbanded
You're the only pick up scheduled for this evening and I doubt
That they'd waste the trip and go home emptyhanded
And they're coming tonight to take you away
The Goblins are coming for you
There's nothing at all you can do or can say
The Goblins are coming for you.
So you'd better get used to doing all the hard things that you're told
For your goblin-free life here will soon be through
They're not coming to help the cobbler or to spin straw into gold
No, the Goblins, child, are coming here for you.
No, the Goblins, child, are coming here for you.
I'm really starting to like your style of drawing. It's rough but extremely well controlled and expressive. I'd have to say the second one is my favourite. There's something truly bizarre but appealing about his teethy grin. I'd be interested to know which one you're happiest with.
ReplyDeleteOn a separate note thanks for getting back to me about how you painted that cat. I've never used guoache before so maybe I'll look into it.
Thanks Michael. I'm not sure which one I like the best. These were all done really quick over about 20 minutes. I like bits and pieces of each and if I had the notion, I should really go back and refine them a bit. I do like that one you like (with the teeth) just because it's very different from the others.
ReplyDeleteGuoache is fun, and really good for bright graphic illustration. I've heard a lot of people complain about it, that it's really difficult to use. I think it depends what you're used to. I learned to paint with acrylics and Guoache let me paint opaque the way I did with acrylic. It was a couple of years before I became daring enough to try some transparent stuff with it like watercolor. It is a watercolor, but it's got a lot more pigment, so you can use it at various thicknesses and opacities.
You may enjoy this humorous post by a friend of mine, David Scott Smith, who's a master of guoache (and a pretty funny writer too). He took the time to expound on the marvels of guoache a while back on his blog: http://monkeyalwayswins.com/2009/05/03/rhymes-with-squash/
Thanks for the link Eric. It was quite amusing to say the least. After reading that I'm a bit scared about using gouache as I've never been a particularly good painter. However it sounds too much fun to stay away from. Take care and I look forward to your next post.
ReplyDeleteWhat I really like about Guoache, is that, when it's used for the right subject matter, it really works perfectly with not a lot of effort. What I mean is, you can paint really simple things, without a lot of fancy technique, and guoache is so flat and bright that it looks great and finished. Don't get me wrong, there are plenty of things it's not good for, but if you do character work, it's really great. If you give it a try, maybe you can post the results on your blog!
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