Whenever I am not working on my horror/sci-fi/fantasy web series Shadows of Prey or on my animated science fiction short film Echoes, I like to sketch some critters and creatures into my sketchbooks.
Below is a scribble of a predator.
In one of my dreams, my shadow told me to draw this. It is a dark fairy which feeds on your dreams. I had written down and sketched the whole life cycle of this creature (which you can see in this blog post), but I did not have a name for it yet.
So I showed it to one of my colleagues at work and Markus (my colleague) said:
“Hey it looks like my uncle Franz!”
“Really? Actually, I do not have a name for this one.”
“Wait, let´s see in the internet, if there is a synonym for Franz….. hm…. Franzi, Frantz, Fran…”
“Phran! That´s cool! Phran. This guy is a Phran.”
And so the Phran was baptized 🙂
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It resembles on of my aunties. Yikes !
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Maybe I shall send you a preview next time I am looking for a name for one of my creatures 🙂
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Hi john I love your artwork.do you have an email so I can discuss an idea with you for a hosting event.
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Hello Annie! I’m glad you like my stuff 🙂 and yeah, you can contact me via visualist@johnbrito.net or on facebook at http://www.facebook.com/johnebrito 🙂
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his scary but awesome all at the same time well done !
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Thank you very much, Kelly 🙂
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“Some people follow their dreams. Other’s steal them”. There is a strange yet Interesting movie called The City Of Lost Children (1995) which is based on stealing dreams too which may interest you. Very dark and creepy. Your artwork is mesmerising as always. Beautifully scary.
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thanks a lot, I’m happy you like it 🙂 I’ve seen the movie ages ago. It was very different from the others, and also very interesting 🙂
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Amazing sketch. Love the way you chose the name. It’s a good idea I may adopt for workshop purposes!! Oh, yes and I think you may be a bit crazy….
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Thank you very much 🙂 and yes, feel free to do it the same way. Sometimes I also take a dictionary or something and open a random page. And the first word I see is the base of a creatures name 🙂
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Great thanks! o) (this is a smiley face … I have no idea how you get them!) I use sets of verbs, nouns and adjectives in sparkly boxes a lot to stimulate creative ideas in workshops. About to try the technique myself to inspire another two page cut out & play game, like my Harlequin Invasion. http://angiethompsonillustration.wordpress.com/2014/01/10/game-design-and-illustration/ o)
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These are very sweet illustrations in your link 🙂 oh, and wordpress as well as most social media plattforms (facebook, twitter…) replace “:” together with a “)” automatically with a smiley icon. Here you can find some examples: http://tinyurl.com/pgok2un
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Thanks John, my teenagers keep telling me how to make the smiley icon, but I keep forgetting! I’m giving a lecture to teaching students on Tuesday alongside a workshop on character design, I may try your naming technique on them. ;0)
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be my guest 🙂
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Loved your sketch. Dreams seem to inspire artists in all directions, I’ve two stories done for young adults/children that were the result of my dreams. WOnder how many more of us wake and create fantasy/art based on our subconscious collective?
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I guess a lot of us do, the coolest creatures exist in our subconscious mind 🙂
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Rad
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Thank you 😉
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Nice sketch! Reminds me of a horror film character in a movie I watched before. Just couldn’t remember the title anymore.
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Thank you. And maybe the movie you saw was “The Wendigo” by Larry Fessenden? There is a creature with a wooden body as well, but it did not have a face I think. 🙂
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This looks absolutely brilliant! Subscribed to the Youtube channel so I can watch the series as soon as I have the chance!
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Thank you very much, Kevin. I´m glad you like it. Oh, and thanks a lot for the subscription, I hope that I can start shooting the next episode soon 🙂
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Haha!
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I´m glad you like it.
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