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Published: 2015-06-21 22:59:36 +0000 UTC; Views: 1509; Favourites: 40; Downloads: 0
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Legend has it that leading man Jeff Morrow (having filmed his scenes without ever actually seeing the monster itself) was in a theatre during the movie's debut and was so embarrassed by the finished monster-prop that he lowered his head and sneaked out of the theatre for fear that someone might recognize him.Related content
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Thank you! I'm happy you approve. (This was a lot of fun to create!)
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Thank you very much! The responses to this piece has been really positive. And if everyone else is happy with it, then I'm happy with it.
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I sincerely look forward to more of your work. Some other classic sci-fi art maybe...Beast From 20,000 fathoms or The Giant Behemoth come to mind!!
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It's one my favorite monster movies honestly. Long before the AVGN made it popular. I jut find the pacing of the movie very enjoyable. And the monster...which a little cheap....is very original. Better than another giant reptile or bug from the 50's.
I love how smooth and clean this is. Just gorgeous, I love this type of art so much.
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Thank you very much EB for the kind words, I appreciate it!
From the very beginning, I wanted a neat and clean looking minimalist-style with limited colors that I've found to be so very effective in other artist's designs. Like anything else, the more I practice the style, (hopefully) the better I'll get.
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I am always a fan of that type of style though. It's just...pleasing to the eye. The weight of the black lines and the effectiveness of the vector colors. I hope that maybe you will tackle one or two other giant American monster movies from that era. Maybe one that deals with a giant energy eating robot
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As horrible and goofy looking at the Giant Claw was, it scared the hell out of me as a kid in the 1960's. Along with the Crawling Eye, another terribly bad creature. But I guess watching them at midnight on a Saturday night in the middle of winter along in the basement was scary. Great artwork of the monster!
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Thanks SkyRaider! I think every one of us giant-monster fans have a similar child-hood memory such as yours.
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Originally, they considered expensive (and time-consuming) stop-motion animation for the monster. But, due to obvious production constraints, they instead settled for a special-effects studio in Mexico City to create the monster/puppet. The rest is history!
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