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Good Omens Hamlet

Do y’all ever think about what David must have had to deal with listening to that awful rendition of to be or not to be I mean hell, the actor had some of the words wrong and was terrible lol. I know it was purposeful but like as a Shakespeare geek seeing the supposed Richard Burbage be such a bad actor physically hurt me. I can’t imagine what David, a classically trained actor, who played Hamlet on the West End, must have felt.

So I was listening to the Jekyll and Hyde musical the other day and during Transformation I realized that some of the effects of HJ-7 sound oddly familiar to those of contrast.

For those who don’t know, contrast dye is used in MRI’s, CT scans, and other procedures to make certain parts of your body be more visible on the scan.

As for it’s side effects, there’s the normal ones and the dangerous ones, like there is in most medicine.

One of the normal side effects of contrast is a feeling of warmth through your body. (This would be the ‘warm in the gullet’ line).

Some of the negative side effects can include nausea, cramping, itching, and difficulty to breath. (Light headedness, breath taking pain)

I’m not going anywhere with this I just thought it was an interesting coincidence.

"Come away, come away!"

The example book cover for my Peter Pan and Wendy personal project.

My design for Peter's outfit here actually has elements from the stage play, because I thought the vines would make a wonderful belt and the autumn colours add a bit of pizzazz!

(Sketch of Edward Hyde as I try to figure out how to draw his body hair)

I like how the pose turned out on this one, I think most of his face being hidden and his character being shown more in body language works well for Hyde

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I feel like I don't draw Edward Hyde looking Spooky often enough.

This was actually a test sketch for those stylized shadows, but I like it so you all get to see it too!

Little drawing of what I imagine Dr Henry Jekyll would wear when out and about on the streets of London.

Featuring very important plot relevant cane that was canonically a gift from Utterson.

Getting nostalgic about early book Jonathan Harker writing down paprika hendl recipes for Mina. ♥

Some Mina and Jonathan Harker for the end of spooky season. ♥

Edward no! Put that conical flask down right now or so help me!

Someone said "Jonathan Harker but what if he was a Vampire but also still a dork?"

That someone might have been me.

(Quick little sketch of Jonathan Harker as I try to settle on a design for him.)

Edric Montagu from The Mummy! A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century by Jane Webb (later Jane C. Loudon)

The novel is from 1827, so he's another one of those 19th century funky little literary mad scientists trying to resurrect the dead and it's great!

This is my design for him because I've been looking and, at the time of writing this, there are basically no posts on here about this book, at all.

So A Tale of the Twenty-Second Century fans, if you exist, here is some fan art. ♥

✨ Mina Harker ✨

I love the Harkers so much! I really need to try to settle on a design for Jonathan too.

And just draw these two dorks more in general.

They're delightful ♥

Another sketch of Dr. Henry Jekyll.

Every time I draw my design for him he seems to become more of a "tall, fine build of a man" and I think Robert Louis Stevenson would be proud XD

Let's see how many people I can get to join me in the "Henry Jekyll is a strawberry blonde" club.

Mr. Utterson the lawyer.

Edward Hyde, Victorian gremlin man, I love you so. ♥ This ended up looking a bit like concept art for an animated movie art style wise, and that just makes me sad there isn't a cutesy animated classic disney musical type Jekyll and Hyde movie because that would be amazing.

Another sketch of Henry Jekyll, M.D., D.C.L., L.L.D., F.R.S., etc.

The combination of his bewildered expression and me listening to the Jekyll and Hyde musical in the background while drawing this made it so that about 40% of the time it looked like he was just really unsure if he was being flirted at XD

Little sketch of Edward Hyde looking sassy.

Henry Clerval my beloved ♥

Sketching my own design for Edward Hyde again! Tried this time to draw his "I'm totally innocent" face XD

A Smol Edward Hyde.

Happy New Year! On 1 January 1818 the novel Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus was first published! So here's some more artwork of my own design for Victor Frankenstein to mark the occasion :)

Dr. Henry Jekyll "a large, well-made, smooth-faced man of fifty, with something of a slyish cast perhaps, but every mark of capacity and kindness"

A few of my sketches of Victor Frankenstein (based off the original novel)

My design for Captain Robert Walton from the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley ♥

I always imagined him a very dashing and fashionable young man :)

✧･ﾟ: * A little sketch of  Victor Frankenstein for the Holidays *:･ﾟ✧

Wishing you all a Happy Holiday Season! ♥

My design for Justine Moritz from the novel Frankenstein by Mary Shelley ♥

It was very interesting researching what working women wore in the 18th century and I ended up having so much fun designing her! :) (And then redesigning her a few dozen times too!! XD )

I hope you like my little drawing of her :)

Victor Frankenstein and Henry Clerval with their hair down, to show off those beautiful long 18th century locks! ♥

(Also this is pretty much how I imagined their height difference too)

Henry Clerval is part Hobbit. You can't change my mind.

Classics are so weird because you will be reading the most beautiful writing known to mankind, absolutely heartwrenching quotes and brilliant themes, and then you will be hit with the most VIOLENT RACISM AND SEXISM