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The Cask of Amontillado

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My finished piece for the Clash of the Classics book! The prompt was to illustrate some iconic conflict from traditional literature and, well, who am I to resist Poe? I've been drawing Fortunato and Montressor in some way or another for years, so it seemed like a good opportunity to revisit some of my older work:


I'll be the first to admit that I bit off a little more than I could chew with this thing- spiritual triptych, an abominable number of elaborately-dressed background characters, like a ton of skulls. Way to simplify, Claire.

I should have copies for sale soon! :D
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Good call on depicting Fortunado's jester costume (before, during, and after) with different shading/colors/lighting to visually set them apart chronologically! (You're getting story details across to the audience without confusing anybody.)


ex. The trowel-behind-the-back is the pose usually reserved for a dagger.


ex. Fortunado is exuberant, buzzed, and clueless about what his supposed BFF has planned.


ex. The booze itself is prominently held aloft, which quickly reminds the audience of the title even if the title wasn't included.