In the digital era of Wacoms and Photoshop, it is refreshing to see an artist who works nearly exclusively with the unforgiving medium of ink on paper. Coming out of Madrid, Spain, Mörtuus’ creative and original drawings have graced the covers of various zines, websites, and bands all across the globe. Speaking with Daily Dead, Mörtuus gives us a quick look into the macabre mind of the man behind some of the most horrific atmospheric artworks that have ever been put to page.
“I regard myself as a self-taught drawer. I probably learnt more from drawing comics when I was a teen than receiving artistic classes,” Mörtuus reflects. In terms of his artistic influences, he notes “[I was inspired by] the almighty ink masters like Frazetta, Corben, Mignola, Graham Ingels, Michael Whelan, and the Monster Bernie Wrightson, too many to mention, really! [I was also influenced by] the horror gothic novels from Lovecraft (God), Poe, Le Fanu, Mark Riddick,...
“I regard myself as a self-taught drawer. I probably learnt more from drawing comics when I was a teen than receiving artistic classes,” Mörtuus reflects. In terms of his artistic influences, he notes “[I was inspired by] the almighty ink masters like Frazetta, Corben, Mignola, Graham Ingels, Michael Whelan, and the Monster Bernie Wrightson, too many to mention, really! [I was also influenced by] the horror gothic novels from Lovecraft (God), Poe, Le Fanu, Mark Riddick,...
- 2/19/2018
- by Sam Hart
- DailyDead
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