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Quick painting of one of my favourite cinematic characters.

Dr Herbert West from the Re-Animator series of horror movies (based on a H P Lovecraft short story).

He's played by Jeffrey Combs, who is one of my favourite actors. He's unconventional for Hollywood. He isn't over 6ft, isn't blue-eyed or buff. He has these big, brown puppy-dog eyes with girlish lashes, feminine lips, a pointy button nose and round head. Yet the sheer range of subtle characterisations that come from this man... he can make those big ol' puppy dog eyes flash with fierce intelligence and indignation as the arrogant Dr West, or show such kindness and patience as Commander Shran on Enterprise.

I absolutely love acting, and while all the bullshit surrounding it as a career choice scares me, it's actors like Combs, who are powerhouses of characterisation, who carve out careers playing unique and unforgettable characters, who inspire me to keep performing for the love of it.

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*Beinspyred Feb 5, 2012  Professional General Artist
WOW I love your character, thanks so much for including my border in your piece. :+favlove:

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~colinmo Feb 1, 2012
A very well captured likeness, especially the way the eyes looked.
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*quotidia Feb 1, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
His eyes are very important.

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~AnarchyAshe Jan 30, 2012  Student General Artist
Mr. Combs is indeed "the man." He does creepy so well that I just want to hug him. And I'm a six foot six hetero male.
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*quotidia Jan 30, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Aww, he has the affect on my burly, scottish boyfriend, too. He just goes 'AWWWWWWWWW' for five minutes straight. Hahaha such a talent!

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~AnarchyAshe Jan 31, 2012  Student General Artist
I am always happily surprised to see him in things I wasn't expecting. Or to hear him. I remember when I realized he was voicing The Question on Justice League Unlimited. Such an amazing job. Doug Jones has this effect on me too but for slightly different reasons.
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*quotidia Jan 31, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
I frigging LOVE how he voiced The Scarecrow in B:TAS. I thought it was a fantastic choice. In Batman: Arkham Asylum, they have a reference to a Dr Combs in one of the patient tapes.

Doug Jones is fantastic, too.

I really, really love my B-movie actors. I find them infinitely more entertaining than the Hollywood heavy hitters.

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~AnarchyAshe Feb 1, 2012  Student General Artist
He definitely was a better choice and Scarecrow had a better redesign compared to everyone else in that era of the show (Joker's redesign still baffles me).

Indeed. They're more fun.
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*Darth-Yencoron Jan 30, 2012
Ah yes Commander Shren et al, I do like Jefferey's work, I first saw him in the Frighteners and thought he was just birlliant, though I've yet to see the Re-Animator series...

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*quotidia Jan 30, 2012  Hobbyist Digital Artist
Oh, if you like him, you'll love Herbert West. I totally recommend it. It's a bit gruesome, but... old school gruesome (fun, not sickening). Re-Animator is very funny too.

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