"THE COOL GHOUL" signs up for Monster Masterpieces card set!

"Zacherley" will be the first signature card in the horror history card set.

    Since 1957, John Zacherle, best known as "Zacherley" brought horror, rock music, & the standard for TV horror hosts to generations of fans. From Frankie Avalon to Rob Zombie, even Jim Morrison have all acknowledged the fun spirited & best known host of TV's horror film genre. In a team up with artist Scott Jackson/ Monsterman graphic comes this new limited edition signature card in addition to the 5 volume postcard set, and is suitable for framing on it's own! Join us and be a part of horror history as Monster Masterpieces Signature Series #1 Zacherley "The Cool Ghoul" becomes available May 29. Visit www.monstermasterpieces.com or like us at www.facebook.com/monstermasterpieces for more.

Scott Jackson Monsterman Graphic Photos Prt. 1

Earliest intro to Horror conventions circa 2008. Metal & Horror blend like fine wines, to-which this slight detour would become a lasting journey.

 It began at Transworld's Haunted attraction show in Chicago. A chance meeting with horror con celebrity Ari Lehman (1st Jason Voorhees of F13 fame), discovered mutual interests in the horror/ music scene and quickly became friends.Which led into a shared table at Horrorhound Weekend Indianapolis. Which led into an artwork cover commission by FX master Tom Savini. Combining these events, an opportunity sprang to webmaster Philadelphia's Monster-Mania Horror Convention, which nailed the decision that catering to horror related themes could be a permanent vocation. Monsterman Graphic is launched.

Scott Jackson in Texas with Michael Graves

Scott Jackson/ Rock 'n' Roll Comics Documentary

Scott Jackson Artist with Norman Reedus

Monsterman Scott Jackson with Tom Savini

Scott Jackson with Dizzy Reed (Guns 'n' Roses) - Scotty Griffin (L.A. Guns)

Heavy Metal T-Shirt design tutorial 1 (level: medium)

ROUGH: In this project the band described their idea and wanted an ancient engravers feel to it. A rough sketch submitted with notes on the tweaks for the final rendition. Not so much concerned with the details yet as with having the band agree on their idea represented. Once approved we'll fine tune the sketch and ink it up traditional old school style. Learn appropriate rough submissions in this series. Bristol Board 14 x 17 Standard #2 pencil

INKS: Lots off crosshatching & references to Old woodcuts, even Robert Crumb brought to the table. Acceptable to move onto the colors. Stay tuned for the "how to" on inks coming in future posts... Bristol Board 14 x 17 Sharpie marker

COLORS: Regal stuff like gold & red, silver are naturals when going back in time. Ins & Outs of coloring presented in the upcoming series of projects. Thank you for Stopping by! Join me on a journey of beauty in the darkness for fans of  Horror, Heavy Metal & Halloween in the upcoming tutorials & rantings from Monsterman Graphic.

Every Picture Tells a Story...

Welcome. I've often heard that a life worth living is worth recording. Well baby, Facebook isn't it. In these future columns we will attempt to document the atypical life a horror/ heavy metal illustrator well saddled into career onto it's final destination. My mission is to give something of myself unto you my dear reader and in return surely some discoveries and epiphanies of my own along the way ...  

 -Scott Jackson