Hello yes it's fanart for the Dracula hammer movies, they drove @quijicroix and I insane when we saw them all last year.
Only half of them are worth it (The good ones are, from best to worst, Dracula AD, the satanic rites of Dracula, scars of Dracula, 7 golden vampires and the horror of Dracula *fight me*) but these movies will always have a special place in my heart <3
And you get the Lawrence van helsing painting alone because I'm kinda proud of it ! It's definetly the best Cushing face I've ever painted lgkglfl
Btw this fanart includes elements from our headcanon/conspiracy theory that Van Helsing was turned into a vampire in the second film (link to the og post)
Alt version and process below vvv
I nearly went with the black and white one, but ultimately couldn't resist a little bit of color
I've always wanted to try making an illustration where both of my rendering styles (painted and lineart) where included. And I finaly did it !! Not sure if they both blend together well in the image, but that was fun to try :))
This was also prompted because I absolutely hate the van helsing painting in the movie, I think it looks *really* bad, so I wanted to have a take at it
Still kinda obsessed with how hammer dracula is both a sex symbol and wildly asexual.
Like symbolically everything about him is sexual. The way he claims a corrupts women is representing deviant sexuality and promiscuity. The biting and consumption of bodily fluids. All the classic sexual elements of vampirism are there, but his characterization is kinda lacking the same sexuality.
He never seems interested in the women. It’s like sexual intent is being projected onto him but he doesn’t want to fuck these people. Everyone wants dracula but he’s just a bit hungry and they’re making it weird.
Dracula only shows interest in eating and also Van Helsing specifically.