Made as a gift for Dan Bateman, who had missed the previous Halloween due to being in a coma after surviving a three-story fall. The original was presented along with a Christmas-style spread of sweet and salty Halloween treats.
9" x 11" Hahnemühle Cézanne 140lb cold press watercolour paper
multi-stage black tea + instant espresso soak/stain, dirt
India ink, Bombay Sepia India ink, diluted ink washes
Hydrus fine watercolour paint (diluted wash)
Mars Lumograph Black pencils
Lascaux Acrylic Fixative
"HamletOrNot" font print-out used as a guide
Speedball B4 + B5 nibs - lettering
Hunt 107 Crow Quill nib - linework
round no. 2 size paintbrush
sponge, paper towels, fingers