Illustration Friday: Red

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i've decided to move my posts to my illustration blog page from now on to give my main blog a rest. also, it just seems more appropriate.

to further challenge myself i've decided (at least for the time being) to only create comic book covers for the IF challenge. finding some way, no matter what the word is, to create a cover that exemplifies the theme. hopefully this will prove fun and rewarding.

this week's cover was inspired by the Peter Gabriel song Red Rain (which was the first thing that came to mind) though it has developed its own meaning. the song goes like this:

Red rain is coming down
Red rain
Red rain is pouring down
Pouring down all over me

I am standing up at the waters edge in my dream
I cannot make a single sound as you scream
It cant be that cold, the ground is still warm to touch
This place is so quiet, sensing that storm

Red rain is coming down
Red rain
Red rain is pouring down
Pouring down all over me

Well Ive seen them buried in a sheltered place in this town
They tell you that this rain can sting, and look down
There is no blood around see no sign of pain
Hay ay ay no pain
Seeing no red at all, see no rain

Red rain is coming down
Red rain
Red rain is pouring down
Pouring down all over me

Red rain-
Putting the pressure on much harder now
To return again and again
Just let the red rain splash you
Let the rain fall on your skin
I come to you defences down
With the trust of a child

Red rain is coming down
Red rain
Red rain is pouring down
Pouring down all over me
And I cant watch any more
No more denial
Its so hard to lay down in all of this
Red rain is coming down
Red rain is pouring down
Red rain is coming down all over me
I see it
Red rain is coming down
Red rain is pouring down
Red rain is coming down all over me
Im bathing in it
Red rain coming down
Red rain is coming down
Red rain is coming down all over me
Im begging you
Red rain coming down
Red rain coming down
Red rain coming down
Red rain coming down
Over me in the red red sea
Over me
Over me
Red rain

as always this illustration was created specifically for this IF challenge, and thanks for all the comments last week. thanks for popping by and have a great week.