9 Creepy Illustrations

I was recently asked to illustrate a scary story and having never done this type of work before, I decided to look at other creepy/scary illustrations. I have found that a scary effect can be achieved in a variety of different ways and just thought I'd share with you some of the examples I found.










After having looked at these illustrations, I have noted down a few techniques used to make things appear creepy:

• Collage.
• Silhouettes.
• Photo-montage and putting unusual shapes and imagery together.
• Intricate black and white line drawings.
• Blurred and ghost like imagery.
• Layering of unusual textures.
• Limited colour palette.
• Surrealist ideas.

I'll keep you posted with how I get on with the scary imagery. =)