understanding how to draw CREEPY or UNCANNY illustrations 

Yeah I'm not reading that.

@@yoboibeerus1387 Thanks for your intellectual contribution man 🤙

This paragraph was totally worth reading, you provided a very straightforward process for creating uncanny art. I greatly appreciated its detail. I hope you’re having a great day.!

@@makaiibanez8122 No it wasn't.

@@makaiibanez8122 Thank you so much! I'm glad it could be useful in any way. That's all I want. I hope you have a great day too! ☺️🤸

I hadn’t thought of that, but it’s a great observation. Definitely something I’ll consider for a future piece!

And more importantly, "can that happen to me too?"

@@TheFaqvideos Yep!

"Were they always like this?" reminds me of a very good post about deer monsters and the distinction between "Isn't anymore", "never was", and "Isn't anymore and maybe never was" fear. They're all different types of uncanny that send different messages and require different approaches, but are worth the payoff

There is a fine line between silly and too silly

it looks like his mouth is unhinged, but then it looks sad when you don't imagine the rest.

@@pitchcankerthis looks like what vibingleaf would make

I’ve been getting that a lot actually! Maybe I’ll do a video on emotional terror

@@pitchcanker Emotional terror is such a good term, I wasn't familiar with it. Please do make the video!

Lmao my whole portfolio could use some love 😭

Well, they don't have fingers, so wouldn't giving them fingers be an interesting start towards making them look creepy? Maybe eyes slightly too detailed for the setting, colors that don't fit the bubbly Powerpuff Girls pastel world and so on.

That’s interesting! It’s definitely something I would like to research more

I'm also autistic and Ive noticed that uncanny valley doesn't affect me much at all too. I think this should be studied bc it's really interested

That's wild cause uncanny valley is such an intense fear for me. A short glance at the image of the guy from everyone's dreams can leave me panicked and paranoid for the rest of the day

im autistic and i felt this way too. ive also heard people call autistic people "uncanny" because "theres something off" with us even though i cant find anything unusual

Oooh I thought this was a me thing, now it all makes sense

A solid idea- I used to do a lot of automatic drawing while scribbling! I’m not huge on ballpoint pens anymore personally, I definitely prefer something like a micron or a felt tip pen. I think it really depends on the mood you’re trying to capture

I love making scribble art with pens so much bc you have to morph your drawing with your mistakes, and often, it ends up even creepier bc of your mistakes

+ it can reminiscent of a schizophrenic patient’s artwork in a lot of cases

It’s been popping off lately I think! I’m excited to add my piece to the conversation

well, actually the answer to that is quite simple. you can see it often in art thats creepy. distorted looking skin and flesh, vacant eyes, impossibly anatomy. the answer to a thing that looks human but isnt that we are evolved to avoid, is corpses. corpses and diseases. however, theres another way to pull it off that isnt to make it look like a corpse. the other way is to put features of our natural predators on humans or other animals. sharp teeth and glowing eyes can still look creepy if done right. (smile dog is a good example of this) similar to this, you can also create an uncanny valley affect by simply making a human that looks like an angry one thats gonna kill you. that would be bared teeth and tiny pupils.

I know this comment is old so sorry for the necro, but I see this repeated a lot, and as a fellow fan of use of the uncanny valley in horror I thought I'd share some footnotes on this line of thinking. 1: The uncanny valley is sometimes blamed for the instinctual aversion that the vast majority of people have to corpses, which may be recognizable as human but are notably "off" even when fresh and not obviously dead at first glance. This serves the purpose of not only avoiding the spread of disease, but putting distance between yourself and whatever may have turned that person into a corpse, which may still be in the area. 2: It's worth noting that there is likely some truth to "something that looks human but isn't". Other hominids. Modern humans once shared the planet with several dozen other species of human, which we were in direct competition with. Being able to identify your own species readily was probably very useful in guessing how likely it is that the person in front of you is about to murder you with a rock. Humans are also hard wired to look for faces around them; this is the thing to blame for the face people see on mars, or if you see a face in the shapes that the shadows make in your room at night. Your brain is always looking for faces both so it can identify other humans and so it can identify possible threats, so when something distorts the patterns it recognizes as familiar or friendly, it causes feelings of fear or aversion. All this to say, your statement is definitely true, but not quite true in the way most people probably like to think of it when they hear it. But it is indeed a very basal, primal type of fear, and that's what makes it so effective!

Creepy and cute can go hand in hand pretty well!

I am always honored to have the work called an inspiration! Keep making what you’re making- I don’t think there could ever be enough art

@@pitchcanker thanks! It's an honour for me, your work it's absolutely awesome.

same i love your art

is there a way i could view this image?

Honestly such a good example! The original game was a huge inspiration to me when I was younger, the regenerator was one of the first instances of uncanny monsters that really stuck with me!

Thank you- it’s something I picked up on and was a huge game changer for how I approached creepy drawings! It also cuts down on the actual time it takes to draw something

Dude of course thank you for watching! I’m excited to do more videos like this and express my process more

I feel lucky to have so many people support what I do lately! Don't be discouraged by friends or family. I was told all the time by loads of people "Why don't you draw nice things? Is your life so bad? This kind of work is so depressing." I started posting under a fake name so that I would be spared the judgement of a lot of people, it helped give me a lot of confidence and made me realize there is a HUGE audience for scary content. Most people just don't do it because they're afraid of how others will perceive them. Hope that wasn't too long winded, but good luck on your journey!! Don't let anyone tell you what to draw

Lol u stop cuz of them? Lol what a loser .

I just want to get into analog horror and more because I’ve given up on anime chibi art and I hate this Earth so much I have the urge to cause terror to people

I'm trying to keep my videos between 8-20 minutes! There might be some longer ones but I really think 8 is digestible

I'm actually working on a horror game myself right now! I'd love to talk with you about horror game development. If you'd like to shoot me an email at pc@pitchcanker.com I'd love to chat

I can't help much with the art aspect of it, but what you described really reminded me of robots in the film "The creator", so if you haven't watched it I'd recommend it since maybe it'll help you :)

It’s funny you say this, because I’m currently working through a fantasy graphic novel! The way I approach an uncannily human creature, is usually to draw the thing as inhuman as possible, and then add one or two human features. Usually eyes or mouth! A cool trick is that a creature would normally have eyes on the side of its head, put them facing forwards. Realistic hands can also be very expressive! Maybe I’ll do another video on this

OH THIS IS COOL

name them Sillians

It’s always who you least expect-hi from New England!

Yeah I agree Hi from Canada!

hi FrOm AmErIcA

USELESS!!!

Dude thank you for watching! I’m excited to explore the work more 🙇

Dude that makes me so happy to hear! Honestly like anything it will just take time to make your work creepier, but you’ve got this! I think a core concept of creepiness is sadness, you’re right- we doom monsters for their imperfections

Thank you for watching!! I'll stay making more so hopefully the search is easier!

Not everyone is detailed .

Exactly what I need, I want people to be terrified but, in a way, can’t look away

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Maybe ain't creepy lol 🤣

@@Moodboard39 Who knows

The uncanny trend is popping off right now! It's really exciting to be drawing horror right now

Hey man thanks for noticing! Trying to make this a normal part of my routine :) thanks for watching

I’m glad to hear it dude! I’m definitely going to work on more of these

Dude so happy you’re into the work! I’ll be doing a lot more deep dives on horror and the uncanny

Dude inspiration is everywhere, I think a genuine skill is being able to pull an idea from anything in your surroundings

Maybe I’ll do a separate video on that

Dude I also find it so hard to find other creepy artists! Like genuinely frightening concepts. I’d definitely like to do more videos on this subject and flesh out more of what I think is creepy

Because you gotta understand color pyschology. Not everyone is wired to create creepy art ...no matter how much they try too, it's not in them ...plain and simple !

Of course, thank you for watching!!

that series did a great job bringing these types of characters into the mainstream!

Same dude!! Some of us just have that dog in us

Dude I just really started taking the channel seriously, I’m happy the algorithm delivered you here!! Thanks for being a long time supporter, I hope talking through these projects helps you with your own journey!!

That's actually the video I'm uploading today

Then you're on the right track in my opinion!

Thank you! Trying my best!

Of course! Thank you for watching!

Dude that’s awesome! You’ve got this, stay consistent

Hey thank you so much!!! You've got this, you'll be a great artist if you want it!

I feel like that’s such a universal feeling! Sometimes things scare me that are totally innocuous- but it’s either something genetic or mental that makes it totally repulsive

I feel the same way with the Russian sleep experiment image

@@prestcraft7038 Had to look up the image, but yeah, I can definitely see how it would make you have the same reaction. But then again, I've seen this image before and even when I saw it the first time it didn't freak me out, but I can definitely see how it could freak you out

I love repulsive but am not familiar with the album cover! I’ll have to check it out

Ofc homie

honestly homie same

A huge compliment, thank you! I have hundreds of pieces like this across my socials if you ever want to see more

@@pitchcanker no problem i wish I could draw like this I’ve got tons of ideas but idk how to start them

My fears are rlly basic yknow being unblinkingly stared at,”not alone in the dark”,someone breaking into ur house but u just don’t notice till it’s too late

Saw this image on Reddit 1time and it was of a person taking pics and later on they realized that someone was inside the same building without em knowing

That is what frightens me personally,like the clown from gumball who is watching always and u don’t notice that ur in danger until it’s too late

And by that I mean human fears are very basic but human alien fears are always so incomprehensible that it’s stops being frightening for me

As in putting a monster in the place of a intruder or stalker/killer that is more scary than some creatures coming down to earth

Thank you! And my brushes are available in my patreon :)

I’m currently collaborating with two devs!! The game is about THE MINOTAUR, should I make a devlog here?

@@pitchcanker I’m sorry if I understood wrong but if you’re asking about showing your progress, please do!!!

I'm here if you ever have any questions!

Good call homie

I’m really out here man!

Thank you for watching! 🙇