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The Thing in Yellow

What if The King in Yellow had an encounter with prehistoric people a long time ago? This would probably be a remarkable experience for those individuals, that is for sure. A legend would probably be created around the existence of this creature, 'cause it's natural and also a very primitive human behavior trying to explain things that we don't understand. But how this legend would be?

"Let's say that The King in Yellow appearance is different for each individual who sees it according to their cultural references, what prehistoric people would see, specifically native americans?"

Final Illustration - pencil on paper

Final Illustration - pencil on paper


Preliminary sketches


The character silhouette was inspired by an american rock art that describes an encounter of a tribe with a very tall man

Preliminary sketches

The character silhouette was inspired by an american rock art that describes an encounter of a tribe with a very tall man

FIRST DESIGN PROPOSAL

Before the current idea came along, I developed a different concept for the character based on a dialogue between The King in Yellow and the character Camilla presented in Robert W. Chambers book. However, it was decided to change t

FIRST DESIGN PROPOSAL

Before the current idea came along, I developed a different concept for the character based on a dialogue between The King in Yellow and the character Camilla presented in Robert W. Chambers book. However, it was decided to change t