“The name Rotten Fantom appeared on December 21, 2012, which is the day of winter solstice and the shortest day of the year when everyone was expecting Doomsday to come,” the Russian artists shared the birth of their partnership in an interview with Jung Katz. “This was the beginning of something new, it turned out quite symbolic.”

“Visual images created by us stem from the subconscious,” they remarked, talking about their sources of inspiration. “Everything we have seen, heard or read is accumulated and recorded somewhere at the back of mind, like an information debit. Afterward, a key phrase (or thought) is enough to make the image acquire a more or less vivid shape.”

Their illustration technique is also noteworthy. Their exclusively black and white illustrations are made using a dot-work technique, in which an image is composed of tiny dots. According to Rotten Fantom, this method helps in adding shading and texture to their realistic images. “It is well-suited for conveying people, animals, and plants, and these are often featured in the works of Rotten Fantom,” they note.

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According to her personal website, the works of Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, the Brothers Grimm, and many classic gothic works of fiction, such as Dracula and Frankenstein have always stirred her imagination.

During her career, she has worked with numerous companies and her pieces of art have been featured in various publications, like Spectrum Fantastic Art, Art Fundamentals, The Graphic Canon of Children’s Literature, Rue Morgue, and Digital Artist.

Italy based Larson shares her illustrations on her Instagram profile, where she has attracted more than 128 thousand followers. If you are curious to see her dark-themed pieces, check out the gallery below.

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“The name Rotten Fantom appeared on December 21, 2012, which is the day of winter solstice and the shortest day of the year when everyone was expecting Doomsday to come,” the Russian artists shared the birth of their partnership in an interview with Jung Katz. “This was the beginning of something new, it turned out quite symbolic.”

“Visual images created by us stem from the subconscious,” they remarked, talking about their sources of inspiration. “Everything we have seen, heard or read is accumulated and recorded somewhere at the back of mind, like an information debit. Afterward, a key phrase (or thought) is enough to make the image acquire a more or less vivid shape.”

Their illustration technique is also noteworthy. Their exclusively black and white illustrations are made using a dot-work technique, in which an image is composed of tiny dots. According to Rotten Fantom, this method helps in adding shading and texture to their realistic images. “It is well-suited for conveying people, animals, and plants, and these are often featured in the works of Rotten Fantom,” they note.

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According to her personal website, the works of Edgar Allan Poe, H.P. Lovecraft, the Brothers Grimm, and many classic gothic works of fiction, such as Dracula and Frankenstein have always stirred her imagination.

During her career, she has worked with numerous companies and her pieces of art have been featured in various publications, like Spectrum Fantastic Art, Art Fundamentals, The Graphic Canon of Children’s Literature, Rue Morgue, and Digital Artist.

Italy based Larson shares her illustrations on her Instagram profile, where she has attracted more than 128 thousand followers. If you are curious to see her dark-themed pieces, check out the gallery below.

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