October 2021 Challenge: The House on Horner Hill

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So this is technically a remake for me, but the spooky feeling has always remained. The idea was originally derived from the Matrix Reloaded. At the end of the chateau fight scene, the suave antagonist guy exits through double doors that are closed behind him. When Neo opens them, he is in the Himalayan Mountain range, hundreds of miles away.

So I thought to myself, how about if when you entered the house, when you went to exit, you were on another plane of existence? And so the House on Horner Hill was born.

Horner Hill is a real place, including the mansion, which is occupied by the Mellon family, an international banking family that resides in what I call my "back yard". I've been on site for maintenance, and let me tell you, it is like 5 houses smashed together into a ridiculously extravagant estate. I'm not taking any floor plans from the mansion, but rather just using the name, which using alliteration, has a creepy feel all its own. So without further ado, here's the beginnings of a border and title!

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Once I finish the side bordering, I'll proceed into the mansion layout, which will be a top down perspective. I plan to use watercolor for coloring, unsure if I will use pens, I love the feel of pencil and watercolor together, so I'm pretty sure that will stay the medium.

IR