A final project for a digital arts class I took years ago. The assignment was to create a montage of something you were passionate about. I, of course, chose The Phantom of the Opera.

You will notice the Phantom bears a striking resemblance to the one in "Erik in Repose." This first illustration was of a Phantom character I was developing for a series of graphic novels and I liked the pose so much, I used it later for my first "official" PotO illustration.

The chandelier is from a photo I took during a visit to the Paris Opera.