Ahhh! Monsters: Swamp Monster

Saturday, October 18, 2014

31 Monsters in 31 Days (2014 Edition): Monster 18 - Honey Island Swamp Monster

Another regular in the 31 Monsters in 31 Days project the Honey Island Swamp Monster. I decided to base him on last years version but make him a older and fatter. I like the version from 2013 better but this one is still fun and I can imagine him as a cartoon running around the Honey Island Swamp in Slidell, LA saving us all from swamp villains . . . swamp villains I said!

Thanks for looking,
Kevin P. Johnson

All artwork and contents of this blog are Copyright ©2014 Kevin P. Johnson - All rights reserved. Unless otherwise noted.

Tuesday, October 2, 2012

31 Monsters in 31 Days: Day 2 The Honey Island Swamp Monster

Day 2 is a repeat of last years Day 2 with a new version of the Honey Island Swamp Monster. I wanted to do him over because last years version wasn't a favorite of mine at all. I went with Photoshop to color this one and I'm not fully happy with the results but I like the way he looks much more fun than last years version.

I thought I'd include the black and white version of The Honey Island Swamp Monster just so you could see what he looked like before I colored him.

This drawing is Black and White and 11" x 17"

Below is last years post with some information on the Honey Island Swamp Monster:

The Honey Island Swamp Monster a creature that resembles the famous Big Foot is found in southeast Louisiana's St. Tammany Parish along the Pearl River near Slidell. The monster is locally famous and has had some national attention and I can remember being afraid he was real as a young child when there were reports of Harlan Ford's video evidence of the monster. The Honey Island Swamp monster has a few alternate versions where some believe he is more like an alligator because of a story where a train crashed in the early 1900's allowing several chimpanzee's to escape and somehow cross bread with an alligator. I tend to stick with the hairy version with clawed hands and webbed feet. The interesting thing about this creature is that he is said to have a terrible stench that can only be described as being like the smell of death. His eyes are said to be red or yellow depending on which story you'd like to believe.

In my drawing I went with the version that I know and made the eyes both red and yellow. I am not 100% happy with this drawing the head did not come out as I wanted it to (I may redraw him later) but I think that the look is about right for what I imagined as a child. The colors are a combination of Prismacolor Markers and Copic Markers.

Learn more about the Honey Island Swamp Monster at Honey Island Swamp Monster Official Website

Never go into the swamp alone,
Kevin P. Johnson

Thursday, September 20, 2012

Swamp Monster


Swamp Monster - Copyright ©2012 Kevin P. Johnson

Here is a fun little Swamp Monster guy that I did just using pencil and Copic Markers. I really like this guy he was fun to draw and is kind of funny looking. I went with the "No black ink technique again" and I really am liking the way that is working out.

More Monsters coming soon.

Thanks for checking out the drawings,
Kevin P. Johnson
All artwork and contents of this blog are Copyright ©2012 Kevin P. Johnson - All rights reserved. Unless otherwise noted.