31 Monsters in 31 Days (2014 Edition): Monster 24 - Stink Slug

Stink Slug - Copyright ©2014 Kevin P. Johnson

The horrendous STINK SLUG! I totally made this guy up and I'm certain someone will say oh it's just poop . . . but it's not or at least it wasn't meant to be just doing a stinky monster. 

Tomorrow's update may be tricky because I have two events that will take my entire day and night . . . one of them is art related so I may be able to actually draw the monster but posting will be difficult.

Thanks for looking,
Kevin P. Johnson

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31 Monsters in 31 Days (2014 Edition): Monster 19 - Gowrow

Gowrow - Copyright ©2014 Kevin P. Johnson

The Gowrow . . . now this is a new one that I had never hear of before. He's some sort of lizard-like wormy creature as far as I can tell. I couldn't find much reference for him since this creature from northwest Arkansas is mostly a forgotten tale that may not have ever really been sighted by person. It is thought by some that the story was made up for the newspaper as no other reports existed on this creature. For more check out this article about the Gowrow here.
 
Thanks for looking,
Kevin P. Johnson

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31 Monsters in 31 Days: Monster 1 - East Peoria Corn Worm

East Peoria Corn Worm - Copyright

OK so we're a bit late on the start of this project being that I was on a business trip to East Peoria, Illinois but I did get the first monster drawn while I was there. This guy is a made up creature that I thought of while in my hotel room so I decided to name him after the area. The East Peoria Corn Worm is a fierce and hungry creature that is know to appear in corn fields before the seeds are planted for the new crops to be grown. It is said that the worm will eat a farmer or a cow whole and slowly digest it's prey over the next year when it is time to feed again.

I should catch up on the drawings by the weekend.

This drawing was done in an 5.5" x 8.5" Strathmore (400 Series) 60 lb. paper sketchbook with Sakura Pigma Sensei pens and Copic Markers.

CornWorm4Life,
Kevin P. Johnson

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31 Monsters in 31 Days: Day 7 Mongolian Death Worm

The Mongolia Death Worm! Sounds awesome doesn't it but sadly he's not all that big just between 2 and 5 feet long. This guy has to depend on his powers which is to spray a toxic acid from its mouth that will cause death upon touch and it can also shoot electricity from a distance. I would advise staying away from the Gobi Desert during the months of June and July when they say the beast is active.

 Read more about the Mongolian Death Worm

My drawing is incomplete actually because my brown markers ran out and I figured I wouldn't add in the sky or sun at this point so that it would keep it's unfinished look.

This drawing is done with Copic Markers, Prismacolor Markers and Sharpie on 11" x 17" Bristol Board


The worms crawl in the worms crawl out,
Kevin P. Johnson
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Underwater Creature Sketch (Unfinished)

Underwater Creature Copyright © 2012 Kevin P. Johnson

Hey there gang I've been trying to get back to this blog for a while and I have a few monster drawing around that I've worked on in various stages of completion. This one is just a sketch of an undersea scene that I'm hoping to finish and color in the near future. As far as what the creature is I'm not sure it kind of has a horse face but not quite a seahorse so I don't know what he's really supposed to be. I do think that this sketch is a good start on whatever he's going to be.


Thanks for looking,
Kevin P. Johnson
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31 Monsters in 31 Days: Day 27 - Minhocao

The Minhocao is said to be a giant earthworm found  in the forest of South America. The creature has be reported to be 80 feet long and strangely instead of a head with teeth it has two large tentacles to grab and eat its prey. The Minhocao is blamed for sink holes and collapsed homes. The creature is normally black and scaly but I made him purple (its like light black right?) I couldn't find much on this monster even though it has been reported since the 1800's. Head over to Unknown Creatures for more.

The colors are Copic Markers.

Slither,
Kevin P. Johnson

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Minhocao - Copyright © 2011 Kevin P. Johnson