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Monday, October 22, 2012

31 Monsters in 31 Days: Day 22 Ndendeki (Giant Turtle)

OK so the Ndendeki is a Giant Turtle . . . and that's all I know about it. I couldn't really find out anything about this guy except it's a giant turtle at least 20 feet tall (mine is bigger than that) and that it has a name that I find cool and interesting and I think that their is also an Asian techno band called the same thing which makes it less cool . . . because of the techno not the Asian.

This drawing was done in an 5.5" x 8.5" Strathmore (400 Series) 60 lb. paper sketchbook with Sharpie Marker and Copic Markers.
Turtle,
Kevin P. Johnson
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Friday, October 12, 2012

31 Monsters in 31 Days: Day 12 Gnome of Girona

This weird little guy was actually found and caught in 1989 in Girona, Cantalonia (Spain) and lived for about 24 hours after it was captured. The creature was said to be a blue hairless being with what seemed to be a tumor on its head. The Gnome of Girona (Gnomo de Girona) was found by campers who heard some low volume moans near their camp. The creature was small and his captors said that it moved fast and made a sound "a kind of squeak similar to an old man's laughter."

Scientist have said that this creature is a hoax and is very likely the remains of some other prematurely born animal such as a calf or even a deformed rabbit.

This drawing is done with Copic Markers, Prismacolor Markers and Sharpie Marker on approximately 8.5" x 11" Bristol Board.

That's the weirdest Smurf ever,
Kevin P. Johnson

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
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Saturday, July 7, 2012

Monster Man

I drew this guy about a month ago and it took me a while to get around to coloring him. Monster Man as I'm calling him is a character I created for this drawing. He's part scarecrow, part tentacled sea creature and part creature with sharp claws (whatever that may be) wrapped up in a Santa Claus type jacket and blue jeans. Oh and he's got a mean tree about to attack him from behind.

Colored in Adobe Photoshop.

Thanks for checking out the drawings,
Kevin P. Johnson
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Saturday, May 26, 2012

Luke vs. The Rancor Monster a Star Wars Parody

OK boys and girls I had a suggestion by a friend to draw the Rancor. I started drawing this and I wasn't really liking how the drawing was turning out so I figured what the heck I'll just finish him enough to get something funny out of it. So here is what I am calling the first cut of the Luke vs. The Rancor monster from Star Wars Episode VI: Return of the Jedi. As much as George Lucas changes his movies I assume something like this could have been the original cut of the film. It's not perfect by any means I just wanted to post a new picture.

Colors done in Adobe Photoshop.

Thanks for checking out the drawings,
Kevin P. Johnson
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Thursday, May 17, 2012

WEREWOLF

This is a drawing I did of a werewolf a back in 2010. I documented it with 4 videos (its kinda long but fun). I'm giving this to my nephew tomorrow and he doesn't know it he saw it once and really wanted it so I wanted to get it posted on here before it's gone.


Werewolf - Copyright ©2010 Kevin P. Johnson

Here are the videos:

Thursday, April 12, 2012

Punk Rock Zombie Color Edit

As promised the second version of Punk Rock Zombie.

I like this coloring a lot better. I believe that the other version was just me overusing a trick and doesn't feel right to me. This version of the coloring feels more natural as far as my cartoon style goes and is a bit more appealing.

Let me know which one you like better.

Thanks for checking out the drawings,
Kevin P. Johnson
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Punk Rock Zombie

Two days in a row!

This is a little zombie I did at work. He's wearing his leather jacket and CBGB t-shirt. I played around with the Adobe Photoshop "Burn" tool again and am not quite sure that I like the results. I'm experimenting but I think I went a bit too far with it this time. I am recoloring this one in my traditional way and will have that one posted for later today you to see as well.

Thanks for checking out the drawings,
Kevin P. Johnson
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Thursday, November 10, 2011

Goblin

This little drawing came out quite by accident I was planning on doing some other monsters and none of those were working when I stumbled upon drawing this weird little guy that I'm thinking is a Goblin. Goblins are nasty little creatures found in dark places and often travel in large numbers (they aren't much of a threat on their own.)

I'm not sure why I gave him a shirt besides the fact it makes him look a bit funny and sot of nerdy. The colors are Copic Markers.

Thanks for looking,
Kevin Johnson
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Thursday, November 3, 2011

Practicing Coloring A Monster With Adobe Photoshop

This is just a random monster that I drew so that I could practice with coloring in Adobe Photoshop. It's really pretty basic what I did but I hope to do more coloring with my comics and I need practice. I'd also like to step up the color techniques I use a bit. There are a lot of things I need to work on but I didn't want to go too long without a new monster. Enjoy.

GROWL,
Kevin P. Johnson

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