Ahhh! Monsters: October 2012

Wednesday, October 31, 2012

31 Monsters in 31 Days: Day 31 Halloween Man

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! This is our old friend Halloween Man who first appeared here last Halloween. If you'll remember he's the guy that you run into when you are out Trick or Treating that looks like he is part of a Halloween yard display but then jumps out and scares you. Well this time Halloween Man has his bag and will be right beside you looking for trick or treat goodies. Have a happy and safe Halloween.

This was drawn on part of a page of 11" x 17" Bristol Board with Sharpie Marker and colored using Adobe Photoshop.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!,
Kevin P. Johnson

All artwork and contents of this blog are Copyright ©2012 Kevin P. Johnson - All rights reserved. Unless otherwise noted.

Tuesday, October 30, 2012

31 Monsters in 31 Days: Day 30 White Lady

The White Lady is a ghost of a woman who died in some sort of tragic death often involving her husband or fiancé. The White Lady has been reported all over the world and she is often seen as a precursor of death to those who witness her. There are so many cases of this lady that the best thing for me to do is give you the Wikipedia page for the ghostly White Lady.

This drawing was done in an 5.5" x 8.5" Strathmore (400 Series) 60 lb. paper sketchbook with Sharpie Marker, Faber Castell PITT artist pen and Copic Markers.

Whoooooooooooo a ghost lady,
Kevin P. Johnson

All artwork and contents of this blog are Copyright ©2012 Kevin P. Johnson - All rights reserved. Unless otherwise noted.

Monday, October 29, 2012

31 Monsters in 31 Days: Day 29 Bloody Bones

Bloody Bones is one of those creatures that parents tell children to keep them from being bad. He is said to live near a pond or in a dark cupboard under the stairs. It is said that if you peeked into the cupboard you would see him sitting on a large pile of bloody bones that he had collected from children who had lied or said bad words. Bloody Bones has blood running down his face and appears as a horrible monster. He has other names as well Rawhead, Tommy Rawhead or Hobgoblin.

This drawing was done in an 5.5" x 8.5" Strathmore (400 Series) 60 lb. paper sketchbook with Sharpie Marker and Copic Markers with background color and touchups done in Adobe Photoshop.

You better be good little boys and girls,
Kevin P. Johnson

All artwork and contents of this blog are Copyright ©2012 Kevin P. Johnson - All rights reserved. Unless otherwise noted.

Sunday, October 28, 2012

31 Monsters in 31 Days: Day 28 Scorpion Man

The Scorpion Man is half man, half scorpion and all awesome . . . well maybe. I actually don't know much about these guys except that they serve as guards outside of the gates that protect Shamash the sun god. It seems to me that there is potential to use these monsters in more movies and pop culture.

When I was doing this drawing I honestly was hating it and was going to start over but I just started drawing in stuff with the Sharpie marker (I usually draw with pencil first) and then I just went fast and loose with the Copic Markers and it turned out as something I like a lot. I guess seeing a project through to the end is always a good idea.

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

Remember a scorpion will rock you like a hurricane,
Kevin P. Johnson

All artwork and contents of this blog are Copyright ©2012 Kevin P. Johnson - All rights reserved. Unless otherwise noted.

Saturday, October 27, 2012

31 Monsters in 31 Days: Day 27 Cherufe

From deep within' the volcanoes of Chile comes the Cherufe, a humanoid creatures made of rock and magma that is said to be the cause of volcanic eruptions and earthquakes throughout the region. The Cherufe have a fondness of human flesh and many sacrifices were made to keep the beast's at bay and stop it from causing mass destruction. There is another creature that uses this name a humanoid dragon creature that has been featured on a Cartoon Network cartoon series called The Secret Saturdays.

This drawing was done in an 5.5" x 8.5" Strathmore (400 Series) 60 lb. paper sketchbook with Sharpie Marker and and Copic Markers with touch up of the black colors in Adobe Photoshop.

Look out it's Lava Man!
Kevin P. Johnson

All artwork and contents of this blog are Copyright ©2012 Kevin P. Johnson - All rights reserved. Unless otherwise noted.

Friday, October 26, 2012

31 Monsters in 31 Days: Day 26 Am Fear Liath Mòr (The Big Grey Man of Ben MacDhui)

Well friends this guy got thrown in at the last minute. I was supposed to be drawing a monster called the "Brag" but it turns out that is almost exactly the same thing as the Kelpie I did a few weeks back and I didn't want to do another water horse. So who is this guy? The Am Fear Liath Mòr (The Big Grey Man of Ben MacDhui) is a creature or ghost like being that haunts the summit and passes of Scotland's Cairngorms of Ben Macdui. The creature is said to be an extremely tall being covered with short hair but also has been described as an unseen ghostly presence that haunts mountain climbers making them feel uneasy as they feel that they are being followed by some strange creature.

This drawing was done in an 5.5" x 8.5" Strathmore (400 Series) 60 lb. paper sketchbook with Sharpie Marker and colored in Adobe Photoshop.

Ghost or Big Foot who knows?
Kevin P. Johnson

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Thursday, October 25, 2012

31 Monsters in 31 Days: Day 25 Paasselkä Devils

I must admit that this is the worst monster I could have ever picked. When I originally looked it up I must have read a description of something else but wrote this on my list. Paasselkä Devils are floating balls of light that are found over a Lake Paasselkä, Finland and they move at various speeds. Sometimes they appear alone and other time in groups of several balls. People have reported that it sometimes acts as if it is consciousness. In my drawing I had no idea what to do so I figured I'd draw some floating stuff and then a larger shape that was like a silhouette of a person that I figured would be the group consciousness. I went in and added photoshop effects and tried to make it seem as if all of this stuff was trying to join together . . . did it work?

This drawing was done in an 5.5" x 8.5" Strathmore (400 Series) 60 lb. paper sketchbook with Sharpie Marker and then edited in Adobe Photoshop.I had planned on doing a different drawing for this but I liked this simple little line drawing enough that I decided against doing another drawing.

Lightning bugs for sure,
Kevin P. Johnson
All artwork and contents of this blog are Copyright ©2012 Kevin P. Johnson - All rights reserved. Unless otherwise noted.

Wednesday, October 24, 2012

31 Monsters in 31 Days: Day 24 Flatwoods Monster

So the Flatwoods Monster seems to have a lot of different interpretations. It is reported to be some sort of alien sighted in Flatwoods, West Virginia. I've seen a lot of different drawings of this guy as well as toys and other merchandise and they all seem to be a little different from each other with certain likenesses. The creature is said to have a read glowing head and a green pleated skirt. It also appears to float and have clawed hands and I've seen a few drawings that have it shooting lasers out of its eyes and I decided to use that. There is even a book written about this guy: The Braxton County Monster REVISED EDITION The Cover-up of the Flatwoods Monster Revealed.

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

I think its an alien,
Kevin P. Johnson
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Tuesday, October 23, 2012

31 Monsters in 31 Days: Day 23 Phoenix

The Phoenix . . . being that I'm not feeling too great tonight I'm just going to quote Wikipedia on this one. "It is described as a bird with a colorful plumage and a tail of gold and scarlet (or purple, blue, and green according to some legends). It has a 500 to 1000 year life-cycle, near the end of which it builds itself a nest of twigs that then ignites; both nest and bird burn fiercely and are reduced to ashes, from which a new, young phoenix or phoenix egg arises, reborn anew to live again. The new phoenix is destined to live as long as its old self. In some stories, the new phoenix embalms the ashes of its old self in an egg made of myrrh and deposits it in the Egyptian city of Heliopolis (literally "sun-city" in Greek). It is said that the bird's cry is that of a beautiful song. The Phoenix's ability to be reborn from its own ashes implies that it is immortal, though in some stories the new Phoenix is merely the offspring of the older one. In very few stories they are able to change into people." the rest of this article can be read at Wikipedia.

This drawing was done in an 5.5" x 8.5" Strathmore (400 Series) 60 lb. paper sketchbook with Sharpie Marker and Copic Markers.I had planned on doing a different drawing for this but I liked this simple little line drawing enough that I decided against doing another drawing.

It rose from the ashes,
Kevin P. Johnson
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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
All artwork and contents of this blog are Copyright ©2012 Kevin P. Johnson - All rights reserved. Unless otherwise noted.

Sunday, October 21, 2012

31 Monsters in 31 Days: Day 21 The MO-MO (Missouri Monster)

The Mo-Mo is Missouri's version of the Big Foot. Mo-Mo is short for Missouri Monster a 7 foot tall creature with long black hair that covers it's face and pumpkin shaped head. The creature is said to have a terrible stench and is reported to eat dogs.You can read about this guy on the American Hauntings website.

I did three versions of this guy because I couldn't really decide how he was supposed to look. I just figured he was a mass of hair and had glowing eyes because if he had a pumpkin head it only made sense to have glowing eyes right? These drawings were done in an 5.5" x 8.5" Strathmore (400 Series) 60 lb. paper sketchbook with Sharpie Marker and then colored later in Adobe Photoshop.

So much MO,
Kevin P. Johnson
All artwork and contents of this blog are Copyright ©2012 Kevin P. Johnson - All rights reserved. Unless otherwise noted.

Saturday, October 20, 2012

31 Monsters in 31 Days: Day 20 Lusca (Giant Octopus)

The Lusca is believed to be a giant octopus living in the waters of the Caribbean that is said to grow from 75 to 200 feet long and attacks ships and submarines. The giant octopus has never been found at these sizes and is probably just a rumor spread by fisherman. Now after I did this drawing I came across a different version of the Lusca that I wish I had drawn that being a giant half shark half octopus creature found in the Bahamas. The tale of that version of the Lusca can be read about at the American Monsters website.

This drawing was done in an 5.5" x 8.5" Strathmore (400 Series) 60 lb. paper sketchbook with Sharpie Marker and then colored later in Adobe Photoshop. I added a bit of texture to it to see how I liked that effect and it worked a bit like I wanted.

Eight is enough,
Kevin P. Johnson
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Friday, October 19, 2012

31 Monsters in 31 Days: Day 19 Loveland Frog

The Loveland Frog was sighted by three different Loveland, Ohio police officers back in 1972. Described as a 3 to 4 foot tall and 50-75 pound leathery skinned creature with a frog or lizard like-face. The first two officers claimed that the creature was in fact a frog type creature while the third has claimed that it was nothing more than someones pet lizard that was let go. You can read the whole tale on the X-Project Paranormal Magazine website.

I really liked drawing this guy the bottom drawing was actually first I was thinking that it was like it was his "mugshot" as a young frog and then I got the idea that he got old and fat and just drank beer and listened to heavy metal music (therefore the metal sign). This was silly and I like it.

Both of these drawings were done in an 5.5" x 8.5" Strathmore (400 Series) 60 lb. paper sketchbook with Sharpie Marker and Copic Markers.

Ribbit, Ribbit,
Kevin P. Johnson
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Thursday, October 18, 2012

31 Monsters in 31 Days: Day 18 Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp


Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp - Copyright © 2012 Kevin P. Johnson

The Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp (Lee County, South Carolina) is a 7 foot tall bipedal creature of massive strength. It's been reported that it has dark hair with scaly lizard like skin on it's hands, feet and face but I chose to draw him without the hair and more of a lizard monster with big teeth. This guy has been seen several times and attacked cars near the swamp causing lots of damage. Read more about these events on wikipedia: Lizard Man of Scape Ore Swamp

This was drawn in an 5.5" x 8.5" Strathmore (400 Series) 60 lb. paper in a sketchbook with Sharpie Marker and Staedtler Pigment Liner pens and then was colored in Adobe Photoshop.

I'm so Lizard,
Kevin P. Johnson

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

31 Monsters in 31 Days: Day 17 Gui Shu

Gui Shu the Tree Ghost is a creature I couldn't find much about and only two other artist renditions seemed to be on the internet which makes me believe that this ghost has another name. What I did learn is that this is an angered spirit that can make a tree look ominous and even move a little. What the spirit does is frighten passers by forcing them off their path into the woods. It then moves to another tree causing the travelers to become further away from the path becoming disoriented and eventually lost in the woods.

This was drawn in an 5.5" x 8.5" Strathmore (400 Series) 60 lb. paper in a sketchbook with Sharpie Marker and Staedtler Pigment Liner pens.

BOO! I'm a tree,
Kevin P. Johnson

Tuesday, October 16, 2012

31 Monsters in 31 Days: Day 16 Vampire

Vampire . . . yeah we all know about those blood suckers from the movies and True Blood but sometimes vampires appear as cartoon characters and I figured I'd make up one . . . I present you Brad Vlad and his friend Louis Ville Bat.

This was drawn on part of a page of 11" x 17" Bristol Board with Sharpie Marker and colored using Adobe Photoshop.

BLAH I VANT TO SUCK YOUR BLOOD,
Kevin P. Johnson

Monday, October 15, 2012

31 Monsters in 31 Days: Day 15 Hellhound

The Hellhound or Hell Hound is a creature that comes in many sizes and shapes throughout folklore, movies, comic books and other literature. The creature is a dog or wolf with supernatural powers often used to guard something or someone of great value that should not be disturbed. The dog has many different shapes throughout the many tales it is featured in, it sometimes appears with one to three heads or on fire and often is represented as a black dog. These elements are varied and sometimes only some of them are applied in the tale.

Check out the wikipedia page for the Hellhound

This drawing is done with Sharpie Marker on 11" x 17" Bristol Board and colored using Adobe Photoshop.

WOOF, WOOF, WOOF,
Kevin P. Johnson

Sunday, October 14, 2012

31 Monsters in 31 Days: Day 14 Alien

Little green men from Mars was the fear of earthlings for many years but they are really from New Orleans. Aliens are fun because they can look like anything but I decided to go with the typical "Grey" style but with green skin and human clothes just for fun. NOLA is short for New Orleans Louisiana for those of you who are unfamiliar with the term.

This was a just quick drawing, I'm having a tough weekend and had to get this monster out for you as promised. I actually like him I just wish I had done something with his arms so he wasn't so stiff.

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

They walk among us . . . so I've heard,
Kevin P. Johnson

Saturday, October 13, 2012

31 Monsters in 31 Days: Day 13 Zombies

ZOMBIES!,
Kevin P. Johnson

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

Thursday, October 11, 2012

31 Monsters in 31 Days: Day 11 Minotaur

So last year I tried a Minotaur and I couldn't get him to look right and ended up settling on a head shot. This year I aimed to do a full body and I think he came out pretty good (I see a few flaws but I'm OK with them). I thought giving him a poked out eye would be fun and it would give him a story even if it is never told.

The drawing is done with Sharpie on 11" x 14" Bristol Board and colored with Adobe Photoshop (Made into 11" x 17" in Photoshop).

"You'll put you're eye out kid",
Kevin P. Johnson

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

31 Monsters in 31 Days: Day 10 Kelpie

The Kelpie is a Scottish shape shifter that is most often found in horse form and lives and hunts in the rivers around Scotland. the Kelpie usually has a human form that it will use to attract suitors. When a Kelpie catches a human they drag it into the river and eat the victims but usually will leave only a heart or liver behind. In it's horse form the Kelpie gets its victim to climb on its back to ride it and when they do it becomes sticky and they can not get off of the horse as it drags them to their fate. The Kelpie is said to come in three colors black, white and green and they are said to always have dripping wet hair even if they are in human form on land.

The drawing is done with Sharpie on 11" x 14" Bristol Board and colored with Adobe Photoshop.

Wet horses are for suckas,
Kevin P. Johnson

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

31 Monsters in 31 Days: Day 9 Skeleton Army

The worst army ever assembled! I don't think there is anything else to say about these guys. Good for scares but they are only gonna have like 3 or 4 hit points.

The drawing is done with Copic Markers, Prismacolor Markers and Sharpie on 11" x 14" Bristol Board.

You Got This,
Kevin P. Johnson

Monday, October 8, 2012

31 Monsters in 31 Days: Day 8 Shadow Queen and Shadow People

Another monster returning from last years list is Shadow People but in this case I kind of thought up a story in my head and this is the Shadow Queen the ruthless leader of the Shadow World. Maybe I'll make a comic book about it someday. As for the queen she's the first female Shadow Person that I have drawn giving a gender to what had been a genderless creature as far as my drawings have gone.

In the drawing we just see a bust of the Shadow Queen win a less than happy look on her face (if she actually has a face) because I wanted it to feel like it could be a statue. The drawing is done with Copic Markers and Sharpie with Adobe Photoshop after on 11" x 14" Bristol Boar.

Below is another drawing I did earlier this year of the Shadow People:

This second drawing was done a few months ago but I could not find it and then by total accident it appeared when it was time to work on this post. I added the blue to it for this post but the drawing was finished long before the 31 Monsters in 31 Days project started.

This drawing is done with Copic Markers and Sharpie with Adobe Photoshop after on 11" x 17" Bristol Boar.

Leave the lights on . . . all of the lights,
Kevin P. Johnson

Sunday, October 7, 2012

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
All artwork and contents of this blog are Copyright ©2012 Kevin P. Johnson - All rights reserved. Unless otherwise noted.

Saturday, October 6, 2012

31 Monsters in 31 Days: Day 6 Skunk Ape

The Skunk Ape is a nasty stinky creature found in the southern United States mostly in Florida. It is a Big Foot type creature that gets its name from its horrible smell and ape-like appearance. I'd never heard of this one before but he has probably got my favorite name of any of the creatures I've looked up so far. I will probably do another drawing of him as a full body when I'm over this sickness I've had all week.

In my drawing I've chosen to give him the white stripe like a skunk would have because that just seemed like the right thing for a guy called the Skunk Ape.

This drawing is done with Copic Markers and Sharpie with Adobe Photoshop after on 8.5" x 11" Bristol Board

More information and photos of the Skunk Ape I also found these two humorous videos below on a sighting of the Skunk Ape. The second video's quality is pretty bad but that makes sense being that it seems all encounters with these types of creatures never have good quality video or photography.

Friday, October 5, 2012

31 Monsters in 31 Days: Day 5 The Mummy


The Mummy - Copyright ©2012 Kevin P. Johnson

Hey everyone sorry that this one was a few hours late I've been sick and the next few days might be a bit later if I can't get back on the schedule I was on.

Anyway The Mummy . . . I still think this guy is a joke but I had to bring him back (check out last years version of The Mummy to see my opinions on this guy). For this year I decided to make him a little funny so I gave him that little head tilt thing that dog's do when they are curious about something, a few buttons and his wrappings kinda look like they might be bacon . . . probably is bacon . . . mmmmm bacon.

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

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

Thursday, October 4, 2012

31 Monsters in 31 Days: Day 4 Frankenstein's Monster

This is my second Frankenstein's Monster that I have ever drawn . . . and I rushed it a little because I'm sick and did not want to miss a day here. He is close to what I wanted to do (minus the background that was going to have people chasing after him with torches (maybe that will get added later). The Monster has always been one of my favorites and I don't know why I don't draw him more.

Anyway I'm going to keep this short being I feel like old Frankenstein's Monster . . . check out my old post with my other drawing of the Monster included.

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

MRRRRRRRRRRRRRNNNNNNNNN!
Kevin P. Johnson
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Wednesday, October 3, 2012

31 Monsters in 31 Days: Day 3 Ghosts in the Graveyard

So do you remember the game Ghost in the Graveyard? Well that kids game was what I thought about before doing this drawing. It's a simple idea just a pair of ghost hiding behind a pair of tombstones waiting to catch the other players in the game.

I had hoped by drawing in the tombstones through the ghost it would give them a more transparent look but I'm not sure that really worked out the way I expected. I also added a disinterested cat for a little humor which I think worked out well.

This drawing is done with Copic Markers and Sharpie pens on 11" x 17" Bristol Board with some adjustments in Adobe Photoshop to smooth out the blacks.

BOO!
Kevin P. Johnson

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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

Monday, October 1, 2012

31 Monsters In 31 Days: Day 1 The Loup Garou

The Loup Garou is an American version of the Werewolf found in the swamps and forest of Acadiana and New Orleans, Louisiana. Sometimes called the Rougarou this werewolf is a bit different than those in traditional stories because he can transform from human to beast at will as well as under the effects of the full moon and the creature is fully in control of its thoughts and actions as if it was still in it's human form.

Here is a link to read more about the Loup Garou

In this drawing my original thought was to do an action pose and as I usually do I talked myself out of it . . . I shouldn't do that and I will do some action in these 31 Monsters in 31 Days.

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

I may color this later on. I did experiment with the shading of the tree and the scan makes it look a lot better than I expected. I think most of these will get color but I'd rather color him by hand and not using Adobe Photoshop but who knows I may end up doing that as well.

Thanks for checking out my artwork,
Kevin P. Johnson