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Wednesday, October 1, 2014

31 Monsters in 31 Days (2014 Edition): Monster 1 - The Abominable Snowman

I'mmmmmm Baaaaaccccccccccckkkkkkkkkk! So it's been a year and I really thought about not doing this this year . . . about two days ago I said to myself "I gotta keep it going" so here we go 31 Monsters in 31 Days Year 4.

We are starting off with a revisiting of The Abominable Snowman (last seen in 2011). This version is a much meaner looking creature than the one I did back in 2011. I kinda feel like this guy just got off of work being Abominable and was just in a bad mood which also makes me want to give him a word balloon with him saying "I need a beer."

Anyway see you tomorrow with the next monster.

Thanks for looking,
Kevin P. Johnson

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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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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.

Thursday, December 1, 2011

Yeti In The Snow

I n this one I wanted to draw a Yeti walking in the snow (thus the title) but I thought he could have a different type of face. I thought he might have a red face at first but soon decided that that wouldn't work for a creature who lives in cold weather and it was changed to blue.

The colors in this drawing were done in Adobe Photoshop mostly because art supplies are running low and I wanted to add in some falling snow which I think worked kind of well. I may go back and add a little more color to the snow in a few spots that are kind of bothering me but I wanted to step away from it for a while and see how I like it later.

The weather outside is frightful,
Kevin Johnson
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Saturday, October 29, 2011

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Thursday, October 6, 2011

31 Monsters in 31 Days: Day 6 - The Abominable Snowman

The Abominable Snowman (Yeti for short) is one of the best monsters out there for one simple reason . . . this guy is ABOMINABLE! The Abominable Snowman is said to be found in the Himalayas near Nepal, India and Tibet. This guy is a huge ape-like monster that has many similarities to the Bigfoot found in North America but he is covered in white fur with big teeth and clawed hands.

The Yeti has been featured in many movies, comic books, TV shows, and music. I think everyone can remember the Rudolph The Red Nosed Reindeer Christmas Special when "The Bumble" helps to save Christmas. Another of the better known versions would be the Wampa from Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back.

A favorite of mine is ABOMINABLE by Pat Lewis you can read my review of it on my old blog I READ COMIC BOOKS it is a really fun story. The original version of the comic is no longer available but you can find it in the collection The Claws Come Out it will keep you in stitches all the way through.

As for my drawing well I wanted to go for funny and kind of cute so the Abominable Snowman waving hello seamed like it would be a good way to draw this monster and it has turned out to be my favorite so far for this blog. The colors are Copic Markers.

You can learn more about the Abominable Snowman here.

ABOMINABLE do I need to say anything else,
Kevin P. Johnson