Ahhh! Monsters: Greek Mythology

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Tuesday, October 28, 2014

31 Monsters in 31 Days (2014 Edition): Monster 28 - Cyclops

I did this guy originally back in 2011 and people liked him so I figured that I'd take another shot at him and I'm kinda loving this . . . I have no idea why he is holding a Jack-O-Lantern but I'm kinda glad he is . . . I think that his thinking about throwing it.

Thanks for looking,
Kevin P. Johnson

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Thursday, October 9, 2014

31 Monsters in 31 Days (2014 Edition): Monster 9 - Medusa

I was asked by my cousin to draw a "pretty Medusa" for this project . . . well I really haven't figured out how to draw "pretty" anything but I did do a new Medusa. The one that I did back in 2011 had scary teeth and her snake tongue sticking out and her skin was green. This time I went with yellow skin and gave her a red dress and a necklace . . . and some buggy alien eyes that when all put together guarantees that she's a little bit more "pretty" than the 2011 version. Yeah well I tried to sell it and if you're buying that explanation I need to talk to you about some ocean front property in Arizona.

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.

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

Sunday, October 16, 2011

31 Monsters in 31 Days: Day 16 - Minotaur

The Minotaur an ancient mythological creature usually represented as part man part bull with the head being that of the bull. As time is short today I suggest that you read about the Minotaur at Encyclopedia Mythica.

In my drawing I had a hard time with this monster, I drew him several times as a full body and he just looked all wrong and so since my time is limited today I settled on a head shot. Then when I started coloring him every one of the markers I needed dried up and I had to just make due with what I had. When I'm finished with the 31 Monsters in 31 Days I will revisit this guy and do something better.

The colors are Prismacolor Markers.

Moo,
Kevin P. Johnson

All artwork and contents of this blog are Copyright ©2011 Kevin P. Johnson - All rights reserved. Unless otherwise noted.

Sunday, October 9, 2011

31 Monsters in 31 Days: Day 9 - Cyclops

The Cyclops is a one eyed giant of Greek and Roman Mythology. These creatures were said to have forged the thunderbolts for Zeus and fought with him against the Titans but the story gets a bit confusing as for the origins and who the original Cyclops were. Monsterous has a quick description of the creatures but I think for the most part people think of the Cyclops as a giant one eyed brute that throws boulders at ships and has no love for humans or the gods and would eat humans for dinner.

A great example of the Cyclops appears in the movie The Seventh Voyage of Sinbad

In my drawing I made the Cyclops look kind of silly with a sort of questioning look on his face. He is a fun character and I figured he should be a bit funny in the drawing. The colors are a combination of Prismacolor Markers and Copic Markers.

The eye is on you,
Kevin P. Johnson

Saturday, October 8, 2011

31 Monsters in 31 Days: Day 8 - Medusa

Medusa one of three of the Gorgon sisters in ancient Greek Mythology with a head full of snakes for hair. Medusa was the only mortal of the three Gorgon sisters and vulnerable to death but her advantage was that anyone who looked directly upon her would be turned to stone. Sometimes Medusa is shown as having a snake-like body and at other's she has the body of a normal female. Unfortunately for Medusa the Greek hero Perseus was sent by the goddess Athena to destroy her and by using a shield given to him by the goddess he was able to behead the Gorgon. Medusa's head was still able to be used as a weapon after this.

Read more about Medusa

In my drawing I went with a profile view because I didn't want anyone to turn to stone. The colors are Copic Markers and Prismacolor Markers.

Do not look her in the eye,
Kevin P. Johnson