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Friday, October 2, 2015

31 Monsters in 31 Days (2015 Edition): Monster 2 - Muggnugg

The Muggnugg . . . the cutest killer monster you have seen today for sure.

Thanks for looking,
Kevin P. Johnson

All artwork and contents of this blog are Copyright ©2015 Kevin P. Johnson - All rights reserved. Unless otherwise noted.

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

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.

Saturday, October 22, 2011

31 Monsters in 31 Days: Day 22 - The Beast of Bray Road (Wisconsin's Werewolf)

So the Beast of Bray Road . . . never heard of it . . . me either. The beast is basically Wisconsin's version of the werewolf that was first reported in 1936. The basics on this creature is that he's about six feet tall and wolf-like with yellow eyes and three claws on his hands . . . like Wolverine from the comics I think. He is supposed to smell really bad and has only been heard to say the word "Gadarah" which is the biblical place where Jesus was said to perform most of his well known miracles. How the Beast of Bray Road crossed the ocean and ended up in Wisconsin is a mystery to me but you can read more about him at Unknown Creatures, or at The Cryptid Zoo.

In my drawing I intended to draw him with claws and everything and as I seem to do a lot I draw too big for the paper and filled the page with his head. For the most part this guy is the same as any other werewolf but he's got a neat story. The colors are Copic Markers.

Gadarah!
Kevin P. Johnson

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

Tuesday, October 11, 2011

31 Monsters in 31 Days: Day 11 - Spring Heeled Jack

Spring Heeled Jack before this 31 Days of Monsters in 31 Days began to me was an descent SKA band that flew under the radar but now he's turned out to be an interesting character. Spring Heeled Jack named because of his quick and frightening jumping ability was first reported in London, England in 1837. His origin and appearance are often disputed from being a normal looking man to a frightening devil featured figure. Some say he had a black cloak others mentioned some sort of helmet often with pointed ears and had eyes that were like fireballs. The most common report of Spring Heel Jack was his metallic clawed hands but the most bizarre report is that he could breath a blue and white flame. Spring Heeled Jack was a terror throughout England attacking his victims with his clawed hands.

In my drawing I decided that Spring Heeled Jack needed to be a little bit of everything he was reported to be but of course I didn't draw him jumping around I thought a pre-pounce pose was best to get in all of his features. I also never found any clear term of reported skin color so since he was said to be devil-like I went with red skin.

The colors are Copic Markers.

He Bounces,
Kevin P. Johnson