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Sunday, October 19, 2014

31 Monsters in 31 Days (2014 Edition): Monster 19 - Gowrow

The Gowrow . . . now this is a new one that I had never hear of before. He's some sort of lizard-like wormy creature as far as I can tell. I couldn't find much reference for him since this creature from northwest Arkansas is mostly a forgotten tale that may not have ever really been sighted by person. It is thought by some that the story was made up for the newspaper as no other reports existed on this creature. For more check out this article about the Gowrow here.

Thanks for looking,
Kevin P. Johnson

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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

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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

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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.

Watch out for the stinky Skunk Ape,
Kevin P. Johnson
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Thursday, September 27, 2012

Red Demon and Snake Man

This page features two random sketches drawn in preparation for my 31 Monsters in 31 Days project. We have a scary Red Demon and a Snake Man with a weird eye. These guys are kind of fun and silly . . . just the way I like it.

These were done with Copic Markers.

Thanks for checking out the drawings,
Kevin P. Johnson
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Sunday, September 23, 2012

Foot Face

This one is just a silly little doodle that turned into something. The FOOT FACE monster is of the most horrible creatures to ever roam the world . . . not because of it's danger to humans or the world but because of it's terrible smell. The Foot Face has the worst case of "Funk Foot" ever and that smell has been known to cause people to pass out and slap their mama's but this smell is nothing compared to it's breath . . . we don't want to talk about it's breath. The worst part about this creature is that it can fly and likes to spend it's time flying under peoples noses.

This drawing was done with Copic Markers.

Thanks for checking out the drawings,
Kevin P. Johnson
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Tuesday, September 18, 2012

Squidley Tophat

This was a crazy little monster drawing I did not really having an idea or caring too much as to what was going to happen. I just wanted to do something silly and naturally unnatural. The coloring was much the same I just dropped in colors in photoshop and then used that burn tool to give it so weird shadows. This drawing was just about being lose and silly and fun . . . did it work?

Thanks for checking out the drawings,
Kevin P. Johnson
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Saturday, February 4, 2012

Horned Sea Slug

The Horned Sea Slug . . . yeah I don't know either I was at the New Orleans Drink and Draw Society monthly meet up and I just came up with this. The colors didn't scan very well I used Copic Markers and Prismacolor Markers and those pinks scanned really hot I tried to adjust it in Adobe Photoshop but it really didn't help much. Anyway this is just another creature from the bottom of the ocean floor you might want to stay away from.

Thanks for checking out the drawings,
Kevin P. Johnson
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Underwater Creature Sketch (Unfinished)

Hey there gang I've been trying to get back to this blog for a while and I have a few monster drawing around that I've worked on in various stages of completion. This one is just a sketch of an undersea scene that I'm hoping to finish and color in the near future. As far as what the creature is I'm not sure it kind of has a horse face but not quite a seahorse so I don't know what he's really supposed to be. I do think that this sketch is a good start on whatever he's going to be.

Thanks for looking,
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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Tuesday, October 25, 2011

31 Monsters in 31 Days: Day 25 - Sea Serpent

Sea Serpents have been around since biblical times causing havoc for sea goers and coastal towns. These beast are typically dragon-like without the wings and legs (much like a water snake). Sea Serpents are found in lakes and oceans all over the world with lots of variations in size and shape. Wikipedia has a nice selection of different types of Sea Serpents.

In my drawing I decided to go very cartoony and silly. He's kind of unimpressed with the ship that he's undoubtedly going to eat really soon. The colors are Copic Markers.

Splish Splash you don't want this guy in your bath,
Kevin P. Johnson

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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

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Friday, October 14, 2011

31 Monsters in 31 Days: Day 14 - Mothman

The Mothman was a creature sighted over a one year period from November 15, 1966 to December 15, 1967 in Point Pleasant,West Virginia. The Mothman was said by author John Keel to have been responsible for many different supernatural happenings and even the Silver Bridge collapse which was the site of 46 deaths. The Mothman was said to be a white figure with giant red eyes and a wingspan of about ten feet. At least 100 reports were made of the creature.

More on the creature can be found at Unexplained America.

In my drawing I went with a supervillan type character because this guy seems like he could have been a hoax and been a costumed person scaring the locals.

The colors are Copic Markers and Prismacolor Markers.

Look to the sky,
Kevin P. Johnson

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Wednesday, October 5, 2011

31 Monsters in 31 Days: Day 5 - The Jersey Devil

The Jersey Devil . . . hmmmmmm I've heard about this guy for a while but really only knew two things about him. The first was that NHL team the New Jersey Devils named their hockey team after him and there was a video game based on a version of the beast.

After some research I discovered a little bit about the Jersey Devil making him interesting to me. The creature is said to dwell in the Pine Barrens of southeastern New Jersey and although there seem to be multiple versions of the character in artwork he generally has the head of a horse-like creature with wings and claws. The legend of the Devil goes back many years to the 18th century when a woman off ill repute "Mother Leeds" who had already had 12 starving children found out that she was pregnant with a 13th child that she did not want she proclaimed "I don't want any more children! Let it be a devil." When the child was born it was said to be horribly deformed and crawled into the woods and soon began to hunt livestock and small children. Reported sighting of the Jersey Devil were still being reported up through the mid 1960's.

In my drawing I decided to just go with the tie in to the hockey team by placing him in a New Jersey Devils team jersey and making his head a little less horse-like than most drawings but not human either.

The colors are Copic Markers.

You can find out more about the hockey team at their official website here: New Jersey Devils
There are lots of websites that tell the tale of the Jersey Devil you can get more information at Strangemag.com, Wikipedia, and the Shadowlands as well as many other sites.

Beware the 13th child,
Kevin P. Johnson

Monday, October 3, 2011

31 Monsters in 31 Days: Day 3 - The Mummy

OK so some monsters are kind of lame but still everyone knows them and have a great time watching movies about them. In this case the we have The Mummy or The Living Mummy a character that I never understood how people could get killed by and yet they did. Mummies are found all over the world by archaeologist but the movie mummies are usually based on an Egyptian mummy of what seems to be a random assortment of ancient pharaohs that have a curse on their tomb and upon opening it's tomb the Mummy comes alive and kills all who have disturbed his sleep. My problems with this are as follows:
1. The guy is slow as a mummy how does he catch anyone?
2. He's like walking dust get a vacuum cleaner and he'll leave you alone.
3. I bet water would mess him up just as much as fire but I don't think anyone ever uses water.
4. The guy has one move he chokes you . . . slowly.

All in all the Mummy is still an interesting character and if you allow yourself the suspension of disbelief (lots of it) you can have great fun with the movies about him.

I did 4 drawings of the Mummy. In my first drawing I used Copic Markers for the color and the three other drawings were just Sharpie Marker.

Head over to Uncyclopedia to read more very funny stuff about the Mummy

You'd have to be dumb to get caught by the Mummy,
Kevin P. Johnson

Sunday, October 2, 2011

31 Monsters in 31 Days: Day 2 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, October 1, 2011

31 Monsters In 31 Days: Day 1 Chupacabra

CHUPACABRA! The goat sucker as he is also known seems to appear as many different versions when doing a search for Chupacabra images on the internet. He is often a grey or black hairless dog looking beast but many versions show him as a green alien type creature with large black eyes and some sort of dorsal fins running down his back. The Chupacabra has been often sited in Mexico and the United States and is a really fun name for a monster.

In my drawing I decided to combine all of what I could find about the creature and created this Chupacabra for all of you to enjoy. He's part dog, part alien and all goat sucker. I also have added two of the quick sketches that I did because I really like them and originally had planned to do a complete body shot. The colors are a combination of Prismacolor Markers and Copic Markers.

Head over to Wikipedia to read more about this beast http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chupacabra

Watch out the Chupacabra is gonna get you,
Kevin P. Johnson


Chupacabra sketch 2 - Copyright © 2011 Kevin P. Johnson