31 Monsters in 31 Days (2014 Edition): Monster 18 - Honey Island Swamp Monster

Honey Island Swamp Monster - Copyright ©2014 Kevin P. Johnson

Another regular in the 31 Monsters in 31 Days project the Honey Island Swamp Monster. I decided to base him on last years version but make him a older and fatter. I like the version from 2013 better but this one is still fun and I can imagine him as a cartoon running around the Honey Island Swamp in Slidell, LA saving us all from swamp villains . . . swamp villains I said!

 Thanks for looking,
Kevin P. Johnson

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31 Monsters in 31 Days: Monster 30 - Honey Island Swamp Monster

Honey Island Swamp Monster - Copyright ©2013 Kevin P. Johnson

Ahhhhhhhhhhhh our old friend the Honey Island Swamp Monster. This is a more cartoony version and by far the best I have done of the Honey Island Swamp Monster. He is the only monster to make the 31 Monsters in 31 Days all three years . . . so far, he's a Louisiana local boy could did you expect he wouldn't be here?

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

Thanks for looking,
Kevin P. Johnson

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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

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31 Monsters in 31 Days: Day 2 The Honey Island Swamp Monster

The Honey Island Swamp Monster - Copyright ©2012 Kevin P. Johnson

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.

The Honey Island Swamp Monster - Copyright ©2012 Kevin P. Johnson

 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 - Copyright ©2011 Kevin P. Johnson

 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

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Swamp Monster

Swamp Monster - Copyright ©2012 Kevin P. Johnson

Here is a fun little Swamp Monster guy that I did just using pencil and Copic Markers. I really like this guy he was fun to draw and is kind of funny looking. I went with the "No black ink technique again" and I really am liking the way that is working out.

More Monsters coming soon.


Thanks for checking out the drawings,
Kevin P. Johnson
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31 Monsters in 31 Days: Day 18 - Snakeman

So in the beginning of this I said I would make up some monsters and I have not done so until now. The Snakeman concept isn't really original but I didn't look up any particular story about this guy and I'm trying to work on a story in my head behind this guy. He has the body of a snake but his upper torso is that of a humanoid male. The Snakeman has poison like a rattle snake and his rattle works as a hypnotic trance inducer so that his victims can not run away.

The colors are Prismacolor Markers and Copic Markers and I am running out of markers quickly.

Why would they have snakes on a plane anyway?
Kevin P. Johnson

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

Snakeman - Copyright © 2011 Kevin P. Johnson

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

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

The Honey Island Swamp Monster - Copyright © 2011 Kevin P. Johnson