sketcharound

Here’s my drawing of a monster creeping up behind an archeologist in the deep, dark jungle. I like the design of the creature. The inspiration for the drawing came from a mask I saw in an art museum.

A monster with a stick and a tooting werewolf. The toot was my son’s idea, and once he said it, there was really no going back. The pose just kind of demanded it. As for the lizard-amphibian monster with the club, I’m not entirely sure why he’s so attached to it, but he clearly takes it very seriously. Some mysteries are better left unsolved.

I drew my version of Jack Kirby’s Marvel monster Goom. I’ve always been a fan of Kirby’s work. His monster designs are just great. They are big, bold, and full of personality. I also drew a Parademon, one of Darkseid’s foot soldiers from the Superman animated series. Lately, my sons and I have been watching the Batman, Superman, and Justice League cartoon shows from the 1990s...

This one’s a space explorer wandering through some kind of alien jungle. I actually drew her first as a standalone figure, and she looked a little too isolated on the page. So I went back in and built an environment around her. It’s always fun when a drawing sort of grows into something bigger than the original idea.

Here’s a female Viking warrior, which was a nice change of pace from all the monsters. I made some energetic line work in the background. It was cool stepping outside my usual creature designs and focusing more on a character, even if she still looks like she could handle a monster or two without much trouble.