cryptids
Playing around with mouth charts
28/10/16 23:57
wanted to develop some mouth charts for a character I'm working on. hadn't done one of these in a while. should do some more…
More fun with Cryptids - Bunyip
19/08/16 23:53
The bunyip is a large mythical creature from Australian Aboriginal mythology, said to lurk in swamps, billabongs, creeks, riverbeds, and waterholes. Various written accounts of bunyips were made by Europeans in the early and mid-19th century, as settlement spread across the country. Common features in many 19th-century newspaper accounts include a dog-like face, a crocodile like head, dark fur, a horse-like tail, flippers, and walrus-like tusks or horns or a duck-like bill.
Cryptid Series 05 - Chupacabra
27/07/16 23:23
Fifth in the series - The Chupacabra is is a legendary creature in the folklore of parts of the Americas, with its first purported sightings reported in Puerto Rico.[1] The name comes from the animal's reported habit of attacking and drinking the blood of livestock, especially goats.
More fun with Cryptids - Foo-Dog
10/06/16 00:19
two for today!
Fu Lions or Fu Dogs, traditionally known in Chinese simply as Shi and often called "Foo Dogs" in the West, are a common representation of the lion in pre-modern China. Statues of guardian lions have traditionally stood in front of Chinese Imperial palaces, Imperial tombs, government offices, temples, and the homes of government officials and the wealthy, from the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220), and were believed to have powerful mythic protective benefits.
Fu Lions or Fu Dogs, traditionally known in Chinese simply as Shi and often called "Foo Dogs" in the West, are a common representation of the lion in pre-modern China. Statues of guardian lions have traditionally stood in front of Chinese Imperial palaces, Imperial tombs, government offices, temples, and the homes of government officials and the wealthy, from the Han Dynasty (206 BC-AD 220), and were believed to have powerful mythic protective benefits.
Cryptid Series 04 - Mothman
08/06/16 23:51
Fourth in the cryptid series. Mothman, is a legendary creature reportedly seen in the Point Pleasant area of West Virginia from November 15, 1966, to December 15, 1967. After the collapse of the Silver Bridge on December 15, 1967, there were no more reports of the Mothman, giving rise to legends that the Mothman sightings and the bridge collapse were connected. Here we see the culprit fleeing the scene of the crime.
More fun with Cryptids - Wuhnan Toad
06/06/16 21:27
The Wuhnan Toads are gigantic, albino, toad-like creatures are said to lurk in an obscure corner of China’s isolated Hubei province. The creatures are described as being toad-like, with a pale epidermis and large gaping maws, which seemed to exceed a length of 6-feet wide. Witnesses claim that the animals’ gazes seemed aggressive and predatorial.
Cryptid Series 03 - Loch Ness Monster
29/05/16 23:50
The Loch Ness Monster, or Nessie is a being which reputedly inhabits Loch Ness in the Scottish Highlands. It is similar to other supposed lake monsters in Scotland and elsewhere, although its description varies; common speculation among believers is that the creature represents a line of long-surviving plesiosaurs. She seems to have caught someone's eye…
Cryptid Series 02 - Jersey Devil
20/05/16 00:08
The Jersey Devil is a legendary cryptid said to inhabit the Pine Barrens of southern New Jersey. From the legend, "Mother Leeds had 12 children and, after finding she was pregnant for the 13th time, stated that this one would be the Devil. In 1735, Mother Leeds was in labor on a stormy night while her friends gathered around her. Mother Leeds was supposedly a witch and the child's father was the Devil himself. Born as a normal child, it changed to a creature with hooves, a goat's head, bat wings, and a forked tail. Growling and screaming, it killed the midwife before flying up the chimney, circling the villages, and heading toward the pines.
Cryptid Series 01 - Sasquatch
10/05/16 22:45
First of a series. Look for the rest of the SSCA crew and possibly other cryptids in "famous re-creations".
"Bigfoot - a mythological simian, ape, or hominid-like creature said to inhabit forests, mainly in the Pacific Northwest. Here caught in a private moment - Frame 352 from 1967 Patterson–Gimlin film."
"Bigfoot - a mythological simian, ape, or hominid-like creature said to inhabit forests, mainly in the Pacific Northwest. Here caught in a private moment - Frame 352 from 1967 Patterson–Gimlin film."
The martial artist that is Bigfoot...
29/04/16 23:08
messing around at lunch today and wanted to pose Bigfoot practicing aikido. Did a blue line rough in my sketchbook at lunch and then scanned it and cleaned it up in photoshop in the evening. Fixed a few anatomy issues, but it stayed pretty close to the feel of the rough. Sometime a drawing can lose the energy fit contained in the rough, but I was able to maintain the nice gesture and weight that i liked in the original sketch.
Reptilians
23/02/16 00:26
Playing around with some Reptilian character designs. Hmmm, the guy on the left looks like Martian Manhunter…
Expressions - Chupacabra
09/02/16 23:48
lunchtime doodles - trying out some facial expressions for a take on a chupacabra character I'm working on.
Wing/Arm Studies - JD
02/02/16 11:51
more character exploration - looking at bat and dragon wing anatomy/design for a character I'm working on.
