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Charcoal on gessoed sketchbook paper

Charcoal on gessoed sketchbook paper

Charcoal on gessoed sketchbook paper

Charcoal on gessoed sketchbook paper

Charcoal on gessoed sketchbook paper

Charcoal on gessoed sketchbook paper

This is a new character I'm working on for an illustration class. Doing it with a black background makes me think about it a little different.

Inktober 14 - Invocation :) That's week two done! Even though I won't finish by the end of October, I'm gonna try to finish the prompt list!

Charcoal on gessoed sketchbook paper

Charcoal on gessoed sketchbook paper

Charcoal on gessoed sketchbook paper

Charcoal on gessoed sketchbook paper

Charcoal on gessoed sketchbook paper

Charcoal on gessoed sketchbook paper

Charcoal on gessoed sketchbook paper

Charcoal on gessoed sketchbook paper

Jellyhead creatures

As it says on the tin! Don’t let those bastards grind you down.

Ahoy, me mateys! Jimmy had a fun day on the high seas.

Not really Keith Richards or Ronnie Wood but...either would do. Technical pen on 18x24 illustration board. I was buying a lot of illustration board back then...Late 70's?

"Lang may yer lum reek (a Hogmanay greeting, implying "May you never be without fuel for your fire!", but more literally translates to "Long may your chimney smoke!")" All this I corrupted and used to inspire me here.

Watercolor and Gouache on Arches

Character from an online class

*writes a few words, masticates a few more he found reading Doctor Who books* An ode to the more saccharine yet saltier tasting things in life. Faff and fluff aside, find your own meaning folks.

Charcoal on toned gray paper

Charcoal and iron oxide recovered from acid mine runoff on watercolor paper

Charcoal and iron oxide recovered from acid mine runoff on watercolor paper

Charcoal and iron oxide recovered from acid mine runoff on watercolor paper

"At 6 o'clock the window squeaks and mum calls time" from Graham's Up the Tree. It must have been strange for mbpardy to see his his story interpreted through my illustrations... but page by page these characters came to life, with both of our contributions somehow adding up to something bigger.