Inktober Day 31

 

Decided to finish Inktober with Tim Burton's Halloween king. This was a fun challenge this month and I'm glad to have pulled off 31 pieces. Think I came up with some solid drawings and think I picked up some good inking practice, especially using a brush. Can definitely see the appeal.

Inktober Day 30

Inktober Day 29

AlphaBooks--X is for Mr. X

 

For the letter "X" at the AlphaBooks Tumblr. Went with Mr. X from the excellent indy comic and graphic novel series by Dean Motter and various illustrators over the years. Some of the people who have drawn the book include Paul Rivoche, Seth and Los Bros Hernandez. Definitely worth hunting down issues or the collections that have been released.

Inktober Day 28

Illustration Friday--Haunt

For Illustration Friday 11/2/2012. 

Brother can you spare a ride?

Inktober Day 27

 

For Inktober day 27 I decided to go with a tribute to one of the best films of 2012.

Inktober Day 26

"Give me some sugar baby!'

"Shop smart shop S-mart."

This movie has so many great quotable lines. Some of my favorite horror films and Bruce Campbell was the man. In my mind one of films perfect trilogies.

Illustration Friday--Sky

For Illustration Friday 10/26/2012.

Inktober Day 25

 

"It's Showtime!"

Great movie and great animated series by Nelvana, wish it was on DVD.

Inktober Day 24

 

Today's Inktober comes from my favorite zombie movie. Not a huge fan of the zombie genre, but I would recommend everyone see Shaun of the Dead.

Inktober Day 23

 

Want to try to solve the puzzle?

Inktober Day 22

It seems to have become cool to no longer enjoy the Scream movies in the last few years, but I still enjoy them. Especially the first one, I like how Kevin Williamson and Wes Craven made the teenagers so hip to horror films and they still get taken down.

Inktober Day 21

 "Twas beauty that killed the beast."

The 1933 version of King Kong is still my favorite giant animal film. The stop motion Kong animated by Willis O'Brien is still perfection to me. This is one movie I can still watch over and over.

AlphaBooks--W is for Winnie the Pooh

 

Based my version of Winnie the Pooh on the illustrations of E.H. Shepard from the original A.A. Milne books instead of the Disney film version. Shepard's illustration's are beautiful examples of ink drawings, some with simple watercolor washes.

Inktober Day 20

 

"It's just a jump to the left..."

Inktober Day 19

 

"I'm just a sweet transvestite..."

Inktober Day 18

 

Phantasm, probably considered a cult horror film, but still one of my favorites. The Tall Man is one creepy dude.

Inktober Day 17

 

For Inktober day 17 Robert Louis Stevenson shows us the beast within all men.

Inktober Day 16

 

For day 16 of Inktober, the O.G. of movie vampires.

Inktober Day 15

"1,2.Freddy's Coming for You! 3,4,Better Lock Your Door! 5,6.Grab Your Crucifix! 7,8.Better Stay Up Late! 9,10.Never.Sleep Again!"

V is for Varkias--AlphaBooks

 

For the letter "V" at AlphaBooks went with Varkias the Imp from the excellent independent comic Thieves and Kings by Mark Oakley.

Inktober Day 14

 

For Inktober day 14 a tribute to John Carpenter's horror classic. Remember seeing this in the theatre the weekend it opened. It was a double feature with Time After Time.

Illustration Friday--Water

For Illustration Friday 10/19/2012. 

Inspired by thinking about the saying "Water, Water Everywhere and Not a Drop to Drink."

Inktober Day 13

 

It's not Friday, but somehow this one still felt right for the thirteenth day of Inktober.

Inktober Day 12

 

For day 12 of Inktober, a tribute to Mel Brooks, Peter Boyle and one of the best horror comedies of all time.

Inktober Day 11

 

Inktober Day 11. Tor Johnson, former pro wrestler turned actor, from the horror "classic" Plan 9 from Outer Space from director Ed Wood. The film has been called by some the worst film ever made, for others it has become a cult horror classic.

Inktober Day 10

 

For Day 10 of Inktober. A night at the opera anyone?

Inktober Day 9

 

For Inktober Day 9, the monster's bride.

Illustration Friday--Mirror

For Illustration Friday 10/12/2012.

Inktober Day 8

 

Inktober Day 8 piece. Now you seem him, now you don't.

U is for Usagi Yojimbo--AlphaBooks

 

Stan Sakai's awesome ronin rabbit was my choice for the letter "U" at Alphabooks this week. Everyone should try this comic at least once, that should be all it takes to hook someone.

Inktober Day 7

 

Day 7 of Inktober. Let's all walk like an Egyptian.

Inktober Day 6

 

For day 6 of Inktober, a good reason to stay off the beach.

Inktober Day 5

For Inktober Day 5 let's all howl at the moon. After all "Even a man who is pure in heart and says his prayers by night, may become a wolf when the wolfbane blooms and the autumn moon is bright."

Inktober Day 4

Inktober Day 3

 

My piece for Inktober day 3. Probably my favorite horror character.

Inktober Day 2

 

My second piece for Inktober. Since it actually started yesterday, I did two pieces today to catch up.

Inktober Day 1

Just found out about Inktober created by the awesome cartoonist and illustrator Jake Parker. The idea is to do one black ink drawing on white everyday for the month of October. Sounded like a fun challenge so I have decided to give it a try.Since this is taking place in October I decided to try a scary characters theme for mine.

T is for Tintin--AlphaBooks

 

For the letter "T" at Alphabooks I decided to go with Herge's famous boy reporter Tintin. While the movie from last year was somewhat scary the comics themselves are still awesome. There was also a cool animated series that is now on DVD. One of my favorite comics still.