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Krampus head pencil sketch

Krampus head pencil sketch

'Tis the season to again obsess over drawing Krampus. OK, I'll admit that applies to all four seasons for me.  Be sure to check out my Krampus pat...
art drawing Krampus sketch
Halloween Ghoul drawing

Halloween Ghoul drawing

A Halloween color scheme ghoul drawing. orange and black is the best color combo of all time! Be sure to check out my Halloween patches and Hallow...
art drawing Halloween
Krampus drawing

Krampus drawing

Another limited-palette Krampus drawing. 
art drawing Krampus monster
Wilbur Whateley from H.P. Lovecraft's "The Dunwich Horror"

Wilbur Whateley from H.P. Lovecraft's "The Dunwich Horror"

Limited palette drawing of Wilbur Whateley from H.P. Lovecraft's story, "The Dunwich Horror".
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Krampus Limited-Palette Drawing 2

Krampus Limited-Palette Drawing 2

Some further work on the Krampus limited-palette sketch I posted yesterday. Added some shackles and chains, fixed the horns so they were more obvi...
art drawing Krampus
Krampus Limited-Palette Drawing

Krampus Limited-Palette Drawing

December 5th may be behind us, but Krampusnacht is all month for the Monsterologist. Don't forget to check out my Krampus patches, enamel pins, ...
art drawing Krampus
Krampus drawing

Krampus drawing

As Yule approaches, it's once again time to work on some Krampus drawings. Once again, exploring limited palette approaches to the design. 
art drawing Krampus monster
Halloween Ghoul drawing

Halloween Ghoul drawing

Another Halloween orange and black color palette, high-contrast monster head drawing. As a Halloween nerd, it's fun to explore these limited palet...
art drawing Halloween monster
Mummy drawing

Mummy drawing

Another high-contrast, limited-palette mummy drawing. Exploring different styles and approaches to the character design and lighting. 
art drawing horror monster
Mummy drawing

Mummy drawing

Another classic grayscale monster drawing, following up on the earlier Wolfman drawing. The trick here with this one too was to have more man th...
art drawing horror monster
Frankenstein's Monster

Frankenstein's Monster

The real monster created by the experiments in Dr. Frankenstein's lab was the mob mentality of the townsfolk. 
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Vampire head drawing

Vampire head drawing

Another limited palette monster drawing, this time a red, black and white vampire! I really enjoy the creative constraints of the limited palette...
art drawing vampire