Quick pencil sketches which were touched up in Photoshop. I’m putting the tiny sketchbook my good friend Mortimer got me as a present last year. Photos were used as references though very loosely. About 30 minutes of work on each sketch.

I started this with MyPaint in linux, later moved over to Photoshop in Windows.

Pencil drawing which was later modified for contrast and volume in Photoshop.

It’s being started on the 1st of January, so more updates will come to this post throughout the year! I intend for the images shown here to be quick sketches and things I don’t care too much about, but want to show them anyways to prove that I’m actually doing some work!

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No references were used. I made this sometime in November 2011, just finally getting around to posting it.

Merry Fucking Santa Day! Hohoho!

Fuck the hunter, who writes this shit?

Pencil drawing which I finished a few weeks ago.

Here is the WIP:

I used the following photo as a reference:

These are among the most lethal and mean creatures you can ever run into. They are territorial but generally attack anything they can digest, and they can digest just about anything organic. They are particularly short tempered against other bipedal creatures, and especially humans. These creatures grow to be about 12 feet long and stand erect about 4 feet tall. Even the biggest creatures never reach a body mass of over 150 lbs though because their bones (and spikes) are hallow. Their tail accounts for two thirds of their body length and is tipped with a stinger connected to a massive gland holding sulfuric acid. The stinger can be used to inject the acid into the prey, or as an attack defense mechanism by spraying the acid at an enemy or using the entire spiked stinger as a maul. Their main claws are normally used for piercing and holding prey down while the jaws of the creature are powerful enough to shatter every bone in the human body with ease even before it reaches adult size.

About the drawing: This was made for the COW # 235 Deaf Blind Acid-Spitter challenge at Concept Art. I made the pencil sketch which was then modified in Photoshop.

The Claw is an organization of elite assassins in the Malazan Empire. These highly trained ruthless killers are feared throughout the entire territory of the Empire. As the events unfold in the first book of the series it becomes apparent that the current Empress Laseen rose through the ranks of the Claw and took over the throne through assassination of the former ruler.

This is a rather simple sketch, it took very little time to make, approx 2 hours. I used a completely different workflow than usual, and dare say that I learned something in the process.