The Chad Frye - Illustration GuyHere’s a sketch from my sketchbook done in blue pencil. Sometimes I’ll lightly sketch in blue before doing a more final line with regular lead, but this time I decided to go for it with just the blue pencil. Kind of adds to the creepy vibe, don’t you think?
This guy may be little, but is quite unafraid to attack with his lightning quick speed and bee-like reflexes. He can be a bit mischievously impulsive at times, much like a 4-year-old feeling their oats. If you see one, DO NOT take him home as a pet.
Here’s a creature slightly off my usual path. Something still in a humorous vein, but creepier. Enjoy!
What could possibly terrify a big, burly MONSTER? This is a question I ask myself often when doodling. This past summer I was sitting on the beach in Kitty Hawk, North Carolina, when that very thought struck my mind. Together with the inspiration of the location, this sketch of a monster afraid of the water just emerged!
Well, it started as a sketch – today’s dose of monster was really just an ink sketch in my sketchbook drawn on the East coast, then it was colored here in California turning it into a genuine illustration. So, this piece is truly bi-coastal! Originally I was just going to splash some color on it in Photoshop, but as you can see, it blossomed into a full-fledged digital painting. Enjoy!
And if you happen to see any monsters on the beach, just know that they aren’t there to cause any trouble. They just want to have fun in the sand and surf, too!
This happy guy just popped out of a random doodling session in my sketchbook. So, I inked him, scanned him, and colored him in Photoshop so he could live on in his orangey badness.
Ever wonder what a short order cook in a monster world might look like? Whatever you do, DO NOT order the hash.
Today’s monster of the day is a little dinosaur taken right from my sketchbook. I thought I’d leave some of the other miscellaneous critters around him so you can get a sense of what a page in my sketchbook might contain. Usually it’s where I get out a lot of bad drawings hoping to nail that one good one. This little guy just kind of leapt off the page.
Welcome to the FIRST DAY of Monster Month here on the Chad Frye • Illustration Guy blog!
To kick off the event, the monster of the day today is none other than ME ! It only seemed fair that I set the example to all the monsters to follow in the days to come.
“Why monsters?” you ask? Earlier this year I got caught up in creating an illustratiton of Frankenstein’s monster in a Mona Lisa setting, and I just caught the bug. Ever since then I’ve been doodling monsters. If you click on the Monsters category on the blog home page, you’ll be able to see other monsters that currently reside on the blog.
So for now, strap yourselves in, and get ready as we unveil a fun month of hairy beasts and creepy eyes! Hope you enjoy them as much as I did drawing them!