Category: Sketchbook

MONSTER MONTH: Day 10 – Sea Monster

Sometimes you just have to let out your inner sea monster.

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MONSTER MONTH: Day 8 – The Puss Monster

Here’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 is what happens to you if you don't stay away from greasy foods, kids. The zits just get OUT OF CONTROL!
This is what happens to you if you don’t stay away from greasy foods, kids. The zits just get OUT OF CONTROL!
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MONSTER MONTH: Day 7 – The Buzzy Beast

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.

If you think the front of him looks ferocious, stay away from that back end!
If you think the front of him looks ferocious, stay away from that back end!
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Art: Photoshop Character Designs Monsters Random Doodles Sketchbook

MONSTER MONTH: Day 6 – Skeleton Dude

Here’s a creature slightly off my usual path. Something still in a humorous vein, but creepier. Enjoy!

You'd look this grumpy, too, if you couldn't quite remember the steps to "The Charleston" anymore either.
You’d look this grumpy, too, if you couldn’t quite remember the steps to “The Charleston” anymore either.
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MONSTER MONTH: Day 5 – The Toe Dipper

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!

Who would have thought that THIS guy was afraid of the water?
Who would have thought that THIS guy was afraid of the water?

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!

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Art: Inking Art: Photoshop Character Designs Illustrations Monsters Random Doodles Sketchbook

MONSTER MONTH: Day 4 – The Orange Crusher

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.

"Who's the big orange hairy monster? Hmmm? Who's the big orange hairy monster? That's right! You are! Good boy!"
“Who’s the big orange hairy monster? Hmmm? C’mon – who’s the big orange hairy monster? That’s right! You are! Good boy!”
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Art: Inking Art: Photoshop Character Designs Monsters Random Doodles Sketchbook

MONSTER MONTH: Day 3 – Kiss the Cook

Ever wonder what a short order cook in a monster world might look like? Whatever you do, DO NOT order the hash.

The flies know quality when they see it.
The flies know quality when they see it.
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MONSTER MONTH: Day 2 – The Dinosaur

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.

A friendly dinosaur drawing from Chad Frye's sketchbook.
A friendly dinosaur drawing from Chad Frye's sketchbook.
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