The Chad Frye - Illustration Guy…we ALL scream about how this monster got his ice cream!
Well, the Good Humor man has had better days than this. Lesson learned – don’t get in the way of a monster and his ice cream! Well, that and it’s probably a good idea to finish college so you can get a desk job.
Today’s monster comes in the form of a creepy, elderly, wizened goat guy. Anytime you see some squinty eyes and a Fu Manchu dangling from a dude’s chin, pay close attention to whatever comes out of his mouth. Those are sure outward signs that he is full of wisdom. And if he has a cool looking cane, also show some respect lest he rap you on the head with it.
Underneath that tough shell lies the heart of the HOPELESS ROMANTIC. Hey, you’re nobody ’til somebody loves you, right? EVERYBODY loves somebody sometime. And hey, when the moon hits your eye like a big pizza pie – well, you know. (Apparently love is just a string of Dean Martin songs.)
Every brave creature that ever rode into battle in tales of the fantastic did so on the back of an even more brave creature known as the NOBLE STEED.
This beast of burden knows his duty is to selflessly carry his master into the storm of ferocity in order to achieve the goal for the greater good. He knows not of the political differences that brought them to this place of conflict. He knows only of the fact that his master has need of the steed’s unique abilities.
So, with blind devotion, he does what is required without any expectation of being written of fondly in the pages of history, er – fantasy.
What MONSTER MONTH could be complete without at least one inclusion of Dr. Frankenstein’s monster? Despite having deeply explored this character in my “Frankenlisa” painting from several months ago (CLICK HERE if you missed it!), once in awhile he keeps rearing his strange flat head amongst my sketches. Here’s a doodle of him created in ink right from the pages of my sketchbook!
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Today’s monster-of-the-day isn’t really too monstrous. He’s actually a bit more happy-go-lucky. Of course, if he were a real dragon approaching me, I’d probably run in terror despite all he probably would really want is a hug. Hope you enjoy this little fella as much as I did drawing him!
More MONSTERS yet to come! Come visit again tomorrow!
Sometimes you just have to let out your inner sea 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?
