This post is inspired from a couple illustrators I’ve stumbled upon over the last few years; however I’ll only feature one. I found Tad Carpenter a while back and now keep tabs on his work through his website and follow him on Twitter. His style is very playful and has an eye for creating great color combinations. He has illustrated several children’s books and band posters, but it was his monster mix ups that got me back drawing in my sketchbook.
Below is a feature from todays page. I started off Googling “monster sketches” and then found a couple images I liked and started sketching away. At first, I was randomly sketching on the page and after 4 or 5, I decided to tie them all together. Then I went a step further and scanned my sketchbook page, brought it into Photoshop and started painting in between the lines. This is sad to say, but in the 6+ years I’ve been a designer, this is probably the first time I’ve ever illustrated something this way. Enjoy!
thats so cool! the blue guy in front is my favorite. it’s almost like he’s saying “ahhh…look at all these scary monsters” yet he is one. isn’t it ironic? dontcha think?
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