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Monster of the Month Reward Folder

This month we have a selection of brushes used in the creation of the Bog-Hoggle! Keep an eye on the folder as I may add a few bonus items as the month goes on.

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"The Bog-Hoggle" Hi-Res


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The Bog-Hoggle Tight Drawing

Monster of the Month for November: The Bog-Hoggle!

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Preview for November's Monster of the Month: "The Bog-Hoggle"

Stats:

120 hp

Attacks:

Stink Effect (+12 nausea) 

Slime Attack 35. All enemies hit lose 1 turn

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"For Hate's Sake" Final Painting Hi-Res

"Towards thee I roll, thou all-destroying but unconquering whale; 

to the last I grapple with thee; 

from hell's heart I stab at thee; 

for hate's sake I spit my last breath at thee."


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"For Hate's Sake" Underpainting Lay-in

Here we are at about the 40% mark on the piece! We've got about 12 more coffees to go on this one before it's time to post it!

The layers here are all transparent washes over the drawing. Mostly multiply and color dodge at this point with a little screen on top. Still shooting to have the finished...

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"For Hate's Sake" DRAWING

Here is the tight drawing for this month's classic fantasy illustration. (Those of you who were at Illuxcon may recognize it!) I'm making good progress on the final and am hoping to have it finished for a Muddycolors post on Tuesday. 

Some of you may point out, 'hey didn't you just start ...

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"For Hate's Sake" Preview

For this month's Classic Fantasy Illustration I am taking a short break from my usual standard fantasy tropes to tackle a scene from one of my favorite works of fiction, Herman Melville's Moby Dick. 

To the last, I grapple with thee; 

From Hell...

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Scorpkin Animated Process GIF

Hope everyone has recovered from Halloween! I have a day-after-Halloween treat for you: A photoshop animatic showing the layer stages of the "Scorpkin." 

November's monster is the Hog-Boggle!. A large and feral denizen of deep swamplands. While large and friendly, they are mo...

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Happy Halloween Bonus Monster! "The Scorpkin"

"The Scorpkin" 

Happy Halloween! October gets a bonus monster and brush set because I love this time of the year! Check your dropbox link f...

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Happy Halloween!

No tricks, only treats. There is a bonus Monster-of-the-Month coming tomorrow!...

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Illustration Process Guide for "Spooky Stories"

This illustration was done by digitally colorizing a traditionally drawn pencil sketch in Photoshop. 

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Happy Halloween!

Here is the final for this month's Main Illustration: "Spooky Stories"

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Half-way to Tips and Tricks Section!

First off, Welcome to all the new subs! Glad to have you here! It was great to meet so many of you last week at Illuxcon. It was a killer show and I really appreciate all the support and feedback and just hanging out with you all. It was an amazing time. (And if you weren't there, y...

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Illuxcon Day 5

This is a study for an AWOL image I plan to do as a main illustration here on Patreon in the coming months...

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Illuxcon Day 4


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Illuxcon Day 3


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Illuxcon Day 2


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Illuxcon Day 1

Hi Guys! This week I am going to be at Illuxcon (hope to see some of you there!) I'll be posting a lot of the original drawings here as the week goes along, so expect a post a day for Drawing  subs this week! 

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Spooky Stories Underpainting


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Spooky Stories Hi Res Drawing

8"x11" 

Drawn in graphite on Canson Multi-media.

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Bonus! Hi Res Ink and Watercolor for #Inktober!

Hey guys! Just sharing some high res scans of a little painting I did for #Inktober that will be going up soon on my Instagram! 

I painted this in watercolor using the Rackham-Dulac manner.  I plan to add painting and drawing tutorials here on Patreon in 2019 and when I do, this handy li...

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Spooky Stories Drawing

Study for October's main illustration!

Drawn in Prismacolor Colored Pencil on Duralar

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Sneak Preview for October's Illustration


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Werebat Process GIF animation

Here is the Werebat in stages! 

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The Werebat Illustration Process Guide


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The Werebat

Monster of the Month for October 2018! 

For the brushes I created, I ended up using Jagged Chalk for the wings, and werebat fur for much of the fur and cloth.  I also used the mixer brush at the end to make some of the blending between light and shadow areas feel more natural.  

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Monster of the Month Brush Set

Here are the brushes I will be using to paint the Werebat! Also included is the high-res clean drawing if you'd like to see it in more detail or colorize your own version. As the month goes on I may add more items (even more brushes) depending on wether or not I end up creating anything new while wo...

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Drawing Workbook for October's Monster of the Month : "The Werebat"

Here is a collection of drawings and studies done for this month's monster! From ink doodles in the upper left to drawings done in Staedtler Lumograph pencils and one quickie in colored pencil. 

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Lair of the Firebreather Final Painting


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