Inky happenings…
by thisnorthernboy
A quick blog post to share a couple of recent ‘horrific’ illustrations.
The first, a commission for my good friend Leon (check out his band – The Day of Locusts), is a tattoo design based on the make-up of the Danish rocker King Diamond. I love drawing skulls, and this was a nice twist on the usual. Leon’s going to be having this inked on to his calf. Brave man.
King Diamond, tattoo design.
Detail.
The second illustration was just something I did for myself. I sat down to draw a creature, no more of a plan than that, and something tentacled and Lovecraftian emerged. If you’ve been reading the blog for a while you’ll know I like drawing tentacles – even though they’re bloody tricky – and I think these are some of my favourites yet.
This illustration is for sale. Message me if you’d be interested in buying it.
Creature from the Deep
Both of these illustrations were drawn with Palomino Blackwing Pencils, Copic Multiliners, and Rotring Tikky pens. I use a smooth, heavy cartridge paper from Daler Rowney.
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Great, very creapy.
Its a little bit of Chtulhu.
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