Halloween Monster Postcards - Part 1
As Halloween is nigh upon us, it seems the perfect time to finally display the rest of the series of Pixilated Monster Postcards I published as a set in 1992.
I still like how this Mummy Gumbo piece stands out. Because of the dance poses (especially on the lower right — Tequila!), it puts me in mind of Pee-Wee Hermann, who’s Saturday morning show was still on the air at the time. All brush on this one, which was actually done in 1987 for a mini-comic collection and served as the catalyst for the eventual postcard set.
About half of these monsters are visual depictions of fun terms, in this case quite literal. This was done with a crow quill on craft-tint paper.
Here’s another group of creatures with a name taken from a recognizable term. Many of these monsters were cooked up in my sketchbook, sometimes trying to find the right look for a certain predetermined term, other times I applied a name afterwards. This one looks too busy to me now, but certainly conveys lotsa manic energy.
A spiky vampire of some kind, done with a combination of brush (figure) and crow quill (background and border).
Check back in tomorrow for the balance of the set.
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