Day 16 - Uninvited

"Giant silhouettes against the setting sun made her blood run cold."

Day 12 - Q*Bert & Ernie

Sadly, Q*Bert's first attempt at fame ended abruptly when he was unable to control his language.

Day 11 - Goblin Shark

Beware! Here comes the fearsome and deadly amigurumi subspecies of goblin shark! Grr!

Day 9 - Happy Valley

This prompt was "He watched, helpless, as the door closed behind her." This was not a fun one to draw. Fridays in Drawtober have the general theme of Friday Feels. So far we've had citywide destruction on Day 2 and Hopelessness and Loss on Day 9. I hope future Fridays call for some more upbeat emotions, like anticipation or adventurous danger or even good old fashioned confusion.

Day 10 - Roots Run Deep

First, don't worry - I'm still planning on going back and completing the other days that I've skipped. With this one, though, I wanted to show how something that appears simple on the surface could have much deeper and more complex interconnections underneath. Plus it's fun making lots of wiggly green lines!

Day 6 - Dishes

Maybe I spend too much time doing the dishes (my wife might disagree with me on that!), but this is the first image that came to mind when I read "Aluminum - Penguin - Plaid - Comet".

Day 5 - Walkers Sighted

I've fallen behind on Drawtober because I was working on Pax! Expect to see some quicker, rougher pictures for the next few days (maybe even multiple pics in a single day) as I try to catch up. Here's Day 5, illustrating a scene from a favorite movie in my style. My style apparently is 3D stereo pairs, and if you cross your eyes and merge the images into one, you'll get the effect.

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Pax

Finally finished this pen and ink piece for the First Pres Theater fundraiser late last night. Now I've got 3 days of Drawtober pictures to catch up on!

Day 4 - Opposites Attract

The first three colors on this palette immediately suggested an underwater theme, but what to do with the red and yellow...?

Day 3 - Paisley Pangolin

So, with yesterday's prompt I had a bit of difficulty coming up with an original idea because it seemed so concrete (how do you put a unique spin on someone looking out a window at a city being destroyed?) Todays prompt, on the other hand, was difficult for exactly the opposite reason. The prompt is "Add stripes, spots, or other common markings to an unusual animal".  An unusual animal? There are so many! And if it's so unusual, how would a few stripes or spots make it even more interesting? The concept I ended up going with came from a suggestion from my wife. The unusual animal is my go-to favorite, the good old elusive pangolin, and the common markings are paisleys. After she suggested it, I knew instantly what it would look like. It took a little more time to actually do it, but here, finally, is my paisley pangolin!

Day 2 - The Swarm

Today's challenge: "They watched the destruction from the twentieth floor, as the city lights went out one by one."

I began this one by wondering why the lights were going out. At first, I assumed the darkness was a result of the destruction, like from a fire or volcano. Then I realized it might be more interesting if maybe the lights were attracting unwanted visitors and the only way to avoid destruction was to turn them off. I hope those people up on the twentieth floor balcony figure that out pretty soon!

Day 1 - Jestbot 1300

Today's challenge - a medieval robot and its operator! Behold, the Jestbot 1300 - everything you would ever want for your twelfth-century entertainment needs!