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Creepy Vampire

This vampire drawing goes back a few years. I was exploring a more feral, vampire-spawn type of look. A more primal and unsettling sort of vampire.

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Big Weird Bird

I made this big, weird bird while drawing with my four-year-old son.

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Goblin Girl

A well-armed and angry goblin girl, drawn during my online teaching days in the pandemic. I wanted her to feel fierce, and I like how her energy and attitude come through in the drawing.

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Popeye the Sailorman

I’ve always admired Popeye and his spirited determination. There’s something timeless about his can-do attitude, and I tried to capture his rough-and-tumble energy as he takes on a sea monster. I made this drawing of Popeye while teaching online during the pandemic.

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Bruce and Becca

Bruce and his goblin girlfriend Becca. They are a happy couple and enjoy being denizens of the dungeon.

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Hip Hop Frog

A hip hop frog! A hip a hop a rabbity.

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Drill Hand!

This drawing was inspired by one of my son Ronaldo’s own sketches. I loved the creativity of his design, especially the drill and flail arms, and decided to build on it. It’s a collaboration of sorts.

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Another Angry Troll

Here’s a good old angry troll I made while drawing with my son. He looks particularly furious, maybe he just stubbed his toe! There’s something about drawing exaggerated emotions that really brings characters to life.

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Blue Robot Guy

I made this blue robot guy while drawing alongside my four-year-old son. I added some cross-hatching to finish up the background, giving it a bit more depth and texture.

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Usagi Yojimbo in the Rain

I drew Usagi Yojimbo in the rain a few years back. I’ve been a fan of Stan Sakai’s comics since I was a kid. My brother introduced me to the early graphic novels when I was at summer camp in Michigan. I think this marks my 400th post on my sketch blog. That represents hundreds of drawings and countless hours of creativity.

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Young Witch with Caterpillar Pet

This is a drawing I made of a young witch and her enormous pet caterpillar. I created it during my online teaching days in the pandemic. The large pet adds a fun, surreal element to the scene.

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Jungle Monster

Here’s my drawing of a monster creeping up behind an archeologist in the deep, dark jungle. I like the design of the creature. The inspiration for the drawing came from a mask I saw in an art museum.

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Weretoot!

A monster with a stick and a tooting werewolf. The toot was my son’s idea, and once he said it, there was really no going back. The pose just kind of demanded it. As for the lizard-amphibian monster with the club, I’m not entirely sure why he’s so attached to it, but he clearly takes it very seriously. Some mysteries are better left unsolved.

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Goom And Parademon

I drew my version of Jack Kirby’s Marvel monster Goom. I’ve always been a fan of Kirby’s work. His monster designs are just great. They are big, bold, and full of personality. I also drew a Parademon, one of Darkseid’s foot soldiers from the Superman animated series. Lately, my sons and I have been watching the Batman, Superman, and Justice League cartoon shows from the 1990s and early 2000s, so…

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Lost In Space!

This one’s a space explorer wandering through some kind of alien jungle. I actually drew her first as a standalone figure, and she looked a little too isolated on the page. So I went back in and built an environment around her. It’s always fun when a drawing sort of grows into something bigger than the original idea.

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Female Viking Warrior

Here’s a female Viking warrior, which was a nice change of pace from all the monsters. I made some energetic line work in the background. It was cool stepping outside my usual creature designs and focusing more on a character, even if she still looks like she could handle a monster or two without much trouble.

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Robot Drawing

This robot came out of that same weekend drawing session with my boys. I started with the figure and then decided it needed a bit more going on, so I added a background and mechanical detail. I was looking at Wally Wood’s old EC Comics sci-fi illustrations for inspiration. He had such a great way of making machinery feel dense and believable without losing the energy of the drawing.

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