Second amongst this month's Halloween themed Saturday Sketches, we have Mervyn Pumpkinhead from the pages of Sandman. I've always like Mervyn. There's just something about a smart mouthed cigarette smoking pumpkinheaded scarecrow!
{2.5x3.5, created in Adobe Photoshop}
I claim no copyright for the properties represented in the Saturday
Sketches. All copyrights and trademarks are retained by their
respective owners. I make no money from what I am presenting here.
It is presented for portfolio and appreciation purposes only.
This is a development sketch for a character called Black Tongue. Black Tongue is a goblin of negative thinking. It is the voice that tells you everything that is "wrong" with yourself.
{8x5.77, Graphite}
Excerpted from Marge Hollander's Digest of Demons and Devils:
"Little is known about the origins of the Udushae N'yasnu. There is a rumored Gnostic legend that on the seventh day of creation, after God had finished his work, the Udushae were the left over flotsam. Before God could return the unformed creatures to the void, they skittered into the darkest corners of creation and hid. Regardless of their origins, a recorded characteristic of the Udushae is their thirst for human bodily fluids.
Over a period of days or weeks, chosen victims of the Udushae are slowly drained of vital fluids during sleep. Often the symptoms of an Udushae assault are confused with that of a Vampyr attack. However the Udushae feed exclusively on human fluids whereas a Vampyr will feed on any available source of blood including livestock, family pets, and local wildlife. Also absent in an Udushae attack are the telltale puncture wounds left by a Vampyr. It is generally assumed that the Udushae drain fluids from the body of the victim directly through existing orifices.
Drum roll please...The winner of my Neatoshop Giveaway is Chris Thorne and his selection is Caffiend! Thanks to everyone who particitpated!
Don't forget that the Neatoshop Sale
has been extended until Sunday at Midnight! If there is a shirt that
you just cannot live without, all tshirts are 15% off until Sunday!
There are only a few hours left before I wrap My Neatoshop Grand Opening Giveaway! Leave me a comment with this post either here at Zombie Bites or on My Facebook Page and let me know your favorite design. This evening I'll put everyone's names in a hat together and draw the winner! The winner will get a free tshirt with their chosen design!
Also, the Neatoshop Sale has been extended until Sunday at Midnight! If there is a shirt that you just cannot live without, all tshirts are 15% off until Sunday! Check it out! While you're at it drop by the Neatoshop Facebook page and give them a like. I wouldn't have this opportunity without them!
Here are my
designs to date:
After this my plan is to take up a pattern of presenting at least one new design each week. If there is an image here on Zombie Bites
or at any of my other blogs that you would like to see as a tshirt design or made available as a
print, send me an email with the link at frostyjake@yahoo.com and I'll make it available as soon
as possible!
To celebrate the Halloween season, all of my Saturday Sketches for this month will have some kind of connection to to the darksome holiday. This week we have Jason Macendale, the Original Jack O'Lantern. He first appeared in Machine Man #19, but later became a regular Spider-man villain.
It wasn't until I began research for this piece that I found out he originated in Machine Man. The first time I saw this character way back in Amazing Spider-man #254, I immediately wanted more. He has a flaming Jack o'lantern head! What's not to love?! I do have to admit a certain amount of inspiration from this character for Jack, the villainous force behind last year's Night of the Cauldron.
{2.5x3.5, created in Adobe Photoshop}
I claim no copyright for the properties represented in the Saturday
Sketches. All copyrights and trademarks are retained by their
respective owners. I make no money from what I am presenting here.
It is presented for portfolio and appreciation purposes only.
Here we have an exhumed Ghoul. With this piece I wanted to get into the creepy night time atmosphere of the image while keeping the savage anger of the original sketch. I feel like this piece and another ghoul I drew some time ago are cut from the same cloth. Although I'm enjoying the dramatic side lighting, I'm not super excited about the overall color here. I feel like it turned out just okay. I may have to exhume this piece again at some point.
{7.31x5.13, Graphite with colors added in Adobe Photoshop}
Some recent Photoshop play on a depressing day.
Neatoshop is currently running a site wide sale until Friday October 10th at Midnight! Tshirts are 15% off until the sale ends! Drop by Neatoshop and My Storefront check it out!
Excerpted from Marge Hollander's Digest of Demons and Devils:
"The Syl'udet are a common race of parasitic demons. Within the confines of Hell they are as prolific as rats in urban sewers. Most humans will have contact with these dread pests at least once in their lifetimes.
Within the earth plane, the Syl'udet generally cannot be seen by the mundane eye. They are visible briefly during twilight times and then only by those who are sensitive or psychic. However, there are many occult devices that do allow a mundane viewer to perceive these creatures. In two separate recorded incidents, Syl'udet have been perceived using Sheridan's Visor as well as a Veil of the Mudra.
Centered in darkness, She waits.
Recommended Listening:
As the days grow colder and darker, the walls between the worlds grow thinner. Strange entities wait just on the other side of the veil. Each year on All Hallow's Eve they break out and overrun the world of the mundane.
Apparently the link to my initial post about my Neatoshop tshirt giveaway did not transfer over to my facebook. Thanks Mercury retrograde! To make up for lost time, I am extending the deadline for the giveaway one week. It will wrap up on October 11th. I'm kind of grateful because this will allow time for me to squeeze in a couple more designs. :-)
I'm including the giveaway details below again:
Second amongst this month's Halloween themed Saturday Sketches, we have Mervyn Pumpkinhead from the pages of Sandman. I've always like Mervyn. There's just something about a smart mouthed cigarette smoking pumpkinheaded scarecrow!
This is a development sketch for a character called Black Tongue. Black Tongue is a goblin of negative thinking. It is the voice that tells you everything that is "wrong" with yourself.
Excerpted from Marge Hollander's Digest of Demons and Devils:
Over a period of days or weeks, chosen victims of the Udushae are slowly drained of vital fluids during sleep. Often the symptoms of an Udushae assault are confused with that of a Vampyr attack. However the Udushae feed exclusively on human fluids whereas a Vampyr will feed on any available source of blood including livestock, family pets, and local wildlife. Also absent in an Udushae attack are the telltale puncture wounds left by a Vampyr. It is generally assumed that the Udushae drain fluids from the body of the victim directly through existing orifices.
To celebrate the Halloween season, all of my Saturday Sketches for this month will have some kind of connection to to the darksome holiday. This week we have Jason Macendale, the Original Jack O'Lantern. He first appeared in Machine Man #19, but later became a regular Spider-man villain. 
Excerpted from Marge Hollander's Digest of Demons and Devils: 
