Day 10 – 01/29/12 – Walterbeast

Watercolor

Usually my watercolors are a little more subdued, but this time around my monster begged for some brighter colors. The paper is really old, it used to be part of my great grandmother’s stash of art supplies. I probably didn’t even need to stain the paper before beginning, but the warp adds character!

Day 11 – 01/30/12 – Right Hand Monster

Pen & Paper

I can’t tell if this is amusing or depressing- I started with the one on the right, with my right hand. Then I drew a duplicate with my left hand. I much prefer the one on the right, but the funny thing is I’m left handed! I’ve obviously practiced too much drawing with my right hand for this exercise to work properly. My handwriting, however, fails in both hands…

Day 12 – 01/31/12 – Kroglodon

Pen & paper

I was again feeling a little uninspired, and as the book suggested camouflage, I decided I would use lots and lots of triangles to hide a monster… then promptly got bored and decided to make it trippy with odd circles. A little disappointing, but with a little refinement (and a ruler), Kroglodon could be a pretty vicious monster!

Day 13 – 02/01/12 – Piinchii

Pen & paper

I didn’t have a whole lot of free time, so Piinchii monster was just a quick exercise in monstrous cuteness.

Day 14 – 02/02/12 – Virucus

Polymer clay (Fimo)

This is the first clay piece I’ve made with already having a set idea in mind. The book suggested making something microscopic, something you’d need a magnifying glass to see. Well, this model of a beast may fit comfortably in my hand, but it is the likeness of a horrible monster that feeds on stomach juices. What an evil little virus…

Day 15 – 02/03/12 – The Vorpal Snatcher

Polymer clay (Fimo)

This bizarre little creature devours people whole- but where to? This little guy is almost done eating his latest meal, an unsuspecting passer-by who was snatched!

I was originally going to make a bacteria to go along with yesterday’s virus, but I got bored and this guy emerged instead. Quite the stretch…

Day 16 – 02/04/12 – The Pigmy Spot

Polymer Clay (Fimo)

This guy’s a little less vicious than yesterday’s monster, a little more stable than a few of the recent models and has the smallest, cutest little detail of all my clay models so far: a little bitty tongue! I squealed probably a little more than I should have when I realized how adorable that tongue really was. And the fact that it didn’t get lost when smashing pieces together? Ultra Bonus.

Hoping next week to experiment with some other media, or at least getting some tools to use with the fimo so I can make more intricate designs. Sturdier paperclip supports. Trimmer nails. Nails grow too fast for avid clay molding.

More monsters next Sunday!