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Sad and Sorry Squid
Tuesday, March 5th, 2013
Sad and Sorry Squid cartoon by Amy Crook
This little blue fellow is very, very sorry for whatever you did to make him angry. Won’t you forgive him? He’s just blue all over from regretting what he said.
I designed him to go with my other squid cards at Etsy, and I think he’d make a very effective apology.
Sad and Sorry Squid, 5″x5″ pen & ink and Copic marker on paper.
Squid Apology Card at Etsy by Amy Crook
Categories: Daily Art, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Tentacles
Tags: copic marker, etsy, for sale, pen and ink, squid, tentacles
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Tentacle Idol
Tuesday, February 19th, 2013
Tentacle Idol by Amy Crook
When I look at the final piece, I imagine some sort of dizzying bas relief in a hidden temple under the depths of the ocean or out of some horrific dreamland in one of HP Lovecraft’s tales. The sepia shadows and gold highlights give this art a steampunk air, but the way the art fades to a vortex of swirling madness is pure horror.
Tentacle Idol, 8″x8″ sumi-e ink, Sharpie marker, and watercolor on Fluid watercolor paper.
Tentacle Idol, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see a close-up of some of the swirling tentacles, their gilt textured and worn, the spirals and suckers just uneven enough to be unsettling if you stare too long. Below, you can see a the art in a frame, up on one of my lovely wheat-gold walls.
Tentacle Idol, framed art by Amy Crook
And this time we have a bit of a bonus! This art started life as an experiment, layering sumi-e ink with Sharpie marker and gold paint and getting… mush. And so, I took photos from the point of mush to show how I nurtured it past the ass point and into a piece of art worth going on your wall.
Getting Past the Ass Point – with Tentacles!
a demonstrative gif by Amy Crook
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art, Tentacles
Tags: for sale, gold, sharpie marker, sumi-e ink, tentacles, watercolor
Tentacle Deeps 46
Tuesday, February 5th, 2013
Tentacle Deeps 46 by Amy Crook
Something new for the tentacles today! I used the same metallic watercolors from yesterday’s Gold Spirals, though I painted the background on this a while ago, so they weren’t actually sharing a palette. Then tentacles as usual in an opaque Japanese greenish black, and finally the runes borrowed from The Stars Are Right series crawling in shining red up the surface of each, wrapping around and writhing right along with them. I had originally considered doing the runes in green, but I decided the dull glow of red glitter pen would work better for this painting.
Tentacle Deeps 46, 6″x4″ Japanese and metallic watercolor and glitter gel pen on Arches cover black paper.
Tentacle Deeps 46, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the way the runes curve and writhe with the tentacles, against the background that fades upward from rose to lemon gold. Below, you can see it tucked safely into a frame where it won’t harm anyone. Just don’t look too closely at the runes if you want to keep all of your sanity intact.
Tentacle Deeps 46, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art, Series and Books, Tentacles
Tags: black paper, for sale, gold, red, stars are right, tentacle deeps, tentacles, watercolor
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Tentacles in Progress
Tuesday, January 29th, 2013
Soon there will be tentacles here. Soon.
No tentacles yet, but I give you an oblique shot of a background soon to have writhing tentacles. I’ve got something interesting planned for these tentacles, which will hopefully be worth waiting for.
Also, shiny. Oooooohshiny.
This post brought to you by the epic amounts of work I am sloooowly getting current with.
Categories: Daily Art, Tentacles, Works In Progress
Tags: wip
Copper Octopus
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2013
Copper Octopus watercolor by Amy Crook
Somehow all of my painted octopi end up looking a bit worried, as though they’re not quite sure how they ended up here in this painting and they’re definitely concerned that there will soon be a kraken. This little guy is painted almost entirely in shining metallic paints, the water in three shades of blue and the octopus himself mainly in a bright coppery duochrome adobe. His shadows and highlights are made of normal watercolor, but his eyes are the same shining blue as the water he’s swimming in.
Just don’t startle him. He might ink.
Copper Octopus, 7″x5″ iridescent, duochrome and normal watercolor on paper.
Copper Octopus, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the sunlight shining off of his distinctive copper skin and lovely sapphire-blue eyes. Below, he’s briefly occupying a frame and fretting about all the imaginary dangers of his empty undersea world. Perhaps you can take him home and let him take on a few of your worries as well, while he’s at it?
Copper Octopus, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Daily Art, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Tentacles
Tags: blue, copper, duochrome, for sale, iridescent, octopus, tentacles, water, watercolor
Cuppa Tentacles
Sunday, January 13th, 2013
Cuppa Tentacles sketch by Amy Crook
The holiday season meant coloring books, of course, and I even had time to sketch in most of them! This little cuppa’s got something a bit stronger in it than tea, eek.
Happy Sunday!
Categories: Daily Art, Series and Books, Tentacles
Tags: coloring book, doodle, nfs, pen & ink, sketch
Blue Dude of the Deeps
Tuesday, January 8th, 2013
Blue Dude of the Deeps, vinyl toy customized by Amy Crook
He’s really more teal than blue, but the name amuses me anyway. This little guy looks like Poseidon’s evil minion in some sort of wacky Greek Myth claymation. He’s all tentacles down below, and spiraling silver curls up top, with tentacles on his left arm and silver filigree on the right.
Blue Dude of the Deeps, 3.5″ tall vinyl Color Blank figure customized with acrylic paint and Sharpie marker, $99 with free shipping. Note that this is a collectible, not a toy, and the paint will not stand up to much abuse.
Blue Dude of the Deeps, detail 1, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see more detail on his curly hair and filigreed arm, as well as the coppery sheen of light off the black Sharpie. Below, you can see the rest of his head and the curling tentacle that takes up most of his back.
Blue Dude of the Deeps, detail 2, by Amy Crook
He’s been finished and signed, but I need to get some polyvarnish to finish him off before he’s really ready to ship.
Blue Dude of the Deeps, detail 3, by Amy Crook
- Title: Blue Dude of the Deeps
- 3.5 in. tall Color Blank vinyl figure customized with acrylic paint and Sharpie marker
- $99 for the original (tax will be added if you live in CA)
- Shipping is free anywhere in the world
- This figure is a collectible and not a toy. The paint will not stand up to much abuse, and the materials are in no way guaranteed kid-safe.
- Payment plans are available, just email me
- The button below will take you to Paypal – if you’d like to pay another way, just let me know and we’ll work it out
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art, Tentacles, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: acrylic paint, for sale, sharpie marker, teal, tentacles, vinyl toy
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