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Cthulhu Dreams of Love
Tuesday, January 10th, 2012
Cthulhu Dreams of Love by Amy Crook
Cthulhu gets a Valentine! Of course his love-dreams could be for a birthday, anniversary or just because, but it’s that season and I drew him with that in mind.
That said, my favorite part is the button-eyed Hound of Tindalos plush toy. He’s holding its paw! Aww, Cthulhu, we never knew you were such a softie.
Cthulhu Dreams of Love, 5″x7″ pen and ink and Copic markers on paper. Visit my Etsy Shop to pick him up on a card!
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art, Series and Books, Tentacles, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: copic marker, cthulhu, etsy, for sale, lovecraft, pen and ink, weeble
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Tentacle Spiral 1
Tuesday, January 3rd, 2012
Tentacle Spiral 1 by Amy Crook
I was mucking about with washes, and I thought I’d do something a little different with this pale, almost flesh-toned wash I did on one of my last blank handmade postcards from India. The lunar black paint made exquisite textures as it granulated and pooled in the surface of the card, giving the tentacles a half-real feeling.
I like this effect with the tentacles spiralling in from all sides, so I’ve optimistically called this #1 in the hopes that I manage a series out of it.
Tentacle Spiral 1, 6″x4″ watercolor on handmade postcard.
I took a close-up of one of the spirals so you can really see the texture.
Tentacle Spiral 1, detail, by Amy Crook
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art, Series and Books, Tentacles
Tags: for sale, spirals, tentacle spiral, tentacles, watercolor
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Cthulhu with a Kitten doodle
Friday, December 30th, 2011
Cthulhu with a Kitten sketch by Amy Crook
Another little Coloring Book doodle! Cthulhu is quite dubious that he’s not supposed to eat the kitten, but I’m sure he’ll come around.
Happy New Year!
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art, Series and Books, Tentacles
Tags: coloring book, cthulhu, kitten, lovecraft, nfs, pen and ink, sketch
Tentacle Deeps 23
Tuesday, December 27th, 2011
Tentacle Deeps 23 by Amy Crook
It’s the ghost of tentacles past! Or possibly tentacles future. Who can tell.
There’s a subtle blue-violet tint to the background on this piece that comes through where the white paint picked up the background color.
Tentacle Deeps 23, 8″x8″ watercolor on paper.
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Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art, Series and Books, Tentacles, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: for sale, ghost, purple, tentacle deeps, tentacles, watercolor
Old-Fashioned Ornaments, set 2
Friday, December 23rd, 2011
Old-Fashioned Ornaments, set 2, by Amy Crook
Pardon the terrible photography, I’ll try to take a better one when the sun’s back up. I finally managed to assemble my second set of old-fashioned paper ornaments, this one with slightly different art. I kept the star but hung it at a different angle, and then made Cthulhu himself and an Elder Sign (Lovecraft style) to go with it.
These ornaments are a huge pain to make, but it’s almost fun in that way where it appeals to my meticulous nature, so I might make a few extra sets next year. We’ll see!
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art, Tentacles
Tags: christmas, crosshatching, cthulhu, lovecraft, pen and ink
Tentacle Deeps 22
Tuesday, December 20th, 2011
Tentacle Deeps 22 by Amy Crook
Some cheerful Christmas red tentacles for the Tuesday before! Well, all right, the shade’s a bit more bloody than Santa usually likes, but I’m not going to be the one to tell Cthulhu that.
I went with a very simple, stylized pattern on the tentacles this time, which makes them look a bit like monster fingers, creepy scratch marks, or perhaps long, wavy hair. The surface of the tentacles is subtly textured from the granulating Lunar Black watercolor, too, and it’s even more obvious in person.
Tentacle Deeps 22, 4″x8″ watercolor on paper.
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art, Series and Books, Tentacles
Tags: for sale, red, tentacle deeps, tentacles, watercolor
Tentacle Monster Sketch
Tuesday, December 13th, 2011
Tentacle Monster sketch by Amy Crook
I saved this guy for Tuesday for obvious reasons. I’m not sure if he’s Lovecraftian or just really creepy, but he was fun to draw, like a Van Gogh sunflower gone very, very wrong.
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art, Tentacles
Tags: coloring book, lovecraft, nfs, pen and ink, sketch
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