Posts Tagged ‘tentacles’
End of 2020 Patreon Sketches, part 1
Tuesday, March 2nd, 2021
I’ve been very slowly getting caught up with my Patreon sketch tier art since the move, so here’s the first part of the whatever-whenever-time-is-meaningless sketches from Q3-4!
“Autumn Feelings” for Kim, and the crest of Riegan from Fire Emblem for Eric (both sold)
Purple abstract for funsies, and some tentacles for Rebecca (both sold)
“Calvin, STOP!” for Rey, “Halloween & Autumn” for Andria, bookmark for funsies, some kissing princes for Nick, and “I can stop anytime” for Amber (most sold)
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Completed Commissions, People, Figures and Faces, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Tentacles, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
Tags: aceo, acrylic ink, alice in wonderland, amber, andria, bookmark, copic marker, eric, iridescent, kim, metallic, nick, patreon, pen and ink, rebecca s, rey, sold, tentacles, watercolor
The Things in the Mirror
Tuesday, November 5th, 2019
The Things in the Mirror, 5″x7″ ink and watercolor on paper
Every year, we reread A Night in the Lonesome October by Roger Zelazny, and I’m always inspired by the story and its amazing illustrations.
This year we have the Things in the Mirror, the slitherers whose main property is, apparently, to be sticky. The grey-on-grey ink wash background suggests an otherworldly space, while the mirror itself is bright with color and shining with gold.
It begs the question, what exactly is the most real space, in or outside of the mirror, and who is actually occupying it?
The Things in the Mirror, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the metallic sheen of gold watercolor and the loose curl of a couple of tentacles up close and personal. Below, the slitherers have been further contained by a picture frame.
The Things in the Mirror, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Floating Gallery, Series and Books, Tentacles, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: for sale, ink wash, pen and ink, tentacles, watercolor, zelazny
You Made Me Ink
Friday, November 3rd, 2017
You Made Me Ink, 5″x7″ ink on paper
An octopus swims upward from a cloud of ink, the murky water obscuring its form as it rises toward the bright surface above.
This ink painting has beautiful sparkle and shine, and amazing color variation despite being done in only two colors of ink. The deep teal has gold flecks in it, and turns red where it’s dried thickly on the page; the soft grey of the octopus chases it away and brings back the lightness of the paper, adding its own warmer hues in the process.
You Made Me Ink, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the glittering gold, mysterious red, and soft, watery grey of the in on the page, settling into the grooves as it will. Below, this octopus is grooving in a frame, like your own little still tank of exotic waters.
You Made Me Ink, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Floating Gallery, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Tentacles
Tags: brush and ink, for sale, j herbin, octopus, tentacles
Inktober 2017, day 10-16
Tuesday, October 17th, 2017
October marches on, and so do my pens and brushes. Enjoy this week’s mix of commissions, Patron sketches, and weird doodles!
Inktober day 10: I’ve Got the Keys to Your Horse, for Jeff
Inktober day 11: Ink Spirals
Inktober day 12: Autumn Ghost
Inktober day 13: You Made Me Ink
Inktober day 14: To Have Ambition is My Ambition
Inktober day 15: Hmm? First Doctor for Ian
Inktober day 16: Needs More Caffeine
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Completed Commissions, Daily Art, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, People, Figures and Faces, Pretty Words, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Tentacles, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
Tags: brush and ink, commission, doctor who, halloween, ian doctors, inktober, j herbin, jefferson, octopus, patreon, pen and ink, tea, tentacles, word art
30 Day Marker Challenge, part 2
Tuesday, April 18th, 2017
The amazing Sadynax gave herself a 30-day Marker Challenge last month, and I decided to do it for April to help get back in the swing of art after my surgery.
I’m giving my wonderful Patreon supporters some bonuses at the $5+ sketch levels this month, so it’s a good time to become a patron!
Day 11: Redo one of your old copic works.
Day 12: Shade white cloth without using any grey markers.
Day 13: Color ombre.
Day 14: Use at least 10 colors.
Day 15: No lineart.
Day 16: Draw something metallic.
Day 17: Make space/cosmos.
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Completed Commissions, Daily Art, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, People, Figures and Faces, Pretty Words, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Tentacles, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: 30 day marker challenge, addams family, arthur, cocktail, copic marker, food, inception, pen and ink, pencil, purrito, quartermaster, tentacles, word art
Tentacle Deeps 49
Thursday, April 7th, 2016
Tentacle Deeps 49, 8″x8″ watercolor on Fluid watercolor paper
The Tentacle Deeps rise again!
Someone asked me on Periscope what my favorite thing is to paint, and I immediately answered, “Tentacles,” and was reminded that it’s been ages since I added to this series.
The photos don’t really do it justice, the bright green on top is cheerful and the rich teal blends into it beautifully. The tentacles are in a deep blue-black mix that adds depth, darker layering over lighter as we got closer to the viewer.
Tentacle Deeps 49, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see a detail of the tentacles, growing bluer and fainter as they fade into the background. Below, the painting sits in a frame, perfect to be part of a grouping of art, or just to fill that little patch of bare wall. With tentacles.
Tentacle Deeps 49, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Floating Gallery, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Tentacles
Tags: for sale, japanese watercolor, tentacle deeps, tentacles, watercolor
A Little Cuttle
Tuesday, January 12th, 2016
A Little Cuttle, 7″x8″ pen & ink and Copic marker on paper
How about a little cuttle? Cuttlefish, that is. This punny cephalopod has heart eyes just for you!
Give the Valentine to someone you adore, or simply can’t wait to get your tentacles around.
A Little Cuttle Valentine by Amy Crook on Etsy
Categories: Card Design, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Tentacles, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: cephalopod, copic marker, cuttlefish, etsy, for sale, pen and ink, tentacles
More Art This Way »
