Month O' Monsters 2016 - The Ninth Post

Happy Halloween and Día de los Muertos, amigos! Here are some final pieces to leave you with. A screen printed gig poster, and two doodles from my sketchbook. I hope you had a great spooky season, and got real weird with it!

If anyone is interested, here are the Halloween movies I finished out the month with:

9. The Fog (1980)

10. Creature from the Black Lagoon

11. Ernest Scared Stupid

12. Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1978)

13. Creepshow

Month O' Monsters 2016 - The Eighth Post

Every year I try to make October my month to watch spooky and scary movies, (for obvious reasons). The movies may even be comedy, but they all fit a monstery, or halloweeny, bill in some way. The other night I watched Arachnophobia, it got me in a spidey mood, and this big fella made a home in my sketchbook.

I've been trying to do a better job of being in my sketchbook more. I want to get back to working by hand, with markers, pens, pencils, etc, to flesh out ideas and depend less on the 'puter. Hopefully you'll be seeing more of these sketchbook entires.

If anyone is interested, below are October's Halloween movies so far. I started about a week ago, and my goal is to hit thirteen movies by the 31st. If the list seems a little odd or random, it's because I try to have a completely different list each year, and I like it to have a good mix.

1. Hocus Pocus

2. Arachnophobia

3. Fright Night (1985)

4. Interview with the Vampire

5. The Black Cauldron

6. The Invasion of the Body Snatchers (1956)

7. Gremlins 2: The New Batch

8. Sleepy Hollow (1999)

Month of Monsters IV: PoJT Redroom page 3

One page remains, stay tuned.

Month of Monsters IV: Sasquatch Sighting

Hey, y'alls! Here's a little something I have been working on.

Decided to take some time out recently to start getting a basic understanding of some very basic animation. I'm really just wanting to know enough to be able to do little gags and goofs here and there, and also to be able to work with animators in the future without sounding like a total doofus!

This one is something I've been working on here and there over this month. I may end up throwing more into it, or move on to a new project to learn more. I'm posting this one as a video for size reasons, but I've made it as a continuous loop in another format to go on forever and ever and ever and ever and ever and ever, (if I wanted it to).

Month of Monsters IV: Clown Brown

Whelp! We are officially past the halfway point of this year's Month of Monsters! There's no turning back now. Here's #3 in my series of spooky cereals for your hungry inner child.

Fair Warning: This could be the scariest post so far...

-Kyle B

Month of Monsters IV : Canni-Bowls

Well, here we are again! Today I'm bringing you a brand new addition to my spooky cereal series. 

I hope Mikey likes it!

-KB

xoxo

(The timing for this one worked out perfectly with the season premiere of The Walking Dead last night. Anyone watch that? Super gross.)

Month of Monsters IV : The Child Gobbler

It came from a wormhole the size of your thumb

With teeth sharp as knives and a craving for young

They hid all the children in shelters and barns

But no one could outfox The Child Gobbler's arms

Month of Monsters IV : Berry'd Alive!

Hey, pals! I've decided to run another, short little series for this year's Month of Monsters. This year I'll be posting my own set of spooky cereals! They're sure to make your taste buds dance, your eyeballs pop, and your livers quiver.

First up is a berry-flavored cereal that's to die for! ← (it had to be said, you guys)

Month Of Monsters IV: PoJT Redroom p1

Woo first post. Man, I feel like I keep breaking the rules on these posts... This month I'm doing a short little comic for "The Possession of Jonah Turner" which I write with my brother. Also I'm planning to participate in Inktober where I'll be drawing some of the creatures / characters we've come up with for that world. So uhh, enjoy page one.

Month of Monsters IV - October 2014

Just wanted to take a quick break from Sup-tember! to announce this year's Fourth Annual Month of Monsters! The fun starts just a few days from now, and it'll continue throughout all of October! Be there, be scared.

Happy Halloween from Jeb Kennedy!!

Here's my turn to say Happy Halloween, and thanks again! We look forward to The Month of Monsters all year, and it's extra special when you guys enjoy it with us.

Here's to another year of making art together, and staying inspired!

(You may recognize this guy from a certain movie franchise that rhymes with "toast clusters".)

Month O' Monsters Guest!: Ian McCloud

We've been really excited about this guest art, you guys. Today's submission comes from a friend of ours, and an incredible artist, Ian McCloud.

Though he is as humble as anyone could possibly be, this guy has some insanely good drawing skills. If you ever get a chance to check out one of his sketchbooks, take advantage of the opportunity. Ian fills them up with his wonderful pen and ink art style and awesome imagination.

Ian McCloud is about as manly as they come. A lover of nature, 

Ian has enough beard to not only keep himself warm, but also a small family. 

He's also a super nice guy, so he would probably do that.

Month O' Monsters Day #13: How to Cook Monster

 

                             Sugar, Spice, and Everything (not) Nice

                             One squirt of lime juice,

                              Two pinches of garlic salt,

                              Three scoops of jack-o-lantern guts,

                              And one hairy, nasty beast-man, (boiled).

Month O' Monsters Guest Art Weekend!

This week we had some surprise guest art sent our way! We really love it when people send us stuff, you guys, so keep 'em comin'!

Up first is a submission from the super talented photographer, Heather Charise. Heather gave us fair warning that this illustration may be too weird/ creepy. But I think we can handle it...

You can check out her personal work here, or her stuff for 

Authentiqua Studios here. This girl really knows what she's doing.

Up next is a guest art submission from one of the Jebs' younger brothers! Ryan "Cito" Blair sent in a monster he sketched out while he was at work. It looks like he may be more influenced by the art of Jason Flack than his own brother...

Cito is the handsomest of the Brothers Blair. He enjoys sweet treats, 

livin' life on the edge, and cuddling. Dude's got big muscles too...

Lastly, we have a new submission from the designer and screen printer, Joel Martinez. Here's a poster he put together for an upcoming monster-themed art show.

Joel is a crazy-hard-working designer that always has something in the works. 

From work for CrossFit to sweet gig posters, this guys stays busy. 

He is a lead designer at Junk Brands, and in his "free time" he works 

as a barista at Pour Jon's coffee shop. 

We've already been told about some more, very exciting, guest art that is still to come! So keep an eye out for more submissions to be posted next weekend! And if you have any desire at all to send something our way, please do! Getting involved, collaborating, and inspiring each other is what Jeb Kennedy is all about! 

STAY SPOOKY! -Jeb Kennedy 

Month O' Monsters Day #10: Drinking Buddies!

Prepare for the dirtiest martini of your life... It's a night out on the town, with Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde!

Month O' Monsters Day #8: The Little Mermaid

HAPPY MONDAY EVERYBODY.

Here's my next entry in this creepy Disney series for Month of Monsters. I apologize for being a few days late. Thanks to the other guys for letting me post today.

Au revoir!

Month O' Monsters Guest!: Justin Peabody

Today we are featuring guest art from the wacky, tacky, and incredibly talented designer and artist, Justin Peabody!

Whether he is using his creative juices for designs seen in Walmart, or his work for the OKC Thunder, or just creating an unsettling Snapchat to send me, Justin is off the charts.

This guy also has a really weird thing for unicorns- the only creatures as unique and rare as Mr. Peabody. Enjoy Justin's Cosmic Unicorn!

... Also enjoy his art submission for the Month of Monsters.

Justin Peabody is an art director at Saatchi & Saatchi X. He has a passion for unicycles, 

unicorns, and unitards. He spends his evenings in tight turtleneck sweaters. He's married, ladies.

Month O' Monsters Day #6: Universal Tikis

Day 6 uv da Munth uh Munsters!

Month O' Monsters Guest!: Chad Maupin

Today's guest artist is the incredibly talented, Chad Maupin, of Big Bot Design. I've been looking forward to sharing some of this guy's work for a long time, and Month of Monsters seemed like the perfect time to do it!

To start things off, we have Chad's "Wolfman" poster. This awesome illustration is a silkscreen poster that actually uses glow-in-the-dark ink!

(Keep scrolling to read more about what Chad's up to, and see another awesome poster!)

If you live even remotely near Northwest Arkansas, I am almost positive you have seen Chad's work. Whether it's his work for Fayettechill, Pack Rat, or the Northwest Arkansas Roller Derby, Chad is showing up everywhere. 

The good news is, you can own your very own artwork from Chad very soon! The Four Legged Bird store in Fayetteville Arkansas is hosting a Big Bot Trunk Show, where you can pick up a ton of awesome art. Check out the poster below, and if you're in the area, you won't wanna miss this!

Chad and his family have lived in Northwest Arkansas for the past 5 years. 

Chad loves drawing, comics, antiques, and thankfully, the San Francisco 49ers.

Month O' Monsters Day #4: Pinocchio

hi, my name is john spriggs. i'd like to trample on your childhood memories. thank you.