Fire-breather

I was in the mood to sketch while at work so I randomly found this reference picture from National Geographic of a fire breather in Thailand. Here's what I have so far:

  

What I like about the photograph is the bold contrast and the lighting. I considered doing smooth shading but I was having fun with a stylized non-realistic fire. I think there would be too much of a disconnect between a realistic performer and non-realistic fire so I think I'll flatten out some of the shading and make it more like a stencil. Which of course may lead to turning it into an actual stencil and some fun screen printing or reverse dyeing with bleach. 

Todd-ah!

This little monster is named Todd because he likes to say "Tada!"  He is the first stuffed monster I've made was to be the first listed on my Etsy store. As I played around with him and discovered his arms like to flop out as if saying, "Tada!" I realized I simply couldn't part with him. I will make some other monsters soon. I have some new ideas to implement in future monsters like zippers for mouths. 

Snuggle Power!

Behold the power of snuggles!

On the left is our wonderful cat Tom and on the right is my beloved bear, North. I've had North since I was a little kid. I can't quite remember where or when I got him but he's old enough to have gone gray. Someday I'll have to see if I can get his fur white and fluffy again but in the mean time it's a mark of his veteran status among my stuffed animals.