A letter a day: J is for jumbo

Posted on September 20, 2014 by Valerie Bean

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A letter a day: H is for horrible

Posted on September 18, 2014 by Valerie Bean

H is for horrible, but kinda huggable too!
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A letter a day: F is for frightful

Posted on September 16, 2014 by Valerie Bean

“Frightful” is a good monster-y word, but really this little guy looks more friendly than frightful, kind of like a big pickle that just wants a hug.
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A letter a day: E is for enormous

Posted on September 15, 2014 by Valerie Bean

Today’s letter is E for ENORMOUS! I mean, like SO BIG it can’t even fit on the page! LOOOOOOK AT IT! I bet it has sharp, pointy teeth too.
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A letter a day: B is for beast

Posted on September 12, 2014 by Valerie Bean

Today’s letter: B is for beast!
I did this one in Illustrator again (CS5). I used the bristle brush a lot on this one to do the shading and the furry stripes. In some ways, it’s a lot like work in a regular non-vector painting program like ArtRage, so I felt right at home using it. I’m having fun learning some new techniques and I’m loving how these little guys are turning out. I wonder what tomorrow’s Creepy Creature will look like!

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A letter a day: A is for abominable

Posted on September 11, 2014 by Valerie Bean

I’ve decided to challenge myself to illustrate one letter of the alphabet a day, every day. Every letter will have the same theme, and if all goes well, when I get to the end of the alphabet, I’ll begin again with a new theme. The theme for the first alphabet is MONSTERS!!!
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I decided to take the opportunity to play with Illustrator since I don’t usually do vector art. I don’t plan on forcing myself to stick with any particular technique for the whole alphabet, but I did have a lot of fun making this little guy, so who knows what tomorrow’s beastly B might look like!