DRAWING CHALLENGE : TENTACLES (PART ONE)

"RELEASE THE KRAKEN"

THIS WEEK I HAVE TAKEN A LOOK AT THE THEME TENTACLES AND THE TASK WAS TO DESIGN A CHARACTER UNDER THAT THEME. I STARTED BY JUST DRAWING FROM MY OWN HEAD AND WHAT I THINK THAT MEANS.

A SKETCH USING SKETCHBOOK PRO AND MY WACOM INTUOUS PRO.

THIS WAS WHAT I CAME OUT WITH AFTER 10 MINUTES SKETCHING, I WANTED TO GO WITH A HUMANOID ALIEN CHARACTER RATHER THAN A FULL BLOWN MONSTER.

I LIKED THE COMBINATION OF FLUID AND MORE JAGGED LINES AND REALLY WANTED TO EXPAND ON THE TENTACLE GOATEE IDEA WITH HAIR. I DECIDED THAT DREADS WOULD WORK WELL WITH TENTACLES

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I DECIDED I LIKED THIS IMAGED SO LAYERED IT UNDERNEATH MY ORIGINAL DRAWING AND STARTED ADDING IN THE DREADS.

ANOTHER 15 MINUTES OF ADDING THE DREADS AND DETAILS SUCH AS EYES AND ARMOUR ETC.

THIS IS WHAT I CAME OUT WITH. I AM HAPPY WITH IT BUT DECIDED I WANTED TO TAKE A MORE STRUCTURED AND PROFESSIONAL APPROACH TO DESIGNING A CHARACTER RATHER THAN JUST SKETCHING ONE DETAILED DESIGN.