Rare shots of monsters caught on camera through the ages. Collection by Relleno De Mono.

Nice pen skills on various materials. Good stuff from Sean Portfolio site and Blog.

Click through to see a page of many creatures Control > Zoom in for some sweet details.

 

A beautiful Japanese style French animation. Some lovely lovely detail. I love it. Le ballon. Link Via GlogLog

Lots of people have asked for tips on how to get going with their own exciting monster creations. So here’s a 1-2-3 ‘How To’ poster to download that i made for the Workshop at Shunt. It’s A3 format so you can see the details. Most important tip is to remember to leave a hole in his arse to stuff him through! If you do make anything, i’d love to see photos - mail them over Monster Makers.

Massive crow killing spree crime scene … More tiling bird patterns. I guess this one’s a wallpaper. Via ffffound.

Sunday was a sunny afternoon and families from all over Hackney were down at the park for StokeFest. This is a segment from some jolly live street art action with Rex, on a Tee Pee! Yey. Summers here - lets go outside.

This is probably my favourite Monster illustration of all time. Quality monsters and hand drawn type abound in Andy’s portfolio of screen prints, and his shop. Cookie had this on his wall until he started the walk .. so i stole it! ..It’s mine now ..MINE! hahaaaaa

Leigh Pearce’s blog 75 has a few creepy characters for your perusal, including this Coal Ghost and a fine little Goat Boy box to download, cut up and glue together. Nice mouth details!

Found via ffffound.com. Hungry orange monster by Hylton Warburton. Check out his Flickr for some monsterous desktops.

One piece of art a day for a year - a project to celebrate her 25th birthday. Crowded Teeth’s been knocking out some lovely stuff, including this t-shirt, Bunnies and Birds. Follow the project here.

A smörgåsbord of wall decorations. Lots of styles and artists including Tado ( i’m a massive fan of Tado! ) - the king and queen of cute character illustration. Cheers Tom for the link.

Check out what’s under the elastic! Haha. These are custom engraved leather moleskin notebooks. You can get what ever you want put on there. Such a good surprise present! ( And extra especially a surprise when it’s a naked picture …… ) Although i wouldn’t recommend that for everyone ; ) Get yours from Joe, here!

Update 27/05: We just got Design of The Month over at EngraveTech. Wicked - Thanks Joe!

Interesting interview with French artist Olivier Bucheron (aka Zamak) about his character design work. The details and personality on each is so well done. Feels quite Japanese. Matthew Newton explains - working in a foundry was his inspiration,

“… amidst the grit and grime of machinery and alloys, Bucheron first conceived the idea to build his own machines. But unlike the practical machinery surrounding him, his creations would be more surreal—the type of characters plucked from science fiction or fantasy. Bucheron’s striking robots, vehicles, and machines reflect the vivid creativity and near-obsessive attention to detail of a dedicated artisan. From the choice of paint, to the texture of the metal, to the way light is reflected, each of his characters is a highly evolved study in the boundaries of human imagination. “ Matthew Newton

Loads more juicy characters and machines on Zamak’s very nice looking blog and portfolio site.

Just amazing. Beautiful colours. Textures are just right. A feast of visual goodness. Everything on Juliens site is worth a look. Don’t miss it. And you can buy them all ( if there’s any left! ) in his shop or on Etsy.