Inktober

Another new mythological creature for me, the Pontianak is the spirit/ghost of a woman who died in childbirth or pregnant from Indonesian and Malay mythology. There are other variations with…

I'd never heard of the Dybbuk from Jewish folklore, so this is one of the mythological creatures I got to learn about in this project which is such a bonus.…

The Bogeyman is another creature that I have a concept of but didn't realise that it has a popular form.  The idea of it having lots of teeth, claws and…

The Bunyip is an Australian mythological creature, so I was very keen on having a look at its history and what it's actually supposed to look like. We hear names…

Release the Kraken! I mean honestly how can you resist saying that!?!?! Despite the fact that the film that the line comes from has a very different looking Kraken to…

So it's been a pretty mashed-up affair with the first three of our mythological creatures. All three classified as "mythological hybrids", I'm guessing creative types in the past that wanted…

I thought I had a pretty good idea around what a Basilisk looks like which translates essentially to "I've seen Harry Potter". The Basilisk is not what I was expecting…

To kick off Inktober I'm starting with the Persian mythological hybrid called the Manticore. The Manticore has a human head on the body of a lion who has a scorpion…

Every year I try to incorporate Inktober with another theme, usually. Drawlloween and this year I have left my list preparation to the last minute (well halfway through day one).Last…