Orc Dad

Here’s a personal piece I just finished. I’ve been playing Dungeons & Dragons with my family and I think it’s sad how orcs are depicted as just a bunch of mindlessly aggressive monsters. They have families, right? They must. So, here’s a candid portrait of an orc dad and his offspring.

A candid portrait of an orc father and his toddler offspring.  The child is on the father's shoulders, holding onto his thumb.  The background is a monochromatic forest scent.

Demon Schoolgirls

I was thinking about the Monster High idea. This is Monster Middle School, I think. A private school, by the looks of those plaid skirts. I tried to draw them with goat legs and cloven hooves, but I was having trouble making them look cute that way, so they got standard human legs instead. The saddleshoes were fun to draw.

Demon Schoolgirls

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Published in the SCBWI Bulletin

Monsters Reading

Does anyone else think bare feet are fun to draw?