Monster Fact: Monster breath is terrible. Many beautiful would-be monster relationships are de-railed early on by halitosis*.
(*See also monster diets)
Showing posts with label monster. Show all posts
Showing posts with label monster. Show all posts
Tuesday 22 July 2014
Monday 21 July 2014
Thursday 17 July 2014
Monster Facts #6
Monster Fact: Monsters love ice cream, but mainly when it's somebody else's ice cream.
See also monster diets
Labels:
children's illustration,
heatwave,
ice cream,
illustration,
monster,
monster facts
Monster Facts #5
Monster Fact: The dark is composed of at least 70% monsters (& at least 10% horrible creepy crawlies) - very much like the percentage of cocoa solids in posh chocolate but much SCARIER!
Labels:
children's illustration,
chocolate,
dark,
fact,
illustration,
monster,
monster facts,
monsters,
pen and ink,
shadows,
steve may
Wednesday 16 July 2014
Monster Facts #4
Monster Fact: You know when people say "they won't hurt you they're just being friendly"? * or, "they're more scared of you than you are of them"?*
These are abject BIG FAT LIES. Run away now!
(*see also big vicious dogs with dumb owners)
(*see also spiders)
These are abject BIG FAT LIES. Run away now!
(*see also big vicious dogs with dumb owners)
(*see also spiders)
Labels:
dogs,
illustration,
monster,
monster facts,
monsters,
pen and ink,
run,
spiders
Monster facts #3
Monster fact : Vegetarianism is EXTREMELY uncommon. Their favourite dinner is invariably YOU!
(yeah, yeah, wear the monster deflective tofu armour if it makes you feel better #futilegesture)
(yeah, yeah, wear the monster deflective tofu armour if it makes you feel better #futilegesture)
Labels:
children's illustration,
futile,
illustration,
meat,
monster,
monster facts,
monsters,
pen and ink,
steve may,
tofu,
vegetarian
The Wednesday creature
Monster fact : Bloodthirsty monsters always have Wednesdays off to catch up on laundry / e-mails etc.
Here is a candid pen & ink picture of a monster washing his smalls (the artist was nearly devoured in the process of drawing this, monsters are NOTORIOUSLY touchy - I don't make this sh*t up you know!)
Here is a candid pen & ink picture of a monster washing his smalls (the artist was nearly devoured in the process of drawing this, monsters are NOTORIOUSLY touchy - I don't make this sh*t up you know!)
Labels:
children's illustration,
creature,
fact,
illustration,
laundry,
monster,
monster facts,
pants,
pen & ink,
underpants,
Wednesday
Monday 14 July 2014
Monday 7 July 2014
Silly Name for a Monster!
The fact that I laughed out loud when I first received the text was definitely a good start & I thoroughly enjoyed illustrating this. It's a hilarious book with a big scary monster, some cowardly knights & a little boy called Stinkpot. Can he succeed in defeating a monster with such a silly name?
I'm not going to tell you that. You'll have to wait until August 7th until it's actually released so there!
In the mean time, here's a sneak preview...
Thursday 26 June 2014
LOOK! NEW ANIMATION!
I have become acutely aware that to iPads/ iPhone users the little 'Bat Van' animation on my website homepage which has served me well over the years has been unviewable due to technology issues too dull to be spoken of here. (something to do with a hissy fit between Apple & Adobe etc. etc.)
Basically, instead of a pleasing animation loop all the Apple device based punter would see was a white space...now I like minimalism as much as the next person but...
....LOOK! NEW ANIMATION!
I've just introduced these little rascals in preparation for a bit of an overhaul of the site in the next few months - do come in & have a look at http://www.stevemay.biz
Basically, instead of a pleasing animation loop all the Apple device based punter would see was a white space...now I like minimalism as much as the next person but...
....LOOK! NEW ANIMATION!
I've just introduced these little rascals in preparation for a bit of an overhaul of the site in the next few months - do come in & have a look at http://www.stevemay.biz
Tuesday 20 May 2014
It went that-a-way!
Labels:
balloon,
illustration,
monster,
pen and ink,
Rabbit,
sketch,
steering wheel,
that-a-way
Wednesday 14 May 2014
Ineffectual beastie
Labels:
beastie,
cat,
illustration,
monster,
pen & ink,
sketch,
sketchbook,
steve may
Tuesday 13 May 2014
Monday 17 March 2014
Dinner time (with octopus)
Labels:
dinner,
illustration,
monster,
octopus,
sauce,
sketch,
sketchbook,
tuxedo
Tuesday 11 March 2014
Mind that seagull!
Labels:
character design,
colour,
creatures,
illustration,
monster,
monsters,
pencil,
seagulls,
sketch,
sketchbook,
steve may
Tuesday 4 March 2014
Monday 3 March 2014
Happy birthday!
Labels:
balloon,
card,
creature,
Happy Birthday,
illustration,
monster,
pen & ink,
postcard,
sketch
Friday 14 February 2014
Happy V*lentines!
Labels:
city,
diversity,
godzilla,
heart,
illustration,
monster,
pen and ink,
steve may,
valentines
Tuesday 11 February 2014
Cross robot/lizard hybrid
Labels:
bah,
hybrid,
illustration,
lizard,
monster,
pen and ink,
robot,
sketch,
sketchbook
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