Still Hip.

I don’t know if I’ve ever posted an update on a Leap Year before, so I think this is a first for my blog.

So here’s Katchalov in all his inky glory (minus his turtleneck). Still taking a swig off of his hipflask.

Hipflask Action.

It’s always difficult when showing current Babayka art, not to give away any spoilers. But I think this bit of Katchalov hipflask action should be ok to show.

It’s gonna be tricky posting new Babayka artwork in 2020, as I’m about to start drawing some very intense and spoiler heavy pages this coming year, but I’ll post what I can.

It might be over ten years old, but this blog is still the best place to look for the latest and exclusive Babayka news and artwork.

Vampire Nurse.

I’m ashamed to say I’m not a 100% sure I haven’t posted this before (it’s been a rocky pass few months, and I‘ve lost track of a lot of things), but hopefully this is the first time folks are seeing it.

So please enjoy this quick Vampire nurse doodle I did recently for fun.

I’ve got a strong urge to do something Vampire nurse related at some point. I just like the contrast of depicting a healing character like a nurse, portrayed and mixes with something really bad for your health like a Vampire. Nurses help you feel better and improve your health… Whereas Vampire slowly suck you dry like a sexy illness…

My two favourite things to draw are beautiful woman and grotesque monster. But I do sometimes like the idea of when the two meet, and the idea of the bewitching predator  (I think my Babayka work would fully back that up). When what chases you is something a part of you wouldn’t mind being caught by. It feels like a very sinister trick of nature.

As 2020 rolls on, I will try and find time to do some more female Vampire doodles in my sketchbook when I can, but no promises. 2020 is not making a very good impression on me so far.

I do have a very soft spot for Vampire Vixens (maybe it’s a British thing), and would like to do more in this subgenre at some point.

The Dark Judge Rises Coloured.

Street Judges find the recently escaped Judge Death just as he starts to rises from his toxic green tub of ‘Dead Fluids’.

And so here’s The Dark Judge Rises in colour.

Mega City Judges and Judge Death have a very particular look that’s been around for ages, which I very much had to keep in mind while colouring this pin-up. I knew I wanted to get the look and colours just right. I’ve always secretly loved that dirty lime green colour they sometimes use for the Judge’s boots and gloves. Or the fact a Judge’s visor is arched and red, so Judges always look angry. I do think both are a design classic.

Even though this is Judge Death emerging fresh and new in this image in a new dead body and custom, I still wanted his outfit to look a little tattered and washed out. I also loved colouring his pads and accessories in that horrible murky sand colour. You know a character is evil, when they wear double-ended witch fingers on their elbow.

The ‘DANGER’ font was actually taken from a real danger sign I found and photographed while out on a hike last summer. If you look carefully, you can see where the rust has started to eat into the letters (I love that kind of effect). I was saving it for a future pin-up, but it just seemed to go so well with this image.

I’ve had the urge to do a slime bases pin-up for a while now, so it was fun to finally get to play around with that, and draw dripping slime. Green slime always makes monsters scarier.

I also think there’s something a little creepy about people getting out of the bath (think Room 237 and the old lady in The Shining). I kind of think he also looks a bit like a vampire popping out his coffin at sunset.