Happy Halloween 2020.

Halloween might be more virtual and probably happening at home under lockdown for most of us, but at least it's one thing this year that's not cancelled and can be enjoyed together, either with family or online with others.

And so with that in mind, we decided to make our horror topic this year the theme of Viruses (mainly the fight against Corona and fear of it spreading). The idea of infection and the battle against it and to contain it. Basically, artwork that deals with the paranoia of being under attack from a deadly outbreak.

So mask-up, wash your hands and come closer (but not too close, yeah) for our new Virus themed SLASH-UPS art:

A dual wielding Doctor makes his last stand on Plant Corona in Andrew's latest Sci-Fi themed pin-up offering.

While back on earth, fire is the only real cure when battling giant germs in James's Attack Of The Covid artwork.

We're sure there'll be a lot of Corona inspired art appearing in the coming year and years, as people try and visualise and make sense of what it was like living through this modern plague. It's sure to be a big subject most artists will have something to say about, that's for sure.

So a Happy Halloween to those celebrating it this weekend. We don't know if 2020 has really been spooky, but it's certainly been scary and very stressful for most. We hope everyone is staying safe this October, and please enjoy these two new pin-ups as a nice Halloween treat.

Also just a quick reminder that Babayka-Lives also starts again this weekend, just in time for Halloween. For readers wanting to read the next installment of Babayka Land as the hunt for the evil old man continues.

You Can't Keep A Good Babayka Down.

I'm very guilty of not giving enough Babayka related updates recently, it's true. With all the real life chaos and computer woes of 2020 going on, I wasn't even sure if there'd be any new Babayka-Lives action this Halloween...

Although things are still very much up in the air at the moment, I am still hoping to bring readers the next part of Babayka Land this coming Halloween weekend, if I can.

If nothing else, it would be nice to offer up some treats this October to take peoples minds off everything that's happening.

Getting Your Creep On.

As depressing as things might feel right now (I think nearly everyone is feeling the pinch of such a rough 2020), I do like how this time of year has so much new spooky stuff to offer. Even artists who don't usually do horror art will join in when October rolls around. It's like every time you sign in online or go in a shop, there's something new and creepy to enjoy. 

I have to confess I am finding it harder than normal this year to get into the Halloween frame of mind. Hopefully that'll change before next weekend. It is a real shame that Halloween is finally on a Saturday at a time when people can't really socialize or gather and celebrate together and make a night of it.

Although I'm glad there's still some horror stuff going on this Halloween (even if it is mostly all online), and Corona hasn't fully taken it away from us this year. Getting your creep on in October should be a human right.

Space Ball.

I'm not really sure if this is an Egg or just some kind of a Sci-Fi Pod, and I was the one who drew and coloured it.

Maybe more of a giant Gland or Cell or something.

I really tried to make this certain Space Ball look fleshy and organic by getting in there and adding veins and so on. Trying to make it look like it's gloopy to the touch.

Fiddled To Perfection.

Well... that's not really true. I'm still not really happy with the colour job on this pin-up. But I have used some of my Halloween prep time to rejig a couple of things and get it to a better place.

I've toned down the sky a bit and tried to make the Alien and invading Saucers 'pop' a bit more in this version. As well as tweaked the colour job on the Alien Ambassador.

I'm still very much finding my feet when it comes to digital painting and colouring, but hopefully my work is moving in the right direction.

SLASH-UPS: Halloween Challenge.

What with life feeling like a real-life horror movie this year, it would be interesting to know how many people are actually planning to celebrate Halloween this October, and how many are just gonna keep their heads down and give it a miss?

Since our yearly SLASH-UPS Halloween pin-up challenge is mostly done online, we've decided to try and keep it going, since it is virtual anyway. There'll be no artshow or anything like that, but we will still be doing something base on a pre-chosen horror theme this year (previous subjects being Vampires in 2018 and Muck-Monsters last year).

When it came time to pick a theme for Halloween 2020... the choice seemed pretty obvious.

Considering we've all been living with the threat of a Virus that has invaded our lives this year, it would be crazy to pick anything else. This year has probably made germaphobes out of most of us, and put the dread of infection in all our minds.

Obviously not everyone will be up for spooky Halloween fun this year. We're sure many might feel they've had enough horror in their life for one year. But for those that ain't gonna let Corona rob them of another event in 2020, we will be trying to do our part to keep the Halloween spirit alive on the 31st.

So please do feel free to drop in and join in this Halloween.