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.

Or Die!

Just because any title that ends with "Or Die!" is cool in my books. The Exclamation Mark lets you know the title is serious.

Again, edited to avoid spoilers.

Pith... Pith... Hurray!

I thought I'd share this sneak peek at what I was working on today just because everybody loves a girl in a Pith Helmet. It makes her look so classy and adventurous (or maybe that's just the Englishman in me talking).

I had to edit this photo a little so as not to give away too many spoilers.

Revamped.

I know some people might notices this is actually my second go at toning and adding blood to this sexy Vampire Nurse sketch (she has her own special way of taking blood donations).

 
I accidentally deleted my first go and thought I could do better anyway, so here's my 'revamped vamp' for folks to enjoy.

I hope one day I will make a return to the world of Vampires. It's differently been a while, and I do have some Vampire related ideas I'd love to flesh out at some point.  But for now, this will have to do.

Only Russian Bots Love Me.

There are a few things that really annoy me about Deviantart these days, but the biggest lately is how the majority of all my favs are fake accounts now. Blank profiles with no art and usually a single link under their Bio they clearly want you to click. It's so maddening and just a waste of time.

I don't know if I'm on some kind of sinister list or if other people on there are having the same problem? I even have one particular pin-up where all my favs are from fake zombie accounts that have since been deleted.

I'm also kind of sad that all the 'Notes' I get these days are from scammers now, too. It's been nice to talk to other creative people over the years through messages on DA, but now when I see a 'Note' in my inbox, I know it's always just a scam.

I should say a big thank you to any and all real people who actually show my work some love over on Deviantart and actually do add my artwork to their favs sometimes. The internet isn't always the friendliest place to go for support or encouragement in regards to creating stuff or getting feedback. 

I don't really know how a Russian Bot works, but I'm guessing art might be lost on them, so it is nice to know when your work does get a positive reaction from someone, even if it is just them clicking a 'like' or 'fav' button.

One nice thing about the internet (bots aside) is that you can support the art you wanna see more of.