Pointy stick

Some sort of draconic biped wielding a three-pointed polearm in a somewhat threatening manner, rendered in greyscale

An attempt to focus on texture, tone and shading without fussing with colour. A rather successful one, I believe!

I did later try to apply colour but the various blending modes just don’t seem to work in the right way. No matter.

Alien creature

Quadrupedal, arthropod-like alien creature covered in spikes

Quick sketch of the sort of thing that’s fun to do and I should do more often. He’s probably quite friendly.

Came the verdict, “Worst. Pterodactyl. Ever.” Can’t argue with that.

HMAS Sydney II

The cruiser HMAS Sydney II, viewed from a low angle toward the starboard bow

Drawn for a relative who has a particular interest in the navy vessel HMAS Sydney II.

The Liquidator

An ominous furnace, with a conveyor belt leading into its gaping maw, above which a sign read ‘LIQUIDATION’

When returned products are liquidated, this is where it happens. I presume. Maybe it’s just the complaints division.

Rhamphorhynchus’s oceanside meal

Rhamphorhynchus dries off after snatching a catch by the sea

Coloured and shaded remaster of Inktober 2022 #17, ‘Salty’. In part because I like Rhamphorhynchus. The existence of a fish might be more obvious in this rendition, but I must confess to performing zero palaeontological research into appropriate ichthyans.

Strictly speaking a pelagic pterosaur like Rhamphorhynchus would probably not get so drenched in its natual habitat, in a manner resembling that by which a duck doesn’t, but whatever as it’s much too late for that now. You should have complained during or shortly before the evening of 17 October 2022.

Laser lizard

Some sort of red bipedal lizard thing wielding a hefty sci-fi laser-style weapon, amongst a dense complex and seemingly up to no good

Not the best result. It’s alright, I suppose, but not really what I was aiming for, whatever that might have been.

That metal truss thing around the fuel/chemical storage tanks definitely took up a big chunk of time.

Fairy-wren

Superb fairy-wren

Coloured and shaded remaster of Inktober 2022 #24, ‘Fairy’. Biding its time until it can find a mesh fence to flit through.

2022 inktober roundup

Inktober is a thing where anyone interested attempts to make an ink drawing every day of October, or at least a once a week, or anything else in line with the main goal of making good habits. I’m more of the pixeling persuasion, so this year I did indeed produce an assortment of monochromatic pixels for all 31 days, using the Official set of prompts. Observe, should you desire.

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Apocalizard

Some sort of red bipedal lizard thing leaning on a towable generator in the middle of a wasteland, kicking a can of fuel

Lots of words in here that aren’t exactly legible. Fortunately, by way of exclusive access to the original, full-resolution and layered image, I can offer this insight for third-party remaster:

WARNING TO BE USED ONLY AS DIRECTED!

RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK

Serviceable only by authorised personnel

CRUSHING HAZARD

Ensure unit is switched off and obstructions are clear

140 kW MOBILE GENERATOR UNIT ref no. KA217-OR

Provided under warranty by PRO-GEN® Electric Generators and Inverters Pty. Ltd. Warranty void if operated contrary to provided directions and safety procedures Do not operate in an enclosed space. Ensure adequate ventillation at all …

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