Nalanda

Monster #: 23,994

What Is It: A mysterious and beautiful creature.

What Does She Want: Who knows. She doesn't look happy though.

What Could Be Making Her So Unhappy: I don't know, "Making A Murdere?"

Yeah, That Show Made Me Sad Too: I feel the same.

The Lems

 Monster #: 983,954

What Are They: Very cute little creatures that live near the sea.

What Do They Want:To play in the ocean as long as they can.

Can They: Oh no, not a night.

What Happens At Night: That's when the Lem Eaters come out.

What's A Lem Eater: That's a monster for another time.

Dayupp

Monster #: 34,042

What Is It: An odd, cheerful little guy.

What Does He Want: To enjoy standing in the green rain.

Looks Kinda Fun: It does.

What Makes The Rain Green: Acid.

Oh: Yeah, not so fun for us.

Boyoyoyn

Monster #: 8,305,934

What Is It: Just a cheerful, good-natured monster.

What Does It Want: He has no wants.

Why: Because he's happy just being who is.

God I Hate Him: Me too!

The Love Thing

Monster #: 5,240

What Is It: A creature that loves love.

What Does It Want: To help people fall in love.

Why: Because it's the only one of it's kind.

How Tragic: See, this is how it all comes together.

The Flump

Monster #: 87,993

What Is It: A happy-go-lucky monster.

What Does It Want: To say "hi" to everyone he meets.

Why: 'Cuz he believes in being a good, kind person.

He's Not Gonna Last Long: Ha ha no.

The Dolasaur

Monster #: 914,004

What Is It: A very content dinosaur.

What Does It Want: To live a life free of troubles.

Wait, Is Thing Still Alive: Yes.

It Survived The Meteor: Yes.

Where The Hell Is It: It lives in Staten Island. People just haven't noticed it yet.

The Sneek

Monster #: 62,562

What Is It: Some sort of angry, bird-like thing.

Why Is It Angry: It's a monster. It'd be more surprising if it wasn't angry.

That's Too Bad: I know.

I Want Everything to Be Happy: A noble dream.

The Happisum

Monster #: 87,004

What Is It: A very happy monster.

What Does It Want: To be happy.

That's It: Yep.

Seems Kinda Lacking: Well, are you happy?

...No: There you go.

Mickey Rodent

Monster #: 1,928

What Is It: A beloved corporate mascot.

What Does It Want: To entertain children everywhere!

Why: Why not?

No, Seriously, Why: Because he feeds on the souls of happy children.

Oh That Makes Sense: Thought it would.

Grud

Monster #: 8,593

What Is It: A big, goofy-looking monster.

What Does It Want: To go on vacation in Hawaii.

Well, It Looks Like He Made It: Yep.

Is He Happy, I Can't Really Tell: We have no idea.

I Want Him To Be Happy: Me too.

Two Years of Monsters

Hey folks, sorry for the lack of monsters recently. I've been super busy lately (storyboard tests, job interviews, etc) and monsters unfortunately fell by the wayside

But now we're back! And this month this blog celebrated it's two-year anniversary!

I talked a little bit about the origins of the blog in this one-year anniversary post and not a whole lot has changed since then. I still produce these things pretty fast as I'm trying to tap into my subconscious. I think it's really fun to discover the monster as I draw it.

What has changed over the year is how experimental the monsters have become as I've really started playing around with different mediums and materials. I now create monsters in Illustrator and Flash as well as Photoshop and I try to use as many different dry media brushes as possible. I really like texture so any opportunity to make the stuff I create digitally look more tactile is fine by me.

I'm still learning how to be a better artist and I'm really happy this blog has managed to gain something of an audience. Ultimately, I want to entertain and I hope all of you are having a good time.

Here's to another year of monsters!

Best wishes,
Ryan

Here are some of my favorite monsters from the last year:

The Happy Bear

 

The All-Seeing-Eye

 The Lelps

Tembo

Sydney

Primmirp

Monster #: 987,673

What Is It: Some sort of primate-type monster.

Primate: Yeah, it's kinda monkey-like, isn't it?

What Does It Want: Probably a banana.

I'm Pretty Sure That's Just a Stereotype: Whatever you say, Mr. Scientist.

I'm a Woman: Fine, Ms. Scientist. Are you happy now?

What the Hell is Wrong With You: I'm so lonely.

Grabjb

Monster #: 35,789

What Is It: Sort sort of… thing?

What Does It Want: Man, we don’t have ANY idea.

It’s Pretty…Happy: Yeah, I guess.

I Dunno, I Still Don’t Like It All That Much: Neither do us.

Seriously, What IS It’s Deal: Some things just can’t be known.

The Happy Bear

Monster #: 311

What Is It: A cheerful and ever-smiling bear.

What Does It Want: To wave "hi" to everyone it meets and just be a happy dude.

Wow, He Sounds Pretty Cool: Yeah, The Happy Bear is pretty cool.

How Can I Meet The Happy Bear: But don't you see, The Happy Bear was inside you all along.

The Billyjohn

Monster #: 714

What Is It: A cheerful little creature that sits on your shoulder.

What Does It Want: To provide fresh, optimistic new perspective on your troubles.

Sounds Annoying: Oh yes, indeed it is.

How Can I Avoid It: Always make the right decision.

...So I Can't Avoid It Then: No.

Goliyon

Monster #: 885

What Is It: A very cheerful monster that wants to cheer you up!

How: By providing an ever-smiling face and upbeat personality.

Does It Work: Nope. He's more annoying than helpful.

How Can I Avoid Him: You can't.

The Rectangles

Monster #: 343

What Are They: Weird, rectangle-shaped monsters ruled by a single emotion.

What Do They Want: To do things bases on their emotional status (i.e. the happy one wants to be happy, the sad one wants to be sad, the angry one wants to be angry).

Where Are They: Somewhere beyond our realm of comprehension.

That Doesn't Sound Comforting: Most of the stuff on this blog doesn't.

The Spectre

Monster #: 10

What Is It: An ethereal being that roams where it pleases.

What Does It Want: We don't know. A good time, perhaps?

Is It Dangerous: So far it seems harmless to humans.

What Are Those Pink Things: I'm afraid that's a different entry. Sorry!

Jimbo

Monster #: 374

What Is It: A cute little guy that hides under your hat.

What Does It Want: He just wants to say hi and let you know he's lookin' out for you!

Oh, So He's A Good Guy: The best!

I Wouldn't Have Thought That: Hey man, that's your own problem.