Grumpy Round Creature with a Tail

So I've created another illustration, and this time it seems the character is a bit round, horned, tailed, and the dearth of joy emanating from his grouchy eyes is a bit funny...maybe it's just the mood I'm in at the moment, but I can relate.  I started this illustration with charcoal and water, and then later moved to watercolors.

Don't worry, I have pics for all to see;)

Before I added any watercolor to the charcoal, I sprayed the illustration with a sealant, to prevent 

smearing.

^The watercolors I buy come in tubes, but for convenience I keep a bit of each color separated into these awesome little containers.  They are so easy to just throw in your bag or box, etc... and take with you, plus they keep me from wasting any of the paint.

^ At this point I had added just a little pigment to the illustration. I was having problems keeping the paint flowing smoothly, because apparently the spray I put over the charcoal acts something like glass and nothing wanted to stick...>_<

Poe Inspired Illustration

I used an excerpt from E. A. Poe's short poem "Alone" to inspire this illustration.

"From the thunder and the storm,
And the cloud that took the form
(When the rest of Heaven was blue)
Of a demon in my view."

~Edgar Allen Poe

Sisters in Action and Forest of Hair

Here are some rough sketches I worked up this evening.  The two sisters are back in action as they fight off alien robots. Eventually, when I'm pleased with their look, I will use them in full-color illustrations...but until that day, rough sketches will abound.  As for the lady of the forest, so to speak, she is going to be just a standard ink illustration.  I was getting frustrated not having something that I could finish in the works, since I've been doing a lot of rough concept sketches lately.

Just Another Illustration

Enjoy....!!!

Another Illustration, Masked Vultures and a Floating Kid

Here's another illustration, unaltered (though, I will probably have some fun playing with it digitally)...straight from the 'sketchbook.