First Post + Monster Concepts

This is my first blog post ever.  I'll waste no time and share some art.

Here is something I drew today.  The concept behind this creature incorporates the idea that many animals in nature can employ tactics to appear larger and more imposing.  When at rest, the tentacles would be at rest.  When approaching prey however, its tentacles could fan out and wave around (as pictured) to cause fear and confusion, and then lash forward like a cat o' nine tails.

Next is some pixel art I did on a much larger scale than most of the pixel art I've done before.  My main inspiration for this was the vibe of the original Splatterhouse.