Fresh from the drawing table... Crab (Giant)!

I have for you another drawing that is fresh from the drawing table. This time around it is a Crab (Giant)! Continuing with "C" monsters, I have for you today a mighty crustacean that came here to eat your face and chew bubble gum... and it is all out of bubble gum. I present to you my version of a Crab (Giant)… 

Crab (Giant)

9 x 12

Pencil on paper

Original - Currently not available

© 2016 Christopher Burdett

I continue to stick by my belief that most, if not all GIANT versions of mundane monsters are the work of some mad wizard with WAY too much free time. ...Or that the Realms are way more radioactive then first thought. Maybe the rift in time and space that keeps allowing Beholders, Mind Flayers, and dinosaur people through is actually irradiating the planet and causing most of problems that adventures face. No matter the cause, the Giant Crab continues to scuttle about the beach eating anything it can grab in it huge beefy craw. ...that tasty tasty huge beefy crab claw. On second thought, maybe the Giant Crab is in more danger then it actually creates. The Giant Crab is sought out by Dwarvian foodies, its shell used as armor by pirates, and let us not forget that one dumb druid that tried to tame it so they could ride it as a mount... Froothian the Druid, you will be forever missed.

My first 100 original Dungeons & Dragons Monster Manual redesigns (A - Z): Aerial Servant, Ankheg, Ant (Giant), Ape (Carnivorous), Ape (Gorilla), Axe Beak, Axe Beak (version 2), Baboon, Badger, Barracuda, Basilisk, Baluchitherium, Bear (Black), Bear (Brown), Bear (Cave), Beaver (Giant), Beetle (Giant) - Bombardier, Beetle (Giant) - Boring, Beetle (Giant) - Fire, Beetle (Giant) - Rhinoceros, Beetle (Giant) - Stag, Beetle (Giant) - Water, Beholder, Black Pudding, Blink Dog, Boar (Giant), Boar (Warthog), Boar (Wild), Brain Mole, Brownie, Bugbear, Buffalo, Bulette, Carrion Crawler, Catoblepas, Cerebral Parasite, Chimera, Cockatrice, Coutal, Crab (Giant), Demon Type III (Glabrezu), Demon (Juiblex), Demon (Manes), Devil (Ice), Dragon (Red), Elemental (Earth), Ettin, Eye of the Deep, Flightless Bird, Frog (Giant), Fungi (Violet), Giant (Hill), Goblin, Golem (Flesh), Hobgoblin, Homunculus, Hydra, Imp, Intellect Devourer, Ixitxachitl, Jackal, Jacklewere, Jaguar, Ki-Rin, Kobold, Lich, Lizard (Giant), Lizardman, Manticore, Mind Flayer, Minotaur, Naga, Neo-Otygugh, Nixie, Ochre Jelly, Ogre, Owlbear, Peryton, Pixie, Purple Worm, Quasit, Ram (Giant), Roper, Rust Monster, Sahuagin, Salamander, Shambling Mound, Treant, Troglodyte, Troll, Umber Hulk, Unicorn, Vampire, Wasp (Giant), Wight, Wyvern, Xorn, Yeti, and Zombie.      

That is all for another exciting week on the blog, see you back here on Monday! Until then...

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Gulf Specimen Marine Lab Reference Drop - December

Over the weekend I made another trip to the Gulf Specimen Marine Lab, and I have you today a collection of images that I took of this visit. As I have mentioned in the past, this is a great facility! Their Hagfish was very active while we were there and it was a treat to see it. I purchased an annual pass during this most recent visit, so I plan on returning many more times in 2016! Here is but a small selection of the animals they have on display...

Hagfish

 

Sea Turtle

Hermit Crab

Scorpionfish

Tiny Horseshoe Crab

All images © 2015 Christopher Burdett

That is all for another exciting Monday on the blog, see you back here on Wednesday! Until then...

For more samples of my work or to contact me regarding my availability head over to my website: www.christopherburdett.com

Gulf Specimen Marine Lab reference drop

I recently returned to a local aquarium, the Gulf Specimen Marine Lab, and I have you today a collection of images that I took of this visit. This is a great facility and I don't visit it nearly enough. An unexpected highlight of this visit was the presence of giant isopods, or sea roaches. They arrived at the aquarium the week before and a suitable tank is still being prepared. The Gulf Specimen Marine Lab also rescues and rehabilitates marine life that is hurt or sick. They currently have a number of sea turtles on display that will eventually be released back to the wild. Here is but a small selection of the animals they have on display...

Giant Isopod or Sea Roach:

Box Crab:

Hermit Crab with clear artificial shell:

Hermit Crab with sea anemone attached to the side:

The working parts of a Horseshoe Crab:

Sea Turtle:

All images © 2015 Christopher Burdett

That is all for another exciting week on the blog, see you back here on Monday! Until then...

For more samples of my work or to contact me regarding my availability head over to my website: www.christopherburdett.com

Happy Crab Drawing

I have been a *little* busy lately with life and work and making time for anything even remotely looking like personal work has been difficult. That said, here and there I have been scribbling away on things. One of those things was suppose to be a rather happy crab. Things went horribly wrong, or maybe they just took their natural course. Here is my Happy Crab...

Happy Crab

9 x 12

Pencil on paper
© 2015 Christopher Burdett

Original for sale over on my web store!

I just stepped back and let this one take shape more or less on its own. There was the idea of a claw early on and it went from there. Sometimes it is better to let the monster just find its own way in life. Less people get hurt that way. As an added bonus, here are several images of the drawing taking shape...

All images © 2015 Christopher Burdett

That is all for another exciting week on the blog, see you back here on Monday! Until then...

For more samples of my work or to contact me regarding my availability head over to my website: www.christopherburdett.com

Week Blog Vacation

Life and work has ramped up again and I will be taking a week off from the blog (for real this time) to catch up on things and to get my ducks in their appropriate rows. A little blog breather is nice every now again. Fear naught, I will be back before you know it on my my usual schedule with things for you eyes and brain. Should have some exciting stuff on the way... maybe. Until then, I will leave you with this happy crab...

HAPPY CRAB! RAWR!

That is all for today, see you in a week after a little blog break! Until then...

For more samples of my work or to contact me regarding my availability head over to my website: www.christopherburdett.com