Cepholapod

I just finished reading "The Watchmen." This picture was inspired by what would have happened if the smartest man in the world's plan did not go according to plan.

More Cephalopods!

This week's challenge inspired me to do an entire cephalopod week on Dabbled :)

So I present to you other ceph's I've drawn this week:

I call this octopus "Edvard - Looking For Love"


And here are some of this week's squids...

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Cephalopod like THING!

Nautilus Sepiola Vulgaris

def: cephalopod (squid, octopus, etc.)
media: pencil + paper

Hi everyone! It's my first post here. :D

Vampire Squid

It's not easy being one of these blood-sucking denizens of of the deep... for starters, just try finding a fish's neck.

I've been wanting to draw one of these things forever, and this week's M.A.D. challenge was the perfect opportunity.

Hollywood's creepiest monsters and aliens have nothing on this guy – Vampyroteuthis Infernalis is like Dracula, the Alien, the Creature from the Black Lagoon, and the Invisible Man all rolled into one super-cool alien being. With its vampire-like cloak, barbed tentacles, and huge glowing eyes, the Vampire Squid really does look like something from another planet... in a way, I guess it is from another planet.

For some cool footage check out "Vampire Squid" on Youtube.

© 2009 Barry/Right-Hemisphere Laboratory

Cephalopods Galore..!

For some reason, this topic just totally inspired me to go all out... so here ya go! Which is your favorite? And hey-- I have a new challenge on Dabbled - the Black Heart Anti-Valentines Day contest... Surely you can come up with a cool Anti-Valentines Day card illo, right?

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cephalopod

The Monday Artday challenge word this week is "cephalopod".
I was inspired to write a poem to accompany my illustration. (Actually, I wrote the poem first.)

Joey the Squid
Never been to Madrid
But Tulsa was where he was born
Joey the Squid
On that Mid-Western grid
His ancestral lineage was sworn

Joey the Squid
Had a brother, he did
A cephalopod with the sobriquet Max
Joey the Squid
In his shadow he hid
Shamed by the repute that he lacks

Joey the Squid
By Max was outdid
So dejected he slunk away sad
Joey the Squid
In his last futile bid
Would show Max that he was no cad

Joey the Squid
An unusual kid
Ascended high over the crowd
Joey the Squid
Fumed, yes he did
And he swore he would make himself proud

Joey the Squid
Of his sibling was rid
And his pride swelled and soared like a jet
But Joey the Squid
Oh dear Heaven forbid
Got caught in a fisherman’s net

Weekly Challenge: Cephalopod

This week's challenge word is:

Cephalopod

A cephalopod could be a squid, cuttlefish, octopus, or nautilus. Have fun with it!