Paul Gamble - How to Draw Monsters and Other Scary Stuff

This book will teach you how to draw a cast of really horrible characters. Simply follow the step-by-step instructions and get drawing! Start with a plain piece of unlined paper. If you are going to paint your picture, you should use thick paper. Use a pencil to copy the step-by-step instructions. Soft pencils are good for rough sketches. Draw over your pencil lines with a black pen or a thin brush and black ink. Draw over your pencil lines with a black pen or a thin brush and black ink.

The ink must be waterproof if you are going to use paint that is mixed with water to shade in the monsters. When the pen ink has dried, use a large, soft eraser to remove the pencil marks. Now your picture is looking nice and neat! Complete your picture by shading it in with felt-tip pens, pencils, or paint. Paintbrushes come in different shapes. When painting, use a thin, pointed brush for detail and a fatter brush to shade larger areas. SQUIDRIP
Mind you dont get caught in these tentacles! Once Squidrip gets hold of something, he wont let go... unless you tickle him, of course! GROSS GREMLIN
Dont let his cute face fool you. unless you tickle him, of course! GROSS GREMLIN
Dont let his cute face fool you.

This monster has some horrible habits. Picking his nose, farting, and burping are the things he loves best! GOB MONSTER
Gob just cant keep his giant jaws shut and is always spraying spit all over the place! Dont ask him to say any terrible tongue-twisters!

Ogglemonster starts life as a rectangle with a slight wobble to it. Add two triangle-shaped ears to the top of the body. An arch separates his two legs. One, two, three, four eyes and a mouth! Erase any original guide lines you no longer need. Give Ogglemonster some arms.

One curves up, the other curves down. Maybe hes doing a dance? Add two toothy tusks and some fingers. Not so friendly anymore! Now for the finishing touches. Add some claws, boils, pupils, and some gooey mud! Fill him in with a bright shade of red or orange.

To start Oddball, draw a slightly squashed circle with a squiggly tail. Draw in Oddballs stinky feet and pointed horns, and add arms. Draw in Oddballs stinky feet and pointed horns, and add arms.

Give him a nice tail, too. Draw in the rest of his legs, and add his first eye. Did you notice that Oddball only has two toes on each foot? Give him fingers and two more eyes. Add the warts on his tail, and draw his open mouth. Fill in his mouth, and add pupils and small movement lines around his body.

To create Sludgers shape, draw three squashed circles overlapping each other. Start his horrible face with eyeballs and a large mouth. Start his horrible face with eyeballs and a large mouth.

Add lines and ovals for his arms. Use the eyebrows to make him look mean. Make his arms look big and strong, and add hands, too. Draw in his deadly slime bucket and the fingers on his left hand. Add pupils to his savage stare!

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