Troubled Waters

Why do I worry myself so? I feared that I wouldn't be able to draw water, but really, what was I concerning myself about?

Anyway. This is for Rebus, who also did well in the Negative Contest I hosted last fall (and as you can see, I used my inverted technique to make this drawing as well). Rebus requested a Kraken -- that mythical sea monster said to sleep on the ocean floor until the end of days? Yeah, that one. That's a pretty one-dimensional description to such a creature, I thought, there has to be more to its existence than a nearly eternal nap. What does it look like, what does it do, what does it eat?

Monsters called krakens are typically drawn with a lot of tentacles. But rather than going for the "squid" or "octopi" style of tentacles, I went for something different, perhaps more like a sea dragon type appearance.

And, well, that little fishing trawler floating across the ocean you see? She never made it back to port. Official reports blame an ocean squall and deep swells capsized her, but the few survivors of the disaster had a much different, more horrifying tale to tell.

Medium: Inverted colored & ebony pencil
Time: About three hours
Size: 9x12", 75px/in at full-view

Those interested in seeing how the inversion technique works can check out the WIP scans in my deviantART gallery, here.