Malthus Cartoon Art Thread

[Malthus]

Had to try another card:

[KRonn]

Won't mean much to anyone here, but for a fan artist, it's kinda a big deal: the creator of Hazbin Hotel reblogged my last drawing on Tumblr.

I don't know who/what that is but it looks like you're starting to get some recognition. These pics you've done are really good stuff, so well deserved. 

[Malthus]

Ace of Spades:



Lost of interest in this one. Many requests on Reddit to buy the deck; one person wanted to buy a print; and one allegedly wanted to get it tattooed on them! 

[Valmy]

Creepy ram's skull Malthus Love it

[Malthus]

Creepy ram's skull Malthus Love it

Thanks!

The hard decision with this one was to move the central spade down from the middle. I wanted to retain it in its traditional position, but it just wasn't working for me - not with two overlapped figures behind it. That meant their heads had to be stacked one on top of the other, and with the spade in the centre there wasn't room without making the figures too small.

The picture depicts Satan and his daughter - hence all the satanic imagery (ram's skulls, apples for the Fall of Man, pentagram, fire). The daughter is sadly in the shadow of her father. 

[jimmy olsen]

Looks really good Malthus

[Malthus]

Looks really good Malthus

Thanks!

The problem with this fandom is that it may be literally a year before we see another episode ...

[Malthus]

Some work in progress - from rough sketch to first draft:

[Malthus]

... and the final version.

[KRonn]

That was good to see the progression from draft/drawings to finish. Looks like a lot of work to complete the process? 

[Malthus]

That was good to see the progression from draft/drawings to finish. Looks like a lot of work to complete the process? 

The funny thing is that the hardest part is actually the scribble at the beginning. It doesn't look like anything much, but without getting the ideas and proportions right, the rest of it doesn't work. So often I scribble again and again, trying to get something that looks good to me.

Working the scribble up into an actual drawing is easier, but still hard, and then completing the inking and painting the easiest of all - it's the relaxing part.

[Malthus]

Some gift art:

[KRonn]

That was good to see the progression from draft/drawings to finish. Looks like a lot of work to complete the process? 

The funny thing is that the hardest part is actually the scribble at the beginning. It doesn't look like anything much, but without getting the ideas and proportions right, the rest of it doesn't work. So often I scribble again and again, trying to get something that looks good to me.

Working the scribble up into an actual drawing is easier, but still hard, and then completing the inking and painting the easiest of all - it's the relaxing part.

Yep, I believe it. You have to get the drawing right, the foundation for the piece, in order for the "easy" part to be filled in and colored correctly to what you want it to be. 

[Malthus]

Yep, I believe it. You have to get the drawing right, the foundation for the piece, in order for the "easy" part to be filled in and colored correctly to what you want it to be. 

Even then, I never know how it will actually turn out. Half the fun is finding out. 

[KRonn]

Yep, I believe it. You have to get the drawing right, the foundation for the piece, in order for the "easy" part to be filled in and colored correctly to what you want it to be. 

Even then, I never know how it will actually turn out. Half the fun is finding out.