13 Days of Halloween

braden H · 13 Oct 2018, 17:02

@smceccarelli

I'm a big fan of 'with cloak'. Without the cloak he reads as more of a pirate to me.

smceccarelli · 13 Oct 2018, 20:48

Still some work to do on this one: Jack Glow-worm

burvantill · 13 Oct 2018, 21:46

@smceccarelli with! For certain.

Sas · 14 Oct 2018, 16:17

@smceccarelli Hahaha this is so cool! I love how his eyes are peeking up from over the pumpkin.

smceccarelli · 14 Oct 2018, 20:41

No 8 - Mad Brain
I’m still traveling, but soon I’m back in the studio and I will upload some time-lapse of these, as promised.

15 Oct 2018, 13:34

Oh wow I really love your characters, the texturing is wonderful, it really looks traditional! I'll definitely be trying those brushes
Would love to see all of them together at the end!

smceccarelli · 17 Oct 2018, 21:16

No 9 - I thought I’d call this “The Sha-woman”, but then, maybe it´s not appropriate. So,“Animal spirit”? “Forest Priestess”?

burvantill · 18 Oct 2018, 02:49

@smceccarelli What about Shwaman?...Shwoman?
Your art makes me smile.

smceccarelli · 18 Oct 2018, 21:19

No 10 - The Octo-Boss

Note and question: I will start posting these on social media tonight at midnight CEST (yes, it´s 13 days to Halloween!!) and I’m giving away a print of choice among all the characters (or the group shot at the end) to two randomly picked followers (not yet decided if two for Instagram and two for Twitter or one and one).
So, if you were teetering about following me or not on social media, this may be the right moment to do so ;-)) . Instagram is simona.ceccarelli, Twitter is @smceccarelli.

And the question is: how do you randomly select a follower on Instagram? I see there are apps to do it on Twitter, but I haven’t figured out how to do it on Instagram. Or do you just go to your follower list, close your eyes and jab at the screen?

Nyrryl Cadiz · 18 Oct 2018, 21:28

I absolutely love the colors

LauraA · 19 Oct 2018, 07:44

@smceccarelli Hee hee! I particularly like this one--the texture and color variation, the volume, the way the tentacles trail off into curls, the plethora of suction cups (or whatever you call them), the goofy eyes.

Sorry, I have no idea how to randomly select a follower, though!

smceccarelli · 19 Oct 2018, 21:46

No 11: The Beach Monster....

demotlj · 19 Oct 2018, 22:16

@smceccarelli Is this an actual sighting from your time on the beach?

Eli · 19 Oct 2018, 23:23

@smceccarelli OHMIGOD. YES. The beach monster is AWESOME.

Eli · 19 Oct 2018, 23:28

Those 3-eyed sunglasses!!

smceccarelli · 20 Oct 2018, 06:55

@demotlj Yes - heavily inspired! There is an expression in Italian: „tipo da spiaggia“, which I was trying to convey. It´s not translatable, unfortunately. It´s a derogatory term for somebody who is peculiar and stands out but in a way that makes him ridiculous, but he is completely unaware of that and believes he is awesome. I think the „beach“ (spiaggia) term comes from the fact that you encounter a lot of that on beaches. Language is awesome and inspiring sometimes...

smceccarelli · 20 Oct 2018, 21:14

No 12: Frankendoll

Whitney Simms · 20 Oct 2018, 22:32

These are so great! I think i still love the worm and jack o lantern the best. Something about his own glow lighting up the pumpkin seems so clever. And he’s cute!

LauraA · 21 Oct 2018, 20:19

@smceccarelli Yes, the tipo da spiaggia would have a necklace, and undoubtably a necklace tan (necklace green?)! An the three-eyed sunglasses--I think you've nailed it!

Just curious; How is "fuori come un balcone" different? Maybe that person knows he's eccentric? ("Out there" like a balcony. I love Italian!)

smceccarelli · 21 Oct 2018, 20:27

@lauraa Aha! I don’t miss Italy but I do miss some of the expressions of the Italian language! “Fuori come un balcone” would be more like “batshit crazy” - if you pardon me. Somebody who is completely nuts. It´s an extension of “fuori di testa” - literally “out of your mind”.