Yet More Birthday Cards, Oh My!This One Was For My Grandma, Who Turned 90 This Year. Its Supposed To

Yet more birthday cards, oh my! This one was for my Grandma, who turned 90 this year. It’s supposed to be a peppermint fairy because she loves peppermint, but I didn’t get the leaves quite right and everyone mistook it for stinging nettles. (This is also because the mint that grows around my area is common mint, not peppermint, so my family didn’t recognise the peppermint shape.) Ah well, she liked it anyway.

Is there still time for another Mermay picture? I should probably admit I drew this last year, it was a birthday card for a friend who likes mermaids and ocean imagery. (Although she’s also one of the only people I know who can’t swim.) I love drawing the ‘white horses’ on waves.

Inktober 2017 : Day 28 - brush pen and ink wash Louise’s home also plays host to a slightly alarming type of house fairy called Lob-Lie-By-The-Fire. He looks a bit frightening, but he’s like any other house fairy, he just wants to sit by your fire and help you with the washing up.

Inktober 2017 : Day 30 - ink and water I wanted to do something fancy, but I have another cold! Oh well. One of the reasons Nat wears his hair so long is that it’s actually usefully prehensile. Very helpful when your hands are full and you told your sister to stay where she is.

Inktober 2017 : Day 29 - fineliners and felt tip pens

Here are some of the demonic features Leilus can use as his ‘I am a demon’ warning sign. The rule is it has to be something that will be immediately recognised as non-human, so it can vary according to cultural norms. He used to be able to use his black fingernails, but these days they just look like acrylics so they don’t count any more. Most demons choose something they can hide, like claws that they can hide under gloves, or hooves that can be hidden inside shoes. Leilus can just keep his long, disgusting tongue inside his mouth, so it’s by far the best option. The stereotypical spaded tail is probably the worst.

Inktober 2017 : Day 23 - G-pen Tree fairies of his type don’t usually venture far from their home tree, so Sweetpea has never seen a sweet chestnut before. It’s like a little hedgehog!