Recently I've been getting restless. Maybe it's because I've not done much art work recently or it's because I'm seriously starting to loathe my job. Anyway whilst searching around on DA I came across a person called who basically customizes shoes and sells them. That sparked an idea in my head... Maybe I should look into doing something similar, it would be a neat way to make money on the side.

So I grabbed my old work converse, which I don't wear anymore because they are falling apart, and took some of my paints home with me (yes they are still at my work because I haven't finished decorating the staff room yet). And started painting!

The character is the book monster. He came about last weekend when I explained to James that I had read 3 books in three weeks, to which he told me I was a book monster and then we both decided he would make a cool character. So I drew him. He's got a big head to store all the information from the books which he literally eats rather than reads. He's a vampire because I thought it was fitting that they draw life from people by drinking blood and he draws life from eating books!

Acrylic Paint, Faber Castell Waterproof Markers.

Photo's taken by visit his flickr account here: [link]

LEFT SHOE; [link]
THE TWO TOGETHER; [link]