Non commissioned illustration inspired by my love of the old comic book aesthetic , and by listening to various podcasts on this infamous, mysterious, and elusive cryptid that terrorized the hills of Western Maryland.
The illustration was created in Adobe Illustrator and colored with the True Grit Texture Supply "Debaser" Low-Fi Color Kit to achieve a retro comic book aesthetic.
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What was the Snallygaster?
The Snallygaster is a mythical dragon-like beast said to inhabit the hills surrounding Washington and Frederick Counties, Maryland. Newspaper accounts throughout February and March 1909 describe encounters between local residents and a beast with "enormous wings, a long pointed bill, claws like steel hooks, and an eye in the center of its forehead." It was described as making screeches "like a locomotive whistle."
The Snallygaster, drawn on the iPad using Procreate and the TGTS Debaser coloring kit
Adobe illustration drawing, before adding color
Initial rough concept sketches
