I started drawing an octopus every day since October of 2010 - over 700 and counting! Check out the archive view for the full effect. I haven't been updating as much recently but please stay tuned for more sporadic cephalopods!

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if wishes were octopuses...
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wandering octopus : watercolors, embossing powder : 6” x 4.5” 

wandering octopus

: watercolors, embossing powder

: 6” x 4.5” 

iberian octopus : watercolors, embossing powder: 4.5” x 6”  

iberian octopus

: watercolors, embossing powder
: 4.5” x 6”  

suggested cephalopod : gouache, embossing powder: 4.5” x 6”  

suggested cephalopod

: gouache, embossing powder
: 4.5” x 6”  

budding octopus (how old am I again? 12? yeesh. terribly goofy, this one.) : watercolors, embossing powder, gouache: 4.5” x 6” 

budding octopus (how old am I again? 12? yeesh. terribly goofy, this one.)

: watercolors, embossing powder, gouache
: 4.5” x 6” 

cephalopod all these years (I’ve decided that I don’t really like pastels/charcoals for drawing octpuses. ah well.) : pastel, charcoal: 4” x 6” 

cephalopod all these years (I’ve decided that I don’t really like pastels/charcoals for drawing octpuses. ah well.)

: pastel, charcoal
: 4” x 6” 

subcutaneous cephalopod. (a better one forthcoming, @gillyarcht! I think this is the first octopus I’ve attempted with charcoal. not successful, but fun. drawn with the gorgeous object that is the e+m clutch pencil.) : charcoal: 4” x 6” 

subcutaneous cephalopod. (a better one forthcoming, @gillyarcht! I think this is the first octopus I’ve attempted with charcoal. not successful, but fun. drawn with the gorgeous object that is the e+m clutch pencil.)

: charcoal
: 4” x 6” 

entangled octopus. a couple dozen lines too many. : gel pen, copic pen : 4” x 6” 

entangled octopus. a couple dozen lines too many.

: gel pen, copic pen

: 4” x 6” 

circadian cephalopod : gel pen, copic pen: 4” x 6” 

circadian cephalopod

: gel pen, copic pen
: 4” x 6” 

octopus afloat. (these next few scans are a bit too dark, my apologies.) : ink, gel pen: 6” x 4”  

octopus afloat. (these next few scans are a bit too dark, my apologies.)

: ink, gel pen
: 6” x 4”  

full fathom fivetopus : 6” x 4” 

full fathom fivetopus

: 6” x 4” 

my future darktopus : watercolors, india ink: 8” x 8” 

my future darktopus

: watercolors, india ink
: 8” x 8”