@Lateef: I didn’t know we were taking down scores!

Yours is better than mine to be honest. I thought I had a cool idea, but the fact that you (like Richmond and Andy stated) made the formation of hips into the appendage is a really nice touch. I must admit I like this one.
So, youre one up right now. Actually, two up…simply because you met some awesome artists in California….and drew for them….and they LIKED it, lol.

Good work, dude!

I like how the human bits go into the octopus bits, that’s something I’ve never seen before, hips. Most people do the octo half more like a dress.

The large hands with long, strong looking fingers is also a nice touch, seems like a powerful grip.

How about a squid man next?

@Josh: Hehehe, I re-edited the post; I think perhaps the text misled as to which was the bigger inspiration. In general, I was aiming to marry the features that I love from old myths and octopus more than directly referencing the blue-ringed octopus. Also, was the documentary any good? I want to see some…

@Richmond: Thanks man, glad you like it. I did pay extra attention to depicting the usual movement octopus tentacles actually make instead of creating something with just extra appendages. I did hold back from adding crazy patterns, I enjoy the contrast between a nude woman and the tentacles. I’m also happy someone is enjoying the hips as much as I did drawing it. Hahahah. Also! The comparison with Kinu is very flattering.

Thanks for keeping up with Monster Monday™ guys!

The drawing is tight and there’s a pervasive sense of intention to the design. I’m glad you didn’t go all over the place with it. I love that she feels like a woman and a proper octopus. You didn’t just mash the two together, you successfully integrated them into a coherent design that has the FEELING of both things.

I really dig the voluminous, soft, fluffy look to it like it’s full of air/water. Most octopus/squid concepts I see tend to be more dense looking, like cooked cuttlefish. Yours is languid and flowing, like a proper, elastic living octopus ought to be. I like how some of the tentacles act as hips. Touches like that make your designs distinct and alive. I appreciate that you kept the color scheme simple. It fits the character and pose better than crazy colors and patterns would have.

This pic almost feels like a Kinu drawing, and that’s pretty dang impressive.

haha no lie.

remember how we were talking about how your saturated red lines in one of your drawings looked a little out of place?

i think this lovely lady would have been a great place to throw in some super saturated blue rings, if she is indeed modeled after the famous blue ringer.

i do get more a sense of ‘lusciousness’ and ‘fascination’ as you put it than the threatening alarms a regular monster would give off.

I was shocked to see this.

I’ll have to scan mine,and show it to you. I’d like your feedback.

Man. I cannot believe this. LOL.