Stefan G. Bucher is a good egg.
With a scrambled yolk.
He is also the mastermind behind Daily Monster, a deliciously curious new project Mr. Bucher has undertaken wherein he creates a new, often whimsical, monster each day. Not only do you get to see the monster, but also you get to witness its inception from blank piece of paper, to marvelously creative use of Reinhold, to the final touches that bring his beast to life.
You will enjoy watching the creative process unfold before your eyes as streaks of black ink take form and become feathers and eyes and little stumpy feet.
Particularly impressive is his use of Reinhold, which appears to serve as his initial inspiration for the direction his monster will eventually take. You might even find yourself inwardly gasping as he colours over aspects of what he has already drawn, “no… hey… what are you doing, that looked good”, only to find that what he is doing looks better. You journey along with him to see the end result.
If you have shooed away all of the monsters under your bed, then you should definitely stop by Daily Monster for your delightfully monsterous fix.
Comments
Oh that’s Awesome! I’m very sickened by the writing ~perfectly~ upsidedown as well. 
How does he write like that??
Gandryyne & Renee: *grins* The writing is a little offputting, isn’t it.
At first I was wondering if he was filming a mirror while he was writing and then playing it backwards for the clip… but…
His hand does definately appear to come from above the lettering, so it does indeed look as though he is writing upside down.
I sill think that perhaps what we see is in reverse to what actually is occuring though.
A very neat effect.
Hi Scott. Many thanks for the kind post. I’m glad you’re enjoying the monsters. The writing is actually, honestly upside down. The camera is in front of me, wedged precariously between monitor and keyboard, so you’re seeing it exactly as it happened, just sped up. No mirrors!
What you’re NOT seeing are the first four or five attempts where I did the 4 and the N wrong. :^) I wish I hadn’t deleted those files. Might have made for a good blooper reel.
The monsters themselves are usually rotated 180 degrees, because I’m filming the sheet from the top. Some days I actually draw the monsters upside down, though—just to mess with your head. Check in tonight and you’ll see one like that.
Stefan G. Bucher: Indeed, I am thoroughly enjoying your monsters! I stop by daily when I can, and when I don’t I catch up the next time I get a chance, I love to watch you create your offbeat characters from scratch.
I am perplexed by the upside down writing, as are others as you can see from the comments above. I am curious as to what motivated you to do it in that manner in the first place (its a very impressive effect).
Ugh.. a blooper reel would have been quite amusing. I wonder if you had similar false starts with the new intro that you are doing now?
I’m still stunned that you took the time to post a comment. Thank you and colour me tickled pink!
Hi Scott. Well… I once read that architects sometimes write upside down during meetings to impress their clients. So I thought “Maybe I should try writing upside down, too.” What can I tell you? I’m a showoff. :^D
Stefan G. Bucher: Hell, if you can do it, might as well show it off!