Scary Great!
We asked everyone to get in the Halloween spirit and illustrate some frightening food and scary sites!
This illustration party was full of ghoulish goblins, cute ghosts, and plenty of pumpkins! Check out the nearly 100 illustrations that were submitted to this PLAY ALONG illustration party. So many treats and even a few funny tricks!
It's never easy to pick "favorites," especially when the overall level of quality, brilliance, and talent is so high. The 24 illustrations featured below are just a sample of those that caught our eye for various reasons.
We thank all the members of this community for playing along!
12 Frightening Foods
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by Stella Hong
“We love Stella's color palette and these creepy cute cupcakes. And the crystals and kitty photo! So many fun things tucked into this illustration! ”
by Sophie Benmouyal
“This is such a scary great pattern! We love these happy ghosts and fun lettering.”
by Marcia Spoor
“There are so many scary great ideas here! Marcia's grandkids are very lucky. The owl cupcake is super cute. Halloscream!!!”
by Josephine Skapare
“That could be Salli and her cat in the morning looking very witchy making a smoothie. We love the lettering and scary deliciousness!”
by Fiona
“Glowing!!! The pumpkin wearing a mask is perfect. This is 100% scary great and officially the best Halloween vibe!”
by Sue Gibbins
“This is triple genius. What a great game, a scary idea and of course, a BRILLIANT illustration! We love Sue's fiery lettering. Our eyes and tongues are burning just thinking about playing this game!!”
by Betsey Hodson
“This is such an adorable idea and fun illustration. We are going to get together with our niece and do this fun craft. Spider webs are perfect! How fun would it be if Betsey would create an entire Halloween illustrated craft book!?”
by Jan Dolby
“Ahahahahaaaa!! These really are SCARY GREAT! Love the names—Candy Corn :-). We really like the colorful graveyard background too.”
by Annelein Beukenkamp
“This is incredible! We love the very scary and creepy vibe and Annelein's expertly drawn hands. Thanks for using our fonts Annelein, they look great with your art!”
by Cata Adelgoss-Mejia
“This warty witch is cracking us up! Great mixture of color and texture and spooky iconography. That black cat is looking so calm and cool...like she's used to all this Halloween craziness!”
by Luciana Torre
“Oh GOLLY! This turned out so fabulous. We like the yellow background and fun lettering. We are always so impressed with Luciana's watercolor skills!”
by Courtney Prahl
“This is so fun! We really love the creepy crawlers and eyeballs. Those hands!!! This is truly Scary GREAT!”
12 Spooky Sites
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by Ashlesha Vyas
“We think this looks amazing Ashlesha! Love the peekaboo view of the witch in the window. And a perfect color palette too!”
by Veronika Glazunova
“What a scene!!! This is the best! We are loving all the fun little details, like "13" on the jersey, the pretty leaves, the jailhouse dog, and these awesome ghosts and bats. All so great!”
by Graylan Wake
“Oh, Ok, Graylan went to town with this one!! Awesome work. So much to love about this illustration: the sites, the compass (!), the ghosty glow, the state bird (!!), and this perfectly on-point title lettering. A++! This map would be a fun itinerary to tour NC. We've been to the Grove Park Inn and it does indeed has a weird vibe!”
by Alanna Cartier
“Hahahahahahaha! This is THE best! We're cracking up. So much fun energy. We love how Alanna uses black lines so sparingly, just enough to express a fold or a detail or an edge. Good look. Sweet moves!!! Now we can't get that song out of our heads!”
by Olivia Strohm
“This is amazing! So many fun details. Those cute bats plus the fun spider webs add the perfect touch. Funny puns too! Great looking illustration overall.”
by Jane Sanders
“Jane's style is just SO COOL! There are many things to love here: Santa the driver, purple fuzzy dice, fun wood paneling, and those crazy great bat wings! Plus, the wood paneled station wagon—such a classic.”
by Carolyn Vibbert
“We really love that Carolyn kept this all black and white. Those floating skulls and little pumpkins are fantastic. Super nice job styling the trees and houses, too!”
by Shelley Hanmo Qian
“This is a super festive Halloween swamp—love the spider webs and water bits. All cut paper...amazing.”
by Chelsea Ragan
“Super scary cute! We can't believe you created this picket fence one paper bit at a time. It looks like Chelsea has fun creating the painted papers for everything. It's an amazing technique!”
by Sandra Jessop
“Ha! The witch tossing candy from the roof is funny!! This has a scary great vibe, we can almost feel the night time air and hear that frog giving a little croak!”
by Jody McLain
“Fun and very festive!! We love those cute little bats, the candy corn, the color palette, the blue pumpkin, and that big spooky spider. Such a great scene.”
by Gina Lento
“This is a fantastic idea. What a scene! We didn't know that "...things that go bump..." came from a poem. We love this interpretation. Good one! And that cute baby owl. Love all these little details.”
