About the Artist
Hey there, visitor! I'm Chris Jones, but I refer to myself, "Beastdrool." While I may not be a professional, I’m an passionate enthusiast that dabbles in both traditional and digital mediums. My daily mission is to build my artistic talents (like I’m building my body) and to level up my creative prowess.
Beyond my artistic hobbies, you'll find me engrossed in a variety of interests. I'm an avid reader of fantasy novels and manga, a collector of artbooks, statues and figures, a weightlifting enthusiast and a nature lover who likes in hiking in the woods. I would say I'm a nerd with the heart of a monster with the physique to prove it. Plus, let's not forget my enduring love for kaiju and creature feature movies. And when I’m creative, I put on my headphones and listen to hard rock, metal, jazz or orchestral video game music depending on what I’m working on.
When it comes to my artwork, the essence of my style revolves around monstrous, kaiju, and mutant creatures from the realms of science fiction, horror, and fantasy. Very niche stuff. I usually draw them with huge exaggerated muscular builds because its always been a personal preference of mine. I am trying get in to more mainstream stuff like Marvel and DC characters, classic 80s characters such as He-Man and Thundercats, and anime/manga characters like Dragon Ball Z and Berserk. If you don’t see them in my gallery now, I will do them in the near future. But my biggest childhood exposure was from giant monster films and monster-taming anime like Pokémon, Digimon, Godzilla and Jurassic Park.
As you’re reading my bio, you might be wondering why I'm fixated on these particular subjects. Well, growing up in the 90s, I was glued to Saturday morning cartoons, comic books, anime, video games and action movies. I was big into hulking monsters like Venom, Godzilla, King Kong and pretty much any creature that’s a big, drooling brute. But my obsession intensified when back in middle school I stumbled upon an image of a ripped bull-man (a minotaur supposedly), that had the pecs the size of damn boulders! The 13-year old me had a big grin on my face and thought, “Hey, this is super cool!" I printed it off the Internet, stored it in a flimsy paper and started my first unofficial collection of monster art. Then on, every day after school, I’d discovered pictures of werewolves howling under a full moon, alien reptilian creatures wielding big guns and giant dragons burning down medieval villages. Today, I collect a lot of media that are from my childhood and from recent times.
My primary aim is to continue developing my art skills and make entertaining and jaw-dropping art projects for potential clients and just to have fun. So, if you've got a design idea in mind or if you're have a commission inquiry, please don't hesitate to reach out. Just click on the "Commission Info" link in the site menu, and let share ideas for something great!