Author Archives for Monica NGalvan

About Monica NGalvan

Teacher. Author. Illustrator. Witch. Bard. Freak. Destroyer of Illusions. Loves spicy food and tea with biscuits.

Traveling Sketchbook video + Comic review

November 7, 2016 4:28 pm

Finally I got a bit of time to work on my part of the SpiderForest traveling sketchbook. Such an amazing project! Made with brush markers, chinese ink (lines and first wash in greys) and Sakura markers (greys) over a mechanical pencil sketch. This one could be considered my last #Inktober... View Article


New lore illustrations!

October 30, 2016 4:39 pm

New illustrations for the lore section of the website! I made the linearts during Inktober, trying to imitate classic friezes. These are the old ones. I think I’ve improved a bit, didn’t I? Now I only have to finish the Arundar frieze. But that one will be a bit different!... View Article


Halloween special!

October 24, 2016 12:50 pm

I made a MS Halloween pic for the very first time! Can you guess all the small hints and references to the comic? Why they dressed like that? 😀 Vote right now to see the full pic! 😀 (And you will help MS to be more visible!)


SpiderForest Coloring Book Kickstarter!

October 4, 2016 6:00 pm

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Do you love coloring books? If your answer is yes or you collect sketchbooks or artbooks this is for you! 😀 SpiderForest Webcomic Coloring Book! An adult coloring book packed with high-quality lineart drawn by the amazing artists of the SpiderForest Webcomic Collective! This Kickstarter is to fund an offset... View Article


It’s that time of year again

September 19, 2016 12:00 pm

Yes. I have to start studying again for the public examinations to apply for a teaching job. That’s my life since I finished my studies. But this is not a hiatus. I had put this comic on hiatus before, a whole year, and that was bad for me and for the comic.... View Article


5 years of MoonSlayer III

September 8, 2016 5:04 pm

We’re back! This time with our favourite bodyguard, former marshal and dragon without honor: Kaeso Cetus Menkar! Menkar is one of the characters who suffered more changes from the beginning. These are two of the first sketches I did of him, inspired by Rome tv series Titus Pullo. I have... View Article


5 years of MoonSlayer II (+ sketchbook info)

September 1, 2016 4:09 pm

Some illustrations of the Witch of Henna over the years. Did you know that Alherani had red hair in the first sketches? Info about the sketchbook More news about the skecthbook! I’ve finished the book layout and the pages (~78!) with more than 200 drawings, ink linearts and sketches B&W.... View Article


5 years of MoonSlayer

August 25, 2016 11:58 pm

Recently Facebook reminded me that I’ve been working on MoonSlayer 5 years! It’s time to celebrate, isn’t it? All those hours of sacrifice, sweat, ink and tears… We’ll have some suprises every week! 🙂 Today you’ll see some steps from Syrma’s evolution. Did she change so much?  


Syrma Watercolor + Process Videos

July 18, 2016 1:39 pm

No page this week! I’m having a wonderful summer holidays! In the meantime, I’ve finished this watercolor of Syrma. And below you have the complete process videos (real time: +6h + drying) Enjoy!


Chapter 6 Cover Preview

June 20, 2016 12:20 am

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Hi! Just a quick note! I’m working on the next pages of the comic (the last ones of chapter 5!), the extras of the first volume of the comic, aaand~~ A beautiful sketchbook with all the art and concepts of the comic (to date). We’ll have a new page next... View Article