I Remade Monsters EXACTLY as described in the book... Pt.3!

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[@Jazza]

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[@arolemaprarath6615]

Notice me senpai

[@mishca]

Noice

[@spaceman_64]

Jazza, you stitched me up. I ordered your sketch pack, thinking it would come quickly as you are in Australia, but I didn't find out until later that you ship them from the UK. So, instead of a couple of days, it's a couple of weeks. But regardless, I am keen to receive the sketch pack. Thank you, Jazza.

[@aynain1810]

@@spaceman_64 how was it

[@dyenobot]

Jazza inspired me to pick up the pen and pencil again ty jazza ❤

[@alexandraboaru]

I hope his team will sneak some monsters from Disney stories and see how would Jazza interpret them as not pg rating rendition. Like Stitch or the crab from Moana and so on.

[@robbybiddle9236]

If it’s from Disney it’ll have to be a gender neutral monster or better yet a gender fluid creation.

[@bluegirl278]

@Robby Biddle 🤨 yeah because we all know their gender neutral villains like Hans from frozen, the goddess of life from Moana, the grandma from encanto, the monster guy from owl house, and the true gender fluid icon: Gaston lol

[@shelbyheaser8804]

@@bluegirl278 that was kind of the point? In order to have a Disney villain they could do, it’ll have to be one you can’t recognize straight from their description. Otherwise he’d be influenced by what he knows.

[@shelbyheaser8804]

Or maybe mythology antagonists like Fenris or manticores or something?

[@bluegirl278]

@@shelbyheaser8804 oh no I’m not commenting on the video I’m replying to a comment saying that if it’s a Disney character it would have to be gender fluid or neutral (these usually are mocking or calling Disney woke for including more people in their movies, I could have misinterpreted it though)

[@FreddyCasanas]

As a Dungeon Master with more than two decades of experience in D&D, I must say that you have made a perfect depiction of a Mind Flayer, possibly a wizard or scholar

[@Kehman86]

I agree. I think Jazza's minf flayer look alot like the ones in the Baldur's Gate games.

[@wiktoriajedrzejewska7287]

As soon as i saw him drawing Mind Flayer i got excited because i got raised basically on BG games and now i am waiting for the third one to be released. I've been trying to stop playing early access and overall read any info to kinda forget about the game and make time flow faster and yet i came across this video and here we are again 😂

[@Dfarrey]

I could definitely see myself taking that drawing and turning it into a long running villain to torment my players across a whole campaign

[@lissyfeh4549]

Mindflayers are so crazy, my gosh

[@peskycritter79]

@@wiktoriajedrzejewska7287 I grew up playing Baldur's Gate, too! I heard a mountain quail the other day and their calls are in Baldur's Gate so it got me reminiscing about playing the game 😄

[@Drebe73]

5:59 I am so happy you did Dracula. Having recently read the book for the first time, I arrived at the vivid description in the book and thought that Dracula was not quite portrayed in visual media as was described. My next thought was - “I wonder if that guy on KZbin that draws monsters based on descriptions has done Dracula yet?” Thank you so much for this. 🧛‍♂️

[@user-dx2ez6nl3l]

I would say he needs longer hair as the book describes his hair as "growing profusely" around the temples.

[@dovaqueen1110]

Yes! Your interpretation of Voldemort is so scary and I love it! I seriously just went "YES! That's what he's supposed to look like!"

[@belisauriusfish9406]

Old gentlemanly creepiness is exactly how Dracula is in the first act of the book. He keeps up the pretense of just being a kind host long after the John Harker realizes something dangerously supernatural is going on. By the end of that part, it’s almost mocking. You nailed it.

[@MiSmallVids]

Careful you have a scam bot.

[@gaminganimators7000]

​@@MiSmallVidswe have vanquished it!

[@SebasTian58323]

Yeah, I think we mostly recognize his younger look? I'm not sure, I haven't read the book but I've heard about it

[@vojtechjanda9684]

@@SebasTian58323 Strongly recommend doing so. I've seen the Coppola adaptation and while there are some great ideas behind it - clearly, because there were really good artists behind the movie - I feel like it does not do the book any justice. Especially the character of Mina gets absolutely shafted by the film despite being the most interesting character of the book while at the same time being a really, really good example of a strong female character, who is actually not a Mary Sue. From what I've heard or read about various other Dracula adaptations (TV, big screen, radio, comic, ...), every creator so far has tried to add something of their own invention to Stoker's original and, as a consequence, butchered this or that aspect of what made the original story so good. These aspects may be interesting interpretations in the adaptations in their own right, but IMO at the cost of the value of the story/writing as a whole.

[@SebasTian58323]

@@vojtechjanda9684 I'll get it on audiobook, I'm usually too busy doing other stuff to read, and I know the book is long

[@tanveersingh8397]

14:12 I love that he said he doesn't want to spoil it and then just puts it in the thumbnail 😂

[@goodolrainbowpet]

ikr i just got to that part and it made me laugh

[@WiseSageBum]

I love how Jazza didn't know what D&D Mindflayers were, but his illustration came so close to the actual thing

[@Ten_Thousand_Locusts]

He did know what they were, he just didn't know what they were called.

[@Haakl1]

The depiction was spot on idd

[@anarchist_parable]

"The actual thing" 😂

[@jarlairess]

Now I had seen it or something very similar in those comics where the monster moves into a dungeon and is actually nice to people he comes across. Like he takes in a bullied girl because she has a gift with magic. Or where he makes a cloak for that half nakked chick and gives her a hot chocolate before showing her the way out. Is that him? Because when I was watching him draw it that's all I could see 😂

[@goofstergafster8379]

I had initially said mind flayer to myself, but I will admit that the "Hat" part threw me off. Lol Like a ball cap or top hat. Had the description said "High, flaring collar with a dark hood" I wouldn't have second guessed myself. Lol

[@rowangoodwin9273]

I think originally in the sorcerer’s stone movie they had planned Quirrel to reveal a very horrifying snake-like Voldemort on the back of his head, they just cut it because they felt that a regular face back there was nightmare fuel on its own (it was for 10 year old me lol)

[@thepubknight6144]

His face in the Sorcerer's stone is really close to his actual form Same as his "baby form" in Goblet of fire

[@avo616]

“HELLO, Dennis.” Gruesome tales for gruesome kids did it when I was younger and it scared the shite out of me haha.

[@Quadraxis]

For Dracula, you gotta remember that, back in the day when it was written, mustaches was seen as status symbols for men. It proved that you were (in the old timey fashion it was) "manly" by having facial hair, but you had the money to take care of yourself, as opposed to full beards, which were considered to be a symbol of not being able to afford to take care of yourself.

[@smarttravel3144]

Not to mention the historical Dracula had quite a mustache.

[@damienearl8302]

I actually quite enjoy the image of Dracula with a full, bushy beard over his descriptively chiseled jaw

[@flatstheflounder338]

And you gotta remember that nobody asked

[@Vegeta_1990]

@@flatstheflounder338 and you gotta remember, that alot of people are assholes without a reason

[@AnimatorBlake]

Well, originally Dracula (Son of the Dragon) was based off of Vlad the Impaler who was known as Dracul/Dracula. Vlad had quite the mustache and was the Voivode of Wallachia in the 15th century. The mustache may have been a symbol of distinction, but Dracula has it because Dracula had it.

[@Josh_Carey]

As much as I love the movie interpretation of Voldemort, your design is perfect and SO much more in line with what I envisioned when originally reading the books.

[@danreyn]

Not perfect. The nostrils Jazza drew were slits like a skull, not slits like a snake. The movie was much closer on that front. Given the snake motif that Voldemort goes for, that seems like a pretty big selling point for a visual depiction. The biggest thing the movie does wrong is the eyes and Jazza nailed it there

[@Josh_Carey]

@@danreyn Fair enough. A blend of both would be perfect haha. I think both are great interpretations! :)

[@pamallen2498]

The one in the movie just looks as if he had a bad nose job. hahaha

[@Stan_the_Belgian]

Didn't read the book and didn't link it with a snake tbh, just looked like he lost his nose

[@aforadorable6006]

The looks of Voldemort in the Harry Potter films is not scary because they need to meet the film rating of PG to PG-13 so that even the youngsters are allowed to watch it. They need more people to buy tickets to break even. The same goes with other creatures and scary characters in other films.

[@JAYMEHTACREATIVEINTROVERT]

Was it just me.... Dracula that Jazza drew looked more like the monstrous version of Stan Lee... It so resembled him ... at least to me!!! ♥♥♥♥♥

[@Revalopod]

It reminded me of Stan Lee too haha

[@ReBecca-rl4bi]

YYYAAASSSS

[@MassiveCompositions]

The first time I read Dracula I was honestly shocked at how he was described compared to the pop culture version 😂😂 I definitely like Bram Stoker’s version better than the popular one we have today

[@timmiller1]

I like the essence of the story so much better than movie adaptations of it too. It struck me as a story about friendship and faith in the face of adversity, rather than simply a celebration of the monstrous.

[@Draculaisabat01]

Agreed

[@stock_movie1875]

Hellsing ultimate. All I have to say

[@stock_movie1875]

​@@timmiller1how is it about friendship? Drac routinely admits he's "a monster worse than God can fathom." Through the whole novel and that he REVELS in that fact and enjoys killing Innocents.

[@timmiller1]

@@stock_movie1875 not friendship with Dracula of course. Friendship between the people hunting him.

[@aynain1810]

I would never want this series to end!! Really good to see jazza draw and we get to see just how skilled he is, which is hard coz algorithm sucks

[@konstantinbachem9800]

the problem is the audience and not the algorithm. If you have 6 mio subscribers you cant make niche content

[@aynain1810]

@@konstantinbachem9800 the algorithm plays a role in making a video reach so... Ig both play a major role

[@starryskies113]

@Don't Read My Profile Picture no

[@starryskies113]

@@konstantinbachem9800 h

[@Kakiloaded]

The series was started by lavendertowne so if you want more of this type of stuff, go to her channel

[@Kangakool]

I want to contribute some ideas for future videos! I’m writing my ideas below so Jazza can’t see. Monsters/Villains: 1. The wicked witch of the west from the Wizard of Oz. In the book there are a lot of interesting details to work with. 2. The Phantom of the Opera 3. The Grand High Witch from The Witches. 4. President Snow from the Hunger Games is so creepy in the book, but in the movie he just looks like a normal dude. 5. Jadis, the White Witch from the Chronicles of Narnia. 6. Miss Trunchbull from Matilda Do I like witches? It looks like I like witches. At any rate, I’d like to see some of them. Heroes: 1. Aragorn from Lord of the Rings (when we first meet him) 2. The Lorax (the description really doesn’t look like the illustration, it’s perfect) 3. Mary Poppins 4. D’Artangnan from the Three Musketeers 5. Childlike Empress from the Neverending Story Like so the producers can see! And add more ideas in the comments!

[@TvojaMAMA77]

Great ideas!! Especially Miss trunchbull... I remember her scaring the shit out of me hahah

[@actuallytheUS]

TRANSFORMERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@thesinfultictac5704]

Ditto the Wicked Witch of the West, she is completely different depending which medium you see her in In the book shes kind of dumpy In the movie she's very tall and thin I haven't seen or read wicked but I assume they soften her a bit.

[@nalinikratzin9334]

Omh, yes, the Phantom! Do you mean just Eric without the mask or with a mask though?

[@linneathesystemsdruid308]

Ooo I love the idea of miss trunchbull and the Lorax

[@jbrandonporter]

I think one of the problems with depicting Voldemort in the movie as perfectly as you have drawn him is that Ray Fiennes isn't exactly a marathon runner frame. In addition, all the cosmetics they had to add to create the slit nose over his own expands the face even more.

[@EmeraldVideosNL]

I recall watching the Making of in which they said the flat slitted nose is actually cgi. On set the actor can be seen with a series of black dots marking his nose for the cgi crew to replace it with the more snake like slits.

[@DerrickVanderspoon]

I actually recall that they made a conscious decision to not make him as physically grotesque and monstrous as he was in the books to avoid having him feel like a cartoonish villain. They wanted to keep just enough of his humanity evident so that you always remember that as magical as he might be he’s ultimately still an extremely demented, sadistic person with a deeply twisted psychological desire to cause pain as opposed to being a cartoon monster who is just evil because he’s a scary monster.

[@PaganWanderer]

I am really enjoying this series! It touches my heart. My godfather was an artist and I spent a lot of time of my childhood at his place. I fondly remember when me and my nephew, his son, were kids, we often would go to him with ideas we had for monsters or dragons or whatever. And he would sketch as we were describing our monsters. Leaving it uncolored. We then colored them in with the colors we had in our minds. He would then improve our coloring and highlighting it and adding shadow and dimension and stuff to make it look professional 😊. He passed away about a year ago. This series really takes me back to those days. So yeah, I'm really enjoying this. Thank you for that! I hope it goes on for a while!

[@falconfury4901]

I think a monster like the Grievers from the first maze runner book would be really fun to do because their description is so vague and creepy and who knows what you might end up interpreting it as… also love this series so much❤❤❤

[@JustARandomPerson-dr7uv]

This would be brilliant. I don't think jazzas version would look anything like the TV version using the book description from book one.

[@hamandeggs23]

I have always wondered what they might look like!!

[@nerd_alert2891]

I can’t wait for him to get to draw a griever, me and my friend love how strange they are in the books

[@runningwindart]

Someone commented this on the last video! I would really love to see this too, it would be amazing. They are such weird creatures, and the movie versions did not do them justice at all xD

[@thespankmyfrank]

Yes!! When I read the book (just a year or two ago) I had to Google them afterwards because I had no idea what they'd actually look like based on the description, and I never found a good enough representation because everything is muddled by the movie version (which obviously looks completely different). Would LOVE to see Jazza interpret the book version!

[@ziziorens348]

I'm reading Dracula at the moment, it's a really special book for me (me and my ex are really fascinated by foreign languages and it was her gift for me, since English was our favourite). And as soon as I saw the *mustache* and the Vampiric features I had absolutely no doubt in my mind who it was!

[@Hair8Metal8Karen]

Dracula has been my favourite book since we studied it at school, I knew it immediately when I heard the first prompt

[@ranjira7893]

... kinda looks like Stan Lee tbh XD (I imagine Mr. Lee would've been 'stoked' to be cast as Dracula XD)

[@itsellie9239]

That's so funny! I'm reading Dracula too at the moment and had that same moment of realisation 😅

[@Silver_wind_1987_]

​@@itsellie9239 Drac with a stash....he looks like a creepy hotel owner now to me someone who uses his "hotel" as a front to feed himself off innocent hikers and out of town people...

[@jwolfe1209]

​@Amber Galway Wait till you get a look at the historic Dracula. His mustache could take down five brawny men on it's own!

[@terrajade9606]

I absolutely loved the Ilithid, "Mind Flayer." I knew what it was from tentacles, but I thought your version was amazing.

[@carlbernard7615]

Jazza's positive energy is unmatched. It can only be defeated by Shad's pedantry lol. Love these guys.

[@redstar1976]

I did my uni dissertation on depictions of Dracula in literature, stage and screen and your illustration is definitely true to the book! That's the description of Dracula when we first meet him at the very start - he starts to appear younger as he has access to more victims. What's weird is that although his appearance is so sinister, he's very chatty and charming in the book!

[@vin2164]

I wonder if the charming nature is why Hollywood opted for a more elegant Dracula look, so there isn’t that sort of mismatch

[@patrckhh20]

If that was your dissertation, I can't imagine how useless your degree must be.

[@TheMartzyanu]

Well I'm thinking maybe also because it is based a bit on Vlad Dracul (the impaler) who had a big bushy moustache. ;)

[@theamazingoppo4918]

@@patrckhh20 as much as I wanted to call you out on being an asshole, you’re probably right.

[@damienearl8302]

@@patrckhh20 Wow, that's just...incredibly rude

[@kevindenis9551]

I love how without knowing the name, Jazza completely nailed the Mindflayer so perfectly. Even the concept designs with the different hats were exactly how most Mindflayers look, each being of a different rank in their society. I give a thumbs up to this illustration.

[@tiagodagostini]

Yet the mindflayer was the easiest to know by the description.

[@shannononeill482]

Loved they added a D&D monster.

[@piggyplayzmc93]

From the description and heck most of the drawing I though it was Cthulhu, or some other lovecraftian creation

[@victoriam6569]

I thought Captain Barbossa 😂

[@piggyplayzmc93]

@@victoriam6569 I think you mean Davy jones, barbossa was the skeleton from the first one

[@vanshaver1499]

The mind flayer looks almost exactly like the Bauldur's Gate 3 ones. Man's imagination is on a whole other level

[@stock_movie1875]

Mind flayers are THE face of DND for DMs. They represent the dark evil we portray in the campaigns story, but the refined intelligence of someone toying with others for fun

[@leighgrossmann7400]

We need a spin-off of this series where fans submit character designs and Jazza draws them

[@Vesdus]

I freakin' LOVE your Mindflayer. Most Illithids are depicted more as wormy little grub mages than the pround, refined, dominant sorcerers that they are.

[@ricksanford3381]

You'll like them in BGIII, then. =)

[@CrymsonNite]

The description, I was just like "that has to be a mind flayer, right?"

[@PaulGuy]

Technically, they're using psionics, not magic, but they are supposed to seem smart and powerful. After all, they ruled the universe. Twice.

[@gildeddrake1479]

@@CrymsonNite I was 100% certain it was a mindflayer and was really looking for another more popular monster than looked like it because I thought mindflayers were a bit too obscure of a monster for this channel's audience.

[@gorisenke]

Illithid. I knew they had another name. Thank you, that was driving me insane.

[@NightFiire]

My absolute favorite part of this series is hearing your thought process about why you are drawing what you’re drawing and how you go about putting those descriptions into a work of art. Great job! Very articulate and interesting

[@Aethgeir]

Loved your depiction of the mindflayer. They're like brain vampires, and yours really looks the part.

[@Queenriley98]

I LOVE your Mindflayer. It perfectly matches the personality I've always gotten off of them

[@Aquana19]

It's like you picked Voldemort right from my brain - that's exactly what I pictured from the books! I'm so glad we found a middle ground for audience, creator and algorithm with this series, I love seeing you draw characters ! ❤

[@BobSmith-dh2cj]

I think in the book when tom riddle is Voldemort before he dies and is resurrected, he is depicted as having waxy skin

[@jensenrogers6611]

"...beyond 'usual' evil..." -Albus Dumbledore

[@shroomyk]

Yes I'm so happy you did Dracula!!!!! I suggested it because the description in the novel is quite different to what we actually see in the films. I was very interested to see what he would really look like based on that description. Thanks, Jazza!

[@trackerjacker5467]

I remember watching the Harry Potter movies with my best friend as a kid. I remember that the movie interpretation of Voldemort absolutely terrified her, but I was absolutely fascinated by his appearance because he reminded me of a grey alien. Of course, I sat through movies like Alien vs Predator and The Terminator when I was around six years old, so films like Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire barely fazed me.

[@ryanbell6537]

14:09 BINGO. Books, V was calm, cool, collected. In charge. Dangerously quiet. The only person who rattled him into a panicked frenzy was Dumbledore. And eventually Harry once the H were destroyed.

[@MariaHarpe842]

I love Jazza and this series!! I keep wanting and waiting for the monsters from Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, the hollowgast. I just know he would make it look so cool and creepy!

[@TvojaMAMA77]

Omg this!!!! I adore these books (and movies). They are so peculiar! Great idea 😁

[@nerd_alert2891]

I’m really hoping he gets to draw a hollowgast, I recently read the books and absolutely love the series!

[@07_Kitten]

I’ve thought this too, I’m currently on book six, and I love these books

[@HandoraAndHajoon]

As someone from Romania who adores old stories about Romanian monsters, I can say that I appreciate how he portrayed Dracula, in Romanian folklore vampires are not meant to look good.

[@ConstanzaRigazio]

I went to Transylvania last year and loved it! I even made a video about it🙌

[@GirishManjunathMusic]

I actually thought Dracula sounded like he had, if not attractive features, certainly striking features, in a not-entirely-unpleasant manner, when I first read the book.

[@trakinagem-ms5jw]

​@@GirishManjunathMusic you are 100% correct! In the book Dracula is just described as having very striking features, not particulary handsome or ugly, though it is said the he is a very charming individual

[@GirishManjunathMusic]

@@trakinagem-ms5jw yea average beauty but unholy high charisma.

[@GirishManjunathMusic]

@@trakinagem-ms5jw yea average beauty but unholy high charisma.

[@SickCrisp]

Dude, I have always wished I could draw lol. I’m just way too right brained. Great with design and photoshop, but that’s because both things turn into a logical and “math-esque” kind of task for me. Watching you just fiddle around the pages with random sketches was awesome, yet reminded me how I can’t even get in that flow state of mind. Lol. This was an awesome series

[@NicoleMarie.]

I just realized so much. I too, was really disappointed at his first appearance due to this description, but after seeing your drawing I just realized what the description was- an inferi. It wasn’t so much as a snake, it was death itself, which is how I would described an inferi. Interesting how many descriptions of Death itself were in the series. For number 2- I really was thinking of stranger things, but was not smart enough to put two and two together.

[@mauricioau_0742]

My favorite part was where Jazza said it’s jazzing time and jazzed all over the bad guys, truly one of the greatest moments in history

[@koreyDoreyASG]

Jazz moment

[@pperson5195]

He jazzed all over them 🤨🤨🤨

[@Abhishek-ue6tj]

One of the moments*

[@khaledibrahem1538]

Indeed 🧐

[@Tyuf_]

"jazzed" is one of the verbs of all time

[@artchic528]

I remember being underwhelmed by Ralph Fiennes’ Voldemort too. I was perplexed why they didn’t make his eyes red and snakelike, like the books described. Maybe Ralph didn’t take to wearing contacts very well or something.

[@MiSmallVids]

This is getting out of hand there are a lot of scams on here

[@bex193]

There’s also a chance the director took that approach because they knew a lot of kids were going to watch it and didn’t want it to give too much “horror” because it’s definitely a scary description. Who knows. Red eyes and the slitted pupils totally made him in the books tho!!

[@alpyki2588]

Contacts for long periods of time, specifically colored contacts, can irritate eyes and in general lead to pain and sometimes conditions. Its the reason nowadays you see CGI technology replacing colored contacts. I wouldn't be surprised if the studio didn't give them the option due to this. Most times they go for actor's comfort over impressive visuals. Days of sticking piano wire up your nose and pulling it back are long, long ago. Though I will not lie, I do miss practical makeup.

[@ethensonofposeidon228]

I got Voldemort by the first clue cause I'm a Harry Potter fan

[@eliasnilsson6604]

@@ethensonofposeidon228 I got it as well while not being a HP fan lol.

[@jenningsleevaughn]

This drawing is much closer to what I imagined when reading the books as a kid than what I imagined from even the audio books or what appeared on the movies.

[@bobbibbidy4544]

It’s nice as an artist to learn from another artist how to sharpen and as I say “proper up” the intended figures I’m trying to draw that I couldn’t draw dwell before. Thank you for your guidance with how to better my work and characters!

[@OldWitchDoctor]

One of the adaptations with Christopher Lee actually has a Dracula with a moustache, it's pretty good too.

[@oofieplayxroblox3918]

I love how he just guess the characters based on the description this series is creative as well I love it!!!

[@marcwittkowski5146]

Your skill with pen, pencil, brush and everything in-between is really impressive to watch. Amazing series so far.

[@zakbradow1972]

This really is an amazing series. To see how your brain works with your hand is incredible. I can barely draw a person or a box, let alone any of the monsters. Keep it up please.

[@jjs5072]

"Don't wanna spoil who this might be, just in case some of you haven't guessed yet." Proceeds to put him on the thumbnail XD Great series, man. I hope to see even more monsters from you. Maybe a MtG creatures series?

[@wegotthechoccies]

Please continue this series! I absolutely love seeing your interpretations of some very well loved characters.

[@ryanlippert5019]

I was going to suggest Dracula! When I finally read the book for the first time last year, I was really struck by how different our collective concept of the character is despite how very specific Stroker was in his description. The novel takes place over a fairly long period, during which we know he changes in appearance, so who's to say ol' Drac doesn't eventually look more like Spirit Halloween's interpretation, but this is much closer to the version of the character that Jonathon Harker first meets in act I

[@Arinidas]

I watch a lot of your videos ages ago (but never subscribed) and they stopped coming in my recommendations. But now your back :D it's like seeing an old friend. Subbed immediately! I feel your art has improved as well

[@Lt-Leinad]

For those of you that don’t know, originally Voldemort was going to be shown in the movies exactly as described in the books, but since they were supposed to be for children too, they had to dim him down to get the rating suitable for children too.

[@Itz_cass]

Also the amount of make up on his face was already SOOOO much beforehand and with all of the extra details, the actor wouldn’t be able to talk

[@cadjockey6113]

Also they stated that with slitted eyes they could get emotions “seen” visually.. like anger or fear without a normal pupil

[@AltijdHard_403]

I like that they went with a more subtle look. Monsters aren't monsters because they look angry and ugly, they are monsters because of their actions.

[@yunehversomi1458]

Wasn’t the Witches movie starring Anjelica Huston also made for children? Obviously they didn’t mind giving kids nightmares back then.

[@a_jerk]

Return to oz and never-ending story laugh at their weakness

[@KingBongHogger]

I've played D&D for over half my life and your depiction of the Mind Flayer is the most accurate I've seen. Most drawing I've seen look like Cthulu in a robe (they still look badass), but your's hits the mark perfectly!

[@user-ts2og7lc1z]

Oh I really wanna see more mythological creatures drawn from Jazza. Those are some of my favorite ones. The Hopkinsville Goblin was also a favorite. (That was in the character drawing challenge)

[@sanablue]

I love how I hadn't even read half the hints for the mindflayer when I already knew what it was going to be! :D the description is really good and you absolutely nailed it!! And I really liked the other ones, too! I'd love to see this become somewhat of a series!

[@evahibba2350]

Love this series! Although Jazza has probably never heard of the books by German author Walter Moers, I would love to see his renditions of the characters. Especially the characters from "Rumo and His Miraculous Adventures" come to mind: Gornab the Ninety-ninth, General Tick-tock, Friftar, the Demonocles... so many to choose from! 😊

[@antomie]

I really like these cause I can guess before Jazza even starts. But then his imagination goes wild and he go so far and beyond my imagination!

[@NaiyaBladesinger]

I was so stoked that I guessed the first two without much trouble at all. I LOVE mindflayers. they are so much fun. you nailed that during your sketching. it was so amazing.

[@Spookweave]

Big 👍 on this kind of content, I'm not an artist and kind of skipped your ad for the art box (sorry!) but as someone with aphantasia it was really cool to be able to directly see descriptions in books when I never could before. Great video!

[@rubatuba1643]

this is my favorite series!! i would love to see more in the future!!!!

[@matthewwilliams4123]

The mustache for dracula is probably based off of Vlad the Impaler (Vlad III), which is where Stoker drew his inspiration from. Vlad III had a large mustache which are observable in his portraits.

[@peterhiser7883]

Man what I would do for this guy's art skill, its truely incredible.

[@HollowKid]

Glad to say I got all 3 this time. And you did such a good job on the Mind Flayer! That backdrop and hat definitely helped to emphasize how ominous the drawing was. The Dracula was super cool, too. Also didn't know the original description had a mustache - neato!

[@5thhorse481]

My man! I just recently started reading Bram Stoker's Dracula and have been doing a few character portraits of Dracula per the literature. I was so thrown off by the mustache. I have never once in my life heard a reference to Dracula having a mustache. So happy you did this just days after I did it. Such a wonderful coincidence.

[@jwolfe1209]

The historical figure that gave him his name has a magnificent one

[@alpyki2588]

The Marvel Dracula used to have one. I miss it, it gave him character.

[@JessBailey626]

I’d love to see Jazza’s depiction of a Xenomorph 😍

[@adanlucassiqueiracunha3446]

I love your style of drawing monsters. Could you use these descriptions from brazilian folklore in your style? 1 - He is often depicted as a young boy with dark skin and curly hair. One of his most distinctive features is the fact that he only has one leg, and he is often shown hopping around on a red cap known as a "carapuça." His usually portrayed wearing torn clothes and smoking a pipe. He is mischievous and known for playing pranks on people. 2 - A small, fire-haired man with backwards-facing feet. He is believed to be the protector of the forests and all the animals that live within them. His known for his fierce and wild appearance, with his hair standing on end and his eyes glowing red. He is often depicted wearing only a loincloth made of leaves and carrying a wooden club or bow and arrows. 3 - It is described as a large, hairy beast with thick, matted fur that ranges in color from brown to black. His bipedal and has long, powerful arms with huge claws. One of its most notable features is its mouth, which is said to be located on its belly. The creature is believed to emit a strong odor and is often associated with a loud, eerie cry. Legends describe him as a fearsome and dangerous creature that is best avoided.

[@thehappytanker1]

Keep em coming, I'm really enjoying this.

[@Overall91]

I love this series. Let's have this going for as long as we can.

[@JustARandomPerson-dr7uv]

Absolutely agreed! I very rarely comment on KZbin videos. Like less than 20 comments ever I think. Here's my 3rd on this video alone to boost engagement and help the series continue. My favourite jazza series yet.

[@welsevie2010]

I absolutely love this series! It's great to see you bring characters/monsters from books to live, the way they were discribed. I would like to contribute a suggestion for a following video: - present day - tall humanoid creature - no pupils - irises are deep magenta or black - dark, heavy circles rimming the eyes - pallor to the skin - an almost discolored, bruised quality - teeth: look filed, coming to an unnatural point, glinting between lips that never seem to close - clothing: long black cloak Mogadorian - I am number four

[@AndrealVox]

watched the last two parts... these have been so cool that I decided to subscribe. I get busy and don't watch youtube as often anymore, but I'll be excited to keep an eye on my sub feed for some more of your interesting videos

[@bpb210]

Bang up job on the Illithid! And Dracula; for that matter, you're extremely creative and I've thoroughly enjoyed all your depictions!

[@jasonclarke92]

I love these videos. As much as I love the chaotic unknown of you trying new mediums or weird challenges and screaming in confusion and then creating a masterpiece lol, I really enjoy the stuff like this where we just get to see a wholesome and talented guy create awesome art. Which we do always see in one form or another, but you know what I mean. Compare this to the Bob Ross challenges. Which don't get me wrong, those videos got me through some depressing days, but it's just super nice to watch stuff like this too.

[@allenr316]

Being a bit of a RPG nerd, as soon as I heard the description for #2, I knew exactly what it was and was very excited to see his interpretation of it. :)

[@maisiesummers42]

1:48 - I literally read those very words in the book today, so I knew instantly who it was. My first time reading it, so fascinating to see your depiction.

[@jaxc4568]

I usually hate watching people draw but you make it interesting and fun

[@NevyardVlogs]

Can you imagine if Voldemort did look like that in the movies. So much nightmare fuel.

[@alinealrasheed7432]

Voldemorts face before what it is now(in the movie) was way more more then what it is now. The reason why they changed it it’s cuz they would think it’s nit children appropriate and too scary. You can look up on Google what he looked b4

[@amandafolsom8271]

​@@alinealrasheed7432 oh f***cking damn I did and he's so scary I can't even

[@KaneyoriHK]

Personally I'll disagree, the more human look just feels right to me, a sort of humanity worn on a monster is scarier to me, but then again I live in the United States. We already have snakes in human skin called politicians.

[@Czechorovitch]

Ngl, kinda disappointed with the Voldemort drawing. Looks like a pale red skull, lowkey. Like, really good art, I can't do anything like that, but a little... anticlimactic.

[@thepubknight6144]

​@@amandafolsom8271 His face in Sorcerer's stone was the closet to his portrayal in the novels even the reddish black eyes

[@Wingsdrop]

I love it when we get to Draw with Jazza! These videos are always favorite. That intermission where you showed people enjoying your sketch pack felt so 90s PBS Kids lol.

[@JohnDoe88831]

From time to time I forget, that Jazza is actually a really experienced artist. And then I get drawn back to it and having a blast. I love this.

[@BrienneofDarth]

Absolutely perfect mind flayer. Loved it!

[@ashleyking6743]

I think a fun thing to do would be to put a bunch of descriptions of each body part in different hats and then pull out some random descriptions and create a drawing using them.

[@mitchellwood8475]

i love your idea, hope he sees this!

[@Rystefn]

I recognized the first description instantly, and your first sketch was so close to perfect, I almost screamed at the computer hen you took it in a different direction. Then you more than made up for it with the illithid. Literally better than any of the official illustrations of them since Diterlizzi's iconic 2nd edition Monster Manual version. Then you gave Voldy the movie nose instead of anything even remotely snake-looking. It literally looks more like "Drawing the movie version, but more scary" than drawing according to the exact description in the book.

[@qa377]

Voldy's nose description sort of contradicts itself because snakes all have round nostrils. Although I guess the slits could go the other way and be smaller, but based on the structure of skulls, vertical slits make the most sense.

[@savannaalthof8479]

LOVE these! So fun seeing them come to life. Would love to see any of the monsters from the Dresden Files books, but especially the book Death Masks.

[@harm285]

You are a talent! I get so excited to give the pack to my wife! It is awesome the promo still counts! I found the first one really creepy, more than the earlier really big or scary monsters. The second one had some nice colours! although the "white pop" maybe undo a bit of its darkness. As for the third, you did a better job then the movie, awesome!

[@kharilane1340]

The thing about Dracula being described as having a moustache is he is based on Vlad Tepes, a Romanian ruler who is often depicted as having had bushy facial hair of the type described.

[@heathermillsphantomlimb9314]

He’s also a product of his time. Mustaches, in that time period, we’re status symbols. They were seen as “manly,” and showed you had extra/disposable money to take care of them. They were (typically) heavily waxed and meticulously trimmed and shaped as the person climbed higher moneywise. Full beards, on the other hand, were indicative of poverty or laziness, since the person doesn’t have the money to just throw away on a facial accessory like that.

[@ILikeBirds80]

Jazza, I love your reactions to your work. They are always so chuffed and positive about what tou h as ve done (but not in an arrogant way) Great attitude. You show artists how to be proud of their work.

[@wealthedge]

Holy. Schnikes. This is like black magic. Illustrators have always blown my mind apart. And Jazza is world class.

[@musiquefrique]

You have a really fabulous teaching style and your art is brilliant !

[@lizgonzalez622]

My pro sketch pack just arrived and I am so excited to get started!!! I’ve loved drawing since I was little but stopped for a long time due to my depression getting the better of me. But now I’m in a much better place and am so grateful you’ve created this and your content to make me fall in love with drawing and art all over again. Thank you truly ❤

[@SidStrife]

Jazza, I have been watching and enjoying your videos for a few years now and I really do want to commend you on being an excellent draughtsman. I used to love to draw when I was younger and I appreciate all the time and dedication you have spent on the craft honing your skill. I wish I would have stayed with it to this day and had an ability as strong as yours. Keep up the great work!!

[@gingerboi5046]

I am soo happy that Tom Riddle popped up in this series! I thought the thumbnail was clickbait but I am beyond happy that it isn't

[@EXARCWithGrandpop]

This is sooo fun! You should make a game from this. I have been following along and drawing based on the description and it is amazing. I see a deck of cards with the description on one side and the picture on the other. The group has to draw and everyone has to guess the character.

[@Bicornis]

I've been waiting for this series to get to Dracula! He's such a prime example of a character who looks completely different in most adaptations from how the book described him.

[@jaredanderson4600]

Writing a couple suggestions below. Idk if anyone is familiar with Brandon Sanderson's work, but some of his monsters are really interesting. Specifically from Mistborn, I'd love to see Jazza's take on the Koloss or the Inquisitors.

[@slymen2119]

Or the mistwraith

[@My9thMyJoy]

Yes! Any creatures from Roshar or Scadrial would be awesome to see.

[@claytonholmes2313]

Yes yes yes!!! Upvote!!!! Anything from Sanderson’s work would be epic. Chasmfiend, miswraith, those things in the tunnels from MB Era 2

[@5peciesunkn0wn]

Oooh! Some Mistborn monster stuffs would be sick! :D I'd love to see his drawing of the gelatin-bone-needing-peoples. (Can't remember the name, hell might be the Koloss lol)

[@slymen2119]

@@5peciesunkn0wn the kandra

[@gabriellacrystal3518]

This is so incredible. I love this series so much!

[@UriShap]

I like a style of your drawings and your interpretation of descriptions!

[@marton_dobo]

Mr. Hyde should be included in one of these. I was quite surprised by his description in the book, because he is just a human, even shorter than Dr. Jekill, but it was his pure evil personality that made him a monster.

[@Tonyhouse1168]

Oh man. There was a series called Children’s Illustrated Classics when I was a kid, and the drawings of Jekyll turning into Hyde gave me nightmares. Thanks for the memory!

[@lucia5556]

​@@Tonyhouse1168 can you get me a link, I'd love to see that

[@lucia5556]

Yaaaaaassss

[@therainman7777]

I actually guessed Mr Hyde for the first one.

[@thomaskurz5617]

First time in the series I guessed some monster right. :) The Dracula description reminded me apart from the mustache to Count Orlock, played by Max Schreck in the 1922 Nosferatu. Which is technically a Dracula Movie, they just renamed the characters to try not to get sued. The Mindflayer was easy to guess as an old AD&D player. Your design is closer to the older illustrations from the 80s and 90s. Like it a lot. The Harry Potter things always catch me off guard as I never read the books, and only casually watched the movies. My guess on Voldemort was for a Ghul or similar from some horror comic

[@jennasink8743]

Yes!!! I knew for sure it was Dracula when you got down to the description of the hands. One of my favorite classics! I love what you did with it!

[@pietvanniekerk1159]

I would love to see Jazza do any of the monster characters in any of The Stormlight Archive books. I would be interested to see what his version of a Parshendi storm form would look like. Love this video series you have going here.

[@kevinrhodesent]

I was so excited as you were drawing the Mind Flayer and I love your depiction! My DND party and I just faced 5 of these terrifying things AFTER just facing a huge fire giant, 3 stone giants and 2 hill giants! Our characters saw their lives flash before their eyes! Lol love this series, can’t wait to see more!

[@Harutemu]

I LOOOOOOVE your mind-flayer! It has so much individuality and character to it! It gives it a sense of sapience that you don't seem to find in the other examples, at least in my opinion. I'm so glad you enjoy making this series as much as I enjoy seeing it.

[@b01tact10n]

This dude captures whatever the authors imagination describes and its pretty darn good👍👍