Monthly Archives: October 2016

Halloween 2016

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Tina

The vintage soda vending machine!

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Happy Halloween!

Posted on October 31, 2016 by Tina

Posted in Halloween, Holiday, News | Tagged carving, Jack O'Lantern, pumpkins | 2 Comments

Affinity Designer After Midnight

Posted on October 28, 2016 by Joe_Williams

Here’s another Halloween Horror Head I created in Affinity Designer while I waited for my son’s early morning bus. I was trying to do something different, but I wound up with another vampire. This one is based on Lon Chaney’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Halloween, Illustration, Pixels Versus Pigment, Technique | Tagged #AffinityDesigner, Affinity Designer, Cartoon, cartoons, digital illustration, fog, horror, humor, Illustration, Joe Williams, Lon Chaney, London After Midnight, monster, vector, Willceau | Leave a comment

Five More Days Till Halloween

Posted on October 26, 2016 by Tina

Posted in Halloween, News, Philadelphia, Photography, South Philly Safari | Tagged carving, Jack O'Lantern, pumpkins, South Philly | 1 Comment

South Sixth Street

Posted on October 25, 2016 by Tina

I spotted this beauty on South Sixth Street on my way to a job.

Posted in Philadelphia, Photography, South Philly Safari | Tagged old sign love, South 6th Street, South Philly | 1 Comment

Apple Cinnamon Bread

Posted on October 24, 2016 by Tina

It was cold and rainy on Saturday, and there’s no better excuse to turn on the oven and bake. If you have two lonely Granny Smith apples in your fruit bowl, you too could make this lovely loaf of apple … Continue reading →

Posted in Lovin' from the Oven, News | Tagged apples, baking, quick breads | 1 Comment

I Was a Vector Frankenstein

Posted on October 23, 2016 by Joe_Williams

This was the guy that started it all. I did him as an icon experiment in Adobe Illustrator back in 2006. I was trying to keep it as simple as possible and played with the blending modes of the various … Continue reading →

Posted in Halloween, Illustration, Pixels Versus Pigment, Technique | Tagged 2006, Adobe Illustrator, Cartoon, cartoons, digital illustration, Frankenstein, Halloween, horror, humor, Joe Williams, monster, Shelley, vector, Willceau | Leave a comment

I Was a Vector Werewolf

Posted on October 22, 2016 by Joe_Williams

Here’s another Halloween Head I created in Affinity Designer as I’ve spent my too early mornings waiting for my son’s school bus, and if I say so myself, I am pretty pleased with this. I really wanted to do a … Continue reading →

Posted in Halloween, Illustration, Pixels Versus Pigment, Technique | Tagged Affinity Designer, creature, digital illustration, Halloween, Halloween Head, humor, Illustration, Joe Williams, lycanthropy, monster, vector, werewolf, Willceau, wolf-man | Leave a comment

Glorious Relic

Posted on October 21, 2016 by Joe_Williams

Another glorious neon relic from a bygone era sadly in need of restoration, but I don’t think there is the money, interest or will. A beautiful job was done on the Boot and Saddle sign just up the street, but … Continue reading →

Posted in Philadelphia | Tagged Broad Street, decay, neon, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philips Restaurant, rust, South Philadelphia, USA, vintage | Leave a comment

Zombie in Affinity Designer

Posted on October 20, 2016 by Joe_Williams

Here is yet another Halloween Horror Head I created in Affinity Designer. This guy is a zombie, but not the flesh-eating variety that first hit cinema screens back in 1968 and seem to have never left. I meant this guy … Continue reading →

Posted in Halloween, Illustration, Technique | Tagged #AffinityDesigner, Cartoon, corpse, digital illustration, eyes, humor, Illustration, Joe Williams, Living Dead, monster, vector, zombie | 4 Comments

Stuck on You

Posted on October 19, 2016 by Tina

Shortly after walking down the aisle twenty years ago, this photo was taken. My groom, unaccustomed to wearing any type of jewelry, was twisting the brand new wedding band around his finger. I like to joke that he was trying … Continue reading →

Posted in Domestic Bliss, Drawer Cards, Holiday, News, Philadelphia | Tagged 20th Anniversary, Elvis songs, Super Glue | 1 Comment

Mechanical Menace in Affinity Designer

Posted on October 18, 2016 by Joe_Williams

Here’s another doodle similar to The Count which I cooked up over the course of a couple of early mornings using the vector art program extraordinaire Affinity Designer. I cobbled together the Mechanical Menace with a number of the program’s … Continue reading →

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Chicken Noodle Soup with Baby Kale

Posted on October 17, 2016 by Tina

It’s soup season, and there’s nothing better than having an enormous bowl of soup in the fridge. Take it to work for lunch, freeze some, make some yeast rolls and you’ve got dinner! (If baby kale isn’t available, you can … Continue reading →