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Monthly Archives: October 2016
Halloween 2016
The vintage soda vending machine!
Affinity Designer After Midnight
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
Five More Days Till Halloween
Posted in Halloween, News, Philadelphia, Photography, South Philly Safari
Tagged carving, Jack O'Lantern, pumpkins, South Philly
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South Sixth Street
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
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Apple Cinnamon Bread
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
I Was a Vector Frankenstein
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
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I Was a Vector Werewolf
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
Glorious Relic
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
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Zombie in Affinity Designer
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
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Stuck on You
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
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Mechanical Menace in Affinity Designer
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
Posted in Halloween, Illustration, Sketch, Technique
Tagged #AffinityDesigner, Affinity Designer, automaton, digital illustration, humor, Illustration, Joe Williams, monster, robot, vector, Willceau
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Chicken Noodle Soup with Baby Kale
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
Urban Texture
Playing with a run-of-the-mill snapshot in Affinity Photo.
Posted in Philadelphia, Photography, Technique
Tagged Affinity Photo, Joe Williams, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, photography
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