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Monthly Archives: October 2016
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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I COUNT on Affinity Designer
Here’s a little Halloween doodle that I cooked up in my favorite vector art program Affinity Designer. Being that my son’s school bus pickup time is just before dawn, I thought it appropriate to work on this icon of The … Continue reading
Posted in Halloween, Illustration, Technique
Tagged Affinity Designer, digital illustration, Dracula, humor, Illustration, Joe Williams, monster, USA, vampire, vector
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The Sun Rises on Washington Avenue
South Philadelphia
Posted in Adventures in Commuting, Philadelphia, South Philly Safari
Tagged Joe Williams, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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South Philly Scene
Outside of Bok Vocational School at 1901 South 9th Street in South Philadelphia.
Posted in Philadelphia, South Philly Safari
Tagged 9th Street, Joe Williams, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, photography
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Pumpkin Zucchini Cake
Zucchini and pumpkin added to this cake make it magnificently moist. It was such a big hit – it’s now a contender for Thanksgiving!


