Author Archives: Joe_Williams

The Countess Amarela

Posted on May 15, 2025 by Joe_Williams

As I am working on my digital illustrations and vector graphics I often save versions of my files as I go along in case I have to backtrack. It might be that I have turned down a creative blind alley … Continue reading →

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Digital Doodles

Posted on May 14, 2025 by Joe_Williams

Of late the internet has proven to be fairly tedious so I fire up Affinity Designer on my old laptop and fiddle around with shapes and colors. In the time between my first cup of coffee and when I have … Continue reading →

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Tiptoe through the Sketchbooks

Posted on May 13, 2025 by Joe_Williams

Having finished up the Canson XL Mixed Media Sketchbook, I am working here and there in a few different sketchbooks. The subject is still The Teenage Beast.

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Heavenly Sketchbooks are what you make of them

Posted on May 5, 2025 by Joe_Williams

I finished up a 7-inch by 10-inch Canson XL Mixed Media Sketchbook which I turned to once I got tired of chasing down cheap sketchbooks. I have had a lot of luck with small sketchbooks, but it seems that my … Continue reading →

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Halloween Heads • The Mummy

Posted on April 30, 2025 by Joe_Williams

I know Halloween is 184 days away, but being a dyed-in-the-wool horror movie fan, I always seem to be in the Halloween Spirit! I started doing my series of Halloween Head vector illustrations almost 20 years ago with a simplified … Continue reading →

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The Diplomat from Grorfleplotz

Posted on April 23, 2025 by Joe_Williams

Once again I am ricocheting back and forth between analog and digital illustration. Today I am back in the digital domain with my latest Halloween Head which I call The Diplomat from Grorfleplotz. I’m not sure what the specific honorific … Continue reading →

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Teenage Beast • Coming Through!

Posted on April 22, 2025 by Joe_Williams

I continue to carve out the Teenage Beast story in my sketchbooks. In this case, I am finishing up a 7-inch by 10-inch Canson XL Mixed Media pad. I pencil in my characters and then ink them in with my … Continue reading →

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Phantom of the Opera

Posted on April 10, 2025 by Joe_Williams

Although Halloween is 204 days away, I have been working on a new Halloween Head in the superlative vector art program Affinity Designer!

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The Teenage Beast Continues

Posted on April 8, 2025 by Joe_Williams

My punk rock monster, The Teenage Beast, continues to haunt my sketchbooks as I piece together a story through doodles and develop an approach to the illustrations. I’m still figuring out where the story is going and what materials will … Continue reading →

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