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Category Archives: Illustration
Friday Five – Number Two Hundred Eighteen
Two hundred and eighteen in a continued series creating a collage using five elements.
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Posted in Collage, Friday Five, Illustration, News
Tagged collage, Friday Five, Illustration, vintage photos
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Happy Birthday Joe!
This year’s card is my annual portrait of Joe along with two of the things he loves – Tortie and cake. Happy birthday Joe!
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Posted in Collage, Drawer Cards, Holiday, Illustration, News, photo manipulation, Photography
Tagged birthday, Joe, Tortie
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Both Sides Now
Sometimes if you’re not crazy about a drawing, the best thing you can do is start all over again. Continue reading
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Posted in Doodle Tuesday, Illustration, It Came From the Sketchbook, Pixels Versus Pigment
Tagged analog, analog tools, art iteration, beast of times, boldness, comic, contrast, drawing process, horror, Illustration, imperfection, inking, Joe Williams, learning curve, revision, Sketch, sketchbook, tracing paper, transfer paper, USA, Willceau
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47 Fewer Shades of Gray
A monstrously monochromatic rendering of the Teenage Beast on tonal paper. Continue reading
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Posted in Doodle Tuesday, Illustration, It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged analog, art materials, black and white, Cartoon, cartoons, contrast, gray paper, Halloween, highlights, horror, Illustration, India ink, ink drawing, Joe Williams, mid-tone, monster, no smearing, pencil frustration, permanence, Sakura Gel Pen, Sketch, sketchbook, spray fixative, Strathmore Toned Gray, USA, water-soluble graphite, white charcoal, Willceau
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The Beast of Times!
I’m having the beast of times with my Pen+Gear Sketch Diary sketchbook, a gem my wife Tina unearthed for me at our local Walmart. The sturdy paper withstands the rough handling of my pencils and erasers, while its surface handles … Continue reading
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Posted in Doodle Tuesday, Illustration, It Came From the Sketchbook, Sketch
Tagged analog, Cartoon, chaos, creative process, cross-hatching, demonic presence, horror, Illustration, ink drawing, It Came From The Sketchbook, Joe Williams, pen and ink, Pen+Gear Sketch Diary, Pentel pens, punk club, Sailor pens, Teenage Beast, transformation, USA, Walmart
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He Lurks Beneath The Paris Opera
As we plunge DEEP into the heart of the Halloween season, I couldn’t resist reviving my vector rendition of The Phantom of the Opera with a chilling encore. This iconic figure, shrouded in mystery and menace, deserves a fresh twist … Continue reading
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My Nemesis in Polyester: A High School Memory
Wherein I dispense a little cartoon justice on my high school nemesis, a troglodyte in polyester. No gentle glide down memory lane here—just ink and spite. Continue reading
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Posted in Blast from the Past, Illustration, It Came From the Sketchbook, Sketch
Tagged 1970s high school, art school experience, athletic struggles, cartoon caricature, comic book fantasy, coming-of-age stories, disco era, fountain pen art, high school bullying, high school nostalgia, It Came From The Sketchbook, jock culture, polyester fashion, rock vs disco, school days, sketchbook drawing, South Jersey high school, South Philly culture, STUPID=COOL mindset, teenage rivalry
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