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There’s No Escape from a DEADLINE!
Back in the late 1990s I was exploring the illustrative possibilities of my newly purchased Power Mac 7300. I put a lot of time and effort chasing down what meager information I could via a dial-up modem; picking the brains … Continue reading
Posted in Blast from the Past, Illustration
Tagged 1990s, Cartoon, cartoons, CO2 Comics, comic, comics, deadline, digital color, digital illustration, humor, Illustration, Joe Williams, mini-comic, Power Mac 7300, promotion, promotional, salesman, service bureau, USA
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Friday Five – Number One Hundred Sixty Three
One hundred sixty third in a continued series creating a collage using five elements.
Posted in Collage, Friday Five, Illustration, photo manipulation
Tagged collage, Friday Five, skulls, vintage photos
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HALF THE PRESSURE, TWICE THE SPEED
Decades ago, I had picked up my first Blackwing 602 pencil and loved the feel of the pencil and its rich black lead. It was made by the Eberhard Faber Pencil Company and was enjoyed as the weapon of choice … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration, Sketch, Stuff Joe Likes
Tagged art supplies, Blackwing 602, Illustration, Japan, Jetpens, Joe Williams, pencil, Sketch, sketchbook, USA
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A Summer Read – RIMWORLD: Diversions
J.L. Curtis has just released the fifth book in his RIMWORLD series of science fiction novels and he was kind enough to bring me along to illustrate and design the cover!
Posted in Book Design, Illustration, News
Tagged book, book design, e-book design, J.L. Curtis, Joe Williams, outer space, science fiction, space, space opera, space station
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Friday Five – Number One Hundred Fifty One
One hundred fifty first in a continued series creating a collage using five elements.
Posted in Collage, Friday Five, Illustration, photo manipulation
Tagged collage, Friday Five, trees, vintage photos
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Arrivederci Sketchbook
Out of This World Sketch Pad October 17, 2022 – March 26, 2023 I have put to rest what is probably the last of the novelty sketchpads distributed by the Horizon Group USA to Target stores. At least it was … Continue reading
Posted in Doodle Tuesday, Illustration, It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged analog, comic, doodle, horror, Illustration, It Came From The Sketchbook, Joe Williams, monster, novelty, sketch pad, sketchbook, USA
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Confessions of a Sofa Sketcher
I sit on a couch with a cat and a spouse scribbling my graphite grotesques into the night. Some of them are good. Some of them stink. Some of them I do in pen and ink.
Posted in Illustration, It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged analog, doodle, drawing, horror, Illustration, Joe Williams, Monsters, scribble, Sketch, sketchbook, sofa, USA
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