Category Archives: Illustration

RIMWORLD THE RIFT is Available NOW

Posted on May 14, 2020 by Joe

Both the print and electronic version of J.L. Curtis’ science fiction opus Rimworld: The Rift are available NOW! Head over to Amazon to purchase your copy TODAY! You can’t judge a book by the cover, but I DID THE COVER! … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Design, Illustration | Tagged Affinity Designer, Affinity Publisher, book, design, Illustration, JL Curtis, Joe Williams, paperback, Rift, Rimworld, science fiction, space, spaceship | 2 Comments

It seemed like a good idea at the time…

Posted on May 6, 2020 by Joe

Behold…the FUTURE! …or at least it was about 20 years ago.

Posted in Blast from the Past, Computers, Curious Clutter, Illustration | Tagged CD, CD-R, comic, disk, Joe Williams, mini disk, promo, promotional | 2 Comments

Sneak Peek

Posted on May 4, 2020 by Joe

Coming SOON from J.L. Curtis — RIMWORLD: THE RIFT! It will be available in both a print and electronic version over on Amazon. Read about it HERE! Oh…and I did the cover.

Posted in Book Design, Illustration, News | Tagged Affinity Designer, Affinity Photo, J.L. Curtis | Leave a comment

Goodbye Half a Sketchbook

Posted on March 18, 2020 by Joe

A while back, I had the bold notion of trying to replicate my beloved Sketchbook from Heaven by cleaving a larger pad of paper in two. It was a great idea, and if it worked, I would have bought several … Continue reading →

Posted in Illustration, It Came From the Sketchbook | Tagged Atomic Warrior, doodle, drawing, ink, It Came From The Sketchbook, Joe Williams, landscape, mixed media, pencil, Sketch, sketchbook, small | 2 Comments

Sign of the Times

Posted on March 17, 2020 by Joe

Back in 1991, I got a freelance assignment illustrating an article on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder for a local paper. Everybody knows what OCD is now, but I was unfamiliar with it at the time. It seemed that new manias and … Continue reading →

Posted in Blast from the Past, Illustration | Tagged Cartoon, freelance, Illustration, Obsessive-compulsive, OCD, pen and ink, technical pens | 2 Comments

Happy Valentine’s Day!

Posted on February 14, 2020 by Tina

Happy Valentine’s Day to my dear Joe! xo

Posted in Collage, Holiday, Illustration | Tagged collage, retro, shrimp, steak, surf and turf, Valentine's Day, vintage | Leave a comment

Hell Toupee

Posted on December 12, 2019 by Joe

I can’t resist a pun. Another sketchbook sketch that I photographed, imported into Procreate on my iPad and had some fun with. I exported it from Procreate and brought it into Affinity Designer in order to do the lettering. I … Continue reading →

Posted in Illustration, It Came From the Sketchbook, Pixels Versus Pigment, Sketch | Tagged bald, Cartoon, digital art, funny, horror, Illustration, iPad, Joe Williams, Procreate | 2 Comments

Happy Birthday Joe!

Posted on November 30, 2019 by Tina

Happy birthday to my partner in crime!

Posted in Collage, Holiday, Illustration, News | Tagged cake, Joe's birthday | Leave a comment

We are now in control of the transmission

Posted on November 25, 2019 by Joe

This illustration which I cobbled together in my absolute favorite vector art program Affinity Designer is sort of a response to my last illustration which featured former television icon Bonnie Franklin. Whereas Ms Franklin’s televised efforts in the situation comedy … Continue reading →

Posted in Illustration, Pixels Versus Pigment, Technique, Weird World of the Roku | Tagged #AffinityDesigner, #digitalart, 1960s, 1964, Affinity Designer, digital illustration, Illustration, Joe Williams, Roku, soldier, television, The Outer Limits, The Terminator, vector | 2 Comments

TV SNIDE

Posted on November 14, 2019 by Joe_Williams

After finishing my last Halloween Head, I was looking for another project to work on. I thought I would continue with monsters, but a likely creature did not leap to mind. I kicked around a bunch of ideas trying to … Continue reading →

Posted in Illustration, Technique | Tagged 1970s, Affinity Designer, Bonnie Franklin, Cartoon, funny, Illustration, Joe Williams, One Day at a Time, TV GUIDE, vector | 2 Comments

There Ought To Be Clowns

Posted on November 4, 2019 by Joe_Williams

I was trying to squeak out this Halloween Head for October 31st, but it wasn’t to be. I had a Halloween costume to finish, and I ended up chasing a few wild geese and wandering up a few blind alleys … Continue reading →

Posted in Halloween, Illustration, Pixels Versus Pigment, Technique | Tagged Affinity Designer, Halloween, head, horror, Illustration, Joe Williams, monster, scary, vector | Leave a comment

We Are NOT Alone

Posted on October 29, 2019 by Joe_Williams

My latest Halloween Head is a fellow with one hell of a commute. This visitor from another world is a vector illustration I whipped together in Affinity Designer.

Posted in Halloween, Illustration, Pixels Versus Pigment, Stuff Joe Likes, Technique | Tagged Affinity Designer, Alien, creature, Halloween Head, Illustration, Joe Williams, Martian, vector | Leave a comment

The Widow

Posted on October 26, 2019 by Joe_Williams

My latest Halloween Head is more of a femme fatale rather than a monster. Illustrated by Joe Williams using the world’s greatest vector art program Affinity Designer on a well-worn 2010 Macbook at home and a battered 2008 Macbook at … Continue reading →

Posted in Computers, Halloween, Illustration, Pixels Versus Pigment, Stuff Joe Likes, Technique | Tagged Affinity Designer, axe, femme fatale, giallo, Halloween, Halloween Head, Joe Williams, monster, mudreress | 2 Comments

The Vector Chainsaw Massacre

Posted on October 24, 2019 by Joe_Williams

Here is another Halloween Head I illustrated in the marvelous vector design application called Affinity Designer. I started this yesterday morning with a vague polygon shape for a face and a cog shape for hair. I wasn’t sure if it … Continue reading →