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Category Archives: Illustration
Invasion of the Saucer Men
My latest Halloween Head is based on the alien invaders from the drive-in, schlock classic Invasion of the Saucer Men released in 1957. I struggled with this one a bit because I watched the movie and kept referring back to … Continue reading
Posted in Halloween, Illustration
Tagged #digitalart, Affinity Designer, Alien, art, creature, digital art, Illustration, Invasion of the Saucer Men, Joe Williams, monster, vector
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Mister HYDE
I was trying to come up with another idea for a Halloween Head when I realized I had never done Dr Jekyll’s monstrous alter-ego Mr Hyde. It was high time I gave half of this split personality my full attention!
RIMWORLD THE RIFT is Available NOW
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
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It seemed like a good idea at the time…
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
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Sneak Peek
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
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Goodbye Half a Sketchbook
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
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Sign of the Times
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
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