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Category Archives: Illustration
Keeping Good Habits
This is the thin 3-ring binder I bought from a dollar store near work and filled it with 97¢ worth of looseleaf paper in order to work out the story of The Teenage Beast. I am writing an outline for … Continue reading
Posted in Book Design, Illustration, It Came From the Sketchbook, Sketch, Stuff Joe Likes
Tagged analog, Cartoon, cheap sketchbook, creature, drawing, habit, horror, Illustration, Joe Williams, notes, novella, punk, short story, sketchbook, Teenage Beast, USA, wasting time, writing
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Friday Five – Number Two Hundred Nine
Two hundred and nine in a continued series creating a collage using five elements.
Friday Five – Number Two Hundred Eight
Two hundred and eight in a continued series creating a collage using five elements.
Posted in Collage, Illustration
Tagged collage, Friday Five, vintage magazine, vintage photos
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Well, I never felt more like singin’ the blues…
A couple years ago I wrote about the stash of non-photo blue pencils I have all over my house and why I use them: Non-Photo Blue pencils are a particular shade of blue that could not be detected by a … Continue reading
Posted in Curious Clutter, Illustration, Stuff Joe Likes
Tagged analog, blue, drawing, Illustration, Japan, Joe Williams, lead, mechanical pencil, non-photo, non-repro, pilot, Sketch, sketchbook, USA
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Booga Booga Booga
I’m back with It Came From the Sketchbook and once again my subjects are The Teenage Beast and the hapless punk rock gal. I’m piecing together a story via sketchbooks which is fun and much more effective than jotting down … Continue reading
Posted in Doodle Tuesday, Illustration, It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged 1980s, analog, comic, horror, humor, Illustration, Joe Williams, monster, punk rock girl, Sketch, sketchbook, Teenage Beast, USA
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Tina Garceau • 2014 in review
Below is a review of Miss Tina Garceau’s continuing series of collages using five elements . She calls the series The Friday Five and the gallery below represents her work for 2014. Click on the images for a larger preview.
Posted in Collage, Friday Five, Illustration, photo manipulation
Tagged 2014, antique photograph, collage, Friday Five, Illustration, Tina Garceau, USA
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Friday Five – Number Two Hundred Seven
Two hundred and seven in a continued series creating a collage using five elements.


