Category Archives: Pixels Versus Pigment

The FUTURE circa 1986

Posted on May 22, 2022 by Joe

Bubo the Rat is one of my earliest digital illustrations. I drew it on a digitizing tablet called The Animation Station which plugged into a Commodore 64. The print was output on a Panasonic dot matrix printer.

Posted in Blast from the Past, Computers, Curious Clutter, Joe's Garage, Pixels Versus Pigment | Tagged 1986, Animation Station, Commodore 64, digital, dot matrix | Leave a comment

No Longer Available

Posted on March 31, 2022 by Joe

I have some old technical pens that I have been wanting to use, but due to neglect, some of them are fairly crusty and in need of some tender loving care. Back when Koh-I-Noor and Rotring Rapidographs were my illustrative … Continue reading →

Posted in Blast from the Past, Pixels Versus Pigment, Technique | Tagged extinct, Higgins Pen Cleaner, ink, old, soap, technical pens, vintage | 2 Comments

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

Mad About the iPad

Posted on December 3, 2019 by Joe_Williams

I’m getting used to the fantastic art program for the iPad Pro called Procreate. It uses the Apple Pencil, and it has the most satisfying interface that I’ve used on a digital platform thus far. I’ve been doodling and playing … Continue reading →

Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook, Pixels Versus Pigment | Tagged Cartoon, iPad, Joe Williams, mad scientist, monster, Procreate, sketchbook | 2 Comments

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

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 →

Posted in Halloween, Illustration, Pixels Versus Pigment, Stuff Joe Likes, Technique, Weird World of the Roku | Tagged #AffinityDesigner, Affinity Designer, Halloween, Halloween Head, horror, Illustration, Joe Williams, monster, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre, vector | Leave a comment

The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Posted on October 22, 2019 by Joe_Williams

This is a variation of my 23rd anniversary card that I posted recently. I had designed the card with a Halloween notion in mind, and it was a small matter to swap out the 23 with a Jack O’ Lantern … Continue reading →

Posted in Halloween, Illustration, Pixels Versus Pigment, Technique | Tagged #AffinityDesigner, Affinity Designer, design, Halloween, headless horseman, horror, Illustration, Sleepy Hollow, vector | Leave a comment

The Legend of the 23rd Anniversary

Posted on October 19, 2019 by Joe_Williams

Celebrating 23 years of marriage as Tina and I usually do — we make cards for one another. This year I decided to chase down a Halloween theme as I do with Tina’s birthday cards. I cooked this headless horseman … Continue reading →

Posted in Drawer Cards, Halloween, Illustration, Pixels Versus Pigment | Tagged #AffinityDesigner, Affinity Designer, Halloween, headless horseman, pumpkin, Sleepy Hollow | 2 Comments

The Ghost

Posted on October 16, 2019 by Joe_Williams

This is another in a Halloween themed series of illustrations I put together in the superlative vector art program known as Affinity Designer. See more of my vector illustrations HERE!