Category Archives: Pixels Versus Pigment

Which One is Pink?

Posted on March 11, 2017 by Joe_Williams

This post is sort of an addendum to my earlier post. It’s the digital cherry on my analog sundae.

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Intercepted Valentine

Posted on February 14, 2017 by Joe_Williams

Above is this year’s Valentine to the Missus. I didn’t have a firm idea, but just went where my pencils and pens took me. I think I need help. Scanned ink drawing colored in Affinity Photo.

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Shopping Spree

Posted on January 18, 2017 by Joe_Williams

For the people who know me, this is going to sound crazy, but I miss working in art supply stores.

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Creature from the Affinity Designer Lagoon

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Joe_Williams

Halloween 2016 may be gone, but it seems I have some Monster Heads left in me. I made this finned fellow in the vector art program extraordinaire Affinity Designer. This wasn’t my first attempt at a variation of one of … Continue reading →

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Affinity Designer After Midnight

Posted on October 28, 2016 by Joe_Williams

Here’s another Halloween Horror Head I created in Affinity Designer while I waited for my son’s early morning bus. I was trying to do something different, but I wound up with another vampire. This one is based on Lon Chaney’s … Continue reading →

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I Was a Vector Frankenstein

Posted on October 23, 2016 by Joe_Williams

This was the guy that started it all. I did him as an icon experiment in Adobe Illustrator back in 2006. I was trying to keep it as simple as possible and played with the blending modes of the various … Continue reading →

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I Was a Vector Werewolf

Posted on October 22, 2016 by Joe_Williams

Here’s another Halloween Head I created in Affinity Designer as I’ve spent my too early mornings waiting for my son’s school bus, and if I say so myself, I am pretty pleased with this. I really wanted to do a … Continue reading →

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