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Category Archives: Technique
Killing the Sketchbook from Hell
A sketch I did with my favorite indigo blue pencil while sitting at the Ridgeway pool in South Philadelphia this summer. This was the first satisfying sketch I did in the dreaded Sketchbook from Hell!
Posted in Curious Clutter, Illustration, It Came From the Sketchbook, Sketch, Technique
Tagged 1980s, 1987, 2012, art, Cartoon, cartoons, CO2 Comics, comic, comic book, comics, drawing, humor, Illustration, Joe Williams, Monkey & Bird, Sketch, sketchbook, sketchbook from hell
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At Third and Market
As kids, whenever we would discover something, we would loudly exclaim, “Look what I FOUND!“ to which my Dad would reply, “It wasn’t lost.” Such is the case with this art supply store I “found” for myself at 307 Market … Continue reading
Posted in Crafts, Philadelphia, Pixels Versus Pigment, Stuff Joe Likes, Technique
Tagged art supplies, Artist and Craftsman Supply, PA, Philadelphia, store
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Bow Tie for a Spring Concert
The spring concert at Lloyd’s school is coming up, I thought it fitting to celebrate the occasion by making him a new bow tie. I’m thrilled that Denyse Schmidt’s first fabric collection, Flea Market Fancy has been reprinted, so the bow … Continue reading
Posted in News, Sewing, Technique
Tagged bow tie tutorial, Denyse Schmidt, Flea Market Fancy
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In Case You’re Interested in the How of Things
While most parents dash out to a drugstore to fulfill a narrow expectation of what is acceptable as Halloween apparel for their children, we design, craft and construct complex costumes which we seal our son into like a mummy in … Continue reading
Posted in Halloween, Holiday, Sewing, Technique
Tagged arcade, Big, coin operated, costume, fortune teller, Halloween, lights, October 31st, trick or treat, turban
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Cosmic, Maaaannnnnn!
A war wages within me between traditionally and digitally inking my cartoons. I go back and forth between my pens and brushes and my Wacom tablet. It depends on the job, my mood or whatever is close at hand. Cosmic, … Continue reading
Posted in Drawer Cards, Sketch, Technique
Tagged Cartoon, cartoons, comic, cosmic, digital illustration, Drawer Cards, Hippie, humor, ink, Joe Williams, Pentel Pocket Brush, Photoshop, Sketch, space, tie-dye, Willceau
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Pixels Vs. Pigment – Make Up Your Mind!!!
Ink from a bottle or digital ink? The ENDLESS STRUGGLE continues, but this time the turmoil is WITHIN as I cast aside the new digital techniques and once again embrace the tools of old!
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook, Monkey & Bird, Pixels Versus Pigment, Technique
Tagged Cartoon, cartoons, CO2 Comics, comic, comics, digital, digital illustration, Epson R-1800, Illustration, inking, Inkling, Intuos, Joe Williams, Monkey & Bird, Raine Szramski, Sketch, sketchbook, Strathmore, technical pen, technique, Tina Garceau, Wacom
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Monkey & Bird Mini-Comic: It’s a Folding and Stapling Party!
Last week I covered the digital side of producing our Monkey & Bird Mini-Comic. I told you about the layout and printing process of our little book so we wouldn’t arrive empty-handed when we went to the Philadelphia Alternative Comic … Continue reading
Posted in Monkey & Bird, Technique
Tagged bone folder, Bostitch #615, Cartoon, cartoons, CO2 Comics, comic, comics, digital illustration, fold, Gerry Giovinco, handmade, humor, Illustration, Joe Williams, layout, mini-comic, Monkey & Bird, Pandora, Photoshop, production, Roku, staples, Swingline, Tina Garceau
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