Category Archives: Technique

Killing the Sketchbook from Hell

Posted on October 1, 2012 by Joe_Williams

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!

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At Third and Market

Posted on June 24, 2012 by Joe_Williams

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 →

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Bow Tie for a Spring Concert

Posted on May 15, 2012 by Tina Garceau

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 →

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In Case You’re Interested in the How of Things

Posted on November 1, 2011 by Tina Garceau

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 →

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Cosmic, Maaaannnnnn!

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Joe_Williams

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 →

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Pixels Vs. Pigment – Make Up Your Mind!!!

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Joe_Williams

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!

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Monkey & Bird Mini-Comic: It’s a Folding and Stapling Party!

Posted on August 25, 2011 by Joe_Williams

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 →

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