Tag Archives: Affinity Designer

Joe College 1970

Posted on March 7, 2022 by Joe

Posted in Illustration | Tagged 1970, Affinity Designer, digital illustration, Hippie, Illustration, Joe Williams, vector | Leave a comment

Erzsébet Báthory (1560-1614) was a real life Hungarian noblewoman and purported serial killer who may have engaged in vampiric activity. Her victims were female servants and minor noblewomen who had come to her for training and education. I’m not sure … Continue reading →

Posted in Doodle Tuesday, Halloween, Illustration | Tagged Affinity Designer, blood, Cartoon, digital illustration, Dracula, femme fatale, Halloween, Halloween Head, Illustration, Joe Williams, monster, vamp, vampire, vector | 2 Comments

Invasion of the Saucer Men

Posted on October 24, 2021 by Joe

My latest Halloween Head is based on the alien invaders from the drive-in, schlock classic Invasion of the Saucer Men released in 1957. I struggled with this one a bit because I watched the movie and kept referring back to … Continue reading →

Posted in Halloween, Illustration | Tagged #digitalart, Affinity Designer, Alien, art, creature, digital art, Illustration, Invasion of the Saucer Men, Joe Williams, monster, vector | Leave a comment

Mister HYDE

Posted on October 14, 2021 by Joe

I was trying to come up with another idea for a Halloween Head when I realized I had never done Dr Jekyll’s monstrous alter-ego Mr Hyde. It was high time I gave half of this split personality my full attention!

Posted in Halloween, Illustration | Tagged Affinity Designer, Cartoon, Famous Monsters, Halloween Head, Illustration, Joe Williams, Mister HYDE, monster, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, vector | 2 Comments

Happy Valentine’s Day

Posted on February 14, 2021 by Joe

Playing with some of the tools in the newly updated Affinity Designer which is by far my favorite vector art program.

Posted in Drawer Cards | Tagged Affinity Designer, Valentine | 2 Comments

RIMWORLD THE RIFT is Available NOW

Posted on May 14, 2020 by Joe

Both the print and electronic version of J.L. Curtis’ science fiction opus Rimworld: The Rift are available NOW! Head over to Amazon to purchase your copy TODAY! You can’t judge a book by the cover, but I DID THE COVER! … Continue reading →

Posted in Book Design, Illustration | Tagged Affinity Designer, Affinity Publisher, book, design, Illustration, JL Curtis, Joe Williams, paperback, Rift, Rimworld, science fiction, space, spaceship | 2 Comments

Sneak Peek

Posted on May 4, 2020 by Joe

Coming SOON from J.L. Curtis — RIMWORLD: THE RIFT! It will be available in both a print and electronic version over on Amazon. Read about it HERE! Oh…and I did the cover.

Posted in Book Design, Illustration, News | Tagged Affinity Designer, Affinity Photo, J.L. Curtis | Leave a comment

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

TV SNIDE

Posted on November 14, 2019 by Joe_Williams

After finishing my last Halloween Head, I was looking for another project to work on. I thought I would continue with monsters, but a likely creature did not leap to mind. I kicked around a bunch of ideas trying to … Continue reading →

Posted in Illustration, Technique | Tagged 1970s, Affinity Designer, Bonnie Franklin, Cartoon, funny, Illustration, Joe Williams, One Day at a Time, TV GUIDE, 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 →