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Tag Archives: comic
Teenage Beast • Coming Through!
I continue to carve out the Teenage Beast story in my sketchbooks. In this case, I am finishing up a 7-inch by 10-inch Canson XL Mixed Media pad. I pencil in my characters and then ink them in with my … Continue reading
Posted in Doodle Tuesday, It Came From the Sketchbook, Sketch
Tagged analog, Cartoon, club, coffee, comic, horror, Illustration, Joe Williams, monster, punk, punk rock, Sketch, sketchbook, Teenage Beast, The Goo Goo Muck, USA
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A Doodle Tuesday Miscellany
I used to work in art supply stores, and what I sorely miss — probably the only thing I miss of that experience — is the art supplies. I still love them and it’s hard to pry me free from … Continue reading
Posted in Doodle Tuesday, It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged art supplies, Cartoon, comic, horror, Illustration, Joe Williams, Sketch, sketchbook, USA
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When the Sun Goes Down and The Moon Comes Up
I continue with my Teenage Beast aka The Goo Goo Muck doodles in what is left of my Canson XL Mixed Media sketchbook.
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged analog, comic, horror, Illustration, Joe Williams, Sketch, sketchbook, USA
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I Was a Teenage Couch Potato
I have a studio with a drafting table, drawing lamp and everything I would need, but it seems inspiration strikes me best when I am sitting on a couch with a sketchbook in my lap while trash streams on my … Continue reading
Posted in Doodle Tuesday, It Came From the Sketchbook, Weird World of the Roku, What's on TV?
Tagged analog, cartoons, comic, horror, Illustration, Joe Williams, monster, pen and ink, Roku, television, USA
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It Came from the Filing Cabinet
My obsession with a drawing I penciled almost 40 years ago continues and keeps dragging me back no matter what I do. It started when I was trying to organize a flat file cabinet and I came upon the penciled … Continue reading
Posted in Curious Clutter, Doodle Tuesday, Illustration, It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged 1980s, analog, comic, comics, creature, drawing, hardcore, humor, Illustration, inking, Joe Williams, monster, music, punk, ransom letters, The Cramps, USA
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Strathmore 200 Sketchbook
April 23, 2024 to December 31, 2024 I put another small sketchbook to rest just before the start of the new year. This one was a Strathmore 200 Mixed Media pad which measures 5.5 inches by 8.5 inches and has … Continue reading
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged analog, art supplies, Cartoon, cartoons, comic, comics, horror, Illustration, Joe Williams, Sketch, sketchbook, Strathmore, USA, Willceau
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The City is a Jungle and I’m a Beast
Posted in Doodle Tuesday, Illustration, It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged 1980s, analog, comic, comics, creature, horror, Illustration, Joe Williams, monster, Sketch, sketchbook, The Cramps, USA
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Tuesday Doodle
I am having a lot of fun using my Sailor Fude fountain pens in a couple of small, mixed media sketchbooks. Sometimes I have a subject in mind, and other times — like the drawing above — I go wherever … Continue reading
Posted in Doodle Tuesday, It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged analog, Cartoon, cartoons, castle, comic, creature, Creepy, Fountain Pen, Frankenstein, horror, Illustration, ink, Joe Williams, Lady Frankenstein, monster, pencil cross hatch, Sketch, sketchbook, USA
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So Long, Cursed Sketchbook
Fuxi Sketchbook No. 2 of 2 5/16/23 – 10/3/24 I was finally able to put this disappointing sketchbook out of my misery. Why was it disappointing? Well, the size, price and the binding were right. It measured 5.5 inches by … Continue reading
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged Cartoon, cheap, comic, doodle, Illustration, Joe Williams, pencil, scribble, Sketch, sketchbook
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