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Tag Archives: comics
Get to the Point!
A search through some old art bins in the studio set me tumbling down a rabbit hole of wooden pencils, pencil sharpeners and crafting the perfect point.
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook, Stuff Joe Likes, Technique
Tagged analog, antique, Cartoon, cartoons, comics, Illustration, Joe Williams, monster, pointy, sharpen, Sketch, sketchbook
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Matrimonial Mayhem and Monsters!
I continue to hack away at the Out of This World sketchbook with 2mm read leads and whatever graphite pencils I have at hand, and I accompany my doodling with trash television shows or movies streamed to my Roku box. … Continue reading
When Werewolves Attack…
…fight like hell!
Posted in Doodle Tuesday, It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged analog, comic, comic book, comics, horror, Illustration, Joe Williams, monster, pencil, Sketchbook from Heaven, werewolf, Willceau
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More Monsters in a Cheap Sketchbook
I’ve been drawing monsters in front of the TV set for as long as I can remember, and it seems the trend continues as of late as I finish my evenings watching trash television and doodling in a cheap sketchbook.
Posted in Doodle Tuesday, It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged Cartoon, cartoons, comics, horror, Illustration, Joe Williams, Sketch, sketchbook
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It Came From The Sketchbook
I continue to roll along with the Out of This World sketchbook attacking it with 2mm leads and various pencils on a daily basis. I don’t know what I’m going to do once I’ve exhausted this $3 sketchpad’s 125 sheets. … Continue reading
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook, Sketch
Tagged Atomic Warrior, Cartoon, cartoons, comic, comics, cyborgs, drawing, Illustration, Joe Williams, Monsters, mutants, Pink Zeppelin, Sketch, sketchbook, USA
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Mesmerized by a Cheap Sketchbook
My love affair with a three-dollar sketchbook meant for the juvenile market continues as I find myself doodling in it regularly. I keep it within reach in case inspiration strikes and I have to jot down a note or scribble … Continue reading
Posted in Doodle Tuesday, It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged analog, cheap, comic book, comics, creature, Illustration, Joe Williams, Sketch, sketchbook, USA, vampire, werewolf
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Temporary Tattoos
Back when only bikers, sailors and circus freaks had tattoos, kids could exhibit their countercultural zeal and longing to be different like everyone else by donning a tee-shirt emblazoned with a garishly colored, usually rudely humorous decal. Along the boardwalks … Continue reading
Posted in What I Miss About Comics
Tagged Cartoon, comic, comic book, comics, Eerie, humor, iron-on, Jersey Shore, New Jersey, tattoo, tee shirt, Warren
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