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Tag Archives: doodle
Another One Bites the Dust
I finally finished off the juvenile sketchbook that I hoped would have the same magic as the Sketchbook from Heaven, but sadly, it did not. It wasn’t the worst sketchbook I ever carried, but at $3.00 for 150 sheets, you … Continue reading
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Tagged cartoons, cheap, doodle, Joe Williams, juvenile, Sketch, sketchbook
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The Lurking Fear
This started as a doodle in the cheap and childish sketchbook that I wrote about recently. I was still in a Halloween frame of mind as I was kicking around costume ideas for next year. I started scratching out an … Continue reading
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Tagged doodle, horror, Illustration, Joe Williams, Lovecraft, monster, Sketch, sketchbook
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Going…going…
The Sketchbook from Heaven is fading fast. I only have a couple of blank pages left as of this writing. I’ll soon be moving on to the sketchbook I cleaved in two in order to approximate the aspect ratio of … Continue reading
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged analog, Cartoon, cartoons, CO2 Comics, comic book, comics, doodle, handmade, Illustration, Joe Williams, paper, pencil, science fiction, Sketch, sketchbook, USA
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Sketching and Watching Trash
Friends ask me if I’ve seen the latest episode of such-and-such or gorged myself upon the latest streaming series. They’re usually terrified or at least concerned for my well being when I admit to the crap that I actually pipe … Continue reading
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook, Weird World of the Roku
Tagged Cartoon, cartoons, comic, comics, Dark Wash, Derwent, doodle, handmade, horror, Illustration, Joe Williams, Mazes and Monsters, monster, Roku, Sketch, sketchbook, streaming, USA, Willceau
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Rumble in the Record Store
Yeah, I’m back again with another doodle in the cheap sketchbook. What can I say? This torch that I found cannot be drowned. It seems that I haven’t enjoyed doodling this much since I was about five years old. Back … Continue reading
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged Cartoon, cartoons, comics, doodle, horror, Joe Williams, monster, New Jersey, Sketch, USA, Willceau
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Derwent Dark Wash Pencil on Cheap Sketchbook
Lately, I’ve been curling up on the couch, partially watching television and doodling in a cheap sketchbook with Derwent Dark Wash Pencils and some of the other booty I ordered from JetPens. It’s hardly an optimal drawing arrangement — the … Continue reading
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged analog, doodle, Illustration, Joe Williams, Sketch, sketchbook
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Yancy Street Blues
Rather than toss out old laser prints in work, I keep a stack of them in front of my keyboard as a scratch pad. Usually I scribble out numbers, notes and nonsense, but occasionally I get carried away doodling with … Continue reading
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged comics, doodle, Faber-Castell, flair, Joe Williams, Marvel, Sketch, sketchbook, The Thing
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