Tag Archives: Frankenstein

It Came from the Sketchbook

Posted on December 22, 2024 by Joe

I continue having fun sketching with my Sailor Fude fountain pens — one with a nib bent at a 55º angle and the other at a 40º angle. Continue reading →

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Tuesday Doodle

Posted on December 17, 2024 by Joe

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 →

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The Frankenstein Monster in COLOR

Posted on July 11, 2024 by Joe

This panel from The Frankenstein Monster No. 10 published by Marvel in 1974 screamed out to me. I miss traditional comic coloring! It is so much better than the overwrought digital coloring found in modern comics. Art by John Buscema … Continue reading →

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Go Big or Go Home!

Posted on June 6, 2023 by Joe_Williams

I think I am finally reaching the limits of the tiny sketchpads I have been favoring over the past few years. I bought some heavyweight, toned, mixed media paper that I want to play with, and I thought something dynamic … Continue reading →

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Monsters Not Playing Nicely

Posted on May 25, 2023 by Joe

In this week’s edition of IT CAME FROM THE SKETCHBOOK I’m featuring some of my couch doodles of monsters doing what they do when they get together which is not getting along. Monsters usually don’t play nicely with one another … Continue reading →

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Monster Mash

Posted on March 1, 2023 by Joe

Some things never change. I used to work on class projects in my bedroom studio in my parents’ house while a 13-inch black and white TV set played trash. Last night I was sketching for fun while watching trash from … Continue reading →

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Sofa Sketches and an Obscure Remake

Posted on July 21, 2021 by Joe

I’ve been sitting on the sofa with a sketchbook in my lap trying out some of my new art materials and playing around with a few I forgot I had. I should be up at my desk in my studio, … Continue reading →

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