Tag Archives: Halloween

Return of the Atomic Warrior

Posted on February 7, 2017 by Joe_Williams

An old friend returned for a visit via the pages of a cheap sketchbook (which I will review once I finish it off.) I was playing with a water soluble Derwent Dark Wash pencil which I bought a while back … Continue reading →

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The Pumpkin of Dorian Gray

Posted on November 19, 2016 by Joe_Williams

Some people have trouble letting go. Spotted on South Broad Street in South Philadelphia.

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Creature from the Affinity Designer Lagoon

Posted on November 10, 2016 by Joe_Williams

Halloween 2016 may be gone, but it seems I have some Monster Heads left in me. I made this finned fellow in the vector art program extraordinaire Affinity Designer. This wasn’t my first attempt at a variation of one of … Continue reading →

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I Was a Vector Frankenstein

Posted on October 23, 2016 by Joe_Williams

This was the guy that started it all. I did him as an icon experiment in Adobe Illustrator back in 2006. I was trying to keep it as simple as possible and played with the blending modes of the various … Continue reading →

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I Was a Vector Werewolf

Posted on October 22, 2016 by Joe_Williams

Here’s another Halloween Head I created in Affinity Designer as I’ve spent my too early mornings waiting for my son’s school bus, and if I say so myself, I am pretty pleased with this. I really wanted to do a … Continue reading →

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Halloween by Love

Posted on November 10, 2015 by Joe

Dan Love that is. Dan shared these photos he shot of our boy’s Halloween costume. As they were being offloaded to my computer, I thought they would make a pretty nifty animation, and that’s what I did. You can get … Continue reading →

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Genesis of the Atomic Warrior Costume

Posted on November 2, 2015 by Joe

For the past several years, Tina and I have been creating elaborate Halloween costumes with either a retro or vintage vending machine theme. It was usually based around a large cardboard box and had to have electric lights. He has … Continue reading →

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