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Shopping Spree
For the people who know me, this is going to sound crazy, but I miss working in art supply stores.
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook, Pixels Versus Pigment
Tagged analog, cartoons, horror, Illustration, Japan, Jet Pens, Joe Williams, markers, pens
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Affinity Designer After Midnight
Here’s another Halloween Horror Head I created in Affinity Designer while I waited for my son’s early morning bus. I was trying to do something different, but I wound up with another vampire. This one is based on Lon Chaney’s … Continue reading
I Was a Vector Frankenstein
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
Posted in Halloween, Illustration, Pixels Versus Pigment, Technique
Tagged 2006, Adobe Illustrator, Cartoon, cartoons, digital illustration, Frankenstein, Halloween, horror, humor, Joe Williams, monster, Shelley, vector, Willceau
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Scooby Doo, Where Are You?
Eerie architectural detail above the entrance at the Southwark School located at 1835 S. 9th Street in South Philly. It looks either like on of the ghosts from Scooby Doo or one of the demonic cenobites from Clive Barker’s Hellraiser.
Posted in Philadelphia, South Philly Safari
Tagged Creepy, ghost, horror, Joe Williams, monster, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, South Philly, USA
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In My Room
Here’s another Photo Elective shot that seems more like an act of desperation than an intentional attempt at art.
Posted in Blast from the Past, The Photo Elective
Tagged 1980s, 1982, analog, Dawn of the Dead, Halloween, horror, Joe Williams, John Carpenter, New Jersey, Philadelphia College of Art, USA, vintage, Westville, zombie
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Friday the 13th
Being that Halloween is practically upon us, I figured I would dust off this curious piece of ephemera found in a flat file cabinet at a Philadelphia area printer.
Posted in Blast from the Past, Curious Clutter, Halloween
Tagged Friday the 13th, Halloween, horror, Philadelphia, WPVI
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Friday Five – Number Ninety Seven
Ninety-seventh in a series creating a collage using five elements.
Posted in Friday Five
Tagged collage, design, digital illustration, fire, flames, Halloween, horror, humor, Illustration, skeleton, skulls, Tina Garceau, USA
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The Gates of Hell
I know that we’re basking in the dog days of summer, but Halloween is just around the corner! With October 31st in mind, I decided to take a spooky shot and see what I could do to push it a … Continue reading
Friday Five – Number Ninety Three
Ninety-third in a series creating a collage using five elements.
Posted in Collage, Friday Five, News
Tagged antique photograph, collage, Creepy, design, ghosts, horror, Illustration, photography, Photoshop, spooky, Tina Garceau, twins, USA, vintage, vintage photographs
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