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Tag Archives: Illustration
Joe College 1970
Posted in Illustration
Tagged 1970, Affinity Designer, digital illustration, Hippie, Illustration, Joe Williams, vector
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Because it was on…
Back when I attended The Philadelphia College of Art, the city of Philadelphia was not wired for cable television while the surrounding suburbs had enjoyed the benefits of basic cable and perhaps a pay station like HBO or PRISM for … Continue reading
Posted in Blast from the Past, What's on TV?
Tagged 1980, 1980s, CBS, crab, crabs, Illustration, Island Claws, monster, PCA, Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Art
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Countess Dracula
Erzsébet Báthory (1560-1614) was a real life Hungarian noblewoman and purported serial killer who may have engaged in vampiric activity. Her victims were female servants and minor noblewomen who had come to her for training and education. I’m not sure … Continue reading
Posted in Doodle Tuesday, Halloween, Illustration
Tagged Affinity Designer, blood, Cartoon, digital illustration, Dracula, femme fatale, Halloween, Halloween Head, Illustration, Joe Williams, monster, vamp, vampire, vector
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Invasion of the Saucer Men
My latest Halloween Head is based on the alien invaders from the drive-in, schlock classic Invasion of the Saucer Men released in 1957. I struggled with this one a bit because I watched the movie and kept referring back to … Continue reading
Posted in Halloween, Illustration
Tagged #digitalart, Affinity Designer, Alien, art, creature, digital art, Illustration, Invasion of the Saucer Men, Joe Williams, monster, vector
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Mister HYDE
I was trying to come up with another idea for a Halloween Head when I realized I had never done Dr Jekyll’s monstrous alter-ego Mr Hyde. It was high time I gave half of this split personality my full attention!
RIMWORLD THE RIFT is Available NOW
Both the print and electronic version of J.L. Curtis’ science fiction opus Rimworld: The Rift are available NOW! Head over to Amazon to purchase your copy TODAY! You can’t judge a book by the cover, but I DID THE COVER! … Continue reading
Posted in Book Design, Illustration
Tagged Affinity Designer, Affinity Publisher, book, design, Illustration, JL Curtis, Joe Williams, paperback, Rift, Rimworld, science fiction, space, spaceship
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Sign of the Times
Back in 1991, I got a freelance assignment illustrating an article on Obsessive Compulsive Disorder for a local paper. Everybody knows what OCD is now, but I was unfamiliar with it at the time. It seemed that new manias and … Continue reading
Posted in Blast from the Past, Illustration
Tagged Cartoon, freelance, Illustration, Obsessive-compulsive, OCD, pen and ink, technical pens
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Hell Toupee
I can’t resist a pun. Another sketchbook sketch that I photographed, imported into Procreate on my iPad and had some fun with. I exported it from Procreate and brought it into Affinity Designer in order to do the lettering. I … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration, It Came From the Sketchbook, Pixels Versus Pigment, Sketch
Tagged bald, Cartoon, digital art, funny, horror, Illustration, iPad, Joe Williams, Procreate
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We are now in control of the transmission
This illustration which I cobbled together in my absolute favorite vector art program Affinity Designer is sort of a response to my last illustration which featured former television icon Bonnie Franklin. Whereas Ms Franklin’s televised efforts in the situation comedy … Continue reading
TV SNIDE
After finishing my last Halloween Head, I was looking for another project to work on. I thought I would continue with monsters, but a likely creature did not leap to mind. I kicked around a bunch of ideas trying to … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration, Technique
Tagged 1970s, Affinity Designer, Bonnie Franklin, Cartoon, funny, Illustration, Joe Williams, One Day at a Time, TV GUIDE, vector
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There Ought To Be Clowns
I was trying to squeak out this Halloween Head for October 31st, but it wasn’t to be. I had a Halloween costume to finish, and I ended up chasing a few wild geese and wandering up a few blind alleys … Continue reading
Posted in Halloween, Illustration, Pixels Versus Pigment, Technique
Tagged Affinity Designer, Halloween, head, horror, Illustration, Joe Williams, monster, scary, vector
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We Are NOT Alone
My latest Halloween Head is a fellow with one hell of a commute. This visitor from another world is a vector illustration I whipped together in Affinity Designer.
Posted in Halloween, Illustration, Pixels Versus Pigment, Stuff Joe Likes, Technique
Tagged Affinity Designer, Alien, creature, Halloween Head, Illustration, Joe Williams, Martian, vector
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The Vector Chainsaw Massacre
Here is another Halloween Head I illustrated in the marvelous vector design application called Affinity Designer. I started this yesterday morning with a vague polygon shape for a face and a cog shape for hair. I wasn’t sure if it … Continue reading
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
This is a variation of my 23rd anniversary card that I posted recently. I had designed the card with a Halloween notion in mind, and it was a small matter to swap out the 23 with a Jack O’ Lantern … Continue reading
The Ghost
This is another in a Halloween themed series of illustrations I put together in the superlative vector art program known as Affinity Designer. See more of my vector illustrations HERE!
Posted in Halloween, Illustration, Pixels Versus Pigment
Tagged Affinity Designer, Cartoon, ghost, graveyard, Halloween, Halloween Head, haunted, Illustration, Joe Williams, monster, monster head, spirit, spook, vector
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