Tag Archives: Illustration

In Japan the Hand Can Be Used Like a Knife

Posted on March 21, 2017 by Joe_Williams

Being that my inexpensive but beloved Sketchbook from Heaven will soon be exhausted, I needed to find a replacement. A small, landscape sketchpad roughly the same size was proving impossible to find. The only solution was to make my own!

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Sketching and Watching Trash

Posted on March 15, 2017 by Joe_Williams

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 →

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Which One is Pink?

Posted on March 11, 2017 by Joe_Williams

This post is sort of an addendum to my earlier post. It’s the digital cherry on my analog sundae.

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Atomic Warrior V Pink Zeppelin

Posted on March 7, 2017 by Joe_Williams

More fun with Derwent’s water soluble pencils and the Sketchbook from Heaven.

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You’ll Never Get to Heaven If You Break My Heart

Posted on March 2, 2017 by Joe_Williams

After crowing about my new, favorite sketchbook recently, I decided to look for more of the same since I was tearing through the current one at a rapid clip. I looked at the websites of online as well as brick-and-mortar … Continue reading →

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Derwent Dark Wash Pencil on Cheap Sketchbook

Posted on February 16, 2017 by Joe_Williams

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 →

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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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