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Tag Archives: Joe Williams
Rumble in the Record Store
Yeah, I’m back again with another doodle in the cheap sketchbook. What can I say? This torch that I found cannot be drowned. It seems that I haven’t enjoyed doodling this much since I was about five years old. Back … Continue reading
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged Cartoon, cartoons, comics, doodle, horror, Joe Williams, monster, New Jersey, Sketch, USA, Willceau
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Atomic Warrior V Pink Zeppelin
More fun with Derwent’s water soluble pencils and the Sketchbook from Heaven.
You’ll Never Get to Heaven If You Break My Heart
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
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook, Stuff Joe Likes, Technique
Tagged analog, Atomic Warrior, Christmas, comic, comic book, comics, Derwent, Horizon, Illustration, Jet Pens, Joe Williams, Sketch, sketchbook, Target
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The Sketchbook from Heaven
In the past I have written about sketchbooks I have bought that seemed like a good idea at the point of purchase but failed miserably when put into practice. Either the sketchbooks looked handsome on the shelf and proved unwieldy … Continue reading
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged 1970s, 1980s, art, Cartoon, cartoons, comic, comic book, comics, doodles, drawing, Jet Pens, Joe Williams, monster, New Jersey, Philadelphia, science fiction, Sketch, sketchbook, USA
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Derwent Dark Wash Pencil on Cheap Sketchbook
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
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged analog, doodle, Illustration, Joe Williams, Sketch, sketchbook
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Return of the Atomic Warrior
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
Another Spent Sketchbook and Something Learned
This was one of those Strathmore 400 Series Sketchbooks with the wire binding that I prefer. It laid flat; was easy to draw in and was a pleasure to sketch in. It measures 5.5 inches by 8.5 inches making it … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures in Commuting, It Came From the Sketchbook, Technique
Tagged analog, art, cartoons, Illustration, ink, Joe Williams, monster, Philadelphia College of Art, USA
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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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Pigeons at Palumbo
The Academy @ Palumbo • 1100 Catharine Street, Philadelphia PA
Posted in South Philly Safari
Tagged Joe Williams, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, photography, The Academy @ Palumbo
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