Tag Archives: Joe Williams

Well, I never felt more like singin’ the blues…

Posted on June 12, 2025 by Joe_Williams

A couple years ago I wrote about the stash of non-photo blue pencils I have all over my house and why I use them: Non-Photo Blue pencils are a particular shade of blue that could not be detected by a  … Continue reading →

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Booga Booga Booga

Posted on June 10, 2025 by Joe_Williams

I’m back with It Came From the Sketchbook and once again my subjects are The Teenage Beast and the hapless punk rock gal. I’m piecing together a story via sketchbooks which is fun and much more effective than jotting down … Continue reading →

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A Doodle for a Tuesday

Posted on June 3, 2025 by Joe_Williams

A scribble in a cheap sketchbook…

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The Countess Amarela

Posted on May 15, 2025 by Joe_Williams

As I am working on my digital illustrations and vector graphics I often save versions of my files as I go along in case I have to backtrack. It might be that I have turned down a creative blind alley … Continue reading →

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Tiptoe through the Sketchbooks

Posted on May 13, 2025 by Joe_Williams

Having finished up the Canson XL Mixed Media Sketchbook, I am working here and there in a few different sketchbooks. The subject is still The Teenage Beast.

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Heavenly Sketchbooks are what you make of them

Posted on May 5, 2025 by Joe_Williams

I finished up a 7-inch by 10-inch Canson XL Mixed Media Sketchbook which I turned to once I got tired of chasing down cheap sketchbooks. I have had a lot of luck with small sketchbooks, but it seems that my … Continue reading →

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Halloween Heads • The Mummy

Posted on April 30, 2025 by Joe_Williams

I know Halloween is 184 days away, but being a dyed-in-the-wool horror movie fan, I always seem to be in the Halloween Spirit! I started doing my series of Halloween Head vector illustrations almost 20 years ago with a simplified … Continue reading →

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The Diplomat from Grorfleplotz

Posted on April 23, 2025 by Joe_Williams

Once again I am ricocheting back and forth between analog and digital illustration. Today I am back in the digital domain with my latest Halloween Head which I call The Diplomat from Grorfleplotz. I’m not sure what the specific honorific … Continue reading →

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Teenage Beast • Coming Through!

Posted on April 22, 2025 by Joe_Williams

I continue to carve out the Teenage Beast story in my sketchbooks. In this case, I am finishing up a 7-inch by 10-inch Canson XL Mixed Media pad. I pencil in my characters and then ink them in with my … Continue reading →

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