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Tag Archives: Joe Williams
Strathmore 200 Sketchbook
April 23, 2024 to December 31, 2024 I put another small sketchbook to rest just before the start of the new year. This one was a Strathmore 200 Mixed Media pad which measures 5.5 inches by 8.5 inches and has … Continue reading
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged analog, art supplies, Cartoon, cartoons, comic, comics, horror, Illustration, Joe Williams, Sketch, sketchbook, Strathmore, USA, Willceau
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The City is a Jungle and I’m a Beast
Posted in Doodle Tuesday, Illustration, It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged 1980s, analog, comic, comics, creature, horror, Illustration, Joe Williams, monster, Sketch, sketchbook, The Cramps, USA
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The Tuesday Doodle
The Goo-Goo Muck. Playing around with Sailor, Pentel and a couple other pens during some down time in work. This goes along with an old drawing I did decades ago which I pulled from storage. The old drawing was inspired … Continue reading
Posted in Doodle Tuesday, It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged #inkdrawing, #thecramps, analog, Cartoon, horror, Illustration, ink, Joe Williams, Sketch, sketchbook, USA
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It Came from the Sketchbook
I continue having fun sketching with my Sailor Fude fountain pens — one with a nib bent at a 55º angle and the other at a 40º angle. Continue reading
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged analog, Cartoon, fight, Frankenstein, horror, Illustration, Japan, Joe Williams, Monsters, pens, rumble, Sailor Fude de Mannen, Sketch, sketchbook, USA, werewolf
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Tuesday Doodle
I am having a lot of fun using my Sailor Fude fountain pens in a couple of small, mixed media sketchbooks. Sometimes I have a subject in mind, and other times — like the drawing above — I go wherever … Continue reading
Posted in Doodle Tuesday, It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged analog, Cartoon, cartoons, castle, comic, creature, Creepy, Fountain Pen, Frankenstein, horror, Illustration, ink, Joe Williams, Lady Frankenstein, monster, pencil cross hatch, Sketch, sketchbook, USA
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Playing with the New Toys
I continue to sit on my couch with a cat and a spouse scribbling my grotesques into the night, but now I am adding some new tools into the mix. I have been playing with the terrific Sailor Fude De … Continue reading
Posted in Doodle Tuesday, It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged analog, Cartoon, cartoons, creatures, experimenting, Illustration, ink wash, Joe Williams, Monsters, pen and ink, Sketch, sketchbook, USA
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Amethysts and Orchids
In the event of birthdays, anniversaries and a few other holidays, Tina and I exchange cards we make for one another. Continue reading
So Long, Cursed Sketchbook
Fuxi Sketchbook No. 2 of 2 5/16/23 – 10/3/24 I was finally able to put this disappointing sketchbook out of my misery. Why was it disappointing? Well, the size, price and the binding were right. It measured 5.5 inches by … Continue reading
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged Cartoon, cheap, comic, doodle, Illustration, Joe Williams, pencil, scribble, Sketch, sketchbook
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The Absolute Final Issue of DUCKWORK
It may have taken 42 years, but the latest and, sadly, the last issue of DUCKWORK is out!
Posted in Blast from the Past, Illustration, It Came From the Sketchbook, Philadelphia
Tagged 1980s, 1982, analog, art school, Broad Street, Cartoon, cartoons, CO2 Comics, comics, duck, DUCKWORK, humor, Illustration, Joe Williams, PCA, Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Philadelphia College of Art, quack, UArts, unicorn, University of the Arts, USA
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