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Tag Archives: monster
Mood Indigo
Back when I was in art school hanging with the DUCKWORK crowd who would eventually morph into the Comico crowd, we would compare notes about art supplies and techniques. Back then, some of the guys were real excited about using … Continue reading
Vinny Sketches and Some Doodles
The other day I posted Vinny Valentine Feels the Heat, and Tina asked me why I didn’t post a sketch or sketches. I dug through some sketchbooks and found them. They’re nothing special, but I did have a brush marker … Continue reading
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged Drawer Cards, Joe Williams, monster, Sketch, sketchbook
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Mop Top Monster
…or Shempenstein. A sketchbook sketch I did 20 years ago and forgot about. Done in technical pen.
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged 1989, Frankenstein, Joe Williams, monster, Sketch, sketchbook
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Fishing with Lovecraft
Here’s a little Halloween fun with a few digital photos and a little time with Photoshop.
Posted in Illustration, photo manipulation
Tagged digital illustration, eye, fish, horror, Joe Williams, monster, mutant, Willceau
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End of an Era
I haven’t been down to South Street in ages, and stores seem to come and go every 5 minutes down there, but I was stunned to find out that the TLA Video that started on South Street and moved to … Continue reading
Made for Each Other
Rather than clutter our house with a bunch of junk, Tina and I make cards for each other for birthdays, anniversaries, etc. This is the one I gave to her last night for our 13th wedding anniversary. Being that it’s … Continue reading
Posted in Drawer Cards, Illustration
Tagged Drawer Cards, Frankenstein, Joe Williams, monster
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The Modern Prometheus
Sometimes I do sketches that I keep meaning to chase down again. This version of the Frankenstein Monster is among them. I was working on a company Christmas card that I wasn’t really enthusiastic about, and this fellow kept … Continue reading
Posted in Blast from the Past, It Came From the Sketchbook, Sketch
Tagged Frankenstein, Joe Williams, monster, Sketch, sketchbook
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Teenage Beast
Another sketchbook variation of the Teenage Beast A.K.A. Goo Goo Muck that I did back in the 1980s. In true, ’80s, monster movie fashion as the movie progresses, our hero turns into a bigger and badder monster as the remnants … Continue reading
Posted in Blast from the Past, It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged Joe Williams, monster, mutant, Sketch, sketchbook, technical pen, Willceau
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In Search of the Jersey Devil
Remember that show In Search of which ran in the late ’70s? Leonard Nimoy did the voice-over. It was sort of a Chariots of the Gods for syndicated television. I found some sketches that predated the full figure sketch of … Continue reading
Posted in Blast from the Past, It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged 1980s, Joe Williams, monster, Sketch, sketchbook, technical pen
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