Tag Archives: Sketch

Compu-Guys Design

Posted on September 24, 2012 by Joe_Williams

I was looking through some old sketchbooks and came across this scribble I made back in August of 1998. It may have been a preliminary sketch for There’s No Escape From a Deadline, but I’m not sure.

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Sleepy Sunday

Posted on May 6, 2012 by Joe_Williams

Tina and I are working on finishing up Chapter 2 of Monkey & Bird. This was a sketch I did in my sketchbook looking for a comfortable and humorous sleeping position for Mickey the Monkey. It’s a fun sketch, but … Continue reading →

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Cosmic, Maaaannnnnn!

Posted on October 20, 2011 by Joe_Williams

A war wages within me between traditionally and digitally inking my cartoons. I go back and forth between my pens and brushes and my Wacom tablet. It depends on the job, my mood or whatever is close at hand. Cosmic, … Continue reading →

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Pixels Vs. Pigment – Make Up Your Mind!!!

Posted on August 31, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Ink from a bottle or digital ink? The ENDLESS STRUGGLE continues, but this time the turmoil is WITHIN as I cast aside the new digital techniques and once again embrace the tools of old!

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Meet The Swingers! Monkey & Bird Continues!

Posted on June 24, 2011 by Joe_Williams

The movie wasn’t so hot, but Mickey and Sylvia’s date goes on as Monkey & Bird continues at CO2 Comics! Catch up with cutest couple in comics (according to my sister-in-law Pat) by clicking HERE!!! But wait, THERE’S MORE!!!

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Yancy Street Blues

Posted on April 6, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Rather than toss out old laser prints in work, I keep a stack of them in front of my keyboard as a scratch pad. Usually I scribble out numbers, notes and nonsense, but occasionally I get carried away doodling with … Continue reading →

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Sorry, Buoys & Gulls!

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Joe_Williams

Sorry, folks, but there will be no Monkey & Bird this week. Again! I’ve been busy with real life and a super secret project from CO2 Comics that calls on my skills as a graphic designer rather than a cartoonist. … Continue reading →

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The BOARing Details

Posted on December 11, 2010 by Joe_Williams

Here’s the pencil sketch of the boar character (sorry – I haven’t named him) from our most recent installment of Monkey & Bird. It was done in a wire-bound sketchbook with a indigo blue mechanical pencil which I wrote about … Continue reading →

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The Brilliant Miss G

Posted on October 17, 2010 by Joe_Williams

I am excited that Monkey & Bird is starting a new chapter, and thanks to Tina’s brilliant work on the colors and creation of the Open Air Cinema sign, I think we started off this chapter with a bang! Tina … Continue reading →

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