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Tag Archives: Sketch
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
Rumble in the Jungle Sketch
I had a lot of fun drawing the most recent edition of Monkey & Bird. It was inspired by the passing of artistic giant Frank Frazetta and my rediscovery of some terrific pulp adventures via my iPod Touch and a … Continue reading
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Tagged Joe Williams, Monkey & Bird, Sketch, sketchbook
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Beware the Ides of March!
I was recently asked to do some sketches of Roman orator Marcus Tullius Cicero for a project this guy was trying to pitch. He needed them in a hurry, so I made some doodles and sent them off. I went … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration, It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged cartoons, Cicero, Joe Williams, Rome, Sketch, sketchbook
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The Origins of Shawn
Here’s a couple of sketches of Shawn the beleaguered waiter based very loosely on our friend Shawn from Support Your Local Gunfighter. I started to doodle in my sketchbook, and this fellow took form. He could have been a yak … Continue reading
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook, Monkey & Bird
Tagged cartoons, CO2 Comics, humor, Joe Williams, Monkey & Bird, Sketch, sketchbook, Willceau
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Dating Disaster Sketches
Sketches seem to be fairly popular (well, I like them) so I’m putting a couple more up today. These are from a series of dating disaster illustrations I did for Boulder Magazine. I wish I got assignments like this every … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration, It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged cartoons, humor, Joe Williams, Sketch, sketchbook, Willceau
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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
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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.
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Tagged 1989, Frankenstein, Joe Williams, monster, Sketch, sketchbook
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Route 23 Fashion Plate
I don’t own a car and wind up taking the bus or train when I can’t get where I’m going on foot. I was on Septa’s Route 23 Bus heading South when I spied this beauty. Putting it politely, this … Continue reading
Posted in Adventures in Commuting
Tagged bus, digital illustration, fashion, Joe Williams, SEPTA, Sketch, sketchbook, zoftig
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The Kid Gets Into The Act
This is our son’s drawing of a rabbit. Mom helped out with the color and the background.
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Tagged Joe Williams, Sketch, sketchbook, Tina Garceau, Willceau
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