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Tag Archives: sketchbook
Well, I never felt more like singin’ the blues…
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
Posted in Curious Clutter, Illustration, Stuff Joe Likes
Tagged analog, blue, drawing, Illustration, Japan, Joe Williams, lead, mechanical pencil, non-photo, non-repro, pilot, Sketch, sketchbook, USA
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Booga Booga Booga
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
Posted in Doodle Tuesday, Illustration, It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged 1980s, analog, comic, horror, humor, Illustration, Joe Williams, monster, punk rock girl, Sketch, sketchbook, Teenage Beast, USA
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Tiptoe through the Sketchbooks
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.
Posted in Doodle Tuesday, Illustration, It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged analog, comic, horror, Illustration, Joe Williams, monster, punk, Sketch, sketchbook, Teenage Beast, USA
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Heavenly Sketchbooks are what you make of them
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
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged Cartoon, cartoons, horror, Illustration, Joe Williams, sketchbook, USA
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Teenage Beast • Coming Through!
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
Posted in Doodle Tuesday, It Came From the Sketchbook, Sketch
Tagged analog, Cartoon, club, coffee, comic, horror, Illustration, Joe Williams, monster, punk, punk rock, Sketch, sketchbook, Teenage Beast, The Goo Goo Muck, USA
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Doodle Tuesday • Demonic Delineations
I’ve been bopping back and forth between digital illustrations and hand drawings of late enjoying both which is kind of weird. It feels like working digitally and by hand are two different skill sets requiring different ways of thinking. I … Continue reading
Posted in Doodle Tuesday, It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged analog, Cartoon, cartoons, horror, Illustration, Joe Williams, monster, pen and ink, Sketch, sketchbook, Teenage Beast, The Goo Goo Muck, USA
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The Teenage Beast Continues
My punk rock monster, The Teenage Beast, continues to haunt my sketchbooks as I piece together a story through doodles and develop an approach to the illustrations. I’m still figuring out where the story is going and what materials will … Continue reading
Posted in Doodle Tuesday, It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged analog, Cartoon, comics, horror, Illustration, ink, It Came From The Sketchbook, Joe Williams, monster, pen and ink, Sketch, sketchbook, USA
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