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Tag Archives: sketchbook
The Little Sketchbooks
Last week I was going to gather my collection of little sketchbooks that I have been keeping since 2017. I have always kept sketchbooks, but my fascination for the small ones started when my wife snagged me the original Sketchbook … Continue reading
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged analog, Cartoon, cartoons, comic, doodle, Illustration, inexpensive, Joe Williams, sketchbook, Sketchbook from Heaven, USA
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More Little Sketchbooks Than I Thought…
I originally thought this was going to be a simple short post where I would gather all of the small, mainly inexpensive sketchbooks I’ve been doodling in; line them all up and shoot pictures of their sticker encrusted covers. How … Continue reading
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged analog, comic, comic book, comics, doodle, humor, Illustration, Joe Williams, monster, Sketch, sketchbook, USA
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HALF THE PRESSURE, TWICE THE SPEED
Decades ago, I had picked up my first Blackwing 602 pencil and loved the feel of the pencil and its rich black lead. It was made by the Eberhard Faber Pencil Company and was enjoyed as the weapon of choice … Continue reading
Posted in Illustration, Sketch, Stuff Joe Likes
Tagged art supplies, Blackwing 602, Illustration, Japan, Jetpens, Joe Williams, pencil, Sketch, sketchbook, USA
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Done With Another Discount Sketchbook
I finished off the HQ Fine Stroke Sketch Draw that I picked up from Philadelphia based discounter Five Below. The price was right, and I liked the pad’s size of 5.5 inches by 8.5 inches as well as the wire … Continue reading
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook, Sketch
Tagged cheap, comic, comics, discount, doodle, drawing, Five Below, Illustration, Joe Williams, scratch pad, sketchbook, Sketchbook from Heaven, sketchbook from hell, USA
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Monsters Not Playing Nicely
In this week’s edition of IT CAME FROM THE SKETCHBOOK I’m featuring some of my couch doodles of monsters doing what they do when they get together which is not getting along. Monsters usually don’t play nicely with one another … Continue reading
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook, Sketch
Tagged cartoons, cheap sketchbook, comics, doodle, Frankenstein, horror, Joe Williams, monster, Sketch, sketchbook, werewolf
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The Creatures That Haunt My Sketchbooks
I continue hacking away at the cheap sketchbook made for the shelves of Philadelphia-based discounter Five Below. I am forging ahead trying to put this crappy little pad out of my misery. If I were sensible, I would just put … Continue reading
Posted in It Came From the Sketchbook
Tagged 1970s, baseball, comics, doodle, Dr. Shock, horror, horror movies, Illustration, Joe Williams, monster, schlock horror movies, Sketch, sketchbook, USA, WPHL
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Hacking Away at a Cheap Sketchbook
I continue to throw graphite at the unwilling little sketchbook of which I have written about lately. I’ve had no evidence of anything close to supernatural brilliance bubbling up from the pad’s cheap little pages, but I continue to make … Continue reading
Posted in Doodle Tuesday, It Came From the Sketchbook, Sketch
Tagged Cartoon, cartoons, comic, comic book, comics, horror, Illustration, Joe Williams, Monsters, Sketch, sketchbook, USA
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