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Tiptoe through the Sketchbooks

Posted on May 13, 2025 by Joe_Williams

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.

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Heavenly Sketchbooks are what you make of them

Posted on May 5, 2025 by Joe_Williams

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 →

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The Diplomat from Grorfleplotz

Posted on April 23, 2025 by Joe_Williams

Once again I am ricocheting back and forth between analog and digital illustration. Today I am back in the digital domain with my latest Halloween Head which I call The Diplomat from Grorfleplotz. I’m not sure what the specific honorific … Continue reading →

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Teenage Beast • Coming Through!

Posted on April 22, 2025 by Joe_Williams

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 →

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1980年代の東京の吸血鬼

Posted on April 16, 2025 by Joe

Tokyo Vampire Circa 1980s It seems that my series of Halloween Heads has started anew with the completion of a Japanese vampire on the heels of last week’s Phantom of the Opera. Halloween Heads are illustrations of monsters I’ve created … Continue reading →

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Doodle Tuesday • Demonic Delineations

Posted on April 15, 2025 by Joe

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 →

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Phantom of the Opera

Posted on April 10, 2025 by Joe_Williams

Although Halloween is 204 days away, I have been working on a new Halloween Head in the superlative vector art program Affinity Designer!

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The Teenage Beast Continues

Posted on April 8, 2025 by Joe_Williams

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 →

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A Doodle Tuesday Miscellany

Posted on April 1, 2025 by Joe_Williams

I used to work in art supply stores, and what I sorely miss — probably the only thing I miss of that experience — is the art supplies. I still love them and it’s hard to pry me free from … Continue reading →

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