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Weeble Wednesday: Maribeth Doerr
Wednesday, May 11th, 2011
Maribeth Doerr cartoon by Amy Crook
I actually finished Maribeth’s cartoon months ago, and just haven’t gotten around to posting it, oops.
She got her cartoon as part of with her WordPress Bonanza Package with me & Wendy Cholbi — I’ll be posting her header art next week. I had a lot of fun drawing her weeble self, the warm grin and giant pink bag, along with her very appropriate “Delightfully Silly” t-shirt. I always enjoy drawing ponytails, too, I think it’s the same urge that makes me draw dozens of spirally swishy tentacles.
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Weeble Wednesday: Brides of Dracula
Wednesday, March 30th, 2011
Brides of Dracula by Amy Crook
Now that I’ve got my super-pale-skin marker refilled, I’ve finally started coloring the bonus brides from my Monster Heart Coloring Book. These toothy gals are inspired by the many movie depictions of the three brides that I’ve seen, and some judicious image googling to figure out what styles would have been appropriate for the era, for 50 or 100 years before. I liked the idea that they might still dress in the fashion of their own times, and that each one had been born in a different era.
Brides of Dracula, 7″x5″ pen and ink and Copic markers on watercolor paper. $89, with free shipping.
Tags: cartoon, coloring book, copic markers, Dracula, for sale, monster, pen and ink, vampire, weeble
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Yarr! Bonus Michael
Friday, March 25th, 2011
Yarr! Bonus Michael by Amy Crook
I turned Michael into a cartoon a while back, and since he’s been a completely awesome programmer for me, I couldn’t resist tossing this little 10-minute bonus doodle into his package. I’m reliably informed he doesn’t actually have a wooden leg, he just wanted his avatar to be more piratey.
And really, who wouldn’t want to be more piratey? Well, aside from Ninjas…
Tags: all rights reserved, cartoon, nfs, pen and ink
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Weeble Wednesday: Kristine Beeson
Wednesday, March 23rd, 2011
Kristine Beeson Cartoon by Amy Crook
Kristine Beeson, also known as kadyellebee on Etsy, is a wonderful knitter of shawls and other lovely things. When our paths crossed and she expressed a wistful interest in being made into a Cartoon, I took the opportunity to offer her barter — a shawl for a cartoon! She helped me choose the perfect yarn (a warm, lightweight blackberry-colored cotton), and got right to work so I’d have my shawl while winter was still upon us. I was a bit slower, but I’ve finally finished up her cartoon (alas, I was waiting on marker refills).
She sent me some great photos of herself and her cheeky grin, not to mention her favorite outfit, and despite a bit of a struggle to get my scanner to accept the idea of hot pink, this is a pretty good representation of her and her gorgeous pink-striped hair. She asked for her ubiquitous iPhone, but I couldn’t resist slipping some pink knitting needles into the image, as well.
The pattern she knitted for me is called wren, and you can see her very own wren shawl on her cartoon above, in a soft mossy green that goes great with her eyes. Mine’s a dark purple that’s not quite black, but looks great where it lives on my blue chair, waiting for me to get cold while I’m working. It’s just light enough for me to forget I’m wearing it, but it keeps the cold off my aching shoulders.
Wren Shawl by Kristine Beeson
Tags: all rights reserved, cartoon, copic markers, nfs, pen and ink, weeble
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Weeble Wednesday: Michael Beckwith
Wednesday, March 16th, 2011
Michael Beckwith cartoon by Amy Crook
I’m back to cartooning! I’ve finally gotten the marker refills I was waiting on, and so the first of the new weebles is my code monkey. Michael Beckwith does a lot of the programming for my client sites (and this one, too!), learning all the ins and outs of WordPress development so I don’t have to.
When he asked to be a cartoon, I couldn’t resist adding a few extras — he wanted the piratical wooden leg and crutch for his props, so I also gave him the little pirate hat, and added the monkey on his t-shirt. He doesn’t actually have a wooden leg that I know of, but he’s definitely on the Pirate side of the war against the Ninjas, so that’s good enough for me.
Click here to find out how you can be a cartoon, too.
“Becoming a cartoon was surprisingly painless. A few questions, a picture,
and some patience, and soon enough I was a whole new man. Or, well, cartoon.”
-Michael Beckwith
Tags: cartoon, code monkey, copic markers, pen and ink, weeble
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Weeble Wednesday: Happy Holidays!
Wednesday, December 1st, 2010
Holiday Weeble by Amy Crook
Happy Holidays! I have to admit, I have a strange love for this season and all the trappings. My apartment is already decorated with lights and ornaments, and this year I left up the Halloween stuff for a very Nightmare Before Christmas sort of feel. I don’t decorate much (Pod would eat any tree I had, for instance), but what I do have cheers me up every time I look at it.
I took a few minutes to “holiday” up the weeble I did of myself earlier this year, and I thought perhaps others might enjoy that, too, so I’ve got a special holiday thing for you!
If you’ve already had a cartoon done and would like a holiday version of it (for whatever holiday you like), I’ll be happy to Photoshop you up something awesome. In addition, I’m going to be raising the price on the cartoons in the new year, so if you want one, get it while it’s hot! You can also get them as a gift certificate if you like — being a Cartoon is an awesome gift!
Holiday Cartoon Upgrade – $10
Add some holiday sparkle to your existing cartoon, electronic versions only. You won’t get a new original in the mail, but you’ll have something to add to your website or print on holiday cards!
Be a Cartoon – $79
I’ll turn you into a cartoon! You’ll get print-ready and web-ready versions, and I’ll mail you the original for framing. Cartoons can be used for almost anything you like, from your Twitter avatar to your Facebook picture. I put mine on thank-you cards! If you want your cartoon holiday-ified, just add the upgrade above to your cart and you’ll get both versions so you’re set for all year round.
10 Cards – $40
Want your cartoon on a card? Get a 10-pack of handmade cards with your cartoon (holiday or not), and I’ll upgrade you to Priority Mail shipping so you get them in time to send out.
If you’ve got any questions about the cartoonification process, just drop me a line! For those getting gift certificates, I’ll send you a nice pdf for you to print out, so you don’t have to worry about things getting lost in the mail. Either way, I’ll email you at the address on your Paypal account so you’ll get everything ready in time for the holidays.
Tags: all rights reserved, cartoon, holiday, holiday card, nfs, pen and ink, weeble
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Whispering Gremlin for Jo VanEvery
Thursday, November 11th, 2010
Whispering Gremlin by Amy Crook, commission for Jo VanEvery
When Jo VanEvery came to me asking if I would help create an illustration for her presentation in November, I was excited to draw something new. We went back and forth on just what a gremlin looked like, and we ended up with this little green guy whispering wicked self-doubt into the ear of his human.
This naughty boy likes to undermine his human’s confidence and sow the seeds of indecision, especially in grad students.
Since this is a commissioned piece, all rights are reserved, and it may not be reposted or reused anywhere, except by Jo, of course. Thanks!
Tags: all rights reserved, cartoon, commission, copic markers, gremlin, pen and ink
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