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Zombie Dad Plays Catch

Monday, May 21st, 2012

Zombie Dad Plays Catch cartoon by Amy Crook

Zombie Dad Plays Catch cartoon by Amy Crook, $99

I didn’t manage anything specific for Mother’s Day this year, but I have two cards for geek dads on Father’s Day. The first one was my Harry Potter art from February, and now I’ve got zombies to round out the selection.

I made the zombie kid somewhat gender neutral, so anyone can feel good suggesting that their dad would still play catch with them even if they were both to become the brain-hungry undead. And if you use a head for catch, then it’s a game and a snack after!

Zombie Dad Plays Catch, 8″x5″ pen & ink and Copic markers on paper, $99 with free shipping.

The cards are available in my Etsy shop, of course, in plenty of time for Father’s Day!

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Squiggle Bookmark

Sunday, May 13th, 2012

Squiggle Bookmark by Amy Crook

Squiggle Bookmark by Amy Crook

And here we have the perfect bookmark for sketch Sunday, or, ridiculous squiggles like I used to draw on all my notes back in school (you know, when the dinosaurs roamed the earth). I used one of those incredibly silly gel pens with the ink that changes color, and you can see the variations in the color from a bright blue at the top through midnight and ending up a distinct violet shade.

I’m pretty sure I did this whole thing over the course of two conference calls, but yes, it took just as long as you think it did. While I find this sort of pattern makes for a good “fake embroidery” on collars and cuffs in drawings, I don’t think I’ll ever use it for anything quite this big again. Too much squiggling!

Squiggle Bookmark, 1.5″x8″ mixed media on paper, nfs (sold).

Squiggle Bookmark, detail, by Amy Crook

Squiggle Bookmark, detail, by Amy Crook

Above, you can see the teeny tiny pattern up close and personal. Below, the bookmark is nestled with a book to show you that no, it’s not small, I’m just slightly mad, as is appropriate for an artist.

Squiggle Bookmark, with book, by Amy Crook

Squiggle Bookmark, with book, by Amy Crook

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Doctor Who Bookmark 1

Saturday, May 12th, 2012

Doctor Who Bookmark 1 by Amy Crook

Doctor Who
Bookmark 1
by Amy Crook

I’ve optimistically numbered this 1, assuming I’ll get the urge to do more Doctor Who bookmarks in the future. The Eleventh Doctor is contemplating his lot with his TARDIS parked a bit precariously on a hill, and not liking his options at the moment. But don’t worry, he’ll figure some way out.

He’s the Doctor. It’s what he does.

Doctor Who Bookmark 1, 1.5″x7″ mixed media on paper, nfs (sold).

Doctor Who Bookmark 1, detail, by Amy Crook

Doctor Who Bookmark 1, detail, by Amy Crook

Above, a close-up of our pouting Doctor. Below, he’s hanging out with my Free Comic Book Day book from last Saturday’s outing, an excellent reminder that I love sequential art and ought to do more of it.

Doctor Who Bookmark 1, with book, by Amy Crook

Doctor Who Bookmark 1, with book, by Amy Crook

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Salt Bookmark 4

Friday, May 11th, 2012

Salt Bookmark 4 by Amy Crook

Salt Bookmark 4
by Amy Crook

The second smallest bookmark for your Friday viewing, this one’s a little shorter but wide enough to win the by a nose on total surface area. (What? You knew I was a nerd.)

This one echoes the flaked-off salt textures in Blue Planet 4, but in miniature, with the smallest pools keeping all of their paint and only the larger four pulling away to show the iridescent green beneath. I gave this one a meticulous background of blue lines radiating outward without ever quite intersecting thanks to the stopping points I snuck in at the start.

Salt Bookmark 4, 1″x5″ mixed media on paper, nfs (sold).

Salt Bookmark 4, detail, by Amy Crook

Salt Bookmark 4, detail, by Amy Crook

Above, you can see the textures of salt and paint, ink and paper, and how they all interact on a tiny level (given that the bookmark is barely and inch wide). Below, it’s snuggled up with a book for size perspective, though I’m not sure I’d want to risk leaving blue powder in my books by actually using this one for reading.

Salt Bookmark 4, with book, by Amy Crook

Salt Bookmark 4, with book, by Amy Crook

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Ridiculous Cat sketch

Sunday, May 6th, 2012

Ridiculous Cat sketch by Amy Crook

Ridiculous Cat sketch by Amy Crook

More coloring book sketches! It’s been a while since I scanned some of these, so here you go. A completely absurd little cat to make your Sunday just that much weirder.

Have you scritched someone today?

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Stuck in the Tubes

Saturday, May 5th, 2012

Stuck in the Tubes, a Sherlock comic by Amy Crook

Stuck in the Tubes, a Sherlock comic by Amy Crook, $42

After a week of planets, I couldn’t resist doing another vaguely circular piece of art for my Saturday Morning Cartoon. This absurd little comic is just here to make you smile today, and possibly shake your head at what a silly person I am.

Go on, you know you want to. It’s okay.

Stuck in the Tubes, 7″x5″ pen and ink on paper, $42 with free shipping.

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Cartoon: Jocelyne Leach

Saturday, April 28th, 2012

Jocelyne Leach as a Cartoon by Amy Crook

Jocelyne Leach as a Cartoon by Amy Crook

I like to think Jocelyne’s cartoon really shows how far I’ve come with this style of art. She’s doing a simple yoga pose with the legs, has her logo on her tank top, and is toasting us with a tasty green smoothie in her left hand. I think this tall, skinny image is going to go in her sidebar to welcome guests to her website.

Here’s to you, Jocelyne, for being a great client!

If you’d like to Be a Cartoon yourself, just click here to see how! (Hint: there’s a button at the bottom of the page to buy.)

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