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Baby Squid
Saturday, March 3rd, 2012
Baby Squid, cartoon art by Amy Crook, $77
Sometimes, I have to make art just so I can put it on a card in my Etsy shop, and this is one of those times. I’m trying to expand my offerings over there to something that isn’t quite so holiday-dependent. Thus we have a gender-free, geek-positive baby cards. I actually made two versions of this one: one is blank with just the image, and the other says, “Congratulations, it’s a…” on the front, and on the inside finishes with “Well, Congratulations, anyway.” Yes, I can even be sarcastic in the face of those giant soulful eyes.
I did have fun trying to make the cutest widdle squiddy you ever did see, though. The original would be awesome in a baby’s room somewhere, trying to out-cute the offspring.
Baby Squid, 5″x7″ pen & ink and Copic markers on paper, $77 with free shipping.
Baby Squid, framed art by Amy Crook
Above I have him put into a frame so you can imagine how it would look, though this piece doesn’t ship framed unless you ask me to (and pay a little more). Below, you can see what he looks like on the snarky version of the card.
Baby Squid greeting card by Amy Crook
Tags: baby, cartoon, copic markers, etsy, pen and ink, squid, weeble
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Get Well Squid
Tuesday, January 17th, 2012
Get Well Squid by Amy Crook, $79
A friend of mine is in the hospital right now, so I drew up this little guy and printed him on a card to help cheer her up while she undergoes treatment. I’m not sure how he’s going to get that bottle of pills open without a helping hand, but he sure looks like he could use them, poor guy.
Get Well Squid, 5″x7″ pen and ink and Copic markers on paper, $79 for the original with free shipping, or get him on a card of your own at my Etsy shop.
Tags: cartoon, copic markers, for sale, pen and ink, squid, weeble
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Gift Tags
Wednesday, November 9th, 2011
Holiday Gift Tags by Amy Crook, $9.99 a pack
A couple of people asked me about gift tags this year, so I took 5 of my favorite holiday cards and turned them into tags! They’re printed on parchment cardstock, with a hole punched for easy attaching. 15 cards in a pack, either all one thing or an assortment of 3 each, and shipping’s free.
You can pick them up at my Etsy shop, or if you’re local The Book Shop in Hayward, CA is carrying a few packs. Go give them some love — they’ve got Coloring Books, too!
Tags: christmas, cthulhu, etsy, for sale, gift tags, goth, squid
Posted in Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art, Sea Creatures, Tentacles, Whimsical and Strange | No Comments »
Squidtini
Tuesday, October 25th, 2011
Squidtini by Amy Crook, $69
My friend, G, is a big fan of both gin and squid, so one night I drew up this little guy with her in mind. He’s even made friends with the olive, which he’s got clutched in his feeder tentacles, though the gin’s given him a bit of a blush on his fins and cheeks. This little squid is sloshed!
Squidtini, 5″x7″ pen and ink and Copic markers on paper, $69 with free shipping.
I think it would make a great invitation to a New Year’s dinner party, so I made cards for my Etsy shop, and I’ve put the original up there as well.
Squidtini, framed, by Amy Crook
Tags: card, copic markers, etsy, for sale, martini, pen and ink, squid
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Squid in a Scarf
Wednesday, October 12th, 2011
Squid in a Scarf by Amy Crook
It’s this year’s holiday card! I decided to do something extra silly, so not only is our little squid freezing, he comes in colors. You can see his feeder tentacles wrapped around all 8 arms as he shivers in his hat and scarf a bit anxiously. I decided on a chilly ocean blue for his main body color, which works well with all the color schemes I’ve tried so far, from Hogwarts houses to TARDIS blue and white.
Squid in a Scarf, 5″x5″ pen and ink and Copic markers on paper, $69 for the original with free shipping.
Check out my Etsy Shop to get him as a card, print, or even buy the original.
Squid in a Scarf, original art by Amy Crook
Tags: card art, copic markers, customize me, etsy, for sale, pen and ink, squid
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Opera Squid
Saturday, September 17th, 2011
Opera Squid by Amy Crook, $42
This little guy is made of another delightful real-mineral paint, zoisite, mixed with the eye-searingly vivid opera pink from the same company. The grains of the mineral paint separate from the finer, more staining pink in some places, which gives this cheery little squid a lovely duotone texture. The grey-green of the zoisite becomes a warm neutral when mixed with the pink, ranging from an almost violet grey to a brackish brown.
I had fun with this quick brush sketch, using the quality of the paints themselves to create texture, shape and value. Plus, you know how I do love to paint tentacles.
Opera Squid, 5″x7″ watercolor on paper, $42 with free shipping, unframed.
Tags: for sale, sketch, squid, tentacles, watercolor
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Salted Squid 2
Tuesday, August 30th, 2011
Salted Squid 2 by Amy Crook, $323
Tentacle Tuesday is back with a sequel to the whimsical Salted Squid 1. I wanted to do something more controlled, so I scribbled out a complete squid in green pen and then went over it with water and a brush, and sprinkled the resulting pool with salt. You can see the pen lines still there as darker shadows in the larger shape, and so I decided to stay with that pen-and-ink feeling for the background.
I used two different colors of pen on the background to simulate sunlight shining down fro above, and then left blank circles like bubbles rising up. Then, I used plain water again, this time without the salt, to give a soft, watercolor feeling to the shafts of sunlight, and the darker depths at the bottom.
Salted Squid 2, 7″x5″ salt, pen and ink on watercolor paper, $323, framed, with free shipping.
You can see the even layer of sparkling crystals that make up the body of the squid here, along with some detail on the close pen-and-ink lines.
Salted Squid 2, detail, by Amy Crook
The black frame with its glass gives the feeling of looking into an aquarium, or so I like to tell myself. He looks adorable on my bookshelf, anyway.
Salted Squid 2, framed, by Amy Crook, $323
Tags: crosshatching, for sale, pen and ink, salt, squid, tentacles
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