Archive for the ‘Things I’m a Fan Of’ Category
Not That Kind of Dwarf
Friday, September 26th, 2014
Not That Kind of Dwarf, parody comic by Amy Crook
“Hi Ho, Hi Ho, to Erebor we go!”
“I’m not that kind of dwarf!”
The last of my friends’ silly sketch prompts, though I admit to taking liberties with the intent of “Thorin and his minions.” This is sort of a three-way crossover, with the Disney song sneaking in a third fandom. Because reasons.
You can get Thorin and his Minions on a card at my Etsy shop, to add a bit of surreal pop culture to the day of a very deserving friend.
Not That Kind of Dwarf, 7″x5″ pen & ink and Copic marker on paper.
Not That Kind of Dwarf greeting card by Amy Crook on Etsy
Categories: Card Design, Floating Gallery, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: copic marker, despicable me, etsy, hobbit, minion, nfs, pen and ink, sold, thorin
Q. Holmes
Wednesday, September 24th, 2014
Q. Holmes, a fan art comic by Amy Crook
The second of the silly sketch prompts, proving my friends deserve me, is the crossover known as Bondlock, wherein Bond’s Q is the third Holmes brother. I imagine he’s making that face because his big brothers are giving him crap about his fashion sense, though honestly being related to those two is cause enough.
The original was sold in last month’s Floating Gallery, but you can get cards at my Etsy shop, should you so desire. They frame beautifully, or so I’m told.
Q. Holmes, 5″x7″ pen & ink and Copic marker on paper.
Q. Holmes greeting card by Amy Crook on Etsy
Categories: Card Design, Floating Gallery, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: 007, copic marker, etsy, james bond, mycroft holmes, nfs, pen and ink, q, sherlock, sherlock bbc, sherlock holmes, sold
Kittenish
Monday, September 15th, 2014
Kittenish by Amy Crook
A while back I asked some friends for sketch prompts, and this is the first of three quite adorably silly suggestions I was given. After I sketched them, I couldn’t resist inking and coloring them, and so we have James Bond getting a face full of kitten fur from his Quartermaster.
Remember, real men head boop kittens.
The original was sold in September’s Floating Gallery, but you can get a card in my Etsy shop.
Kittenish, 5″x7″ pen & ink and Copic marker on paper.
00Q Kittenish greeting card by Amy Crook on Etsy
Categories: Card Design, Floating Gallery, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: 007, 00q, copic marker, etsy, james bond, nfs, pen and ink, q, sold
Step Into the Light
Monday, September 8th, 2014
Step Into the Light by Amy Crook
I challenged myself with this piece to start with pink instead of blue, and still make something that spoke to me visually the same way Invent the Universe does. The light ended up in the center, more of a tunnel than a pathway, inviting you to step through and see what it’s like out in the light.
Step Into the Light, 8″x8″ Japanese, traditional, and metallic watercolor on Fluid watercolor paper.
Step Into the Light, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the gold lettering catching the sunlight and putting the white of the paper to shame. Below, you can see the painting in its frame, waiting for the right wall.
Step Into the Light, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Floating Gallery, Things I'm a Fan Of, Words Words Words
Tags: aglow, calligraphy, gold, metallic, nfs, sold, watercolor
Say My Name
Sunday, September 7th, 2014
Say My Name, a Hastur parody comic by Amy Crook
The King in Yellow showed up recently in pop culture True Detective, though we never did get a properly otherwordly connection to Hastur and his pallid mask. Names have power, and saying someone’s name three times has long been a traditional way to summon that which you perhaps didn’t really want in your living room. But Hasur is there for you this holiday, whether you like it or not.
Say My Name, 5″x7″ pen & ink and Copic marker on paper. Visit my Etsy shop and get a card with a relatively harmless Hastur of your very own.
Hastur holiday card by Amy Crook on Etsy
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Card Design, Floating Gallery, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Tentacles, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: copic marker, etsy, for sale, hastur, pen and ink, yellow
Drowned and Dreamt
Thursday, September 4th, 2014
Drowned and Dreamt by Amy Crook
This gorgeously morbid piece of abstract art was inspired by the opening credits to Skyfall, and the colors and textures of the blood in the water. I used several washes to give the background its grainy fade of blue-green, and then two colors of opaque Japanese watercolors for the reds, and I’m quite pleased with the final effect.
Drowned and Dreamt, 4″x8″ watercolor and Japanese watercolor on Fluid watercolor paper.
Drowned and Dreamt, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the brightest reds and the way they interact with the green background where they’re thinner and more translucent. Below, you can see the piece in a frame, an eerie tribute to a visually stunning film.
Drowned and Dreamt, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Floating Gallery, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: 007, bloodstone, for sale, james bond, japanese watercolor, skyfall, watercolor
Who’s the Boss?
Wednesday, August 27th, 2014
On a case…
…or at home?
This gloriously silly comic was a commission, but you can buy it as a print in my Etsy shop.
Categories: Completed Commissions, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: copic marker, etsy, john watson, lestrade, molly hooper, pen and ink, sherlock, sherlock bbc, sherlock holmes, watson
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