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Fish Skellington
Thursday, July 5th, 2012
Fish Skellington by Amy Crook
The inspiration for this piece came from a bunch of things crashing together in my brain. We played Small World the other day and one of the races I played had a cute little fish skeleton as its icon. My tiny fandom pieces were making me think I might want to do more things like them, in and out of the realm of fannishness. I painted a bunch of washes using my red watercolor palette and one of them I considered drawing on with the white gel pen. And then all of a sudden I thought, no, the white gel pen would be better on black paper, and I got out the blue palette and made this wash that’s much more like the deep ocean.
So for once, there’s not much to say about the technique but I actually know what I was thinking when I created the piece. Weird.
Fish Skellington, 7″x5″ watercolor and gel pen on Arches cover black paper.
Fish Skellington, detail, by Amy Crook
Above you can see a close-up of the wee little fishie, who just isn’t all that happy about his lot in, er, death. Below, you can see him in a frame with the paint catching the sunlight just a bit, and the little skellington reflected in my iPhone’s screen.
Fish Skellington, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Daily Art, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
Tags: black paper, for sale, gel pen, periwinkle, teal, watercolor
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Sharpie Week: Spiderweb
Sunday, June 17th, 2012
Sharpie Spiderweb sketch by Amy Crook
And so Sharpie Week comes to a close on a Goth sort of note, with a little spiderweb out of my sketchbook done in black fine point Sharpie.
I hope you are all having a cool and relaxing Sunday, and that the weather apps aren’t lying to me and today is cool for me, as well. Whew.
Categories: Daily Art, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
Tags: nfs, sharpie, sharpie week, spider, spiderweb
Zombie Dad Plays Catch
Monday, May 21st, 2012
Zombie Dad Plays Catch cartoon by Amy Crook
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.
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
Tags: cartoon, copic marker, dad, etsy, father's day, for sale, pen and ink, weeble, zombie
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Skully Mini Volant
Friday, May 18th, 2012
Skully Mini Volant customized Moleskine by Amy Crook
This XSmall Volant is only 4″ tall, making it perfect to tuck into a pocket, purse or pouch. A friend bought the grey set and then tossed this one at me to decorate, and since he bribed me with tea, treats and cocktails, I was happy to oblige. He didn’t give me any direction, so he got skulls and crosshatching, which I’m sure comes as a huge shock.
I’m considering picking up another set of them for my Etsy shop, but we’ll see. Some things just work better when I’m not worried about finding an audience for them.
Skully Mini Volant, 2.7″x4″ Sharpie oil paint markers on Moleskine XSmall Volant, nfs.
Categories: Completed Commissions, Daily Art, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
Tags: moleskine, sharpie, sharpie marker, volant
Sinister Sharpie
Friday, April 13th, 2012
Sinister Sharpie sketch by Amy Crook
For Friday the 13th, we have @SFEtsy‘s amusing Twitter suggestion, “something sinister that smells like the black abyss that is Sharpie yet with polka dot galoshes.” Spooky, yet adorable.
Happy Friday the 13th, and lucky weekend!
Categories: Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
Tags: nfs, sfetsy, sharpie, sketch
Sharpie Zombie Vampire Bunny (of Doom)
Thursday, April 12th, 2012
Zombie Vampire Bunny Sharpie sketch by Amy Crook
This particular Easter horror sticks around to steal your candy and suck all the goo out of Cadbury Creme Eggs. He was suggested by @xquitz on Twitter, when I asked for ideas. I’m particularly fond of his obnoxious color scheme, and the bit of creme dripping out of his gaping maw.
Categories: Daily Art, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
Tags: bunny, nfs, sharpie, sketch, vampire, zombie
Grinning Whatever
Sunday, March 4th, 2012
Grinning Whatever sketch by Amy Crook
I have no idea what he is, but he’s one of my favorite coloring book doodles in a while. He’s just so happy! And fuzzy! And evil!
Categories: Daily Art, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
Tags: coloring book, doodle, nfs, pen and ink, sketch
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