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Nap Attack

Saturday, April 7th, 2012

Nap Attack, Sherlock cartoon by Amy Crook

Nap Attack, Sherlock cartoon by Amy Crook

A friend asked for some cheer-up art of Sherlock fallen asleep over his experiments, and perhaps someone having covered him with a blanket. I couldn’t leave John out of the picture, so here he is mid-kindness.

Click the picture to see it bigger. I feel John is the one responsible for re-labeling Sherlock’s blow torch, and that at least one item in the array actually belongs to Mrs. Hudson. Oops.

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Harry Potter ink sketch

Sunday, April 1st, 2012

Harry Potter, ink sketch by Amy Crook

Harry Potter, ink sketch by Amy Crook

Another little sketch that went as a gift with some art. Harry always was fascinated with magic, and I like his expression, leaning back and admiring his Lumos.

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Grumpy Weeble for JoVE

Saturday, March 31st, 2012

Grumpy Weeble cartoon for Jo VanEvery, all rights reserved

Grumpy Weeble cartoon for Jo VanEvery, all rights reserved

The delightful Jo VanEvery wanted a cartoon — stat! — for a seminar she was doing. She wanted someone that looked a bit like one’s inner academic saying, “no!” to all the possibilities for one’s career and research. We decided on a weeble, and I sent her the colors you see above for a poster, and the inks (which I always scan before I color, in case of mishap), which they used for a coloring book page during the seminar.

She liked him so much, she’s getting a couple more, so expect to see a few more of her illustrations popping up in the coming weeks!

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Mycroft Holmes ink sketch

Sunday, March 25th, 2012

Mycroft Holmes sketch by Amy Crook

Mycroft Holmes by Amy Crook

Mycroft was a little thank-you gift to someone, and he wanted to show off his dapper pose to you all. Have a great weekend!

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Orange Face sketch

Sunday, March 18th, 2012

Orange Face sketch by Amy Crook

Orange Face sketch by Amy Crook

This is actually a virulent orange in my wee sketchbook, but by desaturating it a little bit, you can see some of the brushstrokes that a super-bright orange hides on a monitor. I sketched this with a sumi-e brush and the orange paint leftover from making my goldfish, using the pause screen on whatever DVD I was watching as a very loose reference.

I’m pleased that, although the paper buckled some, the paint didn’t bleed through onto the next page.

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Sherlock in Grey

Saturday, March 10th, 2012

Sherlock in Grey by Amy Crook

Sherlock in Grey
by Amy Crook

I wanted a tall, thin piece of Sherlock art to put on my giveaway bookmarks for my Etsy shop (sometimes I slip them into the larger orders as a freebie), and nothing I already had quite fit the bill. So, I drew this guy! He’s done with one of my nifty Japanese brush pens that’s black on one side and grey on the other — I’m always using up the black and leaving a ton of grey, so sometimes pieces like this can help me use up some of the extra. I self-indulgently drew in his red buttonhole, though I’m not sure anyone but me will notice it when it’s printed out half the size.

I also used him on my Sherlock gift tags, complete with characteristic sarcasm.

Sherlock in Grey, 5.5″x8.5″ pen and ink on paper.

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There Wolf

Saturday, February 25th, 2012

There Wolf, sketch by Amy Crook

There Wolf, sketch by Amy Crook

Werewolf? There wolf!

What? You knew I was a nerd.

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