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Recipe: Pirate Cocktail

Wednesday, April 11th, 2012

Pirate Cocktal sketch by Amy CrookWhen @skaldheim on Twitter suggested I draw a cocktail for Sharpie Week, I decided to double it up with Words Wednesday and give you a cocktail recipe. I’m all multitasking and efficient and stuff.

  • 1.5 oz golden rum such as Pyrat Pistol, 10 Cane, or Mount Gay Eclipse. No Bacardi. Never Bacardi.
  • 0.5 oz sweet vermouth
  • dash of Angostura bitters
  • cherry (optional)

Measure and serve in a highball over ice. Yarr!

Cocktail Pirate sketch by Amy Crook

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Negative Sixteen Degrees Sharpie

Tuesday, April 10th, 2012

Sharpie Sherlock silliness by Amy Crook

Sharpie Sherlock silliness by Amy Crook

Sharpie Week Redux continues with tentacles! You know I’d never skip your Tuesday tentacles.

This time @wyomingnot on Twitter asked me to draw something related to a fanfic where Sherlock is a genius pastry chef who wants to open an ice cream shop, and John is his faithful sidekick/store manager. The title is I believe the name of the shop, which refers to the ideal ice cream storage temperature in Celsius.

Or something, I don’t know. John! Sherlock! Tentacle Surprise ice cream! Really, do the details matter?

Categories: Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Tentacles, Things I'm a Fan Of
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Nick Fury: Agent of Sharpie

Monday, April 9th, 2012

Nick Fury, Agent of Sharpie, sketch by Amy Crook

Nick Fury, Agent of Sharpie, sketch by Amy Crook

I’ve been busy and full of pollen and somehow I’m behind on art all of a sudden, so you get Sharpie Week Redux! All Sharpie sketches, all week. Today’s was at the request of @kdlb on Twitter, who asked for a weeble inspired by the Avengers movie. I couldn’t resist the chance to weeble-ify Samuel L. Jackson, and so, here we are.

Sharpie Week is one of the ways I trim back obligations when I’m overwhelmed. What’s your solution?

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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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