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Commission: Ms D

Wednesday, September 14th, 2011

Ms D for Angel Sullivan, by Amy Crook

Ms D for Angel Sullivan, by Amy Crook

A triumph of Twitter! The wonderful Angel Sullivan tweeted asking if there was someone who could draw her fairy for her for a reasonable fee, and a few tweets and emails later, Ms D was underway. She wanted the dragonfly wings to have a “soap-bubble quality” to them, so instead of my usual Copic markers I got out the watercolors and mixed up some very pale purple, blue and green to go over the waterproof Micron lines.

Ms D, 5″x5″ pen and ink and watercolor on paper, not for sale.

I asked Angel to write a little bit about her experience working with me as her illustrator, and this is what she had to say:

Working with Amy was easy beyond my hopes.

I was, initially, a little bit worried about trying to convey the look that I wanted for the fabulous Ms D & having it translated to the page in the way I’d really hoped for. Turns out, there was no need to be concerned. Amy was totally open to the few changes that I wanted along the way (because it was so close to just right the first time, yay!) & Ms D came out incredibly well. Amy kept to the initial timeline that we’d gone over and remained in touch with me through the process… I’m so thrilled and grateful for the way it all worked & look forward to working with Amy again in the future!!!

-Angel Sullivan

Ms D is reserved solely for Angel’s use, but if you click on her you can see the detail in her wings much more closely.

Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Completed Commissions, Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Whimsical and Strange
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Arses not Artses

Saturday, September 10th, 2011

Arses not Artses, watercolor sketch by Amy Crook

Arses not Artses, watercolor sketch by Amy Crook

I was texting my friend Jeff and I made a typo — I intended to say I was going to “make some artses” (aka make some art), and I managed to leave out the t. Being a fan of certain British books and TV shows as I am, I immediately said that I couldn’t guarantee whether or not there would be arses.

I was testing out my very cool new Lunar Black watercolor, and I had some left on my palette from the art you’ll get to see next week, so I decided to pull out my sketchbook and draw this so I’d have at least one arse to show for the session. The paper wrinkled and the paint ran and granulated, so I supplemented it with a little bit of pen and ink work, including the signature, dipping the fountain pen right into the watery puddles of paint still on the page.

I cheated and photoshopped out the buckled paper, but you can see places the paint pooled more thickly. I do love the granulated textures the lunar black leaves, and painting bums, so perhaps I’ll try again on a thicker paper.

Categories: Daily Art, Nudes and Other Sexy Things, People, Figures and Faces
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Return of the Son of Coloring Book Doodles

Saturday, September 3rd, 2011

Tentacle doodle by Amy Crook

Tentacle doodle by Amy Crook

I don’t always remember to scan these in after I do them, so it’s been a while since I had any to post. The last few coloring books I’ve sold, I doodled in the tentacles above, and a random silly Sherlock, below.

Waving Sherlock doodle by Amy Crook

Sherlock doodle by Amy Crook

Categories: Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Tentacles, Things I'm a Fan Of
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Weeble April Winchell

Monday, August 29th, 2011

Weeble April Winchell cartoon by Amy Crook

Weeble April Winchell cartoon by Amy Crook

Sorry about the silence, I wasn’t feeling well at the end of last week. So, we’re starting the week with a Weeble!

April’s Army is an Etsy Street Team of fans of the site Regretsy.com. Every month, they take donations and open up the April’s Army Etsy shop with all manner of wacky crafts. This is my first contribution, the incomparable April Winchell (also known as Helen Killer on the site) done up in her most “whimsicle” finery and cartooned as a weeble.

I’m donating 5 cards and the original, because what says “I’m thinking of you” better than weeble fuckery?

Weeble April Winchell for April's Army charity shop by Amy Crook

Weeble April Winchell for April's Army charity shop by Amy Crook

Categories: Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange
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Rude Goblins

Saturday, August 20th, 2011

Rude Goblins (with tiny wangs), sketch by Amy Crook

Rude Goblins, sketch by Amy Crook

I’m not sure what I had in mind when I sat down and started sketching, but I’ve managed to really amuse myself with these two guys. The very first line I drew was the round, fat curve of the short one’s pot belly, and I spent a ridiculous amount of time refining them before I decided it was time to declare them done.

And no, I have no idea what happened to their pants. And they’re not going to tell you, either.

Categories: Daily Art, Nudes and Other Sexy Things, People, Figures and Faces, Whimsical and Strange
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Cousin Godiva

Wednesday, August 10th, 2011

Cousin Godiva, cartoon by Amy Crook

Cousin Godiva by Amy Crook

This idea came to me when I was walking to meet a friend, my (ridiculously) long hair blowing in the breeze. I’ve always been a bit fascinated by the idea of Lady Godiva, and of course Cousin It is a theme anyone with long brown hair will find in their life. The combination of Addams Family and legendary lady was irresistible to my cartooning fingers.

With all the cartoons I do, I’m getting to be an old hand at drawing and coloring hair, so Cousin It was pretty easy overall. It’s the first time I’ve tried to weeble-ify a horse, though!

Categories: Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Whimsical and Strange
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Weeble Wednesday: Moody Businessman

Wednesday, August 3rd, 2011

Weeble Wednesday: Moody Businessman by Amy Crook

Weeble Wednesday: Moody Businessman by Amy Crook

Once long ago I considered trying to make some vector stock art to sell on one of those stock art sites, and this little guy was one of my earliest weebles. Obviously, I’ve since given that up — the finicky requirements of doing vector art for stock uses just drove me batty. My moody businessman lives on as an example of how I really prefer natural media, though I keep myself from totally losing all my skills by occasionally doing something like my Super-Cute Squid.

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