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Morning After

Sunday, September 26th, 2010

Morning After by Amy Crook

Morning After by Amy Crook

It’s a very lazy Sunday indeed for this seductive young man. I liked the loose feel of the pencils so much I left them there to add depth to the equally scribbly inks. I thought they worked with the mussed sheets and morning-after hair, adding to the playfulness of the figure’s expression.

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Hedgehog Hammock

Saturday, September 25th, 2010

Hedgehog Hammock by Amy Crook

Hedgehog Hammock by Amy Crook

When I showed him this sketch, my friend Jeff asked, “Is that a really small person, or a really huge hedgehog?”

My response now is the same as it was then — whatever makes the viewer smile more.

Have a great weekend!

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Self Service

Monday, September 20th, 2010

Self Service, view 1, by Amy Crook

Self Service, view 1, by Amy Crook

It’s been a while since I posted one of these, so I thought I’d give you something fun for your Monday. Remember, if it’s fine art, it doesn’t count as porn.

This guy is arched way back, intent on servicing himself and oblivious to any curious eyes on him. He actually lives in the same household as the female figure, Catty, that I posted a few weeks back.

Self Service, approx. 8″x4″x3″ cast bronze, sold.

Self Service, view 2, by Amy Crook

Self Service, view 2, by Amy Crook

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Elizabeth Halt

Friday, September 17th, 2010

Elizabeth Halt and Atlas by Amy Crook

Elizabeth Halt and Atlas by Amy Crook

Elizabeth and Atlas were originally drawn in my very first batch of cartoon client, but she recently came back to me asking for a couple of drawings for her website. What started out as two little illustrations we negotiated into a trio of illustrations and a quadruplet of matching buttons (the fourth one uses her original cartoon, above), working within her budget while getting her just what she was looking for.

The first illustration she wanted was for her “Postcards from Heaven” service (the inspiration for my own Love Notes), and in addition to the postbox that she asked for, a little postcard wanted to come along:

Postbox by Amy Crook for Elizabeth Halt

Postbox by Amy Crook for Elizabeth Halt

Postcard by Amy Crook for Elizabeth Halt

Postcard by Amy Crook for Elizabeth Halt

Then, after a bit of discussion, we decided on the image of a kneading kitten for her Reiki services — she’d wanted something that portrayed warmth and curiosity, and had suggested a Cheshire cat. After reading her descriptions of how Reiki works, the idea of a cat kneading at the various points on the body came to mind, and this is the result:

Reiki Kitty by Amy Crook for Elizabeth Halt

Reiki Kitty by Amy Crook for Elizabeth Halt

Then, after we figured out that there was room in her budget, Elizabeth decided to go for a fourth image, another drawing of her darling dog Atlas for her new animal Reiki service, titled “for the love of a weim.” He was a little more challenging to draw, but I ended up very happy with the result:

Atlas sleeping by Amy Crook for Elizabeth Halt

Atlas sleeping by Amy Crook for Elizabeth Halt

After that was done, all four of her images were resized and I made them into little buttons for her site, using screencaps to figure out what would look best in her sidebar. On her site they float in serene white down the side, but I added a bit of a border for their visit here.

4 website buttons by Amy Crook for Elizabeth Halt

4 website buttons by Amy Crook for Elizabeth Halt

It goes without saying that, although many of the images on this site are usable through Creative Commons licensing, these commissioned images belong to Elizabeth alone.

“I am just in love with my new sidebar buttons from Amy. They are so me, and so perfect, and I really do not have enough words to say how much I love them.”

Elizabeth Halt

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Weeble Wednesday: Nyarlathotep, the Crawling Chaos

Wednesday, September 15th, 2010

Nyarlathotep Weeble by Amy Crook

Nyarlathotep Weeble by Amy Crook

Adding another weeble to my depictions of the mythos of HP Lovecraft, I give you Nyarlathotep. He appears at least twice as a handsome, charismatic Pharaoh gathering armies for the Great Old Ones. He’s also known as the Crawling Chaos, and he shows up in a few other, less palatable forms, in other stories. I had fun drawing his creepy-crawly shadow, not to mention the sneaky monsterified details on his otherwise traditional costume.

Nyarlathotep, the Crawling Chaos, 5″x7″ pen, ink and Copic marker on paper.

Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Tentacles, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
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Weeble Wednesday: Bridget Pilloud

Wednesday, September 8th, 2010

Bridget Pilloud by Amy Crook, annotated by Bridget

Bridget Pilloud by Amy Crook, annotated by Bridget

I had the chance to cartoon Bridget Pilloud as one of my very first cartoon clients, back when I was first experimenting with the offering. I had a great time working on her because she has a really clear sense of what makes the perfect “inner Bridget” as she put it — she wanted the designer boots she couldn’t afford in life, a fireball to show her inner fire, and clothes, hair and giant grin just like she has (or had — she’s got a cute pixy cut) in real life.

If you’d like to Be a Cartoon yourself, click on over — it takes me a couple of weeks these days because my schedule’s busier, but I’m loving all the fun results!

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Friendly Card Game

Sunday, September 5th, 2010

Friendly Card Game by Amy Crook

Friendly Card Game by Amy Crook

I feel as though this should be renamed “Myths Playing Poker,” except neither one is really a specific mythical creature. I’m thinking of doing this up as a watercolor, but we’ll see how much motivation actually occurs. I do have another watercolor to work on, though, so it’s got a chance.

Edit: Got the watercolor done, you can see it here.

I drew this the other day when I was at a cafe with a friend, it was nice to have nothing else to do, because it encouraged me to make the piece much more finished and add a lot of detail rather than just doodle up a quick sketch.

Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Whimsical and Strange
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