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Cthulhu Snooze
Tuesday, August 21st, 2012
Cthulhu Snooze comic by Amy Crook
Before we talk about the tentacles, I bring you news of a highly amusing Kickstarter! They’re doing a giveaway to promote their new indy horror flick, and the minute I saw the title I knew I’d donate a Cthulhu print to the cause. It’s called Call Girl of Cthulhu, and it’s about a hooker-cum-Cthulhu-priestess and the virgin nerd who loves her. I kinda can’t wait to see it in all its awful, cheesetastic glory.
Now, back to today’s art!
The wonderful folks at Chaosium asked me if I had a Cthulhu comic to go in their Gencon newsletter, and while I didn’t, I did have time to draw something up for them. Gencon has come and gone, sadly without my attendance, but a little bit of me was there! My favorite part is the squid looking very scared of Cthulhu’s wiggling foot.
Cthulhu Snooze, 8.5″x5.5″ pen and ink on paper.
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art, Series and Books, Tentacles, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: cartoon, comic, cthulhu, lovecraft, pen and ink
Doctor Who Bookmark 2
Saturday, August 18th, 2012
Doctor Who
Bookmark 2
by Amy Crook
The Tenth Doctor peeks out of the TARDIS, looking quite impish if you ask me. Perhaps he can be your companion on your reading adventures. Or maybe you’ll want him to watch himself with you when the next season starts, though of course he’ll be a whole different Doctor at that point!
Doctor Who Bookmark 2, 1″x6″ pen and ink on paper, nfs (sold).
Doctor Who Bookmark 2, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can get a better look at the Doctor’s mischievous expression. Below, he’s hanging out with a book that’s a bit darker than TARDIS blue, but perhaps there’s a better-matching one in your home.
Doctor Who Bookmark 2, with book, by Amy Crook
(book and iPhone not included)
Categories: Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: bookmark, doctor who, nfs, pen and ink, sold
Salt Bookmark 5
Wednesday, August 15th, 2012
Salt Bookmark 5
by Amy Crook
I almost tossed this oddly-shaped little wedge of paper, but instead I blunted its tip and messed about with pens to make this bookmark. It’s a bit like an optical illusion with the wobbly lines and erratic bands of green, not to mention the little floating salt bubbles flowing along some of the spokes. It’s signed on the back to keep from interrupting the pattern, which is too mesmerizing to spoil.
Salt Bookmark 5, 1.5″x5″ pen & ink and salt on paper.
Salt Bookmark 5, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see some of the teeny little salt pools straddling the wobbly radial lines. Below, the book of the week shows off the lovely, thick white watercolor paper nicely.
Salt Bookmark 5, with book, by Amy Crook
(book and iPhone not included)
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Daily Art, Series and Books
Tags: bookmark, buy a bookmark, for sale, pen and ink, salt
Tentacle Bookmark 3
Tuesday, August 14th, 2012
Tentacle Bookmark 3
by Amy Crook
I’m afraid this lovely green tentacle is already sold! If you were on my monthly newsletter list, you, too would have gotten a chance to call dibs on this week’s bookmarks.
I started with this bright yellow wash that fades from perfectly opaque to nothing at all thanks to my nifty water brushes, and then added in apple-green Sharpie marker designs for the tentacle. Remarkably cheerful for an ancient horror!
Tentacle Bookmark 3, 1″x5″ Sharpie marker and watercolor on paper, nfs (sold).
Tentacle Bookmark 3, detail, by Amy Crook
Above you can really see how the cool yellow interacts with the warm cream of the paper, and the intense green of the marker. Below, it’s looking quite bright next to the deep dark blue of my book.
Tentacle Bookmark 3, with book, by Amy Crook
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art, Series and Books, Tentacles
Tags: bookmark, nfs, sharpie marker, sold, tentacles, watercolor
Bubbling Bookmark
Monday, August 13th, 2012
Bubbling Bookmark
by Amy Crook
It’s Bookmark Week all over again! There are only two bookmarks left from the previous offerings, and one of this week’s is already spoken for — the artist is not responsible for dawdlers missing out on the one they liked and having to buy a larger, normally-priced original instead to assuage their disappointment. I’m totally okay with that, come to think of it.
There’s only one of each of these tiny originals, though obviously I sometimes do them in series within the series. Very meta.
Today’s bookmark is not part of a series, but reminds me of water boiling in a dark blue-black cast-iron cauldron. Snape would no doubt approve.
Bubbling Bookmark, 1″x5″ watercolor on paper.
Bubbling Bookmark, detail, by Amy Crook
Above is a close-up of the bubbles in all their glory, while below you can see the bookmark hanging out with a book and my iPhone for extra easy-to-parse size comparisons.
Bubbling Bookmark, with book, by Amy Crook
(book and iPhone not included)
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Daily Art, Series and Books
Tags: bookmark, buy a bookmark, for sale, watercolor
Parseltongue
Saturday, August 11th, 2012
Parseltongue, Harry Potter fan art by Amy Crook
Wee Harry’s made a friend! Since he’s a Parselmouth and speaks Parseltongue, the language of snakes, he had no problem convincing this one that he’s not lunch.
Categories: Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: copic marker, Harry Potter, parseltongue, pen and ink
E is for Emboss
Thursday, August 9th, 2012
E is for Emboss, calligraphic illumination by Amy Crook
I did so much measuring and line-drawing for my E I decided to leave in the pencil lines as a sort of underpainting, a decorative structure underlying the letter. Though it’s hard to see in the scan, the whole square is embossed, with gold coloring the embossed edges as well as providing the decoration on an otherwise plain capital. The two greens remind me of marble or malachite, but the gold filigree design really elevates the whole thing to the realm of beauty.
E is for Emboss, 5″x5″ pencil, pen & ink, Japanese watercolor and glitter gel pen on paper.
E is for Emboss, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the raised edges and shining gold both on the edge itself and in the filigree decoration. Below, I’ve put the piece in a frame with B is for Blackletter. It spells BE! Yes, I’m a dork. You knew that.
B is for Blackletter & E is for Emboss, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Daily Art, Illuminated Alphabet, Series and Books, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: alphabet, calligraphy, for sale, glitter gel pen, gold, green, illumination, pen and ink, pencil, watercolor
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