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WIP: Mother Moon
Tuesday, December 14th, 2010
Detail of Moon from work in progress by Amy Crook
This maternal moon is part of a whimsical work in progress that I’ve been very slow in creating this year. It’s taken me ages and it’s not remotely done, but I finally did a bit on it a few weeks ago, including some refinements to this charming lady.
I always forget how the gloomy winter weather makes me want to stay out of the studio, which mostly relies on natural light. Perhaps there’ll be some sun and a free afternoon before the end of the year, so I can get a bit more paint onto several of my waiting canvases.
Categories: Daily Art, Whimsical and Strange, Works In Progress
Tags: moon, oil painting, wip
Son of More Coloring Book Doodles
Monday, December 13th, 2010
Another busy weekend — I did a ton of art yesterday, actually, but none of it was really art post material yet. Oops? Anyway, here’s yet more doodles done for kind purchases of the Cthulhu Coloring Book.
Pumpkinhead Scarecrow sketch by Amy Crook
Weeble Ghost sketch by Amy Crook
Creepy Sea Life sketch by Amy Crook
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Tentacles, Whimsical and Strange, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
Tags: coloring book, cthulhu, lovecraft, nfs, pen and ink, sketches, weeble
Jolly Santa
Friday, December 10th, 2010
Jolly Santa by Amy Crook
This is another of my holiday cards from a few years ago, and one of my all-time favorites. I just really liked the sketchy, brush-pen linework and the realistic shapes of the bones, combined with the cheery red of the Santa hat to make a very unique pirate flag indeed.
Happy Holidays!
Categories: Daily Art, Whimsical and Strange, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
Tags: christmas, holiday, nfs, pen and ink, santa, skull
More Coloring Book Doodles
Monday, December 6th, 2010
I’ve been busy this holiday season and I keep falling behind on my art posts! So, here, have some more doodles done for fine recipients of my Cthulhu Coloring Book.
Evil Mermaid sketch by Amy Crook
Weeble Ninja sketch by Amy Crook
Mad Scientist With Gas Mask sketch by Amy Crook
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: coloring book, cthulhu, lovecraft, nfs, pen and ink, silly, sketch, weeble
Wedding Invitations
Tuesday, November 30th, 2010
Wedding Invitations by Amy Crook
When my Mom decided to get married at short notice, she actually arranged everyone’s attendance by phone — it was a small wedding of just immediate family, so mainly she had to work around everyone’s schedules in time for me to get a reasonably-priced flight out. She asked me to make wedding invitations as sort of a keepsake for everyone, and after a bit of prodding added the descriptors “bright green swirls” to her vague request of “something nice.”
I picked up the cardstock first, simple non-folding cards with a nice embossed “frame” that I’ve faked in here in Photoshop. Names & details have been changed, of course, but this is what I came up with. I first made two sets of swirly, romantic designs in watercolor and scanned them, then I ended up deciding on the lighter green and making them into transparent Photoshop files so I could layer them in InDesign. I printed them by hand at home the same way I make my holiday cards, on my high-quality inkjet printer.
The project (which was my wedding present to them) ended up being a fun combination of fine art, design, and actual production work. She was pleased with the final product, and I kept forgetting to make this “generic-ified” version so I could post them to the site.
If you’re interested in having custom design done for you, you can take a look at my portfolio over at Not Dead Yet Studios or just drop me a line to discuss your project. My December is pretty full, but I’d love to work with you to make something beautiful and functional to fit your needs.
Wedding Invitations, 5.5″x8.5″ hp inks on cardstock, not for sale.
Categories: Completed Commissions, Daily Art, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: all rights reserved, commission, design, nfs, wedding
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Coloring Book Doodles
Sunday, November 28th, 2010
For most of the buyers of my Cthulhu Coloring Book, I’ve had time to put a little 5-minute sketch in the inside front covers. I remembered to scan most of the doodles before mailing them, so here they are for your to enjoy!
Weeble Deep One sketch by Amy Crook
Evil Brain sketch by Amy Crook
Evil Cheeseburger sketch by Amy Crook
Weeble Death (classic) sketch by Amy Crook
Yig sketch by Amy Crook
Weeble Death (Sandman) sketch by Amy Crook
Octopus sketch by Amy Crook
Hello Zombie Kitty sketch by Amy Crook
Nyarlathotep sketch by Amy Crook
Flying Polyp sketch by Amy Crook
Weeble Skeleton sketch by Amy Crook
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art, Whimsical and Strange, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
Tags: coloring book, cthulhu, doodle, nfs, silly
Weeble Wednesday: Yog-Sothoth
Wednesday, November 24th, 2010
Weeble Yog-Sothoth by Amy Crook
If you’re feeling a bit short of time this holiday week, perhaps Yog-Sothoth could help you out — or make it all so much worse. Yog-Sothoth is an Outer God of the Lovecraft mythos, and yet another of the oddling creatures in my Cthulhu Coloring Book. Yog-Sothoth was named The Lurker at the Threshold by Lovecraft, and is considered to be both at one with all of time and space, and outside of it.
My interpretation of his form as “great globes of light” is a bit whimsical, so I decided to use actual watercolor to experiment with his coloring, and had fun working wet-in-wet to get some rather psychedelic effects.
Yog-Sothoth, 5″x7″ pen and ink and watercolor on watercolor paper, $79 with free shipping.
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art, Series and Books, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: for sale, lovecraft, pen and ink, watercolor, weeble
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