Posts Tagged ‘copic marker’
Bead and Braid
Wednesday, January 21st, 2015
Bead & Braid, a Hobbit comic by Amy Crook
For Wednesday we have an adorable moment that needs no words, with Thorin braiding Bilbo’s hair while Bilbo holds a suspiciously dwarven bead to go in it. This is one of those simple images that can be as much about friendship as anything else.
You can pick up this card for your favorite dwarf or hobbit here in my Etsy shop.
Bead & Braid, 5″x7″ pen & ink and Copic marker on paper.
Bead & Braid, a Hobbit Valentine by Amy Crook on Etsy
Categories: Card Design, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: bilbo baggins, copic marker, etsy, hobbit, nfs, pen and ink, sold, thorin, valentine
Timeless Love
Tuesday, January 20th, 2015
Timeless Love, a Doctor Who comic by Amy Crook
Second in our Valentine week, it’s Doctor Who! The Tenth Doctor stands in front of a glowingly mysterious halo of Circular Gallifreyan.* Above him it says, “Gallifreyan has 22 tenses, and I love you in every one.”
You can pick up this lovely card in my Etsy shop, and give it to some one who adores the Doctor, and hopefully you as well. Or just keep it for yourself and imagine David Tennant’s voice when you look at it. Whatever.
Timeless Love, 5″x7″ pen & ink and Copic marker.
Timeless Love, a Doctor Who Valentine by Amy Crook on Etsy
*Spoiler: It doesn’t say anything! Artistic license won out over making real words.
Categories: Card Design, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: copic marker, doctor who, etsy, for sale, gallifreyan, pen and ink, tenth doctor, valentine
Missing You
Monday, January 19th, 2015
Missing You, a Sherlock comic by Amy Crook
It’s Valentine week here on the blog, because you may not like it but Valentine’s Day is less than a month away, and I’ve got a bunch of new cards in the shop that are good for friends, significant others, and all manner of loved ones. Well, nerdy loved ones, anyway.
Here we have Sherlock sitting in his chair, thinking so hard he’s whited out the world around him with observations. His thought bubble says, “Even when I don’t notice you’ve gone, I still miss you.” You can get this card for someone who loves you back even with all your quirks in my Etsy shop.
Missing You, 5″x7″ pen & ink and Copic marker on paper.
Missing You, a Sherlock Valentine by Amy Crook on Etsy
Categories: Card Design, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: copic marker, etsy, nfs, pen and ink, sherlock, sherlock bbc, sherlock holmes, sold, valentine
Home Sweet Yurt
Thursday, January 15th, 2015
Home Sweet Yurt, commission for Jess by Amy Crook
I think Jess can explain this commission way better than I ever could, so allow me to put it in her words:
Have you ever had a friend who just totally gets you, right down to your very core, and she still doesn’t run away screaming? That’s my friend, A. Her friendship came into my life during a time of major changes and chaos, and having that friendship has really helped me stay grounded; she’s able to help me grow as a person while still totally accepting me, no questions asked, for the person I am right now.
I knew Amy had a lot of experience with fanatical fangirl expressions in art form, because I’ve long been a fan of her Etsy shop. I wanted to get a custom illustration for my best friend that would represent our friendship in a way that was both awesome and full of nerdy fun. I asked Amy to draw Spock to represent me (knowing she was already quite experienced in that area), and I hoped she wouldn’t turn me down when I asked her to put Spock next to Ironhide, who’s a Transformer (A is a big fan). And, on top of that, I wanted them to be making a quilt together (because, of course they’d be making quilts together! Right?!?).
Of course, I should have known, Amy was totally up to the challenge! This illustration is perfect; it’s everything I wanted, and THEN some. It’s so whimsical and fun while being a true representation of two fandoms that my best friend and I are really into, and it’s the perfect tribute to our friendship.
I gave it to her for Christmas, and she totally loved it! Her inner spark just glowed at the way Amy was able to translate our friendship onto paper, proving once again that a picture is definitely worth a thousand words (and then some)! It was the perfect thing to symbolize the past year of growing our friendship in ways neither of us imagined, and it’s a gift she will treasure forever.
In case you’re wondering, if you’ve got even just a faint idea of a cool piece of art you’d like to see come to life, Amy’s your girl. She was able to firm up the details and really polish the rough idea I had in my head to turn it into something that is going to be a treasured piece of art in my best friend’s collection. It was so easy to work with her on this project, and her talents did NOT disappoint.
Every fangirl dreams of having an an artist who gets it, to bring our fantasies to life with markers & paints. Amy is that artist; she’s one of us.
-Jess C.
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Categories: Completed Commissions, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: all rights reserved, commission, copic marker, get your own, nfs, pen and ink, sold, spock, star trek, transformers
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Yule Gifts
Friday, November 21st, 2014
Yule Gifts, a Hobbit parody comic by Amy Crook
Thorin has a beautifully-wrought golden lantern in the shape of an apple for his Burglar for Yule. Bilbo has made a very hobbity wreath of fresh evergreens for the King Under the Mountain.
They both have the cutest blushes from knowing that the other person thought of them for the winter holidays.
You can send this adorable holiday card and spread the yuletide cheer, just pick one up at my Etsy shop!
Yule Gifts, 7″x5″ pen & ink and Copic marker on paper.
Yule Gifts hobbity holiday card by Amy Crook at Etsy
Categories: Card Design, Floating Gallery, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: bilbo baggins, cheese, copic marker, etsy, hobbit, holiday, holiday card, nfs, pen and ink, sold, thorin
Commission: Paul and Balances
Wednesday, November 19th, 2014
Paul the Octopus, Balance the Force, & Gru Coins
by Amy Crook for Mathlords
This odd little trio is for the same awesome client who got the Continuations art a while back. He wanted something to represent the way some systems worked within his larger project. We named the octopus Paul after the late Paul the Octopus who predicted the world cup results back in 2010. I asked Zack to explain them for you, and this is what he had to say:
“In a marketing illustration for an industrial automation system, our hardworking cephalapod Paul keeps the monies and goods flowing to the highly trained minions and lizard monkeys. Complex processes? No problem. Send down more worms and coins, Paul! These eager minions and rainbow-hued lizard monkeys handle it all with flair and elan. Any rumors that the system’s creator is a somewhat unstable polymath with limited social skills are greatly exaggerated and he asks that this fact not be weighted heavily in purchasing decisions during any ERP downselect process.”
-Zack Galler, Mathlords
We wanted some extra color, so the Hutt got greened up, and the Kowakian Monkey-Lizards were colored rather like Fraggles, plus of course Paul himself is a lovely mottling of ocean green and violet. Gru refused to be dressed up for mere commerce however.
Paul the Octopus, Balance the Force, and Gru Coins, all 7″x5″ pen & ink and Copic marker on paper.
To get a commission of your own, for work or for play, check out my Commissions pages!
Categories: Completed Commissions, People, Figures and Faces, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: all rights reserved, commission, copic marker, nfs, octopus, pen and ink, sold
Snowflakes
Monday, November 17th, 2014
Snowflakes, a Sherlock parody comic by Amy Crook
John and Sherlock agreed to a festive winter evening making snowflakes. Unfortunately, they have very different ideas about how to go about that particular activity.
Whose do you think will win out?*
Snowflakes, 7″x5″ pen & ink and Copic marker on paper. Get the cheerful holiday card on Etsy!
Snowflakes Sherlock holiday card by Amy Crook on Etsy
*I think they’ll do both, first Sherlock’s and then John’s.
Categories: Card Design, Floating Gallery, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: christmas, copic marker, etsy, holiday, holiday card, john watson, nfs, pen and ink, sherlock, sherlock bbc, sherlock holmes, sold, watson
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