Posts Tagged ‘copic marker’

One Plus One

Tuesday, March 18th, 2014

One Plus One, a Sherlock parody by Amy Crook

One Plus One, a Sherlock parody by Amy Crook

I love that Sesame Street puts some of their most awesome stuff on Youtube now, including this gem with Benedict Cumberbatch and the Count. I was inspired by the very cute ending with the Count saying, “Dat is 1 smart man, ah-ah!”

So, we have one of my favorite geek equations: 1+1<3 — where we have 1 smart man, 1 loyal man, and of course when you put them together, there’s the love. I even made it into a card for my Etsy shop.

One Plus One, 5″x7″ pen & ink and Copic marker on paper.

One Plus One is Less Than Three, a Sherlock card by Amy Crook at Etsy

One Plus One is Less Than Three, a Sherlock card by Amy Crook at Etsy

The original of this piece sold the very first day my patrons had their preview of March’s Floating Gallery. If you’d like to have your own chance to snag things early, or just feel like you’re extra special in my heart, you can join my list here.

Categories: Card Design, Floating Gallery, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
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Birthdaybomb

Friday, March 14th, 2014

Birthdaybomb, a Sherlock parody comic by Amy Crook

Birthdaybomb, a Sherlock parody comic by Amy Crook

Happy pi day! This comic has nothing to do with pie or pi, but the nerd in me couldn’t let it go by unacknowledged.

So, today’s art isn’t technically a commission, but it was a gift for one of my wonderful patrons. For her birthday, I decided to do something topical yet very in keeping with Sherlock’s personality — after all, any attention that’s not being paid to him is clearly going to the wrong place. John’s sincere moment of sweetness is being photobombed by our favorite showoff, but he does manage to get his, “Happy Birthday,” in edgewise.

It is, of course, also available as a card at my Etsy shop, for those of you unlucky enough not to own the original. 😉

Birthdaybomb, 5″x7″ pen & ink and Copic marker on paper.

Sherlock birthday card 2 by Amy Crook at Etsy

Sherlock birthday card 2 by Amy Crook at Etsy

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Calm, Cool, and… yeah

Thursday, March 13th, 2014

Calm, Cool, and... yeah, commission by Amy Crook, all rights reserved so please don't steal

Calm, Cool, and… yeah, commission by Amy Crook
all rights reserved so please don’t steal

I have patrons from the coolest places, y’all. Renee is from Malaysia, and she’s been trying to think of the perfect commission for a while. She wanted something that emphasized the character of each of these three somewhat reluctant heroes, so we decided on the “Calm, Cool, and Collected,” trope. Except that Eleven was a lot of things, but collected really isn’t one of them. Besides, bow ties are cool. Spock epitomizes calm, and Sherlock with his popped collar and his cheekbones is definitely cool, so Eleven helped us out by crossing out his adjective and adding in, “also Cool.”

Although the original is (obviously) sold, Renee has kindly consented to let me put our trio on a card that you can buy in my Etsy shop for you very own trio of heroes.

Calm, Cool, and… yeah, 5″x7″ pen & ink and Copic marker on paper.

Spock, Sherlock and Doctor Who card by Amy Crook at Etsy

Spock, Sherlock and Doctor Who card by Amy Crook at Etsy

Categories: Card Design, Completed Commissions, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
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Gift Deductions

Wednesday, March 12th, 2014

Gift Deduction, commission comic by Amy Crook - all rights reserved, no copying or Sherlock will know

Gift Deduction, commission comic by Amy Crook
all rights reserved, no copying or Sherlock will know

Another holiday commission! What is this world coming to? Actually it’s just that I’m finally getting around to posting these, because I just finished a few others, including one I can’t post yet, hah.

Sherlock is looking very smug indeed here as he rattles the box and says, “Deducing the perfect gift is hardly a challenge worthy of my intellect… But I made an exception for you.”

This will be a card next holiday season, but for now you can just stare longingly and plan to send one to everyone you love enough.

Gift Deduction, 5″x7″ pen & ink and Copic marker on paper.

Categories: Card Design, Completed Commissions, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
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Bollocking the TARDIS

Tuesday, March 11th, 2014

Bollocking the TARDIS, commission comic by Amy Crook - all rights reserved, please don't copy without permission

Bollocking the TARDIS, commission by Amy Crook
all rights reserved, please don’t copy without permission

My wonderful patron from New Zealand, Caroline, commissioned this little comic for her housemate for Christmas, and I’m finally getting around to posting it.

If you’re not familiar with The Thick of It, it’s the show Peter Capaldi was most famous for before he agreed to become the Twelfth Doctor on Doctor Who. Or thirteenth. Or possibly fourteenth. I’m not super clear on that part… Anyway, Malcolm Tucker is the character well known for his incredibly creative and prolific swearing, which is extra hilarious since it’s a show about the inner workings of British politics.

Malcolm’s bollocking face is straight from the show.

The original is, obviously, safely in the hands of its happy recipient, but Caroline’s given me permission to make it into a greeting card for your most swear-happy friends.

Bollocking the TARDIS, 5″x7″ pen & ink and Copic marker on paper.

Bollocking the TARDIS, blank greeting card by Amy Crook at Etsy

Bollocking the TARDIS, blank greeting card by Amy Crook at Etsy

Categories: Card Design, Completed Commissions, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
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Birthday Timey-Wimey

Sunday, March 2nd, 2014

Birthday Timey-Wimey, a Doctor Who parody comic by Amy Crook

Birthday Timey-Wimey, a Doctor Who parody comic by Amy Crook

The tenth Doctor is happy to see that you’ve survived another year of wibbly-wobbly, timey-wimey… stuff. He’s got his usual hands-in-pockets deshabille going, with his mad hair to top it all off, and he’s got the TARDIS all warmed up for some birthday shenanigans.

You can get him on a card at my Etsy shop.

Birthday Timey-Wimey, 5″x7″ pen & ink and Copic marker on paper.

Doctor Who birthday card by Amy Crook on Etsy

Doctor Who birthday card by Amy Crook on Etsy

Categories: Card Design, Floating Gallery, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
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Shaken Not Stirred

Tuesday, February 18th, 2014

drunk Cthulhu in a cocktail shaker

“Maybe I should’ve gone with stirred…”
Shaken Not Stirred, a Cthulhu parody comic by Amy Crook

When I was working on illustrations for my Cthulhu Holiday Fun Book, I wanted something for New Years that was like a pinup, only with Cthulhu. I actually googled up some cocktail pinups, and while I found a few delightful girls in martini and Champagne glasses, it was the one perky pinup in a shaker that caught my eye.

Alas, Cthulhu didn’t realize that he’d be the one shaken, and I think he got a little more than he bargained for.

I made him into a greeting card for my Etsy shop, because sometimes drunk Cthulhu is the right thing for the occasion. Especially if that occasion involves someone partying too hard and needing your, ahem, “sympathy.”

Shaken Not Stirred, 5″x7″ pen & ink and Copic marker on paper.

Drunk Cthulhu card on Etsy by Amy Crook

Drunk Cthulhu card on Etsy by Amy Crook

Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Card Design, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Tentacles, Things I'm a Fan Of
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