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Teacup Potter

Saturday, July 28th, 2012

Teacup Potter cartoon by Amy Crook

Teacup Potter cartoon by Amy Crook

Cuter than a teacup pig, wee Harry Potter is just hanging out in his commemorative Quidditch World Cup teacup. For all that they have magic, there’s a shocking lack of tiny Potter characters running around being adorable. Shocking.

Teacup Potter, 7″x5″ pen & ink and Copic markers on paper.

Categories: Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
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Fairy Godmother Cartoon

Saturday, June 30th, 2012

Fairy Godmother commission by Amy Crook

Fairy Godmother commission by Amy Crook

I’ve been working with Jo Van Every to create some illustrations she can use in her lectures and with her clients, and this generous lady is one of them. She wanted a fairy godmother to help people doing grant proposals and other academic career thinking to really sit down and wish for whatever they could possibly want, to help un-limit their thinking. We made sure the bag was separate so she can use it for exercises by itself, too, and she’s even got a version that’s just black and white for people to use as a coloring book page.

Cool, huh?

This is what Jo had to say about her illustration:

“I help social science and humanities academics with grant proposals, individually and in workshops. Unlike scientists, humanities profs often have difficulty figuring out what they need the money for. Their frugality muscles are pretty well developed and they sometimes get stuck in a loop where they can’t imagine even asking for more money because they aren’t sure they can justify that. For a recent workshop I asked Amy if she could do a Fairy Godmother that I could use in an exercise to get them thinking about money. Fairy Godmothers don’t ask you to write proposals and justify your budget. They just grant you money, though sometimes they have rules about using it by midnight or whatever. I put different sums of money on cards in a bag and got each small group to pick a number out of the bag and then brainstorm all the research they could do if the Fairy Godmother granted them that amount. Now I use it with individual clients, too. I encourage them to try different numbers on that loot bag and dream.

“The magic thing about a Fairy Godmother is that once you’ve played with just being granted this amount of money, it’s easier to work on the piece where you make a case for how important this work is and justify spending that much money.”

Jo Van Every

If you’d like something nifty of your own, consider my Be a Cartoon service. As you can see, you don’t even have to use it to become a cartoon yourself if you don’t want to!

Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Completed Commissions, Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces
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Octopus Loves Boba

Saturday, June 2nd, 2012

Octopus Loves Boba cartoon by Amy Crook

Octopus Loves Boba cartoon by Amy Crook

This cheerful octopus shares with me a deep love for boba tea, also known as bubble tea or pearl milk tea. I would totally drink this every day if I could afford the habit, but much like some people’s expensive coffee habits, I’ve kept myself weaned down to once or twice a week for the most part. It makes a good reward for getting out of the house and doing my errands instead of staying inside like the hermit I am, heh.

I have a houseguest coming next week (eek! peoples!), so I foresee a lot of boba in my future. And possibly another Sharpie week, heh.

Octopus Loves Boba, 5″x5″ pen & ink and Copic markers on paper.

Categories: Daily Art, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Tentacles, Things I'm a Fan Of
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Mother Hydra Weds Father Dagon

Saturday, May 26th, 2012

Mother Hydra Weds Father Dagon, cartoon by Amy Crook

Mother Hydra Weds Father Dagon, cartoon by Amy Crook

When I was done coloring this and Monday’s zombies, I realized that I’d managed to do only 2 drawings, but color 4 figures with 7 heads between them. Whew!

This one was also done specifically to be a card, this time to bring a little Cthulhu to your wedding season. Dagon is the big bad from Shadows Over Innsmouth, and while Lovecraft’s Hydra doesn’t get a lot of description, it was easy to adapt the classic many-headed monster of myth to this purpose. I especially enjoy the boutonniere pinned straight to Dagon’s chest.

Yeah, I’m a little morbid.

Mother Hydra Weds Father Dagon, 7″x5″ pen & ink and Copic markers on paper.

Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
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Zombie Dad Plays Catch

Monday, May 21st, 2012

Zombie Dad Plays Catch cartoon by Amy Crook

Zombie Dad Plays Catch cartoon by Amy Crook

I didn’t manage anything specific for Mother’s Day this year, but I have two cards for geek dads on Father’s Day. The first one was my Harry Potter art from February, and now I’ve got zombies to round out the selection.

I made the zombie kid somewhat gender neutral, so anyone can feel good suggesting that their dad would still play catch with them even if they were both to become the brain-hungry undead. And if you use a head for catch, then it’s a game and a snack after!

Zombie Dad Plays Catch, 8″x5″ pen & ink and Copic markers on paper.

Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
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Cartoon: Jocelyne Leach

Saturday, April 28th, 2012

Jocelyne Leach as a Cartoon by Amy Crook

Jocelyne Leach as a Cartoon by Amy Crook

I like to think Jocelyne’s cartoon really shows how far I’ve come with this style of art. She’s doing a simple yoga pose with the legs, has her logo on her tank top, and is toasting us with a tasty green smoothie in her left hand. I think this tall, skinny image is going to go in her sidebar to welcome guests to her website.

Here’s to you, Jocelyne, for being a great client!

If you’d like to Be a Cartoon yourself, just click here to see how! (Hint: there’s a button at the bottom of the page to buy.)

Categories: Completed Commissions, Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces
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Grumpy Weeble for JoVE

Saturday, March 31st, 2012

Grumpy Weeble cartoon for Jo VanEvery, all rights reserved

Grumpy Weeble cartoon for Jo VanEvery, all rights reserved

The delightful Jo VanEvery wanted a cartoon — stat! — for a seminar she was doing. She wanted someone that looked a bit like one’s inner academic saying, “no!” to all the possibilities for one’s career and research. We decided on a weeble, and I sent her the colors you see above for a poster, and the inks (which I always scan before I color, in case of mishap), which they used for a coloring book page during the seminar.

She liked him so much, she’s getting a couple more, so expect to see a few more of her illustrations popping up in the coming weeks!

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