Posts Tagged ‘nfs’
Better Than Snail Mail
Saturday, October 9th, 2010
Better Than Snail Mail by Amy Crook
I drew this snowy owl several years ago for the program book at a convention, and then ended up making Cafepress swag out of it on a whim. I have it on a coaster and some greeting cards, actually, though I never bought the t-shirt for myself.
It also was the basis for my shoulder tattoo, although that owl is carrying a book rather than a letter.
Categories: Daily Art, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: Harry Potter, nfs, owl, pencil
Naomi’s Jack, and her Monster
Friday, October 8th, 2010
Naomi's Monster by Amy Crook
Back in May I offered three slots to draw people’s Monsters, so I could by Havi’s Monster Coloring Book. It’s taken a while to get both of us connected (she’s a busy one!), but I finally have the third one done, for Naomi Dunford of Ittybiz.
Naomi didn’t have a specific Monster she wanted colored, so she sent me some pictures of Jack and we talked a little, and I did a sketch for her of this friendly little hill monster offering Jack a pink rose (Naomi has a thing for pink roses. Who knew?). It took a while to get it from idea to finished product, but I love the cheerful green and pink result, a non-creepy monster for her to hang on the wall.
Categories: Completed Commissions, Daily Art, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, People, Figures and Faces, Tentacles, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: all rights reserved, cartoon, commission, copic marker, monster, naomi dunford, nfs, pen and ink
Whiteboard Doodles
Sunday, October 3rd, 2010
I got a whiteboard! Well, a stick-on whiteboard, which I’ve put on the back of the linen closet door.
I also acquired a rather odd assortment of marker colors, though I’ve bought a more normal set to supplement with now. The bright ’80s turquoise especially was hard to photograph, so it’ll be nice to have some boring blue.
Today I thought I’d share some of the silly doodles I’ve done on the whiteboard, with the to-do lists, reminder notes and other randomness carefully cropped out.
Sorry about the picture quality, poor lighting + iPhone camera = even more meh than usual.
Whiteboard Cthulhu by Amy Crook
Whiteboard Violets by Amy Crook
Whiteboard Weeble Vampire by Amy Crook
Whiteboard Skulls by Amy Crook
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, People, Figures and Faces, Tentacles, Whimsical and Strange, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
Tags: cthulhu, doodles, nfs, silliness, skull, vampire, violets
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Fairy Studies
Friday, October 1st, 2010
Fairy studies by Amy Crook
Just a couple of sketches I did for a tiny painting I’m working on. I’m still not totally happy with either one, so who knows what the final painting will be like!
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, People, Figures and Faces, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: fairy, nfs, pencil, sketch, thistle
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Morning After
Sunday, September 26th, 2010
Morning After by Amy Crook
It’s a very lazy Sunday indeed for this seductive young man. I liked the loose feel of the pencils so much I left them there to add depth to the equally scribbly inks. I thought they worked with the mussed sheets and morning-after hair, adding to the playfulness of the figure’s expression.
Categories: Daily Art, Nudes and Other Sexy Things, People, Figures and Faces
Tags: nfs, NSFW, pen and ink
Hedgehog Hammock
Saturday, September 25th, 2010
Hedgehog Hammock by Amy Crook
When I showed him this sketch, my friend Jeff asked, “Is that a really small person, or a really huge hedgehog?”
My response now is the same as it was then — whatever makes the viewer smile more.
Have a great weekend!
Categories: Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: hedgehog, nfs, sketch
Pooh and Piglet Picking Violets
Friday, September 24th, 2010
Pooh and Piglet Picking Violets, color edition, by Amy Crook
One of the easiest way to etch a printing plate is called dry point, where you basically draw on the softer metal of the plate with a sharp steel point, creating grooves in the plate. These never last very long, I only got half a dozen prints out of it (I did 2 editions, 3 each of the black and white, below, and the color, above), but there’s something very satisfying about working directly with the material this way.
The color edition was created by carefully rubbing the inks just into the parts of the plate where I wanted them, and then taking care not to overly clean off the excess, leaving the soft glow of yellow on Pooh bear, as well as the gentle shading on the greenery.
This was actually my very first attempt at printmaking, and I wasn’t sure what to do, so I drew two of my most favorite characters. I’ve given away the rest of the edition so I only have the two examples left, which I’m choosing not to sell because of the copyright still surrounding A. A. Milne’s wonderful characters.
Pooh and Piglet Picking Violets, 10″x6″ etching on watercolor paper, not for sale.
Pooh and Piglet Picking Violets, black and white edition, by Amy Crook
Categories: Daily Art, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: edition, etching, intaglio, nfs, piglet, winnie the pooh
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