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Sunday Round-Up & Bob the Skull sketch

Sunday, May 5th, 2013

it was a week of comics and monsters

it was a week of comics and monsters

A belated round-up on a sleepy Sunday! Back on Monday, Spock and Sherlock were unimpressed with your opinions on their similarities. Tuesday there were shiny tentacles, and Wednesday I talked about my toothache and my new commissions posts. Thursday John got a truly ugly sweater and Sherlock sneered. Friday Eihort shimmered evilly on the page, and Saturday it was Lestrade’s turn as a stick figure cartoon.

Below, you can see a nose-less, rune-bedecked sketch of Bob the Skull from the Dresden Files series. He’s all carved up in the tv show, but I don’t think he’s got the runes in the books, but it was fun to fake them up anyway.

Bob the Skull sketch by Amy Crook

Bob the Skull sketch by Amy Crook

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Dealing With a Child

Saturday, May 4th, 2013

Dealing With a Child, a Sherlock comic by Amy Crook

Dealing With a Child, a Sherlock comic by Amy Crook

This is one of my favorite moments with the good Detective Inspector, when he’s all sprawled out in Sherlock’s chair, a cheerful grin on his face, giving Sherlock crap for being a dick. It worked so well I thought it might make a fun Father’s Day card, in fact, to go with Mrs. Hudson for Mother’s Day, since that’s often the role he seems to embody in Sherlock’s life.

Dealing With a Child, 5″x7″ pen & ink and Copic marker on paper, nfs (sold). But you can get him on a greeting card at Etsy!

DI Lestrade Father's Day card by Amy Crook at Etsy

DI Lestrade Father’s Day card by Amy Crook at Etsy

Categories: Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
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Gee, Thanks

Thursday, May 2nd, 2013

Gee, Thanks, a Sherlock comic by Amy Crook

Gee, Thanks, a Sherlock comic by Amy Crook

Everyone in a certain corner of the internet knows that John Watson and this horrible kitten sweater were meant for each other, creepy staring blue doll eyes and all. Sherlock, on the other hand, disagrees. But then, he would.

Gee, Thanks, 5″x7″ pen & ink and Copic marker on paper, nfs (sold). But you can get them on a thank you card at Etsy!

Gee, Thanks, detail, by Amy Crook

Gee, Thanks, detail, by Amy Crook

Above, you can see the horrible sweater up close. Staring at you. Always staring.

Below, you can see the card all printed out and ready to horrify your loved ones!

Sherlock Thank You card by Amy Crook on Etsy

Sherlock Thank You card by Amy Crook on Etsy

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No Resemblance

Monday, April 29th, 2013

No Resemblance, a Spock & Sherlock comic by Amy Crook

No Resemblance, a Spock & Sherlock comic
by Amy Crook

This little comic was suggested to me on Twitter back in November, and it’s taken me this long to get around to drawing it. The two tall, slender, logical, dark-haired men don’t see any resemblance, but I’m guessing you do.

Random artist trivia: normally I’m very good at spelling, but I have some sort of mental block with the a in “resemblance,” and keep spelling it with all ‘e’s and having to fix it, including in the pencils for the comic. Good thing I decided to spell check myself!

No Resemblance, 5″x7″ pen & ink and Copic marker on paper, nfs (sold).

No Resemblance, detail, by Amy Crook

No Resemblance, detail, by Amy Crook

Above, you can see how I’ve given them very similar features, down to the hair color and eyebrow lift. Below, I’ve tucked them into a frame with Sherlock’s skull, which I’m sure Spock would find fascinating.

No Resemblance, framed art by Amy Crook

No Resemblance, framed art by Amy Crook

Categories: Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange
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Sunday Round-Up & Sad Hedgehog

Sunday, April 28th, 2013

swirling things and smiling things and curious things, oh my

swirling things and smiling things and curious things, oh my

Another week, another batch of art posts. Monday there was a lovely Gibbous Moon, and Tuesday the tentacles came out to play. Wednesday we had a review of the art I’ve made on lovely black paper. Thursday Dori offered you some tea, Friday this otter was very curious what you were on about, and Saturday Mrs Hudson reminded you that she’s not your housekeeper, dear.

For Sunday, of course, there’s another sketch! This little pen-and-ink hedgie’s a sad and sorry sort, but he’ll cheer up if you rub his tummy, I’m sure of it.

Sad Hedgehog sketch by Amy Crook

Sad Hedgehog sketch by Amy Crook

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Not Your Housekeeper

Saturday, April 27th, 2013

Not Your Housekeeper, a Sherlock comic by Amy Crook

Not Your Housekeeper, a Sherlock comic by Amy Crook

The Other Amy is a wonderful customer of my Etsy shop, and she wrote me a little note to see if I was going to make a Mrs. Hudson card for Mother’s day. I hadn’t been planning to, but I thought her idea was so cute I drew it up! There’s going to be a matching card for Father’s Day with our favorite detective inspector, so watch out for that next week.

Not Your Housekeeper, 5″x7″ pen & ink and Copic marker on paper, nfs (sold).

Not Your Housekeeper greeting card by Amy Crook

Not Your Housekeeper greeting card by Amy Crook

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Curious Otter

Friday, April 26th, 2013

Curious Otter, expressionist watercolor by Amy Crook

Curious Otter, 7″x7″ watercolor and pen & ink on Arches cover white paper

This curious little otter is peering at you through a sunlit window into his little pool. He’s done with a limited palette of watercolors and a little bit of water-blurred pen & ink to add that feeling of a reinforced window. He’s a bit of an odd size, but mounting him on a piece of mat board lets you appreciate the hand-torn irregularity of the paper’s edges. The soft paper lends some really nice texture to the loose, expressionist brush strokes.

Curious Otter, detail, by Amy Crook

Curious Otter, detail, by Amy Crook

Above, you can see the otter up close, peering at you with his sharp black eyes while the rest of him grows ever fainter in the water’s slightly murky depths. Below, you can see him in a temporary frame, displayed in all his nosy glory with his little hedgehog buddy.

Curious Otter, framed art by Amy Crook

Curious Otter, framed art by Amy Crook

Categories: Daily Art, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange
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