Posts Tagged ‘pen and ink’
Shut Up and Help for the Holidays
Saturday, November 10th, 2012
Shut Up and Help for the Holidays,
Sherlock BBC fan art by Amy Crook
I decided I wanted a second Sherlock holiday card this year, and I decided it had to have Sherlock being his usual annoying self. I spared John any truly awful Christmas sweaters, but made him carry all the boxes.
Shut Up and Help for the Holidays, 5″x7″ pen & ink and Copic markers on paper, nfs (sold).
Categories: Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: christmas, copic marker, john watson, nfs, pen and ink, sherlock, sherlock bbc, sherlock holmes, sold
What What What
Tuesday, November 6th, 2012
What What What, Doctor Who fan art by Amy Crook
After making the Eleventh Doctor’s holiday card art, I had to do something with Ten. The darling Tara Swiger suggested the idea for the text, “What? What? No! What?” on the outside of the card, and inside it says, “It’s Christmas already?”
I also decided to draw the other side of the TARDIS on this one, just for variety, but then there was a magical result — the two images together had two Doctors with one TARDIS between them!
What What What, 5″x7″ pen & ink and Copic markers on paper, nfs (sold).
Doctor Who cards by Amy Crook on Etsy
Categories: Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: copic marker, doctor who, nfs, pen and ink, sold, tardis
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Thinking in Grey
Saturday, November 3rd, 2012
Thinking in Grey, Sherlock fan art by Amy Crook
Copic markers have four kinds of grey — warm, cool, neutral and toner. I used warm and cool greys to put in all shading here, giving the whole image a muted effect like an old photo. You might recognize the pose from last week’s bookmark, which was sort of practice for this bigger piece, though of course I widened the view quite a bit.
Thinking in Grey, 7″x5″ pen & ink and Copic marker on paper, nfs (sold).
Categories: Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: copic marker, nfs, pen and ink, sherlock, sherlock bbc, sherlock holmes, sold
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N is for Negative Space
Thursday, November 1st, 2012
N is for Negative Space, calligraphic illumination by Amy Crook
The texture on this one is really subtle; with the red watercolor a very dense and intense tone, the red glitter gel pen nearly vanishes unless it’s at the right angle. I really enjoy the big red shark-fin shape at the bottom, and the deceptive simplicity of this particular letter. Perfect for a Nelson or Natalie or Norbert!
N is for Negative Space, 5″x5″ watercolor stick and glitter gel pen on paper.
N is for Negative Space, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the shining glitter catching the sunlight, giving the whole image a bit of a bluish tint to it. Below, the N is hanging out with next week’s O to spell out every toddler’s favorite word – NO.
N is for Negative Space & O is for Origami, framed art by Amy Crook
Categories: Daily Art, Illuminated Alphabet, Series and Books, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: alphabet, calligraphy, for sale, glitter gel pen, illumination, pen and ink, red, watercolor
Sherlock Bookmark 5
Saturday, October 27th, 2012
Sherlock Bookmark 5 by Amy Crook
I couldn’t resist drawing up one of the iconic scenes from A Study in Pink, where Sherlock’s laid out on the couch solving his “three patch problem.” I’m inordinately fond of my Sherlockian stick figure cartoons, I must admit, but my lovely readers are, too, since he’s already sold!
Sherlock Bookmark 5, 4.875″ x 1.875″ pen & ink on paper, nfs (sold).
Sherlock Bookmark 5, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see a detail of his thinking face and fancy pillow. Below, he’s snuggled up to a book just waiting to go to his new home!
Sherlock Bookmark 5, with book, by Amy Crook
Categories: Daily Art, People, Figures and Faces, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: bookmark, nfs, pen and ink, sherlock, sherlock bbc, sherlock holmes, sold
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Spiral Bookmark 5
Thursday, October 25th, 2012
Spiral
Bookmark 5
by Amy Crook
Spirals are a bit of a theme this bookmark week, but then, they’re a bit of a theme for this entire year for me, so I’m sure you’re not surprised. This one combines bright cheerful colors with a subtly iridescent background. There’s a bit of glitter in the purple center of the droplets or flamelets, however you choose to interpret the turquoise shapes.
Spiral Bookmark 5, 0.875″x5″ mixed media on paper.
Spiral Bookmark 5, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can really see the reddish interference paint and sparkly purple glitter gel pen that add depth and surprising shine to this little bookmark. Below, it’s hanging out with the book for your size comparison pleasure.
Spiral Bookmark 5, with book, by Amy Crook
(Book not by Amy Crook. Also not included.)
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Daily Art, Series and Books
Tags: bookmark, buy a bookmark, for sale, glitter gel pen, iridescent, japanese watercolor, pen and ink, spirals
Spiral Bookmark 4
Wednesday, October 24th, 2012
Spiral Bookmark 4 by Amy Crook
This bookmark was born the last time I had Sharpie Week, and I had all my various Sharpies scattered out over my art table. Three different shades of marker form layers of squiggles and spirals, a bit like a rocky pool in the rain.
Spiral Bookmark 4, 6″x1″ Sharpie marker on cardstock.
Spiral Bookmark 4, detail, by Amy Crook
Above, you can see the various shades of Sharpie, though I must say my digital camera really gives the blue a neon glow it doesn’t have in person. Below, the bookmark is hanging out with a hardcover book, ready to mark your place. The sunlight really washes out the marker here, brightening the blue to turquoise and paling out the periwinkle to almost nothing.
Spiral Bookmark 4, with book, by Amy Crook
(book neither included nor by the artist)
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Daily Art, Series and Books
Tags: bookmark, buy a bookmark, for sale, pen and ink, sharpie marker, spirals
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