Posts Tagged ‘pencil’

Whimsicle Dragon sketch

Saturday, October 29th, 2011

Whimsicle Dragon sketch by Amy Crook

Whimsicle Dragon sketch by Amy Crook

Look out! Rawr!

This guy was totally inspired by the art in the credits of How to Train Your Dragon. He just wants some fish and a head-scratch, really!

Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art, Things I'm a Fan Of
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Doctor VampWolfMummyChucky

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011

Doctor VampWolfMummyChucky cartoon by Amy Crook

Doctor VampWolfMummyChucky cartoon by Amy Crook

This incredibly silly sketch is all the fault of Jhonen Vasquez and his Twitter shenanigans. Happy Halloween!

Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Daily Art, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
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Sherlock bookmark 2

Saturday, October 22nd, 2011

Sherlock Bookmark 2 by Amy Crook

Sherlock Bookmark 2 by Amy Crook

I was experimenting with some new paper and salt, and after tearing down a 8″x8″ square for another piece I was left with this strip. I made my usual spirals, except this time I kept them all along the top edge rather than scattered over the whole page. They didn’t form proper salt pools, but I did like the will-o-the-wisp quality that was left, with just a few tiny salt crystals and the soft swirls of ink like a glowing light.

In a fit of 2am whimsy, I pencilled in a half-dozen little Sherlocks, first examining, then chasing, and finally catching his very own will-o-the-wisp.

Sherlock Bookmark 2, 8″x2.75″ mixed media on paper, nfs (sold).

You can see the salt crystals much better in this detail photo, and some of the teeny tiny detail in the little Sherlocks.

Sherlock Bookmark 2, detail, by Amy Crook

Sherlock Bookmark 2, detail, by Amy Crook

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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Sherlock bookmark

Saturday, October 15th, 2011

Sherlock bookmark by Amy Crook

Sherlock bookmark by Amy Crook

This little scrap of paper is nice thick Arches cover black, and should stand up to being used as a bookmark, though I suspect the soft edges will get a bit softer over time. Basically I was tearing some 5″x5″ squares and I had this little 1″ strip left so I decided to draw a contemplative Sherlock.

Sherlock bookmark, 1″x5″ white gel pen and pencil on paper, nfs, sold.

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Rude Goblins

Saturday, August 20th, 2011

Rude Goblins (with tiny wangs), sketch by Amy Crook

Rude Goblins, sketch by Amy Crook

I’m not sure what I had in mind when I sat down and started sketching, but I’ve managed to really amuse myself with these two guys. The very first line I drew was the round, fat curve of the short one’s pot belly, and I spent a ridiculous amount of time refining them before I decided it was time to declare them done.

And no, I have no idea what happened to their pants. And they’re not going to tell you, either.

Categories: Daily Art, Nudes and Other Sexy Things, People, Figures and Faces, Whimsical and Strange
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Evil Fishie sketch

Saturday, August 13th, 2011

Evil Fishie sketch by Amy Crook

Evil Fishie sketch by Amy Crook

I managed a sketch for Saturday, whee! I realized that a lot of what I sketch is the preliminary drawings for things I’d rather post finished, so that’s why I never seem to have any sketches for my Saturday posts. This guy seems rather Lovecraftian to me, perhaps I can do a properly inked version of him of I do another coloring book sometime.

Categories: Daily Art, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Things I'm a Fan Of, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
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Crow Sketch

Saturday, July 23rd, 2011

Crow sketch by Amy Crook

Crow sketch by Amy Crook

Finally had some time to sketch for Saturday, and I decided to draw a black bird of some sort. I say that because of course, despite the fact that Pod spends hours every day staring hungrily out the window, pretending in his head that our local flock of crows wouldn’t make carrion out of him were the barriers between them removed, I couldn’t be bothered to get up and go look at one when I was doodling this. So, I’m calling it a crow, but if crows have special beak things or different wings, I’m… really okay with that, actually.

Hope you all have just as relaxed a weekend as I was with my sketchbook!

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