Post 499 - Uncle Stan's Profusely Illustrated World of Pharmacy Images IN COLOR!

 OK, so I'm just playing with Photoshop...

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T-Shirt/Mug Design ca 1987



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The t-shirts recycled, the mugs all broken -- it may be time to run with CafePress now!

First Compilation - Uncle Stan's Profusely Illustrated World #1

 OK, it's lulu press, but it's finally done.  Another three expected in the series before the scanner fries....

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36 pages, black and white illustrations at Lulu Press
http://www.lulu.com/spotlight/UncleStan

Here's the cover for the second set of sketches, assembly complete at at LULU:

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First Commercial Artwork - 1978-79

For the Michigan Pharmacists Association, ca 1978.  Payment - ten big simoleons for each one!



February 1979 Cover Illustration





December 1978 Cover illustration





Interior article illustration - "Winning with ACES" - February 1979



Bad Pun Department

More fooling around with Photoshop:



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W. C. Fields Forever

From the 1993 Calendar.  Colored in 2013.  Some things just take time, ya know?

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Winning the Lottery - American Style

From a pre-1990 calendar...finally got around to colorizing it.  Lovin' that Photoshop!

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In spite of popular demand - the 2013 Late Edition Calendar!

Cover of the out of print 2013 edition, in full expensive Technicolor (TM).  OK, not really.  Just in color. 

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Coming Soon to a Checkout Counter Near YOU!

From the 1994 Calendar:


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Confessions by Pharmacists!

From the 2004 calendar

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Happy Holidays from the Animating Apothecary!



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Herbal Pharmacy



(c) 1993 The Animating Apothecary



Nutritional Pharmacy

(c) 1991 The Animating Apothecary

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Coming Soon to a T-Shirt Near You

(c) 1987 The Animating Apothecary

...or a coffee mug...
...needs some Photoshop TLC...

Feeling Bearish

(c) 2001 The Animating Apothecary

Illustration compilation at lulu press.  Here's the link:  http://ar.gy/3UB9

Restriction to Three Colors - Black, Yellow and Red

(c) 2000 The Animating Apothecary

(c) 2000 The Animating Apothecary

An experiment in limitations, using density and shading and three total colors.

It's a way to empathize with photographers dealing with two-strip Technicolor in the 1930s.

Dreams of the Rarebit Fiend - A Belated McCay Tribute

Winsor McCay's 145th birthday was yesterday, the 26th of September.  Here is a belated tribute to his "Dreams of a Rarebit Fiend" strip, ca 1988 or so...

(c) 1988 The Animating Apothecary

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A Day in the Life - Colorized!

Oh the joys of experimentation...

(c) 1999 The Animating Apothecary

Mrs. Ed - From the 2002 Calendar

Of concern with any woman taking estrogen supplements is the prospect of increased rates of breast cancer.  As this cartoon went into print, the massive estrogen study hoping to demonstrate health improvement among women was abruptly stopped -- when increased breast cancer rates were noted.  Couple that with the lamentable conditions of the perpetually-pregnant horses who serve as the source for many of those estrogens and well, this sketch seemed more prescient than sarcastic... Ah well...

A Day in the Life - 1999

(c) 1999 Animating Apothecary