Cartoonists/Animators/Stylized Artists, UNITE!

[Steph Laberis]

I've been noticing a rise in the number of more stylized/cartoony artists on CA in the last couple of months, so maybe it's time we found each other, perhaps checked out sketchbooks to offer some more focused critiques for a different approach to concept art. It seems like every time a cartoonist finds my SB, the response is "You're a cartoonist here too? I thought I was the only one!"

So, introduce yourselves, show us some work in this thread, tell us about your inspirations and influences and show the world that good stylized artwork isn't a rendering cop-out; it simply uses less to show so much more. :yayca:

[Shadowwing]

I dabble in cartoons from time to time. Years ago, I created a comic strip and tried to market it without success. I'm considering dragging it out in the near future and giving it a makeover. Oh...don't have anything scanned in yet, so I will try to dig out some of my toons and post them sometime soon.

[entdroid]

This is a really nice idea Steph! :) I think it would be awesome for all of us stylized artists on CA to know and support each other.
I'm not one of the new faces you talk about but I thought to just wave a hand here and post a piccie ;)

http://www.absens.net/entdroid/imgs/redhead.jpg

[shaoshao]

hey guys,

animation peon here too~! glad to hear us getting together a little!

Here's some samples of my work,
I'm a student at Art Center college of Design, about to graduate, going to try and get a job in animation.

my influences are european comics, japanese anime, and concept art of all kinds

http://www.victoriaying.net/stuff/wendy2.jpg
http://www.victoriaying.net/stuff/cartoonlineup.jpg
http://www.victoriaying.net/stuff/neverland2sm.jpg

link to sketchbookie in signature

[aesir]

Check out this dude's art: http://forums.cgsociety.org/showthread.php?threadid=539471&utm_medium=plugblock&utm_source=cgtalk


I had to look at the super high res version to believe it wasn't a 3d render.

[FlipMcgee]

"United We Win!"

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[Costau D]

I guess intuitively I'm a cartoon artist, I can never do anything remotely serious. But I try. My main inspiration though is coming from Ben Templesmith now these days. Here's his website http://www.templesmith.com/faze3/

My other inspirations are the minds behind Oddworld, Tim Schafer, Ben Templesmith, and the game Anachronox.

My sketchbook (hasnt been updated in a while): http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=89042

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Something I'm currently still working on for an animation. He's a grass hopper inspired by Bruce Lee. Still have texturing, and some serious weighting issues.
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[HunterKiller_]

Ummm... I'm studying to be an animator... Ironically... I don't draw cartoons. :mouse:

[bhanu]

My stuff is stylized...kinda.......Ummm cartoony maybe ...I am inspired by Ash wood and kent williams basically along with scheile.And also oriental ,Indian art.

http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/aghori/DSC02255.jpg
sketches(I hope its okay to post sketches)
http://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/aghori/DSC02216.jpghttp://i74.photobucket.com/albums/i271/aghori/DSC02162-1.jpg

Oh and theres some porno art in my thread too. I thought Id let you know.

[hito]

kickass

[egerie]

Hi =)
Once upon a time I used to do stuff such as these :
http://www.artbyaline.com/mags/gallery/2D/02big.jpg
http://www.artbyaline.com/mags/doodles/20big.jpg
I'll try to find something more interesting to look at.

Steph, I was kinda hoping for something more dramatic like a revolution or at least a union or something ;) Yes I'll pack the guillotine back, sheesh.

Space Chimp
I guess intuitively I'm a cartoon artist, I can never do anything remotely serious.
Hold on.. What?? Are you saying doing cartoony isn't serious? That it's half assed? ;p

[daveneale]

Great idea Steph....it's true we illustrators/cartoony peoples are a little outnumbered-although I've found some of the sweetest illustration stuff ever on here too:P

I'm blown away by many concept artists (currently blowing my mind are Ryan Church, Thomas Pringle and Trevor Claxton) but among my illustration influences are: Skottie Young, Josh Middleton, Joe Sorren, Sam Flores, Jhonen Vasquez: esp the Zim, Gris Grimley, Dave McKean, Burton's animated films, Mucha, Margaret Macdonald, Egon Schiele and many many many more:) I really dig good graff, love beautiful animations and films (The Mirror Mask being one of my favourites visually), watch kids TV for the character design (Pocoyo rocks-and Pitt and Cantrop environments are sweet), oh and I love urban vinyl stuff. Oh and cool plush stuff, and good graphic design-even a well done ad will get me rather excited (Honda ads rock)..well you get the picture:P

"the mighty mar" a random character design I did for mojizu :

[Costau D]

Hold on.. What?? Are you saying doing cartoony isn't serious? That it's half assed? ;p


Hahaha. No no, far from it. I was talking about my subject matter, not the style. I never completely take my stuff seriously, even in the most dramatic subject matter I make fun of it in some way. Just a bad habit of mine.

[Steph Laberis]

Hold on.. What?? Are you saying doing cartoony isn't serious? That it's half assed? ;p


Of COURSE! Cartoon art is liek, super eazy cuz all u have to do is make liek 4 linez and u have teh charactar n it only takez u like 3 minitz to do that!!1!!

I'm stoked about the turnout so far guys! Enty, I was hoping you'd chime in, so yay ^_~

I forgot to list my influences btw! I looked at a lot of Disney and Anime when I was in high school and I think there are shreds of that still present in my work. A lot of Glen Keane, Chris Saunders sort of stuff and Rumiko Takahashi for sure.

Lately I've been drawing a lot of influence from...

Craig McCracken

http://www.boingboing.net/_blogger_737_2681_320_Frankie.jpg

Mary Blair

http://cartoonmodern.blogsome.com/images/blair_alices.jpg

Ovi

http://bp2.blogger.com/_i5EjCe1wFM0/RqaEAd-NE6I/AAAAAAAAAH0/vzFCKQyktIg/s320/kk.jpg

Brianne Drouhard

http://briannedrouhard.brinkster.net/2006/images2006/confetti_circus_web.jpg

Also, have you guys checked out the Cartoon Modern (http://cartoonmodern.blogsome.com/) blog?

Keep 'em coming guys, I know there are more of you out there!

[mikeorion22]

this is a good thread, i love realistic art just as much as cartoon work, but have always been more comfortable with my cartoons here is my newest, my biggest influences are ragnar, steve lambe, and lots of cartoon network

[Ilaekae]

Still got room in your soup pot for one more, Steph?

Started as a cartoonist, and I'll probably die one...

Influences...Kelly, Cobb, Wally Wood, and a few thousand others...and there's that feeling again that most of the people I just named died before most of this forum was born...:nohope: :wink:

[daveneale]

I actually wrote about Mary Blair as part of my dissertation at uni...I was basically writing about outside artists who had been brought into Disney at some point, and how they could (or could not) influence the style of the stuff they were working on....was a fun thing to dissertate...spent my research hours watching as many Disney DVDs as I could get my hands on:P

[Steph Laberis]

daveneale: Dude, that sounds awesome! Did you also inclulde Eyvind Earle? (http://cartoonmodern.blogsome.com/images/earle_beauty_d.jpg)

I'd love to read your dissertation actually, if you're willing to share :D

[shaoshao]

We should get a sketchbook group together like the other groups, where we can comment on each other's work and stuff, maybe put the group in our signature or something?

[Costau D]

I'm in! I'm about to finish a school project, that has been running into a lot of problems and I'd just like to start over again with a new one afterwards. It would be great to get some feedback on my studies and concepts sense i'll have time again for personal work.

[j a k e]

ahoyhoy

[Ellingsworth]

Really, really, great stuff everyone. Awesome thread. I'm just wondering, though, if I want to make art like this should I use the pen tool to get those smooth lines you guys have? Maybe throw out some techniques or tips, I want to try my hand at this. :)

[Costau D]

If you want the smooth lines. You should use a vector program such as Adobe Illustrator. But raster programs such as photoshop can still be used to the same degree. Vector programs though let you resize your art without any distortion due to resolution. Illustrator... is like the ultimate pen tool. haha

[Ostrander]

I likes to drawer me dem dare funneh pitchers too!

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[Ellingsworth]

I'm in! I'm about to finish a school project, that has been running into a lot of problems and I'd just like to start over again with a new one afterwards. It would be great to get some feedback on my studies and concepts sense i'll have time again for personal work.

Gotcha, man.

Here's my little shitty contribution to the thread. I'm gonna try to do more of this it's really fun.

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[daveneale]

Hehe, Steph: I dont think I did include Eyvind. You can read it if you want (I'd have to dig about to see if I still have it)....My main focus was on Gerald Scarfe and Mary Blair, also did a bit on some abstract artist form back in the day (Fantasia time), shocking I can't remember his name...he was Scandanavian I think, and pretty much got let go cause he was a little too abtract. It's not the greatest piece of writing as I spent the "research" period watching films and looking at "the art of" books (plus it was kind of rushed out in a week or two-because I was more anxious to get back to doodling:P) but if you still wanna read it let me know and I'll dig it out for ya....there are a few interesting things about the process of artist collaberation if I remeber correctly.

Ostrander..rocking...love the COW one

Ellingsworth-really like it...the blue face really works well.....I don't know about everyone else, but my lines are usually free-hand...unless I want a realy smooth, and long ark, then I'll use the pen tool (simulate presure when you do that can be cool too....but I usually set the minimum diameter a little differently if I use that so the ends arn't pointy). Illustrator is good too but I'm not all that used to it and its quicker for me to just do things in good ole PS:)

lets get this sketchbook on the go!

*Edit....I just went on your site Steph and I've been there before....I'm pretty sure your dog things are saved in my "influences" folder-awsome!!

[Ellingsworth]

Ellingsworth-really like it...the blue face really works well.....I don't know about everyone else, but my lines are usually free-hand...unless I want a realy smooth, and long ark, then I'll use the pen tool (simulate presure when you do that can be cool too....but I usually set the minimum diameter a little differently if I use that so the ends arn't pointy). Illustrator is good too but I'm not all that used to it and its quicker for me to just do things in good ole PS

Thanks, man, Photoshop's pen tool is very nice, but I don't have Photoshop so I just use GIMP, it works really good for me. I even would go as far to say it's easier to use the pen tool in that program than it is in Photoshop, I can't figure out how to get it to simulate pressure yet, though.

I like your piece you posted above a lot, I'm gonna steal some ideas and technique's off it! :)

[daveneale]

hehe, go for it....if you like that kind of stlye there are a whole load on mojizu.com its a character design site...I do some stuff for it every now and again...there are some really sweet artists on there (if you've ever seen the pictoplasma books its that type of thing)

[Costau D]

Haha found some old stuff. Gotta love old photobucket accounts.

I really need start finishing things.

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[donkeyslayer]

http://www.aluminumsun.com/bee-project/mainlands.jpg
http://www.aluminumsun.com/bee-project/trio.jpg

Fancy meeting you in here, steph :o).

this is my stuff. sort of a personal project. and since everyone is bringing up people to look at, i must add...
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Scott Campbell.
he was the art director for Double Fine's Psychonauts. i love his stuff.

[bluki]

some of my works that utilizes different stylizations, i love doing stylized illustrations

[Costau D]

Got a lot of work ahead of me lol. Great stuff guys.

Some inspiration.

Ben Templesmith

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Ralph Bakshi

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[entdroid]

Ohhh some great inspiration pics over here, I share quite a few.
Some others:

Kevin Dart (http://www.kevindart.com/)
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Ronnie Del Carmen (http://www.ronniedelcarmen.com)
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Shane Glines (http://www.shaneglines.net)
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I'll post some more later! :)

[bluki]

my favourites:

http://www.musicomh.com/downloads/gorillaz-2.jpg
http://www.understandfrance.org/Images/AsterixObelix.jpg

[bhanu]

I love checking out the cartoon modern blog as well as the animationarchive one. Nice stuff everyone.

[fedezz]

I've been pushing my stylization a little bit further these days, cause straight realism isn't doing it for me anymore :P
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[eskanto]

:^^: hello hello!!! really happy to see this thread and everyone in it.

[Onir]

hey guys, great stuff in here! animators are included here, yes? well I am a 3rd year animation student at the Art Institute of Boston (which Steph actually told me about (thanks once again! :^^: )) and while I might not be the most stylized (yet at least) I certainly enjoy some good stylization! haha here is the only example I have of animation work (showing it around because I'm pretty happy with it):

http://s12.photobucket.com/albums/a237/jemanjiman/?action=view&current=wjking_cccr_1.flv

gotta run to class but I'll be back to actually contribute a bit more to this thread! oh and is anyone going to the Ottawa Animation Festival? if so I'll be there, so don't hesitate to say hi to a guy who's wearing a red and black bell hat!

[Chordate]

Wow! its a gold mine of sexy delicious cartooning!

i just started doing stuff like that though ;.; and im still working out what i want to do with it...please D; critique *wriggles


sorry im kinda digging up an older thread too...but still. *shrug*


a favorite of mine is

Brian Biggs, hes not as well known :x and he does some cool stuff

Mrbiggs.com

[S.C. Watson]

From long, long ago.

This from a strip that got thisclose to being syndicated :ore:

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v25/Oregano/31-TOOLCATALOG.jpg
This was also the inspiration for the Farmer Tickhill and Hippy Joe CHOW's we did. That's the two of them there, with Cindy. There was also Tom, not shown.

I think I'm a better cartoonist than anything else. More after Revelations if I remember to post.

Ciao,
~Oreg.

[aesir]

hai guyz, can i play too??

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/aeson/Hunter01.jpg

yea yea, its 3d... sorry but no drawings for today. I is still an animator though.

heres a few other characters

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/aeson/Hunter02.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/aeson/Hunter03.jpg
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v223/aeson/black.jpg

for my thesis film.

[Chordate]

hai guyz, can i play too??

yea yea, its 3d... sorry but no drawings for today. I is still an animator though.

heres a few other characters

for my thesis film.



im in love with you now :x

[nicolas]

hey folks, I draw the odd cartoony picture as well....

I always got hooked on the outrageously great work of John Kricfalusi probably best known for his creation Ren & Stimpy... his drawings and characterization is incredible!

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[BANNED_For_POOPY_PANTS]

Best.
CA.
Thread.
EVER.

:)

[Cookiedough]

Great thread, Steph!

The drawingboard is great for inspiration, so is Drawergeeks. So much inspiration.

Here's one of mine:
http://home.casema.nl/dabjai/art/48illufridayexcess.jpg

[John]

John K has a blog too, http://johnkstuff.blogspot.com/.
I'm a fan of Tim Biskup as well, http://www.timbiskup.com/. Other than that, while i draw a fair bit of cartoony / stylized stuff, i don't have much of it on here. Maybe later.

[Jens]

I work stylized to from time to time

http://jens.gorillaartfare.com/monsters.jpg

http://jens.gorillaartfare.com/zombies.jpg

http://users.pandora.be/NO1/Jens/sketch/paradecolor.jpg

http://users.pandora.be/NO1/Jens/sketch/parade2.jpg