conceptart sketchbook!

[satire]

heya all!
way over in the sketches forum i posted aobut wanting to create (start) a concept art sketchbook that could work like this- we would create a list of people interested, and thier locations. i would start by buying a good quality sketchbook and doing a drawing in it.then i would send it to the next person on the list (list would be dont by geographic location) who would do a drawing, send it to the next, etc, etc. each person would pay for it to be shipped to the next, though well try to keep it so there will be a limited number of long-sends (ie over the atlantic) shipping is relativly cheap, though. there seemed to be alot of enthusiasm for this and it was suggested i post it here. so, here i am!
there are only a coupla rules that we thought would be prudent:
-tastfull nudity only
-one page per artist (unless colaberating with another)
-no messing with already finished art.(though incorperating the page next to yours is okay)
anybody whos up for this let me know, im REALLY bad with HTML so if anyone can help set up a page with The List on it (to track progress) that would be great.
word!

[bat]

I just sent you a PM regarding the sketchbook. I would be willing to set up a page for your project and help out with the list.

b

[cartoonfox]

like i said in the other thread...COUNT ME IN, JIM!!! (ok, not exact words :D)

this is so cool. tell me when we're organising the order so i can tell y'all where i live and see what 'number' i am.

will i have to pm you satire?

[satire]

ya, that would be good. anyone who wants to join PM me with thier location.

[el_kyrre]

i´ll be on it some time after Mr. Djurdjevic... thats going to be way cool! i love it!
tell me where to give my adress to!

[Marko Djurdjevic]

As I said previously, I'm in.

satire: I've sent you my adress via e-mail. PM me and let me know that you got it.

Cheers!

Marko

[cotron]

awesome, i totally want in!

[satire]

okay, people, the list is OFFICIALLY under construction. it has, right now, 10 people with thier locations (though i only have 2 addresses addresses) what i really want now is...
people in CA..i know you guys are out there! your near me so cmon, you know you want in.

[nova]

sounds cool :) count me in. [i'm pm'ing my address] so how about once the sketchbook is filled up, it goes to mr manley?

[bat]

Here is the basic format for the page for the Sketchbook. Maybe we can mirror the hardcopy here as it progresses? And a list of the contributors.

bat

[Marko Djurdjevic]

Good work bat!

Im excited to see who will be contributing after all:)

You should start posting the names or numbers of the participants, so we get a clue...

Marko

[Pencil Soldier]

Here is the basic format for the page for the Sketchbook. Maybe we can mirror the hardcopy here as it progresses? And a list of the contributors.

A sketchbook with a paintbrush for the logo?

Id love to particpate, but im not sure if my skills are high enough.

[stephen]

They did something like this on Shaneglines forum, im not sure if it ever took off tho.

but i'd be happy to participate on this!

oh yea one question, what happens when it's filled up? who gets the book, does it get auctioned off or thunderdome prize or what?

[satire]

we were thinking at the end we could either make copies and sell them (either through a self publishing place or kinkos) or we could auciton it off and donate the money. an idea i just came up with is that at the end i could high-res scan the whole thing and keep it archived (here as well as my computer) and i could send copies on cdr's to people who wanted them, or something.

anybody who doesnt think "thier skill is high enough" ~ dont worry about it! you could always jsut do a 1/4 page or something, or leave a little note on it saying "feel free to elaborate on this drawing"

[jmascho]

Be careful, someone might use it as their portfolio...lol

[bat]

Thanks, Marko!

Pencil, I put a pencil up there for you!

bat

[strych9ine]

I said on the other thread I would definitely be happy to participate in this... I'd love to see a progress thread or site dedicated to each page of the book as it's drawn in. This way everyone could be updated on what this bad boy looks like.

[bRyaN]

PMed you my info bro...

[satire]

OKAY!

sketchbookproject.com is officially registered and hosted. (mmm....free hosting....) bat, ill PM you in a little bit with name and password to post the site there....

[daG-ELLO]

This will be very cool.

[Avetice]

hey sounds like a cool idea :D

haha im gonna have to start doing thumbnails for what i want to put in there :D. I'll pm you my address.

[Signature]

Here is the basic format for the page for the Sketchbook.How about making the background-color conceptart-greenish?
Might look cool and the white is too bright imho (just a suggestion).

Sounds like a cool project.

[bat]

Received your inital PMs, satire, and responded, I can have something in a greenish Ca-esque scheme up on the morrow (technically later today). Let me know any particulars.

bat

[-W.-]

with cafepress you can sell copies of the book
http://www.cafepress.com/cp/info/products/productdetail.aspx?prodtypeno=97

(or maybe other shops with the same option)

this way anyone could get a copie

[Anto]

already said what a great idea this is in the other thread - an i just pmed u my info bro, thanks

maybe another suggestion?
when u are finished with your sketchbook page, put your name and location on the page as well- it would be cool to go from page to page seeing the actual route of the book right on there!:cool:

oh yea, and maybe a rough time frame of how many days you are allowed to have the book before passing it on...just to keep it from getting stuck on someones desk for a month:D

[strych9ine]

-w.- great idea... proceeds of the book can be donated to the the site to pay for hosting and other things. This sketchbook would be the ultimate Thunderdome prize IMO.

[egerie]

Yes they did a similar thing on Shane's forum as it was mentionned but the sketchbook was lost and then disapeared I think. Don't know if they ever recovered it.

[satire]

cool! so far we have 16 people on The List, 11 of which have sent me thier addresses. the addresses i still need (that have expressed interest) are
strych9ine
cartoonfox
snowfly
dag-ello
chaoseidolon
and of course anyone else who wants to participate.
keep The List growin'!

[cartoonfox]

pm'd you.

sorry, didnt realise you needed exact address' yet :D

cant wait.

[bat]

Just received your email, satire, and I am working on the pages, I will get a hold of you later on with the files. If nobody objects, I will go with a CA-ish look, hopefully without looking like a cheesy carbon copy.


b a t

[Nimrod]

signmeupcountmein!!

[underdevelopedbrain]

I signed up for the shane glines book myself. Im pretty sure it was stolen along the way somewhere tho. The tracking idea is crucial so we always know where it is. If someone jacks it we'll know where they are and someone could pay them a visit. anyway count me in.
Josh

[Atmospheria]

i've pm'ed to satire...so i'm in...

[skrubbles]

ok, just sent you a PM with my address too.... YAY, fun times!

[GirafeEnFeu]

Count me in, too!

[wassermelone]

Fuckin awesome idea Satire! I will pm you my address when I can... gotta go to still life class =)

Yeah we need some way of tracking it...

-toasty =D

[helix7]

Something like this is going on with 1000 books. Check out http://www.1000journals.com. But don't plan on trying to get one of these books sent to you. I've been on the list forever and there doesn't appear to be a chance of me getting one of the books anytime soon.

Maybe we could get a few books going around. Not 1000, but maybe two or three, cause it seems like there are alot of anxious people here :)

Oh, and if any help is needed with the website, I'd be happy to help out.

[satire]

ya! help with the website would be greatly apreciated, the more the merrier! this could be many peoples project, not just mine. ive made up a map of the US with the (VERY first draft, as im hoping to get many more names *hint hint*) route that will be taken by the book. i am buying the sketchbook today, and i will do a sketch in it, and i have a coupla friends around here (one is our very own JAYMZ) who have agreed (okay, im still waiting to hear form jaymz) to do a sketch in the book, so that will give us a coupla weeks or les to wait for more addresses to show up in The List. after that i hope to have someone make a chart with The List on it, anf pointing out where the book is currently. BAT is being a really cool person and helping out with the site, but any other help would be greatly apreciated. he has also vollenteerd to pay for oversees shipping when it gets to that point, so that might govern which route the book will take through the US unless someone else volleteers (someone on the east coast maybe?) anywho, ill stop rambling and go get The Book!

[cartoonfox]

cool. make sure the book has alot of pages (like 30 or 50) just to make sure we dont run out

will we be able to use ink or markers? or just pencil.

[satire]

pencil-ok
pens-ok
ink-ok
watercolour-ok
VERY light acrylics -ok

oil pastels-no
smeary stuff (charcoal, pastels)-no


basically anything that could ruin another's artwork should be avoided.

[cartoonfox]

ok cool. i can ink mine, yay :D

i'll put a cardboard sheet behind just incase of some slight bleeding.

i. cant. wait. :D

whats the official URL again?

[Jens]

count me in

[bat]

And as I said in the other thread, don't forget the fixative to protect your images. The official site hasn't been uploaded yet, but the temp site is: http://www.freewebs.com/casketch/index.htm . after throwing my back out yesterday picking up a cat of all things, the page will get spiffier as I can be at the computer more, it is a bit Spartan right now. After each person gets their page done, if they could email me a scan at: forvalaka @ cableone.net (spaces just added to avoid excess spammage) I will amend the page and add a 'mirror' of the hardcopy book online.

bat

[wes9000]

i'm game

just PM'ed you my address

[jmascho]

Sent a PM with my address. Thx Bat

[bat]

To avoid any confusion, please send your addresses to satire here via PM. I am just working on the html and will be uploading pictures as people scan them. How do people feel about a short bio with your sketchbook picture, or an the avatar you use here?


bat

[satire]

i bought a sketchbook!

im fairly happy with it. it is letter size (9x12), 75lb paper ( i was hoping for thicker paper but i cant seem to find any hardbound sketchbooks with thicker paper than that) and its spiral bound. since there are 75 sheets in it what i think we will do is you will get to do BOTH sides of ONE sheet of paper. we will hold a contest or something to see who gets to do the cover/s (hows that sound?)

[skrubbles]

wouldn't it be better to have each artist do 2 pages? meaning... the back of one page (left) and the front of another page (right)... that way each artist gets their on spread... but the only flaw with having one full page (your idea) or having the spread is that if there's an artist that only does one side it kinda fucks up the format of the sketchbook.

hmm

[Anto]

good ideas
thanks for gettin the sketchbook satire and the site bat - this things really startin to move

what about having the option of doing 1 or 2 right side pages - this way if inks happen to bleed through to the back of the page it wont ruin someone elses spread
may read better that way too
this should be fine considering you got a 75 page sketchbook, as well as someone mentioning starting a second one

i say the more the better!

nice :cool:

[satire]

thats why i didnt opt for the spread option, cuz of the chance of ruining someone elses. the pages are pretty thick so i think the only thing that would bleed through are alchohol-based markers (ie sharpie pens) so as long as were carefull not to use those...
i htink the spread would be the best idea. if anyone wants to give me more ideas, feel free.

[OLSEN]

Cool idea, im in,

i have sent you my adress, keep it secret, keep it safe...

[empty]

hey, i'm in san diego, there's quite a few people here, so maybe we could just meet up and hand it off to save on shipping costs. we get enough of us here in san d, we could also each pitch in a quarter so no one has to pay a WHOLE three dollars to ship it when it's done here. or i could be the last person in san diego and i'd pay the three bucks.

my 2 cents.

[satire]

sketchbookproject.com should be up in a matter of hours
(or at least one page of it)

[van]

Just PM'd my info!

[Avetice]

if you want to use color, goauche is always great for sketchbooks, dries fast, doesnt seep through. I use it in my shitty $7.00 sketchbook which basically has computrepaper in it.

this whole spread thing is confusing me haha, ill just look at how others layed it out when it comes to me. :D

[satire]

oops, sorry, i am having a problem with my servers and such. hopefully it will be resolved soon :P
in other news, i have started my page in the sketchbook (first page, ouch!) and will probobly be dont in a day or two, and then it will pass to a freind here. hopefully when that is done the site will be up and you will be able to see where the book is going and when.

[cartoonfox]

cool, and so it begins! :D

be sure to post up your picture when its finished!


like i said before...I.CANT.WAIT! :D

[infinitipo]

This sounds like a really awesome idea. I wouldn't mind being a part of it, I just don't know if my art would be good enough :( ....guess I'll just give you my info anyway.

[skrubbles]

satire - if you're curious why the main image isn't showing up its because of your source code not the server... just take a look at it, the title starts but doesn't finish... there's a / at the end of it but it needs to be /title

instead of this:

<html>
<head>
<title>
Sketchbookproject.com-art for the masses</>
<body>
<img src="sketchhomepage.jpg">
</body>
</html>


try this:

<html>
<head>
<title>
Sketchbookproject.com-art for the masses</title>
<body>
<center><img src="sketchhomepage.jpg"></center>
</body>
</html>

[Atmospheria]

can you post the list of people who will draw in the sketchbook?

[Jens]

Man i'm so exited for this haha, it will probably be a while before the book flies over to europe though..

[satire]

sure! here is a list of people who have sent me thier info.

cotron
strych9ine
cartoonfox
chaoseidolon
marko D.
el_kyrre
nova
stephen
bryan
madphill
bat
anto
avetice
gasmaks
skrubbles
atmospheria
duchess
underdevelopedbrain
nimrod
helix7
jmascho
wes9000
jens
avetice
olsen
loomer
empty
pencil soldier
winjer
van
amphex
wildsprucemoose
infinitipo

YES! thats 33 people involved! that means each person will get ONE page (front and back) or one SPREAD (1 side on 2 pages, next to each other) i think the guidline will be if you are using just pens (not markers) and pencil, you may do a SPREAD. if you are using heavier media, which is more likely to bleed through, you may only do a page. oviously, that leaves some left over. if you feel you would like to do 2 pages, email or PM me with a link to your work.
some new rules that someone pointed out to me:
try to FILL your page (ie that means you might have to do a backround) it doesnt have to be exact, just not a tiny doodle in the middle of the page.
No fan or copywrited art, just to be safe.
ok! ill change that code tommorow.

[el coro]

can i get in?

[Nimrod]

I think it would be cool if each of us added a contribution of sorts to the cover, back cover, and inside covers, to make it look really awesome.some sort of modification, like pasting some collage or cutting parts out to show the first page underneath, or all kinds of different stuff. Or maybe we could all just sign it, like your real signature and your CA nick.

[strych9ine]

This book is going to be the absolute shit, I can feel it.

[Pezz3D]

I'd like to do this, but I doubt I can keep up the quality you guys will be pullin out.

[bat]

Originally posted by Pezz3D
I'd like to do this, but I doubt I can keep up the quality you guys will be pullin out.

Nobody will ask more than trying your best on this project.

b

[roger]

That's a great idea. I'd like to enter, is there space for more people still?

[Avetice]

Originally posted by satire
sure! here is a list of people who have sent me thier info.

cotron
strych9ine
cartoonfox
chaoseidolon
marko D.
el_kyrre
nova
stephen
bryan
madphill
bat
anto
avetice
gasmaks
skrubbles
atmospheria
duchess
underdevelopedbrain
nimrod
helix7
jmascho
wes9000
jens
avetice
olsen
loomer
empty
pencil soldier


i feel so special :D

[antihero]

I would like to take place in this, only problem is, that i'm from switzerland, which makes sending the book a bit expensive...
Anyways, if possible, i'd like to join!

[bat]

Originally posted by antihero
I would like to take place in this, only problem is, that i'm from switzerland, which makes sending the book a bit expensive...
Anyways, if possible, i'd like to join!

This is a point that is very valid. While your location is not a problem, some people will need to pay more in shipping. I have volunteered to send from the US to anywhere, however, other people will have to do this as well. It's not fair because some people can meet and hand it off or send the book for about US$4 to each other here, but life isn't fair and a few of us will have to shoulder a little extra responsibility. This cannot be helped, and the end result, an international sketchbook, I feel will be worth a few extra dollars.

bat

[underdevelopedbrain]

Anyone have any idea how long this is gonna take? The Shane Glines book project was going to take a couple of years i think, with 1 week for everyone. 33 people with 1 week a piece would already be 8 months, give or take a week or so. One solution proposed on the Shane Glines boards was multiple books if memory serves me correct (and it probably doesnt). Anyway it was just a concern that i think needs to be addressed before everyone gets all excited. Any thoughts people?
Josh

[bat]

Originally posted by underdevelopedbrain
Anyone have any idea how long this is gonna take? The Shane Glines book project was going to take a couple of years i think, with 1 week for everyone. 33 people with 1 week a piece would already be 8 months, give or take a week or so. One solution proposed on the Shane Glines boards was multiple books if memory serves me correct (and it probably doesnt). Anyway it was just a concern that i think needs to be addressed before everyone gets all excited. Any thoughts people?
Josh

Josh, that is another valid concern and I can only hope that everyone can get a scan to me so that we can keep a virtual copy of the sketchbook going until it gets to everyone. Ideally everyone can get their sketch into the book and have it moving along within a week's time.

bat

[bat]

Could everyone involved give this a try?


map (http://pub14.bravenet.com/guestmap/view.php?usernum=1134008188)


Thanks,
b

edit: if for some reason you cannot access this page or service, let me know and I can upload the info for you.

[empty]

since there seems to be such a concern about shipping it to europe at the moment and some people think it might be a good idea to start more than one book, maybe one of our european friends would be willing to start a book there. then later on down the line, when the book in North America has made it around the states, canada and any other place it is asked for it could then be shipped to europe. Meanwhile, the people in europe will have the same opportunity to draw in a sketchbook without having to wait so long. after that one has mad it around that continent for awhile send it to the states. this will reduce the number of times a book has to cross the ocean, and the cost of it. it also reduces the waiting time because i know a lot of people are eager to get to their page. i also know that their are people in countries other than those in NAmerica and Europe. maybe someone in Korea, Japan or the Philipines wants to start one.

if this is a possibility, maybe we should select a date say six months from now, and on that date, no matter where it is, it should be shipped to the next continent. and six months after that to the next, so on and so forth.

just a thought.

by the way, i'm on the map now.

[cartoonfox]

i did, but it doesnt work properly!

i put my comment in "wales" (uk) but it stays in the same palce when i zoom in or out! so sometimes i'm in the ocean!

i'll try again now!

[bat]

That map is sadly not an exact science. It is meant to be an idea of where everyone is, and that can be a bit shaky at times.

bat

[jester]

I'd love to be in and suggest a "European" book, too. What will I have to do to participate?

Jester

[bat]

Originally posted by jester
I'd love to be in and suggest a "European" book, too. What will I have to do to participate?

Jester

PM satire your address and that should work. Is it cheaper to send from one European country to another? It isn't that much to send overseas from the US, which is why I ask. I am not sure how satire feels, but I feel it would be better to keep everything in one book, however, I will go with the consensus. Everyone just make sure to send me a scan of their page so I can upload it to the virtual sketchbook.

b a t

[Atmospheria]

I'm now on the map too...this is cool as hell :)

[bat]

If the sketchbook ends in Europe (either as a sketchbook originating there or by being sent there) within around 3.5 months, I can arrange for it to be brought back to the US from Madrid, Spain.

bat

[Nimrod]

Ok, Texas is on the map, and we're already planning to secede! >: ) Let's get going people!

[Smeagol71]

I'm on the map now too! This is a great idea, thanks for taking it by the reins satire and bat.

[jester]

Thanks, bat, I will. It has become rather expensive to send stuff overseas from Germany - and unfortunately even expensive to receive stuff from the US. They even charge you toll fare on private presents now, plus handling, it's pure robbery! On the other hand, sending stuff to a country in the European Community has become cheaper - and no toll here.

I'll PM satire my address, thanks for the info!

Jester

[Fozzybar]

I like how this community is active...

...go! :)

[satire]

i would like to keep everything in one book if possible, (since there are only 7 people in europe so far) another possiblity is the book could START in europe and come back. my dad comes to the states from london once a month (a lotk, i know!) so i could just GIVE the book to him to take over to avoid shipping costs, even though it wont be that much. i jsut used a postal calculator and...guess what? for a one pound parcel (thats how much the book weighs) its about 15 bucks from the states to wales 9the first stop on the europe list) and it would take about a week to get there (4-6 days, it says on the site). i would also pay for international shipping.

i want to say right now, this project depends alot on trust and if you dont think you can handle the shipping costs, or dont want to pay, please tell me.

my 1st drawing is almost done!!!! whee.

nimrod: great idea! i think ill designate the last 10 or so pages of the book "group pages" where you can post things, write notes, etc, etc, anything within reson. ill write it in the book. whee! you guys are AWESOME

[amphex]

boy am i excited :)

[Loga4]

Satire,count me in!
I sand you my adress via
P.M!
Great idea!And I gues that I`m 8
in the list from Europe:)
Peolpe,lets make this work!

[Anto]

hey, some people have asked to join up (like el coro)
i dont think anyone has responded to them - they can still sign up right?

and you know you want an el coro spread in there :cool:

[cartoonfox]

yay! i'm first on the europe list, woohooo! (unless anyone else lives in wales too!)

cool, cant wait. this has really started now. looking forward to seeing your drawing satire. :D :)

[bat]

Originally posted by Anto
hey, some people have asked to join up (like el coro)
i dont think anyone has responded to them - they can still sign up right?

and you know you want an el coro spread in there :cool:

His information has been sent to satire, I am pretty sure el coro is in like flynn.

b

[satire]

yeah, el coro sent me his info. i hate to say if but i cant respond to all the pm's, but i still wanted to tahnak you guys for all the enthusiasm! el coro is actually the first person on the list as he lives 10 mintures away from me...hee hee.

[skrubbles]

sweet... we all get to see the elcoro spread :) since I live in WA... does that mean I get the book after that and then the book could work its way east? ... better then going all over the place... :D

[satire]

actually, since Bat is the only one that has VOLENTEERD to pay overseas shipping, the book might (note the "might" part) be making a loop- south through texas and florida, up the coast, and over through the midwest and then to washington. who knows. the book is on its second artist right now (not el toro, another concept artist round here) and ill have more info once its done.

[bRyaN]

Guys, my fult for not responding earlier ..but i wouldn't mind sending the book to Europe if necessary...i'm in NY...

[empty]

is the first drawing up on the webpage???

[bat]

Anyone who has contributed and scanned their sketchbook, please send a scan to me to upload. I am here (forvalaka@cableone.net)

I was working on the other pages (including the list) and I can have everything up at the mirror site anytime.


Thanks!

bat


edit: don't forget the map, folks! You can find that here (http://pub14.bravenet.com/guestmap/view.php?usernum=1134008188) .

[Loga4]

Ehemm,who is on list now?
I hope I`m in:D

[satire]

WHEEJAJAJA!

just wanted to remind you guys to check back often becuase ill be letting you know by PM (for now) when the book is coming to you, and where you should send it to.

[Atmospheria]

I'm curious about something...you gonna send the book to me (Turkey) after it camed to Europe....whats my number in europe?

[satire]

since your south/east, you will probobly be one of the last, sorry to say. the closest person i have to you is in germany, i think. though it might do a loop in europe as well, ie: england, germany, you, spain, england (since shipping from england is the cheapest and someone has also volenteered there as well) im making the maps right now to see.

[Atmospheria]

ok. no problem...

[bat]

Originally posted by Atmospheria
ok. no problem...

Lucky you! You get to see most everyone's work! You have one of the best spots.


bat

[wassermelone]

I am curious... I expressed interest earlier (interest? I was practically drooling over th idea :D) yet I forgot to send my address to Satire (couldn't remember what it was :()...
Is there still room in the book?

-toasty =)

[Atmospheria]

haha..yea bat...i forgot that :)
It'll be cool...

[bat]

Toasty: PM your information to satire as soon aspossible and I can add your anme to the webpage list. I am swanking up my files to upload today.

Atmospheria: See, a lot of people envy you! You get to see Marko's page firsthand, not to mention all of the other talented contributors.

bat

[Loga4]

Atmospheria>,I think that I`m closest person to
you sence I`m from Serbia:)
Satire>I send my adress to you by PM,did you
receive it?I ask because you said that closest person to
Atmospheria is someone from Germany,so I think
that you maybe didn`t receive it.

[Atmospheria]

Yea Loga! :) You're the closest to me...it won't cost much from serbia to me. You are lucky :) But i'll send the book to spain i guess?? or to England?
Anyway...that'll be cool...;)

[satire]

atmosperia, youll be sending it to spain, as for loga, im just bad with my map-o-memory, you will be sending it to atmos.

[empty]

any sketches up on the website yet???

[Skank]

i would love to join this!
is it too late?
im Pming my info to satire anyway =)

[empty]

where's the sketchbook now?

[satire]

sketchbook is in on its way to san fransisco.

[cotron]

/me is excited.

[Loga4]

Atmospheria>I think that I must send book to you,so,,As soon as I receive and draw
my piece,I will send it to you
Satire>No problem,mate.

[infinitipo]

When do I come in? I live in northern California, by Sacramento.

[Carnifex]

i'm in!i'm in! set myself on the map,into austria.can't wait for it to come here.pm follows immediately.
wow,this is crazy!:D

and did i get everything right?we have one week where we have the book and may sketch one page full of nudes?and then we send it on to the next user via post?

[skrubbles]

um.... they don't HAVE to be nudes.... just draw whatever you'd normally draw in your own sketchbook

[antihero]

:D 70 pages full of nudes... :D
old peeper... ;)

[Carnifex]

well,it said so in the very first post
"-tasteful nudes"

[Anto]

as in...if you are GOING to draw nudes, do it tastefully - and not some penthouse spread, but yea draw whatever the hell you want!

[Carnifex]

Originally posted by satire

there are only a coupla rules that we thought would be prudent:
-tastfull nudity only

it's not that i absolutely want it,but i was wondering...:mrt:

[satire]

you guys are such dorks, honestly. you know what i meant, and if you didnt: what i meant was that we can all buy porno on our own time, so...if you want to show nudes, thats fine, but only in an artistic content, preferably. i dont know the age of some of the people on The List. infinitipo, you are the 3rd person to recieve the book, right after el toro.

REMEMBER TO CHECK YOUR PMS ON WHERE TO SEND THE BOOK NEXT!

[Skank]

is the list of people for this project finalized? can any more be added?

i live in alaska, id be willing to pay the shipping from wherever it needs to come from =) (not that it costs any extra in the US:D )

[Anto]

hey guys, any news?
wheres is it? scans? anything?

[skrubbles]

yeah... I wanna see some sketches.

I know the sketchbook is around CA somewhere... so I imagine it should be headed up to WA soon... YAY!

[satire]

the book is either AT or on its way to el toro- should be there tomorow or the next day at the latest. i was a stoppie head and forgot to scan my pic...

[skrubbles]

hmm, guess I was wrong... oh well

[el coro]

el coro HAS recieved the sketchbook. i got it yesterday. i'll have it off soon.-c36

[strych9ine]

...and it's OFF! Good luck with it, everyone. Can't wait to see an el coro in person. :chug:

[satire]

el toro IS in california.and washington will be getting the book soon.

[cotron]

just gotta ask... you know it's coro, not toro.... right? unless I'm totally missing out on something.

[Skank]

i hate to be a nag...
i just found this thread little over a week ago, and wasnt able to reply to it fromt he beginning, but im still wondering if the list of people for this project is finalized or if anyone else can join.

washington is the closest state to alaska and contrary to some popular belief, shipping doesnt cost any extra to or from here.:beer:

so am i too late to join in this project?

[geoffd]

i think another one of these needs to get started due to the popularity of the first one....

[satire]

there are still spots available :)
el coro, right, el coro....lol, typo.

[Skank]

Originally posted by satire
there are still spots available :)
.

!!

any chance i can get on the list then??:chug:

[I.was.ink]

I wanna be in on this mug to! :D

[amphex]

im excited...when is it getting to NJ ;D

[Sapphire]

I would love to be in on this. This is my very first post here on the forums, and as I live in Washington, I would hope it isn't too late for me to sign up. It sounds like a really cool idea, and since I haven't got much access to a scanner, I can't get much of my work online right now so this would be a perfect opportunity to view others' work and include something of my own.

-Sapph

[skrubbles]

sapphire - the books in California right now... then it heads up to WA :D

[Pencil Soldier]

How do we know if we are on the list or not?

[satire]

sigh, The List should be up on the net very, very soon... yes, anyone who wants to be on the list just PM me with your name, addy, etc..(please include a real name, as someplaces have a werid time delivering without it) ill try to send a note back when i get your addy..ill post when there are no more spaces left.

[el coro]

done in the book...
http://www.coro36ink.com/updates/sketchbook/buckcaweb-2.jpg
http://www.coro36ink.com/updates/sketchbook/barbarianweb.jpg
-c36

[jwo]

how dooo you achieve flesh tone like that? i always layer the wrong prismacolors. any suggestions please.

[winjer]

damnit why was he first. what a tough act to follow.

[strych9ine]

Haha, man.... these are gorgeous. Can't wait to see them in person. How's the site coming along?

[satire]

im not doing the site, bat is.... maybe ill set up a "freebie" site in the meantime. el coro, how did the book work for you? pages t hick enouggh?

[empty]

is the sketchbook now?

[infinitipo]

ha, seeing these I doubt mine will be any good at all...:D *feels nervous*

[Molly]

...I've just read through this thread and I think it's a wicked idea...

How about creating a 'pool' system for the varying artists around the world - see what section from whatever part of the world come up with?

I'm up for it....

Mollyx

[satire]

well, it might work like that anyways, if people do the pages in consecutive order. you dont have to, though.
infinitipo is getting it next, i belive. still in CA- the book will be here for about 4 or 5 more stops.

if anyone has some spare time to help create a page, all the help i get would be greatly apreciated. what i need is at the very least a good looking front page where i can easily post the latest art (and thumbnails of past art), a page where i can post The List and show where the book is now. i think i can get some free code for some forums. again, any help would be apreciated.

oh- and there will be a contest for who gets to do the covers of the book, with something permanent like paints. at the end of the list the book will be shipped to the winner who will do the covers. if you want to enter to do the covers, either email or post a sketch of your idea (rough sketches OK). it doesnt neccesarily have to say "concept art sketchbook" but should convey the idea that the book is (and how it is) traveling somehow.

sound good? first place will be the front cover, second the back cover, third the inside front, and fourth the inside back. tell me if this sounds to wierd or if you think its a bad idea.

[metaphysiks]

man o man i hope i am not too late, i jsut sent my ninfo. if i am too late would it be rude of me to ask that a second book gets circulated?
what an awesome idea. if it is too late then talk to me and ill get a second one goin around starting with the east coast.
meta

[endregan]

hehe yeah that would be cool if we had a sketchbook for a country.

the around the world is awesome though for sure.

who would like to see a canadian sketch book!!
:P

[satire]

so far there has only been 44 people to join The List...not yet enough to warrant a second sketchbook, and since there is only 2 canadians, theyd be getting alot of pages each :P

[mtomczek]

If theres room to add another san fran stop i am in. Let me know whats up, if you can squeeze it in.

[Carnifex]

sorry,can anyone remove me from the list and the map?i'm afraid i wouldn't have time to sketch anything with my final exams and i don't want it lying around for nothing.please remove me from the list etc.thank you:)

[al-x]

hmm...
wondering how much time each artist have with the sketchbook, hoping it won't reach Sweden until after new year (or a couple of weeks before) I'm gonna be in Hong Kong from december 16 until new year...

[satire]

yeeeeeaaaahhh...i think there will be enough time. Ill PM el coro and see if hes sent it yet.

[mtomczek]

Yea its all cool, I talked to El Coro already and I am going to swing by his place and pick it up. Its all good, I guess i just need to find out what to do after i am done with it.

[mtomczek]

I picked up the book from el coro tonight, and his shit is amazing. Its a tough thing to have to follow. I will have it off to the next person soon.

[Jens]

how's it going mtom?? :D

[captnblack]

i would like to get in on the ca sketchbook too if its not too late. i'm in la, if the book ever comes down here.

[helix7]

Is there a website for the sketchbook yet? If not, I'll put one together... just let me know if someone else is already working on one.

[satire]

no one is working on one now, though we do have the domain.

[satire]

wel, we just reached our FIFTIETH person in the book. there are 75 pages in the book and i want to leave at least 15 page for screw ups and doodles. that means there are less than TEn pages left to fill (if that- i might just make a cut off date) so all you straglers send me your info, k?

[antihero]

sorry satire!
I once tried to send you a PM because of the website but your pm-space was full at that time. Anyways, i forgot to "resend" it and now... well i'm glad if someone else wants to help out with a website because i'm drowning in work right now, even without this thing i'll have tons of stuff to do.

However, if you need help with putting up a dynamic gallery for the scanned pages i might be able to help.
I could also offer some webspace with PHP & MySQL Support if that is needed (don't know). Feel free to contact me.

Well, anyways, i'm really looking forward to the sketchbook... :beer:

antihero

[chadrm17]

That's a great idea, I'm in. My email is chadrm17@yahoo.com

[mtomczek]

Hey guys, sorry it took a bit, but heres mine for the sketchbook. I am going to tweak it a bit more before I send the book on its way this week. Enjoy.

Matt

http://home.comcast.net/~mtomczek/images/artwork/snowforest2.jpg

[William b. Hand]

Okay, I'll contribute... Let's see, this's just to keep this thread in gear... I guess I should PM you, though.

Cheers!
-Wm.

[mtomczek]

bump

[Anto]

hey great submission mtom!
keep it movin

[Cassandra]

I want to participate!!!! Is it too late?

[captnblack]

*anxiously waits for sketchbook to arrive in the mail after tricking matt to mail it to him*

[helix7]

Ok.. I swear I'm really going to find some time in the next day or two to put together a mock-up of a website for this sketchbook so you guys can give some feedback and decide if you want to use my design. I've posted twice already saying I would work on something and I have yet to find much free time, but I'm in the middle of wrapping up a big project and once it is done, the sketchbook site is next on my list.

:D

[helix7]

One thing that might be cool to include on the website, besides scans of the pages (obviously), would be to include photos of the book itself (cover, etc), photos of people working in the book, places the book has been, basically any random images having to do with the book. So feel free to take additional photos of/with the book and post them here or e-mail them to me: mike@roboticblue.com

And just a note on the scans of the pages... keeping the scan dimensions proportional to the page dimensions would help alot. It doesn't matter if it's horizontally or vertically aligned.. just try to send/post scans that are proportional.

[chadrm17]

Satire- I tried to PM you but it said your box is full.
is there still room?

[Cassandra]

Satire, yesterday I send you a PM with my address, I hope you received it.

[bRyaN]

Originally posted by helix7
Ok.. I swear I'm really going to find some time in the next day or two to put together a mock-up of a website for this sketchbook so you guys can give some feedback and decide if you want to use my design. I've posted twice already saying I would work on something and I have yet to find much free time, but I'm in the middle of wrapping up a big project and once it is done, the sketchbook site is next on my list.

:D

Mike get crackin on that website dude... :D

[helix7]

Originally posted by bRyaN


Mike get crackin on that website dude... :D

I'm on it.. :)

How's the Wacom?

[satire]

when you get the page done, let me know and ill put it up on the domain. www.sketchbookproject.com

[bRyaN]

Originally posted by helix7


I'm on it.. :)

How's the Wacom?

I love it...it's like a child to me...oh i here crying now, gotta go use it...

[satire]

jsut want to remind you all to PLEASE PM or email me when you recieve the book.

[endregan]

if noone will make the website ill do it!! :)

[Pencil Soldier]

Just a bump, and some comments.

What is going to happen to the book afterwards? Perhaps a thunderdoem competetion between the contributers...or mabye just a random drawing.

I like the idea of everyone contributing to the sketchbook covers.

And dropping a note to all the other less-skilled people: it'l be fun, and i dont want to be the only novice in there! ;)

*edited for self-bashing* :bash:

[helix7]

Well if we had a thunderdome contest to see who gets it, wouldn't that eliminate the novices pretty much right away?

Side note: I am working on the website right this minute. Hopefully I'll have a semi-working demo by tonight to show everyone.

[antihero]

gogo helix7!
I'm excited to see the website!

antihero

[infinitipo]

Don't worry pencil soldier, you won't be the only novice...:D

I'm looking forward to it...I'm supposed to get the book soon.

[Avetice]

i'm just curious where the book is at right now.
anyone know? :D

[helix7]

Ok.. so I'm a little behind with the site design. I know I keep saying I'll have something done soon and I have yet to show anything, but really, I'm working on it. And actually, I think I'm getting a little carried away with it, so I hope the wait is worth it.

So in between fulfilling my obligations to clients, I'll keep working on the sketchbook site, and all I say right now in terms of "when" is that it will be done very soon.

:)

[Anto]

hey helix, no worries bro. im sure it will be great
if you want any help as far as design goes (banners, logos, flash animations) just let me know

and yea where the hell is that book, whats the E.T.A. of it getting to new york?

[satire]

still a little bit of a wait, hate to say, the book is still in CA.

[bRyaN]

I don't think we are gonna get it for a lil while .....

Maybe January or Feburary...

[helix7]

CA people who have the book: Don't forget to scan or photograph your contributions to the book and send them in for the website.

[helix7]

Alright guys.. here it is (http://www.roboticblue.com/sketchbook)...

It's not entirely done, but you get the idea. So what do you think? I'm basically looking for initial thoughts (love it/it's ok/it sucks, start over), as well as technical feedback, like if you're having trouble viewing it in any particular browser, something looks funny, etc. Some things won't work for good reason, like the links to the Artist List and Contact, because those pages haven't been created yet.

Also keep in mind that the page may look a bit empty right now, but as more updates and images are sent in, things will fill up nicely.

[bRyaN]

Mike, I like it...it is really well done...I love the map showing the destination of the book...

Satire should be sending you the Artist list...he has a pretty comprehensive list goin...

[antihero]

I think it is great!
Good work helix, i did not have any troubles viewing it....
(btw: The roboticblue website looks great as well, like your work, especially the transit video)

Plus: I'm stoked about those first sketchbook entrys... :eek:

antihero

[Skank]

hey thats damn spiffy =)
lol looking at the map im guessing ill be the last one to get it being up here in alaska....thats fine with me tho...ill get to see everyones work!! :chug:

great job on the site!

[OLSEN]

I dont think the red lines on the map is very accurate, they miss me with about 2000km, but the generall idea gets through.. Anyhow, the page looks great, good job. :)

[helix7]

The lines are definitely not accurate... I need to get the list from satire of the people receiving the book and their locations and I'll redraw the map.

Glad you guys like the site. :)

[jester]

helix7 - the site looks great!

I'm looking forward to the updates (and the sketchbook getting over to me, of course!)

:)

Jester

[strych9ine]

Site looks fantastic, Helix... thanks for taking the time to do it bro.

[satire]

okay, im officially cutting off the sign up list for the book. its to hard to keep going back and changing the order of things. its as full as i want it anyways.
also a reminder to ALWAYS either post or PM me when you receive the book.

[empty]

so.... uhhh... where's the book?

[William b. Hand]

Yeah, where IS the book now? I don't think the site (http://www.roboticblue.com/sketchbook/) is telling us (shouldn't it?)...

It'd be nice to know that the book's on its way to us.
Is there a difficulty in figuring the mailing order due to some logistical puzzle?
It'd be good to see The whole schedule, too... showing just who has contributed and who is waiting still. The anticipation of seeing that you're only one or two stops down the line would be funn!

Also, how was el coro's image achieved? Was that created in the computer and then printed out and glued into the book, or is that all done with guash and markers right smack on the pages?

These three images are a good strong start, that's fer sure. Darn tootin'.

[el coro]

those are pure traditional goodness, mister hand. yeah, it would be good to know where the book is...how many people have hit it as of yet?-c36

[Skank]

hey coro,
when you use the ink washes in your sketchbooks, do they bleed thru? cuz when i use just markers in my sketch books they bleed thru a bit.
is there a trick to stopping the bleed?
cuz id like to try your technique, and if i get good at it ill try it in the bookwhen gets to me

[chudzta]

You could always put scrap paper under your current sheet to keep it from getting to the next page. It would depend on the thickness, type, quality of the paper if it went thru the opposite side of the same sheet. Right? I wouldnt really know.

[mtomczek]

YO GANG. I am truely truely sorry. The sketchbook is still here with me in San Fran. I finished up my piece not too long ago, then got sucked into some family problems back in wisconsin, and then finals, and crap. Stuff wasnt going to good around here for me, and I completely forgot to send the book on its way. I have it packed up and ready to go, and I will be sending it out on Monday afternoon. Again, I am really sorry about delaying the book like this.

Peace
Matt

[Sinix]

Ahhh, wow, el coro's entry is amazing... definitely not the type of stuff you'd see in my sketchbook... come to think of it...I can't even remember a time I've used trational coloring means. Maybe I'll try taking part some day.

[empty]

who is it being sent to?

[Skank]

Originally posted by chudzta
You could always put scrap paper under your current sheet to keep it from getting to the next page. It would depend on the thickness, type, quality of the paper if it went thru the opposite side of the same sheet. Right? I wouldnt really know.

well i think were using the front and the back of each page..so thats why im wondering

[el coro]

Skank : yeah, thats the only way. i like using piece of cardstock paper, so as that it catches everything. i used two pages, since i'm a bookhog. haha, but seriously, you can do both sides, what i ususally do is do the front, then look at the back, and use the shapes on the back to create something different. its a good exercise...

Sinix: you really should try to have some understanding of coloring by traditional means. there's something about mixing paint, scumbling colors on top of eachother, and whatnot, that makes it so m,uch more intimate and satisfying than digital media, in my humble opinion. also i apply alot of what i know in terms of traditional media toward my digital stuff, and vice versa. the color picker in painter has taught me alot about mixing paint in the real world as well. they feed off eachother...well sort of...

mtomczek: mail that shit homie! hope all is well with you.-c36

[Skank]

thx coro
well since i dont think ill be getting both sides ill prolly hafta stay away from the washes then

[Atmospheria]

The overall design of the site is good helix, but yea...it's not accurate. Turkey is not even on the map...
But nice design...if you fix the map it will be superb...good job

[endregan]

Yeah it is missing half the world!

we need more than one person working on the site :)

[LiL QoH]

is it true the signup list is no longer availible?

[helix7]

Originally posted by endregan
Yeah it is missing half the world!

we need more than one person working on the site :)

As far as I know, the book isn't going to anyplace in the southern hemispheres, so I didn't see the need for those areas of the world.

And as already mentioned, I know the map is far from accurate. I didn't spend much time on it because I don't have all the info I need to make a proper map, like the order people will be getting the book in, and where they are located. The entire map will be redrawn once I have the list.

Also, the site will not stay at the current URL. It will be moved to another URL once it is totally complete.

[satire]

ok, sorry i havnt posted in awhile, and sorry i havnt gotten back to you, helix. just been busy. getting the list in order to get it to you is harder than i thought but it should be done by the end of the week.
thanks for posting the where abouts of the book.

[satire]

just a post to keep things going.

[Form]

satire....i signed up ages ago, gave you my address and everything, im in australia. You said it was cool and youd let me know wat was happening. Now i hear its not going to the southern hemisphere????

WHY???

If its cost, i dun care, ill pay for my postage AND send the cost of the postage back to the person who sends it to me!!

I really wanna be a part of this. Thanks..

[bRyaN]

No dude, he meant he didn't recieve any information of peeps in the Southern Hemisphere...

Satire hasn't sent the mailing list yet to helix to put on the map...

Once he recieves it, he'll include everyone...he has submitted info...

[Form]

nice. satire, just lemme know if you need my addy again....cos im southern hem and i gave my addy to you....you musta lostit??

[bRyaN]

i think he is gonna finish compiling the list this week and is gonna send it to Helix...

[satire]

sorry about the confusion, you ARE on the list, i just am still working out the order in which the list will go.

[Form]

cool. thanks.

[empty]

where's the book now???

[satire]

last that someone posted, mtomczek was just about to send the book to infinitipo. SO POST WHEN YOU GET THE GALDARNED BOOK!

oh, and to clear things up, im a girl, not a guy. sorry for any mental aguish or confusion this might of cuased.

[bRyaN]

Originally posted by satire
last that someone posted, mtomczek was just about to send the book to infinitipo. SO POST WHEN YOU GET THE GALDARNED BOOK!

oh, and to clear things up, im a girl, not a guy. sorry for any mental aguish or confusion this might of cuased.

WHHHHAAAA???

lol..j/k...i think i'm guilty of calling you man...but i don't quite remember

[infinitipo]

sorry...haven't gotten it yet.

[cotron]

status? anything?

[Anto]

yes
status check

this couldnt have died already!! :eek:

[amphex]

what the fizzle my nizzle...who has the damn sketch book

[Sammy]

I so want in! Where do I sign up?!

[Jens]

I heard from mtom that he send the sketchbook to an other guy in his area around 2 weeks ago. After that it will go to infinitipo

[Form]

i spose noone can steal the book when it gets to them, cos everyone will know who it is. I hope people have the integrity to keep sending it on. Ima take some photos when i get it, maybe spend the night in bed with it, then pass it on.

Bad karma if you held on to something that belongs to so many people. Baaaad karma XD\

Cant wait till it gets down this way, but itll be a while

*Sits on hands*

form

[Anto]

hey sammy, i believe satire said he was cutting off the sign up list - but i guess you could ask him
itll be cool if youre a part of it too

[antihero]

Originally posted by Anto
but i guess you could ask him
itll be cool if youre a part of it too

*whispers* satire is she'ish... ;)

[van]

I wonder if I am in on this....I sent a pm a long time ago. :)

[satire]

due to how many people signed up i couldnt send a response to all of them. van, you ARE on the list. hehe, im she-ish. go me. anywho, what happened to the site? i sent the list a while ago, havnt heard anythign since. anywho, keep on sketchin!

[satire]

on a side note, please do not "lend" the book to people who ARE NOT on The List, ie "my freind whos a really good artist" there just isnt enough room in the book for this...sorry.

[Anto]

sorry for totally calling you a guy satire :D

[satire]

doesnt matter, just thought id clear things up :)

[Anto]

is the sketchbook officially lost/stolen/destroyed/burned?

im confused as to who has it and where its going

[van]

Originally posted by satire
van, you ARE on the list.

Thx! I will be looking for it. Good grief, now I have to learn how to draw so I can put something in it! :p

[satire]

as far as i know, mtom sent it to someone who isnt on the list...i think. my list is the revised list made after my computer crashed so i might be missing that person (dont worry, i got everyone else) but hopefully will be sending it 0on soon.

[satire]

jsut a post to keep things going. Mtom, if you havnt already, please contact whoever you sent the book to and gently nudge him to send it on.

[empty]

so uhhhhh.... where is this book and when is it getting to san d?

this thing started in october, it's already january, and by my calculations it's only gotten to 3 people. at this rate it might be completed by 2010.

someone might want to start another book in europe, cuz who knows when this will make it there.

also, just wondering what the website is for the sketchbook. thanks.

empty

[William b. Hand]

How on earth is it that we still don't know who the book was sent to last?

[satire]

if i dont hear from the book by the end of the month ill send out another one.

[Skank]

Originally posted by satire
if i dont hear from the book by the end of the month ill send out another one.

thats a shame, el coro had some BUMPIN pieces in that book