Scribblings by SJ

[Sanejack]

Hello! Thx for checkin' out my sketchbook! Mostly b&w stuff, some color - I'm kinda new at the colorin' part - but I'm learning!
Join me on my journey and please leave me any feedback that might help me on my way!

[Eurysaces]

nice, very animated feeling. i like the gf zombie's mouth

[turbos]

Great stuff I really like the girl with the tattoos on her face. I'd love to see more of your stuff!!

[D*nat]

looks great! love your style...

give us more of your stuff :^^:

[Sanejack]

Hello everyone! wow. I haven't added anything to this in a LONG time. I was even gonna start another SB and found this one I already had up! Well, here's some stuff - some LOST character studies and some other random sketches.

I will try to keep adding more regularly!

[ariel_medel]

Really amazing, I love your style, please post more!!!

[Izer]

Very nice start, the style is great lots of life in your work. Nice to see different styles around.

[Sanejack]

jes' playing around with some different characters.

[laxon]

Great work! Awesome facial expressions. :)

[Sanejack]

last one for tonight

[p sage]

I tried to insert a clever name for your sketchbook *here*, and nothing happened :davi:

Anyway, really cool cartoony style. I'll be watching this thread. Post more.

[Carnifex]

w00t! found you again....took me awhile (you should put a link into your signature) ;)
now update update! (f.ex. elfgirl and sketchtradsies) :)
waiting eagerly.

[Sanejack]

more character exploration:

[p sage]

Awesome stuff in the latest update. Subscribed.

[goma14]

Very cool and lively style. Great start here! Waiting for more! :)

[nancy_kelpie]

Wow, great characters! *subscribes*

[Eva K]

damn, I'm in love with your work D: Great style and expressions *subscribes*

[Diabolique]

Awesome stuff! If your getting into color try a bit of photoshop painting!
Your style is top notch :D

I wanna see more

[yoooee]

Sanejack,

I really enjoy your work. Where did you pick up your style? Who have been some of your favorite artists?

[Sanejack]

p sage, goma14, nancy_kelpie, Eva K - Thx for the compliments everyone! Much appreciated! :)

Diabolique - Thx! Yeah, I've been using Photoshop for a while now, but I've only recently started to really explore different painting techniques - I'm still really new at color, but every now and then I'll paint a piece and post it on here and you guys can give me tips and feedback!

yoooee - I'm glad u like my stuff! some say my art has alot of Disney and Warner Bros. animation influences, 'cause that's what I grew up on - two artists' work I REALLY love and admire are Glen Keane and Florian Satzinger. They have such an amazing style that lends itself well to illustration and animation - plus, Satzinger's work is so imaginative! I love it.



Here's s'more shtuff:

BTW, something I really struggle with is just figuring out what to draw - I'm constantly looking for ideas and inspiration for what to draw, and if anyone out there would like to see me draw something in particular or have some cool ideas for characters and would like to see me design something for ya, I'd be MORE than happy to! I love to hear other people's ideas and concepts and I REALLY thrive on direction!

-SJ

[p sage]

Great update, btw.

As far as ideas go... I know my mind likes to take things it sees and combine those things with totally unrelated things. There's never really a "pure" new idea... it's always some kind of cobbling of two or more old ideas.

Maybe that will get you a jump start.

[Sanejack]

p sage - I know what you mean - something I've gotten in the habit of doing is going through old sketchbooks and re-drawing old sketches by giving them a fresh new take - it really helps to see how you've improved as well and how differently you approach a drawing this time around.

[Sanejack]

random stuff and a sketch of Rubi Malone from WET.

[ariel_medel]

Amazing, I'm your fan, want to see more!!!



Stop by my sketchbook please, sharing comments will help us all! :) (http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=166520&page=2)

Add me as a friend in FACEBOOK if you want (http://www.facebook.com/shockingman?ref=nf)

[p sage]

Damn cool :) Keep goin'

[Sanejack]

Here's s'more! :painting::painting::painting:

[Morgan_R]

Nice stuff! Definitely seeing the Disney influence -- and glad to see it used well. If you're still looking for something to draw, I've got some characters/creatures that I haven't yet been able to do justice to:

Whimsy:

A fairy princess of sorts, charming and temperamental. Her wings are a bit like butterfly wings, but with more parts, some of them elongated, swirling and spiraling. Her costume includes a mask on a similar theme, various bits of jewelry, and many-layered, flower-like skirts that hide her feet as she hovers. A remarkable sight, altogether, but perhaps a bit... much.


Weavers:

Elegant and alien, centaur-like insect/humanoid creatures, with four insect-like legs and four human-like arms. Their faces are elongated, fey. Sometimes they use their long fingers to weave webs like dreamcatchers, strung with beads like gems, or stars, or worlds. Sometimes they spin, unravelling bits of reality for the fiber.


Baku:

A Japanese mythological creature, like a mix between a lion, a tiger, and an elephant -- with horns for good measure. They use the trunk to eat nightmares. They're definitely the good guys, but they also need to look predatory enough to tackle those nightmares, and (somehow) not too goofy. Despite the trunks.


These are all concepts for a 2D adventure game I'm cobbling together. If you'd like to draw any of them, I'd be delighted. If not, I'll still be hanging around to see what you do next.

[Carnifex]

ohh,never heard of florian satzinger before,but after looking...damn,he sure has some nice stuff.
scribbles are looking good... me,i'm rather fascinated by pilgrim outfits (i think it stems from addams family 2 (http://www.addamsfamily.com/addams/chair.jpg)),because of their geometrical simplicity (atleast for females)....so perhaps a cute pilgrim girl? :)

[Sanejack]

@Morgan_R - thx! Hey, great characters! I would LOVE to come up with some designs! thank you so much. I love doing this kind of stuff - and if you like my concepts for your characters, please send me more! I will get started right away!

@Carnifex - you know who else I like is Nick Bradshaw. He's got some very cool comic art! He's done some Army of Darkness and Danger Girl stuff - and many more. He's awesome - check him out!
And pilgrim girl it is! I'll do that one after I try Morgan_R's characters! thx, buddy!

[Jason Scanlon]

You used to post on the shane glines board, right? I always dug your work, its good to see you here

[p sage]

Woo. Page 2! :lifedrawing:

[Sanejack]

@Morgan_R - sorry it took me so long to put these up! Here are some sketches on the Whimsy fairy - she's a bit older looking, and the clothing's a bit revealing :) I don't know what you had in mind, but for some reason, I kept coming back to these designs for her wings and jewelry. Very leaf-y-like. I hope you like them! I'm gonna see what I can come up with for the Weavers.

@Jason Scanlon - shane glines? hmm.. I think so - I don't remember! must've been a long time ago. I'm glad u like my stuff, tho! I'll keep postin' as often as I can.

thx for the CC everyone! Here are some concepts I did for @Morgan_R - I would colored it, but still being a novice in that area I didn't wanna screw it up - I'll leave it to you, @Morgan_R! ..or anyone else who wants to give it a shot!

[Ricardo Robles]

great expression and movement in your characters, I love them! specially the eyes..
Thas last leaf dress is very cool.
regards!

[Sanejack]

Hey thanks! I appreciate it. Yeah, I like the leaf-clothing too, but it sure does take a long time to draw!

[nancy_kelpie]

Great! I especially like the last one :D

[Sanejack]

Taking a break from working on @Morgan_R's characters to post some other random sketches. Hope you like!

[The man with no name]

Sweet characters, like the expression on their faces, keep posting :teeth:

[Sanejack]

s'more.

[p sage]

You're obviously very good. Your drawings are very pleasing and have a lot of life.

Do you have a plan for your skill? Or do you just draw for pleasure? Do you work as a professional?

Thanks and keep posting!

[Carnifex]

i spy with my little eye...ludowikaaaa :)

[Abrodos]

Really cool work, strong characters and nice, flowing style. On the fairy in post 33, be careful, though. All the figure (pose, hair, wings) has some flow, some movement, but the small leaves in the skirt make a very regular pattern, that kind of "stops" this flow. It could help to designate some main flow lines before starting to draw. That way, the drawings would look more consistent.
Anyway, nice sketches!
Keep up the good work man.

[Sanejack]

thx for the comments everyone!

@p sage - hey thx! I would love to do this professionally and work for a studio or something, but unfortunately I don't have alot of work experience or a degree. So I guess right now I kinda just do freelance - I'll do commissions! ;)
I'm actually looking into going back to school for a BA in game art & design. I would love to do character design for games someday! That would be fun!

@Carnifex - Yes! The deliciously evil Ludovica... hallelujah! haha. I LOVE Barbucci's work. Sky Doll is such a great story with an AMAZING visual style. This would never happen, of course, but can you imagine a story like Sky Doll (adult themes and all) being made into a full-length animated movie with the same style and production values of a Disney film?? That would blow my mind. It would have to be rated R, of course, and American audiences wouldn't be ready for it. "Hmm, that looks like a Disney animated movie for kids! ...wait.. what...WHAT THE HELL IS THIS MOVIE ABOUT?? RATED R?! CAN THEY DO THAT?!?" haha. I can dream, though.
I might post some more drawings of Sky Doll stuff in the future, btw.

@Abrodos - I know EXACTLY what you mean! I was struggling with that when I was drawing the dress, I just didn't know what to do about it - I couldn't figure out how to make it look more natural and flowing. I just started drawing the leaves on her in random places, and u can totally tell. I never thought about using some flow lines first to make the leaf-skirt look more believable! Clothes are something I definitely need to work on and I appreciate the insight and help - thx!


I just picked up X-Men Origins:Wolverine and started playing around with some Victor sketches while watching :)

[Helber Soares]

wow!
Great works man.
Congrats

[Sanejack]

thank you so much! and WOW yourself!! I was just visiting your blog - I LOVE your stuff!!! thank you for taking the time to leave a post and for the compliment! It's an honor!

[ariel_medel]

Amazing, as I've said I'm your fan!!!


Stop by my sketchbook please, sharing comments will help us all! :) (http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=166520&page=2)

Add me as a friend in FACEBOOK if you want (http://www.facebook.com/shockingman?ref=nf)

[Giordan]

awesome work, superb style, please post some more :D

[Sanejack]

...and s'more :)

[Carnifex]

shit,didn't even think about that,but MAN a skydoll movie would rock :)
and yeah,do post some skydoll doodles.
as of next week i'm ready for sketchtrading again :)

[Sanejack]

A long time ago I had a thread where anyone could post a drawing and I would try to draw it in my style - I called it "Sanejack-it!" - I wanted to try that again! It's sort of like a one-way sketchtrade, but it really helps me practice and helps improve my skills by having to draw different subjects - and it's really fun, hopefully for both parties! So if you like my stuff and would like to post something or send me something for me to tackle, I'd love to give my take on it and see what comes out!
and if not, thx anyway for checkin' out my SB and I appreciate any C&C :)
I will still be posting regular stuff for my SB as well.
-SJ

here are some random chickidees:

[Bellachime]

ohh you have a great expressive style, I love it! you have a good understanding on anatomy too c: Great work~

haha thats a cool idea, 'Sanejack-it', I'll have to post something here sometime and you can draw it in your style (8 Keep up the awesome posts

[p sage]

Whoa... I may have to take you up on this offer :) What do I mean "may?"

Your lines are so fluid and your characters have such charm... it's really fun to check your thread for updates.

A couple of nice drawings in your latest. Post more :)

[Sanejack]

thank u so much for the compliments, guys! I'm glad u like my work - and I would definitely love to tackle some of your art! post 'em or send 'em as soon as you got some! I'll be waiting :)

[Sanejack]

Fun with Penguin and Joker! The second one is for a sketchtrade I did with Carnifex

[Carnifex]

OMIGOD I LOVE IT!!
still working on your part.

[Sanejack]

-last sketches of th' night.

[Vermis]

Mm, I love your style. Great lines and characters.

What they said. This looks like a subscribin' thread.

[Sanejack]

some random sketches and another shot at color - I think it turned out ok. I just need to do more :painting:

[Sanejack]

Some Lodovica sketches. I hope I did her justice, tho - hard to find references online - not very many images of her on google images - no good ones, anyway.

[Sanejack]

... and a Buffy sketch to call it a night.

[Zombie_Rich]

Damn good stuff man, I have always loved this style. Your take on characters is great , keep em coming. :sungod:

[Carnifex]

ohh ludowika's looking good...although i do like how in the original,she's alittle pudgy.
btw you know the comic blacksad?

[Sanejack]

woo-hoo, page 3! I'm gettin' there... :)
@Zombie_Rich - Thank you sir! I'm glad you like my stuff! Yeah, I'm always looking for fun characters I can do fan-art of - and I LOVE the Sky Doll story and characters!

@Carnifex - you're absolutely right about Lodovica being a bit more pudgy - the first of the three sketches I did was the one on the left, and I made her way too skinny. So I tried adding some weight on the other two, but she still came out too skinny! I'm gonna have to do some study sketches and post 'em once I get the look that's right - Lodovica's physical attributes are that she's shorter and a bit thicker, whereas Noa is taller and slimmer. Good eye! You are a true Sky Doll fan, my friend :)

I hadn't heard of Blacksad before, but I just checked it out and was reading about it and looking at the artwork, and it looks awesome!! Very cool style and I love the characters! very Sky Doll-ish! I'm gonna have to get my hands on some of the books - thx for the heads up!

[Carnifex]

cheers! my pleasure.
after you mentioning online stuff,i looked around too and found this:
http://skydoll.lesite.free.fr/
i've just fallen in love all over again...
edit: omg omg omg: http://canepabarbara.blogspot.com/ + http://alessandrobarbucci.blogspot.com/

[Sanejack]

lol yeah, the last two links I already had, but thx for that first one! Can never have too many Sky Doll sites! :)
So, I played around with some more Lodovica sketches and did some comparison's to Noa - this is what I came up with:

[Carnifex]

heh,me,i almost had a heart attack when i found those blogs :)
you're getting closer...the body thumbnails seem pretty accurate to me....i think i'm gonna draw some skydoll aswell :)

[GammaRadiation-X]

Man, your character designs are so awesome! I love the style, the influence, and of course it is 100% my cup of tea. I even really like the wolf-like characters! I'm already subscribed to this thread.

Although I was kind of itching to say, it's a bit of a shame that while you draw guys very well, with lots of character and variety, all of your women really look exactly the same from their construction, and have no actual variety. Not to go "draw me this draw me this!!" but it'd be nice to see something besides Tinkerbell wearing different skin suits.

But anyway, cheers, and I really do look forward to seeing more!

[007-r0b3r7]

haha awesome sketchbook! love your character design :)
your anatomy seems awesome also.

great style. keep up the good work

[SirCalypso]

I love your style, especially the eyes. I'm a big fan of almond shaped eyes myself. :3

[Sanejack]

@Carnifex - I can't wait to see your Sky Doll sketches!

@007-r0b3r7 - Thx! much appreciated :)

@SirCalypso - lol yeah - sexy almond-eyes kick ass!

@GammaRadiation-X - Thx so much! And I get what you're saying about all my girlies looking alike :) Others have commented the same thing, and I think I've come a long way in trying to adapt to different styles and not always using the same "formula" - but I'm still working on it!
But then I guess I have to ask, at what point is it considered a "style" as opposed to drawings that all look-alike because they've been constructed and drawn the same way with all the same attributes? The whole 'using the same "cookie-cutter" model with just different skins and slight changes here and there' could in fact be applied to some great artists' work, but most people would instead just say that's their "style". Here are some examples of some artists' work I really like so you see what I mean:

1.Ashleigh Hetrick 2.Chris Sanders 3.Dean Yeagle

[GammaRadiation-X]

@GammaRadiation-X - Thx so much! And I get what you're saying about all my girlies looking alike :) Others have commented the same thing, and I think I've come a long way in trying to adapt to different styles and not always using the same "formula" - but I'm still working on it!
But then I guess I have to ask, at what point is it considered a "style" as opposed to drawings that all look-alike because they've been constructed and drawn the same way with all the same attributes? The whole 'using the same "cookie-cutter" model with just different skins and slight changes here and there' could in fact be applied to some great artists' work, but most people would instead just say that's their "style". Here are some examples of some artists' work I really like so you see what I mean:

1.Ashleigh Hetrick 2.Chris Sanders 3.Dean Yeagle

I think any style can cover any model. The thing is, with the general "western cartoon" style, people don't draw women outside of being incredibly sexy, oddly proportioned, or really fat. It could very, very well be done. There are tons of models of all varieties in real life. I don't know why people don't do it (But I'd absolutely love to see your life drawings, though ;) ) except it seems that people only want to draw what they'll fap to. I can kind of understand it, but the implication that 50% of the human population can't have unique character designs I do find slightly disturbing.

Style is like handwriting to me. I think Chris Sanders is really talented, but his women characters still look dull to me because he refuses to draw anything but. Same applies to the other two artists (I'm not really familiar with them, but I did a quick Google Image Search.)

I think there's a really good little section in "Making Comics" by Scott McCloud that can phrase this in a better way than I can.

Anyway, what I think you should do is draw as many different people around you IRL and then caricature or draw them "realistically" in your style. Makes great practice and is really fun.

[Victor B]

Hey sanejack Great to see you posting again. Just wanted to let you know Darkhorse Is Releasing Blacksad 1-3 as a hardback in the us, this winter. Ibooks had printed 1&2 in the states before going bankrupt. But now they should be easy to find. Also I believe Marvel who have been reprinting Skydolls, have just or are soon to release Skydolls Sketchbook a sorta behind the scenes how the book was made. I have Blacksad skbk and its Awesome!
Anyway love the work keep posting as you can.

[Sanejack]

@GammaRadiation-X - good point. I totally see what you mean - It is hard to sometimes break free of drawing the same things and in the same way. Arriving at one's refined "style" while being able to vary their art and subjects is tough for many artists, especially when it comes to the cartoony/disney style.
But great tip about trying to draw different types of people and subjects around me in my style! I rarely use reference for my drawings, and I know that's a bad thing :( I really want to get better at drawing environments, animals, etc. and not just girls! They're just so cute and fun to draw and exaggerate proportionally :)
Also, I will try to post some life drawings soon as well!
thx for the insight!

@Victor B - glad u like my stuff! and hey thx for the heads up on the Blacksad release! I have the marvel release of the SkyDoll hardcover, but I had no idea they were doing a SkyDoll Sketchbook!! That's awesome!!! Do you know if more of the SkyDoll books are finished? The Marvel hardcover release I have only contains the first three books. Do they have more? Anyway, thx again!

[Ricardo Robles]

wow so much to learn from here.
your characters are very loose and stylized. great work!

[p sage]

A long time ago I had a thread where anyone could post a drawing and I would try to draw it in my style - I called it "Sanejack-it!" - I wanted to try that again! It's sort of like a one-way sketchtrade, but it really helps me practice and helps improve my skills by having to draw different subjects - and it's really fun, hopefully for both parties! So if you like my stuff and would like to post something or send me something for me to tackle, I'd love to give my take on it and see what comes out!

Well... this thread is perfect for you:

All Hail Nibru (http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=171264)!

[Rax]

Wow really cool sketchbook. Love those Disney like lines. I would like to see them in color like that dog you did with a red stripe under his eye. Color would make your sketches even more alive.
Anyway keep posting and :rocker: on :)

[cAstAwAyLOVER]

great over all designs and easily translated to 2D animation! :) You might have mentioned this before, but are you interested at all in character design for animation?
your animal characters are a lot of fun to look at and they give a feel of their personality in each drawing and gets one excited to bring them to life through animating. lol.
Keep up the great work!!! :D

[Sanejack]

Well... this thread is perfect for you:

All Hail Nibru (http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=171264)!

that looks like fun! I think I'll try it out next :)

@cAstAwAyLOVER - yes! I would LOVE to do character design for animation! How does ones get a job doing that, though? I would imagine getting a degree in animation would be a start - I tried that, but there was too much 3d stuff involved - I was more interested in just drawing :) I went back to school to study graphic design, but I've not finished because of $$. Eventually, when I do finish, I hope to get a job where I'm doing SOMETHING with my drawing :)


thx for the C&C everyone! I will be posting more sketches shortly.

[allwaysacid]

Hej Jack! Really like your work, you've got a great style. Impressive poses and characters altogether! Especially like your more "edgy" works.
Looking for inspiration? Then we would be more than happy if you could support our team.
We are a group of students making an animated short about a 19th century author who sells his soul because he lacks inspiration. It would be great if you would design 2 characters for us so we could model them in 3d and awaken them to life in a cool film.
I will send you fully detailed descriptions of the characters and a script if you're interested... Would be nice to welcome you aboard... Regards... Matt

[Sanejack]

@allwaysacid - I'm glad you like my work! I would love to design some characters for you!! that really sounds like a lot of fun - it would be cool to see some of my designs as 3d models! Yes, send me the info and I'll see what I can come up with for you guys! thanks!


The first is Nibru - I tried to sketch out some quick ideas for divinenibru's character he had posted - check out his thread! http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=171264

then, a random Home Depot girl and some halloween scribbles.
more coming soon! :)

[Sanejack]

had some time to crank out s'more sketches - the last one is for a project I'm working on w/@allwaysacid - hope u like!

[BlightedArt]

Guybrush Threepwood. ;)

You've got some awesome sketches here!! Really fantastic.

[p sage]

Nibru FTW! :P

Great update. The home depot girl is scrumptious.

[Victor B]

Hey SJ, Great Updates, heres the info on that Skydolls Skbk I told you about, should be coming out next week.
http://marvel.com/catalog/?id=13251

[cAstAwAyLOVER]

that looks like fun! I think I'll try it out next :)

@cAstAwAyLOVER - yes! I would LOVE to do character design for animation! How does ones get a job doing that, though? I would imagine getting a degree in animation would be a start - I tried that, but there was too much 3d stuff involved - I was more interested in just drawing :) I went back to school to study graphic design, but I've not finished because of $$. Eventually, when I do finish, I hope to get a job where I'm doing SOMETHING with my drawing :)


thx for the C&C everyone! I will be posting more sketches shortly.


Its not necessary for you to have a degree in animation if 3D is not your thing. However, it doesn't hurt to know a bit of character animation in 2D if you are designing the characters. A lot of schools out there are too focused on 3D and don't even teach 2D. I go to SCAD and I'm majoring in animation, and unlike other schools we have a program where we can learn both if we want. But, if its not your thing and you just want to design characters, there is no specific way to go about it or a degree. You just have to love it enough to go after it and just draw draw draw..lol. :)
Keep up the good work! :D

[kaktuzlime]

I love your drawings alot. Good amount of character and action! Great gestures. May I ask about your mental attitude while drawing? Do you put yourself in the shoes of your characters? Do you fully comprehend the impulses and feelings that put the characters where they are? If so, have you practiced anything in particular to obtain that skill?

Kind Regards.

[Kristo Novo]

your sb is funky and fresh ^^
skydoll and blacksad also !

[Sanejack]

Victor B - hey thx again for the heads up on the Sky Doll book!

cAstAwAyLOVER - thx for the great advice! yeah, I know now that there are lots of great schools out there that focus more on just 2d and illustration, but I've invested so much money and time and credit hours at the Art Institute (an unfinished Graphic Design degree) that I really have to go back there to finish it - my credits won't really transfer to other schools. But, still, I can't afford to go to ANY school right now anyway, so I guess it doesn't matter :(
But, you're right about just pursuing my art anyway - I don't need a degree to do my own thing and get it out there myself, right? I've actually always wanted to make a children's book and get it published, but I'm just not a writer. I do, however, think I could make a really cool "How To Draw" book for kids! I know I'm a nobody as an artist, but I think it's something I would really enjoy doing and I think I could be good at it. Truthfully, I've also been wanting to make a video podcast on how I draw for such a long time, but I don't have a camera. :(
Anyway, thanks for the encouragement, and I certainly will continue to draw, draw and draw no matter what!

kaktuzlime - wow, great question! thank you so much for the kind words, first of all - second, I honestly don't think much about the characters themselves - what they're thinking, feeling, going through. I guess I should be, tho! maybe it will help me improve as an artist! I'm sure it would help out alot more if I were using the characters for a story I'm writing or a comic or something. I have studied acting and how to convey emotion in a character's face and expressions (Glen Keane is a MASTER at conveying emotion in a character when animating!) - but honestly, I think the main thing on my mind when I'm drawing anything, is making sure the drawing has appeal - making sure I'm using the most appealing pose or expression or overall look. I guess that's the reason why I didn't pursue traditional animation after quitting the 3d either - I didn't want to keep drawing the same thing over and over, and having lots of inbetween drawings that maybe aren't as appealing as the key frames. This is why my interests kinda started to lean towards illustrating and creating children's books or comics - but again, the problem is that I'm just not a very good writer or storyteller :( But anyway, great question, thx for the feedback, and sorry for rambling alot! :)

Kristo Novo - hey thx! That Blacksad pic wasn't mine tho - it's from the comic :)


Thx to everyone for the C&C! I haven't been able to post any new sketches lately (or work on alwaysacid's project either) because I've been working more hours at my PT job, finishing unpacking (I just moved), and getting over a nasty cold :( But I will have more time very soon to post s'more stuff, so thx for checking in! I appreciate everyone's comments and thx again for visiting my sb!
see you soon
-SJ

[626elemental]

I like all the energy in your drawings. You have a very nice style and awesome character ideas!

[Rovert Scott]

How would you classify your art style? I have received many different views; some find it reminiscent of Disney, or of Spumco. Personally, although some aspects of Spumco art styling is there, and it does indeed seem to draw from some Animated Disney techniques, I don't like overly categorizing it into such restrictive art profiles. If you could name your art style as you personally see it or as it is known more broadly, it would be greatly appreciated. Whatever this style is called, is one of my favorites and your Art is very inspiring for my limited artistic capability. I hope some day I could draw in a similar manner.

[TopSecret]

Hey good to see you back here Sanejack you been m.i.a for a while... so was I for about 2 years.. came back just last week.

Anyways your work has alot of life in it, your drawings are very dynamic in expression, pose etc. It's always fun looking at your drawings. Keep it up mate :D

[byrondunn]

great style defo be back to see more

[DarkAhoy]

Wa.. Im shoked! Perfect)) Subscr.))

[Sanejack]

First post of the new year for me! Not much here, though :( just practicing painting in PS on this drawing of Joker. More to come soon!

[Sanejack]

Some random sketches - some inking and coloring practice on one of them... lines done in Illustrator (first time and it's VERY tedious!) and color in PS. I'm still struggling with color and light, but I'll get there - just need to be patient and keep practicing!

[Carnifex]

nice to see stuff again! quite sexy. good work with the digi inking too,infact very good by the look of it. for the colouring,maybe you should go with harder shadows? you got em lined out in your sketch already,so why not try them cell-shading style? :)

[ZhouPeng]

so sweet~~ terribly good lines~~~~ i love your cartoons~ they are alive~ sure , you are so cool~~~

[Sanejack]

thx everyone!
Carnifex: yeah I think the inking in Illustrator turned out ok, but the color I'm still having trouble with - I wanted to use that technique you're talking about, but I don't know how to do it right and I'm afraid I'll screw it up! I never know where to put all the right shadows and color combos. know of any good tutorials for that style of coloring?

[TopSecret]

Hey SJ thought id recommend a good dvd set for learning some of the colour techniques.

There are a couple dvds showing various methods, such as realism, anime style, , comic-book style etc.

The link to the site: http://www.digitalarttutorials.com/

Go to this page to preview some of the lessons: http://www.digitalarttutorials.com/previews.php

I think they have a couple of free tutorials available for download off their website.

Anyways just thought this might be helpful to you :)

[angelo cordon]

That last post is pretty sweet - reminds me a lot of skydoll. Keep em coming!

[Cameli]

really nice sketches!Love ur style, keep em coming

[thirdeye]

OMG you're back! How could I not notice that ?! Anyway, great to see you back on the boards :)

[Kambei Shimada]

Nice style, really enjoyable works...

keepppp em coming.

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I have started a sketchbook for 2010, crits would be very helpful. Thanks. Kambei

[Sanejack]

bunch o' random sketches - and toddler superheroes.

[Sanejack]

...but not for Spidey and MJ! Happy Valentines Day everyone :)

[kaktuzlime]

Yaaaaaaaay, new images!! <3 <3 <3 You rock!

[Killasandra]

DUUUUUDDEEEEEEEEEE. I. JUST. *insert crude term here*

I am absolutely smitten with your amazing style @.@ *subscribe*

[mike butkus]

Five stars! Great drawings, looking forward to your next post!

[Sanejack]

More color practice in PS with Joker - I gotta try to do more color stuff if I wanna get better at painting! Any feedback or tips are greatly appreciated!


Thanks for the kind words, everyone! I hope u like this piece.

- Kaktuzlime, if I haven't told u before, I love checking out your stuff as well! great designs and inspirational paintings! I'm striving to eventually get to your level :)

[Sanejack]

Does anyone know how to achieve natural looking color blends in Photoshop the way Painter does it? No matter what brush I use, I just can't seem to get that "painting" look - any tips?
-thx :)

[Sanejack]

anybody know any good tutorials on value? I think my colors would look better if my values were more accurate...

[Sanejack]

I think I'm improving - you can barely see the drawing underneath! :)

[ben-bencoo]

love you stuff man i love how expressive and animated they are :D

i also love how well controlled your sketches are :)
hope to see more

[Sanejack]

small sketchdump.

[sarbro]

great stuff!!
and such a lovely style, will keep watching your sketchbook!

[Carnifex]

although i don't think you should paint over your lineart totally (because it rocks,simple as that), here's one tutorial i have found really useful when it comes to values,and...just about everything.
http://www.itchstudios.com/psg/art_tut.htm
it's even from one of the members of this forum :)

[Sanejack]

thx for the comments everyone - and thx for the heads up on that tutorial, Carnifex! It's EXTREMELY helpful and I will be referencing it for a long time to come!

here's a painted sketch inspired by the lovely Lois van Baarle:

[Jephyr X]

Love what you're doing...great characters and sexy cartoonish pin-ups! Your styles are uniiqe but have you seen what Alberto Ruiz (Process Junkie) is doing?

http://processjunkie.blogspot.com/

I picked up a used copy of his Sketchbook 4. Anyway...I'm gonna bookmark your sb and check back. Keep the way cool stuff coming!!

[LAL]

hi! Sanejack! I like that spider-man ,lol,They are very interesting!you are a creative per son! keep going!

[Sanejack]

been away for a while...some new sketches!

[scholz]

I really enjoy your work.5*

[Sanejack]

a piece I made for my buddy Tony and his shop The Lady Luck Tattoo Gallery here in Tempe, AZ.

[kaktuzlime]

<3<3<3<3<3 You´re so good :)

[Ricardo Robles]

Lovely work!
sweet faces and gestures:)

[Carnifex]

getting better! although i think you should try to put hard shadows on her too.

[The_Show]

Really nice to look through your gallery! The LOST studies are spot on - even characters like Miles and Kate [who aren't as iconic as Hurley] stood out immediately.

[Sanejack]

@kaktuzlime - thx! coming from you that's a huge compliment! I wish I were half as good at painting as you are :)

@Ricardo Robles - thank you so much!

@Carnifex - I know, everyone tells me I should use more hard shadows - but hard shadows scare me! I'm always afraid I'll get them wrong - do you know of any good tutorials for correctly using hard shadows? If I could master them, then the "cel-shaded" look would really be complete!

@The_Show - I'm glad you liked my LOST sketches! I'm obsessed with LOST... and that's an understatement!! The finale totally blew my mind and I think the show will be remembered as one of the best shows in television history.

[Carnifex]

puh...don't know any i think. but working digitally,man,you shouldn't be afraid. if they're wrong,we'll tell ya ;)

[Aresa]

Your work is so good! I love the way you color your sketches. It gives it a nice touch to it. Please keep posting! Your art has so much life and expression. I love it! :)

[rumpenstiltzkin]

amazing SB, love your style and characters, and great expressions!
very inspiring too :) keep ´em coming !

[DSmith]

Hello!
Awesome style,quite unique that's for sure!With all these dark and broody concept art,your artwork is a breath of fresh air!Great job,and keep it up!

[edge art]

F'In incredible!

[Aut0n]

Lots of great work in here! I adore the rhythm and flow you have to a lot of your drawings, keep posting! I'd love to see more :)

[nana_iro_miso]

great sketchbook!! love the way you draw your characters, but i really think it's the eyes that draw me in. on each character its the first thing i look at lol great work!:)

[Sanejack]

Practicing linework in Illustrator then colors in PS

[Ricardo Robles]

sweet man.maybe i would enhance this flush around the cheeks and eyes(which was in the sketch), it makes her even more sexy.:)

[Carnifex]

ohh,the inkwork is fantastic.

[Sanejack]

thx Carni - I struggled with the brushes for a bit, trying to create different sizes and whatnot - I think I finally got the line thick n' thinness I was after!

[picksel]

whow i realy like your style and your dynamics figures

[Sanejack]

thank you! and I checked your blog - nice work!! I really like the way you paint! :)

[Kiera]

nice, dynamic drawings, I like them - just be careful that you don't reuse that one-eyebrow-up, one-eyebrow-down on half of you characters
(it's one of those expressions that is overused in cartoony things but rare in real life)

[Just_Nonplussed]

attractive disney style, but try to draw the feet of your characters more often. in a lot of your drawings i see no feet.. and some figures aren't well balanced.

have fun. :-)

[Dogprince]

I'm absolutely in love it your stuff. I'm a huge fan of styles like yours, and it's something I hope to incorporate into my work. Skydolls is by far one of my favorite comics/styles on the face of the planet.

Any tips, or thoughts on what goes into the making and stylization of your work? At the moment i'm trying to get some of the science of anatomy/drawing down before diving into heavy stylization. Don't know if that's the right way, but it seems to be chugging along.