The James' - Sketchbook - Round 3.8 - 12/20 Two Pages 'O' B.S.

[JoshuaTheJames]

Round 1 : Scribbles Nothing More...


-Joshua James


:edit: Bahh...I think there's some better stuff near the bottom of this page :teeth:

http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/skitsameca.jpg

http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/skstreetfightermeca.jpg

http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/skguyinsnowca.jpg

http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/skgirlsca.jpg

http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting!/yeller.jpg

http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/skbirdhouseca.jpg

http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/skdontlookca.jpg

http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/skgestureslopca.jpg

http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/skgreenca.jpg

http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/skhandsca.jpg

http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/skhawksenvironmentca.jpg

http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/skinkguyca.jpg

http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/skpenca.jpg

http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/skqueenca.jpg

http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/sksurg1ca.jpg

http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/sksurg2ca.jpg

http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/skugggirlca.jpg

http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/skvatsca.jpg

http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/skolkon1ca.jpg

http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/skolkon2ca.jpg

[hito]

super stuff mang! That gesture rocks hardcore.

[Dished]

Whoa!!! These are the coolness! I really like these :

http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/skhawksenvironmentca.jpg

http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/skdontlookca.jpg

http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/skvatsca.jpg

I like em lots! Especially the last. I dont have many crits though. Sorry. Looking forward to the next update =D

[rollb82]

sweet. i have checked out your stuff on your site, this is all new and i like it!

[flex mathews]

awesome work, those ones on the toned paper with the watercolors are fucking sweet. keep posting dude

[bRyaN]

God Damn Josh...

just god damn...

[steak-tron]

these are some elegant pages.
thanks for posting. :D

[gaboartpage]

Dude first of all congratulations
on graduation on CCAD
im happy you did it
cause now you will spend mo
on your projects
you did it dude it was long wait
but these works are amazing
when i looked at the illustration
in the CA mainpage cover
i knew it was yours, watching
snow warriors style of rendering
someway made me see that
theres some style you developed
your renderings ans specially
trademarks on hair

i like a lot this pages, its cool
you are on daily skjetchs dudes
too bad you didnt go to Austin
cause it would have been awesome
see this live that pen anatomy
sketch is DOPE ists freaking cool linework

but my favorite is the girl with ornaments
her anatomy is very well
depicted her small chest and overall proportion
is great, i like the detail on fabrics
very creative designs and face placements
with hair is very charasteristical,
i like that back girl dress study also that
value placement really helps
pop that butt out hehehe

your portfolio compilation on this thread JOSHUA (http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=29697)
is solid and has variation on themes
technique and media very cool

congratulations again dude keep on and good luck

Gabriel Garza

[JoshuaTheJames]

hito, Dished, rollb82, flex mathews, bRyaN, steak-tron- Thanks Everyone!

gaboartpage- Wow, thanks for all the kind words.



I will post Round 2 as soon as I get them all together.

-Joshua

[OLSEN]

Great scribbles. The line quality in some of them are very impressive, the rest are just as good too. Keep rocking.

[Burning Eyes]

OMG so badass dude. How do you do it! I also cchecked out your site.. well your old one, and you got amazing stuff there too! Cant wait for the new site!

[McNallyism]

Wow, awesome! I love this thread the more I look at it, Josh. You are truly a master of the line. your hatching looks every bit as good as the pen work of the golden age turn of the century illustrators.

-Sean

[behemot5]

lot of good pic here.....

[WillSchnevel]

Oh man, such great stuff! I wish I knew you were at the con so I could have met up with you or something. Did you see chukw there?

[JoshuaTheJames]

Hey Guys...

OLSEN, MIKECORRIERO, Burning Eyes, behemot5- thanks so much guys!

Sean(McNallyism)- Wow Sean thanks. Your silence usually traumatizes me. heh.

WillSchnevel- Hey dude. Thanks. We will be there next year. Are you going???


Anyhoo here is a link to my Life drawings Thread...


Figure Drawings and Gestures...
http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=29946

I wouldn't Mind some Hardcore Critiques in that thread!

thanks,
-Joshua James

[JoshuaTheJames]

It seems Life Drawing and Painting will always be a never ending struggle with me. Good thing it is an enjoyable struggle...

I fly out to Norfolk, Virginia tomorrow for an interview. It's for an Illustration/Concept art position . Here's to hopin...

-Joshua James


- Portraits -

http://www.joshuathejames.com/lifestudies/Port1.jpg

http://www.joshuathejames.com/lifestudies/Port5.jpg

http://www.joshuathejames.com/lifestudies/Port6.jpg

http://www.joshuathejames.com/lifestudies/Port7.jpg

http://www.joshuathejames.com/lifestudies/Port9.jpg

http://www.joshuathejames.com/lifestudies/Port4.jpg

[Sok N. Wett]

Damn dude, those portraits are freakin' sweet, especially in blue pencil.....I really dig those Fantasy Interface looking designs.

[obid619]

wow its joshua james in the house! nice to see those great pages bro. really the only thing i'd like to see improvement on is portraits :bashful:

[legacy]

great stuff man, some of the portraits look a little bland, but others look amazing.

keep em' coming!

[Chris J. Anderson!]

Josh, I'm glad you started this skeckbook thread. You got some great new works I've never seen from you before. You are the true master.

[JoshuaTheJames]

Sok N. Wett- Thanks man.

obid619- Thanks dude and yeah ...me too. heh. :bashful: :teeth:

legacy- Thanks and I agree...

Chris J. Anderson!- I wish...


Btw I got that Illustration job in Viriginia. Thank the Gods!

-Joshua James

[JoshuaTheJames]

Heh. Weak update...

http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/JTJ-316.jpg

-Joshua James

[PHATandy]

Excellent work man, i really like ure characters from ure first post, its kind of cartoony but its got all the perfect anatomy and studd to make it semi realistic, looks like it came straight out of a disney film.

Although a small update its not weak. I really like it, looks like a robot from star warz. Only thing that bothers me with it is the functionality, from the way u drawn it, it looks like it might have some problems moving its arms, they look a little rigid.

Nice work though, post more soon :).

[Crunch]

love that stuff man...when are we doing the beat down!? ill give a better post some other time but for now its just props on doing yo thang.

[Darkside]

hey, I think I don´t have to say your drawings are great, they rock.
But in your last batch all seems very soft and round, I miss some edges and.. don´t know, personal impression I think.
keep on posting :)

[Rusty]

what can i say?..,excellent?,bodacious?,cowa....bun...ga?.>insert generic remark here<

Youve got a very original take on armour,its got JOSHUA THE JAMES written all over it..Almost feels tron-like in a wierd way.
beautiful stuff allround man. :eyeloss:

Jace

[jetpack42]

glad to see you posting some stuff...awethome!

[Brall]

Great stuff my man, I really love your pen work, its sooo sweet!

Now all I have to do is try and learn from your stuff and maybe some of your skills will rub off on me :bashful:

I'm definatly subscribing to this thread from now on, and I hope to see some good stuff out of you soon.

[JoshuaTheJames]

PHATandy- Thanks. I agree about the Bot. It was one of those "do and get it done annd hope you do your best pieces" heh.

Crunch- thanks dude..It will be sometime after the T-dome...

Darkside, jetpack42, Brall- thanks guys!

Rusty- Thanks a lot dude! Hurry and get some webhosting as soon as you can! :teeth:


Another small Update!

These are quick unfinished/unused Mask concepts for a creature John Howle designed for the Wars project here (http://www.decipher.com/) . I thought they were decent enough to post as sketches...

http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/UnusedQuayMasks.jpg

-Joshua James

[JoshuaTheJames]

Thunderdome 8 drawing... Skeletor

http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/SkeletorTdome8theJamesdrawing.jpg

I ran late on the painting sadly... I still plan to finish it further.

Here (http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/SkeletorTdome8theJames.jpg) is the progress paint.

-Joshua James

[Summer Pudding]

That 'Don't Look' image is great. Demented, but great. 5 stars.

[Jokisalo]

finally you got your sketchbook in here!!!
waited it sooooo long -_- i'm happy and satisfied now, thanks man ;)
i love your characters, you put so mutch life to them.
your style is incredible and unique!! love it!!!!!!
incredible imagination you have.. damn man give your brains to me!
hopefully we'll gonna see some uptades soon. :)
and if ya got some time could you please visit my sketchbook.
thanks.

[cateaic]

Youre line work is brilliant!...and the skeletor pic. is especially badass. Good luck with the interview. If they dont hire you their out of their minds! Thanks for the post.

[hurricane]

sweet stuff... killer skeletor man !


dooooo post more

[JoshuaTheJames]

Thanks a lot everyone!

Here's couple more...

http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/ladyNguy.jpg

http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/CMsk1.jpg




Here are some ooooooooooooooooooooold school ones. Oooooold.



http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/Con2004-10.jpg


-Joshua James

[JoshuaTheJames]

I just got back from the Incredibles!!! Ahhhh! The Animation Was GLORIOUS!!!!!!



-Joshua James

[Jokisalo]

your 'ooooldddd' school pics blew my head off!!! those are sick as hell.
keep em coming!

[Plagu£]

The shading on your oldschool work is incredible! If you could, post some more of your pencil work, thx.

[Daunting]

The old school pic all the way on the lower left hand corner is godly. The detail of the pattern of his armor is amazing. Wish I could crit but I jsut can't.

[vigostar]

I have to agree with the others about your old school skecthes really work for you... I love the swirls in your art..!!! I really enjoy your older stuff... More than your newer maybe! Keep up the good work..

[Groover McNab]

Damn good stuff! Your line direction in your inks is great, along with everything else of course. Inspirational stuff.

And the Incredibles was GLORIUS as you say. :teeth:

[JoshuaTheJames]

Thanks a lot guys!


Here's a page from a couple months ago...

http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/sept2004sk.jpg

-Joshua James

[sone_one]

outstanding work joshua. i really like your style... my favorite is "skgestureslopca" :).

keep on rocking!

[Burning Eyes]

All your art is soo... i dunno. Its GREAT though! Lots of style and just great technique... Cant wait to see more

[JoshuaTheJames]

thanks guys....


Heheh... Here's a rejected sketch from work. They said to make a Sexy Robot..then said this was tooo Sexy. :rolleyes: 'sigh' Oh well, at least I get to give it another go... :teeth:

btw that cat is a Maneki Neko cat..not a cartoon character. heh. When painted it would be porcelain.

http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/toosexybot.jpg

-Joshua James

[Egets]

totally excellent sketchbook, shows that comes from your mind and you are not using any reference at all :blah: hopefully who knows how many more years till I get there where you are now :teeth:

[USER777]

your stuff rocks.. your style rocks.. you rock!!
:uzi2: :bow: :uzi:

[JoshuaTheJames]

Thanks Guys...


Egets- the Portraits are from life...


-Joshua James

[AlphonseIV]

wow can i worship you as an art god...hehe i kid, dude these rock- you should draw some animals. there aren't anyhere

[JoshuaTheJames]

Alphonse- That may be a bit much but, thanks. :)


Here is a sketch I thought was fun. If I make it a finish piece I'll post it.

I know, I know... Lord of the Rings has poisoned my mind...That's what I get for listening to the Special Editions too much at work.

http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/TurbineOrc-theJames.jpg

It was all grayscale then glazed colour with the "Color" option applied to the tip...not that anyone asked. heh

-Joshua James

[cateaic]

Yeah, those orks are so badass its hard not to be inspired! Ive always wanted to do my own version. That WIP is looking sweet though..are you going to finish it? Yes! you must =) Im liking that armour too..

[rothgar]

It sure would be nice to see some process pieces, especially to see how you come up with your values and whatnot. Keep posting man, it's always inspiring to see your art.

[Burning Eyes]

That last ork there is great, I request, no... demand more art from you! lol ;) Cant wait for next update

[xia]

Dude the last one Rock, perfect amount of painting...I really like them loose like that.

It's ok if LOTR poisoned your mind a lil bit. Good stuff.

[JoshuaTheJames]

cateaic- Thanks dude..I'll finish it...along with a couple other related pieces.

rothgar- Thanks a lot man...I have an illustation I am working on now that I am saving Jpegs of periodically. I'll post that process in a week or two...

Burning Eyes, Xia- Thanks guys!


-JtJ

[auden100]

Ah the glorious sketchbook of Joshua the James. Your scribbles are my scripture, good sir. Thanks for posting.

[JoshuaTheJames]

This is a card illustration of a Japanese Giesha Bot done for work. Since the printed image is only about 2 inches across hopefully anything that sucks about it won't be so apparent.

Here is the process...

I had an intial drawing that wasn't working but, I did like the background so I just erased the main character and kept the background. Time was slim so I just kept the first quick pose I liked...
http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/GieshaBot1.jpg

http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/GieshaBot2.jpg

As you can see I worked out some of the values and the drawing a bit...
http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/GieshaBot3.jpg

Here I brought the image to a top layer and set the layer option to "multiply" and on the background layer I layed in a gradient. I don't usually use gradients but, I wanted to try it out.
http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/GieshaBot4.jpg

http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/GieshaBot5.jpg

From here I've just been blocking in colours and a bit more of the drawing..
http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/GieshaBot6.jpg

http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/GieshaBot7.jpg

At this point I added a new layer over the line drawing and the background so I can work in some opaques...
http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/GieshaBot8.jpg

More opaques and lighting...
http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/GieshaBot9.jpg

Always reworking the drawing as I paint...and the background...
http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/GieshaBot10.jpg

http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/GieshaBot11.jpg

All the while you can tell her right Arm is insanely long in comparison, so I made sure to shrink it down a bit. Also from the beginning I really wasn't working with Asian looking eyes, I resolved it a bit but, as you can see they could stand to be a more Asian. If I had more time I would have completely resolved the background but, being a card illustration it won't matter that much.
http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/GieshaBot12.jpg

And there you have it Mediocrity!
http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/GieshaBot13.jpg

-JtJ



:Edit: Geezus! that background is kind of painful! Good thing it'll be printed about 2 inches wide.

Oh BTW... Metal Gear Solid 3! comes out today!!!

[flex mathews]

awesome work. its always great to see the process. thanks for the post.

[xia]

Damn Bro! I love the overall look, soft edge and hard edge clearly define, nice composition, great balance between foreground back ground. My eyes can travel all around the pic and find new stuff which I really like. I especially love how you paint her face! This is one of my most fav from you yet. Great stuff bro, keep them coming.

Ah yeah, and thanks for sharing the process. Fucking nice!

[Jens]

That's an amazing painting, lovely colors

I also like the soft shading you use for your pencil drawings <3

[Crunch]

wow thats sweet as hell! thanks for the process stuff. love your work

[Mike Frank]

wowoww Love your work!!!!!!!

[Burning Eyes]

Yah uh, DAMN NICE

[JoshuaTheJames]

Here is the Business Card I used this past year...the Fat Bot...heh

Btw have any of you guys Checked out XboxLive/Halo2 It's become my Bane since last night. It is really great for us artists. We usually have friends that end up landing jobs that literally scatters them throughtout the United State and it's great to be able to play with them again.

My GameTag is JOSHUATHEJAMES...

http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/BitnessCardJtJ2004.jpg

flex mathews, xia, Jens, Crunch, Some_Guy, Burning Eyes- Thanks Everyone...

-JtJ


Here are some sketches from last year I thought were fun...
http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/ladynautsketches.jpg

[rothgar]

Thank you so much for posting your process for that painting. My brain is going into overload as I try to absorb all the pics.

[tagHeuer]

I'm always inpressed with an artist who can work in a variety of visual styles and you are definitely that type of artist.

Keep up the good work.

[lowpolymatt]

great workflow there! Lovely work to boot! Nice one.

[JoshuaTheJames]

rothgar, tagHeuer, lowpolymatt- Thanks a lot guys...


Here is an old one I forgot about. The anatomy is wonky but, I still liked it overall.

http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/girlncreature.jpg

-Joshua James


oh and it's offical..I'm a dirty Post ... heh.

Here are some old sketches from the Mid-College days at CCAD.

OLDIES OLDIES OLDIES OLDIES OLDIES OLDIES OLDIES OLDIES
http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/OLDgarbageSketches99-2000.jpg


OLDIES OLDIES OLDIES OLDIES OLDIES OLDIES OLDIES OLDIES
http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/OLDgarbageSketches99-2001.jpg

[Soja]

Wow!! Man ur stuff is so freakin amazin'!!! Wow!!!
What can I say!! I love it!!! SO mucho stylo!!! <3 <3 <3

[feeesh]

my god......its full of stars.............

heheh wow im blown away by your work as always, hadnt seen your sketch thread yet though. Lots of fine fine work!!!! I especially love the page of medieval fantasy tpe sketches just above, one of the last images you posted. Really cool. You've got great dteails on your pieces too like on Skeletor's outfit above.

Im subscribin' to this one, cant wait to see more!

-Feeesh

[JoshuaTheJames]

thanks guys...


Here's a quick illustration I thought was funny...

http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/fatwater.jpg


-JtJ

[Ilja Murometz]

Hey JoshuatheJames, thats the first time i visit your sketchbook and its fantastic. I especially like your colour work, although your drawings are great too. These last few character drawings: what are they done with? Pencils and Markers? All the different forms you use in your characters are just amazing and the fact that you never repeat in your drawings is nice too.
Really love the compositions.

would be great to get some crits from you in my daily.

[Jokisalo]

new stuff ehj? these are hot ;) you made my day

[JoshuaTheJames]

Thanks Jokisalo...

Ilja Murometz- Yeah some are marker with pencil over top. I'll stop on by your thread! :)

Here is a quick one I did today just so I could mess around with Photoshops textures and different brushes...

-JtJ

http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/WolveOrc.jpg

[cateaic]

wow...youre pencil and marker work are insane!! Its nice to see so many fresh concepts =) And that wolf kicks ass!

[Burning Eyes]

that wolf is hawt.... wow did i just say hawt... hmmm anyways yah makes me wanna actually try different brushes instead of my mostest favoritest the round one! lol ... I really love your marker work man .. like woah

[klid]

damn right that wolf is hawt! i dig that you have a great balance between realism and cartoon in your style, and the figures have great animation.

some of your old work is chillin in the illustration lab. its also great stuff.

[JoshuaTheJames]

Here is a page from from my recent sk-book...

Wes...You son of a bitch! :teeth:

Sooo tired of sucking...I could gouge my eyes out... :dead:
http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/skDec15th.jpg

-JtJ


:[

[Jokisalo]

some hate in digi stuff!! looks crazy man.
nice page of sketches, more please :donk:

[Zebz]

I can't believe I've never made my way into one of your posts before! I've seen you postin' all over the place and I've never seen any of your threads! This stuff is great, bro! :confident I know how you feel about the Wes stuff, everytime he posts it's a double edged sword. First cut is full of inspiration and second cut is the one that brings you to your knees. But you've got some awesome stuff here yourself, man. So shut up. You're makin' me feel like crap, so THERE! :nohope: Seriously tho, this stuff is great. I'd love to see more of your traditional work up. Are you currently working as a concept artist? Already thru with school I'm guessing. Those "mid-college" sketches look a hell of a lot better than my "mid-college" sketches. lol I'm there right now! :\ Keep up the great work. I'm offcially on the bandwagon for update notification. :confident

[bRyaN]

Josh you rock bro....

What are you working on now?
See ya in SF...

[steak-tron]

Jawesome pages JJ. Aww, you don't suck a'toll. But one gets that feeling when looking through wes' thread...

nice alchohol-rubbed pencils. I assume that's how you get those nice soft value changes? The tut on the painting was great, my only crit is her arm (our left) still looks pretty long. -But- when you move the figure around like you do (to great effect) you can get away with it.

ladynautsketches.jpg --> really like these heads
keep em' coming pu-leez

[IanE]

I love your sketches! They're so fluid and smooth! You have a great deal of talent, I'm gonna look for more of your stuff now.

Keep it up!

Ian

[MrFrost]

great stuff as always

[PHATandy]

Awesome stuff, i love ure style of characters and style of drawing, the rendering looks so smooth and sleek, looks like you spend ages on it.

Nice work man.

[JoshuaTheJames]

You guys may find this Humorous. They accidentally left another artists name on a card illustration of mine. There are process pics of this image at the bottom of the first page of this thread.

:nohope:

http://warstcg.fanhq.com/Resources/CardImages/WARS-EN02143.jpg

Andy- Thanks but, actually using a Cole-Erase pencil on the right paper can really spead up rendering time. It takes no time really. I love the consistency of those pencils. Lets hope they really were not discontinued. :[
(the Sketchbook is a Canson 8x8inches.)

cateaic, Burning Eyes, Majestyx, Jokisalo, steak-tron, IanE, MrFrost- Thanks Guys.

ZebzFree- Hahahha. Everytime I see your Avatar I crack up. "I nneed more Cow Bell"

bRyaN- Thanks. Won't be attending the Workshop. My cash flow is tight :( ah well. Perhaps I'll attend if there's a next time...

-Joshua James



here are a couple pages... not too proud of these... >:| - I F#$King Hate these two pages!

http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/skDec19th2004.jpg

http://www.joshuathejames.com/Posting/skDec20th2004.jpg

[hurricane]

looks cool, i like that you have created your own world and technoligy when it comes to tech. soldiers and such.
looks great ! love the brush/texture test, very alive !

but they all have a tendency to look unreal, and i mean that by its twisted to your style of drawing... (just rambling)

cheers !

[Venndetta1]

wow man, amazing.

your line works and your digital coloring are just simply good. ive been keeping track of your artworks and you just keep getting better and better. do you have any advice for a lowly artist like myself? :bashful:

[Sanby]

WOW. I love your rendering, it is so smooth and soft. Your line work is crazy, and all the detail that is those robot suit design things is wicked!

Keep posting man, it was fun to look at all of this.

BTW, what's a cole-erase pencil and what's the right paper? And most of all, how does it help to spped things up?

Sanby

[Daunting]

You absolutely have the cleanest lines I've ever seen. Looks better than a freakin stencil.

[Jokisalo]

always nice to see your uptades as this time too..
your style is so soft and magical ;)
keep it up :perv:

[JadeDragon]

Man, I dont do enough posts in your sketchthread. Im always so impressed when I see your work. Great updates, Joshua!

And congratulations on the Wizards of the Coast work! That sucks they gave your credit to someone else tho. Have you done other cards for those guys?

And your last two sketchbook pages definitely DO NOT suck. I especially love those bottom right two characters on Dec 19th's page. Cool designs!

Keep up the great work, JtJ!!

Cheers!~~~JadeDragon

[bwkeough]

I'm really enjoying your linework and I'm sorry I didn't find my way to your art threads sooner!

I think your better images are the ones where your pushed the motion and the values hard. Hm, that's not too helpful, I just said "your better images are better." Let's try again: work towards intensity of motion and value, keep it in mind more often and I think you'll have fewer drawings that you dislike.

I'll be looking for your next update. :)

[auden100]

All bullshit aside, you have some of the most stylistically recognizeable sketches on this site, good sir.

That truly blows about the card credit. I have a troupe of ninjas awaiting their task. Give me the word, and they'll make sure that company never forgets the name JoshuatheJames again!!

Out of curiousity what colors of red and violet colerase did you use on the last few sketches? I keep noodling through my box of them trying to find the match, and never can.

Keep on truckin, bro.

[Venndetta1]

Yo JtJ,

Sorry to hear about the card thing, man. They don't deserve your service, and you don't deserve their dumb mistake. Your name should've been there so everyone will know... The James.

Anyway, I'm always impressed with your works man, post some more!

[JeffZNY]

Mediocrity?? Don't make me hurt you. Sorry I'm a bit late checking in with this thread, but seriously that Geisha bot is one of my favorite pieces that I've seen from you, and trust me, I have quite a few favorites:) I also dig the bejesus out of that crazy werewolf-orc experiment in photoshop...I associate words like smooooth and creeeeeamy with joshuathejames, but that piece is way different from your normal stuff and me likes the variety. Dang it, why won't photoshop do stuff like that for me? Keep it up!

[van]

Dude. Your shit is amazing. I should have replied a long time ago, but hey....no crits. :) WHen I dont have a crit I usually hold my tongue and dont say much. Lately I have been dropping encouragement, too...because it really does help.

Anyway, rambling. I really like your work. Its YOU. You definitely have a style. Im hoping to find mine at some point.

[Ryu]

Hi,

I got to say i love those sketches, really neat...
Do you do a lot of scribble underneath before coming up with the clean ?

I see you focused a lot on your line didn't you ?
I'm currently facing a problem with mine, which hasn't the fluidity, the emotion i'd like...
How did you do to develop your line ? any "exercises" ? copying?

Another little question, do you do these sketch quickly, or are the movements of the pencil rather slow ? and the rapidity is an illusion given by the fluidity of lines ?

Thank you very much, hoping for an update soon :)

Cya

[Balooga]

Hey Joshua, it's been so long since your last update. When are you going to treat us with some new drawings? Your work is awesome!

Please update soon.

[IanE]

I'm not a person to be envious or jealous, but I am totally jealous of you, Joshua, you're so terribly talented and one of my biggest inspirations. It's incredible to see somebody so humble and yet so talented that has time to give back to the starting and starving artists on CA and with everything else you do.

You're a huge inspiration. Thanks for sharing these sketches and pleeeaaase update when you can!

Ian

[Zebz]

Missin' your updates, Josh.

[fooxoo]

Ohhhhhh neaat stuff. The cartoons are very good. Nice style, great variety in work. Keep it up and show us some updates!

[Kresh]

very awesome sketches. I've noticed though that your costumes,armors,and robots have very similar designs. I'm no expert but wouldn't that get you or whoever u work for into some copywright infringements? Well some of your most recent ones seem to be breaking away from the other ones a bit. I like your work alot, very good renderings/designs, but I would love to see something different from you.

[seth1]

Would love to see some updates man! Very nice work you have in you sb so far..

[seba_boi]

Excellent!!!! Excellent pencil skills!!!!!!!... I'm in great awe of your pencil sketches!!!!....

[Dreamworker]

Oh my God, this is a cool SB! I like all the pencils and the apintings, you have a great talent!!
Keep it up :)