Fred's Sketchbook Thread Part 1 UPDATED FEB 11th

[fredflickstone]

Well, after the last 2 workshops, I have been changing up my work, and my books when I sketch quite a bit. But I am going to start with older stuff too so I can balance it all out, if I post all the new stuff right now, I will have to work too hard to get more going again...heh...I just have a lot of images I can post strting a while back, but getting more creative as I continue to mingle with the Massive Black crew...


Good to be posting again.

Ron


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[fredflickstone]

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[ExeCute]

wow.. what else can i say but wow? i guess "holy crap" is appropriate too.

my favorite drawing of these is the one of the bums, i especially like the captions.. it's so difinitive of san francisco..


thanks for posting and letting us in on your sketchbook, inspirational

[emily g]

I'm glad to see you posting, Ron!
Lovely stuff--thanks so much for posting such a wide variety. They are all interesting to me.

Hope to see more!
emily

[Ilja Murometz]

Wow, really nice to see your sketchbook here, what are the paintings done with? Guache? Pencils are really beautiful rendered. THX for sharing :^^:
I especially like the stalin drawing :nohope:

[ArtbyWard]

And another super exelent sketchbook in this forum thank you :yayca:

I love the car, the russian(?) general and the mech ( looks very organic, coolness)

[Ink_Monkey]

HOLY CRAP IS RIGHT. Dam Fred has a sketch book. Dood I just want to say thanks for you tutorails they've helped me alot, I have em all saved whoot. I'm happy to see you start a sketch book, this stuff is amazing. Way to drop a bomb on the DS section buddy. I can't wait to see you new stuff and see what a influence massive black had on you cuz the stuff you have here is awsome. I'll be checking back often. Later

[cburt]

ron, it was awesome to actually get to meet you at the SF workshop, i was only there the last day but my goal was to get to see some of your pieces in person and that small sketchbook you've got was just mind-blowing...seriously, it was incredibly inspiring, esp. for me, someone who mostly works in ballpoint, to see a full pad of ballpoint drawings and great gouache studies. i still can't believe that factory painting copy was so small...you were right what you said about assael's ballpoint drawings too, those things were trippy, totally looked like charcoal drawings. thanks for posting all of these pages in the thread at easy access for all of our viewing pleasure. keep em comin!
-cburt

[Ra Havok]

Owwww yeah! A fredflickstone sketchbook!
I am overjoyous! (http://www.soe.ucsc.edu/~ejw/tatum/images/happy-mommy.jpg)

[Pichuerca]

Very inspirational. I already see your new style in some portraits that you have done after the workshop. <3 .

Do you have some of these animals in your house or you have drawn in the zoo ?. ;)


Keep posting please and thank for these tutorials that you have shared with us.

[cotron]

wowwwww, great to see the sketchy and conceptual side to your stuff... all I had seen was your tutorials and the painting demos at the workshops. nice surprise, I'll make sure to come back to this thread often. hooray!

[Phuzion]

Hot damn! Fred your gouache studies always blow me away. Hell, all of them kick ass. I can't wait to see this progression you're speaking of. This should be a fun one to watch. Peace

-Daniel

[nicolas]

This is Insanity! goauche is such a strange animal, you must be insane to pull these off..... incredible. What kind of paper is that in your sketchbooks, I've been looking for some toned paper that can take a beating...or at least hold up to wet media....

NIC

[Shylone_Breath]

>:D thanks a lot for sharing your sketchbook. It's very inspiring for me... :)
Sorry no critique for you.. :rolleyes:

[hurricane]

INTENSE !!!

no will to live anymore.... :zzz:


you have to keep this sketchbook alive !


cheers !

[vigostar]

Why do I feel like I DIED and went to heaven??? :bow: Wow, wow.. thats all I could say... I have seen your more traditional work and I ahve always admired it but, then you showed a more loose and creative aspect and its like... WOW! that scene with all those black characters are so great and that rhino! geeze.... can I borrow you hands?

[Tigermilk]

Unbelievble... So nice.. luuve the Golume sketches man, those are kick ass.

I was just to go and do somethin' else, thoght I won't bother drawing this night, but your sketches and pics just made my mind flip. Time for some drawing!

thanks man.

[Dan.v.D.]

i´m not gonna comment unless you update at least three times.
deal?


:wink:

[p4b10]

it's amazing how versatile you are... awesome, post more please.

[Mike Frank]

Awesome stuff Ron! Thanks so much for sharing, you're a big inspiration!

[obid619]

Hello Mr. Ron. Beautiful sketchbook bro. I believe i sent you a message once, but I heard that you were at the watts attilier, down in san diego. I thought it was cool cuz my art consultant was Ed Roeder, and he was one of your students I believe. Both of you are really awesome in your art. Keep this sketchbook up man.

[softdrawer]

Seriously man... i dig those gouache so badly.

Good work

alx

[Sanby]

man those are wicked. I love the gollums sketches, and the baseball players. Sweet stuff, I am bookmarking this for sure. And now sir, you have made me want to sketch, so off I go.

Sanby

[gaboartpage]

YAY !!
Ron this is so cool !!!
is good to see you post again on the forums
specially this great sketch pages
i love it all te gouache are so clean and pro
the rhino colors !!!! very clever very good
please keep posting

although if you have some sorolla studies photos
would be soo welcome to witness :-D

did i said keep posting please hehee

good luck

Gabriel

[Main Loop]

Dl'ed em all! The deer anatomy studies in particular are eyecatching.. love the mood and colors in the "vet" one..

[dadamafia]

damnit man. why are you so ridiculously awesome. you get on my nerves sometimes becuz just when i think im getting somewhere you come and pop my bubble. well not everyone can be as good as you so i guess i have to live with that. you are just out of this world. A++

[Rusty]

mmmmmmm,it doesnt get any tastier than dis..

love those little colour sketches..gouache?

.Jace

[Ilja Murometz]

Wow, in this case i would like to have the stars back so i could give :star: :star: :star: :star: :star:

[bwkeough]

ah-ha, i've found you here, too! great stuff in this post. some I've seen before, some is new to me. lots to absorb. I'm looking forward to more tutorials too, once you get back up to full steam.

[Kambei]

I think something popped in my brain... I don't know what it is... but....
WOW! Such a wide range of skills and all so solid. I really dig your landscape paintings, beautiful indeed.

[Diego]

Wow Ron, love yer stuff, looking foward to see your new stuff. From what i've saw in your newest portraits you have a lot to show, new aproach or technique. That will be awesome to see. Keep updating and blessing with your skills.
You're an amazing artist, keep'em coming
Cheers

-Diego

[Bojee]

Aw Yeah this is sooo cool your posting again, I miss your presence on the boards. So great to meet you finally and see some of this in person. Your crit still ringing in my ears when I work on new stuff. Thank you again for your help. I'm without a computer for a few more weeks but I just wanted to say thanks for sharing. ;)

[TjiggoTjurring]

Fuckin great stuff! Gonna follow this thread for sure.. More!

[AmadorL]

i am in love with your gouche painting, i recently bought a set of 12 and i am still waiting for them to arrive. is there a certain set of colors you use? do you mix your own colors? 411 greatly appriciated.


Amador

[fredflickstone]

AmadorL-just out of the tube colors. I have a few palettes I use. Nothing particular though. I set a new palette up for each image to keep them from looking too formulaic.

TjiggoTjurring-thank you..heh

Bojee-move back...heh. COme back soon. We need to paint together...thanks for replying..

Diego-thank you, hopefully I can keep up the new look. I feel my old slef creeping back in again. We need another workshop...heh

Kambei, bwkeough, Ilja Murometz, Rusty, thakn you. Rusty, yes, guoache

ANd everyone else who posted, thanks, I have a lot of thanks to say so I am going to roll em all up into one THANKS>>>

Dan.v.D.-here is number 2...heh

Pichuerca-the zoo...just a cat and dog at home...but it feels like a zoo...

[fredflickstone]

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[fredflickstone]

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[AmadorL]

tight treat ! hey Ron do you think you can elaborate a lil on what you mean by you the palate thingy when ever you get a chance.?

-Amador

[arghmisfit]

:bow: amazing stuff!! i enjoy your colors studies above everything else, but everything is kick a$$.

[bRyaN]

Goddamn man....GODDAMN....
Soo fucking good...

[johnny3]

Very inspiring work Fred! Makes me want to paint. Got to go

[Pesmerga]

You're my hero! (at least one of them).

[NoUseFrAName]

Totally loving the Ekos guy in the first new drawing there.

-Rob

[davi]

i am loving the animal studies, gives shivers down my spine.


I also want to say that i love your original concepts and would love to see more.

[Crane]

*jaw drops, teeth fall out*

My eyes are cumming! oh...my fucking god...
...i'll think of something more intelligent later....drool...


drip...drip..

[rswanson]

You've got some great range, man. While you have a definite style, you cover such a diverse range of topics and techniques that sometimes it doesn't look like it comes from the same person. I love your site, too.

[Madman!]

He Ron I got a question about the animal studies like the stag one, do you know all the muscles and bones like that? I know most animal bones/muscles are the same names as humans, but they are in different placements. Do you have the animals memorized or are these really like studies for you? I'm just curious if you can draw these things because you know them like memorized or because you know value, shapes, etc that allows you to draw anything you want basicly.

[gasmask]

so much skill, man you can do any medium to a high level of quality, im glad you are here

[flex mathews]

jesus... beautiful work, i love everything.

[Rusty]

beautiful colour sketches,those small thumbnail colour studies blow my mind,i think ive found the source of a recent toothache ;P ...

those CA artists charicatures r pretty cool man.

..Jace

[-j-]

Amazing. I'm a huge fan of your work. Please keep this thread going, it's so inspirational to me. You seriously make me want to move to California.

[Fusion]

After zooming in on your tiny tiny jpegs ( :nohope: ) I saw a cool little quote. . .

"My gosh dang. arm too friggin short (underline) cause Im a rocket man. . . ."

Ron, whats a rocket man? I wanna be a rocket man. . . if it produces those sketches then. . .

Rocket Men Are Us! :wink:

[Craig D]

rocket man hint- look at who the sketches are of on the same page.

awesome sketchbook

[p4b10]

Awesome...

I know you like Sorolla, the little image with boats and industrial buildings reminds me to some small paintings in wood i have seen in the Sorolla museum. So much detail with so little painting.

[Loga4]

Awesome work.

[bwkeough]

yeah I second davi's comment about the animal studies, the deer anatomy is killer. The gouche master studies and the flying cheetah man are my other favorites of this group.

now I didn't talk to Wes in Austin so maybe I missed something, but he didn't look that creepy, y'know, with the glowing red eyes and all...
heheh, fun stuff!

[dadamafia]

awesome update. i see a few of the workshop people in there (jason manley, wes900 etc) i love that lastone with the ships and stuff. reaaly nice. A+++

[Jeff Jaws]

great to see your sketchbook stuff. I love everythin but the ca-caricatures are my favourite.. hilarious!

Jj.

[MoP]

Fusion: Maybe it's cos he looks like Elton John? :)

Love this stuff, man. The last little gouache(?) painting is just awesome. Looks like you took a photo and stuck it in your sketchbook, but better. Much better. What size is that sketchbook, incidentally?

Also, the Gollum further up the page is great.
Hell, it's all great.

-MoP

[matthew.]

aaaah this very last gouache picture is just insane .... how big is it? it looks more realistic then a photograph. and this big-eared creature with this bird is rendered soooo lovely, would you mind show us some steps when u are doing something like this? this would be damn nice. :teeth:

m.

[obid619]

VERY WELL DONE . very tough to crit your work.

[Zebz]

<3 <3 <3

Wow... what a thread to stumble into! Thanks for postin'!

[Warhead82]

holy shit!!!

[Ryu]

i dont like saying this, i dont find it to be very helpful,

BUT MAAAN !!! WTF ! i love your compos, your gouache, your studies, I love everything, sell me one of your sketchbook, these are pieces of art !!

so incredible, thx so much, i hope to see more in the near future, and maybe i could check the dvds if you do oversea shipping not too expensive :)

Really gimme an update, i'm addicted now, too late, i'm watching ya :)

[Xaya]

do you know what?

your are crazy... for gods sake you are C R A Z Y ! ...

It is perhabs healthier not look at stuff like that.... but i can´t.

-Xaya

[mengde]

all you stuff is really great. you should be happy with you self, great art

[fukifino]

This shit is soooooooooooo cool to see, Ron. Apart from a few illustrations I come accross in my D&D books, I don't often see much from you apart from your figure work and the tutorials you do. It's great to see the diversity of interests you have. Here's a nice study of a harbor, some cowboys, a car, a badass creature with his wicked bird, some factories...and in so many mediums and styles (love the car done completely using lines following the action).

And I'm still utterly in awe of those gouache sketches. I really, REALLY hope you guys offer that class next term in a timeslot I can wrangle.

[lredman]

Maybe it's cos he looks like Elton John? :)
-MoP

aaah, it suddenly makes sense. Here was me thinking the guy in the top right was Timmy Mallet.....oh well...

Nice sketchbook though, keep posting!

[Sapphire]

Ho-ly CRAP.

You are so inspirational. People have mentioned your animal studies already, but really, I just have to mention them one more time because they blow my feeble mind! The muscles! They're so completely accurate and perfect. Looks like you can do anything and have it come out mouthwateringly superb. Did you copy the musculature from a specific anatomy book/reference picture?

Also I love your varied use of materials. Everything's so rich and interesting to look at!

[liam.c]

damn it ! im gnna sue ! whle viewing this sketch books my jaw fell off the side of my face my neck snaped and i think one of my eyes is stuck to the wall ...
soo damn good

[Icey]

liam.c - i'll sue him too!! The same effect happend to me!! :D

[pvpham]

Ahh "the" Ron. I think I need a bib because I'm drooling on my shirt.

Btw in the deer anatomy study (the one with muscle, bones and labels) what medium was that. It looks really cool.

I'll be back!

[Chris King]

This thread made me cry.. props dooD!

I am wondering though, how do you go about setting up the layout of your pages? everything semms really welll placed and such... is that just your compositional skills coming into play or something more tangible?

anways
you rock!


thanks for readin'.

[culfinglin]

ron, every time i see your work i get so motivated to improve. :) i have been showing your stuff off to my office and friends all day. i really like the saturated color in some of these; did you use those marker inks right on the page? the one of sadie's trip to the vet cracked me up.

--val

[PHiLMePHLo]

holy.

crap.

(but in a good way)

i thank you.

[maxetormer]

JAW droping stuff, thanks for
the inspiration, and for all the great
tutorials youv done, really THANKS!!
just WOW!! :D

:hatsoff: :jawdrop: :jawdrop: :jawdrop: :hatsoff:

[D Thurman]

Thanks for sharing your work and knowledge.
It inspires me to increase my output and skills.
By the way, was that a sketch of Android way back there?
I just finished a drawing class that he was teaching in Austin.
He has honed both his drawing and teaching skills.
He's also a nice guy.
Keep posting,
Darrel

[one2hit]

sweet! update this thread once in a while!

[dakoscwash]

Holy shit..

[Francis]

Have you gotten even better? Damn dude.

I miss working with you! :(

[dorian]

wow.
...
I'm...staring..smiling...drawing!

[draw]

WOOHOO!! this is teh shiiiite!

... Oh yeah.. gets me right in that sweet spot.

Is there anything you don't own!!!

The tugboat and Industrial painting is amazing as is everything in this thread.

[Art_Addict]

OMG !! WOW ! :jawdrop: How could i have missed this!
I just want , i mean i must have your gouache skills !! those are awesome
Love the Rhino page, sweet !
It's been a while that a saw a thread that motivated me this much !

A very meant Thank You !!
Tom

[Zaphod]

Holy crap! :jawdrop: :jawdrop: :jawdrop: This is great, please don't stop! And, if you can, bigger scans please!

[tumbra]

I hope to make it to Ron Lemen status one day.

[Zaphod]

I don't need his status. Just his skills! :perv:

If he would just release some info about those DVD's he's supposed to be doing!

[MindCandyMan]

Dude these rule ron...I just found this sketchbook holy cow!!! Man...awesome

[Barts]

WOW!, this stuff is just awesome
keep up the good work
and if u get a chance could u look
at my sktchbook and give me a crit
it'd be greatly appreciated.

Peace, Tyler

[Lung_bug]

yeah, what everyone else said

[Kharma]

huh :} a real professional pics! :confident ..and here a lot for me to study :bashful:

Thx for sharing!

[hyde41]

Inspiration just hit me like a bowl of cheerios at 3 in da morning

you sir

are a freakin genious!

[Bojee]

When are those dvds coming out????

[moopuff]

*APPLAUSE* You capture it all. I like the baseball scene, you really got the speed there.

[shyamshriram]

:bow:
POST MORE SIR ! PLEASE

[Steve-I]

Great work, after looking at your sketchbook it makes me want to draw =).
"Occupation:
creative director/concept artist/illustrator/art instructor "
By all means if you get a chance visit my sketchbook, CC's are welcome.
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?p=658716#post658716

[AmadorL]

get off your azz and post please :blahblah:

-A