Updated (May 28th)

[Pat Vogtli]

Hey all, I'm pretty new to this site so I thought I'd throw up some of my sketchbook pages. I look forward to your crits and comments.
Thanks,
Pat

[K4SP3R]

oh my goodness that rocks!
colour! hehe
keep em coming

btw, where u studying?

[nofingers]

Man, these are some seriously sweet drawings you got. The line quality is fantastic, and the marker rendering is really nicely done. The Jim Carey and Tom Selleck caricatures are my favs. The island huts are pretty cool too. My only crit would be on the first one, which seems to have so much going on, with not enough contrast between objects, it gets to be a bit distractiong

[DARAF]

Very nice. I see some old school comic book ref. going on here. keep posting. You're not too far away. I am in Sarasota.

[wompley]

thats great stuff. i love all the unconcerned bystandards flying around in the first few pages.

[designboot]

Look's awsome for me!

[Pat Vogtli]

Hey thanks guys! Here's a couple more...

[softocean]

very fun comic style. strong linework and fun concepts. In the above image the helicopter looks too close in perspective to be on the far side of the mountain - one blade indicates it is behind the hill. But anyways, keep up the good work :)

My sketchbook is here (http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=71080)

[Blaz]

O_O Amazing! :x

...i see you love dissasters :)...

[Burnt]

wow friggen awesome!

[alexx]

post more. I like it.

[Pat Vogtli]

Thanks again everyone. A couple pencil drawings from last night:

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[TheGnoll]

holy shit this is a fucking great start for a sketchbook, lovely style, clean lines, nice concepts...keep sharing!

(5 stars from me btw)

ciao

[lloorrdd]

Kick ass!

[asoir]

Ruddy fantastic!

[Pat Vogtli]

Thanks everyone!

[dinfet]

awsome collection of work you got going so far, cant wait for future selections.

[Channin]

oh,.....
wow.
wow.
wow.
thanks for sharing!
was wondering were the ladies pics touched up with photoshop?

[Fishhead]

Welcome aboard. Love your drawing. Your work is very polished and professional. Love to see more.

Fishhead
my sketchbook
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?p=1141881#post1141881

[Pat Vogtli]

Thanks guys, appreciate your kind words.
Channin, no fotoshop just pencils.

zombie...

[Alexandr Pascenko]

WOW man that´s awesome. so much joy to look through , i´lll come more often now, 5 ;)

[Fishhead]

Great Zombiee! Your comic line work at the top is amazing. Again great work Pat.
Fishhead

[Pat Vogtli]

Goblinshark, Fishhead-- Thanks guys, I'll keep sketching if you like what I'm putting out.
Hope everyone had a great Christmas, I ate too much!! The holidays have taken me out of the sketching loop, time to pull myself back in.
Here's a quick sketch just to get back in the flow:
Pat

[Pat Vogtli]

Jeff,
Thanks about the comic stuff up top, I always love comic art, some of my personal comic icons are Raymond, Frazetta, Wood, love the whole EC comic line-up.
Here are a few old comic style art thet I did a few years ago (I want to do more like this soon). This was done with watered down India ink and a nice Kolinsky Sable brush, proabaly a size 0 or a 1, I would use a big mop brush for the huge black areas. Also, Zip-a-tone was used for the dot patterned grey areas:
Pat

[kuroart]

cool works man. that comic book ink style is very nice.
keep em coming.

[Pat Vogtli]

High Plains Drifter...

[Gspot]

Wow! Beautiful stuff you have here...love the comic style....I'll be sure to stop by more often.

[Envisor]

I have got to say, probably some of the best work and shading on this site. Favorite is the caricature of Jim Carrey. great work. Im a comic fan myself, but try and loosen up a little with the sketches, try some life drawing, also would like to see more environments. Keep up the good work.

My Sketchbook- C&C very welcome
http://conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=85772

[Scott James]

Pat great stuff Kudos!!! love the old school feel!

[Pat Vogtli]

Scott, Envisor, Gspot: Thanks for the compliments!!

Another...

[TomCardin]

Holy Cow! By any chance could you post some progressions of your images? How you start your figures. Your final renderings are just wonderfully polished.

I have to go pick my tongue up off the floor now...Gotta go for a ride with Norrin Rad.

[Pat Vogtli]

Thanks Tom!! Yeah, I'll snap a few pics of my next sketch in progress and post them up for you.
Did you see the FF2 teaser with the Silver Surfer in it? Cool!!

[Pat Vogtli]

Repost...

[bhanu]

shit man carzy shit man, really mind fucked afte I came here.
More please .

[Wheeljack18]

Really inspiring stuff to look at. I can't help but note that I see a bit of a Frazetta influence in Post #'s 18,22,25 and 26. Really fun and entertaining to look at. Each page appears to my eyes to be considered individual illustrations. Do you tackle a page in your sketch book with that intention or does it just work out that way?

[smrtbob]

really freakin awesome stuff

[spudstudios]

superb stuff.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[abyss103]

hey pat! lovely inks and desings. those two lady-aliens (-middle of the page) are my favorites.

-r

[Onnophris]

The way you ink your stuff is so awsome. So do you only use a brush when you ink or do you use other stuff too? Nice sketchbook!

[Pat Vogtli]

bhanu- Thanks man! More soon!

Wheeljack18-Yeah, Frazetta's comic stuff (pre Lil Abner) is some of the best comic/ ink work out there. Also, Alex Raymond, Wally Wood's EC stuff!
I don't know how my sketchbook pages will unfold when I start. I usually start in one direction, then get board and start throwing in the whacky stuff. Thanks!

smrtbob, spudstudios, abyss103-Thanks guys!!

Onnophris-Thanks!! I use a brush at home, but when I'm sketching outside somewhere I use a Pitt brush pen. Here's a shot of what I usually carry...

[vigostar]

man I love those little hut drawings.. very awesome...

[Björn]

I AM FLOORED! Lovely stuff mister fantastic!

[Sketch]

Shiot!!! You're rendering blows me away. That cowgirl one is hot. Can't wait for more shaded goodness from ya!

[Wheeljack18]

Hey Pat!

We need some fresh work bud. I'm outta inspiration here. You've forced me to re-examine Mr Frazetta and yet once again I am filled with Hate for the bugger ( in a good way) heh heh.

[Pat Vogtli]

Sorry for the delay in posting, I've been slammed with freelance work for a couple of months.
Hey, I've got a couple of comic illustrations for that I did this week. First one will be a cover, seconds an interior pinup. Ink on bristol board, 10x15 in.

Pat

[liam.c]

i really love the EC horror looking ones !!!!!!

[DeMoon]

coooool art!

[teli]

madness !!!

[Kliment]

madness !!!
absolutely!

[Wheeljack18]

He's Alive!! Once again, good stuff. Keep posting when you get the chance.

[Pat Vogtli]

Thanks guys, yeah I'm alive! Alot of projects keeping me busy lately. I'm going to be doing a 10 page comic story next, I want to do it very much in the EC style. I should be getting the script this week. I'll post the art as I complete them.
Pat

[DennisCurrie]

So you ARE a comic book artist/illustrator! I thought so. Where did you go to school? Beautiful work. You've certainly got a command of all the basics. Design, Composition, Line, Proportion, Perspective, Etc. Are you just beginning in the field, or, have you been working for some time?

[Geuseppe]

Great to see you posting here, Pat- I can't believe I missed this thread! As always, keep rocking.

Amazing work.

(your buddy, Joe Bluhm)

[Pat Vogtli]

Joe, Hey man how you been!? Dude, I didn't know you were on the boards, cool! Are you posting some of those insane caracatures?

Dennis-I like to do comic art, but I've only done about a couple of professional comic jobs, last one was about 6-7 years ago. I do it mostly for fun, as I'm not fast enough to do a monthly title.

Pat

P.S.,I colored my cover illustration:

[DennisCurrie]

Not fast enough...I understand. I had to come to grips with that myself. I simply can't rush my work. When I do, the result is usualy not to my liking. I can paint and draw every day, but for only a certain amount of time and then I begin to lose consciousness. I'm a slow artist. I like to see the work evolve over a matter of days...even weeks for the bigger pieces. I could never do the illustration thing. Those who can, I admire their fortitude.

[Quinster]

This skecthbook can be summed up in one phrase: "mad skill". I really enjoy every image you've posted. Your anatomy and perspective is fantastic!

[crazy3dman]

This sketchbook is an absolute joy to look through. It put a huge smile on my face. Thanks!

[Igor Sandman]

I dig your style! I especialy like the vampire girl drawing. Great mood.
And I love the demon playing WII :nerd: :nintendo: :D
-IS-

[Whitevillage]

You're inking looks awesome and clean, also cool concepts there. :)

[Bard]

Some of your stuff have the sensibilities of 70-ish illustration.
Which I think was the best in comics.
Very, very wonderful work..

Loved the Ec era as well, only mine was more on Nino and Filipino veterans.:)

[Pat Vogtli]

Thanks guys!
Bard- Yeah, the Philipino guys are great, speaking of which. Last year I had the pleasure of working with Frank Reyes for a few months. Wow, what a fantastic artist and nice guy. We were both doing layouts and BG's for Curious George.

We had a portrait painting class at work, here is my painting. It took probably about 6 hours total spread out over 4 sessions. I'm hooked, I want to do more! We used a limited palette, no black.

Pat

[Jonas Heirwegh]

wow fantastic portrait.

First page is all awesome! I liked this one especially
http://www.conceptart.org/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=50200&stc=1&d=1163684403