clowns hive - updated 11.05.2011

[aspenboy]

Hi and welcome in my sketchbook. I've decided that the beginning of a new year is very good opportunity to start a sketchbook ;)

I'll try to update this as often as possible (and I hope it'll also motivate me to regular drawing/painting ;) ).

Hope You'll enjoy watching (and don't hesitate to crit! :) ). Happy New Year!

[AztcFireFlower]

*chuckle* I like that first one. Fun.

[Haxxxor]

funny style and crazy content... i don't want more.
love them all haha
keep it up

[DARAF]

Very cool and clever, Kepp posting

[conceptzaholic10]

neat stuff. keep up the good work

[GeeWesley]

Great style. It's very creative, I'd love to see more. Keep posting.

[aspenboy]

Thank You all for your comments, I'm really glad you like it :)

Here's my last doodle - it's about "catch the brain" game ;)

[aspenboy]

This time - recent sketch, unfinished. Comments and crits are welcome :)

[Konstruktion]

Haha, that Frankensteins monster is for sure my favourite! Awesome

[dkounios]

Thank You all for your comments, I'm really glad you like it :)

Here's my last doodle - it's about "catch the brain" game ;)


man! keep going. your toons rock. you got a nice
style goin on these. that one is my fav.

yes...i lol'd @ it. but frick its good.
good work man.

[mrpank]

Splendid drawings
Kepp posting

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[aspenboy]

Thanks Sarcophagus, dkounios & mrpank for your comments. I hope I'll be able to update this sketchbook more often in the near future :/

For now - it's batman time ;)

[dmitri]

Batman always makes a sketchbook look cooler...
However, it looks like you have drawn the upper part of Batman from a higher viewpoint and then his stomach from a lower viewpoint... making it slightly weird looking.
That probably didn't make any sense... :nohope:
Good of you to experiment with the colors a bit more, I think it looks much stronger than the older colorings!

[aspenboy]

dmitri: yup, you're right, I see that too - this "batman" piece was somehow uncontrolled... I think it was more about playing with colour, values and contrast - batman was not the primary purpose :D Well... I can always say, that every dispropotion was intentional ;)

[aspenboy]

Rather speedpaint than sketch... (about 40 - 50 min.)

[aspenboy]

Big, hairy spider. Comments & crits are welcome :)

[aspenboy]

Some doodles... lack of creativity, I guess...

[designboot]

Very nice aspen ;)

[aspenboy]

designboot - thanks :)

Monday doodles:

[Kronos]

HAHA! awesome toons man, i love the clown FINISH IT PLEAZE!

the frankestien one and the rat are also very cool... so is the elephant in post #17

i think you could push your colours more, try and go bold, a lot of your colour pieces loose some of their energy because of the flat desaturated colours. your characters are so energetic, try do the same with the colour.

MORE MORE MORE!!! :D

[DeMoon]

uuuu!coool!Punk not DEATH !!!!

[thirdeye]

Thanks for visiting and the advice :) You have some nice concepts here - some are very funny. You should definitely spend more time on finishing them - giving them more detail.

[aspenboy]

Thanks for comments!

Kronos: Thanks, I'll try to get back to that clown. You're right about colors - I'm fighting with them ;)

DeMoon: :)

thirdeye: Thanks! Most of this pictures are done in less than one hour, and it's sometimes hard for me to find more time. Sometimes I have lot of ideas, and I want to put as much of them on the paper as I can - but I'll try to focus on the details more. :)

[aspenboy]

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[designboot]

Very nice update! Keep posting :)

[aspenboy]

Thanks designboot! I think it's time to bring this sketchbook back to life ;)

Happy easter!!!

[Mr-Joe]

haha, awesome!, very fun pictures, I like Frankenstein chasing his brain.

[Spats]

Great stuff, lots of fun! Keep it up!

[Yautja892]

Crazy funny stuff you have. Really love post #1 & #23. Really cool style too. Keep posting, waiting for more. :)

[aspenboy]

Thanks for comments! Small update, hope that soon will be some more...

[HunterKiller_]

Totally diggin' these critters! <3
I want moar.

[aspenboy]

Two latest doodles - were done below 1 h each, so they're kinda' speed-paintings ;)

[aspenboy]

and a recent sketch (to be painted):

[aspenboy]

Some time ago I've finished the last sketch (well, it's still more speed-like...).

[JPW]

Really nice stuff. Unusual and original looking. Do you ever put them onto canvas?

[aspenboy]

Thanks :) No, I don't have much time for traditional media nowadays. But I want to make some acrylic stuff, because I really miss real brushes.

[silvestri99]

Great set of characters and speedpaints. Im impressed about how fast you can pull these out. Love to see more process stuff and where you start your designs from. Keep post'in.

[aspenboy]

Small update - a concept for Concept Corner challenge on http://max3d.pl:

[Beta_v1]

ur stuff is mind blowing.
im in love with that [page uno] beaver.
AWESOME work mate.
question though?
what art program do u use??

[aspenboy]

Thanks Beta_v1 for kind words :) I'm using Photoshop and Painter, often side by side. Photoshop is pretty straightforward and easy to use, but Painter gives a lot of fancy features (I love the way you can mix colors in Painter).

Cheers!

[RokasButkys]

Wow, you have a great fantasy ;D keep it up

[aspenboy]

DoctorPencil: thx, I will ;)

Some not-so-recent sketches:

[Peter Berkovski]

really enjoyed looking trough your sb man,you got very funny and crazy characters here,keep em coming buddy.
Cheers!

[ItalianHorsey]

Haha awesome cartoony style. I want to see that clown finished! Keep posting!

[aspenboy]

Thanks for kind comments - I guess it's time for some update :D

I've finally finished the clown piece (no, there will be no colour version ;) ), but I guess it's not at the "Finally Finished" level - so I'll just keep posting here. Any constructive crit is as always welcome :)

[aspenboy]

And some abstract landscape:

[King Kobra]

amazing art
keep it up

[aspenboy]

Thanks, I'm glad you like it :)

[aspenboy]

Work in progress - started today. Comments and crits are welcome, as many changes can be applied at this stage ;)

[aspenboy]

Small update on previous one, together with the new one.

[Lakka]

Hey, nice job on those clowns so far, I am really feeling the depth.

Keep it up! :)

[chriskot]

I love this sketchbook. Very original. Nice work.

[Trashy]

hehe...gotta love creepy clowns...*ekk...looks like that clown on the right has one nasty looking injection needle in his hand.

Good sketches and those digital drawings are coming along pretty well. Just think about refining some of them more and keep pushing the values.

[Verehin]

heh) very nice....and funny

[aspenboy]

Thanks for the comments! I guess it's time to put some life into this thread...

I'm working on some pose studies recently - refs taken from characterdesigns www and "anatomy for artists" (by Sarah S.), but I have Bridgman's book on my desk as well - I guess I should give it a try as well.

[Lakeland]

you re sick.

[aspenboy]

Very short update - kind of warm up pic, some brush experiments.

[thirdeye]

Nice to see you back on the boards mate :) V.nice pic, I'd love to see more of your recent stuff :)

[Lakeland]

The clowns in your head want out.
You need to draw them or else...

CLOWNMAGGEDDON!!!

[aspenboy]

Whoa, over a year without a single post! :D

So... no clowns this time (sorry Lakeland), but two quickies. The "batman" piece was made in painter 12, which seems to be really good. Performance is nice and new UI is no longer buggy.

I want to put some more effort in this batman sketch, but I'm not sure yet where do I want to go with it. I'll probably change the composition, add some fancy background... we'll see :) So far the anatomy is... very improvised, but I had a lot of fun anyway.