New sketchbook

[jacobsteel]

Finally a new sketchbook. the old one was getting... eh... old.

So starting today with two concepts on a children's book I work on. Here goes.

Text is in Swedish, it's a rhymed thing about some cats who live on Mars. Now, I'm just trying to decide in which fashion to continue... comic-book style or more standard children's book style. Input would be greatly appreciated.

[jacobsteel]

quick doodle at the library...

[Jazz]

Cooool!! I like the composition you have going in the pieces, especially the first one you're showing!! It flows very nicely to me!

As for which style to use...who's your audience?? The first style looks to be a little "older", and possibly for a general audience (including children). The second piece looks like it's more for "younger" people (then again, that's just the pictures. I have no idea about the words or anything). I myself like the comic one more--it seems more lively and freaky to me! The contrast really helps make characters pop out of the page, I think!

Somewhat off-topic, but it's strange to me that the right-most cat's head in the second style is coloured a pretty different yellow than its body. In the comic style above it, that isn't the case. Was it intentional??

Either way, I'm really impressed by both!! Looks like it would be a cool story!

[jacobsteel]

JazzW - thanks! (and the coloring of heads - thanks for the heads up, but that was purely unintentional...). You most definitely got several good points, I reckon I'll do a few more to think this over...

In the meantime - a few doodles toying with coloring and structure (I try ways of coloring with masking / unmasking of separately scanned watercolored sheets)

[Gail_Blitzy]

NICE!
A really loveable style, almost reminds me of the drawings for paddington bear! would love to see more!

[jacobsteel]

trying some various backgrounds for a cartoon short...

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illustration for an article on segregation, housing and rent... (flash + ps)

[jacobsteel]

stills from the cartoon I just mailed to some film festivals...

[jacobsteel]

To the left: the very first sketch. To the right a cell from the finished film. Same scene.

"Ralph & Jimmy" (as it ended up being called) premieres at Gothenburg Film Festival 2009-01-23, but you can watch the TRAILER now if you want...

[gutss]

Your watercolours are lovely! And I doo prefer the comic book style (it's a lot differnet to a load of specific kids' books out there at the moment and I'm fond of the slightly freakish hint it has. and that inking!)

just watched the trailer for you film and it looks brill. I love the traditionally done backgrounds. keep on doing what you're doing sirr

[carlosranna]

Post # 7 is great. I´m sure there´s a lot of space for this kinf of illustration on the magazines editorial market.

[jacobsteel]

Gail_Blitzy - Thank you!

gutss - Thank you! I certainly will try!

carlosranna - Thank you! - and yep, that's where I sold that one and another, eventually...

[SPACEMOD]

Hey. Thanks for visiting my sketchbook
I really think you have a nice style, and i especially enjoy the drawings in post #6.
Keep it up!

[jacobsteel]

SPACEMOD - thank you! below a quickie for a short text on film maker Sid Davis

[jacobsteel]

Quickie. I bought some fish last Friday. I'll most definitely go there again. Damn! Fish look so _strange_!

[Deon]

Thanks for dropping by my sketchbook!
I really like some of your stuff - especially the city drawings - they remind me of those Caroline in the City cartoons

[SPACEMOD]

I like your fish

more

[jacobsteel]

SPACEMOD & Deon - thanks!

Here are more backgrounds for an animation I'm working on now...

[jacobsteel]

more backgrounds... more rockets...

[jacobsteel]

sketches in flash for small paintings. (the girl and fox ended up as the small fox painting).

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sketching on an ipod app. this is for the loading

EDIT - later - Here's the finished thing on iTunes appstore

[jacobsteel]

Trailer page for my animated short NIGHT SOUNDS Opened @ Gothenburg International Film Festival 2011, also played Annecy (France) and Fantasia (Canada)