jon's sketchbook

[jon n]

chromaticodex-thankyou. yep your right about the colours. the pic had to have a springtime look to it so i used pinks in the trees, the original colours felt a little autumnal.

lav- hi matey, i like experimenting with colour, i never really know what i'm doing from the off it kinda develops through trial and error. to be honest that could be said of all aspects of my artwork!

steeliebob- hey mate, thanks for dropping in and posting.

some bits and pieces and an ode to bravestarr

[jon n]

mixedbits

[jon n]

unicorn etc

[knut-]

Your style is quite charming man, your sketches show lots of patience!
Keep up (i especially like the buildings and your linework)!

[lionheartGFX]

man i loved your style, its so easy on the eyes yet so full of details, you just made one new fan keep it up PLEAAASE!

[JustinBeckett]

Nice work! You have a wild imagination!

[crimson13]

Your sketch is a total joy to look through! I smiled the whole time~I love love your characters! They're so free and show so much personality. Thanks for the inspiration!

[jon n]

knut- thanks matey, i like drawing buildings, especially roofs! i probably seem more patient than i actually am, i draw fast and frantic, almost always listen to music when i'm doodlin which helps calm things down.

lionheartgfx- ha! thanks lionheart, i won't be stopping any time soon, i'm pretty hooked!

justinbeckett- thanks for checkin out my sb.

crimson13- thanks for dropping by crimson, glad my doodles made ya smile, it's great that you got some inspiration from them! that's made me smile!

doodle dump! messy wips, fairies, exploding llama cyclops puppy.

[jon n]

sketchumsketchum

[BlightedArt]

Nice updates.

I think you could benefit a lot in your colouring by using fewer round or linear gradients and instead imply those gradients with brush strokes.

http://fc09.deviantart.net/fs70/i/20...ta-d31k7v0.jpg

Possibly a bit like this, the colours in the clouds and the sheens on the tree bark are quite hard and confident; your lines have similar attributes and I think when you bring digital colour into your works as is, the really digitally even gradients flatten your image somewhat.

If you *do* use harder lined shading, try to push your lights and darks more to give it more depth. Just a thought to experiment with.

[Imaginary Friend]

Great SB, man. I really enjoy watching your lines

[jon n]

blighted art- thanks for the tip man! i don't think implying gradients with brush marks would work for me i like lines and hard edges too much so pushing the contrast between light and dark lines is the way to go. cheers dude.

imaginary friend- thanks alot matey.

apologies if there are any repeats in this little bunch of cartoons, i don't wana go through them all n check. don't think that i've posted any of this stuff before but there may be one or two.

[AdrianNagorski]

Love your style and your comic strips some made me laugh some im only getting now
as i write this comment for you, i like BlightedArt's comment and i would actually say
using heavier line weights for depth is a very cool trick so you might not even have to use
gradients for form, i mean a great example is the Astrix n Obelisk comics, its all flat colors
depth is shown using fat or thin lines.

[jon n]

adrian- thanks man. i loves the asterix books, the drawing is sooo solid and exciting, i'm always dipping into them for inspiration.

more cartoon strips...

[jon n]

ninja, giant octopus, henge, ent carver and hydro-golem

[Lightship69]

Hi matey

All I can say about this lot other than "Ha ha ha ha ha ha ha ha brilliant mate! I nearly peee'd!" is........................ er ease down on the meds there tiger your heading for the room with soft walls !! lol

I especially like the overlooked minorities!! sheer genius! keep it coming and thanks a hell of a lot for posting!

all the very best mate!

[jon n]

lightship- hey buddy. glad your liking the cartoon strips, no meds for me matey, i do have a taste for fruit teas at the moment though!

silence cove, wizard whom, other bits and pieces

[htkpeh]

hahah
great style,i see so much life in it,it´s totally fun watching your work

[Lightship69]

You say that you are un-medicated!! hmmm what about beer!!??

all the best matey

[jon n]

beasthunters and mobile gaming

[Lightship69]

HI matey

Life is getting depressing can we have an update please, I neeeeed!! another dose of your brilliant insanity!!

hope you are well and working, all the best buddy as usual.

[jon n]

lightship- hey buddy how's it going? sorry haven't updated for a bit, i'm suffering from a little laziness at th mo. i've dug out some updates from th last couple weeks, i'll try n find some more.

doodleings!

[thanks]

This sketchbook is a goldmine... I love this style, can't wait to see more

[Chompi'n]

Just am loving it!!

all these funny, sweet unique ideas!

[jon n]

thanks thanks! you too chompi'n! glad your both enjoying me doodles.

[kevin_]

cool sb, like your style and color palette! keep it up!

[Joe777k7]

OMG! Thank you so much for stopping by my sketchbook! It was such a pleasure to see the awesomeness that is your sketchbook. YOu display so much depth in perspective with just a few lines to alot of lines and everything is full of so much life. Loving every bit of, i like the tractor like vechicles in those posts above. The machinery looks awesome!! Keep it up! Thanks for the inspiration!

[Lightship69]

Hi mate

loving the updates, and I have to say after looking at all the posts that your fame and greatness is growing!! the pressures on now mate you have no choice now but carry on delivering to your expectant fans. lol

all the best matey and thanks for posting and making me laugh

[jon n]

Kevin- thanks for dropping by matey. Thanks for the encouragement.
joe777k7- hey joe. glad your liking my pics. Your sb's a real pleasure to look at man you have some awesome vehicle drawings.
Lightship me ol china! Glad i'm still making you giggle mate!

Sorry if i've duplicated some doodles in this post, i've whacked stuff together from the past weeks.
Greetings card designs, tattoo designs, childrens char wall mural art etc... Anything I can get my grubby mitts on!

[jon n]

Tattoo designs,
Goth chars n Red Daisies