// The Douchebaggery //

**Groover McNab** · August 21st, 2005, 12:59 PM

I decided to make a new sketchthread because I honestly can't stand some of my old stuff, just as I'm sure I'm not gonna be able to stand this new stuff in a year. Thanks to everyone who offered up encouragement in my last thread.

Some newness

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**endercoskun** · August 21st, 2005, 01:07 PM

great start to your SB. keep'em coming...

**Magic Man** · August 21st, 2005, 01:08 PM

A five start thread in the making...nothing more to add.

**maknien** · August 21st, 2005, 01:39 PM

Well that was a start...

Every piece looks awesome. First faces has innocent skintones. Those are done in photoshop? I would like to see more of those. Also that onehorned tdome devilchic rules.
I am just waiting to get good enough to have a reason to leave old sb and start with clean thread heh.

*dingding* good round #2 for you!

**Magic Man** · August 21st, 2005, 01:41 PM

Originally Posted by maknien

Well that was a start...

Every piece looks awesome. First faces has innocent skintones. Those are done in photoshop? I would like to see more of those. Also that onehorned tdome devilchic rules.
I am just waiting to get good enough to have a reason to leave old sb and start with clean thread heh.

*dingding* good round #2 for you!

they're done in painter.

**Groover McNab** · August 23rd, 2005, 01:01 AM

ender - Thanks man!

Magic Man - Thanks man, I appreciate it. I've been enjoying the stuff in your sketchbook.

maknien - Thanks! The first sketch with the faces was actually done completely in photoshop, but most of the time I go back and forth. There are some brushes in painter I really like, but for detail stuff I usually go to photoshop.

I used to do quite a bit of these here self-portraits, but I probably haven't done one in a year (I'll have to check my old SB to be sure, hehe). I decided to start another one for old times sake. I used a slightly blurred, overlay layer to punch up the colors a bit.

**Magic Man** · August 28th, 2005, 07:52 PM

Originally Posted by Groover McNab

Too sweet - do you actually finish any of these though or are you using them as studies?

**van** · August 29th, 2005, 03:37 AM

Hot damn! I thought I was getting good until I stepped in here.

**Bojee** · September 23rd, 2005, 10:44 AM

Originally Posted by Groover McNab

Janu- Missed this one on the first pass, this one's killer!!!

The new paint is looking good, I like the composition, reminds me of Blade Runner a little bit.-

**liam.c** · October 2nd, 2005, 02:09 AM

hell yah roxin my sox man !!!!

**dadamafia** · October 2nd, 2005, 02:12 AM

nice lil portrait there

**Diego** · October 2nd, 2005, 02:30 AM

Yo man, the SP is looking cool, and all your stuff.
keep postin'
Cheers

**Flaskpost** · October 2nd, 2005, 10:39 AM

Whoa, your last posts are really awesome! I´m gonna grow up to be just like you!

**Tigermilk** · October 2nd, 2005, 11:11 AM

Hey man!
Your latest updates are really inspiring i must say. Very very nice faces indeed.
I hope you'll continue posting!
T

**Groover McNab** · October 4th, 2005, 01:02 AM

Zord - Thanks man. I totally have to look up the libyan sibil. My art history knowledge (lack thereof) is embarrasing.

Nutter - Thanks!

duddlebug - Thanks man. I'm really enjoying your sketchbook stuff. I have no idea what pooters are...oh computers. I be slow

dCept - Hey thanks man! How is the Anansi boys book? I've been pretty lazy with reading books w/o pretty pictures, but I pretty much read everything Neil Gaiman writes. Mirrormask soon!!!!

That fat kid - Thanks man. I'm still trying to figure out a balance between leaving some rough/painterly looking marks and rendering. Sometimes I feel like I can over render something and it ends up being unappealing to me.

van - Thanks for the encouragement man. I've been reading your thread, good luck going through whatever you're going through. I'm sure you'll be fine.

liam - Hey thanks man! Glad you found the new book!

dadamafia - Thanks.

Diego - Thanks. I will certainly keep posting.

Flaskpost - Haha, thanks. You should aim higher! hehe

Tigermilk - Thanks for dropping by. I'm definitely trying to post more often. Just have to make stuff worth posting.

Here's something a bit different, a simple 2-color illustration I did for work. Sketched out the cop then tightened it up in illustrator and just took a photo of the car and traced over it.

Here's a blue version that I'm leaning toward.

**van** · December 14th, 2005, 04:45 PM

Originally Posted by Groover McNab

van - Thanks for the encouragement man. I've been reading your thread, good luck going through whatever you're going through. I'm sure you'll be fine.

Thanks.

Getting better all the time...at least I think so. Your posts have been pretty sparse as of late. That's too bad...your art is appreciated around these parts. Nice updates, man.

**shyamshriram** · October 4th, 2005, 10:14 AM

I love the way u use colours ! great stuff..keep posting Man !

Shyam

**dCepT** · October 4th, 2005, 02:29 PM

Hey man! Go with the blue version..
I'm eagerly awaiting an update on Death

And to answer your question; Anansi Boys was extremely cool! Too bad it had to end so soon..hehe... I even tried dragging out the last pages to make it last longer.
I'm not gonna tell you about it... just buy it and enjoy!

d-C

**dCepT** · October 4th, 2005, 02:33 PM

Oh... and I almost forgot.. yeah... saw the trailer for mirrormask couple of weeks back... holy shit! That movie is gonna rock! Eyecandy galore!

d-C

**carakhan** · October 4th, 2005, 05:36 PM

Originally Posted by dCepT

Oh... and I almost forgot.. yeah... saw the trailer for mirrormask couple of weeks back... holy shit! That movie is gonna rock! Eyecandy galore!

d-C

I know this isn't exactly relevant to the sketchbook, but I just wanted to let you know that Mirrormask was an amazing movie. I saw it last year at a film festival, and I went to a small workshop my school held with Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean. Make sure you see it as soon as it comes out, it's awesome!

**steak-tron** · October 31st, 2005, 12:07 PM

Wow Janu, I haven't seen any of this. Your old thread is old and busted compared to this new hottness.

**steak-tron** · October 31st, 2005, 12:08 PM

going through this thread is like getting a fancy silver ride.

**flaptraps** · October 4th, 2005, 03:24 PM

shits looking good man! the one pale dude is great!

**nfxsux** · November 1st, 2005, 02:12 PM

Very good work dude. That sandman is most exellent!

**Groover McNab** · November 15th, 2005, 02:34 AM

Thanks all. Well crap, I haven't updated this thing in a while. Stuff came up but I'm trying to get back into it. Here's some doodly junk, nothing special but I thought I'd update.