// The Douchebaggery //

**katsgod** · January 15th, 2006, 02:39 PM

You have some very interesting peaces in this thread...a darkness to them that I like.

**Groover McNab** · January 18th, 2006, 12:00 AM

gugg - Thanks Joel. I don't consider myself a professional illustrator by any stretch of the imagination. More like a professional designer who can kinda draw, but I try to sneak in some illos at work when I can.

Kemp - Thanks brotha man. I'll be waiting eagerly for that IM from the past, hehe.

katsgod - Thanks for looking!

Here's some new doodly stuff (surprise!)

**endregan** · January 18th, 2006, 12:32 AM

nice man. sneaky, graphic designer by day, artist by night. seems to be workin out though I really like your influence of graphic design incorporated into your artwork.

its pretty funny to contrast the stuff you did for work with the stuff you do for fun.

**fooxoo** · January 18th, 2006, 04:04 AM

I really like it that your stuff looks designery. Very cool. Great studies too.

**cotron** · January 18th, 2006, 04:30 AM

Originally Posted by endregan

sneaky, graphic designer by day, artist by night.

ohhhhhhh! snap on all you "designers"!

don't forget endregan, design is crucial to making successful compositions and pieces... some of the best illustrators or "artists" have backgrounds in design.

not to hijack yer thread janu, just gettin my 2 cents in

I really like the observational stuff man, and it's nice to see you playing with making design elements out of your drawrings.... there's definite improvement and growth with each batch. word holmes!!

**guggemmaneuver** · February 6th, 2006, 05:19 PM

hey groover--
sweet stuff ... wanted to drop a line... hope to see ya in montreal! oh, and

UPDATE already my mc Nab's are loosing their groove

joel

**strych9ine** · February 6th, 2006, 06:52 PM

Janu, I seem to not be able to connect to my favorite site, flipvertical.com. Interesting. I wonder if it's due to designer negligence. Hmmmm.

I'll update if you do...

**Dougbot** · February 17th, 2006, 06:52 PM

Wow, cool stuff I like the females up above a lot.

**Groover McNab** · February 23rd, 2006, 01:20 AM

Well it's my monthly CA visit, hehe.

endregan - Thanks man. Yeah, the illos for work are a bit...dry. Any practice is good though, so it's all good.

fooxoo - Thanks!

cotron - Cody why the hell are you hijacking my thread!??!?!?! Hehe, just kidding. Thanks dude.

gugg - Yeah the updates are few and far between lately. Thanks for checking in. I won't be making it to Montreal, hope you have a good time tho.

strych - Um yeah...I was planning yet another overhaul. I decided to separate the more corporate work and uh..the stuff with titties into 2 different sites which are still in the works. In other words, you're right, designer negligence.

Dougbot - Thanks man! Coming from you, that made my day.

Here's a thing I was doodling on a notepad during a work meeting. I liked it enough to scan it in and mess with it a bit.

**steak-tron** · February 23rd, 2006, 02:15 AM

Whooaaa here he comes.. Watch out boy he'll chew you uuuup. Whoooa here he comes. Janu's a man eeeeeaater.

Nice work brutha' man. sheithellshit. Hope yer doing well, sorry I've been a stranger lately... but it's really all your fault

**cotron** · February 23rd, 2006, 04:48 AM

my best sketches came from meetings at my old job

more more moreeee! I CRAVEEEEEEE AND I HUNGER!!!!!!!!!

**strych9ine** · February 23rd, 2006, 10:40 AM

I have some fucked up shit from meetings... ass-goblins, chicken-man monsters, more things to do with asses and monsters. Good shit.

I actually got the same recommendation from a potential employer, seperate my design from art because my art was scaring hr. Time to get my ass on that as well..

**Dougbot** · February 28th, 2006, 10:30 PM

That last one is daaaaaaaaaaaaaaamn cool. Shit! Can I back out now. Seriously cool, awesome design. It's the kind of stuff I love, Moebius and Terrada, but not. Y'know, totally your own, but in the same vein. Very cool.

**guggemmaneuver** · February 28th, 2006, 11:18 PM

Whooaaa here he comes.. Watch out boy he'll chew you uuuup. Whoooa here he comes. Janu's a man eeeeeaater. (-steak)

I actually got the same recommendation from a potential employer, seperate my design from art because my art was scaring hr. (-strych)

true. and. true.

Groove that paint you are working up from the notepad is looking so hot and nice!...good job with the color selection...looking so devious and evil. keep up the fantastic work, and try dropping back by a tiny lil' (Don't you just hate that abbreviation?) bit more often! monthly update PPPSSSHA!

jole

**Johann de Venecia** · March 12th, 2006, 02:19 AM

*poke* Its time for an update, lazeee. Speaking of which, damn your last one rocked! Its like, Queen Amidala on acid.

**steve kim** · March 18th, 2006, 11:12 PM

just dropping by... hey i like your simple pen sketches, think you should do more since they will help from overworking your lines like is the case with graphite or ballpoint i'm the king of run-on sentences oh yes!

**Slash** · March 18th, 2006, 11:23 PM

Ah, lots of gems in this thread, i love it! I love this guy:
http://www.steadycreative.com/images/mcnew_030.jpg
he reminds me of the faceless monster from spirited away!

I dont have anything more useful to say, just keep rocking!!

**Groover McNab** · March 20th, 2006, 12:51 AM

Kemp - Hehe, that would be a good karaoke song. Hey dude, I'm gonna give you a call this week. There's a chance I might come up.

Codytron - Thanks money. Yeah, meetings are so mind numbing (at least here), I dunno how they produce drawings but they always do.

Cody9ne - Hehe, yeah I think I've seen a couple of those ass monsters in your SB. I don't draw anything near as uh...assy and everyone still thinks I'm weird. Go figure. And yeah dude, I think making separate sites is definitely a good idea. Some people don't (openly) like drawings with titties.

Dougbot - Thanks man! Again, that means a lot coming from you. Loved your tdome entries.

Joel - Thanks man. I actually made it a little before a month this time, hehe.

Lukavi - Thanks dude. Yeah it kinda looks like I'm lazy. Not really though, honest, I'm just lazy about posting

Steve - Thanks dude. Definitely want to keep things a lot cleaner and I need to watch out for overworking stuff.

Slash - Thanks man. Yeah I'm sure that's where I got that idea from. I loves me some Miyazaki. Except Howl's, which I thought kinda sucked. Don't hate me Miyazaki fans!

Well here's some new stuff I've been playing around with

Seattle vs. SoCal tdome where Dougbot crushed me under his heel! The topic was "A boy and his dog"

Detail

Inks tweaked in photoshop and painter

Original inks on bristol

Some discarded ideas for the tdome

Other weird ideas for the tdome. If you look at the middle of the page you should see a boy wanting to throw a frisbee with his dog, but the dog is too busy reading what's supposed to be the communist manifesto...yeah...in the bottom I was toying with the idea of a portrait of a boy and his dog with both of them looking happy but the boy's arm is all chewed up and the dog's mouth is bloody.

Random ink sketch and some colors in photoshop

Also, for anyone who's interested, I have some graphic design stuff up in a new site www.steadycreative.com

Still have to add a bunch of stuff up, but the basic layout is up there.

Thanks for looking!

**strych9ine** · March 20th, 2006, 09:16 AM

Yeah BOIIIII, nice site design man. Layout is great, all the thumbs on one page, no clicking around to seventeen pages to get to the goodies (ahem...). Might want to change the wording a bit in the about me section, you sound like Groovertron 3000 with all of those "I" statements.

Last two pieces you posted up here are fantastic, the simple linework on the hands reminds me a bit of Tomer Hanuka.

Man, my site needs a redesign.

**Groover McNab** · April 3rd, 2006, 02:39 AM

Hehe, thanks bro. Yeah that's a lot of "I" deallies. Once I think up something better I'll put it up.

Here's some more meeting doodles. Started to play with colors a bit.

**Groover McNab** · April 3rd, 2006, 04:49 AM

**ArcoNL** · April 3rd, 2006, 05:09 AM

Lovely drawings, and very productive meetings

**guggemmaneuver** · April 3rd, 2006, 08:49 AM

pure hotness janu, pure hotness...

saw the stuff on the new site: excellent work... liking the shadowy portrait in the background too. This TD turned out really, really nice--> i know how tough that dougy is though. this thing / duder is looking really, really nice. yr fleshtones skills are really impressive. post more, if you can!

cheers!

joel

**Groover McNab** · April 4th, 2006, 03:58 AM

ArcoNL - Hehe, thanks. Trust me, the meetings aren't any less productive with me doodling away. Plus, this way I get to update my sketchbook

Jens - Thanks man. It's great seeing the progression of your stuff also

gugg - Thanks Joel. Trying to post a little more often.

I'm calling this finished (+ a detail shot).

**Recursive_End** · April 4th, 2006, 04:19 AM

argh...magnifique work as always.
I really like the way you mix your pics with some explicit graphic elements.
You're a real inspiration to me, so keep posting !

**Sirio_Brozzi** · April 4th, 2006, 04:40 AM

Very beautiful, evocative stuff from page 1 to now. My fave being your notedpad doodle so far. Really inspiring. :I

**dCepT** · April 4th, 2006, 07:16 AM

That last one is awesome! Very strong design.. Diggin' on the ribbonthing with the flowers!

Peace

d-C

**Groover McNab** · April 5th, 2006, 04:16 AM

Recursive_End - Thanks man! I'm flattered

Sirio_Brozzi - Thanks! Awesome avatar btw.

dCepT - Hey man, thanks! I added those last minute and liked the way they look

. Btw, dunno if I already mentioned it but I finally saw Mirrormask. Great eyecandy. The story didn't kick my ass as much as I expected but it was still ok.

Here's some quick magitek nonsense