Mike Butkus Sketchbook

**mike butkus** · February 20th, 2009, 11:41 PM

Hello, welcome to my thread!

For the last 20 years I've worked on about 3,500 movies, TV and gaming projects, including the conceptual development, character design and pre-production for the

(*NOTE: 99% of these are all traditional paintings and sketches, with just a wee bit of photoshop at the very end.
Cheers
Mike

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Mike Butkus

**ccsears** · February 20th, 2009, 11:48 PM

welcome to CA.org, mike!

you know what i think of this already, but here's 5*s for getting it online!

**bartdeco** · February 21st, 2009, 12:02 AM

Hi Mike.

Welcome, and Wow! Beautiful work, I really love the last 4 thumbnails.

Thanks for sharing,
bart

**screamingelf** · February 21st, 2009, 12:08 AM

the australie poster is just beautiful. lots of great stuff. well all those years right? very motivating work.

**Diego** · February 21st, 2009, 01:20 AM

wow, stunning work, hope to see more for sure.

Thanks for sharing

**jimmy'z** · February 21st, 2009, 04:59 AM

admiration for work's dude!

**Giorge** · February 21st, 2009, 05:01 AM

waw, just....grand!

**Victor B** · February 21st, 2009, 06:16 AM

Welcome to CA its a pleasure to have you.

**MeTaL-Mike** · February 21st, 2009, 07:12 AM

alright!! I'm familiar with your work Mike. Awesome of you to be here as well. Welcome and hope to see much more from you

**selfu** · February 21st, 2009, 07:22 AM

WOWWWWW....Welcome to CA! Well... I would like to show you big respect for your works mister Mike!... really crazy things... i dream about that i can be someone like you in near future ;] offcourse 5* for the thread and i'm your fan!

**Josef K.** · February 21st, 2009, 07:30 AM

whoa! awesome classy stuff man! love it! welcome to ca! hope you enjoy the forums and keep sharing sharing sharing :]
10stars!!!

**Imaginary** · February 21st, 2009, 08:51 AM

Well i'm speachless... this stuff is just outta this world! Simply stunning man.

**AlexTooth** · February 21st, 2009, 09:03 AM

yep good, you already know that though, 5tars!

**kingkostas** · February 21st, 2009, 09:09 AM

Just WOW ok really amazing stuff!!!!Thnx for sharing and welcome to CA

!!!
sure its 5*

**destinyapocalypse** · February 21st, 2009, 11:03 AM

wow cool jobs you are doıng realy good welcome ca !

**mike butkus** · February 21st, 2009, 11:43 AM

Thank You !! More Stuff On The Way.

**JYF1987** · February 21st, 2009, 12:18 PM

wowwwwww!!!!!Thanks for these stuffs!!!!great works!!

**Mr.Delicious** · February 21st, 2009, 12:54 PM

oohhhh well hey! this is awesome! I can't wait to see all your new work

!

**mike_rorschach_** · February 21st, 2009, 04:44 PM

Why are your posters far superior to the ones that actually get released? Absolutely inspiring stuff, welcome and whatnot from another Mike

**Vulgar`** · February 21st, 2009, 11:08 PM

You were the guy who did the Harry Potter poster?! Holy shit. And those two words can summarize everything else too.

Keep doing you

**HunterKiller_** · February 22nd, 2009, 01:42 AM

Oh shit. Chris is always saying how awesome you are.
He wasn't kidding. Not that I thought he was of course.

Welcome and please keep posting!

**staticpen** · February 22nd, 2009, 04:32 PM

Ah, to finally see the work Chris has been talking about for so long! Welcome, Mike, welcome welcome welcome. It's nice to know where so many of those amazing posters came from now. It's really great to have you around here.

Super way to get things started!

**Redfrog** · February 22nd, 2009, 09:27 PM

Great stuff, man! Very very cool!

**paperX** · February 23rd, 2009, 03:21 AM

frikin sweet man...they should definitely have your paintings for the posters instead.

just wondering, wouldn't it be faster to tweak certain elements in photoshop for say the harry potter posters if its just for concept though? seems kind of time consuming drawing the same dumbledore face 3 times?

can't to see more man, welcome to CA!