Art Thread: John Thompson Artwork [Archive] - Page 2

Kusanivy

09-17-2004, 09:23 AM

Great frog and great kids names.

Dinos rock. I'm going out to Dinosaur Provincial Park at the end of the month to look for fossils. You need a guide because it's a protected area--there are dino bones everywhere. Super-cool.

*sigh* I have friends in Alberta and ever since I was a little kid they've told be I HAVE to get out there to see it. You lucky lucky person you.

The dig site we went to was really interesting too: a spot where a whole bunch of centrosaurs drowned, supporting the theory that many herbivores travelled in herds. So there are all these skeletons laid out on the ground. Sooper-dooper cool.

I've read about that spot (or spots similar to it). Many of the bones had fracture marks on them, making the paleontologists suspect that the dinos had been trampled to death. Sort of the dino equivalent of a herd of migrating wildebeasts crossing a river. A couple lose their footing, slip underwater and get trampled by the rest of the herd.

This feels like a FAR SIDE cartoon. We see a cutaway of the hillside showing that the other end of the femur is stuck in a flying saucer wreck, complete with skulls of three eyed aliens.

LOL. Too true. Where's Gary Larson when you need him?

Then of course a mudslide reveals said flying saucer and before you know it the B.P.R.D is investigating.

Maija

09-17-2004, 11:43 AM

*sigh* I have friends in Alberta and ever since I was a little kid they've told be I HAVE to get out there to see it. You lucky lucky person you.

Yep, you gotta!

Yesssss.....!:evilsmile

Must... obey... hypno-chihuahua...

Forte

09-17-2004, 04:23 PM

Greetings. I saw your art work--and loved it, of course. I decided to go ahead and color in two of the black and white pictures. It's my first time actually doing this, but I was happy with the results on the Lobster one and the one with HB, Liz, and Abe turned out alright too. I used photoshop for both. I have never used photoshop to color in anything. I am fond of using it to create signatures, to edit things, and I think for my first time I did a great job. The colors I use added texture to the picture. I am a fan of the Hellboy movie, I haven't read the comics so I just colored everything in a unique way and in my own style.

For Lobster Johnson I tried to make him and the zombies dark. I gave it a very cool look, the zombies being a couple shades of green and Lobster a couple shades of blue. I tried giving it texture with the black paint. It has a real comic book look, I think. I gave it a light background which I think just enhanced the comic book look by a huge factor. This one took me probably 3:30 hours of straight work, maybe a bit more.

http://pic6.picturetrail.com/VOL165/2178562/4246810/67000049.jpg

For Hellboy, Liz, and Abe, well, I had some issues with Liz. I don't like having to do the realistic hair and skin. I made her hair blue, she dyed it. Abe was easy, I wasn't sure what blues to use for him but I was satisfied with the results. I think I could have done better but I wanted him to be unique. Now Hellboy was a challenge and really fun. I actually used 4 or 5 reds on him. I have a darker shade or two around his eyes, inside his ear, on his horns, and around his lips. Before I painted his face he looked like he had lipstick and eyeliner on. I am more than happy with the end result, had I just painted his face the one color he looked like complete crap. This project really put up my skill.

http://pic6.picturetrail.com/VOL165/2178562/4246810/67000057.jpg

You'll notice I left your signature on them too. I was always thinking about doing the goon. If you have any other pictures I'd like a shot at them. SO, what do you think?

missmonster

09-17-2004, 06:53 PM

Man, JT...those sculpts are delicious! So is the illo work I like your inks, man...

Hellsaint

09-17-2004, 07:23 PM

Must... obey... hypno-chihuahua...
Oh boy... :rolleyes:

JohnThompson

09-18-2004, 01:01 PM

Forte, welcome to the board, and great job with the colors! If that's your first coloring attempt in Photoshop, you're already well on your way to bigger and better things! Plus, you like my work, so you're already tops in my book.:D

Melly, thanks. Coming from a sculptress like yourself, that is high praise indeed.

JohnThompson

09-25-2004, 11:15 PM

This is another old sculpture of mine, recently dug out of the closet. I decided I need to get some of these old projects finished up, so I can start on some new sculptures without feeling guilty about the old neglected ones.

I was originally inspired to sculpt a Luke Skywalker because no licensed figure ever did justice to Mark Hamill's likeness. I didn't exactly nail it either, but it's closer than most, in my opinion. I'll probably re-do it someday...

This is 1/6th scale, and I plan on creating a bust that will fit with the line of Star Wars busts being produced by Dark Horse and Gentle Giant Studios.

I started with the head separate from the body, so I could concentrate on the likeness. If that wasn't right, the whole piece is a failure. Once satisfied with the head, I baked it to keep from ruining it as I worked on the rest of the piece. I made a mold of the head and have made a resin cast to stick on a 12" action figure body. The reddish marks are from using my Dremel tool and polishing compound to get a smoother finish to the face.

The tunic is very roughly sculpted at this point, and will eventually be smoothed by being brushed with Sculpey Clay Softener. I'll of course post more as the sculpture progresses.

http://www.indeestudios.com/sculpture/luke1.jpghttp://www.indeestudios.com/sculpture/luke2.jpghttp://www.indeestudios.com/sculpture/luke3.jpg

Petersen

09-25-2004, 11:31 PM

HOLY CRAP!!!
That's an awesome Luke! What will the right hand be doing? using the force..examining his fathers lightsaber?

again, wow!

JohnThompson

09-25-2004, 11:34 PM

Thanks David! I'm trying to sculpt this:

http://www.ludd.luth.se/users/kerberos/sci-fi/starwars/char/rebel/luke/k8.jpg

Petersen

09-25-2004, 11:52 PM

How ya plan on doing the lit saber?

JohnThompson

09-26-2004, 12:53 AM

I have already made a saber out of aluminum tubes and a translucent blue plexiglas rod. I've considered what it would take to light it, and although it's possible, I'm no electrical whiz. I think I'll save myself the trouble and just forget the lighting.

gary bolt

09-26-2004, 01:06 AM

John, your proposed use of aluminium and blue plexi tubing sound like it will have plenty of depth and light. Trying to duplicate a special effect from a movie with electric lighting could easily look contrived or cheesy. I vote for low tech.

Maija

09-26-2004, 10:44 AM

Whoa Nelly! The face is pretty close to dead-on pre-car-accident Mark Hamill.

As for the light sabre, maybe you could leave a channel hidden in his arm in case you ever did find a suitable lighting fix. I'm thinking of an LED and a piece of side-glow fiber optic cable inside a clear tube, but I don't know enough about fiber optics to know exactly what that might look like. I may be involved in an artistic application of fiber optics in the near future, so I could let you know if any solutions turn up. In the meantime, I would go with the low-tech solution, since fiddling around with something electronic could be a lot of expensive trial-and-error trying to get a good look.

E. Spears

09-26-2004, 10:53 AM

That's awesome, John! Spot-on likeness, and excellent folds in the tunic. I can't wait to see this finished.

-ERS

JohnThompson

01-03-2005, 03:39 PM

Wow... no updates from me since September! My resolution for 2005 is to be more productive, so I thought I'd post some updates.

Here's a 1/6 scale portrait sculpt of our own Ron Boyd as his Star Trek character from 5 Year Mission series. The head is for an action figure Ron is making.
http://indeestudios.com/hellboyweb/hair5.jpg

JohnThompson

01-03-2005, 03:52 PM

Rough sculpt of a Bettie Page bust I'm making based on a painting by Olivia.

http://indeestudios.com/sculpts/bp1.jpghttp://indeestudios.com/sculpts/bp2.jpghttp://indeestudios.com/sculpts/bp3.jpghttp://indeestudios.com/sculpts/bp4.jpg

Ming

01-03-2005, 04:48 PM

hey john is that sculpty you're using for the portrait or aves???

JohnThompson

01-03-2005, 07:14 PM

All Sculpey. I've never tried Aves. Is it similar to Magic Sculpt?

I recommended to Ron that he cast the portrait in resin before attaching to an action figure body. I can just picture the Sculpey head shattering after a fall, I've seen it happen enough times!

Ming

01-03-2005, 07:26 PM

its another brand of epoxy said to be less toxic than magic sculpt...

morna

01-03-2005, 08:26 PM

woo hoo JT! Nice to see new work! That Ron Boyd is a jaw-dropper. The ear is BEAUTIFUL! go man go!

E. Spears

01-03-2005, 09:22 PM

great Ron sculpt! I'm loving everything here.

The Betty sculpture is a looker, though :eek:. Look at her face! Gorgeous stuff, man.

-ERS

gary bolt

01-04-2005, 08:25 AM

JT, both of your new sculptures are excellent. You always reply to compliments most humbly but I hope you appreciate the exceptional talent you have. The Ron Boyd looks very realistic and fine and the Betty piece should be awesome. How do you plan to do the hair?

JohnThompson

01-04-2005, 08:44 AM

How do you plan to do the hair?
I sculpted her head months ago, originally planning on casting it for use on a 12" articulated figure body. I left the head bald hoping I could find a doll wig that would work. I never found one.

So, now she's going to be a bust instead. The hair will be sculpted on first by blocking out the hair mass with Sculpey, then using pointed tools to engrave or "rake" lines into the soft clay to give the impression of hair strands. When I'm satisfied with how that looks, I'll brush over the surface with a soft-bristled brush dipped in Sculpey Clay Softener to smooth out the roughness.

Thanks for the compliments, I do appreciate them. If I appear humble its mostly because I can't seem to make any money from my work, so it must not be all that good!;)

gary bolt

01-04-2005, 08:58 AM

Unfortunately the link between quality and income in art is tenuous at best. The glass art world is full of fabulously talented people scraping by and less talented people raking in the dough (I'm generalizing). Financial success does have as much to do with marketing, promotion, and luck as it does with talent. Morna and I are considered successful by our glass art peers but all our friends and family with "real jobs" make more money than we do. We usually are content that we love what we do for a living and aren't dependent on the whims of an employer but some days the grapes taste sour.

Thanks for sharing your plans for finishing Betty. I'm sure I'm not the only person on the board who appreciates the info you share.

Maija

01-04-2005, 09:12 AM

I'm sure I'm not the only person on the board who appreciates the info you share.
Nope! :D

The Betty Page bust is amazing (no puns intended, though I'm surprised we've come this far without one. :rolleyes: )

JohnThompson

01-04-2005, 09:39 AM

The Betty Page bust is amazing (no puns intended, though I'm surprised we've come this far without one. :rolleyes: )
Thanks! Nobody is making "bust" comments out of respect for the Dark Angel.;)

Tad

01-04-2005, 02:00 PM

Well, it's nice seeing board members showing restraint for once. The sculpts look great. Make sure you keep us abreast of the latest developments.

Maija

01-04-2005, 02:19 PM

:rolleyes:

*sigh*

Tad

01-04-2005, 02:38 PM

Oh like you guys didn't set me me up! :D

JohnThompson

01-04-2005, 02:52 PM

This is another illustration I did for a book of Aesop's Fables, "The Bee and Jupiter", done with pastel.

All of the animals go to Olympus to pay tribute to the gods. The bees bring Jupiter their honey, and the god is so impressed that he grants the bees any one request. The queen bee asks for stings, so the hive can protect themselves from all who would steal their honey in the future. Jupiter, angry at their selfishness, obliges with an additional gift: the use of the sting will result in the death of the bee that uses it.

http://www.ebsqart.com/Art/844/116668.jpg

Maija

01-06-2005, 04:46 PM

Really nice, John. I like the impression of power created by the ionic column bending away from Zeus and the repetition of that curve in his nose and hair. It has a nice rhythm.

So when and where can we get this book? :)

Tad

01-06-2005, 11:26 PM

Great color and detail. I'm awed that you pulled it off in pastel. Inspirational.

JohnThompson

01-07-2005, 11:31 AM

So when and where can we get this book? :)
I'll let you know when I get more info. Apparently it will be available to order on Amazon, though.

Thanks for the kind words, Tad and Maija. I've been working with pastel off and on for a decade, and I really enjoy it. More than any other medium I feel free to experiment with color and stylized anatomy when I'm working in pastel.

Here's another pastel, done at least a year before I met my wife Dawn. In the dress creases starting within the middle section of the skirt, you can make out the letters "D-A-W-N". Freaky.

http://www.ebsqart.com/Art/844/70784.jpg

fitzroy

01-07-2005, 11:46 AM

Two beautiful pieces JT. The eyes on the second piece are astonishing.

gary bolt

01-07-2005, 01:37 PM

John, those pastel pieces are gorgeous! They are full of light. Are they done on black paper?

JohnThompson

01-07-2005, 01:54 PM

John, those pastel pieces are gorgeous! They are full of light. Are they done on black paper?
I usually use pastels on cream colored Stonehenge printmaking paper, since its archival and has a good tooth. The Jupiter was done on white Crescent illustration board, over an oil wash underpainting. I work dark to light though, so you'd think I'd wise up and use a dark paper, wouldn't you?

fitzroy

01-08-2005, 10:56 AM

Hey JT, have you done anything HB related lately? As you know I'm a big fan. Or comic book(y). And, are you going to SDCC this year?

JohnThompson

01-08-2005, 10:09 PM

Hey JT, have you done anything HB related lately? As you know I'm a big fan. Or comic book(y). And, are you going to SDCC this year?
Ask and ye shall receive! These are two pieces in progress for oil paintings. You get a real glimpse into my working methods with these... they're sloppy as hell. I wanted to try working in a looser style, so both of these are experiments, just like the oil I did for this past holiday art exchange. I'll post more on these later.

As far as SDCC, I'd love to, but I can't imagine having enough free cash to make the trip this year. Pants.

http://www.indeestudios.com/hellboyweb/lojo_oil_gs.jpg
http://www.indeestudios.com/hellboyweb/hb_sketch.jpg

E. Spears

01-08-2005, 10:24 PM

Those pastel peices are gorgeous. I really love the one with the bee and Jupiter. Really nice.

The Lobster and Hellboy sketches are great, too! I can never get my pictures of hellboy to look right, yours always come out brilliantly. I love the looseness of the sketches, I think you should try to do more peices like that :D.

-ERS

Tad

01-08-2005, 10:26 PM

Geez, the "loose" LoJo painting is GREAT. Really, really nice. And being fascinated by the creation process, by all means post updates that show us how you work.

JohnThompson

01-08-2005, 10:45 PM

The Lobster and Hellboy sketches are great, too! I can never get my pictures of hellboy to look right, yours always come out brilliantly. I love the looseness of the sketches, I think you should try to do more peices like that :D.

-ERS
Thanks, Robert. I really think that having sculpted Hellboy has been the most help. Something about staring at Mignola drawings for hours and translating those proportions to clay, then being able to view the sculpture from all angles has really burned his face into my brain.

gary bolt

01-09-2005, 01:28 AM

John, I love the scribbly lines, such as the pushed up sleave above Hellboy's RHOD. Beautiful stuff. If these are studies or jumping off points for your oil paintings please show us your process as you go.

Jakob Westman

01-09-2005, 03:31 AM

Wow John,
they're gorgeous!!

/ Jakob

petriacce

01-09-2005, 10:09 AM

Wow John, of course I like the LJ and Hellboy pieces but your pastel work is very nice. "The Bee and Jupiter" is fantastic.

ReptileJK

01-09-2005, 12:55 PM

Don't know how I missed this thread before. Finally got through all of the posts today. John, absolutely amazing work! Really. I'm very much in awe of artistically abled folks (my wife is one of these), as I absolutely am not.

It's astounding that there are so many folks on this board alone that have been imbued with such talent. It really is amazing and I'm completely floored! :eek: :eek: :eek:

Great job everyone!

PS, Any word on when we may be able to buy casts of that second HB bust, John?

Rep

jnapper

01-09-2005, 01:26 PM

JT, this one knocked my boots off! Wow!
http://www.indeestudios.com/hellboyweb/lojo_oil_gs.jpg

jnapper

01-09-2005, 01:28 PM

Here's another pastel, done at least a year before I met my wife Dawn. In the dress creases starting within the middle section of the skirt, you can make out the letters "D-A-W-N". Freaky.

That is freaky!! (Cool.)

This piece reminds me a bit of Donald Roller Wilson for some reason-- maybe the curtain and "formal" setting?

fitzroy

01-10-2005, 05:57 AM

Big POO on the SDCC front.
The pics are great. Would love to see stage bby stage pics as they progress.

COOL

JohnThompson

02-17-2005, 10:10 AM

This just in: a new pen and ink sketch. Believe it or not, this is my first drawing of Leia.

Auction here (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=6155536462)

http://www.ebsqart.com/Art/844/136830.jpg

Ken O

02-17-2005, 10:11 AM

You have my offical Star Wars Geek Stamp of Approval!

JohnThompson

02-17-2005, 10:28 AM

You have my offical Star Wars Geek Stamp of Approval!
Schwiiiinnng!

Athena

02-17-2005, 10:28 AM

Oooooh, JT, so pretty. I really like her eyes, and the leg as well. And the lips. Sweet.

yukon

02-17-2005, 10:42 AM

I don't know how I missed those painting studies, but I did. Theyre amazing I love seeing works in progress. Your line work is really impressive! that isn't sloppy!

Petersen

02-17-2005, 12:03 PM

A bit of an Art Adams vibe with this. Is he an infuence John?

What Star Wars character is next??

JohnThompson

02-17-2005, 12:29 PM

A bit of an Art Adams vibe with this. Is he an infuence John?

What Star Wars character is next??
I love Art Adams, and I though I wasn't trying to capture his style, I consider it a compliment to be compared to him.

Who's next? I don't know. I've had horrible luck selling anything but pinup work on eBay, so if I did another Star Wars character, it would probably be "slave girl" Leia or a Padme. :confused:

Petersen

02-17-2005, 12:59 PM

No Oola, Jabba's dancing Twelick? Or Yaddle, the female Yoda species on the Jedi council? Or a sexy Rodian female?? c'mon John, consider it a challenge.

Do you go to any cons? either as spectator or artist?

JohnThompson

02-17-2005, 01:47 PM

No Oola, Jabba's dancing Twelick? Or Yaddle, the female Yoda species on the Jedi council? Or a sexy Rodian female?? c'mon John, consider it a challenge.
Just for you, David. I'll consider it. ;)

Do you go to any cons? either as spectator or artist?
Last con I went to was Minnesota's Fallcon in 2001, as a guest (was doing some work for Image's "Big Bang" comics at the time). Earlier that year I was a guest at the annual Superman Celebration in Metropolis, IL. Here's a
link (http://www.supermancollectors.com/johnthompson.html) about that appearance, along with some samples of my Big Bang work.

I love to go to conventions, but they are so expensive. Even when I'm selling prints of my work and drawing sketches, I barely pay for the trips. Maybe I should have a sketchbook printed, do those sell well?

Petersen

02-17-2005, 01:54 PM

I would love to create a sketchbook for the purposes of trading since my biggest outlay last year was purchasing sketchbooks. But I doubt I'll get my act together. But we'll see.

To quote Tad ^ It looks like Sketchbooks do very well.

I was wondering if there is even a local con in Iowa for you.

JohnThompson

02-17-2005, 11:31 PM

Its been a long time since I went to a convention in Iowa (and no, it wasn't called "CornCon"). Every one was a huge bore- no guests, just table after table manned by schweaty clones of the Simpsons' Comic Book Guy. Brrrr!

Maybe they're better now, if they're even still held in the state. I'll ask my local Comic Book Guy.

Grim Tim

02-18-2005, 12:36 AM

How in the hell did I overlook this thread?! Man, I'm sorry that I haven't been around here much in the recent past... all the cool stuff that I've missed :(

John, I am simply flabbergasted by your talents. I have need of a smilie icon like this one :eek:, but with the jaw more agape, because I am just speechless...

Maija

02-19-2005, 09:49 AM

JT, I love your new avatar, but every time I see it, at first glance I think you're Zabalou!

Funny how avatars come to represent people.

Johann

02-19-2005, 01:54 PM

How in the hell did I overlook this thread?!

My thoughts exactly, boy, I missed alot!! More sculptures..You are awsome! Did you ever finish the Mars Attacks! head? that one is sweet!

JohnThompson

02-19-2005, 10:46 PM

Thanks for the kind words about my stuff, all. Johann, the Martian is still in the works. Il need to apply texture to the neck, and decide what to do with the base to make it look more alien than a wooden plaque. Any suggestions would be appreciated!

Johann

02-20-2005, 07:34 AM

currently i have no idea, I think the base is fine, unless you can get it suspended in there floating in a green liquid with lots of tubing... :)

ReptileJK

02-21-2005, 08:42 AM

You have my offical Star Wars Geek Stamp of Approval!

Amen! How 'bout one of Leia in the infamous Jabba the Hutt slave girl outfit?

:D

Edit: oops! Just realized this was already mentioend.

hellboyone

02-21-2005, 09:05 AM

I love Art Adams, and I though I wasn't trying to capture his style, I consider it a compliment to be compared to him.

Who's next? I don't know. I've had horrible luck selling anything but pinup work on eBay, so if I did another Star Wars character, it would probably be "slave girl" Leia or a Padme. :confused:

Gotta be that dancer in Jabba's palace with the 2 big fleshy things hanging off her head. The nerds love that girl. :)

R.

JohnThompson

02-21-2005, 09:30 AM

Gotta be that dancer in Jabba's palace with the 2 big fleshy things hanging off her head. The nerds love that girl. :)

R.
Fanboys love the fleshy things? That explains Adam Hughes' career... :rolleyes:

fitzroy

02-21-2005, 09:33 AM

Meeeeooooowww!

Haha

hellboyone

02-21-2005, 10:16 AM

Fanboys love the fleshy things? That explains Adam Hughes' career... :rolleyes:

Ba-dump-bump! Tip yer waitresses, folks! :)

R.

JohnThompson

02-21-2005, 10:26 AM

Try the veal! But seriously, folks....

So far, no bites on my Leia auction, maybe the fanboys just prefer the comic book babes. They reeeeally liked this one (hey, Adam Hughes ain't the only guy who can draw mommy parts!):

http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryPiece.asp?Page=1&Order=Date&Piece=46467&GSub=6347&GCat=0&UCat=0

fitzroy

02-21-2005, 10:31 AM

Good GOD! They're HUGE.

Nice drawing tho'.

Petersen

02-21-2005, 10:48 AM

That one is nice. more please

E. Spears

02-21-2005, 10:56 AM

:eek: They will destroy you! They will take over the earth!

Nice powergirl, JT. And nice all the other drawings in that gallery, as well :D.

-ers

JohnThompson

02-21-2005, 11:06 AM

:eek: They will destroy you! They will take over the earth!
Ha! Well, if nothing else, they'll make you go blind!

I don't want to directly post too much pinup stuff here where there are sensitive young things potentially looking, so you can see more of my goodies off-site:

http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=3982
http://www.indytel.com/~thompson/samples
http://www.ebsqart.com/Artists/cmd_844_profile_portfolio.htm

ReptileJK

02-21-2005, 11:19 AM

Ha! Well, if nothing else, they'll make you go blind!

I don't want to directly post too much pinup stuff here where there are sensitive young things potentially looking, so you can see more of my goodies off-site:

http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=3982
http://www.indytel.com/~thompson/samples
http://www.ebsqart.com/Artists/cmd_844_profile_portfolio.htm

The Victorian Hellboy is brilliant! Also, love "The Raptor" and "The Hawk and The Nightengale"!

Reptile

DannyBoy7783

02-21-2005, 11:53 AM

John, I am making it my mission to copy all of your sculptures! Watch out! :D

JohnThompson

02-21-2005, 12:07 PM

John, I am making it my mission to copy all of your sculptures! Watch out! :D
Hey, I'd love to see more Mars Attacks Martians! Or Bettie Page. Or Mars attacking Bettie Page....

DannyBoy7783

02-21-2005, 12:51 PM

or Bettie as a martian... :eek:

JohnThompson

02-21-2005, 01:18 PM

or Bettie as a martian... :eek:
That's Miss Page if you're nasty!

Ivar_L

02-22-2005, 11:47 AM

Hi all,
this is my first message in this forum!...
:)

I just wanted to thank J.T. and others for very inspirational pictures, photos and sculptures! I just couldn't help myself... and now I'm in the process of making my own Mignola-style Hellboy bust (heavily inspired not only by M.M. but also by John Thompson's statue). I have some photos of the tools and process and I hope to post some of them. But there is another thread for those pictures, although my sculpture is not made from Sculpey :) - it's from German-made Cernit...

Ivar

gary bolt

02-22-2005, 12:03 PM

I don't want to directly post too much pinup stuff here where there are sensitive young things potentially looking, so you can see more of my goodies off-site:

http://www.comicartfans.com/GalleryDetail.asp?GCat=3982
http://www.indytel.com/~thompson/samples
http://www.ebsqart.com/Artists/cmd_844_profile_portfolio.htm

!!!

I just spent a good chunk of time looking at those sites and all I can say is... WOW! You, sir, have buckets of talent. It amazes me that you have created so many succesful drawings, but I'm even more impressed that you explore so many styles and techniques with such consistantly fine results. I've seen many of these before but it was a treat to see so see them all at once.

JohnThompson

02-22-2005, 12:13 PM

Hi all,
this is my first message in this forum!
Welcome, Ivar! I'm honored that you chose this thread for your first post on the forum. I had no idea my influence was felt all the way to Estonia!:D Yes, I will ride Mignola's coattails around the WORLD!!! Mwahahahaha!

I look forward to seeing your sculpture. As you've probably found out, the "Sculpey" thread is good for showing sculptures of any medium. Cernit definitely qualifies!

JohnThompson

02-22-2005, 12:18 PM

!!!

I just spent a good chunk of time looking at those sites and all I can say is... WOW! You, sir, have buckets of talent. It amazes me that you have created so many succesful drawings, but I'm even more impressed that you explore so many styles and techniques with such consistantly fine results. I've seen many of these before but it was a treat to see so see them all at once.
Thanks Gary! As far as the variety of styles go, its something I've had to do to keep busy as a commercial artist. The more styles I can work in, the more jobs I can potentially bring in.

In my personal projects I like to mix it up to keep it interesting. Every time I see a new style that I like, I want to try it myself.

JohnThompson

02-28-2005, 12:09 AM

Sorry for the triple post. Here's a new pen & ink drawing I did for Fitzroy. :)

http://www.indeestudios.com/hellboyweb/lojo_guns.jpg

hellboyone

02-28-2005, 12:20 AM

Sorry for the triple post. Here's a new pen & ink drawing I did for Fitzroy. :)

Wooo...that's breathtaking. I wish his hands and, therefore, his guns, were a bit bigger, but as it stands, damn nice.

R.

fitzroy

02-28-2005, 02:50 AM

JT, you DA MAN. That's superb

Otto66

02-28-2005, 07:06 AM

So? If Fitz got his LoJo piece, I must be next on the list?
Nice work JT. Hope ya been behav'n since I've been away. ;)

JohnThompson

02-28-2005, 07:50 AM

So? If Fitz got his LoJo piece, I must be next on the list?
Nice work JT. Hope ya been behav'n since I've been away. ;)
Yup, you're next. I've been trying to catch up on a backlog of work, and I need to get back to your piece. I thought I'd send you this one once its finished:

http://indeestudios.com/hellboyweb/lojo_oil_gs.jpg

Petersen

02-28-2005, 08:22 AM

I remember seeing this one before John, and I really like the unfinished and sculptural look of the portrait portion

Otto66

02-28-2005, 03:47 PM

Oooo... Grim LoJo. Me like Grim LoJo. I await with baited breath...
or is that breath that smells like bait. I always comfuse the 2. :D

JohnThompson

02-28-2005, 04:18 PM

Wooo...that's breathtaking. I wish his hands and, therefore, his guns, were a bit bigger, but as it stands, damn nice.
Good eyes! The hands were the last part of the figure I drew, and I wasn't completely happy with them or the arm placement. Glad you like it overall!
JT, you DA MAN. That's superb
Cheers, dude. Let me know when it arrives, if its still in one piece.;)
I remember seeing this one before John, and I really like the unfinished and sculptural look of the portrait portion
Thank you, sir! I had to play with the contrast of the scan a lot to get the faint pencil lines to show up, so you're not seeing a true facsimile of the art. This is just some underpainting, and color will be added over this.
Oooo... Grim LoJo. Me like Grim LoJo. I await with baited breath...
or is that breath that smells like bait. I always comfuse the 2. :D
Speaking of Grim Lojo, have you seen Grim Tim's thread on his conversion of the animated JLA Flash figure into Lobster Johnson? http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?t=40388

Otto66

02-28-2005, 04:27 PM

Speaking of Grim Lojo, have you seen Grim Tim's thread on his conversion of the animated JLA Flash figure into Lobster Johnson? http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showthread.php?t=40388
Working my way thru the forum... starting with the art threads first.
Thanx for the lead.

Hellsaint

02-28-2005, 06:47 PM

Woh! JT both your Lojo pics are sensational! Very very cool. :)

Maija

03-01-2005, 11:22 AM

JT, you are an ass-kicking drawing man!! Who draws! And kicks asses! With his drawing!

JohnThompson

03-01-2005, 12:04 PM

JT, you are an ass-kicking drawing man!! Who draws! And kicks asses! With his drawing!
You forgot "taking names". That's what separates the amatures from the pro's: The commitment to follow through.

Always follow an ass-kicking with some name taking. :evilsmile

Otto66

03-01-2005, 06:13 PM

Always follow an ass-kicking with some name taking. :evilsmile
Nice to know that there is a proper order to how thats done. ;)
(note to self: FIRST kick their ass, THEN take their name)

longmanshort

03-02-2005, 04:28 AM

Blimey! :eek:

That Poison Ivy pic made me feel ... rather odd ;)

JohnThompson

04-06-2005, 08:01 AM

This just in:

After years of sloth and indecision, I've finally entered the information age and have a real website: indeestudios.com (http://www.indeestudios.com) ! :D

Major props to my baby's mama for the creation of the site. My amazing wife Dawn (whose own stained glass art can be seen at the site above) taught herself "Go Live" and created the site. Whatta woman! Kisses to my Missus!

Please take some time to look at the site, and let me know if you have any problems viewing. We have only previewed the site on Macs and are curious if everything works on PC.

fitzroy

04-06-2005, 08:16 AM

Some fabulous work from both of you. Good stuff.
MORE!

Petersen

04-06-2005, 09:07 AM

Sweet John!!!!
The images for the Luke & Bettie sculpts do not come up for me. just red x's.

I love your childrens illustration. The Sphinx im particular.

JohnThompson

04-06-2005, 09:18 AM

Lyndon & David, thanks for the quick feedback! The main images for the Luke & Bettie sculpts will be posted later tonight, after I get home from work.

The sphinx cat & mouse art was done for a self-promo calendar my employer used to produce years ago when we had a large illustration staff here. Now I'm the last ill'er here! :eek: In the end, though, there can be only one!

DannyBoy7783

04-06-2005, 09:25 AM

In the end, though, there can be only one!

So are you like the highlander or something? :)

You my friend draw a wonderful set of knockers.

JohnThompson

04-06-2005, 09:38 AM

So are you like the highlander or something? :)
Not exactly... unless "highlander" is some kind of code word for a near-extinct dinosaur. The staff illustrator at an ad agency is a dying species. :(
You my friend draw a wonderful set of knockers.
Thank you! I also specialize in headlights, fun bags, and dirty pillows.:rolleyes:

DannyBoy7783

04-06-2005, 10:44 AM

What about sweater cows?

Petersen

04-06-2005, 12:47 PM

I don't know much about your area John. What types of clients do you get wanting illustration in Ads? are they Iowa based? or is your place nationaly recognized?

and no fair putting up a big 'ol splash of Emporer Zombie with no more progress shots or info!

JohnThompson

04-06-2005, 01:33 PM

I don't know much about your area John. What types of clients do you get wanting illustration in Ads? are they Iowa based? or is your place nationaly recognized?
The agency I work for used to have a large staff of illustrators, with a support staff of art reps around the country to show our work around in some big market cities. This was when the company was more of a graphic design house. As the computer boom hit advertisers in the early 90's, our design staff started growing, while the illustration staff began falling away. Now, we are a full-fledged advertising agency, so we are in direct competition with those same agencies that our art reps used to get work from. We now only have an outside rep in the Minneapolis market.

So, we were nationally recognized at one time, but most of our current clients are in Iowa, Minneapolis, and parts of Illinois that our in-house Account Execs can reach via road trip.

and no fair putting up a big 'ol splash of Emporer Zombie with no more progress shots or info!
Hey, be thankful you got even that! Besides, he should be finished around the time of SDCC, so you will see more shots then. :)

kid cthulhu

04-06-2005, 01:40 PM

The site's great, John!

Easy to navigate, smooth interface. Your work , as well as your wife's, is excellent.

It has been bookmarked!

JohnThompson

04-06-2005, 02:23 PM

The site's great, John!

Easy to navigate, smooth interface. Your work , as well as your wife's, is excellent.

It has been bookmarked!
Thanks, KC! I'll pass it on to the Web Mistress!

Oooh, that sounds kinky! "Whip, me, Web Mistress! I've been a baaaad boy!" YEEAAaaaarrrgh!! (read as Howard Dean sound effect):D

Maija

04-06-2005, 04:52 PM

Excellent stuff, John! I like the rollover access to the gallery. Saves me flipping pages back and forth. I found the same missing image files already noted (Luke, Bettie), otherwise I didn't encounter any problems.

Both you and Dawn do wonderful work. Some day when I'm disgustingly wealthy and I build my Arts & Crafts style dream home I'll get Dawn to do the windows.

And you can do the decorative Martian-head light fixtures. ;)

Oh and by the way, the correct, gentlemanly PC term for them is "sweater kittens".

DannyBoy7783

04-06-2005, 06:31 PM

HAHA!.......meow...

Petersen

04-06-2005, 07:37 PM

You are going to have an Arts & Crafts style dream house too?

I plan on using some of my disgusting wealth to resurect Greene & Greene and have them design it.

and when it's done, I'll use some of the gobs of cash left to commission John to do a HUGE house portrait.

fitzroy

04-21-2005, 12:37 PM

A very big public thank you to JT, for the stunning LoJo pic and the Sin City Best Buy DVD that Athena picked up for me today.

Cheers matey.

JohnThompson

04-21-2005, 01:07 PM

I'm glad it arrived-- safely, I hope. Any damage to the art? I went to a packaging shop to have it wrapped and shipped, and they didn't fill me with confidence in their abilities.

fitzroy

04-21-2005, 01:58 PM

It was packed superbly. No bends or folds. Artwork intact and off to the framers at the weekend

morna

04-21-2005, 02:41 PM

we want pictures!

citymadeofash

04-21-2005, 02:46 PM

we want pictures!
yes please :D

JohnThompson

04-21-2005, 02:54 PM

we want pictures!
This is the art in question:
http://forums.comicbookresources.com/showpost.php?p=1048657&postcount=338

Still, it would be keen to see it framed. :)

citymadeofash

04-21-2005, 04:49 PM

Holy crap thats awesome!

Speaking of wartime vigilantes who slay would be Nazi's...... has anyone else picked up a new mini-series by Image called Iron Cross? It only just came out. I picked it up as the artwork looked interesting as well as the story. Long in the short of it, there is a vigilante running rampant throughout the streets of Germany during the end of the war, slaying Nazi servicemen with some yet unknown agenda. Seems intriguing, though the comparisons to Lobster Johnson are high (pulp hero/anti-hero look). Anyhow, seems promising!

morna

04-22-2005, 08:22 AM

... it would be keen to see it framed. :)

Ya absolutely!

well... Fitz has a digital camera now so we can commence the whining.

DannyBoy7783

04-22-2005, 03:36 PM

JohnThompson

04-23-2005, 04:48 PM

Just a quick update:

Tad

04-23-2005, 05:43 PM

Wow! Whoever gets that Hellboy Checkers set is going to be damned lucky! Very impressive!

Kidding..... as usual.

E. Spears

04-23-2005, 06:20 PM

OH SNAP! (http://forums.comicbookresources.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=15301)

I am so pumped about there being lots of JT's Hellboy bust in that picture. SO PUMPED.

-ers

citymadeofash

04-23-2005, 11:25 PM

Haven't heard of iron cross but it sounds really interesting! I am starting to get much more into the non-mainstream comics now: Hellboy, Ex Machina, The Walking Dead, Y - The Last Man. I'll keep an eye out for this one. It sounds like soemthing I'd like!
Some good new series to check out if you havent already:
Jenny Finn
Books of Magick: Life During Wartime
Billy the Kid and his old timey oddities
Iron Cross
Doc Frankenstein
Shaolin Cowboy

Jakob Westman

04-24-2005, 02:00 AM

Just a quick update:
Yay!!!
Looking goooood!

:D Jakob

jnapper

04-24-2005, 09:07 AM

Just a quick update:

Very beautiful...

Maija

04-24-2005, 11:38 AM

Actually a Hellboy chess set could be kinda neat, mostly just in the figuring out of which characters would be which pieces on the "good" and "evil" sides.

Hellboy would have to be a pawn for both sides. :p

As for the resin casts, as Robert would say: sweet!

icbm1987

04-24-2005, 12:08 PM

Nice Work Sir.

JohnThompson

05-13-2005, 09:08 AM

One step closer to a Hellboy chess set:

Rob H

05-13-2005, 09:15 AM

That looks bloody impressive. A thing of beauty even.

DannyBoy7783

05-13-2005, 09:35 AM

It looks like an army...

Ming

05-13-2005, 09:57 AM

i hope one of thoses has my name on it ;) :D

JohnThompson

05-13-2005, 10:14 AM

i hope one of thoses has my name on it ;) :D
Sorry, Moses; they all say "Hellboy". :D

These should be in my possession in a couple of weeks. There will be only 20 casts total, and these will go fast. I am making them available to board members for a ridiculously* low price, and will offer my own painting services to those who don't want to do it themselves.

I have a list of names of people here who have expressed interest in owning a copy of this bust, and I will honor those requests first. Any left over will be made available to members here who didn't contact me earlier, or those who may wish to have multiple copies.

Ming

05-13-2005, 10:31 AM

how bout i trade ya for a custom hoople head :) ...urine stains included :D

JohnThompson

05-13-2005, 10:43 AM

how bout i trade ya for a custom hoople head :) ...urine stains included :D
I'll take the head ('cause who am I to refuse a little head?) but I can supply my own urine, thank you!

Ming

05-13-2005, 10:49 AM

i was thinking the whole figure :confused: but if you just want the head who am i to complain :D

JohnThompson

05-13-2005, 10:59 AM

i was thinking the whole figure :confused: but if you just want the head who am i to complain :D
Sorry! I didn't know you were offering the whole figure! ME WANT!!!

Please forgive me for being such a dirt worshipping heathen!

Ming

05-13-2005, 11:06 AM

goes to show you're a @$&*$%@*ing hoople head :p

Magnificent Bastard

05-13-2005, 01:48 PM

More HELLBOB I demand it!!!

And by demand I mean please? :D

And my please I mean...oh GAWD please oh please oh pweeeease more HellBob. My 2 nephews give ya a big thumbs up. And me too of course.

Brillant stuff John.

JohnThompson

05-17-2005, 12:33 PM

Here's my latest pinup; another Bettie Page!

I call this one "Cotton Candy" ;)

http://www.ebsqart.com/Art/844/168681.jpg

gary bolt

05-17-2005, 12:43 PM

Wow, John, that's amazing. It's so very, very Bettie. Is it done with pastels?

JohnThompson

05-17-2005, 01:06 PM

Thanks Gary! This was airbrushed with hand painted details, all acrylic paints.

JohnThompson

05-17-2005, 10:57 PM

Another new drawing, an homage to Dave Stevens:

http://www.ebsqart.com/Art/844/168979.jpg

Maija

05-17-2005, 11:09 PM

Ken O

05-18-2005, 12:14 AM

Great stuff. You ever paint anything like that on leather? Just wondering.

kid cthulhu

05-18-2005, 03:25 AM

Wow, really great pinups, John!

And that army of HB busts is an incredible shot.

JohnThompson

05-18-2005, 07:36 AM

Man, your work makes me feel all jittery and arthritic and completely incapable of drawing a straight line (cuz I can't, it's true!). I especially admire your drawing. The Rocketeer(ette) is a cutie, though I find her bottom distracting. :rolleyes:
Thanks for the kind words, and sorry for the distraction! I must stop using the "hypno-butt" filter on these!
Great stuff. You ever paint anything like that on leather? Just wondering.
I've never tried painting on leather, but I've read plenty of articles about it. I think I could handle it if I had the right paints.

fitzroy

05-18-2005, 08:23 AM

Stunning as ever JT

If these sell as they do, then put yours up http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=972&item=6533520989&rd=1

JohnThompson

05-18-2005, 09:34 AM

You mean, like this?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3987&item=6533520075&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=3986&item=6180259201&rd=1&ssPageName=WDVW

Jakob Westman

05-19-2005, 01:58 AM

Superb looking inks John.
I love that Betty Rocketeer.

/ Jakob

citymadeofash

05-19-2005, 08:40 AM

Superb looking inks John.
I love that Betty Rocketeer.
Agreed... the rocketeer is a great flick and its always fun to see references to the flim pop up here and there :D

JohnThompson

05-19-2005, 09:11 AM

Agreed... the rocketeer is a great flick and its always fun to see references to the flim pop up here and there :D
Can it be that you are unaware of the excellent Rocketeer comics by Dave Stevens that inspired the movie...? :eek:

In the comics, Stevens used 50's pinup model Bettie Page as Cliff Secord's girlfriend. At the time, the real Bettie's whereabouts were unknown and she was largely forgotten. Attention generated by the comics renewed interest in her career, to the point that she is now a cult icon.

Anyway, I owe a huge debt of gratitude to Dave Stevens for re-introducing Bettie Page to the world, and that was my inspiration for the drawing. :)

Ken O

05-19-2005, 12:45 PM

Always wanted to read the comics but never tracked them down.

JohnThompson

05-19-2005, 06:26 PM

Always wanted to read the comics but never tracked them down.
I never read the individual comics back when they were originally published (there were no comic shops in my town that I knew of at that time), but I picked up the collected trade when it became available. Great stuff, a mix of old sci-fi serial rocketmen, nazis, and G-men, and then of course there was Bettie Page. :)

Interestingly enough, I went to the comic shop today looking for the latest DH Book of _____, and in a bargain box found an original issue 2 of the Rocketeer story. If they'd had the whole series, I would have bought them all and sent them to you.

JohnThompson

05-26-2005, 10:56 PM

This is my contribution to the Summer art exchange. I posted it in the exchange thread, but wanted to put a copy here too to keep all my drawings in one place.

Pen & ink on bristol, 9" x 12".

http://www.indeestudios.com/hellboyweb/HB_tree.jpg

Tad

05-26-2005, 11:13 PM

That's a beautiful piece, John. I hope you get one as good in return!

Ken O

05-26-2005, 11:15 PM

Wow. That is just....wow.

gary bolt

05-27-2005, 12:03 AM

I commented on the summer exchange thread earlier tonight but I just need to say again how much I like this piece. The engraved look is very succesful and I really like your Hellboy, he's somehow faithfull to how Mike Mignola draws him and yet looks like a John Thompson drawing. How do we get Dave Stewart to colour it?!

Noice! (I'm not an Ausie, but it's fun to say! :o )

fitzroy

05-27-2005, 02:16 AM

Cracking stuff JT

Rob H

05-27-2005, 02:33 AM

Noice!! ;) I love it.

morna

05-27-2005, 09:01 AM

That's gorgeous JT. Liking the attention to detail - the skinny wrist, the spirally tail - beauty RHOD too! fingers crossed

JohnThompson

05-27-2005, 01:40 PM

Wow! Thanks for the response! And here I was feeling that I'd copped out by not doing an action pose or drawing any kind of monster in the background. I'm glad you all like it. :)

Jakob Westman

05-27-2005, 02:32 PM

Wow, that's beautiful John!

Now, get back to finishing those action figures

;) Jakob

Petersen

05-27-2005, 02:43 PM

Very nice John! Line quality excellent, as usual.

but when you send this to me what will you do for an exchange piece? :)

JohnThompson

05-27-2005, 04:02 PM

Wow, that's beautiful John!

Now, get back to finishing those action figures

;) Jakob
Aye, Cap'n! I'm on vacation now for the next 2 weeks, and I WILL have them finished!!
Very nice John! Line quality excellent, as usual.

but when you send this to me what will you do for an exchange piece? :)
How 'bout we both skip the exchange this year, and just trade pieces? ;)

morna

05-27-2005, 08:42 PM

How 'bout we both skip the exchange this year, and just trade pieces? ;)

HEY !!! stop that

Gene Poonyo

05-29-2005, 08:10 AM

Looks like my first post did not go through.

Cheers to this wonderful piece of artwork, JT. Really awesome.

Maija

06-02-2005, 11:12 AM

Wow John, that is wonderful! I'm always amazed at what you do with ink.

E. Spears

06-02-2005, 09:06 PM

whoaa. snaps, that's the ultimite in badass technology. really awesome.

and the rocketeer girl on the other page is kickass, also :D.

-ers

JohnThompson

06-02-2005, 09:15 PM

Thanks, ruta! Glad you like it!

whoaa. snaps, that's the ultimite in badass technology.
Uh....

That's a good thing, right? Thanks! ;)

E. Spears

06-02-2005, 09:16 PM

duh it's a good thing. since when is badass a not good thing man?!
heh.

-ers

JohnThompson

06-02-2005, 09:23 PM

Who can keep up with you damn kids and your crazy talk? Bad is good, hot is cool and phat is pretty....? Just keep your ball outa my yard, whipper-snapper! ;)

JohnThompson

06-09-2005, 12:51 AM

Someone may be interested in this: I did a tutorial (http://www.ebsqart.com/ArtMagazine/za_331.htm) on airbrushing one of my pinup paintings.

Ken O

06-09-2005, 08:22 AM

Hot damn. That reminds me I need to email you. hahahhaha. :D

Mike Cross

06-09-2005, 09:36 AM

hehe..John, your diatribe on phat reminds me of a commercial where a bunch or suits are sitting around a boardroom table talking about kids..can't remember what product it is for though..
"So, you're telling me that phat is good?"

hellboyone

06-09-2005, 10:00 AM

Who can keep up with you damn kids and your crazy talk? Bad is good, hot is cool and phat is pretty....? Just keep your ball outa my yard, whipper-snapper! ;)

Dope. :)

R.

Maija

06-11-2005, 08:14 AM

Attaboy, old fruit! That's one sweetheart of a tutorial. You really know your onions and that Bettie nose art is the gnat's whistle! The stilts on that dame go all the way up! Hope some nostalgic fly-boy gave you a lotta simoleans for that doll. She sure is swell.

That your kind of chewing gum, chief? Don't want you to think I'm giving you the high hat with all that new-fangled lingo the kids are using these days. ;)

rhboyd

06-11-2005, 08:17 AM

bless your firm, yet tender grasp on the language, Ruta... snif...

you kicked that old sock from hell to breakfast.

luv!
-r!

Ivar_L

06-13-2005, 08:29 AM

JT, a couple of weeks back you posted a very cool line art Hellboy picture.
Sorry, I couldn't resist -
:)

http://img229.echo.cx/img229/4420/hellboybythompson9gs.gif

(Photoshop's polygonal lasso tool, no gradients except maybe in sky)

DannyBoy7783

06-13-2005, 09:24 AM

Ivar, you should have tacked your name on to the bottom with John's...or better yet, make it take up half the picture...haha! :)

JohnThompson

06-14-2005, 06:59 PM

Nice work on the colors, Ivar. I thought about coloring this one myself, but decided I liked the purity of the black and white.

Here's a new color sketch I did, just a quickie with acrylic washes.

http://www.indeestudios.com/hellboyweb/HB_port.jpg

Ming

06-14-2005, 07:13 PM

very Dan Brereton :D i like it!! :D

E. Spears

06-14-2005, 07:20 PM

Great color sketch! I especially like the way you did his face--it's more tightly rendered than the rest of him, it looks pretty neat like that.

make some more color sketches!

-ers

JohnThompson

06-14-2005, 07:40 PM

Thanks, gents! I think I'll try some more like this, just sloppy pencil scratchings and some quick washes of paint.

I'm not sure what to do with this now.... I thought of maybe giving it as a prize for a contest of some sort, but I'm too tired to come up with a contest idea right now....

Robert, do you need any more graduation presents?

Tad

06-14-2005, 08:17 PM

Nicely done! Happy graduation, Cure.

Maija

06-14-2005, 09:25 PM

The colour is really vivid! The style reminds me of an early 20th century cinema poster. Once again I'm impressed by your technical skill. Watercolours are tricky, acrylics are tricky, and here you go painting with one as if it was the other. Is this a work-up to an airbrushed piece?

Maija

06-14-2005, 09:29 PM

Oh thank god that posted. I've been stymied with replies about 10 times today with stupid "server is too busy" messages. :evilangry

JohnThompson

06-14-2005, 10:04 PM

Is this a work-up to an airbrushed piece?
Nope, just a time-killer while I was between assignments at work. I was thinking about doing this in oil, but decided to try something a little more spontaneous. I need to get a set of guache colors, I haven't painted with them in years.

Thanks for the kind words!

Ken O

06-14-2005, 10:17 PM

I did a time killer too! I call it, the Kiss

http://www.boomspeed.com/tequilawyrm/kiss.jpg

Maija

06-14-2005, 10:25 PM

BAHAHHAHAAAACK!! ACK!! ACK!HARG!! GRRAACK!!!ACK!!

gasp

Don't make me laugh when I still have gunk rattling around in my lungs. I'm dying here!

Seriously! call an amulance. :p

Johann

06-15-2005, 05:52 PM

Amazing John, Beautiful "sketch." It does feel spontaneous but just too well planned, although you forgot his hair noobler :)

Hellsaint

06-15-2005, 09:01 PM

JT-- that pic is beautiful. what are acrylic washes? :confused:

T-wyrm-- HAHAHAHAHA!!!!! The Kiss... HAHAHA.... wheeze... can't breathe...urk.

JohnThompson

06-15-2005, 09:57 PM

Hey 'Saint! "Acrylic washes" just means I thinned acrylic paint down and painted it on like watercolor, in several layers to build up the tones. :)

Hellsaint

06-16-2005, 08:15 AM

Ohhh.... So the colour is intensified by the layers of paint. Ok got it. Thanks JT! ;)

fitzroy

06-16-2005, 08:29 AM

Great sketch Spanky

Petersen

06-16-2005, 02:57 PM

I demand to see more work like this from you JT. you can call it 'sketch' if you want to, but it looks finished to me.

more
more
more

JohnThompson

06-16-2005, 03:03 PM

more
more
more
How do you like it?
How do you like it?

rhboyd

06-17-2005, 09:00 AM

egads... I love love LOVE that painting, JT... fabulous!!!!

-r!

JohnThompson

06-17-2005, 09:09 AM

egads... I love love LOVE that painting, JT... fabulous!!!!

-r!
Thanks Ron! Where's your art thread? What are you up to these days?

rhboyd

06-20-2005, 11:11 AM

Hey JT...

An art thread for me?!? Blech.... the only thing I've done lately that's in any way deserving is this sketch for a pal....

http://www.ronboyd.com/ImageHost/HellBats-sm.jpg

lots of little crappy jobs... waiting for my big break...

> sigh <

luv,
-r!

p.s. - no intent to highjack here.....

JohnThompson

08-23-2005, 09:07 AM

Ron, that's a great Hellboy! It has a linocut feel to it-- groovy! (pun intended :rolleyes: )

Here's a new piece for my company's annual holiday wrapping paper:

http://indeestudios.com/hellboyweb/presents.jpg

JohnThompson

08-23-2005, 09:37 AM

This is my first real commissioned sculpture (!) -- somebody wants to actually pay real money for my stuff! This is a replacement head (another sculptor did the body) of Burt Ward as Robin from the 60's Batman TV show, to be released as a resin model kit from Burt Ward's website. There will be a masked version of the head included with the kit; I will sculpt the mask onto a resin cast of the head after the original is approved by the client.

Gray Super Sculpey, 1/6 scale.

http://www.indeestudios.com/sculpture/burt_ward/burt_ward.jpg

Petersen

08-23-2005, 11:13 AM

The Burt head ia amazing John! I have no idea how to sculpt like that. So smooth and accurate.

The wrapping paper looks like it was fun to do....is it an item you will sell? or is it for some 'secret santa' exchange in the office?

gary bolt

08-23-2005, 11:18 AM

Wow, your Burt Ward sculpt is awesome. I hope this is the first of many commissioned sculptures for you, John.

JohnThompson

08-23-2005, 11:41 AM

The Burt head ia amazing John! I have no idea how to sculpt like that. So smooth and accurate.
Thanks David! The secret is to take digital photos of your work at the same angle as your reference photos, then put them side-by-side in Photoshop. You will see instantly what needs to be changed. Just looking at the sculpture in my hand and back to the reference photo is misleading in something this small.

Another big help is that I recently bought some clay shapers (some art stores sell them as "paint erasers"). These rubber-tipped tools are so good at getting a smooth surface, you will hardly need to brush with alcohol or clay softener. I love these things!

http://www.polymerclayexpress.com/images/cst06.jpg
The wrapping paper looks like it was fun to do....is it an item you will sell? or is it for some 'secret santa' exchange in the office?
The wrapping paper is printed, shrink wrapped, and given out to clients of the agency as a gift at Christmas time. :)
Wow, your Burt Ward sculpt is awesome. I hope this is the first of many commissioned sculptures for you, John.
Thanks Gary! I hope so too. :)

fitzroy

08-23-2005, 02:12 PM

Fantastic stuff JT

Maija

08-24-2005, 01:38 PM

Fun wrapping paper!

But that Burt head is amazing and inspiring, as usual. Congratulations on finally getting some of the kind of recognition you deserve! May there be plenty more in the future.

Those clay shapers look like awesome tools. I've phoned around and only one place in town has them and they're way out in an industrial park, naturally. They've warned me they've got a limited range in stock right now but can order other sizes. Are there shapes/sizes you find especially useful? I think we work at the same scale (though I'm getting all the way down to HO railway scale!) Thanks John.

Ming

08-24-2005, 02:11 PM

hey JT can you post that betty you sold on ebay? i bid on it but at the last minute got out bid :( .....would like to see more bettys if you have em. :D

Ken O

08-24-2005, 02:22 PM

Both paper and sculpt look bad ass. You could chase around the Burt Ward doll with a Bruce Lee one. :D

Ming

08-24-2005, 02:32 PM

Both paper and sculpt look bad ass. You could chase around the Burt Ward doll with a Bruce Lee one. :D

http://astrocat.com/samaras/images/paintings/robin.jpg

JohnThompson

08-24-2005, 02:43 PM

GAAH! :eek:

Dammit, Moses! That is soooo wrong... you'll be put on Pat Robertson's assassination list! :D
Those clay shapers look like awesome tools. I've phoned around and only one place in town has them and they're way out in an industrial park, naturally. They've warned me they've got a limited range in stock right now but can order other sizes. Are there shapes/sizes you find especially useful? I think we work at the same scale (though I'm getting all the way down to HO railway scale!) Thanks John.
Despite the picture I posted, I only own one of these. It has rubber tips on both ends, but really the only end I use is the "tapered chisel", the tip is approx. 1/4" in diameter.

I can work the point into really delicate undercuts like eyelids, and I lay the tool on its side to smooth flatter areas like a squeegee. The advantage of this kind of tool is its flexibility; unlike a hard metal tool, if my hand twitches I won't necessarily destroy the fine detail.
hey JT can you post that betty you sold on ebay? i bid on it but at the last minute got out bid
Here's the Bettie-- Prismacolor pencils on Canson paper:

http://www.ebsqart.com/Art/844/191574.jpg

JohnThompson

08-24-2005, 02:56 PM

More Bettie Page art. I'm sure you've seen all of these, Moses.

http://www.ebsqart.com/Art/844/86805.jpg
http://www.ebsqart.com/Art/844/108081.jpg
http://www.ebsqart.com/Art/844/168681.jpg
http://www.ebsqart.com/Art/844/168979.jpg
http://www.ebsqart.com/Art/844/126823.jpg
http://www.indytel.com/~thompson/samples/bettie.jpg

Ming

08-24-2005, 03:16 PM

yes i've seen those but doesn t hurt the eyes lookin at em again ;)

Myron L

08-24-2005, 05:08 PM

Yeah...I remember these too, and they still look great !

Jakob Westman

08-25-2005, 01:47 AM

Wow John!
The canson Betty and the Rocketeer one are truly amazing.
Great work!!

/ Jakob

Otto66

08-28-2005, 06:57 PM

*COUGH* Bettie *COUGH* :D

morna

09-13-2005, 10:07 PM

Thought I'd put this in here for archival purposes! More JT goodness...

Thanks again for the super awesome gift JT!

:)

DannyBoy7783

09-14-2005, 05:29 AM

good heavens! those are wunderbar!

JohnThompson

09-15-2005, 07:51 AM

Thanks for posting that shot, Morna. I didn't get a picture of them before they were shipped, I was afraid they wouldn't arrive in time before everyone left for the con.

I need to get a picture of the beautiful sake set you sent me, and post that in your art thread. I definitely got the better end of the trade! :)

fitzroy

09-16-2005, 04:44 AM

Time for new pics JT.

Maija

09-16-2005, 10:59 AM

JohnThompson

09-22-2005, 12:50 AM

Did I tell you those earrings got me free comics at SDCC? I had my budget I had to stick to so I was a hard sell at the indie tables but guys were giving me free comics "just because of those crazy turnip earrings". I got quite a few compliments on them at the con.

I'd really like to get a turnip T printed up for the next time I go to SDCC so I'll have a whole turnip uniform. hee hee
Free comics? That's great, I hadn't heard about that before now. You don't need earrings to get attention from guys, though. ;) The turnip shirt sounds like an excellent idea, I may have to make one up for your next con!

In the meantime, new art! I'm trying to loosen up a little, and am trying some more cartoony stuff. I may add some color to this when I get some free time.

http://indeestudios.com/hellboyweb/gollum.jpg

Ivar_L

09-22-2005, 04:05 AM

Wow, nice! You really know how to draw in black and white.
I like how this cave opening shows what is in his mind...
I don't know what's that with your art that I'd like to save it and go straight to the Photoshop...
:)

Jakob Westman

09-22-2005, 04:06 AM

Wow, whatta beauty!

/ Jakob

JohnThompson

09-22-2005, 10:36 AM

Thank you, guys. This next one is a collaboration with my wife Dawn: I painted the linework, and she built the window. This was a gift for a friend of Dawn's on an online artists' group-- the recipient has done a series of paintings depicting Superman and Lois Lane as metaphors for her husband and herself.

Stained glass and lead came, approx. 14" x 20"

http://indeestudios.com/hellboyweb/supermanlois2.jpg

Ken O

09-22-2005, 10:48 AM

Bad ass. That is way cool.

DannyBoy7783

09-22-2005, 11:03 AM

good work on the "S" especially

gary bolt

09-22-2005, 06:35 PM

I really like the black and white piece JT, but I love the leaded glass piece! You and Dawn should do more collaborations.

Petersen

09-23-2005, 05:36 AM

...Perhaps a lamp made entirely out of leaded glass off the RHoD??? Made sculpturaly...like how a table lamp shade curves...the RHOD would be cylintrical....

howyadoin

09-23-2005, 10:56 PM

In the meantime, new art! I'm trying to loosen up a little, and am trying some more cartoony stuff. I may add some color to this when I get some free time.

http://indeestudios.com/hellboyweb/gollum.jpgThat'd look damn cool with watercolours a la Joe Villarubia.

Maija

09-26-2005, 09:51 AM

The Gollum illo is great-- I like that you chose to portray his sorrow at losing The One Ring (or maybe just sorrow at living underground and eating fishes and orcses).

But that window is FANTASTIC! The Best Comic Book Shop In The World or maybe a fine Museum of Comic Art would have all their windows by Dawn Lee and John Thompson. The glass Dawn chose and the way she laid the grain of it for Superman's suit is wonderful.

Otto66

09-26-2005, 08:37 PM

The turnip shirt...
Yes.. well. :rolleyes:

Nice to see yous folks has been keep'n yer selves amused. :D

...And hey, any thing that'll get ya free comics... I'm fer that. ;)

Thanx 4 the Bettie corrections. I'm sure none of us want to see the return of the WHAM hammer. :D

Janshi

10-02-2005, 04:38 PM

Your art is pure cool wacky.

JohnThompson

01-26-2006, 12:30 PM

I thought it was probably time to dust off this old thread and post something new. There haven't been many spectacular jobs that have crossed my desk these past several months, but I did like this one, used as a brochure cover and poster for a new Dan Gable museum of wrestling. The guy pictured is Mr. Gable himself; Iowan, Olympic gold medal winner, and later head coach of the wrestling team for the U of Iowa (now retired).

http://www.indeestudios.com/hellboyweb/Dan_Gable.jpg