Art Thread: J. Scott

[jscott]

It was 1:34 in the ayem and I'd been working on my comics proposal since I got home at five. I needed a little break, and with the HB film playing behind me, I was inspired to draw this little fifteen minute ditty. I haven't used a brush and markers in a very, very long time...and it shows. Jeff Smith with a brush I am not...:p

Oh well. It is what is and I'd figured I'd share anyways.

I'll try to do a little better next time... :eek:

[tomasej]

I like it!!!!!

[Mikolaj]

I LOVE it!! :)

[Jakob Westman]

Looking good!
(At first I thought you were refering to the Hellboy that's in J. Scott Campbell's new sketchbook :))

/ Jakob

[jscott]

Thanks for the kind words!

I get that all the time, Jakob, haha! I'll post on some boards and I'll get "Are you THE J. Scott?" Maybe I should just go by "Scott" or at least add my last name :D ...I can see all these folks going, "Oooo-a Campbell Hellboy?! I gotta check it out!

And then seeing it's not... :o

[jscott]

More doodling...just to warm up before getting to work. Watching the BoSox game this morning, a thought of young Hellboy playing some ball popped into my head and inspired this quickie. Man, 1940's baseball mitts are a pain to draw.

Just imagine what kind of slider you could throw with the Right Hand of Doom... :D

[Tad]

That's a great rendition of the little guy! Doodle here any time!

[E. Spears]

I'm lovin' the sketches, especially hellboy baseball! very cool.

-ers

[kid cthulhu]

Those are both awesome!
I'm particularly fond of the lil baseball HB.

[Johann]

yeah, same here i love the lil' H-boy.

[plut]

yay, the young hellboy's great! you're clearly skilled. i especially like the highlights on the cracks in the hand. such nice little detail. i like the senior one too. indeed keep em coming!

[Gary_B]

J. Scott, your drawing are both great but I really like the baseball drawing. Now that you've posted these images can we see more of your work? It doesn't even have to be Hellboy related (But more HB would be awesome). More please. :)

[jscott]

Folks...you are much too kind! :D I certainly appreciate it, very much. It boosts the confidence and I need it. When I'm throwing my desk about the room, my wife always yells at me about my lack of it. :o

Here's a little ditty from an OGN I'm working on, part of a proposal I sending to an editor. I hope Lady J. doesn't get too mad at me for straying from the Hellboy path...

Thanks again!

[Petersen]

I really like this one J.Scott!!!!! what is 'OGN'?

[jscott]

Thanks, Petersen! I'm sorry, OGN means Original Graphic Novel...I usually don't use the inititals, always reads as OBGYN to my eyes :eek:

[SpydaWeb]

All very good stuff.

[jscott]

Thanks!

Another a.m. warm up. Man, I wish I could be economic with my line, but I'm a noodler. Too much of wanting to be Bill Sienkiewicz and Berkeley Breathed during my "formative years". Oh well... :rolleyes:

[Ken O]

Completely bad ass.

[Neil Hill]

JScott, your stuff is very refined (even in doodle form) and I like it quite a bit! Not a critique or word that I can add, as your stuff is obviously up to a professional level. Just fun stuff to look at!

Thanks for sharing your work :D

[JohnThompson]

Thanks!

Another a.m. warm up. Man, I wish I could be economic with my line, but I'm a noodler. Too much of wanting to be Bill Sienkiewicz and Berkeley Breathed during my "formative years". Oh well... :rolleyes:
That's a great head sketch-- noodle away any time you like! Your mention of Berke Breathed makes me want to see a HellOpus, complete with Right Flipper of Doom. :D

[hellboyone]

Good stuff, JScott!

R.

[Atomica]

I like it! :)

[jscott]

I love you all, thank you... :p

[Ming]

Great stuff!! :D...even tho you put young hellboy in a boston uniform :p

[jscott]

Yeah, yeah...considerate it "indirect revenge" for putting the holiest of all comic strip holies, Hobbes, in a Yankees hat... :p I guess I can forgive ya (I actually don't hate the Yanks...well, I didn't when they had dudes like Paul O'Neil and Andy Pettite and Brocious and the days with Mattingly that is,now those guys were clasic ball players!)

Thanks for the nice words, Ming!

[cosmos668]

Wow, great stuff. As already mentioned a dozen times the baseball Hellboy kicks ass! I love how you didn't even add a little bit of color to the uniform, the only color in it is the red from Hellboy (and a little bit of yellow in the eyes). Great sketch for your original graphic novel too. They're all great but I love the baseball drawing. 'Tries' Hellboy isn't a suitable name for this art thread after seeing what you do. Keep 'em coming! :)

[jscott]

Thanks, Cosmos...here's a character that I came up with a couple years back when I wrote a little treatment for a young Hellboy story I was going to pitch. The story became my own thing (that OGN I mentioned before) and this character's still in it. Hope you dig.

Now, I think I actually want to go do Hell-Opus and The Right Flipper of Doom. Now that could be a ton of fun!... :p

[Daniel Hopkins]

if There was two hellboy comics i could get, Mignolas or yours i would choose yours anyday.

No.1 Hater of Mike Mignola's art style...

[morna]

No.1 Hater of Mike Mignola's art style...


so... no offence or anything but... why are you here?

[Daniel Hopkins]

so... no offence or anything but... why are you here?

To let out my anger :D

[cosmos668]

*ha-ha* Love Beezley BubbleGut. Great stuff!

[jscott]

Thanks, Daniel...I think. "Mignola Hater"? Come to the good side, my friend, your judgement has been clouded. :p And thanks again Cosmos!

Well, this next one was fun...

[morna]

well sorry I haven't chimed in before but I'm really enjoying your stuff ...this new one's a beaut! Keep up the good work!

[jscott]

Thank you, Morna!
And before I head off to bed, here's one more of my own. I always wanted to do a book focusing on this guy, but for now he partners up with the monster-huntin' boy shown a few posts ago. A little sloppy but the idea is there.
Good night...

[Daniel Hopkins]

lol that turtle is awesome, have you got a story yet?

[kid cthulhu]

Wow, these are all just amazing! The Bubblegut characters/story looks really fun and very well executed. Did you ever receive any interest on the OGN?

Please keep 'em coming.

[jscott]

Thanks, folks!

Yeah, Kid C...through a whacky series of events, an editor at a publisher we all know and love requested a proposal for the story after seeing a few character designs and notes. I'm hoping to meet the editor in Boston, but at the very least should have a propsal to send to her by month's end. I should have had it to her already, but life's b.s. has gotten in the way.

Hopefully she remembers me! :eek:

[howyadoin]

More doodling...just to warm up before getting to work. Watching the BoSox game this morning, a thought of young Hellboy playing some ball popped into my head and inspired this quickie. Man, 1940's baseball mitts are a pain to draw.That's fantastic. I really like the facial expression. And the rendering style, too.

[BKole]

WOW! Some Great Stuff here Jscott, really like the Turtle!

[cosmos668]

Buzz Worthington is awesome. Great names for the characters. Can't wait to see more.

[jscott]

Thanks again, folks...the turtle's always been one my "happy art moments"...

Here's Linus from the story pitch...kinda looks like a chubby Harry Potter now that i realy look at him. Not intentional of course. Oh well...

And a bad guy, a Lizard gangster from the bowels of a haunted wharf in the story...

[jscott]

Doobie-doobie doo...Hellboy...doobie-doo...tentacles...doo-doo doobie-do...sloppy as hell...doobie-doo-do-dooo...But I don't care...
And there you go.

[jscott]

And one from the vaults of Spaulding Brown...

[fitzroy]

Suberb stuff JScott

[Neil Hill]

I can't wait to see your stuff in print JScott! BTW, when you're published, will you most likely be inking your own work? Perhaps you aren't even sure about that yet.

Great stuff, as usual :D

[E. Spears]

I really like them. all of them. They all rock hard.

and that last HB one is REAL sweet, it needs to be inked I think.

-ers

[jscott]

Thanks again, very much!


I can't wait to see your stuff in print JScott! BTW, when you're published, will you most likely be inking your own work? Perhaps you aren't even sure about that yet.


I can't wait to see my stuff in print either, Stygian! :D Hopefully that'll happen one day, tis all I've ever truly wanted. And as of right now, the pencils would digitally colored. I'd love to do the entire book in watercolors, but not sure if my meager skills are up to that. Inks are a possibility. Not the greatest inker, but I think I'd be up to the challenge if it came to that.

Thanks again!

[howyadoin]

Love to see your take on a Western. I think your style would really work in that genre.

[jscott]

Love to see your take on a Western. I think your style would really work in that genre.

Man, have you been peeking in through my studio window?! :eek:

I'm actually working on two Western-inspired projects/proposals (along with the 'Spaulding Brown'/monsters tale). One's a straight up homage/loveletter to the Sergio Leone westerns (the best), and the other is this crazy spaghetti western/fantasy epic that I've been working on for the better part of twelve years, sort of like 'Sergio Leone-Meets-Terry Gilliam. I just want to finish it up so I can go read King's "Dark Tower" series (stayed away from those books-read the first two- just so I wouldn't be influenced by 'em).

Actually, here's a couple images from that 'Leone-Gilliam thing' (which is actually called "Once Upon A Time In The Wildlands"), a colored up character image, and a warm-up doodle/panel thumbnail type thingie of one of the main characters:

[Gary_B]

I don't know what I'm more impressed with - your drawings or Howie's psychic abilities! OK, it's your drawings. Great stuff, J.Scott.

[Neil Hill]

I love that "Casual Too" drawing JScott! The apparent whimsy you instill in your drawing along with a clear sense of draftmanship, make it a pleasure to troll through your art section quite often :) Keep up the posts and the great work!

[Maija]

'Sergio Leone-Meets-Terry Gilliam' sounds like a damn tasty recipe and your style seems perfect for it. I hope it won't be long before we can see it in print!

[howyadoin]

Man, have you been peeking in through my studio window?!Uh oh. Busted.


I'm actually working on two Western-inspired projects/proposals (along with the 'Spaulding Brown'/monsters tale). One's a straight up homage/loveletter to the Sergio Leone westerns (the best), and the other is this crazy spaghetti western/fantasy epic that I've been working on for the better part of twelve years, sort of like 'Sergio Leone-Meets-Terry Gilliam. I just want to finish it up so I can go read King's "Dark Tower" series (stayed away from those books-read the first two- just so I wouldn't be influenced by 'em).

Actually, here's a couple images from that 'Leone-Gilliam thing' (which is actually called "Once Upon A Time In The Wildlands"), a colored up character image, and a warm-up doodle/panel thumbnail type thingie of one of the main characters:Those are brilliant. Best of luck with all those projects.

[jscott]

Again, thank you very much. I'm actally seeing the light at the end of the tunnel with these projects so hopefully some kind-hearted soul will want to publish them.

And now, Beezley Bubblegut's little brother, Berkely (yes, cheesily named after two of my early heroes, Simon Bisley and Berkely Breathed), part of a huge family of monsters from my tale. A quick little ditty that made me laugh...now I feel like doodlin' 'some Lobster Johnson...

[cosmos668]

The sketches are great as always! Love the new stuff. Good to hear you're seeing a light at the end of these projects. I can't wait to see 'em! :D

[jscott]

Hi Folks,
Just wanted to share some stuff from my sketchbook. You folks had some nice words and invaluable crits the last time I tried this, so I figured what the heck.
This is a villain from one of my in-progress book proposals. A pumpkin-headed monster assassin, a foil for the young derring-do-gooder in my story. And I swear Jack Skellington wasn't in mind when I noodled this. I was actually thinking of the Child Catcher from Chitty-Chitty Bang-Bang, if that makes any sense. Well, this thing is a child catcher in my tale...
Anyway, I hope you dig...thanks for cheking it out!:D
~Scott
http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3431/3637/1600/slimmer.jpg

[jscott]

...A quicky sketch of the kid hero of the story. A papermate pen and what I had laying about at work. A bit too young in this pic, but what the heck. I liked it, warts and all.

[Maija]

Warts? What warts? That's a beautiful little drawing.

[Petersen]

good to see your work again J.Scott!!!!!

I remember some of the artwork for this project a few years ago...(a tortise comes to mind...) If you get a cchance, I'm sure we'd all like to see them again. How is the project coming along?

[jscott]

Thank you very much, Ruta & Petersen!

Petersen...yes this project has been in the works for quite a bit sad to say. Some people would say that getting a request to pitch a story to an editor from a company we all hold in our hearts is an amazing thing. While it certainly is, it was also a horrific thing: I froze. I got so wrapped up in making this pitch perfect, that my mind just went loopy. It's been a tale set in the 1940's...then an homage to the '80's (the era I grew up in)...wait-okay how about a retro space adventure(the version that gave birth to the turtle character) instead of the prevelant, fantasy all ages thing, try something different...how about a pre-pubescent "Brazil"...and on and on...:eek:

Thing was, the original pitch was a series of adventures with my kid hero and his childhood with bullies and first love and fighting monsters and robots and all these tall tales. It was episodic instead of plot-driven. A few friends of mine in the biz talked me out of that, saying it would never fly. Sadly, I listened and the mind loop that I mentioned started. After a year of torturing myself, I've said the hell with it and gotten back to what I loved about the story in the first place. And now I hope to have this proposal up and away by month's end, along with a second that I've just finished putting together.

Sorry about the rambling. Been a tough week.

And by the way: thank you for Mouseguard...:D

[morna]

really nice drawings J. I'm glad you have wrestled with the mind loop ( I hate that thing!) and come out victorious. I hope you will keep us posted on this project

[Petersen]

Sounds like your first instinct is the best route! There is something to be said for going solely on a gut feeling or desire...it has the most passion and soul.

I am anxious to see any work you share. I loved the stuff you posted before, the cardboard drawing of Spaulding is gorgeous! ever think of doing the book on corrugated?

[jscott]

Thanks, morna! And I have played around with coorugated, Sir Petersen, but I don't my skills up to snuff yet, to really grasp tackling that stuff I'll get there one day.
While going through my loads of prelim and layout stuff to scan, I found these little blasts from the past. I was thrilled and shocked when a couple of fellow Hellboarders actually requested the originals. I was very happy to honor those requests...:D

http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3431/3637/1600/HB%26Sally.jpg

[jackups]

Oh My!....
Its so scary at how many people are so talented round here!
Great pics though the Hb sally one is great!
:D

Hmm I Wonder what Im good at???
Ah yes eating a tub of ice cream in under a half hour!;)
jscott really though great pics!

[jscott]

Hmm I Wonder what Im good at???
Ah yes eating a tub of ice cream in under a half hour!;)
jscott really though great pics!

Aaaah-a fellow speed ice cream eater-I like you already!:D
And thank you, Jackups!
And yes, there a TON of talented folk here...I'm inspired every day by what I see...and royally p!ssed off ("Dammit-I wish I could that!"):p

[mrc1214]

Very cool stuff, the pumpkin headed assassin is very cool.

[jackups]

Aaaah-a fellow speed ice cream eater-I like you already!:D
And thank you, Jackups!
And yes, there a TON of talented folk here...I'm inspired every day by what I see...and royally p!ssed off ("Dammit-I wish I could that!"):p


lol yes yes I get frustrated when I drew a good looking cartoony HB then try to draw it again and it coming out like a pile of decomposing oranges!:p


And hey from the sounds of it maybe we should get a ice cream eating club started up!:D

[TSniegoski]

Hey JScott,
Tom Sniegoski here. Do you have any sequential stuff that I could see, or a link where I could go and take a peek?

Very interesting stuff.

Tom

[Sparky]

And I swear Jack Skellington wasn't in mind when I noodled this.
I was thinkin' Jack Pumpkinhead of Oz (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jack_Pumpkinhead_of_Oz) (by L. Frank Baum), although he’s a good guy. But the pumpkin-headed man is a longstanding archetype, from Irving's Headless Horseman to Sandman's Mervyn Pumpkinhead.

"…many a fine gentleman has a pumpkin head, as well as my scarecrow." - Nathaniel Hawthorne, “Feathertop” (http://www.classicreader.com/read.php/sid.6/bookid.284/
)

You have a lovely style, and the addition of twisty horns keeps him fresh mmm fresh pumpkin...pumpkin pie mmm Keep up the good work!

[jscott]

And hey from the sounds of it maybe we should get a ice cream eating club started up!:D

Sounds good, jackups. Now I think we'll need some boundaries for our new club...
The First Rule of Ice Cream Speed-Eating Club: you do not talk about the Ice Cream Speed-Eating Club.
Second Rule of Ice Cream Speed-Eating Club: you do NOT talk about the Ice Cream Speed Eating Club...:D

Mrc1214 & Sparky: Thank you kindly...and Sparky: I had forgotten about the Baum character, which I would've though impossible since I adored those books as a child. Those tales were extremely influential to me growing up.

Tom: Hello, sir, and thanks! About sequentials: I do have a handful for the two proposals mentioned, but unfortuantely unscanned. I draw rather large (17x24 double pagers) and only have a legal sized scanner. I am absolutely inept at piecing scans together. All this means I'll be heading to Staples this weekend to get them scanned and sent to my colorist-the man's going to have a heart attack! I'll have scans of sequentials by next week if that's okay. I'll no doubt be sharing a couple here to get some feedback ( pages scare the hell outta me, :eek: ) and over at new blog I'll be setting up.

And now, a goofy little sketch...stupid but fun, and the little wings is a definite rip on a certain Mr. Mignola design element-I love it when he does those:

[TSniegoski]

Hey JScott,
I'd really like to see the sequential stuff when you have it.

Keep me in mind.

Tom Sniegoski

[Jankenstein]

Very nice work!
What kind of paper did you use for the "kid hero" sketch? I like it.

And is there a lot of crossover between the membership of the Ice Cream Speed-Eating Club and the Ice Cream Headache Club? ;)

[jscott]

Sure thing, Tom! By the way, I see that you're from Mass-where abouts? I grew up in Gloucester , or Gloucester-By-Manchester-By-The-Sea, as I like to jest...

Jankenstein...I drew that little piece on a piece of cardboard, whch I believed housed a 42" Vizio plasma so Vizio Art Board I guess.;)

And the two clubs do go hand in hand, the latter being the get together where we all lay about with distended stomachs, ice cream smeared across chins and clothing, moaning, "I can't believe I ate the whole thing", while our sinuses feel like they've been filled with the icy gasses of polar bear farts...:eek:

[Jankenstein]

It's always nice to see an artist with a Vizio-n.

I also rather like the Gibbly. Reminds me a tad of Sam from Casablanca somehow filtered through the cantina scene in Star Wars.

And why waste perfectly good ice cream by leaving it on your chin and clothing? :D

[TSniegoski]

Hey JScott,
I grew up in Lynn MA, lived in Boston on Beacon Hill, and now reside with my wife and Labrador in Stoughton, MA.


Tom

[jscott]

I also rather like the Gibbly. Reminds me a tad of Sam from Casablanca :D
Ding-ding-ding!
There's an underworld speakeasy in 'Daring-Do' where Gibbly tickles the invory. Films like Casablanca and all those great gangster & noir films of the 30's and 40's inspired a tremendous portion of the story/stories.

Tom: Ah, I know Lynn quite well. "Lynn, Lynn the city of sin-you never come out the way you went in"...:D

Here's a little character study from my second proposal, a fantasy spaghetti western epic thing YEARS in the making. A "mad scientist" type I guess you could say. That thing sticking out his mouth is a pipe for smoking...magic.

I was just trying to have fun with white pencil. Still a hack with this type style (Struzan I ain't!), but what the hell, right? And yup-I'm ripping on the Mignola tiny wing thing-I make no apologies, even though I'd have a thousand thank-you's for the man! Wing-thing serves a purpose (or plot point) in the story though...hope you dig.

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o239/jscott71/millian-b.jpg

[Jankenstein]

I'm diggin' the white pencil on a textured background. Can you do a Gibbly like that?

[jscott]

Thanks, and okay, as soon as I'm done eating this tub of french vanilla...

[Petersen]

Just found your blog!
This is an image I remeber from your first posts...
http://photos1.blogger.com/blogger/3588/3574/1600/bubblegut_caught.jpg

LOVE the drawing, but hearing your thoughts and inspirations and re-genre-ing of the project, makes me LOVE the concept.

[jscott]

Thank you, Petersen!
Everyone but me had a blog, so I figured what the heck, right?:)

Well, below's a little late night doodle -to get the juices flowing-of my second favorite MM character. It was fun...until I completely lost control of the sketch. I believe I was thinking that I really needed to stop gooofing off and get to pages.

Why am I sharing such a mess? Ehh, why not?:eek:

[jscott]

A little fun, pulling a Paul Pope and drawing myself as a lead character, what i somewhat looked like when I was 11. I had to wear that damn uniform for 8 years.

The kid's convinced his teacher, a nun (it is private school after all), is part of a secret holy league of assassins that has existed for centuries, hence the little line that appears in the story.

Maybe you'll dig this one...:o

[Myron L]

A little fun, pulling a Paul Pope and drawing myself as a lead character, what i somewhat looked like when I was 11. I had to wear that damn uniform for 8 years.

The kid's convinced his teacher, a nun (it is private school after all), is part of a secret holy league of assassins that has existed for centuries, hence the little line that appears in the story.

Maybe you'll dig this one...:o


Dammit...that catholic school crap REALLy screws you up...I know...eleven years of drudgery....lol...great pic...t'anks for da memories !

[jscott]

Yeah, twelve years of it myself, even though by junior year some were actually wearing make-up and Polo shirts. It's evolution, baby!:D

Well, here's a last shot. A prelim for my proposal's cover. Maybe you'll dig this one...

[Petersen]

I was not able to see it through the forum until I browsed it on your blog

nice image btw, I love the slingshot holster

[jscott]

First of all, thanks, Jonell, for all your help. That new thread was getting sloppy as all get out.

Starting afresh with something old...here's a couple pieces in case you missed 'em the first time out(if not seen right away, jpegs are included at the bottom):

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o239/jscott71/YoungHBoyb.jpg
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o239/jscott71/hbhalloween.jpg

[jscott]

Bored with pen...

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o239/jscott71/cigarhb.jpg

[sofaking]

cool work, i like it

[jscott]

Thank you, sofaking!

Now let's try another one...
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o239/jscott71/spaulding-coverd.jpg

[jscott]

Ouch. ths one got away from me. I need to practice drawing ladies.
Oh well...:o

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o239/jscott71/ivytwo.jpg

[jscott]

If Hellboy is 1A, then Jeff Smith's Bone is 1B.
And I absolutely love the character of Lucius Down. I could draw that character all day...
Sloppy and quick (insert dirty joke here) but I really kinda dig this one. Hope you do, too...:D

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o239/jscott71/luciusbw.jpg

[Petersen]

BEEEEEEEE-EWUUUTIFUL!

I have only recently gotten started on Bone. Jeff Smith won me over as well.

This toned paper style works really well. Nice subtle color

[Tad]

Man, your stuff is really solid. Get that proposal out there!

[jscott]

Thanks, guys!

David...yeah, Bone is amazing. Eve though I find the first half of the complete epic much stronger, both in art and story development, the tale is still groundbreaking in so many ways. Besides Mr. Mignola and Bill Watterson, Jeff Smith is a HUGE nfluence.

And Tad, believe me, since our conversation, I've been chugging! I won't let you down, sir!;)

[jscott]

Okay, one more noodle-doodle for the night, then it's on with the headphones for a li'l Tom Waits and Morphine, and back to work. G'night...

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o239/jscott71/hb-bourla.jpg

[jscott]

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[jscott]

Working on my stuff, this is how I feel just about now...

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o239/jscott71/wc-hmff-1.jpg

[parrish]

Very nice. How did you color that?

[jscott]

Thanks!
With quick dashes of watercolor.
I have NO idea how to watercolor properly, but that's what fun about messing about with it.:D

[howyadoin]

I have NO idea how to watercolor properly...I must respectfully disagree. Looks like you're doing a fine job, to me.

[jscott]

Thanks, man!
The following blunder is warm-up-for-the-day fun with a brush pen.
And yes-I am a doofus...:rolleyes:

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o239/jscott71/LHOD.jpg

[jscott]

Wow...cleaning out the proverbial closet and found this ditty. An old version of that Spaulding character you might remember me mentioning. Wanted to share something in color...maybe you'll dig this one. It makes me chuckle...even with all the linework pretty much knocked out. Back in the day when I knew exactly where his story was headin'...
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o239/jscott71/EvilRobots2.jpg

[jscott]

Howdy...here's a panel from a roughed out layout from my book proposal, which is FINALLY rolling towards a finish. Setting it in the 40's freed my mind. Hope you like...and yeah, the hand needs help.:)

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o239/jscott71/panzerM.jpg

[gdeo]

This looks great!!! I'm excited to see more.best of luck getting it finished:D

[parrish]

That looks good. That is some nice lettering!

[jscott]

Nachos gracias!:D
Man, that hand is huge...but what the heck-its a rough...

[jscott]

A little sketch I did for a friend, having some fun with William Steig's "The Amazing Bone".

I guess you'll have to know the book to get the joke...;)

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o239/jscott71/amazing-boneB.jpg

[parrish]

I don't get the joke, but I really like that sketch.

[jscott]

From Booklist: "Pearl (a piglet) discovers a talking bone, which had fallen out of a witch's basket..."

That might've helped a bit, had it been posted with the pic.

And thanks!

[jscott]

After re-reading The Hobbit recently, I thought it might be fun to play with some of the characters. That led to doing some layouts based on the comics adaption that was published waaaaaaay back in '88, 89 (I think). Tackled the "goblin cave scene", thumbnailing six double-page spreads with stick figures and the such.

Now I needed to design the characters, how I see them, trying not to be derivative. Here are a couple early takes:

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o239/jscott71/bilboA.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o239/jscott71/goblin-guard.jpg

[jscott]

More goblin doodly-googly...
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o239/jscott71/goblinking.jpg

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o239/jscott71/goblin1a.jpg

[Asa]

Awsome kool sketches, love the goblins. Great Art Peices :cool:

[jscott]

Thank you, dear Asa!

Here's another doodly. Threw the name on there for no real reason. Homage to Gris Grimly and Holly Black. "Find your voice" was a message to myself; "Find your voice and SCREAM", in reference to finding my art style...and yeah, I can't watercolor for poop, but it was fun anyways:

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o239/jscott71/grimly.jpg

[jscott]

A gift of sorts:

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o239/jscott71/moonboy_B.jpg

[fitzroy]

Very, very cool

[Kees_L]

Lovin' it jscot!

[jscott]

Thank you!

Here's a little morning warm-up, to stretch out the muscles a bit. I love drawing HB...

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o239/jscott71/HB-DAMN.jpg

[jscott]

Electric boogaloo!
Well, just some book sketches...
Yeah. Whatever.
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o239/jscott71/monsters.jpg

[E. Spears]

That last Hellboy is great, and the page of monster sketches rocks. Your work kicks ass all over, for sure. :)

[jscott]

Thank you!!!
And now some Gollum practice...
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o239/jscott71/gollum.jpg

[jscott]

A few days ago, I finished the first draft of my children's picture book, a storybook/comics hybrid thingamabob. Letting it stew a little before taking a second stab at it.

While I wait, I started this rough page layout ... ( I hope you likey!) "The King Max Rumpus Dance" is a nod to Sendak's masterpiece.

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o239/jscott71/rumpus-dancing.jpg

[jscott]

And Sir Piff...another character from the book.

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o239/jscott71/piff.jpg

[Nick W]

A few days ago, I finished the first draft of my children's picture book, a storybook/comics hybrid thingamabob. Letting it stew a little before taking a second stab at it.

While I wait, I started this rough page layout ... ( I hope you likey!) "The King Max Rumpus Dance" is a nod to Sendak's masterpiece.

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o239/jscott71/rumpus-dancing.jpg

Love it!

N

[PaddyN]

Gorgeous works jscott, beautiful style... all I can say is thumbs pointed skywards and keep on posting!

[The Lobster]

And Sir Piff...another character from the book.

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o239/jscott71/piff.jpg

That's awesome!

[jscott]

Thank you VERY much!
This book has been a blast. My sequential work wasn't making me very happy. I was too busy comparing them to my fave comic book guys.
With the children's book, I've been letting loose, not over-thinking the process.

Well, here's an Oliver Twist study I did awhile back:

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o239/jscott71/OLIVER_TWISTsm.jpg

[noble_enough]

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o239/jscott71/OLIVER_TWISTsm.jpg

fantastic!

[patrick r]

Excellent work. I like how your subject matter and style move around. Everything looks great.

[Tad]

Awesome, awesome, work. Gorgeous.

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http://hellboyanimated.typepad.com/just_a_tad/

[jscott]

Thanks!

I've soaked up so many influences through the years, from Berkely Breathed and Bill Sienkiewicz to Jeff Smith and Tim Burton, that I love trying a bunch of things out.

Here's a doodle for a Christmas children's storybook idea that's in the drawer waiting for the right time:

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o239/jscott71/jingles.jpg

[The Lobster]

Great work! I can definentley see the Jeff Smith influence in that one. Keep up the good work!

[jscott]

Thanks, Lobster!

This one was my first take on the main character of my storybook. A bit different nowadays, but I kept the torn socks on his feet/hooves. In the story, they bust through his Keds, but the torn socks remain...;)

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o239/jscott71/lm_take_one.jpg

[gdeo]

great stuff!

[jscott]

Thanks, gdeo!!

[Godomon]

Good stuff you got here :biggrin:

[Warwickweil]

I can't believe that I haven't said anything about your art yet...

They're fantastic.

[dogboy443]

Thank you VERY much!
This book has been a blast. My sequential work wasn't making me very happy. I was too busy comparing them to my fave comic book guys.
With the children's book, I've been letting loose, not over-thinking the process.

Well, here's an Oliver Twist study I did awhile back:

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o239/jscott71/OLIVER_TWISTsm.jpg

Beautiful piece. Great book illo feel.

[jscott]

Thank you so much, folks. Much too kind!

The next thingamabob is my take on a drawing from my daughter's first grade workbook. T'was a simple little Disney-esque drawing with a few lines of rhyme. I just went kooky with it, to make my baby bird laugh... :biggrin:

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o239/jscott71/little_pig_2-1.jpg

[gdeo]

very cute!

[PaddyN]

Nice! I'll bet your daughter (plus many other people at the CBR forums), loved that!

[jscott]

Hehe, thanks G & P! Yeah, she liked it. Now she wants me to do the entire workbook for her! I'm always drawing for her and she returns the favor, which is the best part! I always loved it when when my dear old Pops would draw Superman and Elvis (!) for me when I was my daughter's age. And now I get to get her all jones-up by drawing silly little pigs and Jack Skellington for her...

Well, here's a little morning thingamabob. I've never been high on inking (just not confident), but I do like sketching with pen. Just letting the energy fly, then adding some pencils afterward. Lousy scan, but oh well...

Thanks again!

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o239/jscott71/fellowship_darque_sketches2.jpg

[jscott]

And now a morning warm-up.
I LOVE Emperor Zombie...

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o239/jscott71/zombie-king.jpg

[gdeo]

nice warm-up...

[The Lobster]

I LOVE that drawing!

[noble_enough]

Great one man!

[jscott]

Thanks!:biggrin:
Here's a ditty of the big villain, J. Macabre, from my ever-in-progress book, Daring-Do.
Like to get all twisty noodle with my trees. Had to throw something back there.

]http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o239/jscott71/jackmacabre2.jpg

[jscott]

Morning warm-up silliness...
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o239/jscott71/flemclott_color.jpg

[gdeo]

more like Morning Awesomeness!!!:biggrin:

[jscott]

Haha, thanks!

Another one of my characters from another one of my stories:
http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o239/jscott71/gato.jpg

[jscott]

T'was a quiet New Year's Eve at the homestead. While wifey and the girls slumbered, I partook in a little of Terry Gilliam's neo-classic, "The Adventures of Baron Munchausen".
Terry Gilliam is a mad genius.
So is camera guy Giuseppe Rotunno.
And designer Dante Ferretti is as well.
Anways: sketched away during the film. The sequence at the Sultan's palace is simply amazing...

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o239/jscott71/sultan2.jpg

[Petersen]

Do you have any plans for the release of your stories? I still really want to read them!

[jscott]

Hi again, David!

At this moment I'm on the second draft of my children's storybook. I've been trying to find an art rep/agent and get serious with this stuff FINALLY! I have so many stories, short little ditties. I have no idea what to do with them. Some were written with comics in mind, but most are aimed towards children's storybooks. Need to figure it out.

Thanks again, sir!

Here's a little something from one of those "little ditties"...

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o239/jscott71/bruxa2.jpg

[jscott]

And so it goes...
Had a sketchbook handy while watching Tim Burton's Sweeney Todd.

http://i121.photobucket.com/albums/o239/jscott71/lovett2.jpg

[jscott]

Inking with brush is pretty new to me, but very fun...:)

http://i752.photobucket.com/albums/xx167/essbee71/f-hole-leroux.jpg

[gdeo]

love it!!!

[Kees_L]

You ink well :biggrin:. No joke.

Especially hairy bits. No joke.

[jscott]

Thank you VERY much!

This next ditty is a concept drawing for my childrens storybook, based on my daughter Ellen...and her favorite pajamas. A little messy marker, brush & white pencil...:smile:

http://i752.photobucket.com/albums/xx167/essbee71/swirly-ellen-a.jpg

[noble_enough]

ah that's very nice, very cute

[The Left Hand of Doom]

Please, sir, more?

[jscott]

Thank you!

Ok. This a very early concept of a character that accompanies my daughter thru some "nocturnal travels and adventures". A little different now in appearance, but I still like this take...

http://i752.photobucket.com/albums/xx167/essbee71/sleep-monster.jpg

[jscott]

And one for the road, based on my dearly departed vova ("grandmother" in Portuguese), whom Ellen visits with on the Moon :tongue::

http://i752.photobucket.com/albums/xx167/essbee71/moonlady.jpg

[kidfromhell]

Actually , grandma in portuguese is Vóvó :wink:
Again, killer work, has i said before in deviantart! I may creat a art-thread for me too!

[jscott]

Whoops, my bad! ;-}

http://i752.photobucket.com/albums/xx167/essbee71/piggie.jpg

[The Lobster]

Amazing work, as usuall!

[ryan_filler]

These are super great, especially the one about your daughter and her pajamas.

[jscott]

Thank you!
Yeah, I really like that pic of my daughter. She and her sister inspire my storytelling everyday. The first draft is finished. It's fun and energetic, but a tad bit on the longish side. Good thing God invented the second draft...:)

And one for the road. Just went for it with a lovely little Pilot pen over very little pencil work. Mistakes everywhere, but its part of why I like it...and I like drawing mice!

http://i752.photobucket.com/albums/xx167/essbee71/fillaroy.jpg

[jscott]

This ditty got away from me a bit, but I like it. Made me laugh...

http://i752.photobucket.com/albums/xx167/essbee71/lovett21.jpg