Chestaclese sketch

Art for Cheap

These have been sold, sorry. I will post more. Crazy Jim's art outlet and depot has a warehouse full of cartoon drawings! All of it must go to make room for next year's models! We've got Ren and Stimpy, He-Hog, George Liquor, and many more. Hurry on down and bring the kiddies too. Hey kids, these have been spoken for but I have many more.

"New" I have been having trouble with finding stuff since moving and when I make good on the current sales more will be available. Thank you for the patience.

Blog pogs

From the studio formerly known as Spumco the latest rage with all the kids. In my day we called them tiddly winks or was it titillation winks?

Caricature the Manly way

By request here is a brief demonstration of the way I usually do it. Whether from life or photo it starts with an image that is interesting. This photo will do nicely. Study the picture and determine the outstanding features. Look for contrasts in shape, size, and proportion.

First lightly sketch the basic shapes. Keep them simple and distinct. Watch for straight lines and curves, for contrast. Big shapes next to small ones. This is a semi-realistic caricature but sometimes go for really cartoony.

Then use construction lines to describe the volumes and shapes. This step can be the first if you prefer.

This step is where I sketch in the expression and certain key features. Keep it light at this stage.

Then start darkening the key areas like facial expressions with sharp pencil or pen if preferred. Use bold lines for outlines and undersides of key parts.

Finished drawing

Finally add shading and details. Sprinkle lightly with dark areas and serve.

Ren & Stimpy art for sale

Drawings 7 and 8 at bottom have been sold.

Where's Elmo the Elongated skull?

The Ambassadors by Hans Holbein 1533 with the anomorphic projection of a skull. It took me 37 hours to see it.

G.I. Babies

Posted this one a while back now it can be yours for the low low price of...
E-mail: jimsmithcartoons@gmail.com

Sokol

Another great example of Sokol the magnificent.

Rap and Hip-Hop

I've been enjoying rap since Rapper's Delight (In Texas the accent is on first syllable in De-light). John K. seems to think it sucks which is confusing to me since he always has great taste in music. Oh well, you please some of the people all the time and jerk the rest off.

Crap you could own for an unreasonable price

These drawings have been sold, dear kind blogging friends. I will post some more.

Untamed World for sale

This is a piece I call "California Sportscasters Hall of Fame with Ren and Stimpy" This piece has been sold. Please stand by for more posts.

Jimmy "Jelly Roll"s New and Used Art store

Stimpy as a whale from Untamed World.
There's word going around that blogs are history. Well, I like my little blogohood and the word is fun, as is google, etc. I hope to keep it but just in case, I have started to develop my own system for web chatting - Digital Uplink Macro- Phase, or D.U.M.P. for short. Soon every one will be taking a D.U.M.P. on the web.

More art for sale

Top piece is display only or make me an offer.
Rough layout from the Lost Episodes of Ren & Stimpy. Ralph and the Pizza Parlor.

More art for sale

Cartoon Art for sale

We're slashing prices folks! Make me an offer you can't refuse! We've gone clazy over here! Clazy I tell you.

Rap

Is it music or just noise? Discuss.
In the comments I meant Tone Loc.

Job by Szyk

From the Book of Job illustrated by Arthur Szyk, 1944.

More Szyk Nazis

Hermann "Munster" Goering

For all you Goering fans (or is it Georing?) I forget. The only top Nazi with blonde hair.

Szyk

From Arthur Szyk the illustrated Haggadah 1939.

Arthur Szyk

From the same WWII book mentioned previously. Google Szyk for the scariest war cartoons.

MORE WWII CARTOONS

WORLD WAR II CARTOONS

The top post is the original by Leslie Illingworth from Wales. His work always had mood and drama - lots of heavy dark areas with sinister elements creeping up. The artist who borrowed from him was found on a WWII cartoon website as were the others. The Illingworth pice is from a book titled "World War II in Cartoons" by Mark Bryant, published 1989, Gallery books. This book led me to Arthur Szyk.

TYRANT CARTOONS

RIPCOT

george

Lobby card

Rare card for a movie I have not seen yet, though it looks like a fun fest. My dear friend Jennifer Waters found it in a Hollywood poster and bookstore that closed down earlier this year. Another victim of the makeover done to Hollywood blvd. Lobby cards are mostly frames from the film, and usually show a scene in a off moment, between actions or just a tinted copy of the poster. Truly a lost bit of American culture like drive-ins, and burger shops with waitresses on roller skates.

SGT. SHRAPNEL

Bugs