New from Our Warehouse -More Old Sketchbooks

Top of page are sample sketches and recent studies, maybe for another sketchbook in the Naked series.

The original sketchbook Lonely are the Naked will be available again soon. Stay tuned to this channel for more information.
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Contact me at: jimsmithcartoons@gmail.com.

Portraits and Caricatamatures

Hey folks, for the perfect holiday gift, how about a cartoony image of your favorite friend or cousin? For your least favorite, you can get extra pimples or pockmarks. Just e-mail to jimsmithcartoons@gmail.com and make somebody happy for Yak Shaving Day!

CTN Animation Expo

Howdy friends, coming events include the CTN Animation Expo,
Friday Nov. 8th through the Sunday 20th.

Location: Marriott convention center near the Burbank airport. I will be there drawing and signing as well as selling some of my original animation art. Come on down and take your shoes and set a spell! For more info go to: www.ctnanimationexpo.com

Also a children's charity drawing at the Warner Bros Ranch on Hollywood Way, on Saturday Dec. 10th starting at 11:30 AM. Lots of fun and guest artists will be doing drawings for the charity plus other fun stuff. Bring the whole family!

Art Lessons for Cheap

Hey friends, sorry but we had to cancel the class. It will be back later when we can get enough people to sign up. You can still get tutoring from me, if you are in the LA area.

Art Lessons for Cheap

Hey friends and neighbors, here is another way to get to be a big time cartoonist. Stay tuned to this blog. Also you can still get tutoring from me on an individual basis if you are in the Los Angeles area. If I ever get a Skype thingie we can conduct classes over the picture phone, no matter where you are.
The website is: www.kineticsoa.com

Caricatures of Viborg

Denmark

Hey friends and neighbors just got back from Viborg in Denmark. They have a school for animators and cartoonists, really nice, located on an old Danish army base. I was there a few weeks to teach, really just to advise and guide. My fellow teachers did the real teaching such as assignments, lecturing, and such. I mainly gave tips and pointers on drawing characters, composing shots, and storyboard mechanics. The class was for 2nd year students. The class was assigned to make a 30 second animated trailer for a well known live-action movie, using Maya. When they are done, I will post some on the blog or send a link. When I figure out how to unzip the files I will post some photos and caricatures of the students and some more goodies.

Some crap from the sketchbook

CHESTACLESE ART

Caricature

John Wayne in caricature, inked by John K. who is also a genius. Notice the thick and thin lines, and the sense of design. The pencil drawing had the elements but not as nicely arranged as in the inked version.
Try doing a cleanup or inking of someone's drawing, even a rough, and try to maintain the guts of the original. This is a good way to practice doing finished drawings.

Art for cheap

These are 2 of the drawings still for sale, they were on display at the Hyaena gallery show. They are the last of my once plentiful collection. Go to jimsmithcartoons@gmail.com for more.

Hyaena Photos

Hyaena Art show

Here are photos from Saturday night. More will be posted when I can get them. Thanks to Thomas for these.

Ali sketches

Muhammad Ali
Some practice done from video and photos. This is good life drawing exercise when not doing live models.

Gallery show

Hurry hurry! Step right up to the wild funny cartoon art show! If you didn't already know - it's this Saturday, folks. Food, beverages, and music, plus some surprises! (Psssst - Don't bring the kids ...)

Sketches

Friends heads are always good subjects to sketch. I like using the brushtip markers and wide tip calligraphy pens.

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Gallery Show

Update: The art show at Hyaena Gallery will be on Saturday May 21, sorry for the misinfo.

Here's the flyer, done by the incomparable Miss Elana Pritchard - elanarpritchard@gmail.com She will do you're flyer.
Ya'll come to the show now, ya hear?

Stooge Treasure

Front and back cover from a collection of Stooges comics from early "50s. Check out the contrast between realistic rendition or the artists and the cartoony style for the stories. Norman Mauer is the son in law of Moe. Beautiful stuff.

Gallery show

Coming to the Hyaena gallery on Olive Ave in Burbank, Saturday May 14, the show will include original art from the Ren & Stimpy show. Official flyer will be sent out soon. Also music and refreshments on hand, so make a note!

MICA Art

Great example of Military-Industrial complex art, which prefigures Jonny Quest and them.

Kitties Gone Wild

My friend Elana brought her cat Panda over to visit George, and after some preliminary hissing and slapping, a little catnip mellowed them into the state of "Wow! Dude!