sketchbook: lemonhead

[Lémonhead]

hey everyone. I haven't posted here before though I've been a member for quite some time (since DW2 I believe). decided recently to become more involved in the community so, here's some of my work, mostly older stuff. few recent things. hope you all enjoy, crits and comments are welcome if you like...

[Lémonhead]

some random ideas, some of which are for current projects of mine...

http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv294/applecrow/PCposts/thumbset008.jpg

http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv294/applecrow/PCposts/thumbs.jpg

http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv294/applecrow/PCposts/vst_thumbs002.jpg

http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv294/applecrow/PCposts/creaturethumbs.jpg

http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv294/applecrow/PCposts/blackmetal_greenlights.jpg

http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv294/applecrow/PCposts/vst_speedsketches.jpg

[Lémonhead]

here's a couple of quick paint enviros...

http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv294/applecrow/PCposts/rocks-desktop.jpg?t=1236441049

http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv294/applecrow/PCposts/underwater_paint.jpg?t=1236441129

these are some book cover thumbs I did for 2 of the graphic novels I'm currently writing...

http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv294/applecrow/PCposts/harbinger001.jpg

here are just a couple characters for an animation I was working on not too long ago (project is currently on hold)...

http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv294/applecrow/PCposts/mojicharacters.jpg

[Lémonhead]

dragon rider...

http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv294/applecrow/PCposts/rsketch002.jpg

quick paint character...

http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv294/applecrow/PCposts/sp_character001.jpg

[Jackwhat]

Holy shit these are all fucking sweet.

What sort of size do you work on those thumbnails at? They seem to have a fair amount of detail in them which looks cool! Also what sort of timeframe are knocking these out in? As ive really gotta step up my game if im to be of any use!

Inspiring stuff!

[Lémonhead]

jackwhat: thx man, appreciate it. as for the thumbnails, sometimes it varies but I'd say like 300x300 or less. burn and dodge on a 50% grey bg. fast and fun, lol. timeframes, also vary depending on what I'm going for. the thumbs usually dont take very long to do but I'll often spend hours doing as many that pop into my head. the digital paints and illustrations take me a few hours as well, unless its a quick paint, then its more like 30-45min. but I tend to work on multiple things so locking down a specific time for any one img is tricky...

got some more stuff to post...
these 2 here are as yet unfinished but I'll be getting back to them soon (maybe, lol)

http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv294/applecrow/pinup02_prog.jpg

http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv294/applecrow/almost.jpg

[MoP]

These are awesome! :)

[Lémonhead]

MoP: glad you like em...

here's a sketch I just started working on, trying a new approach to my digital process...

sort of a chalkboard effect, white on black...

http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv294/applecrow/thesluglordsketch-1.jpg

tone the white down some and just flat in some grey...

http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv294/applecrow/thesluglordsketch02.jpg

and work in some details...

http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv294/applecrow/thesluglordsketch03.jpg

more on this guy l8r...

[ae.]

holy cow these are awesome!

[peppi]

Whoa. Awesome stuff indeed!

[whipSwitch]

Yea, they are all pretty kickass. I'm a sucker for great gesture and they are chock full it.

*obligatory nitpick*: It'd be nice to see a little less monochromatic action and some more refinement. They really deserve it.

[Zcorpion]

Love your random ideas sketches;). If you ever make a recording of you drawing them plz oh plz post it in here:P.



You: Why?

Me: well I suck at making those mini sketch ideas so observing others do it might guide me and others with my problem in the right direction:P...

anyway keep posting.

[bounchfx]

freaking awesome dude, just what i needed to see.

and yeah, I suck at making the mini thumbs as well, so I'd like to see a video of you doing them too :D

[coldkodiak]

bad ass dude. Your thumbnails are hawt.

[Gill Bates]

I don't know man, all the characters in your thumbs look like little Crumbsnatchas! Just kidding bruh you know I love your work. I agree with whipSwitch (http://boards.polycount.net/member.php?u=22200) 100% lets see more refinement, the end result would be superbadass.

[Lémonhead]

hey people. haven't posted in a few days, been working on some other things and taking some family time. ok here we go...

ae|peppi: thx, always nice to see others getting excited about my work, lets me know I'm doing at least one thing right, lol.

whipswitch: oh man, that's right on the nose, story of my life, lol. however, I'm making more of an effort to post finished works and should have some refined illustrations up to see soon. thx for the obligatory nitpick...just what I need every now and then.

zcorpion|bounchfx|coldkodiak: thumbnails are pretty much my favorite thing to do because I'm always coming up with new ideas and I need to get them out quick. as for the video, I'm sure I can cook something up for you guys in the next few days. It wont be a gnomon dvd but it'll be something watchable, lol. glad you all like the thumbs

gb: hey man! don't make me come over to your house and eat all your food again, lmao. we gotta get another few concept brainstorms going soon, post some work man your stuff needs to be seen, lol.

ok here we go again...this illustration here is a current WIP I'm working on, also I got another set of thumbs I did to warm up...

was warm enough to start painting after filling in only 2 of them, but they are thumbs, I'm sure I'll come back to them at some point for some juice

http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv294/applecrow/trial_vid.jpg
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this one here is a rough draft and the idea is still very loose in my head so, changes will trickle down as I progress further but...here it is right now

http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv294/applecrow/black_king.jpg

[Gill Bates]

Haha yeah man you eat like a depressed baby horse with the munchies. This piece is looking very nice man, but that damn teddy bear is FREAKING ME OUT!!!!

[Lémonhead]

some recent sketch concepts for a weekly battle...

http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv294/applecrow/DaGsketches2.jpg

http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv294/applecrow/DaGsketch02.jpg

http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv294/applecrow/DaGsketch03.jpg

[jouste]

really wicked stuff lemonhead. how fast do you crank out those piles of thumbs>? that's gotta be some of the best silhouette work i've seen. plus your sense of weight and volume is really awesome.

mark me down as yet another fan!

[shotgun]

your stuff are a-w-e-s-o-m-e

[coldkodiak]

http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv294/applecrow/DaGsketch02.jpg

peekaboo!

[pixelmitherer]

Beautiful stuff!

Blown away by the thumbnails.
Quality!

[Lémonhead]

hey guys...been super super busy as of late so I haven't been posting alot here. however, I have a new project in the works that Im pretty pumped about, so I'll be posting all that stuff up in here once I get rolling. for now, here's a piece I'm trying to finish up for an art comp. just getting started with the painting phase so I'll post more progress on that when im further along...

original sketch (graphite pencil/ charcoal on marker paper):
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http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv294/applecrow/01sketch.jpg

readjusting and tweaking in photoshop, some added values:
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http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv294/applecrow/02adjustment.jpg

adding details, and getting set for coloring:
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http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv294/applecrow/03refinement.jpg

[Ged]

this last illustration is looking ace!

[monstro]

awesome stuff.

[truedeja]

wow. Your design sense and character work is tits. It definitely inspires me to take my own stuff more seriously, thanks for posting these.

[Lémonhead]

jouste: thx man, appreciate that. I usually do the thumbnails pretty fast, depending on what kind of thumbs Im doing, detailed or just loose shapes. I do tend to spend at least an hour or so most days just working out as many ideas as I can in thumbnail. most of them just get filed away for later use. glad to have ur support

shotgun: lol, thx

coldkodiak: ...nice, lol

pixelmitherer: thx, it seems I'll at least be known for making cool thumbnails, lol.

ged/monstro: good to hear I'm headed in the right direction with the latest piece, thx you guys.

truedeja: It's great that you can draw inspiration to take your art to another level, it's even cooler that my art is what inspires you, I'm honored, thx for the compliment.

ok still been quite busy with other things and dw4, but heres the current state of the last piece I posted. for now its done, but I will more than likely come back to it and add a few more things I can see would help it look better...

http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv294/applecrow/anazod.jpg

[Lémonhead]

hey guys!, been gone for a spell. Interesting time tied up with life and other duties...just felt like I needed to get back to posting here. Going to start off with a familiar piece here, version of the above forest lord illustration...just, at a further point of finished
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http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv294/applecrow/Anazod_Red.jpg?t=1268766549

[Lémonhead]

here is a progress img from a piece Im doing that's a darker and slightly more modern take on the always brilliant "John Carter, Warlord of Mars" saga by Edgar Rice Burroughs...
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http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv294/applecrow/coverillustrations.jpg?t=1268767636

[Lémonhead]

This one here is an illustration I did for an art contest that was focused around a redesign or re-imagining of a story or race within the Star Trek universe. In the story behind this img, the Romulans have discovered a strange derelict planet and whilst exploring, find a temple built into the planets surface. They enter by means of drilling into the rock formations around it. In doing so they unknowingly release an ancient cursed race of creatures that the extinct civilization that once lived there tried to contain within the temple vault....the Borg

note: I am not extremely versed in the Star Trek universe, just thot it was a cool storyline use...
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http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv294/applecrow/PointOrigin.jpg?t=1268769729

[Lémonhead]

Some illustrations Im still working out, evolved from older sketches and quick paints into story driven designs, stories in which I will be able to elaborate more on after they are closer to finished...essentially though, this first one is about a forest lemming who tames a god. The second is about the birth of a universe within the deep waters of our own planet, the universe is in fact an actual being, a goddess of the water so to speak, who rides a giant serpent like creature....still forming those ideas...
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http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv294/applecrow/NymphOfTheVisceron.jpg?t=1268769814
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http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv294/applecrow/SpawnOfJupiter2.jpg?t=1268770199

[Lémonhead]

These 2 imgs are some older thumbs and a speed paint from other ideas that sort of fell into a script that Im currently writing. (as often happens with me) Its a scifi story founded on political and social issues with of course a twist of dark fantasy and adventure...
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http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv294/applecrow/applecrow-zombie-creatures.jpg?t=1268771758
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http://i693.photobucket.com/albums/vv294/applecrow/applecrow-the-stray.jpg?t=1268770730

[marlfox8]

those thumbs rule!

[Lémonhead]

been gone for a spell, haven't kept up with this sketchbook much. got a little nudge from a new friend and figured I should start posting here again. here are some sketches and digital works, as always, tips and crits are welcome...
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http://i.imgur.com/gm9UX.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/Qap8Gh.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/ZPoduh.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/9FztUh.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/dzRU0h.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/IH46Ph.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/zcILph.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/6SsErh.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/HOdCZh.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/g7LwUh.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/FvYWDh.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/dpbkVh.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/disd9.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/bou0i.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/Q8L4y.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/IhbMY.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/sJuGX.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/IxJQ7h.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/FPROg.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/rMuto.jpg

[Stinger88]

awesome awesome awesome. Thanks, to your friend for getting you to post again. I've missed your style.

[Lémonhead]

Stinger88: lol, thx. I'll definitely stay active this time
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http://i.imgur.com/m0qvy.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/b5j5V.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/v3Vfb.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/wB3jc.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/GmWGw.jpg

[Lémonhead]

here is a updated version of an older paint...
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http://i.imgur.com/5yp9i.jpg

[Lémonhead]

this one here is the last for today, more to come soon though...
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http://i.imgur.com/ERCkx.jpg

[Daven]

Well, I quit.

[Eoq]

Duuuude! I totally dig your black&white images, awesome stuff! Are you using Photoshop?

[dii]

Good lord your work is incredible

[Lémonhead]

Suburbbum: oh no, don't do that, lol. I'll feel bad. thx though, glad you like my work.

Eoq: tyvm. I do use photoshop but the black/white sketches are mostly marker/ink on artboard. I scan them in and toy with the contrast and some atmospheric lighting with photoshop. I also combine more than one sketch to make a better composition sometimes.

Dll: Hey man, thx, appreciate that. Good to know Im doing something right, lol.

Here are a few more things I got. Im super busy at work but Im going to try and post my daily sketches and stuff, stay tuned...
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http://i.imgur.com/olrNO.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/vZGJL.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/vEOA2.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/qEHhp.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/HzWZe.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/DXjZo.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/ZISHR.jpg

[Lémonhead]

These next 2 here were done mostly in ArtRage, but also with a bit of photoshop...
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http://i.imgur.com/fPDpu.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/gYszQ.jpg

[Lémonhead]

Hey guys, back again. A couple friends have been pushing me to make some process posts to show how I do my ink/marker stuff. So I figured why not, Ill be taking a character and an enviro sketch to a finished state and explaining my steps as I go along. Work is crazy so wont be done today but here's how I start out. Hope you guys enjoy!...

Step 01: Materials and Workspace
I really like working with inks and markers, mainly what you see here in these photos:
- Copic Wide Tip Markers (C1, C3, C5, C7)
- Cool Grey #6 2-Sided Touch Marker
- Bic Mark-It Permanent Marker (dried out and soaked in a liquid graphite and speedball ink mixture)
- Pelikan All-Purpose Black Paint
- An assortment of Clay Shaper sculpting tools
- Wooden palette knives
- Glass-top work table (one of three sifferent work stations in my tiny bedroom studio, lol)
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http://i.imgur.com/BQo0h.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/2v4wU.jpg

[Lémonhead]

These are the main three solutions I work with. Straight out of the bottle Super Black Speedball Ink, Some Powdered Graphite that I mix with a small amount of water and botanic oil (don't ask why it just works, lol), and finally a mini tub of Gain Laundry detergent...no not the whole thing. It was near empty so I just appropriated it and mixed about a 3/4 of a cap with the Pelikan paint. I like it because its smooth, dries slow on yupo paper, and it makes my paintings smell really nice.
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http://i.imgur.com/HquiV.jpg

[Lémonhead]

Step 02: Visual Brainstorming
I almost always start out with a few pages of thumbnails, first just to get into a rhythm, then after about a page or so, I start to expand with different designs more focused on whatever pops into my head that I think would be a cool idea. Usually by the time I get to 2 or 3 pages I've formulated exactly what the idea is, then I either do one more page or so with that idea strictly in mind, or I start doing some full page sketches. In this case however, Im starting with full page sketches since there really is no set design parameters, it's just whatever I think of. Here are some sketches that Ill be picking from. Might do some more character sketches when I get home, and come to think of it, might do some thumbnails after all, lol...
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http://i.imgur.com/09W9S.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/vdrMD.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/8zhN8.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/KglzO.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/y5OY8.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/QEfOd.jpg

[Stinger88]

Best art bomb i've seen in a while, and now you give us a tutorial!!!

Mr. Lemonhead, you spoil us! :D

I've tried developing a similar workflow but only using digital media (based on a scott robertson gnomon dvd), trying to emulate marker sketches in photoshop. It nearly works but it misses something. You've inspired me to have another go at it.

[Lémonhead]

Stinger88: haha. Man that Scott Robertson DvD is awesome, and also a big part of how I got where I am with this kind of process. I only started using Copic Markers because of that DvD, lol, that guy is amazing. Also the Syd Mead Value Sketching DvD got me super inspired to do more marker stuff.

Here are some more sketches for ideas. I did end up doing some thumbnails and in doing so decided to go with a real gadget/scifi type of feel, with a character and an enviro that look to belong to the same world. Nornally I take a bit more time with more sketches but I don't have a whole lot of it to myself these days so I'm going to push on from here and pick a character thumb and enviro to go with...Ill post the next steps when Ive gotn em done...
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http://i.imgur.com/zjdLF.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/PcaQM.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/H1w3p.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/NfuXD.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/yWQlc.jpg

[Lémonhead]

Couldn't sleep so I did some sketching for a bit and came out with one that I really like. Not sure how far Ill take it but this is where it is for now...
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http://i.imgur.com/WkAs3.jpg

[Clinch_Control]

Incredible work, you're v talented :]

[AimBiZ]

Seriously, really diggin that loose brush style of yours. Could perhaps whish for some more definition on some images but it's really cool none the less!

Thanks for the tutorial as well!

[OrganizedChaos]

Nice of you to reveal your secrets :) I'm always fascinated by what you're working on at the sketchnights out here.

[Lémonhead]

Clinch_Control: tyvm

AimBIZ: Glad you like it. I am starting to push these ink sketches into more refined states. We'll see where I end up with them. Yw for the tutorial, Ill try to get to the rest of it shortly, very busy right now though.

OrganizedChaos: Hey Crystel, thx, it's always cool to see peoples reaction to these at sketchgroup. Hearing what they see is often very funny. More secrets soon...

Some random concepts...
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http://i.imgur.com/yLpr0.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/HDBgZ.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/g5YGx.jpg

[Lémonhead]

Here's a few quick marker thumbs and a sharpie doodle I did at Jiffy Lube, while waiting for them to NOT fix my AC properly...
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http://i.imgur.com/ZADpy.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/4mxs5.jpg

[Ferg]

holy frijoles, beautiful work, thanks for lighting a fire in my balls to get back into traditional media

cheers

[whats_true]

Id love to see you scketch something out from start to finish. Heck, even just watching you doodle in the sketchbook with that ink technique. This is veeery rad man.

[gillmeister74]

crazy good looking stuff

[Joseph Silverman]

Completely amazing. i would LOVE to see a bit of how you actually use those materials to build up these images. I know very little about traditional mediums and would love to have more of an understanding of how to try this stuff!

[Lémonhead]

been spending the last few weeks working on all new stuff for my ink book. getting a new scanner and also going to be making a video of how I work on these larger ink paintings. Until I get all that going (a week maybe) I wanted to post just a few things, so here are a couple...apologies for the quality, most of these are iPhone photos.

http://i.imgur.com/WoMbT.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/y3am9.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/U8lDm.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/HXxOq.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/UVMhb.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/oog1P.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/H2nam.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/kBsJ9.jpg

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these next couple I did some post work on with photoshop, they are also sketches Id done a while ago but never posted...
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http://i.imgur.com/YCi1E.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/OBVtL.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/IYbI8.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/SFi0D.jpg

[Lémonhead]

here is a WIP for the cover of the ink book Im putting together. I have several more ideas that I'll be posting after I get the scanner, and I might even make the video with the cover design sketch to final paint...we'll see.

http://i.imgur.com/04XGt.jpg

[Stinger88]

and I might even make the video with the cover design sketch to final paint...we'll see.

PLEEEASE!!!!

awesome work as ever. Always love your updates. Really inspirational.

[RKHansen]

Loving your stuff - very inspirational :)

[Callesw]

Oh man! How could I've missed this sketchbook.
Really cool stuff!
My favorite is the first one you posted on the page that was a mix between photoshop and traditional :)
Raaad indeed!

[Rectangl]

This is some twisted shit. Awesome :D Reminiscent of Geiger and Capullo/McFarlane.

[sketchzombie]

Damn son!...your instantly one of my favs you have a website?

[Lémonhead]

Stinger88-RKHansen-Callesw: Thx you guys, glad they inspire, Im really excited about this video as well Stinger, lol.

Rectangl: Wow thx, I actually got to meet Capullo at the last comic con in austin...was great to be able to see him work.

Sketchzombie: Lol thx man. I do have a website...haven't updated it in a very long time, but I probably will very soon now. the link is in my post signature.

Here's a couple more iPhone scans. Going to try and start posting daily with sketches and digital WIPs. I've been o tied up with work the last few months, its fun to have some time to just crank out whatever I want.
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http://i.imgur.com/WIFl7.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/T68ok.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/goKLD.jpg

[Joseph Silverman]

You're a monster, dude! So cool. Love the sense of mass in these. A few seem a liiitttttle too busy, it's hard to actually see forms.

[Lémonhead]

Joseph Silverman: haha, thx! yeah, alot of these end up getting real crazy, outside of photoshop they can get hard to read. but I don't worry about that too much since I can throw them into PS and knock back whatever shapes I want with some atmosphere and what not.

here's a sketch with a bit of PS post
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http://i.imgur.com/ECjM1.jpg

[Lémonhead]

this one here is my sketch for a visual challenge Im doing with some guys from my sketchgroup. The theme is "A Warrior and a Monster". For my piece, Im making an alien warrior chick riding a multi headed beast she tamed...
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http://i.imgur.com/0noiM.jpg

[Lémonhead]

just a few more sketches...
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http://i.imgur.com/ZQ0oj.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/ccVAi.jpg

[Lémonhead]

Project my friend and I are putting together. I concept the creatures, he sculpts them...here's the WIP for the first...
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http://i.imgur.com/Q6EOo.jpg

[Daven]

Man, you should hold a workshop. I'd buy in for a seat!

[Lémonhead]

Suburbbum: I like money, lol. maybe if the video Im putting together actually gets a good response, I'll see about doing more and selling them online or something. doing a workshop would be awesome but I dont have the time or the teaching skills for that right now, lol. but seriously, thx.

last post for the night, need food and sleep. I started another sketch for the "theme challenge"...
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http://i.imgur.com/gLTIn.jpg

[Lémonhead]

turns out eating half of a pinneapple coconut cheesecake will keep you awake at night...lol. so, I here's another sketch update...just combining the 2 ideas for the theme challenge, just to see...probably going to go back to just the first sketch, but I like this one too...
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http://i.imgur.com/T0siU.jpg

[Stinger88]

Sweet mother of all that is awesome!

I need to get me some skills like this. I haven't used "real" media to any extent for some time now (shame, shame) but I'll be buying some when you drop a video just to try and emulate this style. Until then I'm going to try and develop a similar technique with digital software if its possible.

[Joseph Silverman]

Stinger, dont wait to experiment with this style! Get some kind of medium (lemonhead describes his mixture a few pages back -- ive experimented with oil paint medium and its worked great), some speedball black ink, and whatever brushes/marking tools you want, and give it a go!

[Lémonhead]

here are some sketches I did this morning before heading out for the day...
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http://i.imgur.com/sSdHa.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/afQuK.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/2k0hI.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/PsaxO.jpg

[Lémonhead]

sketch for a character Im working on for another side project with a few friends...
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http://i.imgur.com/YLHzt.jpg

[Lémonhead]

more sketches...still waiting on that frackin scanner, lol...
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http://i.imgur.com/ZTe0Z.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/Iprxr.jpg

[Lémonhead]

here are a few that I staged a bit in photoshop...
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http://i.imgur.com/Vg8Qj.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/uTZ6T.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/wbioT.jpg

[Lémonhead]

some more progress on that theme challenge piece. Its taking on a life of its own at this point, I've got a story forming between these 2 main characters you see here...more to come on that soon.
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http://i.imgur.com/Lj8U7.jpg

[Shmaba]

cool paintings. makes me wanna try this approach. Keep up the good work!

[Lémonhead]

http://i.imgur.com/pAC9j.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/TujA6.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/RQBuy.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/O5hb5.jpg

[Lémonhead]

Ink and Photoshop
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http://i.imgur.com/OqBqd.jpg?1

Marker Sketch
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http://i.imgur.com/bcfDe.jpg?1

[shotgun]

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http://i.imgur.com/IYbI8.jpg

Love this, and all of the rest. Inspiring stuff!

[Two Listen]

This stuff is all cool as hell, just wanted to say that it was great to look through this thread! Very inspiring, a real eye opener to different approaches and possibilities.

[Lémonhead]

Two Listen: Thx man, always good to hear ppl can get inspired from what I do.

here is another ink sketch that I touched up some in photoshop, and some digital sketches I've been doing for a new project.
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http://i.imgur.com/LBkl2.jpg

[Lémonhead]

http://i.imgur.com/2Py52.jpg

[Lémonhead]

http://i.imgur.com/TAr2l.jpg

[Lémonhead]

http://i.imgur.com/agXTR.jpg

[jeiten]

Fantastic character work. I'm really impressed!

[Lémonhead]

Jeiten: Thx!

here are some old characters of mine that I revamped a bit now that Im getting back to the project I originally made them for. More on that to come...so many side projects Im doing all at once, but that's part of the fun...
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http://i.imgur.com/FDROJ.jpg

[shotgun]

man these send me straight to the drawing board! good stuff!

[Twoflower]

Really like Gnash ^^

[Pangahas]

I want a Lemonhead artbook :) awesome stuff you have here

[Lémonhead]

Shotgun: Thanks!...Im always hitn the drawing board, good times, lol.

TwoFlower: Sweet! Was it the wild hair, lol...its always the wild hair...

Pangahas: haha! well good news...I'm actually going to be making an artbook for a gallery show...more on that soon...thx for the comment!

here are some sketches for an illustration line Im doing...
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http://i.imgur.com/1hNJs.jpg

[Lémonhead]

http://i.imgur.com/KcwMm.jpg

[Lémonhead]

http://i.imgur.com/1VgYS.jpg

[Lémonhead]

new projects keeping me super busy...but, I have begun to make some vids of my process. still working out exactly how Im going to present them, the first few I made were poorly lit so...working on it, and I'll post those soon. here are a couple more sketches...
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[Pangahas]

Looking forward to the artbook and the vid.I love how dynamic your artworks are.Gives me the Ashley Wood feel with those ink strokes.Btw is it just me, but your last post won't show up.

[Lémonhead]

Pangahas: Good catch on the img, had to reupload it, dont know why it wasnt showing, thx!
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http://i.imgur.com/hEk9G.jpg

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http://i.imgur.com/VOIDU.jpg

[Lémonhead]

So I finally got a decent video, lol. After going through several different recording devices and finding none of them useful, I ended up just using my iphone. Ill have more videos soon...
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Video: https://vimeo.com/47350703

http://i.imgur.com/e9cWH.jpg

[Pangahas]

Thanks for the vid man.I really like how organic/spontaneous your workflow is.really makes it dynamic with the brushstrokes and all that,really inspirational.

[squareko]

Great stuff. I only want you to break up your value comps because you do one variation really really well. Here is a little start up guide to help you on your way.

http://muddycolors.blogspot.com/2012/08/composition-basics-value-structure.html

[Lémonhead]

@Pangahas: Glad that I was finally able to get something together, and that it is well recieved. I do enjoy the fluid nature of the style, and I will be posting more videos, so stay tuned...

@Squareko: Hey, thx for the comment. I tend to experiment with my lighting and values further after Ive scanned in the sketches. But I've been looking into different techniques and tools to incorporate more dynamic lighting as well as more definable detail into the sketch phase for some time now, so I'll be adding that link you posted to the rest of my ref, definately a good source, thx for that!

These next few posts are ideas for a storybook project I'm working on with a friend...this first one also has a video...
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The Egg Eater, a vicious and stealthy predator that feeds on the unhatched eggs of other species...

Video: https://vimeo.com/47450008

http://i.imgur.com/O4QVs.jpg

[Lémonhead]

Hell Siren: Her melodies temp even the most steadfast of souls to waver, and fall into the depths of lust and fire...
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http://i.imgur.com/APx22.jpg

[Lémonhead]

Crimson Summoner: Raises lost souls into raging beasts made from his own blood. He can even control living souls after tasting their blood...
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http://i.imgur.com/bePJJ.jpg

[Lémonhead]

The Hatemonger: Comprised from the tainted souls of Murderers, Rapists, and Decievers. The Hatemonger feeds on the destruction of souls, throughout every realm of existence...
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http://i.imgur.com/HGKMS.jpg

[Lémonhead]

Just some brain spills that I sketched out while listening to various film scores and watching Hellboy 2 on mute...
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http://i.imgur.com/m2RHv.jpg

[Lémonhead]

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http://i.imgur.com/SKs1p.jpg

[Lémonhead]

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http://i.imgur.com/BmpPZ.jpg

[Lémonhead]

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http://i.imgur.com/ixN4w.jpg

[Lémonhead]

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http://i.imgur.com/iMMwa.jpg

[Lémonhead]

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http://i.imgur.com/HZQ5p.jpg

[Lémonhead]

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http://i.imgur.com/9Mn3p.jpg

[Lémonhead]

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http://i.imgur.com/nhUAm.jpg

[Lémonhead]

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http://i.imgur.com/FXQP9.jpg

[Lémonhead]

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http://i.imgur.com/yJcC5.jpg

[Lémonhead]

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http://i.imgur.com/LGJbk.jpg

[Daven]

You're a machine! Seriously cool stuff. What made you want to work with ink in the first place?

[kinetic]

yeah i cant think of a crit, you have very good style that is fluid and has pace. with force. i am really happy to have stumbled upon these.

may i trouble you for feed back on my own thread? i really need the advice if people are willing.

[[demonplay]]

A really unique style, your sketches have a really dynamic feeling to them, in both the execution and composition which is what I like.

[Lémonhead]

@Daven: haha, thx. what got me into using inks?, not really sure exactly when or what, but I remember just wanting to work with a medium that was traditional, but that I could use as if it were digital. I arrived at inks by sheer process of elimination, which included looking for a surface to work on that didnt curl or tear when subjected to layers of water/ink. I've kind of spoiled myself now because I don't like working on any other paper than Yupo Blue. No other paper that I've tried has its smoothness and durability when it comes to layering wet media and the various tools I use. but I wont bore you with my life story, lol...hope that was a good enough answer.

@Kinetic: thank you, much appreciated. I'll definitely do my best to help you out, though I'm still learning myself. I'll tell you what I know and see, lol

@[demonplay]: I mostly gravitate to and take pleasure in seeing other artists who have a highly dynamic style, mood and energy. Its good to know that I've been able to achieve some of that with my own work, thx

here is a sketch I did while at starbucks today...way too much coffee, hard to sketch steady when my hands are shaking from caffeine surges, lol.
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http://i.imgur.com/qYgLj.jpg

[Lémonhead]

http://i.imgur.com/PgO9P.jpg

[Lémonhead]

made this sketch while watching a shark documentary on mute, and listening to a documentary on space, aliens and the universe...scanned with a few photoshop tweaks.
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http://i.imgur.com/UYXVK.jpg

[Elijah]

This stuff if awesome!! I dunno why you're here though, you should send this stuff in to Hi Fructose and become a fine artist. :D Totally dope!

[Lémonhead]

@ Elijah: lol, thx man. I just might submit a few things to Hi Fructose...

Been away for a bit working and focusing on some other projects, figured I'd start posting a couple here.

this one is a cover concept for a short story series I'm working on.
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http://i.imgur.com/vvFH7bY.jpg

[Lémonhead]

Working on some fun outrageous ideas about a 3 Stooges ReMake and what it would be if it were done by Michael Bay...lol.

It's the year 2030, the world has been devastated by the zombie apocalypse, 2 alien invasions, and the release of "Transformers 6 in 4D", which was followed by an actual killer robot uprising. The last hope for mankind rests on the shoulders of 3 forgotten heroes...The Stooges!

Here is Moe, think Rambo meets Raiden. He was bitten by a zombie, but stole some tech from one alien species that allows him to control the mutation as long as he consumes the blood from the other alien species. He has the power to regenerate (unless he loses his head), and he can shoot electricity from his eyes and hands (happens at random after eating an alien)...
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http://i.imgur.com/FD1fAg8.jpg

[Lémonhead]

Here are some coffee shop doodles. 5min each not total...just trying to hasten my process and have fun at the same time.
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http://i.imgur.com/vlzUz7Q.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/ZxxWaln.jpg

http://i.imgur.com/SINyxQC.jpg

[W1r3d]

Really suggestive art. I like it. Makes the brain search for the shapes and what the images are all about. Very inspiring.