JEl > tasty brain feces

[Jel]

Sorry for the title, it came out like this, couldn't help it.

Well I guess I thought it was about time I started one of these, so here it comes, sketches ans wips from the last few weeks:

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/RRH_colorwip.jpg

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/img080.jpg

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/LIH_Sketch_alter.jpg

[Jel]

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/img065.jpg

[Linked for nudity]
http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/bedsketch.jpg

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/treebis.jpg

[Jel]

Direct ballpoint and marker sketches:

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/img071.jpg

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/normal_img069.jpg

Brush and nib:

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/sketchy.jpg

[Jel]

And to end this delivery, today's stuff:

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/hulkpencils.jpg

I'm trying to color this one.

I'll try to update this regularly, I hope you like. Hit me back yo!

[Mr.Hades]

Glad you started one of these. I really enjoy your artwork :)

[Dri]

Badass work, Jel. Will enjoy seeing you continue this.

[Mase]

Hate the name, but love the blog! Please link and show a warning for any images with nudity or graphic content. Thanks.

[davechisholm]

wow, man. these are awesome.
awesome awesome.

[Teratophile]

damn...this was a treat.

[Jel]

Wow thanks guys, you're too kind! Glad you dig. Sorry for not linking that image though. As it was very , well, sketchy, I thought it wouldn't be an issue.

Because you guys rock, here's a little peek on the progress on the Hulk image:

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/hulk-WIP.jpg

Coloring still isn't natural for me, but I hope to get there some day.

Cheers!

[Jel]

Finished!
http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/hulkpuppy.jpg

[Jel]

A few marker and ball point sketches I did, watching the people on the metro (I usually have very little time for these, as the people move a lot and/or don't like to be drawn). Actual size:

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/img082.jpg

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/img084.jpg

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/img085.jpg

[Jel]

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/img087.jpg

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/img088.jpg

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/img089.jpg

[Jel]

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/img090.jpg

Dunno if you guys are interested in that kind of stuff, I just thought I could show what I do to loosen up and keep the pencil busy, even when I don't have much time to draw :)

[1peace]

Love that Hulk! Nice Color Great feet.

[Jel]

Thanks!

Here are some recent things I've done for various people:

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/Jel_loup_1.jpg




The colored version of this one is in the finished works section.
http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/pretrpencils.jpg

[davechisholm]

freaking amazing through and through.
inspiring.

[Jel]

Thank you very much Dave, I'm very honored!

[Jel]

A quick little piece that perfectly fits the title of the thread ^^. It's also how I feel after spending too many hours working in front of my screen.

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/DeathByComputer.jpg

[Jel]

Hum, I haven't been here in a while, sorry!
Here are some images to hopefully make up for it a little:


http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/wolfmozaic2.jpg
(sorry for the watermark)

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/batman.jpg
My first time drawing Batman I think. I don't know why the inks come out asgreyish instead of Black... I tried to photoshop-magic it, but to no avail :S

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/Wilbur.jpg

[silverfingers]

That batman pic is really oldschool cool, I like the grittiness, eventhough the inking is a bit too messy for my tastes.

Fantastic stuff in this thread, please post more!

[Jel]

Hey! thank you very much
And yeah, that inking IS too messy.

Because you asked, some other but different stuff (should I also put finished images here, or just sketches and WIPs?):

LINKED FOR NUDITY (http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/img137.jpg)

LINKED FOR NUDITY (http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/img136.jpg)

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/img132.jpg

[Jel]

Not sure anybody is reading this thread haha, anyway, I thought I'd update it a bit.
Here are some recent sketches, in chronological order:

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/guitar.jpg

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/banc.jpg

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/cop.jpg

[Jel]

****LINKED FOR NUDITY Foot in mouth (http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/footinmouth.jpg)

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/potpourri.jpg




***Linked for nudity and weirdness: link (http://jel.deviantart.com/art/Sex-war-97522389)***********************





http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/cuistot.jpg

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/hulk-sketch.jpg

[Jel]

Ok, I used to post only sketches here.sketches that didn't have their own thread.
From now on, I'll also include finished pieces. From sketch blog to blog I guess, heh. I think it'll be just easier to navigate that way.

So here is my latest batch. Some you might have seen elsewhere, so are totally new:

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/spidey2.jpg

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/Wilburweb3.jpg

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/Wilburcolors3.jpg

[Jel]

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/tmnt-col.jpg

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/MOTU.jpg

10-30 min oil paintings
http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/Life-painting.jpg

[Jel]

Character studies which started with this
http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/normal_recherche.jpg

transformed into this
http://pix.nofrag.com/d/d/7/521295522fd22612b1b244956d232.jpg

And eventually ended like this:

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/p1%7E0.jpg

[Jel]

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/p2c.jpg


http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/p3%7E0.jpg

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/p4-DEF.jpg

[krikkit13]

Those pages are stunning. I love the details and expressions, and I can't wait to see some more. What kind of plans do you have for this?

[Mase]

Those pages are stunning.Tell me about it! What a great way to start a comic. I was totally immersed immediately - wonderful job.

[Caimano]

I didn't see the first two page of the story...they're amazing, the introduction to the sequential zooming with a worm eye view first and a worm one after really works fine!

the tilted views is also a very good touch...what's add...I'm really impressed

[Jel]

Thank you immensely!
The immersive aspect of the pages is one of the things I try to pay the most attention to.

Krikkit: The plan is to have this book published! cross your fingers with me!
Right now it is a 120+ page story which might expand, don't know yet. I will post more pages before then ;)

Cheers, and thanks for the interest and great feedback all!

[Jel]

A temporary return to a more realistic style.

concept sketch.

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/junglemarine.jpg

[Teratophile]

I'm here for general ass kissery. no crits just praise. love the sequential stuff especially.

[hadesillustrations]

Those sequenials are awesome. I know that's been said already, but I'm saying it again. Really great work!

[Jel]

Thank you very much for the kind words.
I'm really happy that you guys seem to enjoy the sequentials the most, as it's the thing I like doing best, and had the most fun with. More to come soon. And til then, here is yesterday's sketch finished. Gonna slap some colors on it now.

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/junglemarine%7E0.jpg

[hadesillustrations]

I love the look on his face. And the folds in his tank top. Everything else is cool too, but those features really stand out to me.

[Jel]

Thank you hadesillustrations. The face is my favorite part too.

Here's the guy in technicolor.
http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/junglemarinecol.jpg

[Dri]

Wowsers...I dig the colouring of the fleshtones.

[Jel]

Hey! I realised I haven't updated in ages, here's trying to make up for it (I'm pretty sure I'll forget a few things, but I hope this will do anyway)

Revised version of the marine:
http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/junglemarine2%7E0.jpg

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/hulktankcoldef.jpg

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/normal_mamain.jpg

[Jel]

Some looser sketches and a finished drawing:
http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/img184.jpg

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/donquijote.jpg

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/meuf2.jpg

[Mr.Hades]

That last one is excellent. You had me checking her feet when I saw the shoe in the guy's face.

[Jel]

I haven't updated this thing in ages. Here's to hopefully making up for it:
http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/Cendrillon-col.jpg

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/hulkvsWCOLORdef.jpg

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/hulkvsWCOLORalt.jpg

[Jel]

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/BELGINK3.jpg

[Spidey]

Cinderella's face looks way better in the colored version. The colors on the other to are bangin'.

[Jel]

Thanks Spidey!
And yeah, I noticed afterwards that the pencils had a few issues, the face was weird and the body was far too defined.

Here is something pretty old I realize I never posted here
http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/journal1.jpg
done with colored pencils

And a couple fairly recent concept sketches for a character that may show up somewhere:

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/IR1.jpg http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/IR2.jpg

[Mr.Hades]

Heh heh, Thats Ignatius alright. Good job!
Oh Fortuna!

[davechisholm]

i freaking love your work, man.
such a unique style.
please do some sequentials.
:D

[Jel]

>Mr Hades: You win a bucketful of points of cool for knowing the reference!

> Dave:Thanks so much man, means a lot. I'm actually torn between two directions style-wise currently, and am pretty unsatisfied with it in any case, as I find it kind of generic these days. So your comment makes me look at it in a new light :)
I'll see how it develops.

As for the sequentials, I'm still working on them ;) the story is getting bigger and bigger, I hope I'll be able to show some soon!

[Caimano]

As for the sequentials, I'm still working on them ;) the story is getting bigger and bigger, I hope I'll be able to show some soon!

Something you're writing too?

I really like your style and "irony" in all your stuff

[Jel]

Something you're writing too?

I really like your style and "irony" in all your stuff


Duh Caimano, I didn't see you had replied, sorry for not answering sooner!
Yeah, it is something I am writing too, hopefully it will be awesome ^^
Thank you very much for the kind words, they mean a lot, especially when I'm really questioning where I want to take my art these days.

Anyway, here are a couple things:
some oil studies (not really PJ-targeted but oh well)

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/Oils_oils_oils___Samantha_Fox_by_jel.jpg


And as this is a SKETCH blog, some phone doodles done with unerasable colored pencils (over several calls ;) ) I'm really liking the drawing sensation with wax.
http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/phonedoodles.jpg
I tried holding my pencil differently, and it yielded some interesting results.

[dfbovey]

Awesome stuff man. I really dig using wax based color pencils as well. I don't think you're supposed to erase them, but you can get some interesting effects if you do.

[WolfSpiritZero]

Man, great sketch blog you got here. I be sure to check in time from time.
And that Guile in that doodle page looks awesome.

[Jel]

>dfbovey: Thank you! The wax pencils were a happy accident, and I've been loving them over the past few days. I've tried erasing them, and it gives a messy look which could prove useful for suggesting motion or some specific kind of surface/tone.

>WolfSpiritZero: Well thank you for chiming in! Glad you like the guile too, I started by drawing his left arm, and tried to think of something to attach to it!

[dfbovey]

I've tried erasing them, and it gives a messy look which could prove useful for suggesting motion or some specific kind of surface/tone.


Yeah, I used it for that purpose in a recent piece. It's also good for certain textures. Or if you want to fade things into the background a bit. On one of the larger pieces I've done, I used the technique to simulate pours in skin.

[Jel]

Thanks, I'll be sure to keep all that in mind :)

On another note, here's some of tonight's sketching:

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/clobberin.jpg

[Jel]

I posted the definite version in the drawing board, but I thought some of you might be interested in seeing a couple alternate versions:

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/the-THING-yellow2.jpg


http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/the-THING-purple.jpg

And a more sober one:
http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/the-THING-yellow.jpg

[Porpitude]

I love that you aren't afraid to try some crazy wonky angles and you nearly always pull them off wonderfully. You definitely understand anatomy.

[Jel]

Thanks Porpitude, I somehow missed your post, sorry for not replying earlier. I like to play with angles.

Finished Tarzan:

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/Tarzancol.jpg

Here are a few sketches done over the past weeks that I bothered to scan. Obviously trying to improve on my female figure... Actual size:

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/meufs1.jpg

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/meufs2.jpg

[Jel]

Edit: For some reason, my image keeps coming up as a link...

[Jel]

Continued experiments with the female form..

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/sketch%7E0.jpg


Edit :And now it works...
Edit2: what?! As soon as I added my first edit, the image was transformed into a link :/ ???

[Jel]

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/sketch%7E0.jpg

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/MORGAOUEB.jpg

[Bathill8]

fantastic stuff. I really enjoy your one page sketch collages with whatever flows. Your anatomy is spot on as well. You know how to wrap some skin and muscles around some tendons man!

[Jel]

Thanks Bathill, I find a lot of fun in mindless sketching, and it's often a way to experiment, release pressure and open some inspirational doors. It's sometimes more satisfying than a finished and planned piece!

Anyways, here's something I finihed recently. Didn't post it in the finished images board as I think it is somewhat too graphic for PJ's general target audience if I believe the terms of use... If it's okay with the mods though, I'd love to post it for crits.

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/Lair_of_the_Minotaur_by_jel.jpg

The inking is a bit sloppy in places, but I feel it is energetic.

I'm going to color it and change a lot of things, (mainly get rid f the blacks and the sky), using the pencils directly.

[Jel]

I'd love to gt feedback on the previous piece...

Until then, today's sketch:
http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/Sphynx.jpg

[alfred183]

You're right, the inking was a little sloppy on that but it's wicked gruesome and tells a story very well. I can't wait to see it colored. I'm going to guess I'm saving it to my hard drive when it's done. Thumbs up! :)

[Dri]

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/Lair_of_the_Minotaur_by_jel.jpg

Inspired by Goya? It looks kewl but could benefit by raising the
branch higher as well as the people. The bull's horns and eye
direction are leading the viewers' eye higher imo. It will give the
composition a better flow.You do some great stuff, Jel.
I really dig the volume you get in your life drawings.
The figures although fluid have a undeniable mass.

[Jel]

Thanks guys! Dri: Not directly nor deliberately inspired by Goya, but I definitely thought of him while I was finishing my drawing. I looked up his painting once I was done, and it is funny how some things can be engraved into your automatic memory without you even being conscious of it.
It bears some kinship in the subject but our drawings are pretty diffferent ;)
Thanks for the crit too, unfortunately, I was too advanced to go back, and I was still pretty happy with the lines.

Here are the colors:

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/Minotaure-colorz.jpg

[Johnny Blaque]

I'm with Bat, I really like those sketch collages and the finished stuff and everything else in here.

[MilkManX]

Wow! I love it. Lots of great variations and nice designs!

:D

[paladis]

Amazing, love the dark mood. Just curious why the horns are distorted?

[Jel]

Thanks a lot guys!
better late reply than never huh?
Paladis: I was trying to suggest movement with the blur, but it wasn't a great idea... A slightly corrected version was this:
http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/Minotaure-sauvetage3.jpg


I haven't updated in a while, sorry about that. Here is some fun I had in the PJ chatroom with a lot of great lads:

giant crab-detective noir jam
http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/crabjam.jpg

Devil-teddybear-tentacles jam
http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/img221.jpg

[Jel]

literacysuks1 ' character:
http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/literacy.jpg

pinocchio crocodile girl jam (linked for bad taste) http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/normal_pinocroc.jpg

Gnome-fap-screwdriver (I swear I ain't the one coming up with the dubious topics hehe)
http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/gnome.jpg

Killer-crabs-cape jam
http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/img231.jpg

[Jel]

Girl speed dragon
http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/normal_drag.jpg


F18-winter-tree
http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/normal_f18.jpg

Big-graceful
http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/deseve.jpg

[Jel]

Super Boombox man jam
http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/img237.jpg


And finally something that is still sketchy but not a jam. Was doodling tonight without any real goal, and this came out. I'll go back to it later and refine it I think
http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/Frankenbis.jpg

[dfbovey]

All nice, but I'm really liking that last one a ton!

[Jel]

Thank you very much Dave! really glad you like it.
It's not very fair to compare it to the other sketches though, as it is the only one I really spent some time on (ie more than 5-30 minutes) ;)

[Spidey]

You have some of the best anatomy and lighting technique on these boards.
I love this piece.

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/sketch%7E0.jpg

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/MORGAOUEB.jpg

[Caimano]

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/crabjam.jpg


You made my day with this one! I like the man and the composition a lot!

[Jel]

Spidey: I don't think that's true, but thanks a lot heh. As for this image, there is a pretty uncool story behind it, which prevents me form enjoying it too much. but I really had fun making it.

Caimano: Cool ! Why am I not surprised that you found you had affinities with the subject matter hehe.

Anyway, as this is a sketchblog before anything, here are a few character and style studies, as well as the usual mindless scribblings (more or less actual size):

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/img244.jpg

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/img243.jpg

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/img242.jpg

[Jel]

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/img245.jpg

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/img241.jpg

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/img246.jpg

[Jel]

My first watercolors ever (I know, It's sad that I waited so long)

An on-location paint that I didn't finish, weather was a bit chilling and the people I was with didn't want to stay still too long :/ Oh well!

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/toits.jpg

[Eric Henson]

Nice!

Watercolors are a pretty tough medium to master, but you look like you're handling it well!

Keep em' comin'!

[Jel]

Thanks Eric!

Last night's work

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/Frankencolor.jpg

[Jel]

A drawing from a sketchjam in the chat that I just pushed a little further by adding some quick background and washes. Subject was titties-hotpants-nun-lawnmower

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/Lawnmower__nun_by_jel.jpg

[Breck]

Cottage cheese knees?! Damn, that's just wrong. Awesome drawing though.

[Jel]

I know, human nature can sometimes be surprisingly appetizing.

Blanka from another sketchjam
http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/blanka.jpg

[kae_ae]

what's with architectural plans dude?

[Spidey]

My first watercolors ever (I know, It's sad that I waited so long)

An on-location paint that I didn't finish, weather was a bit chilling and the people I was with didn't want to stay still too long :/ Oh well!

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/toits.jpg

I never would have guessed this was your first attempt at watercolors. It looks like you're very comfortable with the medium. You really need to play with this medium more.

[hadesillustrations]

That Blanka is siiiick! And I love your nun. Great work man!

[Jel]

Thanks guys.
Ka_ae: I was drawing a story that took place in a rather specific location, so I did a map to maintain consistency throughout the different actions. I made it up entirely.

Spidey: Thanks a lot man. I haven't touched them since, but I have an itch. Hopefully I'll scratch myself soon!

Hadesillustrations: Glad you like them man! The jams can be really fun. Talking about Street Fighter and jams, here is something I've done yesterday, a strip/sketchjam centered around Street Fighter and its duels. A lot of fun.

Here is the image I took the following from:
http://img36.imageshack.us/img36/73/56647621.jpg
Balrog just corrected Oro, bit Evil Ryu's ear off, and headbutted Q.

From then on, me
http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/balrog1.jpg

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/balrog2.jpgg

[Jel]

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/balrog3.jpg

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/balrog4.jpg

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/balrog5.jpg

[Jel]

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/balrog6.jpg

[Jel]

You guys didn't seem to dig the SF pages? I thought it was pretty fun.

Here are some old pictures of paintings I did last year and back in june in oils. They are unfinished, and will most likely stay that way. Done in oils in about 2h30 - 3 hours each, dimensions around 120 x 90 cm.

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/normal_montpar1.jpg

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/montpar2.jpg

[alfred183]

Just saw the street fighter pages. ****ing awesome!! :D

[Jel]

Thanks alfred!

Here's a part of a storyboard I did a while ago for a short film. It was fun, and I had to crank this out at full speed (obviously not the same level of polish as regular artwork)

Reads from top to bottom and then left to right.
http://img693.imageshack.us/img693/1655/hardfreeze1.jpg

[MilkManX]

I love those SF pages!

[Jel]

For the weekly sketchgroup

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/Ghost-Rider2.jpg

Old lines, fresh colors

[KrisDiaz]

JELLIE! awesome stuff, you have a cools style, looks as tho u took figure drawing classes and a very organic flow and energy , if that makes any sense.

I think this is my first comment in your blog, if so , sorry bout that.

[Jel]

KRISSIE! Thanks a lot man, it did make sense, and your words bring joy to my little heart.
I actually started attending figure drawing workshops (= no theory or teacher, just a model) around a year and a half ago. It definitely helped improve the smoothness of my figures, although I would say that most of what I do today is a result of observation and study of anatomy prior to that. Life drawing classes will always help, but one can already do a lot by just observing and learning theory. I think what I try to pay the most attention to is the rythm of the body.

MOving on, here are a sketch done during the jam, colored afterwards:

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/mooseman.jpg

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/moosemancol.jpg

[jaketerlecki]

The SF sequentials look very nice. Great characterization there. I'm also feeling the moose man. That is genius. Keep it up.

[hadesillustrations]

Those storyboards are fantastic, as is the Ghost Rider image. I love looking at your art - I always know I'll find something interesting and awesome when you post. Keep it up Jel! :)

[Caimano]

Those storyboards are fantastic, as is the Ghost Rider image. I love looking at your art - I always know I'll find something interesting and awesome when you post. Keep it up Jel! :)

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[Jel]

Awww, thanks guys, I really appreciate that, makes me feel all warm inside!

I'll post some more boards then, as soon as I get clearance to do so.

For now, here are a couple pieces I forgot to post here:


A reworked panel from my comic:
http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/From_above_by_jel.jpg

and this
http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/on_crack_by_jel.jpg

[Jel]

Pin-up done for a contest. Unfortunately, I lost interest in it very quickly after having already done too much not to complete it, so it was pretty painful to finish.

http://www.lfdp.net/artwork/albums/userpics/10002/RER.jpg

I think it's the just the subject that got me.

[Manji]

Isn't that just the worst? I hate it when I lose interest because then the process becomes some laborious. Great work by the way.

[Jel]

It is definitely the worst, and things indeed got very laborious and dragged for too long. But hey, now I can move forward, and I learned a few things on the way.

I think what I'm mainly unhappy with is the composition which really doesn't convey what it was supposed to.

Thanks for the healing words by the way ;)

[Eric Henson]

This latest work is really nice!

[Jel]

OOOOkay, my previous imagehost went down, so I lost most if not all of my previous images, sorry about that :/ for a lot of them, I don't have copies on my harddrive anymore... Also I'm not totally sure of what I have posted, and what I haven't.

And I haven't been very active here due to overactivity in real life.

So anyway, to try and fix all this mess, here are a few images I've done recently, mainly for a jam comic I'm doing with another artist around Street Fighter. Lots of fun. (If you want to read the whole thing, hop on to my deviantart account, his pics and mine are linked in the right order.


http://img521.imageshack.us/img521/1192/blanka3copieu.png (http://img521.imageshack.us/i/blanka3copieu.png/)



http://img63.imageshack.us/img63/4936/sfp1colors2.jpg (http://img63.imageshack.us/i/sfp1colors2.jpg/)



http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/7607/sfp2coleng.jpg

[Teratophile]

That is the best thing i ever seen in my life.

[Manji]

I think I just fell in love

[Jel]

Hehe, thanks guys, I'm working on the following pages as we speak
Manji: with? there are several options here ^^

[alfred183]

Jel, you are Manji's density!

Great stuff! Looks very good and its funnier than anything I've seen in a loooong time :D

[Jel]

Thanks a bunch Al, hopefully the rest will live up to it ;)
Page done after the other guy, there are 3 other that are following, I just haven't finished them yet.


http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/1570/sfp5.jpg

[Jel]

...And new page is done!
Only 2 left to go before I can breathe a little. The sketchy/messy aspect is mostly intended, as these are pages done quickly, and are not supposed to be worked on too much.

Click for bigger size, since the forum resizes the images:

http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/9360/sfp6.jpg

Hope you like, and comments are always welcome.

[Caimano]

As I said on DA the cheapest hair grease :-D

[Jel]

And the most effective too!



... not that I know anything about it of course :o


Thanks for the comment Simone!
I stated earlier that the page was supposed to look sketchy, but the reduced image (compared to the 300 dpi scanned photoshop file) is a lot darker and muddier than the original file. I tried to save it as a .png, but didn't change anything.
Anybody know how to remedy to this?

[Jel]

I've been doing one page a day after work, the pace is thrilling but kind of wears you down after a while... I had fun with this one, and loosened up a little more (compared to the previous ones)

By the way, any feedback regarding storytelling is welcome, especially if there's stuff you thought wasn't really clear...

http://img532.imageshack.us/img532/6405/sfp7eng.jpg

[Jel]

New page , click for full size as usual.

http://img219.imageshack.us/img219/2664/sfp8eng.jpg

[Jel]

the sound of the wind blowing is always a nice one ^^

Here is a selection of subway sketches done respectively over 2008, 2009 and 2010. Hopefully I got better with time!
Usually a few secs- minutes per sketch, rarely more than 2-3 minutes.

Click to see them at the size they were done in.

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/6847/sketches2008k.jpg

http://img686.imageshack.us/img686/4929/sketches2009.jpg


http://img249.imageshack.us/img249/769/sketches2010.jpg

[KrisDiaz]

JELLIE!!!!!!!!!!!!! some great comic pages there, funny weird shit. So your figure drawing class consist of drawing smelly frenchmen on the train?

[Jel]

KRISSIE!!!!!!! Thanks for stopping by, glad you found the pages to be to your liking heh. As for the figure drawing class, you pretty much nailed it, it's something of a meditative routine, warm-up, whatever, who usually puts me in the right conditions for "serious" drawing afterwards. Not to mention that it enriches the mental visual library, develops speed and memory, and helps to think in shapes and simplification, due to the terribly temporary state of most of the poses faces.
And the smell is always a titillating plus ;)