Jones Sketchbook

[PurpleScissors]

Awesome designs. I love the process GIFs.

[Mechanizoid]

Hey man, it's Mecha from the stream. :) I clicked on your thread and was like "WTF this can't be the guy who drew those cool monsters" and then I realized it was the first page of your SB. You've improved markedly, keep it up!

BTW you draw awesome monsters, please draw more of them!

[Jonesoda]

thanks Purple and Mecha! heres some new monsters n stuff

[Jonesoda]

quick broken sketch before bed

[OtherMuzz]

Hey man! Awe inspiring amount of work in here! Tons of solid growth!

I though i would drop a bit of feedback as i'm seeing some problems in your fiished illustrations that are holding you back a bit.

your silhouettes and imagined forms are far too simple. i think you are currently in a stage where you don't want to draw what you don't understand, but that has the problem of having really weird smooth anatomical forms. And instead you are trying to compensate by adding tons of tiny contrasty detail to the internals of form, which i personally think are subtracting more from the painting than they add.

Like on this painting just breaking the tree's shillouette helps make it feel so much more natural.

TLDR: more shilloutte and form detail, less noodley detail.

Hope that helps!

[smrr]

Yo Jones!
Happy Birthday man <33 ! Hope ya had a fan-bloody-tastic day! You deserve all that you put into your work and more

You're a beast

Keep up the crazy work dude :D

[Jonesoda]

Already caught you in the hangout awhile back and we discussed it, but thanks again Muzz! 

Thanks Steph! <3 Late response but I did indeed read it around my birthday

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Some stufff, been a busy busy couple months. Can't wait until I can share the work from this past job in the next couple weeks.


Also for anyone interested, I'm streaming daily on my twitch, back to a study routine https://www.twitch.tv/russellrjones

[Mechanizoid]

Hey Jones, cool to see more updates! :-) Lots of rough stuff here, but it all looks cool. Can't wait to see where you go with these characters. BTW, if you promise to stream more than you painting one banana, I might join in. :D

[AaronJordan]

I love looking at your progress over time. Thanks

[Zipfelzeus]

You're doing the lord's work here! Absolutly nice work! What is there more to say?

[alexdanila]

Your stuff reminds me of Pirates of the Dark Water. Really like your creature designs

[Jonesoda]

Mecha - thanks :D and I'm afraid I can only paint a single banana at a time, I'm sorry <3

AaronJordan - Thanks Man! It's already been a long journey, but so so far to go

Zipfel - haha thanks dude

Alex - I've never seen it, but I just looked up the trailer and does it ever look awesome, I gotta watch it!

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Little update, just stuff for fun, if this was client stuff I'd probably be polishing and blending areas out for a couple hours longer

[Jonesoda]

Thanks! That one was fun, I might try another something!

[Mechanizoid]

Hey Jones! That was you painting the pug on Drivebyuppercut's stream last night? I totally didn't recognize you by your real name and just watched you painting away, LOL. :D Awesome pug man. That face... <3

I must link the sad song and visualize him crying as he stares into the sunset. But I know that in the direction he is looking, out of the frame, there are not one but several airships. XD

Keep up the good work man!

[Adam Lina]

You really captured the sadness in his face lol. You guys should do more of those streams.

[Jonesoda]

You guys are both beautiful handsome men 


somethin new, finally done!

[Adam Lina]

Russell, you are a gentleman and a scholar. Tis a fine looking warrior-wench. Is she holding a bone sword?

[Mechanizoid]

Nice warrior lady, Jones! I like the looks of her very much. I share Adam's curiosity about her formidable-looking sidearm. XD

[Jonesoda]

Thanks guys! Yeah its a carved bone sword, Realistically I doubt it would do any good...but....fantasy :D

[Zipfelzeus]

Yeah I agree with the crowd! The last one is fabulous! I really like how you handeled the skin tones. The only thing I wished is that you put more of these bronze designs on her. They are really cool but they are kinda sparse on her.