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Published: 2009-11-22 22:42:20 +0000 UTC; Views: 4745; Favourites: 94; Downloads: 75
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I just finished another sketchbook! I am still using the ratty 5x7 moleskine variety. It's just less commitment.
These are still mostly drawn from TV, although since I moved I no longer have a Tivo, so I am having to do more DVD (which sucks on apple - they may make great software on the whole but frontrow + mac remote is THE WORST way to navigate a dvd. Seriously, Steve Jobs, IT SUCKS!).
Most of the drawings represent shows I love and watch repeatedly, but I'm just going to call out The Painted Veil as the worst bit of romantic drivel ever made. It is so incredibly bad that the Bronte sisters would have liked it.
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Sorry for the stooopid question... so are you saying you pause to draw?
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Thanks! 
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I don't know who half these people are, but (1) You are very, and let me say again, very talented. And (2) FARSCAPE!!!!!!!! I saw Stark and Aeryn in there somewhere and it made my day.
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Aw, thanks? Did you see my all-farscape sketches? [link]
I am a HUGE fan of Stark. #1 favorite character, ever, even above Tennant's Doctor Who and Bowie's Jareth.
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fifth page, second row, on the right. who is that woman? she looks familiar
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I think you mean Mira Sorvino? That's from The Replacement Killers.
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that chick from farscape, right right?! lol
i love your drawings, gah i now want to draw like this, its not so easy tho XD
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Claudia Black. Yeah. Although I bet most people think of her as that chick from Stargate SG1 now. *sigh*
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lol naw, i do like how they did that one episode where she had like a flashback farscape idea thing. it was funny XD
well you drew her really well, i could recognize her and everything, awesome awesome :3
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Reeeeally impressive <3 (also, I may have squealed a little at Stark. One of my favourite characters ever <3)
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I had the biggest crush on Stark. *Adored* him.
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Henson puppets + sexy space aliens + the most breathtaking scenery in SciFi. Ah, it will be missed.
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again, i love em all! i think i should invest in a moleskin sketchbook, goodidea!
you're such an amazing artist... <3
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Yes! Get a sketchbook! It's better than a journal, and you can look at it a decade from now and realize how much you've learned, ha. This moleskine was 3/$10 I think (the nicer ones are more spendy) so it's not a big investment. And it has a little pocket in the back for miscellaneous doodles from other sources (napkins, mail, company letterhead...).
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lmao, I love the paratheses note. napkins, mail, company letterhead. I totally draw on mail and napkins and stuff. SERIOUSLY only ten bucks for THREE? jeez thatd be awesome! My birthday is in like six days...ten bucks isnt that bad!!!
where can i get these fancy sketchbooks??
goodness, thanks for the headsup!
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It's called the "Cahier" line (ie. the "cheap" line) and most bookstores carry them:
[link]
The nicer moleskines (the ones with hardback bindings) have thick, textured sketchbook paper and some even have watercolor paper. The Cahiers have something more like scratchy newsprint - which is good for practicing, because I can't work too long on one sketch or I destroy the paper entirely.
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haha! i'd imagine! I will have to check it out... ooh watercolor paper.
thanks for taking the time to educate me, i appreciate it!!!
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so do you plan to do these, or do you just doodle while watching?
I know I doodle a lot while watching lotr, because I know it so well now, but then get carried away with getting the likeness, and pause it, and then forget to watch the rest of the film...
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It's a mix of both. Sometimes I have to force myself to draw something just because I need the practice (like the plants), sometimes I'll just be watching a show and suddenly see something I have to draw. The latter happens less often with dvd watching (versus Tivo, which I miss miss miss) because apple+remote can't rewind with any ease or precision. It usually just hangs there for ten minutes and then abruptly refreshes at the beginning of the show, round about when I start screaming and throwing things at the monitor.
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heh. that does sound rather annoying... although from the sounds of it the moniter gets soundly punished for it though
I really don't watch much stuff myself, so I often end up trying to draw in lessons - I don't get that much practice drawing people, since staring at my teacher/classmates for any length of time just feels kinda creepy
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Holy crap! That is amazing! In the third row down two pages over, that looks like the mom from "That 70's Show"
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Omg, I was so happy to see Farscape sketches! Haha. Seriously need some Scorpy ones though.
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I know! I need more monsters/villains all around...
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There's something cartoony/illustrative about all your work 
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Thank you!
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Great! More sketches! I really appreciate sketches!
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haha so many familiar faces xD that is sooo awesome
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There's always two barriers to recognizing the sketches - did I draw the person right and does anyone else watch the same shows I do? Yay for both!
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I loved seeing familiar faces in this XD Woo! Lara Croft. I think I recognized Robert Chase as well..
And... John Simm?
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Correct on all counts.
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epic mad man i love your drawings the think i like about stechbooks over finsihed drawings is it shows a more personal side to the drawer and well what can i say these realy aint sketches theys are finished peaces of great art!!!
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I love seeing sketchbooks on dA. I think you can see into an artist's process, how they go about creating a form. Although some of the artists here really put me to shame, they are so awesome. And I *KNOW* they don't take as long as I do to finish.
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yes yes verry true no one is ever the best artist but you must never denie great art! aslong as it dosent take you 1 year to make little artwork you update more regurly than alot of my artists just what ever u do dont stop updaiting (like whitedog1 stil dont knowwhat happend to her)
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