jchap 03 Gallery [Archive]

jchap 03

01-06-2005, 12:43 AM

Thanks Damage

That's a good question. I'm not sure what my "style" is anymore. Over the past 10 months, a lot has influenced me. As a result, I've felt the need to experiment in different mediums and to approach my work (everything from the way I come up with ideas to the technical aspects of a drawing) from different angles. In doing that, my art has become an eclectic hodgepodge of things. I can see different influences from page to page in my sketchbook. If I had to describe my work, in one broad term, I think I would use the word "folksy". No matter what I'm doing, my lines seem to have a "hand carved" feel to them... at least they do to me. In the past (as recently as a year ago) I found myself trying too hard to make each drawing perfect, which in turn made me unhappy with everything I did. Eventually I quit trying to find perfection in each drawing, and somehow found happiness in the imperfections; they just have more character…

I think I took the long way around to answer your question, but you get the general idea. ;)

jchap 03

01-06-2005, 09:52 PM

wake. eat. work. draw. repeat.

damage

01-07-2005, 01:14 AM

Sweet sketch Jchap, like i said before i really dig ur style.

That is soo cool that u can draw like that with enjoying whatever imperfections u come up with. I hope to get to that stage at some point but unfortunatly right now i want to try to draw as correct as possible. Or at least as beliveable as possible.

Danimation

01-07-2005, 10:19 AM

Love the Bigfoot and the BAM! How did you do these in Flash? Sweet work as always chap! Cheers

jchap 03

01-07-2005, 10:49 PM

Thanks Damage and Dan

Actually only the background and BAM! were done in Flash. Bigfoot was just an sketch that I inked in my sketchbook and colored digitally. There isn't much to the Flash pieces... just used the line tool to create the shapes for the background and used the brush tool to create the linework for BAM! followed by the pen tool to create the color.

Here's a new one from today; digitally colored sketch:

The Butler

Danimation

01-07-2005, 11:12 PM

Thanks for the low down, it's cool to know your techs. Love this one too! Reminds me of Plymton's stuff. Cheers

jchap 03

01-07-2005, 11:28 PM

Thanks Dan...

... I may create a tutorial someday soon on how I work in Flash... just have to find the time. :)

jchap 03

01-09-2005, 10:19 PM

Your guess is as good as mine...

phacker

01-10-2005, 10:11 AM

It's definitely an eggplant, how are you going to use it?

jchap 03

01-10-2005, 11:40 AM

Hmm... good question.
The idea for an eggplant monster came from my friend last nite. I'm not sure where the sky that he is sitting in came from...
He was alot of fun to draw, so I may make a series of surreal vegetable monster portraits... that sounds like fun.

:)

Danimation

01-10-2005, 11:52 AM

Love the Eggplant, I look forward to more evil Produce! Cheers

Dancing Cavy

01-10-2005, 01:34 PM

OMG, jchap. As always, your stuff is very impressive!! Keep up the great work. :cool:

jchap 03

01-10-2005, 10:44 PM

Much thanks as always Dan and Cavy. I appreciate your comments.
Here's one from tonight.

**Sorry about that. The image works now**

The Land of the Crude Machines
http://www.jaredchapman.com/Images/illustration/crude_bots.jpg

jchap 03

01-11-2005, 10:03 PM

Another from tonight.

The text is from Ernest Hemingway's "The Short Happy Life of Francis Macomber"... the image really has nothing to do with the story...

damage

01-12-2005, 02:28 AM

Hey Jchap if u ever get to do that tut let me in on it. I would be soo eager to try ur method :P ur pieces r coming out great. Luv the robots and the guy who kind of looks like frankin stien.

jchap 03

01-12-2005, 10:17 PM

Thanks Damage. If I ever get around to creating a tutorial I'll be sure to post a message here on the forum. Here's a quick one from this evening.

Behold! The Lizard Boy!

Ramimator

01-13-2005, 04:10 AM

Wow...i like ur quick Lizard boy drawing style...and the face...how long they took from u to do it?? just curious...wonderful drawings... :) ..I hope u ll create a tutorial soon..THX.. G.L.

jchap 03

01-13-2005, 09:46 AM

Thanks Ramimator

The lizard boy was just a quick sketch that I did in photoshop. The drawing probably took 15 to 20 seconds while the coloring took five minutes. It's nothing too fancy... just a quick, fun sketch.

Thanks for the intrest in the tutorial. Looks like i'll have to do that sooner than later.

Here's something I did a while back at work. It's a rough version of a food web (a.k.a food chain):

jchap 03

01-13-2005, 10:32 AM

Out of curiousity, what types of things do all of you like to see or find helpful in a tutorial? A step-by-step technical instruction? A overview of how someone works, concept to execution? Like i said, I was curious.

Thanks for the feedback.
:)

Danimation

01-13-2005, 11:27 AM

Your a machine! I knew it! Your work never ceases to amaze my eyes. As for a tut, how about a concept to final step by step example. That would be great. Cheers

damage

01-13-2005, 10:43 PM

I agree with Danimation on both counts. One ur amazing at what u do and two a step by step from conception to finale would be cool.

jchap 03

01-14-2005, 01:35 PM

Thanks guys. I really appreciate that.
Also, thanks for the input on the tutorial. I asked some friends the same question so I'm starting to get a pretty good idea of the route I'll go when I eventually start working on it.
I may start this weekend, as a matter of fact... it all just depends on if I can get everything else I need to do done.

Thanks again!

jchap 03

01-16-2005, 12:19 AM

The tutorial will offically start production tomorrow. Stay tuned...

A painting from tonight:

jchap 03

01-17-2005, 07:36 PM

New one from this weekend...

"Don't Go in the Woods"

Larry L.

01-18-2005, 12:28 AM

Hey Jared,

Great work....

Sharpen your pencils for the Character Design contest....

This is all in Flash...are they drawn in Flash or drawings inputted into Flash!

Thanks.

jchap 03

01-18-2005, 11:19 AM

Hey Larry,

Believe me! My pencils are sharpened!

Actually only a couple of these were created in flash; The Background, BAM!, and the eggplant (I think I posted the eggplant... I don't have that page sitting here in front of me, so I'm not certain if I did or not.).
Everything else is traditional media, with the a few pieces colored digitally. I just realized that this is a daily SKETCH forum and I haven't posted any sketches, so here a couple quick ones I did in FLASH.

Danimation

01-18-2005, 11:52 AM

Love the robot in the forest. The way you handled the trees rocks! Don't worry about posting finished works. Post everything! It's all good! Cheers

jchap 03

01-18-2005, 11:32 PM

Thanks Dan. I'll continue to do so.

One from tonite:

"Hi/Bye"

ScatteredLogical

01-18-2005, 11:58 PM

I'd love to see a collaborative effort between you and Pascal. Can you imagine the tour de force of linework?

jchap 03

01-20-2005, 10:33 PM

That would be fun, Scattered.

One from tonight:

Danimation

01-21-2005, 10:00 AM

Wickedly fun work Chap! I love the diseases. You should have done the design work for Osmosis Jones. Kudos bro!

jchap 03

01-26-2005, 12:03 AM

Thanks everybody.
I've been pretty quite these past few days, so here's one from tonight...

jchap 03

01-26-2005, 02:20 PM

Dramatic lighting of an evil character...

Rolf_DeWolf

01-26-2005, 04:47 PM

Yay! You're drawings are so much fun to look at! Very expressive with a good feel to it.

jchap 03

01-27-2005, 08:24 AM

Thanks for the kind words Rolf!

jchap 03

01-28-2005, 12:03 PM

A few recent characters...

Danimation

01-28-2005, 02:41 PM

Sweet designs and awesome colors! Kudos Chap!

jchap 03

02-02-2005, 12:55 AM

Thanks again Dan.

Here's the title panel from my first comic that I'm in the process of working on...

Danimation

02-02-2005, 01:06 AM

How sweet it is! Look great Chap, I look forward to more! Kudos

brien

02-02-2005, 03:07 AM

your drawings are awesome. i especially like the diseases of the season and the eggplant is pretty sweet, too. i love your style, it's so sharp and crisp. good work.

Jurjen

02-02-2005, 05:50 PM

nice stuff. when is that tutorial coming? at the moment I am trying to color my sketches. (so those drawings can see some daylight) and some of your knowledge would be helpfull
anyway keep it up!

jchap 03

02-07-2005, 09:51 AM

As always, thanks for comments. I apprecaiate them. To answer your question Jurjen, the tutorial will be coming out as soon as things slow down enough for me to work on it. Right now things have been pretty crazy and they won't be slowing down until sometime in March. I'll keep you posted as things progress.

A recent one in Flash.

Danimation

02-07-2005, 09:52 AM

Love it! I look forward to seeing the tutorial, then I can figure out how you color these so awesomely (new word). Cheers

jchap 03

02-08-2005, 04:44 PM

Thanks Dan. There's not much to it really.

Quick one from today...

jchap 03

02-10-2005, 02:12 PM

One from a while back...

Danimation

02-10-2005, 03:40 PM

Great work on this bg! I like how it has elements of 2d and 3d, that's very tricky to pull off, and you did it perfectly! Kudos Chap

jchap 03

02-10-2005, 09:01 PM

Dan, you make me blush. Thanks man.

One from tonight...

Danimation

02-10-2005, 10:18 PM

LOL! That's hilarious! :D

jchap 03

02-15-2005, 11:40 PM

Thanks Dan.

One from tonight...

Splatman

02-16-2005, 12:53 AM

Dig the moon, the lens flare and the angle!

(And who doesn't like a pachyderm on a prop!?!)

Splatman :D

ScatteredLogical

02-16-2005, 01:24 AM

Pachyderms are a pictorial preference, personally.

The moon and moisture make a mesmerizing mood.

Seven stars, saturater of stills.

Reala

02-16-2005, 04:33 AM

I love the 'realness' of the clouds in your last entry jchap 03. Well done.

Doubt

02-16-2005, 08:02 AM

Your stuff always looks awesome, Where's that elephant heading??

jchap 03

02-16-2005, 09:34 AM

Thanks for the kind words everyone. That's a good question Doubt... I'm not sure. For now let's say he's making a quick trip to the post office since it's getting about tax time.

;)

jchap 03

02-17-2005, 08:07 PM

Though it's not a very good scan, here's a painting from last week...

jchap 03

02-20-2005, 03:33 PM

self portrait...

brien

02-20-2005, 11:24 PM

very cool portraits jchap. your artwork always amazes me. i especially like the one with the guy with the blue hair and green background. great choice of color.

ScatteredLogical

02-20-2005, 11:35 PM

I recognize those eyebrows...hmmm ... *checks to see if he pulled a Whoopi overnight*

Saider E.

02-21-2005, 12:22 PM

I love how you use colors and you have a unique style that enjoy! Love 'em all:D

jchap 03

02-25-2005, 06:22 PM

As always, thanks for the comments and thoughts everyone.

Jurjen

02-26-2005, 05:17 PM

you should focus on something new something different. I can see you have drawing skills and that you can collor it very nice etc. its easy for u to make nice pictures. u can make millions of them. now you are making it yourself too easy only playing around a bit with techniek.
I only see nice pictures there is nothing more.
focus on what you would like to say with your picture. message? give it more soul more meaning. (show more of your own emotions in your drawings) make ugly stuff etc.
are you still surpricing yourself?
my problem is that you have all the skills but still somehow (for me) your stuff is very superficial.
dont misunderstand me. i like your stuff but I think you can do better and with kissing asses we not getting better
jurjen

jchap 03

02-26-2005, 11:15 PM

Thanks for your input Jurjen. I appreciate you taking the time to comment, however, I can't say that I agree with what you are saying. Don't get me wrong, I understand "saying something" with your art; art is about self-expression. All the illustrations I create, from robots with brains to flying elephants, I create because they appeal to me. They are what I'm interested in. It has nothing to do with what I think people want to see. Like most aspects of my life, I try to approach things in a lighthearted manor and not take myself too seriously. I think that shows in my work.

ScatteredLogical

02-27-2005, 12:03 AM

You were fine up until "kissing asses." I can vouch in the minimal capacity with which I know jchap03 that if he's incapable of anything it's superficial work. Self-expression comes from a love of self, and the whole reason he is able to draw well, and have good ideas, and have the good color sense that makes those ideas spark, is likely because he cared enough about himself to improve, and cared enough about himself to play to his -own- tastes.

If you're looking for an artist who sells out I suggest you find some modern art installation auteurs peddling pieces of cereal and flag canvas for ninety-nine thousand dollars. And I can even guarantee you they'll provide you with a deep philosophical meaning =)

Jurjen

02-27-2005, 08:45 AM

maybe I was a bit rude and extreme in my last post. sorry for this.
what I was trying to say is if you focus to much or only on techniek that is for me superficial. I am not saying that this is the case. but I would suggest Chapman to keep an eye on this.
I was not trying to say that you shouldnt draw robots or flying elephants and that your drawings need a big message or phylosophy.
maybe you should stay a bit longer with a character. let him do different things let him express different emotions let him tell a story. when doing this you focussing on something else more (emotions,story etc.) and in the mean while still making cool picutures. you work could get richer by doing this.
"focus on what you dont know instead of underlining what you know"
:confused: well maybe this what I writing here counts for me and has nothing to do with your work. I like it when people give me feadback that I dont expect.

and about that thing in new york well you can question about it if its art. but one thing is sure everyone knows about it and everyone talked about it (it was on the dutch and german news what I saw) and thats worth something aswell. in a positieve way the new york city has been in the news all over the world. millions of people saw this for only $99000,-? in a way this is very cheap if you would had to make a commercial and send this out it would had cost much more. :p

cheers jurjen

jchap 03

02-27-2005, 10:05 AM

Thanks for clearing that up Jurjen. I appreciate it.

ScatteredLogical

02-27-2005, 10:59 AM

It's the tone with which you deliver it, not what you say.

I mentioned nothing about the piece in New York. Anything that unites people is stellar in my book, and if -any- city needs it... I'm talking about the people who buy 80x60 feet blocks primed and stretched, throw a dot in the middle, write their name huge in crayon, and duct tape black felt triangles over the blue and orange paint running down the side - and then tell everyone (like it's obvious) that there's no interpretation, only fact, and that the whole piece deals with the sublime attitude with which we approach life as innocent kids and the brutality realism brings as we mature. I have to get used to that before I can accept it before I can appreciate it.

There's also the school of thought that says underline the crap out of what you're good at so as to be able to make a living doing what no one else can do. Either way, no problems...

jchap 03

02-27-2005, 05:33 PM

One from today....

jchap 03

03-04-2005, 05:11 PM

One from last night.

Danimation

03-04-2005, 07:01 PM

Nice one Chap! Are these guys swingers?

Reading Rainbow

03-04-2005, 10:52 PM

dude,that is so inspiring...I love the faces of the guys in suits...the robot is cool too,but the swingers are soooo cool...I saved it as inspiration if you don't mind...

jchap 03

03-05-2005, 10:50 AM

Dan- Thanks man! To answer your question, the three guys are supposed to be (from left to right) Jazz great Django Reinhardt, Count Basie, and Glenn Miller... though the Django portrait envolved into a more twisted portrait through a process of several different drawings.

Rainbow- Not a problem at all. Thanks for the words man!

Reading Rainbow

03-05-2005, 12:17 PM

thanks man...its my wall paper right now,and it looks great...I love the colors and design... :D

jchap 03

03-05-2005, 12:49 PM

Thanks again man. You're making me blush.
;)

jchap 03

03-06-2005, 08:48 PM

One from this weekend... looks like an old passport photo to me.

mackenziepiper

03-07-2005, 07:21 AM

wow, Jared...you are good :) Love your artwork.

have a good one!

jchap 03

03-07-2005, 08:58 PM

Well thanks Mackenzie! I appreciate that.
:)

noodle incident

03-13-2005, 10:28 PM

Wow. Nice drawings! I love your style. It also reminds me of that show that was on MTV called Clone High (I think).

jchap 03

03-14-2005, 07:40 PM

Thanks Noodle Incident. I've never seen that show, but I can kinda remember hearing about it when it was on. By the way, is you name taken from the infamous (but not fully known) "Noodle Incident" from Calvin & Hobbes? Just curious.

Sketchbook stuff from this weekend.

noodle incident

03-14-2005, 11:34 PM

Yes, yes it is. :)

jchap 03

03-19-2005, 12:06 PM

and another...

jchap 03

03-31-2005, 01:39 PM

quick one...

jchap 03

04-01-2005, 09:09 AM

another quick one...

Flashman

04-07-2005, 05:01 AM

J,

haven't been on this sketch forum for ages, pretty much since it started, and thus haven't seen your work.

Just gone through the whole thread and read every word, looked at every image.

I knew you were good, but since looking at all this work, I think I've realised something. (for me)

It may sound obvious, but you just seem to really love it and enjoy what you're doing. I can feel the enjoyment and tongue-and-cheek aspect in many of your pieces, and the random inspiration is truely original.

I don't know who it was who said something about your work and whether you're challenging or surprising yourself. To an extent I understand this, but at the end of the day, if you're producing fun work, which makes others happy, laugh and generally enjoy a moment, you're hitting all the right notes in my book.

You should seriously think about exhibiting your work when you build a significant collection, as many people would enjoy your style, with it's popular contemporary-but-not-to-serious illustrative style. Set yourself up a web site just as a gallery, dedicated to your work. If you can find the time to get your name and work around, I think it would be very worthwhile.

And you'd also be a great concept artist for Film/TV. Send some stuff off to Cartoon Network or some studios, maybe an idea or two. See what they say.

Keep up the great work,

Adam (now *officially* inspired)

Jabberwocky

04-12-2005, 10:20 AM

You know, jchap, if I had to describe your stuff with as few words as possible, I'd have to pick 'slick' and 'suave'. (In the most positive sense, naturally. Flashman is right, the whole wide world of caricature, illustration and media design is open to you!)