From my sketchbook

Posted by Ampersand | December 14th, 2003

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12 Responses to “From my sketchbook”

1. jason Writes:
   December 14th, 2003 at 1:26 pm

   Excellent sketch of Joe Lieberman’s soul.

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2. anon for the nonce Writes:
   December 14th, 2003 at 3:19 pm

   Oh, lordy! Jesse Helms done got hissef a earring!

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3. Jimmy Ho Writes:
   December 14th, 2003 at 5:20 pm

   It looks oddly familiar to me. Is it really the first time you post it (I remember you posting sketches before the switch to MT)?

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4. John Isbell Writes:
   December 14th, 2003 at 5:55 pm

   Lieberman has many visible faults today, but he was a Freedom Rider in the early 60s, which I think most of us weren’t.
   Striking sketch, and I especially like the ear stud too.

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5. PinkDreamPoppies Writes:
   December 14th, 2003 at 8:10 pm

   This sketch (and even more, the creepy twins that make up the merchandise link) bring me back to one thing I noticed a long time ago: Amp’s art, at least the art he decorates Alas with, is bizarre and twisted. (Just to be clear: I like that.)

   It was actually a shock for me the first time I saw an Amptoons strip because it was in such a very different style.

   Why is that, Amp?

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6. Raznor Writes:
   December 14th, 2003 at 9:40 pm

   I love the eyes.

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7. acm Writes:
   December 15th, 2003 at 7:23 am

   it’s Mad-Eye Moody!
   :)

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8. Ampersand Writes:
   December 15th, 2003 at 8:28 am

   To answer the questions, no, I haven’t put this sketch online before - it’s a brand-new sketch.

   And PDP, I think that the kind of rendering I do on the bighead drawings cries out “stop! Look at me!” I generally don’t want the drawings in my comic strips to do that - drawings in comics should be about fluid storyteling, not about “stop and look at this drawing,” y’know?

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9. Echidne Writes:
   December 15th, 2003 at 12:23 pm

   Have you been in my nightmares, Ampersand?

   Echidne

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10. Paul Writes:
    December 17th, 2003 at 5:41 pm

    Funny, this picture perfectly captures my feelings about Strom Thurmond at the moment…

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11. PinkDreamPoppies Writes:
    December 17th, 2003 at 7:51 pm

    Except when “stop and look at this drawing [image]” is exactly the kind of effect that you want. Which, I understand, is not something that’s likely to pop up in Amptoons.

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12. Morphienne Writes:
    December 22nd, 2003 at 12:02 am

    Nyah!

    Well. There goes my need for caffeine. Good Lord. I’ll never read your blog at one in the morning again.

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