Sketch Club

The Miracle-Mile-Marksmen have a SKETCHCLUB

2011-12-06T06:54:00.000-08:00

And so the Sketchclub franchise continues to grow! Phil Allora, John Banh and Josh Lange have stared up their own Sketchclub franchise, right in the heart of Los Angeles on Wilshire Blvd! Go and visit with them, they have some very fun drawings.

Miracle Mile Marksmen

Cannon Fodder

2011-12-04T20:25:00.001-08:00

Dude Never Had a Chance

2011-12-04T11:11:00.000-08:00

Poor guy, thought he was just going to have a nice lunch at a newly renovated restaurant, little did he know he would become cannon fodder for all the hungry sketch clubbers :]

Captive character

2011-12-03T10:34:00.001-08:00

Man, visiting the ol' gang was good for my soul. Great artists and even better people! Like Moe said this guy had it coming. We all decided it would be a good thing to post our versions of this guys. Here's my version.

Gorillaz-Looking Guy

2011-12-02T15:37:00.000-08:00

Glenn Harmon summed it up best, "This poor guy never stood a chance."

What, Glenn Harmon at the Culver City Sketch Club? I thought he moved onto the big-leagues and went up to Dreamworks? YES! The award winning story artist/director Glenn Harmon came to hang out with the Sketch Club gang. What a wonderful surprise.

Not the mark, but...

2011-10-22T22:34:00.000-07:00

...one of us had to post something, so here it is. She walked by yesterday, I don't know if anyone else spotted her. It wasn't in the clothing, but all in the 'tude.

This Weeks Featured Fashionistas!

2011-06-24T17:11:00.000-07:00

I am back as in intern this summer and super thrilled to be back at Sketchclub!

Mr. Anchor/sun hat/hipster glasses/army pants man is mark from this week 6/24/11 ...

When I finished the Mark, I couldn't help myself I had to draw Patterns Chick as well. We saw her before we picked the mark and she was just fantastic! I am not sure what look she was going for, but there was a lot going on ON her.

- Lily W.

Introducing Vincent Lee

2011-06-16T16:17:00.001-07:00

One of our newest member, Vincent Lee, took a crack at this week's mark. Ya just can't make this stuff up!

--Sketchclub Management

Floral Jacket Hippie Youngen

2011-03-05T03:39:00.001-08:00

Super late mark of the day...

A big production to cross the street

2011-03-04T12:08:00.000-08:00

Floral Jacket

2011-02-15T15:32:00.000-08:00

the "other" mark

2011-01-27T15:04:00.000-08:00

Poof Pants has a Built in Scarf

2011-01-26T00:41:00.000-08:00

Glenn + I left a bit early this past Friday so we picked our own mark

#13 Friday Jan 21 mark

2011-01-21T15:12:00.000-08:00

Meathead

2011-01-20T09:55:00.000-08:00

Better late than never. Last weeks mark

The Meaty Couple

2011-01-18T14:45:00.000-08:00

Harold the Hiking Hermit

2011-01-14T16:59:00.000-08:00

The Painter

2010-12-13T09:55:00.000-08:00

Saw this kid as we were leaving Sketchclub. I'm going to take a wild guess and say he's a house painter of sorts -- or he got in a fight with a wedding cake.

I did this one in watercolor.

--Marcelo

Awesome Old Guys

2010-12-10T16:40:00.000-08:00

I was on my way to the post office after Sketch Club when I looked back and noticed these two behind me. Can you tell why it was imperative to get out my camera, enjoy! :]

The Mark this week

2010-12-06T17:54:00.000-08:00

Marcelo noticed the bag and all I saw was the stripes and patterns

Street Crossing

2010-12-03T16:02:00.000-08:00

It's was that fuschia bag that caught the eye of the Sketchclub management. So, I was forced to draw this one. Dang management!

--Marcelo

Dark Green Beret

2010-11-06T23:01:00.000-07:00

Wasn't that you?

2010-10-29T15:57:00.001-07:00

Tight Teal w/ Nude Heels

2010-10-25T08:39:00.001-07:00

Finally put her down on paper (from 8Oct10) Have a wonderful week!

1st Sketch Attempt -->

be there soon!

2010-10-04T22:10:00.000-07:00

Hey Sketch Club, I'll be back to LA for good in Nov, can't wait to draw with the group again!

Buddha Ears

2010-10-01T23:36:00.000-07:00

I was doodling after dinner tonight and did this quick sketch of today's mark; then threw it into Photoshop to play with some color.
Need to get back in the habit of doing these every week, memory is getting rusty :]

(...and on a personal note, you guys are the best, I don't think I've laughed so hard in years!)

Colorful Culver Cowboy

2010-08-09T10:50:00.000-07:00

The other cowboys call him "Red".

I still can't figure out why...

- Lily

attention hog

2010-08-06T15:39:00.000-07:00

This guy defied me to not notice him. I failed.

-glenn

Red Bow and Beach Dad

2010-08-06T10:28:00.000-07:00

Yesterday I set aside time to sketch out some marks. Then my computer got a virus, so I whipped out some markers and experimented a bit. :]

Red Bow, Mark from 23July10

Beach Dad with Mischief, Mark from 16July10

Sun hat Man

2010-07-19T16:06:00.001-07:00

Sun hat man does not seek shade, shade seeks him.

Catch up!

2010-07-15T17:11:00.000-07:00

Finally got a moment to catch up on marks, so heres the last couple peeps I can remember. :]
Top: Fedora Girl from Royal T (11June10)
Bottom Left: Black and Yellow Lady (25June10)
Bottom Right: Bart Man (9July10)

From last week

2010-07-15T11:48:00.000-07:00

Didn't get a chance until this morning to really think about the dude from last weeks Daphne's excursion but here it is.

And a bonus woman at the airport.

Cooool maaaan

2010-07-09T15:57:00.000-07:00

This dude had good taste in TV shows.

Mark 6/25/10

2010-07-07T09:39:00.000-07:00

This lady was fun to draw! So many layers of clothing.

Bumble Bee

2010-06-25T17:58:00.000-07:00

She was wearing a lot of layers and had huge glasses.
I couldn't imagine her BEEing anything other than a bee.

-Lily W.

Last Week's Mark

2010-06-18T11:37:00.000-07:00

Just did her last night, a week after seeing her, so the details were hazier than usual in my head. Played around with a different style, drawing solely with Photoshop's lasso tool. The bird was artistic license since I also made the image my Daily Zoo sketch for the day.

Old Mark....

2010-06-11T16:35:00.001-07:00

I got this guy a while ago, but never posted him. So today I get to make a double post!

Escher legs.

2010-06-11T16:09:00.000-07:00

She really had dark hair, but I thought it looked cooler to have white hair.

Puffy FIFA Fan

2010-06-05T18:41:00.000-07:00

his face was just so puffy and he had such sad beady eyes.

FIFA Fan?

2010-06-04T17:56:00.000-07:00

With one quick glance I knew what I wanted to draw with this guy. With a mug like that, it was like shooting fish in a barrel.

--Marcelo

The Culver City Cream Puff

2010-05-17T11:37:00.000-07:00

This guy was soft, through and through.

Old Mark from the Sony Lot

2010-05-10T11:20:00.000-07:00

Since there hasn't been activity on here in a while I decided to throw up this guy. We spotted him while sketching the New York City Facade on the Sony lot April 15th.

original post

The Football, I mean Pug

2010-04-12T14:33:00.000-07:00

I'm much happier with my pug than the quick "scene" I attempted to put together. I was aiming to do this really fast but it ended up taking an hour just like the last time I recorded myself with the "Shades of Brown" girl. Did play with a new brush in Photoshop though and I really like it so it's a very good day! :]

I'm just going to end on, Dogs are AMAZING! I love them :]

Links:
Did another Camtasia recording of the process, uploaded to Vimeo
Also to see my sketches from the dog park they're located on my blog

Sketchclub at the Dog Park!

2010-04-11T10:13:00.000-07:00

Sketchclub management booked us at the local dog park instead of our usual restaurant spot. I've never been to a dog park before, and learned that a dog park is divided into two parks -- one for big dogs, and one for big wimpy dogs and little dogs.

I went into the large dog area figuring the larger dogs would be easier to draw, but I soon learned my interest kept straying my eyes towards the wimpy and small dog section.

Small dogs are pure comedy! In part because I felt like I could finally understand them -- it helped that Kendra gave me a play by play commentary on what they were thinking. (Is there no limit to her talents?!)

As we were leaving we made our mark, a dog that (in my opinion) was so fat he had changed his species! He didn't have a red ball in his mouth, but if he did he'd look just like a roasted pig.

--Marcelo

Emo Boy

2010-04-04T12:16:00.000-07:00

Aww, he needs a hug...

Lia x

2010-03-23T17:29:00.000-07:00

Finally, better late than never. I remember the setup and feel more than I remember the features of the girl. Gotta pay more attention to that next time. Always find it hard to choose between character, gesture, or overall setting. So much info to find out there in this marvelous world. Anywho, here is my take.

-Craig

Shades of Brown

2010-03-14T13:58:00.000-07:00

I could recall, buckles, lots of brown, and an odd pink color of slip on crock looking shoes.

Used Camtasia for the first time to record my process. to see a video of the creation of this piece Click Here or check out my blog.

Blue Lady and The Fluffy Guy

2010-03-11T11:20:00.001-08:00

The Blue Lady from this past Friday (5Mar10) & the Fluffy guy from the week before that (26Feb10)

Am I blue!?

2010-03-09T13:03:00.000-08:00

Last week's mark - She was just fab! Yes, I know she was thinner than this, but I really do believe she was channelling her inner Lunch Lady.

Lia x

Big Guy...really BIG GUY!

2010-02-27T17:00:00.000-08:00

OK, I admit, it was like shooting fish in a barrel, but this was the mark on Friday.

We had a pretty good turnout: me, Kendra, Jeremy, Omar, Rustum, Chris, Mark, Glenn, Tuna, Cathy, and Joey were there drawing up a storm. Egads, I hope I didn't leave anybody out.

--Marcelo

Opposites attract

2010-02-26T10:14:00.000-08:00

This is an older mark. I missed last weeks drawing session, but I had to get something up before today's Sketch Club session. My new goal is to post my version mark every week. Maybe I'll get today's mark up later this afternoon...

Introducing Kendra Melton!

2010-02-26T09:39:00.000-08:00

Kendra Melton is a drawing machine, and she's one of our newest members to Sketchclub. And, to top it off, she hasn't missed a mark yet.

--The Sketchclub Management

Friday the 19th

2010-02-19T21:34:00.001-08:00

After many months of Sketchclub drought I was able to make it down to join Marcelo and Company at Daphne's. Always a fun time... As the rest of the group was settling on a "mark" I bumped into an old Sony acquaintance and said hello...Meanwhile the "mark" got up and left so I only had a peripheral glance. All I remember was big hair and flowery 3/4 length pants... I left the rest to my subconscious memory's imagination.

Peace and aloha,

T. Dan

Lia for 12 Feb 2010

2010-02-16T15:35:00.001-08:00

Oh yeah, I liked this guy...

Mark for 02-12-10

2010-02-12T16:29:00.000-08:00

I could just imagine this guy rocking out to "Scorpion" in his denim shirt and sneakers....Don't let the early 90's die my friend, rock on.

It's Been a While...

2009-11-13T17:41:00.000-08:00

Sorry for the delay in posting. Things are starting to ramp up at work -- and so I've been super busy.

We spotted this one on our way out!

--Marcelo

Lily Williams has Posted

2009-08-03T09:52:00.000-07:00

Here is Lily's version of the Mark.

Sadly, this may be her last entry for a while as Lily has finished her internship here at Sony. She will be missed, but hopefully she'll make an occasional guest visit with us from time to time.

--The Sketchclub Management

Strange Summer Colors

2009-07-31T20:48:00.000-07:00

Here's my take on today's mark. What's with the gray shirt and winter boots? For crying out loud it's 80 degrees, it's summer, it's California!

(She was talking to another girl holding a little puppy, hence the look on her face.)

--Marcelo

big black bag

2009-07-31T17:37:00.001-07:00

I haven't published anything in eons...

Noelle

Cathy Jones and Lily Williams Post

2009-07-27T09:05:00.000-07:00

Our Sony intern Lily Williams is at it again, this time a two-fer! After the Sketchclub management spotted the man in the white shirt, the club then spotted a very unusual looking, and very skinny, blonde woman. Rather than stick to one mark, Lily did both! What an over-achiever.

Good job Lily.

This is Cathy's version for the official Sketchclub mark. Too bad that Vignali guy gave this man short sleeves. Cathy and Lily, on the other hand, got it right.

The Sketchclub Management

Mark of the Week

2009-07-27T09:00:00.000-07:00

I'm still trying to figure this guy out in terms of character: Eastern European retired mobster? I dunno, but he made enough of an impression that the Sketchclub management picked him as our mark.

--Marcelo

Our Newest Members!

2009-07-20T09:41:00.000-07:00

Sketchclub has a several new members to its ever expanding roster of artists. Cathy Jones, who worked with Don Bluth, Dreamworks, Disney, Dreamworks and Sony, has joined the club!

Lily Williams, one of our esteemed interns, is taking full advantage of this limited-time free membership and has also joined the club. WOW -- this kid can draw!

And here's a sketch from one of our charter members Marcelo Vignali.

The Ice-Cream Man

2009-06-20T22:55:00.000-07:00

OK, is it just me, or does this guy look like an ice cream cone. Better yet, orange sherbet! This guy brings new meaning to that old adage, "You are what you eat."

--Marcelo

Mark from 4-30

2009-05-11T14:05:00.000-07:00

Here's a mark from a week back, that I finally added some color to. When I was a kid, the local department store had a costumed walking, talking Christmas tree-- she's kind of the post-punk version of that.

Mark 5-1-09

2009-05-01T17:11:00.000-07:00

This is my interpretation of today's Mark...

-Joanna

Mark 3-20-09

2009-03-27T11:37:00.000-07:00

Here's my version! -joanna

Not the mark, but another lady

2009-03-27T10:34:00.000-07:00

This wasn't the Mark, but I cleaned up a drawing I did last week at Daphnes...

-joanna

Shiny Jacket & Shoes

2009-03-26T21:13:00.001-07:00

The girl with the shiny jacket and shoes was pacing around. Maybe it had something to do with the disturbing texts she was getting.

Go Speed Eater!!

2009-03-06T17:38:00.000-08:00

This guy was wearing this great NASCAR paraphernalia and he was wolfing down his food. Seemed appropriate to me. If you drive fast, you're probably gonna eat fast too.

Mark 02-20-09

2009-02-25T20:00:00.000-08:00

I hafta say, this is not a strong image. I basically remembered her pose and her hat. Everything else is hazy. But since I made a point of telling everyone in sketchclub to please post their version of the mark, I can't duck out. I wanted to post my sketch because I'm more pleased with it, than the piece I ended up with.

Why is the sketch better than the finished piece?

Red

2009-02-20T15:14:00.000-08:00

Happiness is rose-colored glasses......

--Bev

Mark for 02-13-09

2009-02-13T16:52:00.000-08:00

I'm trying to take a lesson from my good friend Jed Henry. I love that guy's style, I have so much to learn from him. There was a downpour in LA today. At least her hair was kept dry. Happy Friday the 13th!!!

-glenn

Big Pizza Guy

2009-02-09T09:46:00.000-08:00

This is what I got.

--Marcelo

Big Pizza Guy

2009-02-09T09:25:00.000-08:00

This past Friday we had a packed Sketchclub session. We were trying to figure out what this guy was hauling. It looked like pizza boxes, but they were a little too tall.

It also looked like what ever he was hauling was very fattening, and he had been dipping into the till.

We had several nubies join us, one of them being Jeremy Steiner with this three part sketch as he worked out the pose.

We also had Peter Chan join us.

Along with John Bevelheimer.

--The Sketchclub Managment

Mark for 01-30-09

2009-01-30T17:03:00.001-08:00

She was hiding something. I wasn't able to follow her long enough to find out what it was, but maybe I'll find out on the 10 o'clock news...

HAIR, THIGHS

2009-01-23T14:21:00.001-08:00

She was all hair and thighs! So, the choice was obvious.

--Marcelo

Mark 01.16.09

2009-01-16T16:37:00.001-08:00

It was pretty clear who was going to be the Mark today. Man that hair was incredible! This image is hardly an exaggeration.

-Glenn

Mushroom Head Too . . .Groovin'

2008-12-16T09:39:00.000-08:00

MAC

Mushroom Head

2008-12-11T17:15:00.000-08:00

Seems like I'm drawing a lot of thin people lately. This kid was in his pack of three skaters and though he probably wasn't this content, it looked like he'd found "his place".

-- Sketchclub Intern

SUPER BAD

2008-12-11T16:49:00.001-08:00

I caught this kid as he was passing by. It looked like he was ready to take on the world.

--M

Glenn Harmon Posts!

2008-12-02T09:40:00.000-08:00

Ladies and gentlemen, Sketchclub's newest member has drawn his mark of the week! Take a gander at this.

--The Sketchclub Management

You know it's Winter in LA when...

2008-11-21T10:48:00.000-08:00

You know it's Winter in LA when you see people put sweaters on their dogs.

--Marcelo

2008-11-21T10:20:00.000-08:00

That was one little happy pup.

Noelle

California Dreaming

2008-11-18T17:01:00.000-08:00

Incredible, what a group we had at Sketchclub this past Friday. After a round of bonhomie and cheer, it was off the find a "mark" we could all agree on.

When the management spotted the "mark," there was no debating! After these sketches, you'll see why.

This is Joey Mason's take on the mark. Would you believe it, the little dog had a little blue vest!

And here we have Mark McDonnell's version of the same lady.

The Skethclub Management

Joey Mason Posts!

2008-11-12T09:04:00.000-08:00

Greetings fellow Sketchclubbers -- and the curious.

We've got a post from the unbelievably talented comic book artist, illustrator and animation artist Joey Mason!

He joined Sketchclub a while back, but this is his first participation in drawing the "mark."

--The Sketchclub management

skating dude

2008-11-07T19:55:00.000-08:00

We only had a quick glance at this guy as he was zipping by.

Noelle

Skateboarder

2008-11-07T09:30:00.000-08:00

We had only a few seconds for this one as he whizzed on past. But, I think I got 'em!

--Marcelo

Charlie Brown?

2008-11-02T00:51:00.000-07:00

Here's my take!

--Marcelo

Happy Halloween!

2008-10-31T22:16:00.000-07:00

Ah, what a day at Sketchclub. We had Andy Gaskil, Noelle Triaureau, Omar Smith, Lia Abate, Marcelo Vignali, and our newest member, Glenn Harmon join us on Friday.

Glenn Harmon joined Sketchclub around the same time he joined Sony Pictures Animation. Hmm, I think it's a coincidence, but others will probably think one had something to do with the other.

Glenn is a very talented and motivated young man, we're glad to have him fill our ranks! Here's his take on the "mark."

The "mark" was easy to spot for the Sketchclub crew, and I think he knew he was getting stared at by the smug look on his face.

--Sketchclub Management

P.Shardlow Does It Again!

2008-09-19T18:22:00.001-07:00

Paul really nailed this dapper fellow, but you're going to have to take our word for it because no one else managed to draw him.

Good job Paul.

happy Easter

2008-03-23T20:55:00.000-07:00

This year Easter is almost as early as it can be.

Noelle

Lil' Ol Lady

2008-03-20T16:20:00.000-07:00

What's up with the style change? When we spotted her, I thought she looked like one of those little old ladies from the funny papers, so I drew her as though she were a panel in a Sunday comic.

--Marcelo

The Great Paul Shardlow

2008-03-14T17:16:00.001-07:00

The Great Paul Shardlow joined us again at Sketchclub. His sketchbook sketches were hilarious, hopefully he'll post a few on his blog.

For those of you that would like to put a face with the name, Paul looks like a really good-looking version of Peter Fonda...with a British accent!

--The Sketchclub Management

Construction Near Daphnes

2008-03-14T17:12:00.001-07:00

I think he spotted us, and wanted to run us over with his bulldozer!

--Marcelo

mellow

2008-03-07T14:06:00.000-08:00

His substantially baggy pants turned his gait into a waddling glide.

Noelle

Introducing Paul Shardlow

2008-02-29T17:43:00.000-08:00

Today, at Sketchclub, we had a very special guest -- the world famous Paul Shardlow.

Paul has joined us on several occasions, but this was the first time he also joined in on the "mark."

Our good friend has just started a blog, so please welcome Paul by stopping by his blog and saying hello.

--The Sketchclub Management

Going to the Movies!

2008-02-29T15:34:00.000-08:00

Talk about a kid with a purpose, he was making a B-line for the theater. Hmm, I didn't have the heart to tell him that Surf's Up isn't playing anymore.

The Sketchclub management spotted him crossing the street and "marked" him. I think the dreads did it.

--Marcelo

hairdo

2008-02-07T10:03:00.000-08:00

He reminds me of a French guy I know.

Noelle

strolling

2007-10-09T18:18:00.000-07:00

We saw this mark on our way back from the beach.

Noelle

Windy Day in the Marina

2007-10-05T18:37:00.000-07:00

Oof! How could we miss this guy!

Having said that, he almost got run over by a car coming out of a driveway! Good choice of clothing for the day. It got me thinking how his life could have changed, simply by the clothes he picked in the morning.

That does it, I'm going to wear that bearskin hat I got on Ebay ;¬)

--Marcelo