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Wednesday, November 28, 2012

Jeff J. Scott Campbell Ruff Stuff Vol 2 Sketchbook Release

We did say this would be a great holiday season. Like all good things the 2012 Ruff Stuff Compilation comes with 2 books, Vol 2 being the second. My personal preference was actually this volume. Campbell tends to draw single characters and is excellent at doing it. The problem is with a standard horizontal book you don't get to see a lot of the character detailing and an element of depth is missing. You'll understand what I mean when take a look at the full sketchbook below. This one was one of my favorite sketchbooks.

The J. Scott Campbell Ruff (rough) Stuff Vol 2 is here. The pair comes with a Horizontal and a Vertical version, each with their own individual sets of art. Volume 2 was the vertical version and in our opinion the nicer sketchbook, but we still highly recommend you get both it's worth the current 2012 pricing of $40-$50 for the pair. We'll try to not add to much commentary on this but just flipping through this there are so many subtle easter eggs in each page.

DO NOT ADJUST YOUR MONITOR this is the original colours of the pages they have a purple tinge to, which is all part of the Campbell style. Enjoy Click to Enlarge Images

If you want to See Volume one Horizontal Click Here

Left to Right P1-8: Grimm Fairy Tales, Tinker Bell and Hook, Gwen Stacy, Sleeping Beauty

Left to Right P9-16: Wasn't to Sure who or what, Baroness, Buffy Slaying Vampirella, Batman and Joker

Left to Right P17-24: Gwen Stacy in the Rain, Mary Jane, GIRLS, Black Cat

Left to Right P25-32: Eve in the garden with Howard Stern, Stan Lee and Friends, Pan Am, Alice in Wonderland

Left to Right P33-40: Maleficent (check out the bottom with the dragon tattoo on her back), Dejah Thoris, Wizard of Oz, Snow White and the Huntsmen

P41-42: Ariel and Cinderella Disney Princesses

Left to Right P43-47: Cinderella Midnight Run, Danger Girl Group, Back Cover

Hope you Enjoyed the review and leave your thoughts here too.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

J. Jeff Scott Campbell Ruff Stuff Sketchbook Vol 1

November is here. Which mean gifts and the holiday season. We're Hoping to be delivering just as many reviews and gifts for our readers as well.

To kick it off, the 2012 J. Scott Campbell Ruff Stuff Vol. 1 Sketchbook. Like all of Campbell's sketchbooks this is a real treat of creativity and sketched art. Oft times we'll get the standard ashcan sized sketchbook. With Campbell this one is different like all his others. When I asked him at this years 2012 Toronto Fan expo he said he just like's doing things differently. This I respect from an artist.

This year J. Scott decided to release 2 sketchbooks. A Horizontal and a Vertical version. Volume 1 is the horizontal version. All the art inside this sketchbook is a double page horizontal spread. Double page spreads really make the art come together and it helps focus on the subject page. It's a great idea since this is a sketchbook and the only story being told is through the art.

So here it is. Folks do not adjust the colour on your monitors. These sketchbook pages do have a slight tint of purple on the pages. That's all part of the creativity from Campbell. This is definitely a great sketchbook and a must add to the collection, it's full of art that is fully penciled with draft work around the borders. The draft work is an interesting contrast between the finished pencils, it really shows the thought process of how campbell got to the final finished pencil. Each page really tells a story about the art and the thought process. Enjoy this review and leave us your thoughts.

Don't forget to click on the images to enlarge them. Also make sure to leave a comment on your thoughts about this sketchbook.

Make sure to check out Vol. 2 Here