August, 2008: Gearhead

[sketchtheatre]

Hello everyone.

This month's theme is... Gearhead!

If you want some inspiration, a google image search for 'gearhead' will return some interesting interpretations, but don't forget to check out the beloved Ed Big Daddy Roth!

Post your entries as a reply to this thread, and please limit yourself to one submission. Winners will be announced the first week of September. But remember this... themes can be interpreted in any way that you choose!

Good luck to all. We can't wait to see what you do!

-ST

edit: winners announced!

Hi all...

Here are the winners for August!

http://www.thegnomonworkshop.com/alex_stuff/misc_forum_posts/st_contest_winner_aug2008.jpg

Thanks to all for participating!

[Jake Kobrin]

Artist Name: Jake Kobrin
Title: Biomech
Medium: Markers/inks

http://forums.sketchtheatre.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=1&d=1218089823

[Yumiyahachiman]

This is what it looks like if you are about to hit that wall a second time...
http://i325.photobucket.com/albums/k372/Yumiyahachiman/My%20Pencil%20Sketches/Gearhead2.jpg (http://i325.photobucket.com/albums/k372/Yumiyahachiman/My%20Pencil%20Sketches/Gearhead2.jpg)

[mayito7777]

This is just a quick sketch of what I am working on, I am calling him "Super Gearhead":)

[franky the frog]

here is my gearhead, ...

founded my inspiration with many caricatures, but offcourse I tried to keep my photorealism style as I like to do this ..
The car was originally a chevy, but in my caricature I changed him to a real convertible sportcar with machineguns on the hood .. ( and yes he's got the official gearhead logo on his rims ) ....
the gearhead is just one wild guy I came up with .. ( my first caricature so I'm happy how it turned out)

hope you guys like it too ;)

http://img29.picoodle.com/img/img29/3/8/7/f_P8050041Nm_ab8b08f.jpg (http://img29.picoodle.com/img/img29/3/8/7/f_P8050041Nm_ab8b08f.jpg)

[Yumiyahachiman]

Nice one franky

[SKreETCH]

Yo franky, nice work! I'm going to take a break from the dark side (3D) this month and get into some 2D. The roots maaan...it's all about the roots.

[Lomien]

@ Yumi: Look at the 1st Post of this thread to answer your question ;)

And damnit, now mayito "stole" another of my ideas... aaaaah *g*. I don't know if I like this "claiming by posting short sketches of an idea" :o

Franky, nice job! What kind of material (pens) did you use?

[franky the frog]

@ Yumi: Look at the 1st Post of this thread to answer your question ;)

And damnit, now mayito "stole" another of my ideas... aaaaah *g*. I don't know if I like this "claiming by posting short sketches of an idea" :o

Franky, nice job! What kind of material (pens) did you use?

Thx everyone ;)

I used a mechanical pencil (O.3 mm) for outlining it, a cretacolor nero soft for the black parts and a blending stump to shade some stuff ..

[Yumiyahachiman]

Hehe Lomien,

I was only kidding about claiming it as my idea ... Feel free to use my idea's anyway you like, If you can draw what i got in mind better then you deserve to draw it ...
And i believe that goes for everybody...

FREE THE ARTISTS!!!!

[mayito7777]

@ Yumi: Look at the 1st Post of this thread to answer your question ;)

And damnit, now mayito "stole" another of my ideas... aaaaah *g*. I don't know if I like this "claiming by posting short sketches of an idea" :o

Franky, nice job! What kind of material (pens) did you use?

The same here bro, develop the idea, I just posted what I was working on it, and if you can do something better go ahead, maybe we can market the superheroe idea, captain supergearhead, or just supergearhead..

[Lomien]

Mr Gearhead to the Rescue for all watches and Clocks of the World :D

[samxyouxwell]

Hey i'm sam (thought i'd introduce myself since we're all pretty new here. =])

here's my entry for this month's contest. I really like the 2D and 3D contests over at Gnomon but i'm more of a sketcher, so i was SO happy to find out they'd started this.

Hope you like it, and good luck to everyone else =]

http://img204.imageshack.us/img204/4167/gearheadhg6.jpg

check out my site, www.samgordoncreations.com (http://samgordoncreations.com)

[Jake Kobrin]

I think I might re-do my sketch. Does it suck as much as I think it does? Doesn't really fit the topic does it?

[Meier]

This is my Work for the contest Gearhead, you dig? GEARHEAD lol
http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh241/GreatMeier/sketchtheathergearhead002.jpg (http://i258.photobucket.com/albums/hh241/GreatMeier/sketchtheathergearhead002.jpg)

Sorry for the resolution, My Scanner just fucked up, so I took a pikture of it, sorry
Hope you like

[SKreETCH]

I think I might re-do my sketch. Does it suck as much as I think it does? Doesn't really fit the topic does it?

I don't think it sucks. As far as it fitting the topic...if that's how you interpret it, as biomechanical...makes sense to me.

[Kristin]

Well, im not going to lie.
i don't really know how to work this..

lmoa.
buttt uhhmm..
i'm guessing this is the round about area to drop the sketch?

:cool:

Oh!
P.S.
shes supossed to be sitting on an engine...
kkiinnddaaa doesn't look like one though.
http://forums.sketchtheatre.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=5&d=1218397050

[Lexalotacus]

Fortunately, I start the fall semester today. Unfortunately I wont be able to join you guys in this one. I'm seein' some really cool stuff so far though.

YAY FORUMS ARE RUNNING!!!

-L

[Mavor]

An old image but it fit the criteria. Good Luck all!

[/URL]http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc261/Reapthemind/CaughtintheGears.jpg (http://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc261/Reapthemind/CaughtintheGears.jpg)
[URL="http://forums.sketchtheatre.com/%5BIMG%5Dhttp://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc261/Reapthemind/CaughtintheGears.jpg%5B/IMG%5D"]http://forums.sketchtheatre.com/%5BIMG%5Dhttp://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc261/Reapthemind/CaughtintheGears.jpg%5B/IMG%5D (http://forums.sketchtheatre.com/%5BIMG%5Dhttp://i219.photobucket.com/albums/cc261/Reapthemind/CaughtintheGears.jpg%5B/IMG%5D)

[Mack]

Great posts so far everyone. Keep them coming.

Here is mine Gearhead sketch.

Blue Col-Erase pencil & HB Graphite on 9x12 marker paper.

I made a update.

http://forums.sketchtheatre.com/%5BIMG%5Dhttp://img292.imageshack.us/img292/1091/gearheadpencilswebwk8.jpg%5B/IMG%5D (http://forums.sketchtheatre.com/%5BIMG%5Dhttp://img292.imageshack.us/img292/1091/gearheadpencilswebwk8.jpg%5B/IMG%5D)http://img355.imageshack.us/img355/8192/gearheadpencilswebtd0.jpg


(http://img149.imageshack.us/img149/5061/gearheadpencilswebcm6.jpg)

[ValD]

Hello everybody!
Here's my GearHead.
http://forums.sketchtheatre.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=7&d=1218507123

[Michael D. Kavanagh]

Good Luck....I think I figured out how to attach a file, I think!?

[AlainaAlviar]

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa61/TumbleMonkee/awes.jpg

Work in progress......

[tryan]

This is my sketch. Done with pen and watercolors, are those allowed in the contest? If anyone has any critique I would love to hear it!
http://forums.sketchtheatre.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=14&d=1218565989

[tryan]

I'm pretty new to this and I'm having trouble figuring out all this stuff, so just to clarify my attached thumbnail is my submission.
By the way, I've been looking at other sketches and I wanted to say you guys are awesome!

[UNIBROW]

gear head maintenance
http://forums.sketchtheatre.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=15&d=1218572859

[Michael D. Kavanagh]

Maybe my post worked this time.....?maybe?
http://forums.sketchtheatre.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=17&d=1218595513
(http://forums.sketchtheatre.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=17&stc=1&d=1218595513)

[Meier]

I see them new post...and shit! I have no chances:O
them boys so crazy!lol

[AlainaAlviar]

Okay here is my final draft
used pencil(s)

http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa61/TumbleMonkee/gearheadpencil.jpg (http://i200.photobucket.com/albums/aa61/TumbleMonkee/gearheadpencil.jpg)

you can see a larger version at the link below
http://alainaalviar.webs.com/logentries.htm

There are so many awesome gear heads in this thread.............

[SKreETCH]

Hey there, so here is my Gearhead. I used mechanical pencils and a smudge stick on bond paper.

Some nice looking sketches in here.

http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa240/neuromancer2_bucket/Gearhead_new.jpg


(http://i198.photobucket.com/albums/aa240/neuromancer2_bucket/Gearhead.jpg)

[quis_stat]

I'm wishing I had a scanner right now. Here's my entry.
http://forums.sketchtheatre.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=18&d=1218856652

[girlart33]

http://i284.photobucket.com/albums/ll18/girlart33/geargirl.jpg

here is my submission for the month. I had a few less literal translations in mind, but in the end - decided on this one.

[HFix]

My Entry. Thinking of him as a little mechanic creature that lives in the tool box and can crawl around in the engine and help out...but after his lunch break of course. :cool:

-GearHead-Marsupial-
http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s286/HFix/gearheadsketchpostsmall.jpg (http://i155.photobucket.com/albums/s286/HFix/gearheadsketchpostsmall.jpg)

[artina]

Hi everyone,
this is my entry. I came up with this concept of a Frankenstein/cyborg type creature that is basically a man, made up of car parts. I liked how it came out so I am now working on another character of a similar nature. I was so pleased to hear that there was a site like this and that they had contests like the one in the Gnomon Workshop. I will probably color this piece that post it up on my sites. If you're interested in more of my work, check out:

tiobolasdoro.deviantart.com
artina.cgsociety.org

Thanks, and good luck to all.

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/8680/gearhead03mx5.jpg (http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/8680/gearhead03mx5.jpg)

[davewolf]

Artina,

I have a somewhat similar concept, but still very different. It basically is incorporating Frankenstein, but not in the same capacity as yours. I just haven't had the time to flesh out my idea. Anyway, you'll see what I mean when I post it. Nice sketch though!

[wolfdale2d]

Well here's some thoughts about it, since sketch theater is more about sketching rather thank getting finished illustrations done ,i uploaded the concept art and not a finished picture, it was taken with mobile so the quality isn't that great, also i am 17 years old , check out my youtube page :D : http://www.youtube.com/user/Wolfdale2D

http://i38.tinypic.com/2rcyamu.jpg

[artina]

Hey guys, in case you're interested,
I have posted a colored version of my gearhead sketch on these sites:

artina.cgsociety.org
tiobolasdoro.deviantart.com

crits and comments welcome, thanks.

[artenstien]

This sketch was done with a fine tip ball point pen.
http://forums.sketchtheatre.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=20&d=1219372667

[crazylegs76]

[/URL][URL="http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm51/frosty2376/Gearhead.jpg"]http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm51/frosty2376/Gearhead.jpg (http://i293.photobucket.com/albums/mm51/frosty2376/Gearhead.jpg)
I took a slight different approach on this one, basically this guys sorta a bountyhunter who has no head and operates on the gear he collects and gathers the remains of all different sorts and styles of helmets:mad::cool::eek:
from foes or the fallen he brings them to his shop hangs them on his chains and fixes them up either for himself or to sell to the highest bidder,

Love this Sketch stuff Man!
Great work Everyone

[leehperry]

heres my interp on "gearhead" i hope this is as open minded as i hought
http://forums.sketchtheatre.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=21&d=1219690886

[leehperry]

gear head -"grindcity"
http://forums.sketchtheatre.com/attachment.php?attachmentid=23&d=1219691238

[Ghosa]

o.k. here`s my entry.
This was a lot of fun.

Cheers

http://www.die3amigos.com/postings/gearhead.jpg (http://www.die3amigos.com/postings/gearhead.jpg)

[Keket]

Scanners are the spawn of Satan, because you lose a lot of detail :(
Oh well...
http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/9686/tiffanyolsengearheadsktmj3.jpg

[artenstien]

I just wanted to say great job everyone. There are some totally awesome sketches displayed in this contest! Love the different interpretations! Keep up the great work!

[Lomien]

So, here is my attempt...it turned out to be very different from what I had in mind at the beginning of the contest :)
I drew it with a black ball pen, my preferred kind of pen.

To the pic: An old technician who was obsessed with his work started, when he realized he got older, to change his body into what he loved most...

http://i278.photobucket.com/albums/kk107/Picyoureyes/Gearhead.jpg

[Homelet]

Hi all, first post on the forum, and glad I could make something this month, so here it is... I've always wanted to give a try to this style, so thank you for giving me that opportunity !
http://www.pyrhum.net/users/mhoktah/homelet/gearhead-low.jpg (http://www.pyrhum.net/users/mhoktah/homelet/gearhead-low.jpg)

[turtle]

thought big daddy roth would like this sketch
it makes me smile

[sportguy182]

Heres my drawing..it took me a while to think of something but I finally got it..It hurt so bad while I was brainstorming on a concept that this idea surged. This is the reason why its hard and hurts to think sometimes ,the engine just wont start and wont turn on the lightbulb..

[jremmers]

Hey Everyone! Great stuff on here! Here's my entry, lemme know what you think.

J

[destry]

hi,

some good work in here.
here´s my interpretation, messed up the perspective a bit.

cheerio

[K8_EFX]

Ok here's mine for Gearhead! Cuttin it close...

29

[FROKILLA]

Here she is. Ink/Black & White watercolor on board. Samurai rampagin on his Ironhorse stocked with suicide shift, chopper handlebars and plenty o' pipes.

[metalpiss]

Here's my try at this :)
Just plain pencil on paper.
Good luck to everyone!

http://i25.photobucket.com/albums/c87/metalpiss/gearhead.jpg

[junthi]

Hi! Here's my piece. I only had a webcam to digitalize it with and I'm not too satisfied with the image quality :D Perhaps I'll scan it tomorrow at school and upgrade the pic. Anyway, thanks for this nice contest! Nice job people!
http://img241.imageshack.us/img241/1855/gearheadqx0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[coldearthnomad]

This ones a Zombie gearhead,
Drawn with one blue Pencil on ordinary copy paper
and a lot of enjoyment! Scanned at 300dpi.

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3074/2815440291_6bb2c11343.jpg

Also here is a link to bigger version:
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3074/2815440291_6bb2c11343_b.jpg

Cheers and good luck to all!

[WEIRDY]

Here's mine. It kinda goes with another piece I did recently.

The black and white is my entry.

The other piece is, well the other piece...

It's on display at Monkeyhouse Toys in LA until the 7th.

It was done on an old longboard and it's for sale.

:Dhttp://www.weirdyworld.com/frankenskater_parts_01.jpg (http://www.weirdyworld.com/frankenskater_parts_01.jpg)


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http://www.weirdyworld.com/Frankenskater_05A.jpg (http://www.weirdyworld.com/Frankenskater_05A.jpg)

:eek:

[MattVG]

Alas! I had not time this month, but I did a quick little sketch anyway.

Pencil on paper. That is all.

The Gear Head transportation system:
http://i3.photobucket.com/albums/y58/MattVG/GearHeads.jpg

[JordanLefever]

http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o253/GorfMode/GearHeadcopy.jpg (http://i122.photobucket.com/albums/o253/GorfMode/GearHeadcopy.jpg)

Sharpie and Tomboe

--Jordan Lefever--

www.coroflot.com/jordanlefever (http://www.coroflot.com/jordanlefever)

cheers.

[davewolf]

Hey,

Here's my take on the "Gearhead" theme. It's Frank at his chop shop with his trusty grease monkey. Good luck!

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/5298/staug08gearheadlv1.jpg

[Mack]

Great job everyone. Good luck!

[A.Alvarez]

Hi all...

We have pulled all of the entries and judging will begin soon.
Winners will hopefully be posted in the next couple days!

-Alex

[Lexalotacus]

WOW!
Seriously awesome sketches in this one!
Great work everyone and good luck!
-L

[A.Alvarez]

Hi all...

Here are the winners for August!

http://www.thegnomonworkshop.com/alex_stuff/misc_forum_posts/st_contest_winner_aug2008.jpg

Thanks to all for participating!

-Alex

[artina]

This is amazing! Thanks so much for granting me this award. I was very happy with how my piece turned out. I am looking forward to participating in more of these contests in the future. There were some amazing pieces in this contest and I can't wait to see what everyone comes up with.

[artenstien]

Congratulations Artina! Nice work man! Great finished project as well. Keep up the great work!

[HFix]

yay! im number 2! ... maybe i shouldn't say that to loud... :)
thanks. im excited, i never win in these things.

[Lexalotacus]

WOW!!!

Im such a turd compared to you guys... Congratulations!!

[CipHam]

Yay for august babies...well I was due in aug of 07 but Layla decided she liked the month of July better, haha

[abiahheign]

http://www.zwani.com/graphics/hello/images/10.gif (http://www.zwani.com/graphics/hello/images/10.gif)

HI,
It took me long to find a thread wherein I can post my introduction as a newbie here but I didn't find any so I just post here instead.
I know I am not in a right place to post this. But I want to say something about my self as a beginner of this forum. I am glad to introduced myself as Abiah Heign from UK
Looking forward to enjoy this forum together with the other members. By sharing my thoughts and opinions regarding issues r topics that exist in this forum.
See you around!

[scously09]

When will the challenges begin for the August crop? Trying to plan my weekend and I want to include scrappy time.

[lymnselt73]

When will the challenges begin for the August crop? Trying to plan my weekend and I want to include scrappy time.