

HOW TO CHECK YOUR COPIES:
http://johnkstuff.blogspot.com/2006/05/animation-school-lesson-3-how-to-check.htmlIt's been about 28 years since I first drew this guy.

Well I found a sponsor to produce 40 minutes of George Liquor cartoons. No dirty hippie ladies this time. Real men who think George will help promote a decent society of upstanding Americans.
DO YOU NEED A JOB DRAWING DECENT CARTOONS WITH POSITIVE VALUES?
I'm going to need an assortment of talent to help me. I'll do a few posts to tell you which jobs will be available and what skills I'm looking for. Today, it's storyboard and layout artists who can adapt to my style.I won't have time to train people on the job. But I will help you learn to draw the characters on my blog.
I'll need folks like Hillary, who can sit down on day 1 and start to produce functional and entertaining cartoon scenes. If you've already worked on my cartoons, then you will have a big advantage. Anyone who can show me that they already can draw my main characters will make it much easier for me to make a show that will be successful.
The best way to learn to draw a character is to start with the head in neutral expressions, just to learn how he is built.
GEORGE IN NEUTRAL EXPRESSIONS
3/4 VIEW
3/4 VIEW



Remember that a face is at the front of the head, and there is a lot of space between your face and the back of your skull.




If you draw this bugger, then post a link in the comments. Once I see a few folks who can draw his basic construction, I'll do a post of george with more specific expressions. Then Jimmy and Sody.
STORYBOARD STYLE VS. LAYOUT STYLE drawings
Storyboard artists don't need to draw the characters perfectly "on-model" or clean, but they do have to understand the core of the characters' look and personality.
Layout artists need to be tighter and make the continuity of poses "flippable" for the animators, but they don't need to be perfectly clean like the drawings above. Just a good pencil line that an inker can interpret.
Of course, my first choice will be professionals who have done storyboards and layouts, but who knows maybe someone out there is just a natural, who easily draws good poses and construction.
QUESTIONS?
Ask in the comments and I will try to answer.
123 comments:
I can't wait for this show. Is Mike Pataki still going to do his voice?
This would be wild! I'll take a crack at this today....itd be a blast to work for the man!
Thank God.
I will post my drawings soon. Thanks fo the opp. John!
- trevor.
Do you want us to copy these drawings specifically, or try new expressions if we think we can ( and I think I can )?
Copying is easy, but I'd like to try an original expression or two if you'd like.
Thanks again, John!
- trevor.
you hiring on-site only? Or will you hire freelancers that can work remotely?
These are my first attempts:
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l287/inspectorholmez/george1.jpg
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l287/inspectorholmez/george2.jpg
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l287/inspectorholmez/george3.jpg
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l287/inspectorholmez/george4.jpg
http://i99.photobucket.com/albums/l287/inspectorholmez/george5.jpg
Wow, that was pretty tricky, I think I'm better with Ren and Stimpy. I have to draw him pretty big to get all the things in his face. I'm prettty busy at the moment, I hope I can continue with this.
I'm very happy you are getting a show with these characters. Is a complete series or short things like the Raketu advertisings?
YAAAAAAAAAAAAY! GEORGE, JIMMY, SLAB, ERNIE, AND SODY POP ARE RETURNING! I hope you find some artists, John! I'm only twelve, and I suck at drawing, so I can't help.
I love that first drawing!
Awesome John ! Please keep us updated !
OOOOOOH AHHHHHH....
Yeah Let me sharpen my pencils this weekend and get cracking.
P
New George Liquor cartoons, yes! Glad to hear it. George is such a great character. My sad attempts are here
Trevor:
"Do you want us to copy these drawings specifically, or try new expressions if we think we can ( and I think I can )?"
Copy the drawings exactly. Like the post says. Next post will be specific expressions. Walk before you run.
Clownninja:
"you hiring on-site only? Or will you hire freelancers that can work remotely?"
I will have a small salaried crew in L.A., but most of the work will be freelanced.
Roberto and anyone else: Please make your urls links that I can just click.
TacoWhiz: Spend the next few years doing the lessons and copying from old cartoons!
Kevin: Not bad for a start. Take 'em into photoshop and put my drawings on another layer to check them.
Make your construction stronger.
Thanks everyone!
Hey John'
Congratulations on the new George Liquor series! :)
At last, A cartoon show that stars a true Red Blooded American!!!
I hope you'll finally get to produce the "Wilderness Adventure" story with R&S! ;)
I wish you the best of luck on the New George Liquor Program!
Jesse
I'll give him a try later on tonight...
But I think I'd be better at drawing Sody more!
Sculpture's almost done too! :)
Ok...I don't really know if photobucket shows the pictures directly or it shows the menu. In case you didn't see them and in order to see if I can link them directly I'm posting them again, with a direct link.
Picture1
Picture2
Picture3
Picture4
Picture5
Hope it works this time.
I don't want to put them in my blog cause I am using it for my own stuff...maybe I'll start another blog for this stuff, I don't know, but let's see how it works linking to photobucket.
I'm still young and stupid, but I gave it a shot, why not.
First tries.
The horror.
Also, I sketched them before I knew we had to copy them exactly... I'll try copying later. It was fun sketching George though!
Hi John, figured I would throw down a quick effort. Good luck on this project, hope it goes well.
http://dougwilson83.blogspot.com/
what other characters are going to be in the series? george liquor seems like he's easier to draw than your other characters
I'm not looking for a job but here's my Liquor stuff.
You can comment on my blog if you like.
All the regular characters will be in the show:
Jimmy, Sody and George are the hardest to draw.
Slab 'N' Ernie, Cigarettes the Cat, Bugs Pussy and many more...
it takes awhile to get the hang of just the basic construction of these characters, let alone get to the point of posing them and making them act
Hey John,
Here are some studies from a few days ago.
http://jojobap.blogspot.com/
I'll be working on the drawings from this post now.
I think Jimmy is one of the easier ones (also Cigarettes the cat) but I might change my mind later. I thought George was hard but not THAT hard before I started copying him...
Anyway, I just started a whole new blog for this.
Mientras hago mis dibujos
podés ver mi trabajo en
http://www.dgcaricaturas.blogspot.com
I'll be doing my drawings, meanwhile you can see some of my works in http://www.dgcaricaturas.blogspot.com
John, I decided to make two more Liquor faces.
I think these came out better.
How many episodes will there be, and what the length of them?
Ok, I'm back. Here's a few of the poses John. He was tougher than I thought but I had fun doing it...
Everyone go back and see the link I added to the top of the post.
It will help you check your own drawings before you post them to show me.
Hey John'
Question: What network is the New George Liquor show gonna be on?
Jesse
I don't have photoshop but I will print out these drawings and use tracing paper.
Hi John,
I've been reading your blog for about two years. I'm an LA based professional music editor, and I was wondering if you needed any music editorial help. Perhaps helping out with the temp music for your show.
I know this isn't what this post is asking for, but I thought it wouldn't hurt to ask.
Thanks,
Grant
PS I can be reached through my blog.
Well, all I know is - I AM ELATED THAT JOHN IS MOVING FORWARD WITH GEORGE!!! I love Jimmy & Sody of course, but I haven't seen them animated yet, but of course, I have seen George...boy have I seen George! Talk about an idea whos time has come!
John, I'd love to move to Burbank and work for you, but I SUCK. Can't do the amazing things you need done. I'm stuck with this...for now, but I AM learning!
http://larrylaballister.googlepages.com/SeniorMoments.jpg/SeniorMoments-full;init:.jpg
Eventually I will leave all my "uptight" tendencies toward realism, and join the ranks of what I consider real art, a.k.a - CARTOONS!
Seriously guys...seriously.
I've posted some more drawings and checked work.
http://jojobap.blogspot.com/
Hey Jojo
put an actual link in the comment!
Check'em out, John & everybody else ... My attempts at greatness ... & John, Pick Me, Pick Me!
Check Out Jim's Drawings of George Liquor!
Congrats John. This has been a long time coming.
Time to kick some liberal, atheistic, socialist, universal health care supportin' ass!
i did some quick scrawlings, better ones to follow...
href="http://genetestgeorge.blogspot.com/"
thanks John, Don't have a scanner right now, nut i'll try to post them on my blog tomorrow.
So far, most of the drawings I'm looking at tell me you should go back and study the drawing lessons on the blog.
And do what it says in the link at the top of the post! That way you can see right away what's right and what's off.
Another way to get your foot in the door is to try cleanup/inking.
By inking a professional's poses in the show, you can pick up good drawing by osmosis.
I'll post a link to Brian Romero's lessons in the next post about jobs.
sorry, I made it a link this time...
Are you gonna be posting some of the future George Liquor story ideas here soon?
Jesse
Hiya John! Here's my two cents:
George 01
George 02
Hi, John. Are you looking for people in the LA area or anywhere around the world? What if us foreigners had the money to go to LA, would that be okay as well?
Will you also be looking for reels, portfolios, flatbooks, websites of any kind?
Huh... alright alright, I'll bite...
Though I can't get to copying anything right NOW, here's something I drewed up a few weeks ago out of pure boredom:
http://www.starfieldcreations.com/upload/forum/liquorsketches.jpg
I await your bashings.
I'm actually curious about your characters actual structure now that you made an entire post on him.
http://animashun.blogspot.com/”>George_Liquor_Construction
all american
I'll do more and post when I get the chance; currently dealing with finals.
Hey there, John. I've always loved George Liquor, he's probably second only to Ren as my favorite character of yours, so I decided to take a whack at it.
Just check out my blog right here.
This is only a quick attempt, but I definitely want to do more. George is really difficult to get down, but a lot of fun to draw!! Can't wait to see new George Liquor cartoons!
Hey John. Here's a few of my first cracks' at it.
click here
He sure looks easier to draw than he is.
Hello. I just spotted this here blog a few hours ago, so I thought i would draw up some sketches for you here!
I'll keep at it.
I'm gonna keep trying, but for now:
Drawing George Liquor
- trevor.
Here you go:
http://jojobap.blogspot.com/2008/05/more-george.html
Okay, I'll throw my hat into the ring. Here's my few attempts at George.
George Photo Album (4 of 'em)
A lil' rough looking. I think I'll go back and try to hammer 'em out all over again after I get some sleep.
Can I take a stab at drawing George?
guess my links didn't work cause i'm an idiot. here they are again:
George Liquor
Man, I really wish that my drawing skills were more refined so that I could contribute to this project. I'm still struggling through the beginnings of John's animation lessons and garbage assignments for my school. Even still, I'll attempt to draw George...if it's not a complete disaster I'll post the results.
URL to my damn Liquor drawings...
Rip away... Rip Away...
This is just for fun. They're not copies, they're playing around with George's construction in different angles and poses. Rather rough: Click
I may try drawing him "on model" over the weekend.
Here's my attempt at George. I know I've taken some Liberties not copying the drawings you posted. I may still do that later.
Anyway here's George
More of a board guy myself than a layout guy. I like to tell the story and watch the characters come to life later. :)
It's late, so here's a couple attempts. More will be added tomorrow!
Hey John, congrats on the new show. Who's the sponsor anyway? Someone is actually trusting you to make a new cartoon show?..... Just kidding man. You've earned it.
Here are my first attempts at George.
http://thejack-slashhalen.blogspot.com/2008/05/george-liquor-drawings.html
There not perfect (or that good) but more practice should fix that.
Hey John, I went back and fixed a few things. I like the brushes better in Painter than Photoshop. Anyways here it is
I gave this my best shot.
I hope html links work in blog comments.
Here is one
And here is two
I think the second one came out alot better than the first one. Also sorry about them being bigger than an xbox.
Some more:
http://jojobap.blogspot.com/2008/05/more-george-again.html
John, I can't draw but as always, if you need any technical/video help, give me a shout and I'll see what I can do!
I'm interested in trying my hand at some good ol' republican inking. I can't wait for the next post!
This would be a dreamjob!
Here are my attempts.
Here are my drawrings:
http://girumah.blogspot.com/
Yaaaayyyy! So happy to hear that!
I have been playing truant from my actual work to do this...Now I think I won't be able to update in a week or so, but my attempts are still on that blog .
I have been comparing them in photoshop, I just didn't post all the comparisons.
Hi John.
I'm the one that made the cartoon about a cat in a plane (hope you remember it).
Anyway, these are my George Liquor
tests:
carlocartun.blogspot.com.
Hi John,
Please check my GL pencil tests here:
George Liquor Pencils
I hope to keep up with you guys during this drawing marathon! Looking forward for the new posts.
Salute
T.
GAAA! I just caught this post.
Only time to do one drawing today.
George Liquor 1
More to come. Please don't close the polls yet!
Congrats on the series. Hopefully you get to do it your way and especially that the series gets a chance to take hold. I'll be rootin' for 'ya!
Not looking for work, but George looked too fun NOT to draw! So here's 10 min. in flash:
http://familypants.com/toJohnK.jpg
(BTW, You might be the only blog talking about the late, great Don Martin!)
Here's my first two attempts, if you care to take a look
Click!
Hey John I did some George drawings this afternoon, I will do more tomorrow.
Here's my link
http://bobarob.blogspot.com/
Congrats on your show!
Rob
here are some attempts:
http://georgeliquormustlive.blogspot.com/
_Ron Hewski
Say, John: Thanks for putting this on here. I needed two or three pointers on drawing ol' George.
But, John, I have a different problem when it comes to drawing: I'm having some trouble drawing people in profile and interacting with other characters. Mind helping me out?
George 3/4 New:
http://jojobap.blogspot.com/2008/05/george-34-new.html
Hi John, hi everyone!
Here's my attempt...
Hello, I posted my sketches my blog www.quadrospectacle.blogspot.com
thanks, K
Great news, John. The world needs more George!
Hey, John. I sometimes do some loose drawings of your characters, especially Sody. I might be adapting them to my style I guess, but I think some of them don't look half-bad. Would you mind if I post some of them while I continue with the on-model practices?
Here are my George drawings so far John. Ill post some more drawings tommorow. Thanks tell me what you think.
why couldn't you? It's open to everyone.
Here's what I got so far.
george1
george2
george3
george4
Hey John,
Great to hear a new John K project is in the works!
A few drawings of our favorite american!
Look forward to any comments you may have and further details on the job.
http://pickyourscabs.blogspot.com/
Thanks for the great blog.
Michael
http://pickyourscabs.blogspot.com
Hi John,
My question is if you'll need the talent of a writer anytime soon.
I did some voices and brainstormed a little with Marc Deckter on one of his USC projects, but please don't consider this an endorsement from him.
Let me know and I'll send you a resume that will reflect better on me than these shameful, shameful videos:
http://youtube.com/profile?user=Sonneveld
Best,
Steve
sonneveld50 at hotmail.com
Here's my
Hope you like!
Here's mine
Hey John,
Thanks for the comments on my blog. I am happy to work in any field (storyboards, layouts, inking) although my preferred position would be layout.
I will do some more heads tomorrow and I look forward to your next posts re: specific expressions and poses. If there is any further you would like to see me work up let us know.
Thanks again,
Michael
http://pickyourscabs.blogspot.com/
Hey John
>>can you draw backgrounds and >>vehicles?
Yes. There are some OLD backgrounds in this post:
Old Stuff
I would be more than happy to draw some more samples if you give me an idea of what you want. Do you want to see more George Liquor?
my email is ironchefsands@gmail.com
Thanks a lot for looking
Nate
My first 3 attempts...
George x 3
I took a shot, with mixed results!
http://nakedfella.com/blog/?p=56
I focused on one George, to really nail him this time.
Here it is: GEORGE
I hope that this one is good enough to get some feedback! I'll be drawing George all weekend!
Rats, I on the opposite coast!
John, Best of luck with the new.
Holy poo! I'll have to take a crack at this. I haven't taken any classes but i've got a natural talent and it'd be an honor to be taught by the man who made me draw in the first place. I don't have a scanner on hand or Photoshop but know people who do so my question is, how long will this offer be open?
More
I also took a shot at some inking
Another one George Liquor sketch
pose with more construction
Hi there, John..
although it's almots impossible for me to get such good job... I had fun and tried to draw that crazy character. Here's the results:
http://mothart.blogspot.com/2008/05/george-liquors.html
Comments would be appreciated.
Thanks, John!
Sorry, i'm putting it again so you can just click and see:
My Try!
HOT DAMN!
AT LAST MORE GEORGE LIQOUR CARTOONS!!
Can you tell us more about the project,which network will it air on?
Will you be using any of the storys you've pitched here!
You've gotta do the bomb shelter one!
All I can say is its about time!
Hopefull Mike Pataki will still be giving George his hollerin' voice!
Someones got to tell those damn hippies to get a haircut!
Congratulations Mr.K!
Here's my first attempts:
George Head, Profile + Inking George Raketu
Liquor
Sorry John, but I only like one republican.
http://i46.photobucket.com/albums/f121/bootyheadman/Orly.jpg
More GL also Sheriff of Dodge City
Hi John
Here's an inked version of my drawing of George.
Hope you like it!
Hi John, I can't wait to see your new cartoons!
My life's dream is to work on a John K. cartoon.
I've been trying to do your George Liquor tests:
http://deltadada.blogspot.com/
Even if I didn't win the golden ticket, let me know how I'm doing... Thanks!
Hi John! I would like to work with story boards. I have a teacher physically identical to George Liquor, so this is really fun to draw!
This is my own attempt to a George Liquor pose.
Test2
Test1
And here are a couple of more poses:
This is my favorite pose.
George with tight pants
Am I too late to get in on this?? Johnny??
http://abomb-theformlessvoid.blogspot.com/
WORKING link to some georges?
Anyone have any sketches of the construction of George?
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