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The '''Sketchbook''' is a collection of conceptual art and sketches by [[The Brothers Chaps]]. These are found by clicking on the ''S'' at the top of the [[Main Pages]], and are generally updated on Thursdays. Here is a list of all the sketches from 2009.
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The '''Sketchbook''' is a collection of conceptual art and sketches by [[The Brothers Chaps]]. These are found by clicking on the ''S'' at the top of the [[Main Pages]], and were generally updated on Thursdays when [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]] was more active. Here are all the sketches in 2020.
''As of November 22, 2004, the [[HR:weeklies/sketchbook_pic.jpg|image]] and [[HR:weeklies/weeklies.xml|text]] are no longer part of the [[HR:sketchbook.swf|Flash file]].''
''As of November 22, 2004, the [[HR:weeklies/sketchbook_pic.jpg|image]] and [[HR:weeklies/weeklies.xml|text]] are no longer part of the [[HR:sketchbook.swf|Flash file]].''
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|[[File:SK-10-22-09.png|200px|old pigs on head sequel]] || 22 Oct 2009 || old pigs on head sequel || Mock up for [[Videlectrix]] game ''Butcher Bros.'' game box, a sequel to [[Pigs On Head]].  The name is influenced by ''[[Mario]] Bros.'' According to [[Matt Chapman]]: "You controlled both brothers in their Sausage Truck, handing out sausage to cooks who would appear out of doorways. Never seemed worth the trouble to execute I suppose."
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|[[File:SK-2014-10-30.png|200px|Marzi as Anton Chigurh!]] || 30 Oct 2014 || Marzi as Anton Chigurh! || [[Marzipan]] as [[Wikipedia:Anton Chigurh|Anton Chigurh]] from the film ''[[Wikipedia:No Country for Old Men (film)|No Country for Old Men]]''.
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* The font used in the captions is [[Fonts#Bauhaus 93|Bauhaus 93]], the same font used on [[Homsar]]'s shirt.
* The font used in the captions is [[Fonts#Bauhaus 93|Bauhaus 93]], the same font used on [[Homsar]]'s shirt.
* Sketchbook entries often feature ideas considered for or used in toons that had been recently released.
* Sketchbook entries often feature ideas considered for or used in toons that had been recently released.
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* If you click the "s" button repeatedly while it is still loading, the caption will move up the box. The more times you click it, the farther the text will move.
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* Clicking the "s" button repeatedly while it is still loading causes the caption to move up the box. The more times it is clicked, the farther the text will move.
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* The Sketchbook of October 22nd, 2009 has not been updated for seventy-five weeks as of March 28, 2011, the longest hiatus between pop-up updates on record.
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* October 22, 2014 marked the end of the then-longest update hiatus, at exactly five years. It has since been surpassed by the ongoing hiatus of the following week's sketch.
==See Also==
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*Click on the S on any [[HR:{{randommainpage}}.html|Main Page]] to see the most recent sketch.
*Click on the S on any [[HR:{{randommainpage}}.html|Main Page]] to see the most recent sketch.
*[[HR:sketchbook.swf|view the Flash file for the current sketchbook]]
*[[HR:sketchbook.swf|view the Flash file for the current sketchbook]]
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Revision as of 17:34, 1 January 2020

This article is about the weekly Sketchbook featured on the Main Pages. For the sketchbook in the Museum, see Sketchbook (museum). For the strongbad_email.exe Disc Three bonus video, see Sketchbook (video).
Sketchbook

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The Sketchbook is a collection of conceptual art and sketches by The Brothers Chaps. These are found by clicking on the S at the top of the Main Pages, and were generally updated on Thursdays when Homestar Runner was more active. Here are all the sketches in 2020.

As of November 22, 2004, the image and text are no longer part of the Flash file.

Image Date Caption Description
Marzi as Anton Chigurh! 30 Oct 2014 Marzi as Anton Chigurh! Marzipan as Anton Chigurh from the film No Country for Old Men.

Fun Facts

  • The font used in the captions is Bauhaus 93, the same font used on Homsar's shirt.
  • Sketchbook entries often feature ideas considered for or used in toons that had been recently released.
  • Clicking the "s" button repeatedly while it is still loading causes the caption to move up the box. The more times it is clicked, the farther the text will move.
  • October 22, 2014 marked the end of the then-longest update hiatus, at exactly five years. It has since been surpassed by the ongoing hiatus of the following week's sketch.

See Also

External Links

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