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[[Image:Sketchbook Five.PNG|thumb|Back to the drawing board]]
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The '''Sketchbook''', found in the [[Museum]] section of the [[homestarrunner.com|Homestar Runner website]], includes a set of thirteen pages of early and rough sketches of various characters. On February 14, 2006, the contents of another folder, "Ice Cream", were added to appear after the 13 sketches.
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The '''Sketchbook''' found in the [[Museum]] section of the Homestar website includes a set of thirteen early sketches of various characters. The commentaries were written by [[Matt Chapman]].
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The sketches are captioned with additional context and dates. Some of these captions have been revised since their releases; these revised commentaries can only be seen on the Museum page, while the direct links below still only have the original text.
'''Page Title:''' Homestar Sketchbook
'''Page Title:''' Homestar Sketchbook
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'''Ice Cream Page Title:''' Cool Treats!
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==Sketchbook pages==
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| [[Image:Sketchbook_One.PNG|210px|Kick That can!]] || Alternate designs for the Kick the Can Homestars. || Jan 2000
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| [[oldHR:sketch1.html|Sketchbook Page 1]] || Alternate designs for the [[Kick the Can]] [[The Homestar Runner|Homestars]]. || Jan 2000
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| [[Image:Sketchbook_Two.PNG|210px|Marzipan Medly]] || Early Marzipans. Way too human. || Aug 1999
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| [[oldHR:sketch2.html|Sketchbook Page 2]] || Early [[Marzipan|Marzipans]]. Way too human. || Aug 1999
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| [[Image:Sketchbook_Three.PNG|210px|Evolution Of A Brute]] || Strong Mad development. Watch his neck and head magically disappear! || Sept 1996
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| [[oldHR:sketch3.html|Sketchbook Page 3]] || [[Strong Mad]] development. Watch his neck and head magically disappear! || Sep 1996
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| [[Image:Sketchbook_Four.PNG|210px|It's That Cookie Jar!]] || Trivia Time designs (Pom-Pom's dog). Still haven't found a good one. Is that Stimpy? ||  April 2000
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| [[oldHR:sketch4.html|Sketchbook Page 4]] || [[Trivia Time]] designs ([[Pom Pom|Pom-Pom]]'s dog). Still haven't found a good one. Is that [[Wikipedia:Ren and Stimpy|Stimpy]]? ||  Apr 2000
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| [[Image:Sketchbook_Five.PNG|210px|Would Have Made Quite The Book...]] || Flying, swimming, and racing designs from the unfinished 2nd children's book "Homestar Runner Goes For The Gold!" || Sept 1996
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| [[oldHR:sketch5.html|Sketchbook Page 5]] || Flying, swimming, and racing designs from the unfinished 2nd children's book "[[Homestar Runner Goes For The Gold!]]" || Sep 1996
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| [[Image:Sketchbook_Six.PNG|210px|Who Wants To See Strong Sad?]] || Strong Sad development. I kinda miss the stripes. || Sept 1996
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| [[oldHR:sketch6.html|Sketchbook Page 6]] || [[Strong Sad]] development. I kinda miss the stripes. || Sep 1996
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| [[Image:Sketchbook_Seven.PNG|210px|Nobody Wants To See Strong Sad.]] || More Strong Sad. That Vaudeville one always cracks me up. || Sept 1996
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| [[oldHR:sketch7.html|Sketchbook Page 7]] || More Strong Sad. That [[Wikipedia:Vaudeville|Vaudeville]] one always cracks me up. || Sep 1996
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| [[Image:Sketchbook_Eight.PNG|210px|Enough Strong Sad.]] || Even more Strong Sad. The lower left one is Strong Glad! Nice gams, babe! || Sept 1996
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| [[oldHR:sketch8.html|Sketchbook Page 8]] || Even more Strong Sad. The lower left one is Strong Glad! Nice gams, babe! || Sep 1996
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| [[Image:Sketchbook_Nine.PNG|210px|Walrus'D!]] || Dijjery-doo, a Cheat-like prankster that was abandoned for being too Cheat-like. And too walrus-like. || Sept 1996
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| [[oldHR:sketch9.html|Sketchbook Page 9]] || [[Dijjery Doo|Dijjery-doo]], a [[The Cheat|Cheat]]-like prankster that was abandoned for being too Cheat-like. And too {{wp|walrus}}-like. || Sep 1996
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| [[Image:Sketchbook_Ten.PNG|210px|That Mean Mike...]] || The original scribblings for the Pom-Pom solo book. Later made into a flash toon but Mike won't let me keep it on the site. || Unknown
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| [[oldHR:sketch10.html|Sketchbook Page 10]] ||
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'''Original:''' The original scribblings for the Pom-Pom solo book. Later made into a [[Pom Pom, Too|flash toon]] but Mike won't let me keep it on the site.<br>
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'''Updated:''' The original scribblings for the Pom-Pom solo book. Later made into a flash toon.
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The picture reads:
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<blockquote>this is the isle of Pom. ''{inline drawing of the isle}''<br>
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On it, live the Poms.<br>
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Pom-Pom is the best Pom. ''{inline drawing of Pom Pom}''<br>
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He loves his mom & dad.<br>
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He is very patriotic.<br>
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He feeds his dog everyday.<br>
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He treats his neighbors w/ respect.<br>
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He doesn't play w/ matches.<br>
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We all love Pom-Pom, too.</blockquote>
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| [[Image:Sketchbook_Eleven.PNG|210px|Introducing... Carrot Guy!]] || Some early Bubs and Coach Z drawings. Don't know who the carrot-looking guy was gonna be. || Unknown
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| [[oldHR:sketch11.html|Sketchbook Page 11]] || Some early [[Bubs]] and [[Coach Z]] drawings. Don't know who the carrot-looking guy was gonna be. || Unknown
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| [[Image:Sketchbook_Twelve.PNG|210px|Boaring!]] || Various Homestar drawings. || Unknown
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| [[oldHR:sketch12.html|Sketchbook Page 12]] || Various [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]] drawings. || Unknown
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| [[oldHR:sketch13.html|Sketchbook Page 13]] ||
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'''Original:''' Some [[Rejected Costumes|costume ideas]] for the [[Homestarloween Party|Halloween Episode]]. Ten bucks to anyone who can identify them all.
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'''Updated:''' Some rejected costume ideas for Halloween Episodes. That other Marzipan is supposed to be Speed Racer's Girlfriend, Trixie, okay?
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''Top row, left to right:'' Strong Sad as an {{w|Oompa-Loompa}}, Homestar Runner as {{w|Hellboy}}, [[Marzipan]] as Trixie from ''{{w|Speed Racer}}'', Marzipan as {{w|Marge Simpson}}
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''Bottom row, left to right:'' Coach Z as [[Bob & Doug McKenzie|Doug McKenzie]], Homestar as {{w|Travis Bickle}}, [[Pom Pom]] as {{w|Comic Book Guy}}
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| [[oldHR:icecream1.html|Sketchbook page 14]] || I swear these were HUGE in Japan the summer of [[1987|'87]]. || Unknown
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| [[oldHR:icecream2.html|Sketchbook page 15]] || I swear these were HUGE in Japan the summer of '87. || Unknown
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| [[oldHR:icecream3.html|Sketchbook page 16]] || I swear these were HUGE in Japan the summer of '87. || Unknown
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| [[Image:Sketchbook_Thirteen.PNG|210px|You never gave me my 10 bucks...]] || Some costume ideas for the Halloween Episode. Ten bucks to anyone who can identify them all. ''(From Top Left: [[Strong Sad]] as a [[Wikipedia:Oompa Loompa|Oompa Loompa]], [[Homestar Runner]] as [[Wikipedia:Hellboy|Hellboy]], [[Marzipan]] as Velma and [[Wikipedia:Marge Simpson|Marge Simpson]]<br>Bottom Row: [[Coach Z]] as [[Wikipedia:Bob & Doug McKenzie|Doug McKenzie]], Homestar as [[Wikipedia:Taxi Driver|Travis Bickle]], [[Pom Pom]] as [[Wikipedia:List of recurring characters from The Simpsons#Jeff Albertson .28Comic_Book_Guy.29|Jeff Albertson, The "Comic Book Guy."]])'' || Unknown
 
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[[File:homestar_ice_cream.jpg|thumb|300px|Super Sugar Taste!]]
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== External Links ==
 
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*[http://www.homestarrunner.com/sketch1.html view the Sketchbook]
 
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== External Links ==
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*[[HR:oldsketch.swf|view the Flash file for the Updated Sketchbook]]
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*[[oldHR:sketch1.html|view the old Sketchbook]]
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*[[oldHR:icecream1.html|view the Ice Cream folder]]
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{{Museum}}
[[Category: Special Pages]]
[[Category: Special Pages]]

Current revision as of 16:57, 2 March 2024

This article is about the Sketchbook in the Museum. For the Weekly Sketchbook featured on the Main Pages, see Sketchbook. For the strongbad_email.exe Disc Three bonus video, see Sketchbook (video).
Back to the drawing board

The Sketchbook, found in the Museum section of the Homestar Runner website, includes a set of thirteen pages of early and rough sketches of various characters. On February 14, 2006, the contents of another folder, "Ice Cream", were added to appear after the 13 sketches.

The sketches are captioned with additional context and dates. Some of these captions have been revised since their releases; these revised commentaries can only be seen on the Museum page, while the direct links below still only have the original text.

Page Title: Homestar Sketchbook

Ice Cream Page Title: Cool Treats!

[edit] Sketchbook pages

Image Description Date
Sketchbook Page 1 Alternate designs for the Kick the Can Homestars. Jan 2000
Sketchbook Page 2 Early Marzipans. Way too human. Aug 1999
Sketchbook Page 3 Strong Mad development. Watch his neck and head magically disappear! Sep 1996
Sketchbook Page 4 Trivia Time designs (Pom-Pom's dog). Still haven't found a good one. Is that Stimpy? Apr 2000
Sketchbook Page 5 Flying, swimming, and racing designs from the unfinished 2nd children's book "Homestar Runner Goes For The Gold!" Sep 1996
Sketchbook Page 6 Strong Sad development. I kinda miss the stripes. Sep 1996
Sketchbook Page 7 More Strong Sad. That Vaudeville one always cracks me up. Sep 1996
Sketchbook Page 8 Even more Strong Sad. The lower left one is Strong Glad! Nice gams, babe! Sep 1996
Sketchbook Page 9 Dijjery-doo, a Cheat-like prankster that was abandoned for being too Cheat-like. And too walrus-like. Sep 1996
Sketchbook Page 10

Original: The original scribblings for the Pom-Pom solo book. Later made into a flash toon but Mike won't let me keep it on the site.
Updated: The original scribblings for the Pom-Pom solo book. Later made into a flash toon.

The picture reads:

this is the isle of Pom. {inline drawing of the isle}
On it, live the Poms.
Pom-Pom is the best Pom. {inline drawing of Pom Pom}
He loves his mom & dad.
He is very patriotic.
He feeds his dog everyday.
He treats his neighbors w/ respect.
He doesn't play w/ matches.
We all love Pom-Pom, too.
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Sketchbook Page 11 Some early Bubs and Coach Z drawings. Don't know who the carrot-looking guy was gonna be. Unknown
Sketchbook Page 12 Various Homestar drawings. Unknown
Sketchbook Page 13

Original: Some costume ideas for the Halloween Episode. Ten bucks to anyone who can identify them all.

Updated: Some rejected costume ideas for Halloween Episodes. That other Marzipan is supposed to be Speed Racer's Girlfriend, Trixie, okay?

Top row, left to right: Strong Sad as an Oompa-Loompa, Homestar Runner as Hellboy, Marzipan as Trixie from Speed Racer, Marzipan as Marge Simpson

Bottom row, left to right: Coach Z as Doug McKenzie, Homestar as Travis Bickle, Pom Pom as Comic Book Guy

Unknown
Sketchbook page 14 I swear these were HUGE in Japan the summer of '87. Unknown
Sketchbook page 15 I swear these were HUGE in Japan the summer of '87. Unknown
Sketchbook page 16 I swear these were HUGE in Japan the summer of '87. Unknown
Super Sugar Taste!



[edit] External Links

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