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{{about|weekly Sketchbook featured on the [[Main Pages]] between 2004 and 2009}} {{for|[[Museum]] feature|Sketchbook (museum)}} {{for|[[strongbad_email.exe Disc Three]] bonus video|Sketchbook (video)}}
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Since July 19, 2004, '''Sketchbooks''' have been featured on the main page.
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The '''Sketchbook''' was a collection of conceptual art and sketches by [[The Brothers Chaps]]. Sketchbook entries often featured ideas used in or considered for toons that had been recently released. The latest sketch can be viewed by clicking on the ''s'' button at the top of a [[Main Pages|main page]].
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''As of November 22, 2004, the [http://www.homestarrunner.com/weeklies/sketchbook_pic.jpg image] and [http://www.homestarrunner.com/weeklies/weeklies.xml text] are no longer part of the [http://www.homestarrunner.com/sketchbook.swf Flash file].''
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The sketchbook feature was generally updated on Thursdays from 2004 through late 2009. This hiatus was briefly broken in 2014, but no new art has been shared since October 30 of that year.
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|[[File:SK-2014-10-30.png|200px|Marzi as Anton Chigurh!]] || 30 Oct 2014 || Marzi as Anton Chigurh! || A [[Rejected Costumes|rejected Halloween costume]], [[Marzipan]] as {{w|Anton Chigurh}} from the film ''[[Wikipedia:No Country for Old Men (film)|No Country for Old Men]]''.
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| [[Image:StinkoDude.PNG|210px|stinkoman as just some dude]] || stinkoman as just some dude || 25 Mar 2005
 
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| [[Image:problematics.PNG|210px|problematics]] || problematics || 17 Mar 2005
 
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| [[Image:sketchbook_031005.png|210px|trogdor age 6. drawn by billy age 4.]] || trogdor age 6. drawn by billy age 4. || 10 Mar 2005
 
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| [[Image:sketchbook_bubsesnew.png|210px|you jumped over some of my bubses.]] || you jumped over some of my bubses. || 27 Feb 2005
 
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| [[Image:sketchbook_lectricboots.png|210px|'lectric boot sketches]] || 'lectric boot sketches || 17 Feb 2005
 
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| [[Image:sketchbook_cheat-up.PNG|210px|this is a cheat-up!]] || this is a cheat-up! nobody move! || 10 Feb 2005
 
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| [[Image:wrestleman.png|210px|won't replace strong bad]] || will not be replacing strong bad any time soon || 27 Jan 2005
 
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| [[Image:20050120 sketchbook brotherly love.png|210px|brotherly love]] || brotherly love || 20 Jan 2005
 
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| [[Image:Notapproved.PNG|210px|not approved!!]] || not approved!! || 14 Jan 2005
 
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| [[Image:LitterOfCheatpups.PNG|210px|eww. a litter of cheatpups]] || eww. a litter of cheatpups. || 30 Dec 2004
 
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| [[Image:thnikkaman_mustache.png|210px|thnikkaman with mustache]] || thnikkaman with mustache || 16 Dec 2004
 
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| [[Image:somelilbrudders.PNG|210px|some li'l brudders]] || some li'l brudders || 9 Dec 2004
 
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| [[Image:stnank_and_grumberto.PNG|210px|more made up animals, stnank and grumberto]] || more made up animals. stnank and grumberto || 2 Dec 2004
 
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| [[Image:goblin_arms_fangs.PNG|210px|the goblin was gonna have arms? and fangs?]] || the goblin was gonna have arms? and fangs? || 22 Nov 2004
 
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| [[Image:ttgsdead.png|210px|unused TTGS death]] || unused TTGS death || 11 Nov 2004
 
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| [[Image:mashedpotatojones.PNG|210px|mashed potato jones]] || mashed potato jones || 08 Nov 2004
 
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| [[Image:manymarshies.PNG|210px|many marshies!!]] || many marshies || 18 Oct 2004
 
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| [[Image:thetwoguys.PNG|210px|THE TWO GUYS!!]] || THE TWO GUYS!! || 07 Oct 2004
 
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| [[Image:mrhomestarms.PNG|210px|Mr. HomestARMS]] || Mr. HomestARMS || 30 Sep 2004
 
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| [[Image:CastleFunniesSketches.png|210px|castlefunnies sketches]] || castlefunnies sketches || 23 Sep 2004
 
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| [[Image:040919_sketchbook.png|210px|teeny tiny girl squad sketches]] || teeny tiny girl squad sketches || 19 Sep 2004
 
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| [[Image:king_sb.png|210px|King S.B. with fish and axe]] || king S.B. with fish & axe || 09 Sep 2004
 
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| [[Image:sketchbook_040902_comicbookstylecheat.png|210px|Comic-Book Style The Cheat]] || comic book style cheat || 02 Sep 2004
 
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| [[Image:sketchbook_040826_themanybuttsofcoachz.png|210px|The Many Butts of Coach Z]] || the many butts of coach z || 26 Aug 2004
 
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| [[Image:sketchbook_040819_viewtifulbrothers.png|210px|Viewtiful Brothers Strong]] || viewtiful brothers strong || 19 Aug 2004
 
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| [[Image:sketchbook_040812_mssadkids.png|210px|The Sad Kids had a Mom?]] || the sad kids had a mom? || 12 Aug 2004
 
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| [[Image:wikisketch2.PNG|210px|Cowcopter Prototypes ]] || cowcopter prototypes || 05 Aug 2004
 
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| [[Image:wikisketch.PNG|210px|Caffeinated Strong Sad]] || caffeinated strong sad || 29 Jul 2004
 
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| [[Image:sketchbook_040719_modestlyhothomsar.png|210px|Modestly Hot Homsars]] || modestly hot homsars || 19 Jul 2004
 
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[[Category: Regular Updates]]
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==Fun Facts==
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===Trivia===
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*Prior to November 22, 2004, the [[HR:weeklies/sketchbook_pic.jpg|image]] and [[HR:weeklies/weeklies.xml|text]] were part of the [[HR:sketchbook.swf|Flash file]].
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* The font used in the captions is [[Fonts#Bauhaus 93|Bauhaus 93]], the same font used on [[Homsar]]'s shirt.
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* The longest hiatus between pop-up updates was exactly five years between October 22 of 2009 and 2014, with the longest overall hiatus being over {{yearssince|Oct 30 2014}} years since the following week's sketch. During activity, the record was eight weeks between April 10 and June 4, 2009.
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===Glitches===
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*Clicking the ''s'' button repeatedly while the Sketchbook popup is still loading causes the image to move to the right, eventually appearing outside of the pop-up's frame. The more times it is clicked, the farther the text moves.
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*After the [[post-Flash site update]] on the first day of 2021, the button did not work: clicking the button on any main page had no effect.
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**On April 14, 2025, the button's function was partially reinstated; however, on most main pages the subtitle was placed too low in the box and read "the goblin was gonna" (the first line of text from [[Sketchbook 2004#SK-2004-11-22|the November 22, 2004 post]]). The correct caption and placement was only rendered on main pages [[Main Page 24|24]], [[Main Page 25|25]], [[Main Page 27|27]], [[Main Page 28|28]].
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==See Also==
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*[[Sketchbook (museum)]]
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*[[Sketchbook (video)]]
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*[[XML Sources#Weeklies XML File|XML Source]]
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*[[Weekly Fanstuff]]
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*[[Quote of the Week]]
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==External Links==
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*Click on the S on any [[HR:main|Main Page]] to see the most recent sketch.
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*[[HR:sketchbook.swf|view the Flash file for the current sketchbook]]
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[[Category:Past Updates]]
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[[Category:Flash Content]]

Current revision as of 18:55, 5 May 2025

This article is about the weekly Sketchbook featured on the Main Pages between 2004 and 2009. For the Museum feature, see Sketchbook (museum). For the strongbad_email.exe Disc Three bonus video, see Sketchbook (video).
Sketchbook

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2009
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The Sketchbook was a collection of conceptual art and sketches by The Brothers Chaps. Sketchbook entries often featured ideas used in or considered for toons that had been recently released. The latest sketch can be viewed by clicking on the s button at the top of a main page.

The sketchbook feature was generally updated on Thursdays from 2004 through late 2009. This hiatus was briefly broken in 2014, but no new art has been shared since October 30 of that year.

Contents

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

[edit] Fun Facts

[edit] Trivia

  • Prior to November 22, 2004, the image and text were part of the Flash file.
  • The font used in the captions is Bauhaus 93, the same font used on Homsar's shirt.
  • The longest hiatus between pop-up updates was exactly five years between October 22 of 2009 and 2014, with the longest overall hiatus being over 10 years since the following week's sketch. During activity, the record was eight weeks between April 10 and June 4, 2009.

[edit] Glitches

  • Clicking the s button repeatedly while the Sketchbook popup is still loading causes the image to move to the right, eventually appearing outside of the pop-up's frame. The more times it is clicked, the farther the text moves.
  • After the post-Flash site update on the first day of 2021, the button did not work: clicking the button on any main page had no effect.
    • On April 14, 2025, the button's function was partially reinstated; however, on most main pages the subtitle was placed too low in the box and read "the goblin was gonna" (the first line of text from the November 22, 2004 post). The correct caption and placement was only rendered on main pages 24, 25, 27, 28.

[edit] See Also

[edit] External Links

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