Steve Rude is a living legend and his sketchbooks are a must-own for anyone who appreciates comics art or wants to improve their art. Included are pages from his private sketchbook with notes, tips, and tricks along with his favorite commissions from the previous year, many of which are documented and roughed out in his sketchbook! The Sketchtember booklet contains a special set of drawings and paintings he did for a challenge during the month of September 2022. View progress shots and final results.
Latest Updates from Our Project:
2023 SKETCHBOOKS ENROUTE TO STEVE RUDE STUDIO!
10 months ago
– Thu, Jul 13, 2023 at 10:06:19 AM
The sketchbooks have FINALLY shipped from the printer and are expected in studio by Saturday! We hope to process the books on Sunday with Steve signing most of them and start shipping next week!
Thank you for all your support! We hope you will check out the Battle for Thuneworld which is currently the preview/artists edition showing in progress work and the first draft of the script.
Your support is helping cover Jaynelle's medical costs as well as allowing Steve to work on Thuneworld which we hope to premiere early 2024!
SHIPPING UPDATE
10 months ago
– Mon, Jul 03, 2023 at 11:16:25 AM
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TWO SURGERIES LATER...DOWNLOADS READY & EVERYTHING AT PRINTER!
11 months ago
– Sun, Jun 04, 2023 at 01:21:58 PM
Jaynelle has an auto immune disorder requiring a series of surgeries. Proceeds from the Kickstarters help support the surgeries. After the lst one she was unable to work on, well, anything for a bit. Happy to report everything is now in production!
Thank you all for hanging in there with us. Jaynelle's surgery in March was a beast and she is the one putting the whole project together. She barely recovered before heading off to another surgery just last week. Still not recovered, and unfortunately needing ongoing wound care, but working through it - she edited, re-edited and updated all the designs until Steve was happy with them. If you know Steve - that's no small feat!
Here is where we are with everything
2022 Sketchtember booklet proof has been approved and presses are running. Expect it in house in about 3 weeks.
Signed/Numbered inserts are in house, mostly signed and we are starting the numbering process
2023 Sketchbook - and both covers - have all been approved as we are currently waiting on the hardcopy proofs expected in house within the week. Production/shipping time once approved is approximately 3 weeks
T-Shirts have been ordered and light shirts have been shipped
Watercolor Fine Art Reproductions have been ordered, but not shipped. Shipping containers for them are here. We decided to go super classy and are having the printing company ship special COAs that can be registered since we only ordered 10 of each these are going to be super rare reproductions on high quality watercolor rag!
Small prints are in house and have been signed.
Downloads have been sent
Currently we have
1 backer who has not completed checkout, and
1 backer who completed checkout but did not give an address so their checkout is incomplete.
You will receive a link back to your Backerkit checkout with the download link IF YOUR ORDER IS FINALIZED. If you cannot find it please email me via Kickstarter and tell me what email address you are using to look for it.
Please remember to check your spam. I believe all the emails come from [email protected].
SNEAK PREVIEW
2022 SKETCHTEMBER BOOKLET
2023 Sketchtember Booklet Cover Spread
Another sample page from the 2022 Sketchtember Booklet - Currently available for $40, will be $50 once in house. These are all signed and numbered and individually bagged.
Day 9 Sample Page - each page has QR code to take you directly to the video!
2023 SKETCHBOOK
2023 Sketchbook Cover A Spread
2023 Sketchbook Cover B Spread
2023 Sketchbook Sample Interor Spread
2023 Sketchbook Sample Interor Spread
ORDERING
Presale order prices are still available. Once they move to our online store the prices will go up. Each is a LIMITED printing and to date we have not reprinted any past books and do not have plans to do so.
Delay in Shipment - Don’t Worry, We Got it Handled!
12 months ago
– Sat, May 06, 2023 at 12:20:01 PM
Hi folks, we appreciate your patience as we continue working on putting together our 2023 Sketchbook & Sketchtember booklet. With recent medical struggles, we’ve had to shift our attention towards various issues around the Rude household. But DO NOT WORRY, you will still receive your Kickstarter package and get your money’s worth of high quality items!
Currently we have the drafts of both the Sketchtember and 2023 Sketchbooks in the final final final round of editing and hope to hand off to the printer next week.
As soon as the drafts are made final we will make the PDFs available to those of you who ordered them!
We are currently getting THUNEWORLD part 4 ready for Kickstarter and plan to launch just after this book ships.
Vootie!
The Rude Dude Team
2023 Sketchbook & Sketchtember (UPDATE, Teaser Images, & New Bookplate Added!)
about 1 year ago
– Wed, Apr 05, 2023 at 01:31:31 PM
Hey folks! We wanted to reach out to all our amazing backers and give a quick update on the progress of the books.
2023 Sketchbook: We know you're eagerly awaiting the release of our 2023 Sketchbook, and we want to thank you for your patience as we work tirelessly to perfect every detail. At the moment, the sketchbook is in its late design stages. We apologize for the delay, but we promise it'll be worth the wait. Stay tuned for updates on our progress. We will ensure all orders go out before the release of our next Kickstarter!
Below are some fun teaser images from the 2023 Annual Sketchbook!
Sketchtember Booklet: We just received the first color draft copy from the printer and we can't wait to share the final product with you! We work hard to ensure everything is high quality. Get ready to find a special surprise inside the front cover - introducing a high quality signed bookplate sticker to show our gratitude for your amazing support!
Below are some fun teaser images from the Sketchtember 2022 booklet!
WANT TO ADD SKETCHTEMBER BOOKLET TO YOUR ORDER? - If you would like to add a copy of the Sketchtember 2022 Booklet to your order, just remember it's not too late! Please email us at [email protected] and we will be more than happy to assist! Don't forget to pass along the presale link with your friends, family, or even your furry friends 🐶 Just visit www.steverude.com/2023skb
