Sketchboy

by Randy Briley

This is a collection of whimsical and emotive doodles by Seattle artist and author Randy Briley. Check it out! Pure fun for folks of all ages. See also Briley's YA novel, Mr. Underneath, and his children's picture book, Big Pigs and Sock Dances.

104 pages, Paperback

First published June 25, 2013

About the author

Even as a child, Randy Briley was bringing the creations of his imagination to life through the drawings and stories that he was continually scribbling in his sketchbooks. His love of both art and science led him to pursue an engineering degree at Northern Arizona University until the urge to create overpowered him. He switched to the art program to earn a BFA in visual communications. Briley spent the next twenty years combining art and technology as an art director in the video game industry, producing dozens of hit titles on all platforms. While juggling his hectic day job, he consistently stayed awake into the wee hours of the night in order to bring his own characters to life. Recently, he wrote a young adult novel, Mr. Underneath, and compiled a book of his sketches, Sketchboy. He is currently working full time on writing and illustrating several visually stunning children’s books. Whether through the imagery of the written word or his unique visual style expressed in ink, watercolor, oil paint, sculpture, or digital art, Briley always has a story to share with people of all ages.
Briley lives in Seattle with his wife and two children. www.facebook.com/ravenmadstudios

Reviews

[Cindy Parks · Rating 5 out of 5]

I was looking through e-books and stumbled upon a book called Sketchboy. I knew it wasnt going to have a story to it, but the cover intrigued me, so I bought it. It was hundreds of character sketches by an artist named Randy Briley. These sketches touched my heart like I never thought they would. These characters are drawn so that they are looking straight at you. I felt like they were saying, Please notice me! Im right here. I was amazed at how their emotions came right though. My heart hurt for some of them and laughed out loud for others.

Please take a moment to look at this little book. It will be worth your 1/2 hour.

It looks like Mr. Briley's new book, "Big Pigs and Sock Dances" uses some of these character sketches. That's a great book, too.