344 WEEKLY MONSTER 122

[MP36BRAVO]

whats the spray thing you put on befor you draw? plz reply, and where do u buy it

[StefanGBucher]

@MP36BRAVO It's a duster can from the office supply store. :^)

[Nooblet68]

Wow. You use a LOT of paper.

[StefanGBucher]

@Nooblet68 That's true. But not THAT much, really. A few hundred sheets a year, maybe? :^)

[JFfpaintzAndDrawings]

its awesome you can write in different directions :D

[StefanGBucher]

@JFfpaintzAndDrawings Thank you! I'm glad you're enjoying that. :^)

[tehch11k]

Nice talent.

[StefanGBucher]

@tehch11k Very, very, VERY belated thanks, tehch11k! :^)

[ibtroops]

Wow. very nice! Looks really 3D!

[StefanGBucher]

Thank you very much, ibtroops. I'm glad you like it. :^)

[adasdadinator]

oh thanks lol

ps u reply quickly! 0.o

[adasdadinator]

thats wat i do i just make arandom scribble and turn it into something cool

[StefanGBucher]

That's excellent, adasdadinator. :^)

[keithlfig]

yo u have mad talent at writing then!!!! how long did it take to master that?

[StefanGBucher]

It's surprisingly easy. It's really just a matter of concentration. Of course, I've been lettering right-side-up and forward-to-back for 25 years, so that helps.

[keithlfig]

do u write upside down in the beggining

if u do how do u do it perfectly

[StefanGBucher]

I do write the openings upside down, keithlfig. And in reverse. Glad you like it. :^)

[keithlfig]

i really do

[StefanGBucher]

Ha! Thank you very much, keithlfig. The Monsters and I love you, too. :^)

[keithlfig]

i love u

[Libzeeen]

HI. Im a big fan of yours. I was wondering exactly how much do you spend on pens and stuff to do your drawings.

[StefanGBucher]

Thank you, Libzeeen. I'm glad you like the Monsters. THe pens are less than $3 each, and the paper is super-cheap. I don't know, I've never kept track, but I'm thinking maybe two or three hundred dollars a year?

[adasdadinator]

hey stefan luv teh monsters jus wondering how u did the end i mean what program is it flash some thing else or do u just make raely graet stop motion (the latter would rival mamshman lol)

[StefanGBucher]

Hello adasdadinator. I use this dinky little software called Anime Studio 5. It's a little like Flash, a little like AfterEffects -- the latter of which I'm hoping to switch to shortly, because it offers a lot more control. But Anime Studio, while buggy, has done right by me over the years. And if all this were actually stop motion... I don't think I could hold down a job on the side of all this. :^D

[mujwoo]

naww, that was so cute! you're so talented..

[StefanGBucher]

Oh, you're very sweet. Thank you, mujwoo. :^)

[Superhippy08]

truly awesome

[StefanGBucher]

Thank you very much, Superhippy08. :^)

[imoldgreg14]

these are amazing!! how long does it actually take you to draw a monster?

[StefanGBucher]

Hello again, imoldgreg14. The drawings themselves take from about 10 minutes for the early ones to 25-30 minutes later on. I just posted one today that took 50 minutes, because I knew it would be reproduced at a large size. It's really the animation that takes time. That can easily take 10 hours or more.

[Bloody0celot]

damnn!!! 5 stars! ur so freaking good at this

[StefanGBucher]

Thank you so much, Bloody0celot. I'm glad you're enjoying the monsters. I really appreciate the compliment.

[arippedbag]

What type of things do you use to create these things paper? markers etc.. please message me?

[StefanGBucher]

Hi there, arippedbag. I use Faber-Castell PITT artist pens, Staedtler pigment liners, Tombo ABT pens, Sharpies (fine point and wedge tip), and Yasutomo Sumi ink on regular old uncoated bond paper.

[oziitricker]

Awesome, outstanding, great and much more to describe your work... BIG UP, Keep up the impressive work.

[StefanGBucher]

Thank you so much, oziitricker. I'm really glad you're digging the monsters! :^)

[pro2008dragon]

WOW ..!! awesome .. XD

[StefanGBucher]

Thank you, pro2008dragon. I'm glad you like the monsters. (Incidentally, I'm sure you get this question all the time, but are you a professional dragon? Or do you just vote for dragons? :^)

[blackxrosex]

These monsters are really fasinating. :] I especially love the animation.

[StefanGBucher]

Thank you very much, blackxrosex. I'm glad you're enjoying the monsters. They're fun to do. :^)

[StefanGBucher]

Thank you very much, solly33! I'm glad you like the monsters!

[WeeklyRabble]

StefaGBucher is made entirely out of win. Epic, epic win. =D

[StefanGBucher]

Thank you, WeeklyRabble. That's very kind of you, but I'm at least 15% goo with a dash of GAH!

[WeeklyRabble]

I like weekly things too. :D

Oh, and horray for goo.

[xosports]

your drawings are so kool

[StefanGBucher]

Thank you, xosports. I'm glad you like 'em! :^)

[TheKaprys]

I haven't seen your drawings in months!..In fact more than a year and I was at this one place and it just reminded me of your drawings so then I was like,"What's his drawings called" ...I knew it was something.Monster..so then I typed in Monster drawing and found you! YES!!! NOw, I should go and look at the other drawings I haven't seen in months...YES..I love them.

[StefanGBucher]

Welcome back, TheKapprys. I'm glad you found the monsters again. :^) You've got a LOT of new monsters waiting for you!

[janetm95]

how do you make the drawing move like that??

[StefanGBucher]

I use Anime Studio 5. And lots of time. :^)

[TheKaprys]

Is it just the speed? Can't we just use Windows Movie Maker?

[StefanGBucher]

For the time lapse, I'm sure you can. That part I do in QuickTime Pro. I thought the question was about the animation at the end.

[Fasmo182]

hey friend, nice drawing may i ask what kind of pens do you use ?.

[StefanGBucher]

Glad you like'em, Fasmo182. I use Faber-Castell PITT artist pens, Staedtler pigment liners, Tombo ABT pens, Sharpies (fine point and wedge tip), and Yasutomo Sumi ink on regular old uncoated bond paper.

[TheKaprys]

Yeah. I like them too. Where can I purchase them?

[StefanGBucher]

The pens or the monsters? The pens are not esoteric. Any art store will have them, or you can order them online. The monsters you can order on Amazon in book form, or as original drawings from store344 - com.

[hopegal96]

how do u draw upside down

[StefanGBucher]

Carefully. :^D Seriously, it's just a matter of concentration and practice. But mostly concentration.

[zlliddude]

nice work!

[StefanGBucher]

Thanks, zlliddude. :^)

[FacelessMusician]

die stifte sind toll :) leider auch sooo teuer =( wenn dir in nächster zeit ein paar fehlen weisst du ja wer sie dir geklaut hat ;)

[StefanGBucher]

Danke für die Vorwarnung. :^D HIer in den Staaten sind die Stifte an sich recht günstig. Such mal nach "Dick Blick." Vielleicht verschiffen die auch international. Mit dem starken Euro sind die deutschen Stifte vielleicht im Rück-Import erschwinglich.

[derknurrkater]

Eine wahnsinnige Technik...

Und wunderschön animiert!

Das müsste man direkt mal vertonen!

Mal gucken ob ichs adäquat hinkriege...

[StefanGBucher]

Über Ton würde ich mich sehr freuen! Ich bin gespannt! Dank Dir, derknurrkater!

[Rockst4rBunny]

Oha das arme Kleine Monster :(

[StefanGBucher]

Aber es hat doch ein Happy End. :^)

[Rockst4rBunny]

ja aber die sehen gemeinsam auch nicht wirklich glücklich aus :(

[whymeee]

Wow, Respekt! Da hat jemand Talent ! :)

[StefanGBucher]

Dank Dir für das Kompliment, whymeee. :^)

[Diogenes2077]

Pah, das sieht ja aus wie hingekleckst.

Und dann extrem crass drum rum gemalt.

Und dann auch noch sau geil animiert.

Mal im ernst, Du bist doch n Profi oder?(zu mindest könntest Du problemlos einer sein)

Aber was mich richtig flasht, ist die Tatsache, dass Du noch alle Reaktionen zu lesen und `Zen-mäßig` zu beantworten scheinst.

Respekt und alles Gute (inkl Neujahr)

[StefanGBucher]

Grüß Dich, Diogenes2077. Da hast Du mich aber erstmal beim Wickel gehabt. :^) Hab mir schon gedacht "Au ha!"

Vielen Dank für die netten Worte. Ich bin hauptberuflich Grafiker und illustrativer Gelegenheitstäter. Kannst Du Dir bei 344design punkt com anschauen. Hoffentlich gefällts Dir! Zwischenzeitlich auch Dir Frohes Neues Jahr! --- Stefan

[ByPrometheus]

Merry Christmas, and I wonder how do you draw Santa?:) I would enjoy a video of it. Great monsters, I subscribed.

[StefanGBucher]

ByPrometheus!!! (Hard not to exclaim it, you know. :^) There are, in fact, two Santa Monsters in the mix: Search for Numbers 36 and 37.

[ByPrometheus]

Nice santas! Especially the one with 4 eyes o.O ( 37 ). Happy New Year !

[DardisMusic]

Seriously, every time I watch one of these videos, I find myself reaching for the Subscribe button but find (to my disappointment) that I have already subscribed. Excellent.

[zlliddude]

amazing!!!

i like it when ur pen moves fast! lol, duno why!

[StefanGBucher]

I like that part, too, zlliddude. Time lapse is fun! I'm glad you're enjoying the monsters!

[elgranto7]

Hey dude, can i ask what program is used to make the animation.

[StefanGBucher]

Sure, elgranto7. I use a $50 animation program called "Anime Studio 5."

[elgranto7]

wow, you do a good job of it!

[megasuggs]

Great drawing, great animation, in fact, great everything including your gracious replys to peoples comments, you could go a long way.

[StefanGBucher]

Well, how can I not say a big THANK YOU to that, megasuggs? Fingers crossed! And HAPPY HOLIDAYs, too!

[Th3d3ad99]

Pfft! How did i not see this before, its amazing. You've got some real talent there. By the way, do you plan out the drawing before hand or just make it up as you go along?

[StefanGBucher]

Hi there, Th3d3ad99. Thank you for the kind words. There's no advance planning at all. It''s strictly in the moment, trying to put down what I see in the ink blot. Whenever I try to make a specific kind of monster, it never works. It has to come out spontaneously.

[PodgeyPanda]

LOLAGE!!!

[TheRustyAcoustic]

Wow! Thanks!

[historicbloke]

ilike it thanks

[DogyKane]

the story is: @!$%#@%$#@^&%$**$@$#^@%$^!&^

[StefanGBucher]

Wow! A story for an alien creature, written in an alien alphabet. I like it! Thanks, DogyKane.

[Piggaletto]

amazing drawing

[seanlth]

I love your monsters and style of drawing them.I found out about your website on an irish tv station.

[StefanGBucher]

Ww! Really? THe monsters were on Irish TV? How cool is that? Do you remember the name of the station?

[seanlth]

RTE 2 is the name. It should be on RTE's website^^

[StefanGBucher]

Cool! Thank you, seanith. I will check it out! --- Oh yes! There it is! How cool!

[AlexOnlyMe]

WOW!

Very likely the best art i have ever seen.

KeC

[SpOoFMan123]

OMFG stephen m8 ur drawings are class. i have 1 question what kind of pens do you use because i am quite keen in drawing but i dont know what kind of pens u use PLEASE COMMENT BACK

[StefanGBucher]

Hey there, SpOoFMan123. Thank you for the kind words. I appreciate it. I use Faber-Castell PITT artist pens, Staedtler pigment liners, Tombo ABT pens, Sharpies (fine point and wedge tip), and Yasutomo Sumi ink on regular old uncoated bond paper. Hope that helps!

[Omnifa2]

I really dig ur style, kudos for writing upside down.

and erhm how do do the wings??? ink and something?

[StefanGBucher]

It's ink and blown air for the wings. I'm glad you like the monsters and the writing. :^)

[Omnifa2]

wait what? you blow the ink?? with what? :P

[StefanGBucher]

AIr through a straw. :^)

[Omnifa2]

cool, thnx ^^

[BattlefieldFAN116]

lol nice skilss

[moogle1405]

these videos you have made are brilliant really good!!!!!!!!!!!

[UFOIST]

Wow!! StefanG you are one seriously spaced surrealist, monstrously talented. Very well done, I'll be looking closely at all your work soon. This is going straight to my favourites.

[UFOIST]

WOW!!!!! so glad I discovered this hidden graphic treasure. StefanG, your are seriously spaced. I love your trippy imagination and the minimal use of black ink and shadow puppetesque screening. MONSTROUSLY good work.

[StefanGBucher]

Wow! Thank you for the lovely comment UFOIST. I greatly appreciate it. I hope I'll keep you entertained in the weeks to come.

[asulei]

excellent =D

[lexsane]

at least I don't have a potty mouth.

[J700T]

sorry :( i guess i got a little too over board :P

[socks747]

Thats awsome!

i love the way it flys away!

how long does it take you to draw and edit it?

:)

[StefanGBucher]

Hiya socks747. The drawings themselves take between 5 and 20 minutes. The basic time lapse business (including adding the opening credit etc.) takes about an hour. The animation at the end, in this case, took about 9 hours. Of that, about 3 hours go towards rendering.

[socks747]

Wow cool!

do you not get bored

and do u get anything out of it?

i think they are so cool!

how do u write so well upside down and backwards or did u just edit it!?

do u use photo shop to edit it?

sorry for asking so many questions its just your videos are class!

im going to look at your website right now!

[StefanGBucher]

Oh, I definitely get something out of it. Drawing the monsters is the most fun I've ever had drawing --- and I've drawn A LOT. :^)

Writing upside down and in rev. is easy as long as you stay focussed. Once you work out the N, S, and the 4 (which still trips me up) it's a breeze.

I use Photoshop to create the backgrounds, Anime Studio 5 for the animation, and After Effects for the sequencing and final render.

Thank you again for your kind words. I'm glad you're having fun with the monsters!

[Richeh]

I love this, it's a great idea. It reminds me of Rolf's Cartoon Club.

[lexsane]

What kind of creature is that in your dirty little imagination?

[StefanGBucher]

Little?! I will have you know that I have a dirty BIG imagination! :^D

[vadkaboy]

Very cool stefan

[nicolebrahim]

Very cool indeed!!! Actually it's all been said here. I just love that the monster flies out of the paper into life!!!

[eatingutube]

Very nice! Wonderfully artistic and inspiring!

[INDEPENDENTBROWNIE]

Absolutely brilliant i would love to see the face of the artist im intrigued x

[StefanGBucher]

Thank you, INDEPENDENTBROWNIE. You're very kind. You can see my face on the Daily Monster site. Just google Daily Monster and you'll be right there. You have to scroll down a little bit, but it's there.

[jhc28]

nice nice nice! excellent drawings. love the sound of the markers too! hahahaha!

[gerwin1991]

nice draw man, relly cool!!

[number599876879th]

i get goosebums from the marker sound :( watched it on mute. (nice work dude:)

[missstephenson]

bloody amazing! you've definitely got me as a subscriber!! =]

[Snaffer01]

U draw nice. Its a cool concept, but the animation video at the end is lame :(

nice work

[StefanGBucher]

Sorry you don't like the animation, Snaffer01. I'm glad you're enjoying the monster up to that point. Thanks for watching.

[Snaffer01]

yeah, I like the monsters, and how you draw upside down. The animation is well done, but ist boring :) but still a good idea

[StefanGBucher]

OK. You're on: What do you think a good animation for this would have been?

[Snaffer01]

I don't know :)

[no1joel]

I've watched your stuff for quite a while, and its nice to see that you're a pretty nice guy from your replies Stefan :)

[XDwoaXD]

lol, never seen someone writing as good as that

[billyredux]

This is the game the gods played when they created life on earth. I read that in Time Magazine or something.

[Shivinski7]

Amazing, Truly Amazing!

[fline]

five stars!! Adorable monster <3

[tuncel9]

Sjiek gedaan !

[xlaxed]

my favorite is still the elephant-ish thing :P forgot which episode, the one where you made the little people and stuff :O used a metal-ruler for it right? sooo bomb

[StefanGBucher]

Ah yes... that's Daily Monster 94. I like that one, too. :^)

[kowali]

very cool! i used to blow ink from felt tips when i was younger, if you take the top cap off and blow hard enough you can use them! all colourfull

i love the way you start with the splat and work it from there

:)

[eenbengeltje]

dit is echt super gaaf !!!

[Gordoncraiguk]

That's neat! Oh god, is there another 121 this good? I'm gonna be busy hehe. Maybe I'll miss a few :)

[marleos]

nice done good painting amazing flight what else to say oh good writing :D

[FoxTot]

Wow.... And then it gets a cartoon! :D Cool! Haha cutie. ^^ Then it smiles in the end... Erm, you write from the back..? Haha confusing! But still fantastic.. It looks so easy. You are REALLY good. :) s rs m rs m ers m n ers mon ers mon ters monsters :p

[YourFaerieKate]

WOW!

its fantastic!!

ide love to be able to do something like that!

amazingly done

[1rdhead1]

Stefan's Monsters always continue to amaze me! The animation in this video tells a beautiful story. The setting of the video is unique to Stefan but also has a very "classic" feel to me. I'm looking forward to more amazing Monster tales!

[StefanGBucher]

Thank you very much for the kind words, 1redhead1. I'm glad the monsters are striking a chord with you.

[xlaxed]

ooohhh Surprisingly nice! you should have a quick slideshow episode, showing all your creations up to now :P

[StefanGBucher]

Good idea, xlaxed. I'll see what I can whip up. In the meantime, I've got a book of the first 100 monsters coming out in March. It's on Amazon now. Just search for my name, if you're curious, and you'll find it. It's got a DVD with all the videos, too. I think it'll be fun. --- OK, end of shameless plug. Thank you again for your kind words! I'm glad you're digging the creatures!

[StefanGBucher]

You guys are so sweet. Thank you for all the great comments. I'm glad you like No.122 here.

[dallasrocker]

very cool, but I did not save it to my hard drive because it has no music. It would be a cool music video if there were music. For anyone wanting to turn there place into a cool scene, check out TubeSucker software. Use it to download videos in bulk, or singles, and then send them to your projector, in a random playlist. Very cool for parties. Do a google on TubeSucker to find it. It's free, but I bought the Turbo one and I just want to tell everyone how cool it is. Ck it out.

[turtleboy100]

Very Nice Work!!!! Well Done! keep em coming

[iTrout]

WOW! Absolutely brilliant!

[notes1980]

Wow, that was amazin, your really talented....fantastic, definetly worth a sub :D

[casey1237]

hahah, your vids are amazing!

[Busta310]

wow ur really good :P

[countevil]

I allways find it extremely interesting to watch other artists at work. It allways amazes me how differently they work. Love the videos! Subscribed.

[DpNo1]

Very nice!! Your youtube feature was well earned, keep it up!

[StefanGBucher]

OOOH! Look at that! I had no idea about my fancy feature status! This explains all the traffic! Thank you, YouTube Gods!

[banjodeluxe]

Ha ha, I'm glad you're excited, you deserved the feature I agree

[J700T]

i love the idea of u doing monsters! ur awesome!

[StefanGBucher]

Thank you, J700T. I'm glad you're having fun with the beasties.

[Kirschgarten]

Netter Film. Wäre schön mal etwas von dir an einer Kurzfilmveranstaltung zu sehen. Liebe Grüsse aus der Schweiz

[StefanGBucher]

Gute Idee, Kirschgarten! Hast Du Vorschläge, wo ich die Monster einreichen könnte?

[666jman666]

a bit crap is you ask me

[StefanGBucher]

And yet, I didn't. But thank you for taking the time to look.

[percythepen]

it looks like the guinness pelican!!!!!!!!!!!

[felixedo]

AWESOMEEEEE!!!

[StefanGBucher]

Thank you for all the kind words, everybody! I'm glad you like poor old 122. Thank you for coming to visit the monsters! I really appreciate it. --- Stefan

[TheRealDanSoup]

good skill, especialy drawing it upside down, but i prefer the art style of monsterbymail, this seemed a bit simplistic. good work anyway,

[StefanGBucher]

Hello Dan. The Monster By Mail stuff is really fun. I hadn't seen that before. As for my creatures, well... I was shooting for "simple"" rather than "simplistic" --- ouch --- but thank you for taking the time to visit and post a comment.

[TheRealDanSoup]

thank YOU for the mature reply rather than the string of offensive homophobic words i usualy get for expressing my opinion! XD

[Marteh]

A masterclass right there... nice work.

[aliwhitwell]

That's some pen and visual talent you have. Very impressive and superb animations.

[mattwill1990]

kool

[AnimeFanGirl4eva]

IT LOOKS LIKE A TOOCAN!!!

8D

[mattwill1990]

kool

[kc7dollars]

talented guy.....

keep expressing

[aceplace1]

Good thing going there! great

[rabsmiff]

VERY GOOD......you have talent, m'boy.......

[herohezza]

background music wud of ruined it and i luved the sound of that pen.