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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.		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.

	The ~~commentaries were originally typed by [[Matt Chapman]], although some~~ have been revised since their releases~~. Note that the~~ revised commentaries can only be seen on the Museum page; the direct links below still only have the original text.		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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	== <span class="mw-headline">Sketchbook pages</span> ==		== <span class="mw-headline">Sketchbook pages</span> ==

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	''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]]		''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 [[Bob ~~and~~ Doug McKenzie\|Doug McKenzie]], Homestar as [[Travis Bickle]], [[Pom Pom]] as [[Comic Book Guy]]		''Bottom row, left to right:'' Coach Z as [[Bob & Doug McKenzie\|Doug McKenzie]], Homestar as [[Travis Bickle]], [[Pom Pom]] as [[Comic Book Guy]]

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	\| I swear these were HUGE in Japan the summer of [[1987\|'87]].		\| I swear these were HUGE in Japan the summer of [[1987\|'87]].
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	* [https://homestarrunner.com/oldsketch.swf view the Flash file for the Updated Sketchbook]		* [https://homestarrunner.com/oldsketch.swf view the Flash file for the Updated Sketchbook]
	* [https://homestarrunner.com/sketch1.html view the old Sketchbook]		* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/sketch1.html view the old Sketchbook]
	* [https://homestarrunner.com/icecream1.html view the Ice Cream folder]		* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/icecream1.html view the Ice Cream folder]

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''For the Sketchbook featured on the [[Main Pages]], see [[Sketchbook]].'' ''For the [[strongbad email.exe Disc Three]] bonus video, see [[Sketchbook (video)]].''

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The '''Sketchbook''', which is accessed from the [[Museum]], includes a selection of sixteen pages of early drawings of various characters. The first thirteen are [[Character Evolutions|rough concept art]] of [[Characters|characters]], either ones that would become main characters or [[Rejected Characters|be rejected at the concept stage]], or occasionally depict characters in [[Other Costumes|different outfits]]. The sketches are captioned with additional context, written in an informal tone by [[Matt Chapman]]. Many are accompanied by dates, indicating that most were drawn before the launch of [[homestarrunner.com]] in [[2000]].

'''Page Title:''' Homestar Sketchbook

'''Ice Cream Page Title:''' Cool Treats!

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* [#Sketches 1 Sketches]
** [#Ice_Cream 1.1 Ice Cream]
* [#Fun_Facts 2 Fun Facts]
** [#Explanations 2.1 Explanations]
** [#Trivia 2.2 Trivia]
** [#Inside_References 2.3 Inside References]
** [#Real-World_References 2.4 Real-World References]
** [#Fast_Forward 2.5 Fast Forward]
* [#See_Also 3 See Also]
* [#External_Links 4 External Links]

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== <span class="mw-headline">Sketches</span> ==

<blockquote>Early (bad) drawings of Homestar and all your favorites plus never before seen characters</blockquote>
The Sketchbook was originally an HTML gallery, with each entry on its separate page. It was reworked into a [[Flash]] slideshow in [[2006]]; at this time, two captions were revised and three "ice cream" illustrations were integrated into the sketchbook. The original HTML pages are still online, but no links point to them, making them [[Secret Pages|secret pages]].

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! width="25%"| Revised Caption
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| Four sketches exploring [[The Homestar Runner]] in varying states of completion. Each depicts him with some design differences from the regular [[Homestar Runner]].
| colspan="2"| Alternate designs for the [[Kick the Can]] Homestars.
| Jan 2000
| [https://old.homestarrunner.com/sketch1.html Page 1]
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| Four sketches of [[Marzipan]], plus a sketch exploring hair and crown. One resembles her final design (originally planned for storybooks, but later made for cartoons), while the others have a much more humanoid head as well as visible arms, hands, and feet.
| colspan="2"| Early Marzipans. Way too human.
| Aug 1999
| [https://old.homestarrunner.com/sketch2.html Page 2]
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| Six sketches of [[Strong Mad]], three placing his head in varying positions on his torso and three with different hairstyles (bald, curly, flattop).
| colspan="2"| Strong Mad development. Watch his neck and head magically disappear!
| Sep 1996
| [https://old.homestarrunner.com/sketch3.html Page 3]
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| Ten sketches of small dogs.
| colspan="2"| [[Trivia Time]] designs (Pom-Pom's dog). Still haven't found a good one. Is that Stimpy?
| Apr 2000
| [https://old.homestarrunner.com/sketch4.html Page 4]
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| Several character sketches: Homestar Runner, Strong Mad, Strong Bad, [[Mr. Bland]], and three new characters. All are wearing equipment related to flying, swimming, or racing (with varying degrees of realism).
| colspan="2"| Flying, swimming, and racing designs from the unfinished 2nd children's book "[[Homestar Runner Goes For The Gold!]]"
| rowspan="5"| Sep 1996
| [https://old.homestarrunner.com/sketch5.html Page 5]
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| Six sketches of [[Strong Sad]]. All feature broad horizontal stripes across his torso.
| colspan="2"| Strong Sad development. I kinda miss the stripes.
| [https://old.homestarrunner.com/sketch6.html Page 6]
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| Eight sketches of Strong Sad. Many have striped torsos and/or are wearing a necktie, some are rail-thin rather than round. In the center, one Strong Sad poses dramatically with a hat and cane over the word "[[Vaudeville|VAUDVILLE]]!"
| colspan="2"| More Strong Sad. That Vaudeville one always cracks me up.
| [https://old.homestarrunner.com/sketch7.html Page 7]
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| Six sketches of Strong Sad. The one in the lower left is drawn with very long, realistic legs and wearing high heels.
| colspan="2"| Even more Strong Sad. The lower left one is Strong Glad! Nice gams, babe!
| [https://old.homestarrunner.com/sketch8.html Page 8]
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| Six sketches of [[Dijjery Doo]]. Some have stripes or scales, or lack ears. All have two large pointed teeth, like a walrus's tusks or serpent's [[Fangs|fangs]].
| colspan="2"| Dijjery-doo, a [[The Cheat|Cheat]]-like prankster that was abandoned for being too Cheat-like. And too walrus-like.
| [https://old.homestarrunner.com/sketch9.html Page 9]
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| A script written on lined paper:
<blockquote>this is the isle of Pom. ''{inline drawing of the isle}''<br />
On it, live the Poms.<br />
Pom-Pom is the best Pom. ''{inline drawing of Pom Pom}''<br />
He loves his mom & dad.<br />
He is very patriotic.<br />
He feeds his dog everyday.<br />
He treats his neighbors w/ respect.<br />
He doesn't play w/ matches.<br />
We all love Pom-Pom, too.</blockquote>
| 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.
| The original scribblings for the Pom-Pom solo book. Later made into a flash toon.
| rowspan="4"| ''Unknown''
| [https://old.homestarrunner.com/sketch10.html Page 10]
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| Multiple characters are sketched on the page: two images of [[Bubs]] to the left, four of [[Coach Z]] to the right, and in the center, a doodle of a face resembling a carrot.
| colspan="2"| Some early Bubs and Coach Z drawings. Don't know who the carrot-looking guy was gonna be.
| [https://old.homestarrunner.com/sketch11.html Page 11]
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| Seven drawings of Homestar Runner, in varying degrees of detail or exaggeration.
| colspan="2"| Various [[Homestar Runner|Homestar]] drawings.
| [https://old.homestarrunner.com/sketch12.html Page 12]
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| Seven characters in costume. See [[Rejected Costumes]] for additional detail.
''Clockwise from top left:'' Strong Sad (an Oompa-Loompa), Homestar (Hellboy), Marzipan (Trixie), Marzipan ([[The Simpsons|Marge Simpson]]), Pom Pom (Comic Book Guy ), Homestar (Travis Bickle), Coach Z ([[Bob & Doug McKenzie|Doug McKenzie]])

| Some costume ideas for [[Homestarloween Party|the Halloween Episode]]. Ten bucks to anyone who can identify them all.
| Some rejected costume ideas for Halloween Episodes. That other Marzipan is supposed to be Speed Racer's girlfriend, Trixie, okay?
| [https://old.homestarrunner.com/sketch13.html Page 13]
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=== <span class="mw-headline"> Ice Cream </span> ===

''"Sketchbook Ice Cream" redirects here.'' ''For other uses, see [[Ice Cream]].''

The final three pages of the Sketchbook depict three [[ice cream bar|ice cream bars]] designed to look like Homestar, Pom Pom, and Strong Bad; they all bear the same caption ("I swear these were HUGE in Japan the summer of '87"), but have different text superimposed onto the image. These are digital color drawings, rather than the black-and-white pencil sketches of the previous entries.

In the original iteration of the [[Museum]], "Ice Cream" and "Sketchbook" were wholly separate sections and were presented as separate HTML pages rather than a [[Flash]] slideshow. The flavor text about 1987 Japan instead appeared when mousing over the "Ice Cream" folder on the menu. When the Museum was reworked in 2006, the ice cream drawings were appended into the Sketchbook; the original HTML pages still exist as [[Secret Pages|secret pages]].

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| An illustration of a popsicle shaped like Homestar's head and torso.
| HOMESTAR RUNNER! WOW! iCY FUNTiME!
| rowspan="3"| I swear these were HUGE in Japan the summer of [[1987|'87]].
| rowspan="3"| 1999
| [https://old.homestarrunner.com/icecream1.html Page 1]
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| An illustration of a popsicle shaped like Pom Pom's head and torso.
| POM-POM! SUGAR TASTE!!!
| [https://old.homestarrunner.com/icecream2.html Page 2]
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| An illustration of a popsicle bearing the likeness of Strong Bad's mask, specifically that of his original incarnation, who would later be named [[Tiny-Handed Strong Bad]].
| STRONG BAD! GOOD DELiTE...
| [https://old.homestarrunner.com/icecream3.html Page 3]
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== <span class="mw-headline"> Fun Facts </span> ==

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The [[Museum|original "Museum" drawer]], with separate "Sketchbook" and "Ice Cream" sections.

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=== <span class="mw-headline">Explanations</span> ===

* The original iteration of the Museum did not include [[Pom Pom, Too]] in the [[Old Flash Stuff]], hence the remark about it not being on the site. A later version of Old Flash Stuff added in this toon, resulting in the excision of the snarky comment about [[Mike]].

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Super Sugar Taste!

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* [[@StrongBadActual Tweets 2024|A 2024 tweet]] indicates that the popsicles were illustrated in 1999.

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=== <span class="mw-headline">Inside References</span> ===

* The "summer of '87" refers to [[1987]], an oft-referenced year in [[Homestar Runner (body of work)|Homestar Runner]].
* "iCY FUNTiME" and "GOOD DELiTE" have [[Lowercase i's|lowercase i's]].

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=== <span class="mw-headline">Real-World References</span> ===

* "Is that Stimpy?" refers to the left-center sketch of Trivia Time resembling Stimpy, a pudgy cat with small pointy ears from ''[[The Ren & Stimpy Show]]''.
* The caption on the ice creams refers to the concept of being "[[Big in Japan (phrase)|big in Japan]]", where a western (usually North American or European) act achieves outsize success in Japan compared to their home country.

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=== <span class="mw-headline">Fast Forward</span> ===

* A cookie jar resembling [[Trivia Time]] is occasionally seen in [[Marzipan's House|Marzipan's kitchen]].
* The [[Homestar Runner Goes For The Gold!|never-finished second book]] would be revisited for its 20th anniversary, re-imagined as the toon [[Homestar Runner Goes for the Gold]].
** This toon features "Strong Glad", appearing with long legs as seen in the eighth sketch.
* One of the sketch designs for Bubs would be reused for the character of [[Original Bubs]] in the [[Strong Bad Email]] [[original]].
* The sketch design of Coach Z with a large mustache and [[Afros|afro]] would be recalled in depictions of the Coach's younger days, such as in [[stand-up]] or [[Decemberween Short Shorts]].
* [[@ronginald|Another sketchbook page shared on Twitter]] indicated that a Hellboy costume was considered for [[The Poopsmith]] to wear in [[The House That Gave Sucky Treats]].

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== <span class="mw-headline">See Also</span> ==

* [[Character Evolutions]]
* [[Sketchbook]]

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== <span class="mw-headline"> External Links </span> ==

* [https://homestarrunner.com/museum.html Visit the main Museum menu]
** [https://homestarrunner.com/oldsketch.swf view the Flash file for the Updated Sketchbook]
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/sketch1.html view the old Sketchbook]
* [https://old.homestarrunner.com/icecream1.html view the Ice Cream folder]

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