Wednesday, December 5, 2012

Refwednesday 3: Punch Your Buns




So, I've sketched out this next thing I want to finish by early next month, but I haven't started on it yet. There are a couple of other projects in the way of this one. No rush for this one, thankfully.


I tried to get my chihuahua, Pong, to pose as Jake, but he wasn't taking my shit. I thought it was only fair since I always pick up his shit.

Is it just me?

.n

Wednesday, November 28, 2012

I didn't.

Sigh.

I forgot again to prepare a post for today. I promise it won't happen again.

For now, you can check out Paolo Rivera's Wacky Reference Wednesday!

http://paolorivera.blogspot.com/2012/11/wacky-reference-wednesday-no-201.html

This one's really quite good, though, no silly pictures; just awesome art process.

.n

Wednesday, November 21, 2012

Refwednesday 2: Got nothing, but I got something



I forgot to make a post for this week's reference.

I tried some black cream make-up I got from a Halloween store this year. As you can see, it helps create the illusion of having no eyes behind the mask. Felt like Batman a little, but also got annoyed when it started to dry and I felt like something was trying to restrain me from blinking. You know that feeling right?

I'd like to get some pro photo reference done with this outfit. Would be pretty badass.

.n

Friday, November 16, 2012

Blue Food



Did this for Blue Food.

Angel Eduardo, a friend, approached me about doing a poster for their next show on November 30 at Maxwell's in Hoboken, NJ. I hadn't done a band poster before, so I thought it would be a good learning experience, balancing so many names. We both thought the graffiti approach would have been neat. It ended up being a good solution, I think, because of all the wordage. As you know, graffiti walls can be pretty messy; a collage of styles, chaotic, yet, beautiful in juxtaposition.

This is, of course, kind of chaotic and intense, but it's interesting to sit and look at. Enjoy.

And I'll see you at Maxwell's in two weeks.

bluefoodmusic.com
maxwellsnj.com
rebuildhoboken.org

.n

Wednesday, November 14, 2012

Refwednesday 1: Ronin


If you know me well, you'll know that Paolo Rivera is one of my favorite comic book artists. I'd say overall artist, too, but I don't want to have to defend my claim because I'm simply too lazy to. No, I probably can justify my statement. Let's just move on.

Paolo Rivera has been posting on his blog, once a week, reference photos from his comics work. His posts are called "Wacky Reference Wednesdays." It's a good title. Working in comics, and art in general, kind of forces you to learn how to draw everything. Especially in comics, where speed, versatility, and integrity come into play with every assignment. You can say that about anything, really. The point is, this kind of post is going to be a regular thing on this blog. I'm making new work all the time, so there's really no shortage of reference photos. Here's to the first edition of... Refwednesday. It's a lame title. I know.

The first image in this post is actually a revised pose after I realized a technical problem in the sketches stage for the "Ronin" illustration:



You can't see the dude's face! This became a problem a big problem as I stared at the "Ronin" sketch more and more. The weapon actually divided the image plane in half, and that's a pretty big drawing no-no. You'll see in the original artwork, that the new arrangement is a little more visually stimulating.

Here's some of the poses that didn't work out:


And then there's some other details:



If you haven't seen 13 Assassins yet, you probably should.

Original "Ronin" illustration: http://narcisoespiritu.com/Ronin
13 Assassins trailer: http://youtu.be/NgPC74-Tde8

.n

Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Friday, November 9, 2012

Ronin



I think it's customary for illustrators to only post images of the artwork they do for magazines after the piece is published, but I think posting this cover I did for Instigatorzine 18 (which is released next month), is only good for both me and Instigatorzine. I entered this illustration into the Society of Illustrators Annual, Illustrators 55, along with the artwork I posted yesterday. Essentially, I submitted both pieces to Creative Quarterly 30, however, I didn't have this version completed at the time, and I gave an earlier render of "Ronin."

I was expanding the original version, a commission for Felix Duran, a friend and supporter of IZ, into the cover for Instigatorzine 18.

Oh, you forgot? I run this thing called Instigatorzine. I'll say it again: Instigatorzine. It's a mouthful, but it's pretty easy. Instigatorzine. INSTIGATORZINE.

Oh. Link doesn't work? http://instigatorzine.com

(Not sorry.)

.n

Thursday, November 8, 2012

Instagram


My Instagram web profile is up. I didn't think it would go up so soon after the company announced the initiative, but here we are. The Instagram account features more day-to-day content, sometimes getting into my personal life, but don't feel bad for prying. That's what our current stint of technology is based on: voyeurism. 

I can tell you that I post pics of my dog, food (eating and cooking), drawings, sketches, stuff.

.n

Tales of Caution: Portraits


What did I tell you? One hour.

This illustration is of... oh I'm sure you know by now if you've been following this blog for a while and for some reason come back for my return.

I was thinking of doing a series of these portraits, highlighting several characters from the Tales of Caution project. It's one of many things I have planned, but I think I want to focus on making the actual comic, too.

One step at a time, right?

.n

Back.

Now that I've got the house (me) back in order (sort of), expect to see more consistent updates. These posts will be uninterrupted creativity and production, unlike my tumblr which is riddled with ___ I laugh at. I'll prove it to you, if you think I'm lying.

Next post is in exactly one hour.

.n

Monday, May 7, 2012

Not what I've been up to this whole time.

If you know me, you know that I love Threadless shirts. My birthday's coming up, and I'd like to get at least one shirt from the Threadless store. I've listed some recent designs posted on the website that I've found...awesome. Pretty awesome prices, too. Here. It. Goes:

The British Empire Strikes Back
http://www.threadless.com/product/3812/The_British_Empire_Strikes_Back/tab,guys/style,shirt

Fish Tank
http://www.threadless.com/product/452/Fish_Tank/tab,guys/style,shirt

Last Stand
http://www.threadless.com/product/3121/Last_Stand/tab,guys/style,shirt

Magnets
http://www.threadless.com/product/3749/Magnets/tab,guys/style,shirt

Spider
http://www.threadless.com/product/3741/Spider/tab,guys/style,shirt

The Squid Vs The Whale
http://www.threadless.com/product/1595/The_Squid_vs_The_Whale/tab,guys/style,shirt 

So, which one should I get?

Of course, I don't expect anyone to reply, I just felt like documenting my wants. Wants that I can't get. :)



Monday, March 19, 2012

Headshot





Doing some other work. For an independent film this time. It's a different pace, certainly. Especially while trying to balance everything at Instigatorzine. 

The film is called "Last Breath." It details the journey of a man who learns a lot of about himself through a terrible burden. That's how I interpreted it, anyway. The script was solid, and I'm looking forward to a solid film. I've uploaded poster comps below.



I'm not the best at design, but I do like simplicity. Of course, there will probably be more on the official poster later on. Like credit for the cast and crew. We'll see how it goes!

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Last Breath - Twitter: @LastBreathFilm Facebook: Last Breath Film
Instigatorzine - www.instigatorzine.com

Friday, March 16, 2012

Upstairs



"Snip-Snip" final
 So, I guess I should finally show you how this thing came around. Of course, it's not hard to guess. Sketches, reference, drawings, final. Yes, in that order.



The references get kinda kooky. I usually don't have anyone to pose for me, so I end up using myself. My references tend to be pretty funny from my experience. Enjoy.

No, I wasn't trying to do a backflip.

Here's where we get closer to the finish.




There you have it. Pretty simple. 
At least, that's what it looks like.

Friday, March 2, 2012

Snip-Snip

This one will be in the PROGRESSION exhibition at Art House Productions in Jersey City, NJ, opening tonight! This is also what I'm entering to the upcoming illustration contests from CMYK, 3x3, and AI-AP.

More of how this came about in the following days.

Excited to be back.

Wednesday, February 8, 2012

The Juggler

Tossing a lot of different projects around in the air. Updates shortly.

Sorry for being absent.