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.)

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Instagram

http://instagram.com/narcisoespiritu/

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.

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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?

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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.

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Wait.

Hold on a sec.

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. :)

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

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.

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.

The Juggler

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

Sorry for being absent.