freaking great advice!

I just found out about this cool website and I'm pretty freaking inspired to create some art and share the inspiration.

Its basically a website designed to inspire people to pursue what inspires them.....and what's great about the site is that the message can apply to anybody, in any field, at any level.

Here's the link:  http://www.goodfuckingdesignadvice.com

all-nighter...

There are issues with the hands, but I think I nailed the overall look I was going for!

My portfolio is finished!! (technically)

My portfolio is technically finished, which should be really great but I came to a realization a bit late.....I feel that the quality is all over the place and if I leave it in its current state it would be wrong and as much as it kills me to have to redo it, I'm gonna do just that.

Here are some loose sketches for my new portfolio and a couple from the old one.

I would also like to give a thanks for the people who follow my blog and would like to give my apology for the lack of updates. I'm going to post more frequent updates on how my portfolio goes within the next few days.

un rey mago

so a vampire and a biblical magi enter a bar.....

I'm still working on my portfolio, but in the meantime, here is some development on two different characters.

One is the grumpy vampire from long ago and the other is a variant on the "three wise men" story. 

I hope you like them! :)

I was really sick these past two weeks but finally feel 100% better and figured I would show a character I'm working on.......I'm still struggling with drawing hands but I really like how these are turning out! :)

White Rabbit!

Here is an illustration based on a Jefferson Airplane song.

I saved a lot of versions so I figured I would show some progress on it....I'm really glad with how it came out!! :)

"Marco.....Polo......Marco......Polo"

Here is a piece that was inspired the by The Sandlot.

While painting this piece, I couldn't help but remember when I was a kid taking swimming classes and all the kids would call me "Marco Polo". The funny thing is that we never actually played the game.

a lot of words

I decided to post some info/tips that I've been using a lot of in my attempt to organize my portfolio. I'm moving at a snail's pace but its getting done. One of the biggest problems I'm having is trying to pose my characters. I spent so much time drawing character heads that I neglected trying to draw poses and its a pain. All of my problem areas are coming out and I can't draw around them....hands, feet, posing, basically drawing from the head down. However, I have found some useful websites and info to help me get out of this rut.

Animationmeat.com

This website has a lot of model sheets from cartoons like The Flintstones, Powerpuff Girls, Frankenstein Jr., etc. It also has an extremely helpful notes section featuring tips from greats like Glen Keane, Brad Bird, Ollie Johnston, etc.

For me personally, looking at the model sheets really helped to think about posing and bringing life to my characters.

Paul Felix Layout/Compostion notes

I found these last semester and they really helped me out in my composition class. Good info on thumbnails, perspective, layout, etc. John Nevarez posted these same notes on his blog but here they are all in one spot.

Artist Daily

This website has tons of free eBooks on painting and drawing, however you do have to sign up for the site and enter your e-mail address and all. You might be kinda skeptical about entering your e-mail address but I did and the only e-mails I get from them are about showcasing artists, giving drawing or painting tips on different mediums, or offers on magazine subscriptions their site offers. If you still feel uneasy about it, you can just create a dummy gmail or yahoo email address just to download their books. 

Nevertheless, I've been using these resources to help me out and if you're having similar problems then I highly suggest you take a look.

**Here is an ebook I just got on Artist Daily....I haven't gone through it all yet but its on creating movement in your drawing by using gesture.

click here for e-book