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GUTTERSNIPE PREMIERE!

2012-02-07T10:57:00.000-08:00

Last year I was asked to do some designs and a poster for a short live-action film called Guttersnipe. It's about a schizophrenic homeless man, whose best friend is a blues-throated talking shopping cart named Abbott. The film was directed by Brooks Larson.

It's beginning to catch some steam and has been selected in a few film festivals already. Congrats to the whole crew for their hard work! I can't wait to see it's entirety when it premieres this friday! Try to catch the film where you can and support indie film making!

I won't spoil what these designs were used for, but I did get permission to show them:

Below are the initial quick ruffs drawn on my iPad. I didn't need to tie them down that much since I had some live action reference shots.

Q Pop Thailand Flood Relief Fundraiser Art Auction and sale

2012-01-14T11:11:00.000-08:00

Q Pop will be holding an art auction and sale to help benefit the people of Thailand that suffered the major and very costly flood last year. The sad part is it left a devastating toll including missing people, deaths, and destroyed industrial areas but barely any media coverage.

Im sure all the awesome big name artists donating will make a difference and help out with their gifts!

The image above is the meager piece I donated to help out. The one for auction is a very limited one of a kind edition color way due to "happy accidents" in the printing process and you'll only see it live.

Come by and check out some great inspiring artists and support the cause tonight!

Location:

Q POP
128 Astronaut E S Onizuka St
Los Angeles, CA 90012
Phone: (213) 687-7767

UPDATE: There's my crap next to the awesome Kevin Dart.

CIAO, I MIEI AMICI!!!

2011-10-04T10:45:00.000-07:00

We are off to our Roman holiday! By the time this will be scheduled to post, We will be off on our much needed vacation to Italia! See ya in a few weeks!

MY BEST MAN SPEECH FOR JERICHO & BRIANNA

2011-09-14T20:47:00.000-07:00

My newly wedded bro Jericho and sis in-law Brianna, gave me the honor to be their best man to their wedding. To me, it was more like "I tried my best, man." I wish I would have been able to be more involved and do more but the wedding was still a blast regardless. And as a cop out to giving a nerve racking speech, I decided to do an animated piece instead.

These were the initial ruff designs I did on the iPad, I wanted to keep our animated versions as bare-bones and recognizable.

When I went to clean up, I made the decision to give each character their own color so the younger and older versions of us wouldn't confuse the viewer.

This was the animatic done right after the designs were locked. SAH and I boarded, and Ryan put it all together at the end. The project was fun and a close call, I started to write what I needed to say late August and we finished it a day or 2 before the wedding.

Doing stuff like this reminds me why I got into this crazy animation world...

PIZZA QUEST FOR THE NINTENDO 3DS

2011-08-12T23:45:00.000-07:00

Here's another fun quickie project I did on top of the regular hectic grind at 6PH. Pizza Quest was a short pilot developed through College Humor and was exclusively done for Nintendo's own lineup of original content. This was the only link I could find of someone recording their 3DS and for some reason the video is down on College Humor's own site:

It was fun coming up with the look for both characters and backgrounds for the show. A Pseudo Art Director as it were. The clients where looking for a mixture of Scott Pilgrim meets Adventure Time. It was fun working with Frank, Adam, Joel and some of the crew that I rarely got to work with nowadays.

This was the first time I used my iPad for production to do the initial ruffs, and subsequently finished off in flash for retakes and animation:

The BGs where also fun to do since I'm a big fan of pizza! Shout outz to Village Pizzeria! I wanted to make the pizza dimension's colors to feel as warm, pizza-ish and adventure timey as possible:

Check it out if you a have 3DS!

PIZZA TIME!!!

LITTLE WEAPON

2011-06-05T13:14:00.000-07:00

Here's a character I designed based on a song called Little Weapon from Lupe Fiasco. I've had this idea on the works for quite sometime to do some story sketches for it too.

AUTODESK THE DIGITAL CANVAS GALLERY IN SF!

2011-05-10T23:20:00.000-07:00

Last week I was invited be a part of an art gallery thrown by Autodesk at their own One Market Gallery in SF, CA. The gallery was called The Digital Canvas and showcased 100 different iPad art pieces spanning from people across the globe using the Sketchbook Pro app on the iPad. Its pretty amazing what the possibilities this app can do, I've even heard one artist preferring working on the iPad rather on a Cintiq! Madness! Click HERE to see a blogpost spotlighting the event at their own Sketchbook blog.

Me with the curator of the show Susan Murtaugh. Her tutorial for the Sketchbook Pro for the iPad is great way to learn all the features of the app!

Hanging out with bad ass artist Goro Fujita. His art was used for the app's splash screen. I'm very familiar with his work.

My Sweetheart Jane and I taking a quick snapshot in front of the Embarcadero before heading into Osha Thai for after reception dranks.

Here are the sketches I submitted that will be in display at the gallery.

The gallery opens tomorrow to the public to check it out if your in town! Congrats to all the other artists as well! here's the promo video for it as well.

VIDEO GAME ADVENTURER

2011-02-26T04:12:00.001-08:00

here is a potential look for an idea i have for a comic.

Ruff Housing Mobile

2010-12-22T16:47:00.000-08:00

hello, i have another blog where i'll be posting stuff while im on the go. mainly ipad sketches, iphone photography and any other thoughts. Unfortunately, i cannot upload blog posts on the ipad with blogger, so i had to go with tumblr. check it out HERE

DRIZZY

2010-09-14T20:24:00.000-07:00

here's a drake design i did. he's a had a good year so far.

check out his blog HERE

and check out the MISS ME video:

SCENESTERS SET 1

2010-06-02T01:12:00.000-07:00

it has been awhile since i posted something substantial in my blog, so here are a few designs i've done for this short idea i have. im hoping to do a whole test scene to learn more about after effects and multi-planing using the 3d cam, or even add the magic of lenticulars in the mix. in the mean time, im just trying to get down a style that can be done rather quickly and have some edge to it. oh well...we will see...

PLAY ON WORDS

2010-06-01T03:48:00.001-07:00

BRASS CHUCKLES

TOEPOO

THE COOL RUFF DRAWING

2010-05-27T23:46:00.000-07:00

a series i wish to do about the cool, the game and the streets.

NEW CUSTOM IPHONE SKINS

2010-05-15T10:31:00.000-07:00

here are two prototype iphone skins ive done. would like to do a little collection of these with random designs that people might dig and sell em! sorry for the crappy pics they were taken on iphone!

HAMMER PANTZ

2010-05-08T01:27:00.000-07:00

You really want em?

SKETCH_001

2010-02-17T00:08:00.000-08:00

HIPSTERS

2009-12-28T22:19:00.001-08:00

long time, no post.

FURRY IGUANA

2009-10-07T01:44:00.001-07:00

man my posts are a few and far between but anyways, here's a painting i did based off a creature description i heard. the topic was furry reptiles. i decided to do an iguana with a little lion mane. i really tried to play/ experiment with more PS texturing and color modes. i have been learning more about patterns as well. let me know what you think. thanks!

also here is the progress steps i took. pretty straight forward i say.

MEGAMAC!

2009-09-05T01:00:00.001-07:00

QUAD beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions, on a sesame seed bun, son!

FIGHT! KIKKOMAN!

2009-07-08T08:59:00.000-07:00

im not that big into superhero fan art, but i do love kikkoman. i just realized its been 5 years since that video came out. show me, show you, kikkoman!

check out the video here

DIGGNATION EPISODE ???

2009-07-06T16:26:00.000-07:00

at first glance, i may not look like the type to be a dork. but i am...big time.
and whats part of being a dork is watching diggnation! diggnation is a podcast hosted by alex albrecht and kevin rose where they talk about the hotest user submitted news stories in the social news website DIGG.COM

its an awesome show to watch and i've learned a lot just by browsing thru the site. i like the show so much i even did this painting. i also was able to attended the live diggnation in LA a few months back!

hope y'all diggs!!!

let's see who gets that joke...

BAHAY KUBO

2009-07-03T22:54:00.001-07:00

here's the colored version, i was trying to play around with having more high key lighting and keeping the saturation low.

R U THERE

2009-06-16T00:23:00.001-07:00

here's a quick design job for a possible pitch. not sure what happened after...

BOO JEANS

2009-05-05T22:11:00.001-07:00

its blue. but is it levis or evisu?

SUSHI THE CAT

2009-05-05T00:57:00.000-07:00

late one night, i took my sweets to her work place to check on the machines and noticed this pic of a fat black cat. his name was sushi, i was thinking he liked sushi as well. gluttony is a sin, but fat cats are wonderful! i wonder what he was fed?

BALLZ TO THE LAWLZ

2009-04-30T20:36:00.002-07:00

its been awhile since my last post, which makes me LOLZ!!! >_<

THE WTF GHOST

2009-03-24T01:20:00.001-07:00

WTF is right, just a quick sketch... swamped with work makes me miss working on other stuff :(

WTF GHOST reminds me that all the time...

PEPFAR NOW SHOWING!

2009-03-02T15:32:00.000-08:00

last november, i posted a background concept art i did for WB. the project was for an AIDS awarness campaign in africa. upon going thru the usual art blogs i visit, i found out that stephen silver happened to be the character designer for it. you can see silver's designs HERE and the finished shorts are on the HIV free generation site which is HERE. the following art below was for the short "LEFTY", which i did some conceptual art of the shanty town that the character lived in. it was a pretty neat project to work on and i've heard that they are playing these shorts on a buses around africa. i wish i knew who modeled the city in 3d so i can give some street cred...

My 2D designs:

Final 3D renders:

CT-EZZY NOW IN MY BLOGG-EZZY

2009-02-17T13:05:00.000-08:00

this is my friend CT-ezzy, he sits right next to me-ezzy, he surfs on rasta sites-ezzy, he's a a vegiterian-ezzy, and likes to shop at karmaloop-ezzy, fo sh-ezzy, CT-ezzy is my homie-ezzy....

MECHA 2

2009-02-17T02:38:00.000-08:00

its fun playing with shapes and all, but its gotta make sense eventually...

BLACK BIRDY

2009-02-16T21:32:00.000-08:00

pet my birdy!

MECHA 1

2009-02-13T14:04:00.000-08:00

quick painting looking for absraction...

BAHAY KUBO FLATS

2009-02-08T15:56:00.000-08:00

here are the flat colors i am laying out for a print that i am producing. colors still need to be tweeked a lot.

THINGS TO COME...

2009-01-16T22:32:00.001-08:00

NEW YEAR'S RESOLUTIONS...

2009-01-13T08:39:00.000-08:00

so here's my list of what i will attempt to resolve for next year. im usually bad at keeping to my word, hence the first thing on my list. im sure it will fluctuate depending through out the year. so...here we go:

-keep my new years resolution
-start my breakfast burrito blog
-appreciate all my monetary possesions
-organize my mental artistic node
-design more stuff for own enjoyment
-get '84 to a more presentable state
-make pitch book for alfie
-love my family/baba/friends and keep them closer to me.
-travel more
-beat atleast 2 games
-start running
-eat healthier
-life draw more
-start a new hobbie
-be less of a pack rat
-drink more tea eliminate carbonated drinks/coffee
-drink more water also
-eat less sweets
-simplify

Let's how long this lasts...

HALLWAYZ

2008-12-05T03:25:00.000-08:00

MUSICAL TRAIN

2008-11-29T15:48:00.000-08:00

here's a quick sketch i did for a music school. they didn't end up picking my design so here it is.

HAPPY THANKSGIVING 2008!!!

2008-11-29T12:03:00.000-08:00

happy thanksgiving to all!!! here are some pix the kind of viddles we nibbled on.

YEZZY

2008-11-24T23:27:00.000-08:00

out-dated, i know. i still do love those ato's though. when are they going to come out i wonder. next up, mr. carter...

NAIROBI SLUMS

2008-11-19T00:28:00.000-08:00

here's a layout i did over the summer. it was for a promtional video to educate people in africa about aids. the locations were based in the poorer areas of africa. it was great researching for this project.

CHEERIO PROGRESSION

2008-11-08T14:25:00.000-08:00

Final Product

Getting the stuff i liked about the ruff...

Ruff...

What the 'Yezzy? Blogger again?

2008-11-08T13:51:00.000-08:00

yes thats right, im coming back to blogger in order to save on web costs. damn economy!!! anyways, to start this blog again i did a lil ruff of a set i wanna do with the latest hip-hop artists i like. its kind of an out dated version of 'ye since his "broken-heart" transformation...so EMO!

MURAKAMI EXHIBIT

2008-01-18T11:15:00.000-08:00

make room in you calendar if you haven't gone yet. time is almost up. the murakami gallery had to be one of the most mind melting experience ive had in awhile. some peeps have said that "there isn't much depth to his work, its just eye candy." what they failed to understand is that he owns you for that amount of time. your in his world, your in his mind. besides, where else would you find a nude girl turn in to a mecha jet plane?!

THE HUNCHBACK DRAWER

2008-01-12T20:51:00.000-08:00

thats the correct posture, right?

WELCOME

2008-01-12T16:50:00.000-08:00

BAPE SHIT WYLIN'

2007-12-19T01:26:00.000-08:00

i just got one of these sweaters, but i think mine is fake?

unfinito...

QUIX STUFF

2007-12-17T23:19:00.001-08:00

still tryin' to get the rust out :(

GRAPE JUICE IS NASTY!

2007-12-14T00:21:00.000-08:00

an ad for my buddy zachy-poo's sketch circus show. a 6 point original shorts collection of crazy crap! this is a commerical bummer for grape juice is nasty!

painting has been fun lately, hope to do more until i get frustrated again and give up :( until then...

WEIRDOS

2007-12-07T16:39:00.000-08:00

gonna do a lil mor painting fo sho!

MOVE OVER PHOTOSHOP AND PAINTER!

2007-12-01T21:21:00.000-08:00

there's a new painting program in town and it fits right inside your pocket, mofos!

CHEEZE!!

2007-11-21T11:09:00.001-08:00

WHAT HAPPENS ON THE ISLAND, STAYS ON THE ISLAND

2007-10-25T11:45:00.000-07:00

here's a piece i submitted for the penetrating suburbia art gallery in diamond bar. should be a fun event. thanks ivan and the other artists for hookin' it up! until the next show...

JOE TORREY

2007-10-09T20:28:00.000-07:00

im not a baseball fan by any means, but i did hear this dood is getting the "BOOT" soon.

THIS IS THE GOOD LIFE

2007-10-04T18:22:00.000-07:00

nothin' like a sketchbook and some steak to make it a good one!

BLAAAAA!!!

2007-09-28T11:33:00.000-07:00

as my friend joe would say it....

ILLUSTRATION REJECTION

2007-09-06T23:53:00.000-07:00

this was quick thing i did for my friend from vancouver, turns out the company doesn't know exactly what or how to brand themselves. atleast they like the generic color combo of blues and oranges, tres' gourmet! anyways, i guess its always get to get kicked in the nuts once in a while, right? blue ballz, one luv!

WE MADE IT ON CNN, WUUTT

2007-09-04T15:13:00.001-07:00

DESIGN STEPS

2007-09-03T11:02:00.001-07:00

this is usually how i design stuff when im on painter. really ruff small, ass thumbnail. blow it up and make a ruffer drawing, feeling out the shapes and forms more. then the tie down. really basic shit, thats been done for years. no lightbox included, though. =p

DOODLEZ

2007-09-01T15:23:00.000-07:00

DOS Concepts

2007-08-23T11:31:00.000-07:00

Audry Quickies

2007-08-23T11:22:00.000-07:00

good looking people are difficult to draw!

ALMOST DONE!

2007-07-03T11:05:00.001-07:00

NEW TEST FOR '84

2007-07-02T17:09:00.001-07:00

FOR OUR SCRAPBOOK

2007-06-26T23:15:00.001-07:00

GOT BLOGGER TO WORK AGAIN!

2007-06-22T13:10:00.000-07:00

yes! i think i maybe back to using blogger. i finally found a way to get on my account and seeing as my wordpress is filled with garbage spam i think i might have to get on the blogger tip.