"Illustration"

Here's my last post for 2010... This is a freelance illustration for a pin-up model

"Characters"

Early Sketches




Early Concept


Here's a closer look at the characters... Plus some very early stages of development

"The Jazz Kid" Visual Development

Characters: Beto, Don Carlos, Hector (left to right)











Here's some work I did for the story "The Jazz Kid" by James Lincoln Collier... This was for my Drawing for films class... This is my first attempt on creating a world that doesn't exist, so it was a learning experience for me... I took the story in a different direction though... I put more of a Latin Jazz feel then a traditional jazz setting... My inspiration came from listening to early Latin Jazz music to early 60's Boogaloo... So I used a lot of references, from old latin records, documentaries such as "Our Latin Thng", old New York pictures, Latin musicians such as Willie Colon, Johnny Colon, Bobby Valentin etc. just to see how they used to dress in the early 60's, also how they used to do their hair...Anyways, I had a lot of fun in this class and I learned a lot...I'm taking it again this spring semester but now I have more of an understanding on what to do, so I hope I can develop the visuals better now that I understand more...

There's more work that I will post later, I Hope you like what you see

"El Gordo"

Here's a digital painting I did for practice today...

"Vector Ranflas"

Here's a sneak peak of an assignment I'm working on for one of my classes... All done in Adobe Illustrator...

"Vector Art"

Here's some artwork from my Vector Art class.

"El Gato"

Say Hi to "Don Sapo's" friend "El Gato" with his bottle of milk...

"Don Sapo"

Meet "El Sapo" I hope you enjoy him as much as I enjoyed painting him....

"Digital Practice"

Here's another digital painting I did for practice, It's based on a painting from my quick studies class. I kept it very simple and sweet just so that I won't get really into it due to my other homework... Hope you guys dig it

StUdY

I need to paint more more more and more......Here's another digital study based on a sketch I drew a while back....I need the practice...

"PhAt KrUiSeR"

Here's another digital doodle for the day....

"HoMeGiRl"

Another late nite digital doodle...

"cAr HoPpIn"

Took a break from my homework tonight and decided to do this digital doodle that my brother suggested me to do.....

"Drawings"

Here are some drawings that didn't make the cut from one of my illustration class....

"El Rey de Latin Soul y El Boogaloo"

Here's another inspired character study of the King of latin Soul and Boogaloo...
Mr. Joe Bataan...

"sWiNgiN gUitAr"

I'm a big fan of Django Reinhardt and while listening to his music, it hyped me up to do a character study of a jazz guitarist and Django was my reference of course...

pRaCtiCe, PrAcTiCe,prAcTicE....

Here is another digital study off one of my character designs....

aNother WorK iN pRoGrEss....

Here is another painting i'm workin on....These are just studies for practice on photoshop...

wOrK iN pRoGreSS!!!

Here's a work in progress of one of my digital paintings, this painting was inspired while listening to Enrique Olivarez Y Los Vampiro's, Al's Place...

LiL dOoDlEs

Here's a couple of studies....

"2010 Best Sketchbook" and W.I.P.

I picked up my award the other day for having the best sketchbook... It's cool to have won it again, although there were other great sketchbooks at the Spring Show...But I wanted to share it with you...I've been busy practicing on my digital so sorry if I don't post as often but I'll try my best....Here's what i've been workin on aside from other paintings...Hope you guys dig it, it's still a work in progress

"rObOt DeSiGnS"

Here are some robot designs that I've been playin with in my sketchbook......

"Gorilla Auto Body Shop"

This is a design I made for Carlos's Gorilla Auto Body shop over in Richmond CA, where they can make your custom paint and body dreams come true...To check out his work go to
http://gorillaautobody.blogspot.com/ He does amazing work.....

I used photoshop to paint this character, hope you guys enjoy it...now back to work

"vAluE StUdY"

This is a value study for a digital painting I'm gonna be workin on this summer....

"mY bIkEr GaNg dEsIgNs"

These are some studies of bikers in my sketchbook....

"wE've GoT tHe jAzZ"

I was listening to a Tribe Called Quest "we've got the jazz" and got inspired to draw this on my sketchbook....

"oTrO dIbUjO" (anotha drawing)

Here's another drawing from two months ago...

"dRaWiNg"

Here's a value study that I drew on my sketchbook a couple of months ago....

P.s. be in the lookout for more posts during the summer....

"2010 AAU Spring Show"

Man! So i was very happy to get two pieces up at the 2010 Academy of Art University Spring Show....There is alot of incredible illustrations over at 180 New Montgomery...So if anyone is gonna be in the city, you should definately go check out the artwork....The artwork will be displayed for the next couple of weeks, so take advantage..These are the two pieces that got in, my sketchbook drawings and an oil painting illustration, I hope you likes...

P.S. shout outs to Robert, Petur and runner-up Emerson for their great sketchbooks and to all my Fine Art quickstudies pals!!!! Last but not least my whole family for the support, Specially my future wife Marbelly for putting up with me, cause I am very difficult...my beautiful daughter Jocelyn....My mom and dad, sister and brother, I couldnt do it without your guy's help....