One Hundred Thousand Bad Drawings

Happy Birthday!!

2012-01-26T13:35:00.001-08:00

Just did this real quick to wish an old(er) friend a happy birthday. Enjoy!!

006 Ruff

2012-01-24T21:59:00.000-08:00

Ruff picture for 006 in this series. I'm not sure what I want to do with those little goblin guys.Enjoy!

Peek into sheer awesomeness!!!!

2012-01-20T18:24:00.001-08:00

Here's a sneak peek of an awesome project I am doing along side my younger brother. More to come. Enjoy!!

Spiderman

2012-01-18T00:31:00.000-08:00

Felt like drawing him tonight. Weird.

Here's hoping.

005 Seeking Solace

2012-01-16T16:09:00.000-08:00

"The true way to soften one's troubles is to solace those of others." - Madame de Maintenon

Bundle Up So You Don't Freeeeeze!!

2012-01-14T00:41:00.001-08:00

Breezy Like Sunday Morning

2012-01-12T17:25:00.000-08:00

It's still a Jolina pic but it's a break from the themed images. Enjoy!!

004 Darkness

2012-01-10T22:50:00.000-08:00

"As long as one person lives in darkness then it seems to be a responsibility to tell other people."

- Bill Hicks

003 Light

2012-01-07T01:20:00.000-08:00

"Walk while ye have the light, lest darkness come upon you."

- John Ruskin

002 Love

2012-01-05T04:06:00.000-08:00

"Came but for friendship, and took love away." - Thomas Moore

001 Introduction

2012-01-04T02:09:00.000-08:00

“A star shone at the hour of our meeting.” - J.R.R Tolkien

Happy 2012!!

2012-01-03T02:28:00.000-08:00

Here's a little illustration to welcome in 2012. Enjoy!!

Revised Family Pic

2011-12-06T22:23:00.001-08:00

I revised the image to include my son.

Enjoy!!

Sketch Dump

2011-12-05T01:02:00.001-08:00

Enjoy!!

Jun Doodle

2011-09-14T13:20:00.001-07:00

It's been awhile since I posted, so, here is a doodle of Jun. Enjoy!!

Gods and Goddesses Preview

2011-05-30T10:58:00.000-07:00

I just finished some illustrations for a follow-up book to "Monster Mythos" that will be about Gods and Goddesses from around the world. Below are some previews of the pieces I contributed to the book. Enjoy!!

Ruff Illos

2011-05-13T11:01:00.000-07:00

UPDATE: Blogger seems to have deleted this post so I'm just posting it again.

Ruff layouts and colors of some illustrations for an upcoming book. Enjoy!

Paper Art

2011-04-19T07:27:00.000-07:00

My church held an art exhibit over the weekend to commemorate Easter. I was able to contribute this piece of paper art. It was a super fun project and I hope to do more in the future (much better than this). Enjoy!!

Project Ideas

2011-04-06T11:36:00.000-07:00

Just putting some ideas onto paper of a project I have floating around in my head. Enjoy!!

Happy Valentine's Day Ga!

2011-02-14T12:28:00.000-08:00

Ikaw lang ang mama ko

Ang mamahalin ko

Head Studies

2011-02-14T12:24:00.000-08:00

Did some head studies from animated films for a homework assignment. Enjoy!

Monster Mythos FOR SALE!!!!!!!!!

2010-11-04T10:03:00.000-07:00

Several months ago I took part in an effort to produce "Monster Mythos: A Folklore Bestiary". It's a book where 19 artists illustrated 50 monsters from around the world for your viewing pleasure. Below are snippets from three of the five illustrations that I did. The books are finally available for purchase on this blog so come and get 'em! If you want it personalized then be sure to put the name of the lucky recipient in the "DEDICATED TO" box.

The first 50 buyers to purchase a book from me will also get this signed and numbered digital print. An 8.5"x11" illustration of a Filipina seeing her first Bulalacao. Act fast before supplies run out!!

Be sure to check out the previous post that talks about all those whose art inspired and helped me finish this project. I feel as though my talents are insufficient and I could not have done it without them.

Reference Art

2010-11-02T14:40:00.000-07:00

While I worked on the "Monster Mythos" book, I looked at and used a lot of art by a lot of artists to help me out. From Ben Caldwell to N.C. Wyeth, from Eric Canete to Alex Toth, and from Mary Blair to countless artists I'm unfamiliar with but was fortunate to find their art on the internet. Below are reference pages I made that I used to help inspire and create my illustrations. I could not have done it without them. I hope one day I can be as good as them in my own right. For now, I want to thank all the artists out their who do inspire me and whose art helped me finish the book and continues to inspire me to become better. Cheers!

Looking at these again I'm noticing how much of this stuff I blatantly ripped off. Jeez!! Talk about unoriginal! Maybe next time I do something I'll do something original...

Poké Ruffs

2010-09-27T15:21:00.000-07:00

Some ruffs for a pokémon pic I did. Ended up not using these.

Experimenting

2010-09-10T16:56:00.000-07:00

I'm experimenting working in a different style and this is just a shadow study.

Enjoy!!

More Fun With Markers

2010-09-02T08:06:00.000-07:00

Maybe I should start pushing myself a little more on my color palette.

Enjoy!!

Marker Comps - Bulalacao

2010-07-08T15:41:00.000-07:00

Here's another set of marker comps for my debut into the world of illustrations. This is one of my favorite monsters of all time - the filipino Bulalacao. They're basically the Philppines way of explaining shooting stars. The shooting stars with tails are the females with their long hair and, obviously, the tailless ones are the males with their short hair. Enjoy!!

Marker Comps - Dragon

2010-07-03T23:03:00.000-07:00

Here are some more marker comps for the upcoming book on mythological creatures. The second creature I chose to illustrate was your typical European dragon. I'm not too pleased with the actual drawing but I do like the a couple of these colored panels. Can you guess which ones? Enjoy and be sure to come back for more updates!

Marker Comps - Enenra

2010-06-25T14:46:00.000-07:00

I'm currently working on 5 illustrations for a collaborative book that will be based on mythological creatures from around the world. Here are two pages of marker comps on the japanese creature called the enenra. It is a smoke creature that appears in the form of a woman and only to those who are pure of heart. Enjoy and stay tuned for more!!!

Look Ma! I'm on TV!!

2010-05-24T16:43:00.000-07:00

I got to design myself to be one of the incidentals in Ben 10: Ultimate Alien. Here's a screengrab of me sitting behind Ben, Kevin, and Gwen at a tennis match in the episode "Duped".

Here is the model sheet of the design I did that was colored by our color stylist Chris Hooten. They changed my hoodie color to red from black so that the character wouldn't turn into an amorphous blob.

This was the original design I did of myself. I tried adding the flame logo to my clothes because I'm a HUGE Calgary Flames fan and I'm always wearing their merchandise. Glen wanted me to get rid of the logo to make sure no one sued the studio. :(

Enjoy!! Be sure to look for me in future episodes. I'm usually mixed into a large crowd but my red hoodie makes me stand out quite a bit :)

My Venture Into Sculpting

2010-05-17T23:24:00.000-07:00

I've been wanting to try something new for awhile and a friend at work inspired me to try my hand at sculpting. He used to sculpt toys and maquettes and was gracious enough to lend me some tools so that I could show the world that I should probably stick to pencil and paper. I really hope I can put time aside every day to work on this. I found it to be quite cathartic and enjoyable. Two points to anyone (besides my brothers) who can correctly guess what I have begun to sculpt. Hint: #104.

Ruff Design

2010-04-09T14:53:00.000-07:00

Here are some rough designs for a project I'm working on with my little brother Bryce. I still gotta figure some things out on her design but I'm liking it so far. I really like the one in the middle :)

Fun With Markers

2009-12-17T13:01:00.000-08:00

Markers are fun.

Jolina Marker Comp

2009-12-14T15:59:00.000-08:00

Someone at work gave me a GRIP of markers (thanks Hootie!) and here's a quick marker comp I did shortly thereafter. Her skintone needs to be darker.

Quick Doodle

2009-11-11T11:26:00.000-08:00

Here's a doodle I did while waiting for my slow computer. I should post more outside of the drawing jam entries.

I should also brush my teeth more often....

Color Comps

2009-09-04T12:48:00.001-07:00

Just some quick color comps on a few of my sketches. I did them with markers and they look better on the paper. Silly scanner.

Enjoy!!

Sculpture Update #1

2009-09-02T10:30:00.000-07:00

Here's the first batch of photos from Seth. I think it's pretty fun to see how things are "shaping up". Get it?! Man, I should've been a comedian. Anyways, he's got me pretty excited about this. You can check out his blog HERE.

Thanks for dropping by and enjoy!!

Research

2009-09-01T17:55:00.001-07:00

I'm designing some school kids and want to draw more than just the 3/4 front. So, here's a little something I did while roughing the design out.

Enjoy!!

A Long Awaited Jolina Update

2009-08-31T22:12:00.000-07:00

Well, I finally got around to finishing a personal design of mine. Her name is Jolina and she's a character for a story I got rolling around in my head. She's a Bulalacao from Filipino mythology which is their explanation of a shooting star. I still might have to tweak a few things here or there but it's basically done. I am excited!!

I'm not only excited that I finished her design but I have also found someone to sculpt her into a maquette for me. His name is Seth Astle and I was quite impressed with the photos he sent me of previous sculptures he's done. When I find the address to his blog I'll be sure to post it. I'm going to continue doing things with this new design so keep an eye out! Also, keep coming back for periodic updates and photos of the sculpting process.

Enjoy!!

Ben 10 Rejects

2009-07-16T15:16:00.000-07:00

Not what the director was looking for.

He made me cry.

Just kidding.

Concept Sketch - "Light"

2009-04-09T17:25:00.000-07:00

Strut That Stuff

2009-04-08T17:18:00.000-07:00

Vintage Swimwear

2009-04-06T17:07:00.001-07:00

Vintage stuff is so much more classy.

Post-It Girl

2009-03-13T18:35:00.000-07:00

Quickie before going home.

Enjoy!!

Dude In A Suit

2009-03-12T19:04:00.000-07:00

Enjoy!

Inking Practice

2009-03-11T06:10:00.001-07:00

Enjoy!

Sketches And Smoke

2009-03-10T18:45:00.000-07:00

I like the way Ben Caldwell draws smoke.

I copied his drawings.

Few More Ladies

2009-03-05T17:15:00.001-08:00

A couple more Fitzgerald ladies fromthe Bob Hope comics.

Enjoy!

A Few Things

2009-03-04T18:20:00.001-08:00

Sorry for not getting anything up for a few days. Here's some gesture stuff, Jolina, and a quick Chewbacca.

Enjoy!

There she was...

2009-02-27T17:26:00.000-08:00

...just a walkin' down the street

A Couple Of Ladies

2009-02-26T18:40:00.000-08:00

Just a couple of ladies. I totally forgot to ink one's leg and the other's foot. Silly me.

Enjoy!

Before Bed

2009-02-25T22:21:00.001-08:00

I didn't like much of what I drew today so this is all I'm posting.

Good night.

A Few Sketches

2009-02-24T21:02:00.000-08:00

Here's a few doodles from today. I didn't really like the Daffy sketch while I was working on it but kinda don't think it's too bad looking at it for a second time. Any other opinions out there?

Enjoy!!

Another Girl

2009-02-23T20:05:00.000-08:00

This was done on a sheet of paper with other sketches and I ran out of room on both the top and bottom of the picture. Believe it or not, over the last few weeks I've been focusing on hands and feet more so I was a little disappointed I didn't have room to draw her feet in this picture. In real life, I find feet overly disgusting and hardly ever nice to look at, but I have had a blast drawing them and hope I get better at it soon!

Quick Jolina Before Bed

2009-02-19T23:16:00.001-08:00

Boy was today busy!! I'm glad that despite just how crazy it was I still made time to draw and to post. That is hopefully a good sign of a step in the right direction. I really hope I can stay dedicated and I really hope that the dedication and practice will yield the results I'm seeking.

Good night!

2009-02-18T11:58:00.000-08:00

I have felt for the last few months that I do not draw enough for myself and the progress of my art has been stagnant. So, I started a regime last week and am proud I've stuck with it for two weeks now (hence the regular posts). My morning sketching went good enough today for me to show you all what I do to start out my day.

First, I do a page (front and back) of 45 second gestures from the posemaniacs website.

Then, I do a face. Sometimes I try to do a charactiture but today I felt like doing a portrait.

Next, I do a study of a figure. Today I was feeling ambitious and included some drapery. I kinda like this drawing today although I'm not thrilled with how the drapery did come out. I also take time with these studies to practice my inking and sometimes some shading.

Lastly, I draw a cartoon character. John K, over on his blog, talks about how doing this really helps you to grow as an artist so I am putting him to the test. I try to focus on construction and once again, I take this chance to try and better my clean line (which you can see needs a lot of work). I try to pick cartoons from all over the spectrum but I do like Looney Tunes a lot. Today's was Goliath.

After I'm done with this I begin work on my freelance designs for Ben 10: Alien Force. Yes, it does take a few hours to do all this each morning but that's why I wake up so early. Nothing good ever comes without sacrifice and effort. Well, here's a group of bad drawings out of the way meaning I'm that much closer to getting rid of my 100,000 and becoming "good" :)

Enjoy!!

Nothing Special

2009-02-17T21:49:00.000-08:00

Just another one before day's end. Hope tomorrow yields better fruits.

Enjoy!!

Scared To Finish

2009-02-13T21:21:00.000-08:00

I was drawing this earlier in the morning and, be it far from perfect, the more I completed it the more I liked it and the more I liked the more I was scared I was going to screw it up. Needless to say, the fear of "ugly"fying it won and I stopped. Maybe one day when I'm good I'll finish it.

Enjoy!!

Obelix Study

2009-02-12T22:59:00.000-08:00

Each morning as part of my warm-up I practice construction and clean-up on a classic cartoon character. I usually don't like the way they come out but, even with its mistakes, I like this Obelix picture from this morning.

Enjoy!!

A Couple Of Gals

2009-02-11T16:54:00.000-08:00

I did some studies of Owen Fitzgerald ladies from the Bob Hope comics.

I suck at drawing hands.

Enjoy!

Another Quick Jolina

2009-02-11T00:12:00.000-08:00

I like last night's sketch more although I do kinda like her hair in this one....at least her bangs.

Wow! Two In One Night!

2009-02-09T23:35:00.000-08:00

I did this up real fast to thank the four people who are following my "Aswang Art" blog. I am truly flattered. A little confused, but flattered nonetheless.

Small Scribble

2009-02-09T22:10:00.000-08:00

Here's a small scribble in hopes I can post more regularly. Thanks to the two of you who come back expecting more :)

Danggit!

2008-10-29T15:20:00.000-07:00

Well, I got busy and didn't post Monday or Tuesday. I posted more then I usually do in hopes that it'll make up for it.

Enjoy!

Friday's Batch

2008-10-24T17:39:00.000-07:00

I did it! I posted everyday this week! (Weekends don't count because I don't have a computer at home.) So, here's hoping I'll pick up where I left off next week.

Enjoy!

Scribbles

2008-10-23T17:55:00.000-07:00

Wow! 4 days in a week?! That's almost as much as the I posted the whole year!!

How long will it last?

Enjoy!

Freelance Character Designs

2008-10-22T22:49:00.000-07:00

Here are my very first designs ever! I got to take the main cast from Ben 10: Alien Force and redress them into bathing suits. It's hard to believe that someone paid me for these. I did some more designs for the show that I'll post every now and then. So, along with these I'd like to give a shout out to Glenn Wong, Glen Murakami, Chap Yaep, Eric Canete, and Norm Ryang. They've been tutoring me with all sorts of drawing goodness. Thanks guys!

Enjoy!

Two In A Row

2008-10-21T18:05:00.000-07:00

Not much to look at but, hey, I'm posting!

Good for me. :)

Sketches

2008-10-20T15:16:00.000-07:00

I'm gonna start blogging again on a regular basis.

Promise.

Tick......

2008-02-12T14:49:00.000-08:00

.....Tock. Wow! What a slow clock!

Over The Weekend...

2008-01-30T11:07:00.000-08:00

Here's a load of sketches through the weekend up to last night. Sorry it took a few days to get up. Please don't punish me too severely...

Barely!!....

2008-01-25T16:22:00.000-08:00

Well, I barely made today's deadline. I was getting kind of scared there with Canete pacing outside of my cube. He would pace back and forth, only stopping to look and his watch and sigh. The same kind of sigh a parent gives when they're about to spank their child when they don't want to but feel obligated to because they know that discipline now is much better than counseling and jail time years in the future.. Yeah, you know what I'm talking about. And, NO, I'm not talking about Canete wanting to spank me....

On The Clock

2008-01-24T11:50:00.000-08:00

Well, Eric Canete has decided that I am "on the clock". What does that mean? Neither of us are too sure but we both think it means I'm in for it if I don't start posting more artwork. It's not that I haven't been drawing but that a lot of what I've been working on I can't post. So, Eric has pushed me to be a little more creative with my personal art. Well, here are some drawings and I guess you can expect me to keep posting until the office bully...*cough*..Canete..*cough*...let's me be lazy again...

Attack On Fort Collins

2007-12-07T09:40:00.000-08:00

Here I am ambushed by my boss, Glen Murakami, and colleague, Eric Cookmeyer. Life is good when you get paid to take NERF darts in the back of the head.

A Batch of This Week's Warm-ups

2007-09-21T10:21:00.000-07:00

I didn't get much drawing in outside of my daily "warm-ups". Hope you enjoy these along with your weekend!

Sketches

2007-09-17T14:54:00.001-07:00

Wow! Three posts. Three clever titles. I'm on a roll!!

Post-It Sketches

2007-09-17T14:53:00.001-07:00

Pretty self explanatory again.

Jiffy Lube Sketches

2007-09-17T14:51:00.000-07:00

Pretty self explanatory.

Airport Sketches

2007-09-04T16:32:00.000-07:00

I took a trip to the Dominican Republic for my little brothers wedding and got a lot of airport sketching in. I'm only going to post a few that I liked. Enjoy!

Sketches

2007-09-04T16:31:00.000-07:00

Some random sketches I did a week or so ago.

I'm Back!!

2007-08-16T18:02:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the long time away. I recently got a job at Cartoon Network and am loving it! I have a ton of sketches and will be posting more often....hopefully. Enjoy!!

More Sketches

2007-03-09T16:32:00.000-08:00

Here's a load of sketches from this last week. Enjoy!!

More Sketches

2007-02-22T10:40:00.000-08:00

Here's a set of sketches from last night. It was a long sleepless night but I was proud of some of my sketches. Enjoy!!

My Baby and Some Sketches

2007-02-21T12:17:00.000-08:00

Sorry about the drought in posts but my wife and I had our baby on January 8th! He was born healthy and life has been wonderful since!! I'm still adjusting to life with a baby and going back to school but I'm still trying to sketch. Here's a few pictures of my son and some sketches I did the other day during my physics lecture. Enjoy!!

Royal Flush Gang

2006-12-15T10:55:00.000-08:00

Good idea. Bad execution. Whatcha gonna do?

Trying To Color

2006-11-17T13:21:00.000-08:00

yeah. i have no idea how to color so here was an attempt to color one of my sharpie sketches. if any one has tips, critiques, comments, or suggestions they are more then welcome to leave them. thanks for stopping by!

Some Recent Stuff

2006-11-15T16:45:00.000-08:00

Some sharpie sketches:

Some reconstruction of a few favorite cartoon characters:

Some inked peices (some unfinished....don't ask why cuz I don't know either):

And some doodles:

Mr. & Mrs. Smith

2006-10-19T10:23:00.000-07:00

I drew the characters and not the actors because I didn't want to uglify such beautiful people. Enjoy!!

Some Recent Sketches

2006-10-12T11:30:00.000-07:00

Brush Pen Faces

2006-09-19T10:50:00.000-07:00

Luke Skywalker

2006-09-08T16:34:00.000-07:00

Just me getting excited for Tuesday when the unadulterated Star Wars trilogy comes out to DVD! Enjoy and thanks for coming by!

Obi-Wan Doodles

2006-09-08T16:33:00.000-07:00

Tonal Studies

2006-09-07T14:04:00.000-07:00

Sketches

2006-09-07T14:03:00.000-07:00

Folds Study

2006-09-07T14:02:00.000-07:00

Airport Sketches

2006-09-07T14:01:00.000-07:00

Scribblings

2006-08-22T16:14:00.000-07:00

Just some sketches I've scribbled this week. Enjoy!!

Weekly Challenge: Cartoon Favorites

2006-08-10T18:06:00.000-07:00

Just ask my brothers or my wife, I love Puffy AmiYumi! So, here's a small tribute to them I did for a cartooning challenge at the Action! Cartooning Forum. Enjoy!!

It's Been Awhile!

2006-08-10T11:15:00.000-07:00

I was surprised to get so many e-mails and comments following-up on me. Thanks everyone for being patient and encouraging. I just finished a summer semester that, along with my job, about worked me to the grave. Good news is I am forever done with Math classes! Better news is I'll be sketching a lot more!! Especially to make up for lost time :) Without further ado here are some sketches I did during the term but didn't have time to post. Some are personal studies, some are studies of other artists, and some are from the good old imagination factory! Enjoy!!

Thousand Hand Thursday #2

2006-06-30T13:28:00.000-07:00

Didn't get to do too many but I think something clicked upstairs! It's exciting when something like that happens. It makes you feel smart and stupid at the same time. I think it's hilarious!! I feel smart for finally recognizing shapes and construction but so dumb for not seeing it earlier because it seems so simple :) Funny stuff! Anyway, thanks for stopping by and hope you enjoy!

p.s. - Don't forget! Critiques, comments, and/or suggestions are always welcome!