Inktober Day #4

Day 4 - "Nerd or Hipster"

Day #4 - Although the drawing seems a bit cliche, I just wanted to keep things relatively simple.  Intentionally wanted to keep the details subtle and not over exaggerate them, as I did not want to make it obvious.  My aim was to make things somewhat ambiguous.

INKTOBER! Days 1, 2, & 3!

This is a bit of a late post as I have been busy the last few days.  The fall is finally upon us, and it's a new month; my favorite time of the year!

As an artist, I feel like I'm constantly learning new things, always trying to improve my craft.  With that said, I felt like challenging myself by participating in the "Inktober Initiative," which started back in 2009 by artist Jake Parker.  Basically, the idea of Inktober is to do one ink drawing a day for the entire month, as a means to not only improve drawing skills, but also to develop consistent drawing habits.  So here are my drawings from the past 3 days.

Day 1 - "Here Comes Halloween"

Day #1 - It's a new month, so I thought, what better way to start the month and kick off Inktober than with The Pumpkin King himself, Jack Skellington!

Day 2 - "Sickly"

Day #2 - As the fall season approaches, so does the cold/flu season.  The other day, my girlfriend was feeling a bit under the weather.  At first, she thought it was just an allergy attack.  So we left the house thinking it would subside, and her sinuses would clear up.  Turns out,  she just ended up feeling worse.  Hopefully, she isn't getting sick.

Day 3 - "Don't Make Him Angry"

Day #3 - As a Bay Area resident and sports fan, October means Postseason baseball!  The SF Giants are just coming off a wild card victory against the Pirates, and now it's Game 1 of the NLDS.  The panda idea was inspired by Pablo Sandoval, whose nicknamed "Panda," or "Kung Fu Panda.

So Inktober is off to a great start, and I am definitely looking forward to what's ahead.  Stay tuned for more updates! Enjoy!

Quick Sketch

Just a quick sketch before bed.  Inspired by something I saw on DeviantArt.

Remember to 'Think Happy Thoughts'

Just a quick sketch in memory of the truly talented actor and comic genius, Robin Williams.

Phillippine Independence Day!

Finally finished my "Captain" painting.  And coincidently, today happens to be Philippine Independence day!  Anyways, there were a few minor things that were changed since the last update, but overall, I had a lot of fun with this one!  Enjoy.

"Oh Captain, my Captain!"

SubZERO Festival

Every first Friday of the month, there is an art walk that takes place in downtown San Jose.  Today, was a bit different in that it was the opening night of the 7th annual SubZERO Festival. It was an evening of art, music, and culture, as a street stretching 3-blocks, was filled with vendor booths, food trucks and live music.  

There was one booth, in particular, promoting an upcoming Chalk Art Festival and encouraged people to grab some pastels and go nuts, right on the street!  Being in that type of environment, completely surrounded in art and creativity, I couldn't resist the urge to get down on the ground and participate.

out of all the open space, I chose a tight spot
in between an alien creature, and spiderman head.
photo by: Sheila Angeles

  

my small chalk art contribution
(I tried working around the spiderman head)

it's no fun unless you wear it!

"Captain" Update!

So I've been slowly plugging away at the "Captain" concept.  It seems to be coming along well.  I showed my sister the concept along with my progress thus far, and she got a good laugh from it! So I know I'm in the right direction.  Anyway, I'm starting to flesh out the concept to a where I have it "inked" or line drawn, and have the armor painted.  More to come soon!