My hero

This man right here is the reason why I am the way I am. Without him I would be nothing. He is my role model, my friend and my hero.

He is my Dad.

Invincible fan art

This is my first Invincible fan art ever. I started to read the book during summer and I got hooked! It is entertainment god and the art is superb! If you haven't yet, you should totally check it out.

Sketchbook Punk girl

Random sktech using Prismacolor™and Copic™ markers.

Are you Nuts?

Daily Sketch: Nick Frost

Nick Frost

Luther Strode fan art

If you haven't read the incredibly cool Luther Strode comic book, you have no idea what you are missing.

I'm doing an art trade with a friend of mine. I'm doing the pencils (digital in this case) she is gonna color it. She is pretty good so I'm looking forward to the final thing.

Sketch

Fleshing it out

Final lines

Daily Sketch Ari

Daily Sketch

Daily Sketch Clautijeras

Daily sketch.

Daily sketch Dump

For the past 2 weeks I've set myself a daily goal, that is to produce a daily sketch with a semi Convention look as warmup for the day, using Copics™ and inks, and to do it under an hour time. I think it is a fair goal and sometimes is hard to keep up, but at least during the week I've been able to do it. And I aim to keep doing it, because I slowly see improvement.

Right now I'm using my friends as subject matter, its easier for me and I give it as a present for them. I feel that having the capacity for art is a responsibility, and I want to give back something to all the people that have been good and kind to me. In this way I practice and they get something that hopefully will last for a long time, so everybody wins.

If you like my work and you are interested in a commission, please send me an e mail so we can work something out.

Here is what I've got so far, from now on I will try to post one daily.

Darth Elle

Sister

Seederal

Dropper

Chango Chango

Tatiana

Jennie Pi

Vicky Quiro

Carlo Barberi's Workshop

So this weekend I was invited by my good friend elmudo to a comic book workshop. This was specially cool because the artist that was giving the workshop was Carlo Barberi which in case you didn't know is a killer artist, who has worked on many titles for both marvel and DC. And he is also from my hometown of Monterrey, Mexico which makes him even more badass.

Joking aside, it was very insightful to speak and receive advice from another professional, because as you should know, every artist experience is different, regardless on how many years they have been working in the industry, everybody has a different story on how they broke into comics and how to say relevant, produce excellent work and still have a life outside the drawing board (or at least trying to ).

It is my personal opinion that every workshop, every little chat and every porfolio review, every chance you get to speak with a person that is clearly better than you is, is always enlightening because every time you learn something that you didn't know, or you didn't think you know. Is in this occasions that you actually get better because you are forced to act on the spot, trying to get the better part of your work and getting good advice at the same time.  In a way it is kind of what they are teaching us at the Kubert School, but as I mentioned before, every artist has a different story.

And one more very important thing is the people you know in these sort of gatherings. You never know who are you gonna end up chatting with, they might just end up being really good people and you never know, may be very good friends for life. And in this business connecting with other peers and colleagues is as important as the ability to draw.

So if you ever get the chance to attend to one of these workshops don't hesitate to do so. That might be your first step in the right direction.

Rock on my friends... y arriba Monterrey!

Batman Sketch

It is no secret that I love Starbucks. And they love me back. 

This is a Sketch done for a friend at Starbucks.

Christabel you rock.

Deadpool sketch

My life has been complete madness during these last weeks. Since its good bye month for me here in my hometown, visiting all the friends and family one last time before becoming a fulltime student again of course is the perfect excuse not to draw everyday as I should. I know, I know. My bad.

Just not to a total lazy-ass, here is a quick Deadpool sketch from last saturday´s artjam.

Coffee Shop Sketch

I did this one as a warmup for my Gabby sketch. Warming up is really important, I bet everyone who draws has experienced a better set of art lines after 4 hours of working.

Video Sketch: Mumm Ra

Let's start the week with some video sketches. I bet this week is gonna be awesome.

Here is the video from Mumm Rah's Art Jam.

Sorry, no music this time.

Digital Art Process : Nadia Color

Continuing with the Digital Art Process Series of posts, here is the third and final state:

The Color Process. Part 1 and 2.

 

Done in Photoshop CS5. 

The only part that I didn't record was the flattening of the colors. This is where you just put a flat color or colors on the art just to have a base on where to start coloring. I'm not saying that this stage is a waste of time, it's just that for the sake of the video not being an hour long I cut this part out.

I hope this series has helped you in some sort of way. Please feel free to ask or comment anything. I will be looking forward to it.

Digital Art Process : Nadia Inks

Continuing with the Digital Art Process Series of posts, here is the second state:

The Inking Process. Part 1 and 2.

 

Also done in Manga Studio Ex 4. I must say that this was one of the first times I got to try this software and it is marvelous. It perfectly emulates the real thing with all its ups and almost none of its downs. Plus, the forever awesome Undo function, saves you lots of time and boosts your productivity.

Digital Art Process : Pencils

About a month ago I posted the general process I follow when I'm doing a commission. I also said that I record the whole process and I would post it. Here it is the first of three posts of the whole thing:

The drawing process.

This was done on Manga Studio Ex 4. My review of the software is still pending. For now I leave you with the video post. Hope it helps you.

Art Jam 4: Red Eye

Continuing with last week's Art Jam Thundercats themed characters, here is Red Eye from the Lunataks!

I do recommend full view.

The lines are from the awesome Marte. The colors by me.

Check out EDSFOX coloring on Mumm Rah

Art Jam 4: Mumm Ra

Art Jam came and went again. Getting better with each edition, we went back to the popular coffee shop with a great affluence of cute girls. This time we had a visitor, Hugo, who just stayed for a while.

This week's theme was the allmighty Thundercats. My character: Mumm Ra, your favorite Thundera sac of evil and bones.

Art Jam Mike Colors

As I said before, the only way to improve is through hard work and to surround yourself with better artists than you. And if they happen to be awesome people, well, it doesn't get any better than that.

This is the result of last week's Art Jam with Martegod. He deliciously colored Michaelangelo and I couldn't  be more impressed with his work! What can I say... the guy is insanely good.

Be sure to check out his work http://martegod.deviantart.com/ you wont regret it.