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A quick sketch of someone I met in one of my dreams a few months ago who I recently bumped into again.

Happy Valentines Day! Here’s Cyrus and Stella.

Cyrus is the crown-prince of Cloud Kingdom.  Stella is an awesome sword fighting warrior that can kick-ass and rock a beautiful dress like a model.

This illustration of Stella was actually a rough draft drawn over a year ago to get a feel of the more traditionally feminine aspect of her design and her overall character. This is actually her first coloured draft (without Cyrus). The one found here was the second. This is her in a formal outfit for an event or a similar scenario. I just added Cyrus (and Stella’s right arm, which is hooked onto Cyrus’) recently because his design took some time for me to really figure it, and in fact he’s still undergoing many (mostly) minor edits so that I can really get him right.

The second illustration is a sketch I did on my notebook to help incorporate Cyrus into the already existing illustration of Stella. As you can see in the sketch, this version of Cyrus’ formal attire has a slight Indian influence to it while keeping a Mesopotamian and Assyrian touch.

Two variant designs I made of Nikolai from last year. The one above is him as the Grand Duke (after abdicating the throne) and ambassador to the throne, while the second is of him as a reluctant emperor.

Sometimes you discover the funnest things when you're playing with layers.

A rough variation of the “For Once in My Life” singer (the main character in this short storyboard I sketched up one night a few weeks ago). This was an experiment on a more boxy and square design, although I think I’ll go with the more round but more angular variation. Should post it when I’m done 😁 

I had a little too much fun with Nikolai today hehehe

On the illustration on the right, when I removed everything apart from the reds and the strap, the resulting silhouette was so strong that it just made me think of those Minimalist movie posters. So I just had to do this. I also could not pass up the opportunity of Nikolai “staring” questioningly at his movie poster hehehe.

Also, this is NOT an actual movie. Just me having fun. I just thought that if an actor would play Nikolai, the perfect face would be Matt Bomer. If someone would play Empress Natasha, it would be Natalie Portman. Elizabeth Debicki would play the Queen Nikolai ironically falls in love with.

Some value and composition studies with Harvey

A motorcyclist study I did in pen from some online references to help me with Harvey.

Another Coffee shop sketch dump from a few weeks ago.

2015.09.04

Sketches from Aventine, a gig I went to with some friends a few weeks ago. It was really fun.

Unfinished Portrait of Nikolai II

Nikolai II's abdication from the throne took place one day after his coronation as Emperor in the 18th century.  Due to his abdication to give way to his elder sister, Empress Natasha the Great, Nikolai’s portrait as the fifth Emperor of the Tvardovsky Dynasty was never completed.

Please note that this is an original character. My character Nikolai Tvardovsky is in no way related to Russia’s Nikolai II. Any direct resemblance to real life people are coincidental.

This is Suzy, a gay silk cloth Acrobat (although in this original sketch, he is a tight rope walker) who dreams of becoming a ballerina but can’t because he’s a chubby cross-dressing drag queen. So instead he’s in a travelling circus, where he can be himself and be a “flying ballerina” all at the same time.

He is my entry for this month’s Character Design Challenge, this is my initial sketch of him as a tight rope walker.

Suzy was initially supposed to be a tight rope walker who would dance like the beautiful ballerina he dreamt of becoming, but I realised that as a silk cloth acrobat, the silk cloth could serve as his cape. Instead of wearing the cape himself if he were a tight rope walker, a symbolism for wings and flight, it is the silk cloth that gives him his wings and his ability to fly. This would serve as his connection with the Circus and how the Traveling Circus, his family who accepts him and loves him for who he is, is what helps him accept himself and inspires him to be more than just his initial dream of becoming a ballerina. So he happily chooses to stay in the Traveling Circus and performs his act “The Flying Ballerina.”

I know it’s late, but Happy National Dog Day! 

Here’s a sketch dump of my dog, Roger, and a little bit of Sky, my uncle’s dog. Roger is a Miniature Pinscher while Sky is a Lhasa Apso.

Coffee shops and Park sketch dump

Dentist and Hospital Waiting rooms Sketch dump

Julien “Benji” Benito is my entry for this month’s Character Design Challenge.

He was known as the famous Chef Julien of the arguably most prestigious restaurant in the city of Paris, France. He had grown tired of the fast-paced life in the limelight, which is why he had returned to his hometown in the Caribbean. There he had put up a small restaurant serving local cuisine with a twist.

Since his move, Benji has been very happy with his simple life in the Caribbean Islands. He starts his day with a trip to the market to buy fresh ingredients. He then spends the rest of the day running his restaurant where he keeps a close relationship with his customers. During his free time he likes to bum around under the sun, surf, and chat with the townspeople.

H, Motorcyclist — Project Revamp

Rough sketches for possible designs for H.

Coffee Shop sketch dump (Epic) — 15.05.31

Ilocos vacation sketch dumps

Coffee shop sketch dump

Drew these various drawings on various days throughout the past few months.

Egyptian-Mesopotamian inspired dress concept for one of the characters I'm making right now. 

Happy Family

This is Katniss, Peeta, and their kids, Willow and Rye. I got the idea from my friend's parents, who when they go on a date or spend time with each other they prefer to do it with their kids a.k.a. as a family and I really liked that idea. So in the spirit of Valentine's day, here is Peeta and Katniss having a date with their kids.

Also, I know Katniss didn't want kids but she did say she was happy when she held her child in her arms. I know Peeta has bangs but I don't think he'd keep them into adulthood hahaha. To me he looks like a total dad here hehehe

Captain America: KA-POW!

This Steve Rogers in his Age of Ultron costume. I think I made some mistakes in some areas of his outfit but hopefully I got it most of it right. The animation is loosley based on some frames from the video game Marvel VS Capcom for the PS1 (one of my all time favourite fighting games)

Azula in Robes

I’m sure we can all agree that she was totally crazy psycho, but that she was also crazy hot.

This is a study I made while I was on my flight to the US. It was the longest day ever mostly because I'm pretty sure my April 19, 2014 lasted for more than 24 hours. 

Lately I've been practicing drawing from life. Before, I was a little scared because i didn't like making mistakes, but I realized that it's okay to ale mistakes because later on I'll be able to correct them. And as I drew from life, it has been excellent practice.

I wanted to draw the guy beside me across the aisle (because he had a nice blazer on and very very nice brogues) but unfortunately he kept noticing me looking at him so I couldn't draw him... The other people I drew didn't notice (when you see the drawings I guess you can tell why).

My favorite drawing here is definitely the mom and her daughter (mother and child jk). It was very very cute and it was great seeing that.  The man in the middle left (no, not the one who is sleeping funnily) seemed to be quite nostalgic and a lot of people get sentimental or think while on modes of transportation for a long time. The man on the lower right, I'm guessing is purser of the plane, he seemed to be quite happy with how the people were doing when one of the meals were served.  

I rarely get to go on vacation or travel, but I love it. Seeing all sorts of different people, and thinking of the many things that they have gone through or the kind of people they are. People are interesting.

"And that kids, is How I Met Your Mother."

So I will make my very first post a commemoration of the end of my favourite series. It is my favourite scene and is also what I will argue, as the best moment in history.