Been a while...

Yo! Empty audience, been a while. So, instead of study for a Forestry exam, I decided to post some recent work of mine. I think I am becoming better and better at drawing animals. It helps that my brother is a paleontologist and that he gives me projects to hone my skills. I am also somewhat commissioned to draw a whale poster for the lab he works for.

I'm somewhat happy with the lemur. I need some more practice with hyper-realism and anatomy. Coloring could have been better as well. 

The next few are digital "pencils" (thanks to my awesome cintiq: Cintiq companion hybrid is out! but, more on that later). These will be colored sometime soon.

Amynodon

(a hippo-rhino thing according to my brother. The hands look humanoid...eh..)

Boa of some kind

(things with scales are tiresome so, I didn't really put much effort into this one honestly)

Brontothere

(I was happy with this one. I like using perspective. Plus, it was the first one of the set I drew. Those are usually the best sketches)

Protoreodon

(some of these are a bit "cartoonie" I wanted a good action pose. I also find it hard to make haired mammals look realistic. Something in need to practice)

Protylopus

(this one looks a bit strange to me, I wasn't able to get the look I was going for)

This semesters pretty busy, but for once I don't feel stressed at all. Tired, but not stressed. I might have gotten used to the workload..... And I might have just jinxed myself. But, I doing pretty okay at the moment. B+ on a music history test, of which I thought I would do so much worse. Senior recital repertoire somewhat on schedule and it's only rained 3-4 days so far. Good start for the year.

New Toy!!!

Well empty audience, my Cintiq 13 HD came in today. This is probably one of the best things an artist could own. From the first test I already knew that I would disappear this summer. The feel of this thing is amazing. For once, my digital drawing didn't look like a digital drawing. It responds so well. My mind is blown.

So here are some pics.

Aminals. Probably some of the best creature sketches I've done.

 These are actually the beginnings of drawings my brother asked me to do. They will end up having him and his friends riding on the backs of these animals.

This Cintiq really changes everything.

Smile.

Back in tha Day: HIT'D

Here's something to look at. A short film done for Film Studies at Cerritos High waaay back in 2008.


A group of unqualified hit men are hired by an asian pimp to take out "El-mo".
(I know, I know... we were a bunch of kids having fun. Don't take it seriously. Seriously.)



2 days, one camera and a great group of friends.

I thought it was a pretty good project for a bunch of hoodlums with no money. We used a couple of old school tricks to get what we wanted. Some were hilariously bad but awesome. We had a lot of fun. Maybe too much haha. Watching it now, I noticed how extremely stereotyped the characters are and added to that, our poor language skills didn't help much. It was the only fun I had in the 4 years at that school.

I haven't done any film projects since, but would like to do another one.

Hopefully, the copyright police doesn't take the audio.

Smile

Squappledapple (Squalodon)

Yo,
     Isomnia hasn't gone away so, here is the Squalodon I did for my brother.

 

I'm not much of a colorist, but I feel like I'm getting better.

 

 

Peace.

Neumann KM (Kick-ass Mic's) 184.

       Whoa. Empty audience, I am...whoa.
Today, I finally gained the confidence to try out my new KM-184's and they are "OVER 9,000!!!". I have been recording live with my amateur MXL mics for years before the KM's; they are actually very functional for the price. But WOW... It's almost as if I have seen the light. I've only had a small chance to work with high-end mics way back while attending Fullerton College. Now owning a pair, I am able to experience the hardware in detail and actually listen to them. I tell ya, It's a whole different experience. At one point I even began to laugh in enjoyment. I demo'd the mic's in stereo; performing a short Legnani Caprice I played this semester. At the first listen, I was amazed with it's detail. Every noise while performing was captured yet, it didn't make the recording sound like crap. In person an instrument makes noise but at a level that makes it pleasing to the ear. However, that doesn't mean you should play sloppy. Low-end mics tend to bring out instrument noise and ruin a recording. The recording was very balanced, no frequency was over powered and simultaneously keeping unwanted frequencies out. I was very happy with the lows. And man, does this thing have range. There is a lot of room for dynamics. I would even go as far to say you can beat the shit out of these mic's... it's an expression... don't beat the shit out of these mic's. You will be sad.
      What I love most about the guitar is it's versatility; not only in genre but in articulation and sound. The intrument has multiple personality disorder. These mics will capture them.

     If only my laptop AC didn't cause interference. I guess I'll have to buy a power conditioner. haha.

                                 (comes in a fancy wood case, two windscreens and two clips)

     As of now, I am perfecting my Repertoire so that I can finally begin to record it. Tis gonna be a fun summer. I love toys.

COLOR?

Waddup. Here's the nude Droid wit cuhlla. I don't color often.

It's a little on the rough side, but I'm done with it. This is my love for Music, SciFi and Women.

 

Went a bit gear crazy and bought a Cintiq 13HD.....that will be mailed in hopefully soon.

 

My friend asked me as I was coloring this, "How do you draw legs?". I responded "Look at a lot of legs." I look at a lot of legs...haha

 

Smile,

 

-Justin

Home

Well empty audience, I'm back home and feeling pretty good. Anxiety levels are at an all time low and I haven't touched a guitar assignment in a little over a week. I think I'm just about ready to get back to work...maybe...

At the ol'set up coloring a Squalodon (an ancient dolphin whale of some kind... I'm no paleontologist) for my brother, listening to music at the volume you should listen at, and finally catalogging my artwork.
                                                                     The Ol' Set up

                                                       Where I work.... Sometimes...

I just purchased my kick ass mics and they should be here by saturday. Then its playtime. Out of nowhere, I also bought the new Moog Sub Phatty. Sadly it's on backorder till june but, I'm pretty damn exited. It's Moog's new analog synth that features a sub Oscillator in addition to 2 Osc's. Basically 2 oscillators and a quarter. An enormous sound generator with the notorious Moog sound. I love toys.

Here's a few sketches from this year.

                                           Spider-man and my love for extreme perspective

                           Character Design for a story I'm thinking up. Alien anatomy is fun.

                                                        Me during finals week haha

                             A random fight scene, possibly done after watching Ghost in the Shell.

          A mythical creature of the Philippines called Kapre. Another character concept for a story.

 

 

                A movement study. Frank Quitely (a favorite artist of mine) does this quite well



And finally, An android playing a violin. A Laser Violin. Nude. Haha

 

 

Well that's it for now. Time to meet up with the Goonies. Audio coming soon. Promise.