Drawing

Ever notice when you walk into a movie theater to see the latest blockbuster playing that there are movie posters all around informing everyone what's playing next week or next month? Sometimes it's a simple two-foot by three-foot poster framed on the lobby wall. Most of the time, however, it's a huge cardboard cut-out that takes up half the lobby. Whatever it is, it's something that catches your eye, and that's the artwork of movie posters. For over a century, movies have been advertised by the method of displaying posters depicting a character or a scene from the movie. It was_and still is_the way to sell potential audiences to come to the theaters and pay to see these films… Continue reading… 0 comments

In the field of art I work on the most_comic book art_there are numerous artists I look up to and see as a bit of inspiration to help me go on as I work on a certain piece. Whenever I see the artwork of these individuals, it either takes me back to when I was a child reading comic books for the first time or it just simply mesmerizes me, putting me in a zone as I view their works. You'd be surprised to know that some of them aren't just simply pencilers or inkers of the trade, but go further with painting and even create a lucrative business with their established name. So without further ado, let me list the artists I look up to… Continue reading… 0 comments

Is creating your self portrait narcissistic? That's a question that I never really asked myself until I drew a portrait of myself and my wife told me I was narcissistic for doing so. So, is it? At first, after my wife made her comment, I started believing it. I thought, yes, I must be. I mean, why would I choose to draw a picture of myself rather than picking a celebrity or some random person out of a book or magazine? Why would I want a drawing of myself in my portfolio? It did seem a little vain and self-absorbed, I must say. But then I really started thinking about it because it bothered me for quite a while. If there's anything that I am, it certainly isn't narcissistic… Continue reading… 9 comments

All my life, ever since I started picking up a pencil and paper to draw whatever my heart had contented, I have been attracted to the tools of the trade. The basic tool I'd always stopped to look at whenever I'd visit a Michael's or any other arts and crafts store were the pencils. Yes, to this day I love to stop and look at the different brands of pencils_the different shades, from the dark and heavy to the light and fine_and I always get a sense of awe from it. Most people, especially my wife, don't understand why I need to look at these simple writing utensils. But that's what they see_writing utensils. What I see are magical instruments that help me put the images I have in my head to the paper sitting in front of me… Continue reading… 3 comments

Is tattooing an art? I might face a lot of tension with that question. But the answer that I've concluded is that in some cases it definitely is and in others I don't think it is. I, myself, have a few tattoos and in the years since I'd gotten them, I went through laser treatments to get them removed. The reason being is that I had gotten them for the wrong reasons, which, I believe, is why most people decide to ink themselves in the first place. And I'll get to that a little later. One thing I've regretted since the day I started "sleeving" myself_besides the regret of doing just that_is that I hadn't thought of designing my own tattoo. You'd think that since I consider myself somewhat of an artist that I'd definitely draw up my own conception or illustration for my tattoo… Continue reading… 4 comments

Where do you like to draw? It might sound like a simple question, and it certainly is when it comes right down to it, but I have a peculiar area that I use as an art studio and it needs some explaining. As an artist who enjoys drawing as a hobby, I sometimes have trouble finding a good place to draw. What I mean is, I don't really have an art studio or a nice quiet place within my household to sit down and draw. It's not like my place is small or doesn't have the room necessary to get away from everyone else in the house, it's just that something always comes up to take the much needed attention away from what I'm trying to work on. For instance, something just happened to break my concentration for a few seconds… Continue reading… 3 comments