Simply ridiculous!
Now that's inspiration to jumping over hurdles in designing concepts! :D
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Sunday, September 6, 2009
Adv. Type Assignment 4 - Inspirations
It's always interesting to find out an artist's inspirations on how he/she constructs his/her compositions. Whether in graphic design, illustration, animation, sequential art, etc. And quite frankly, I find it interesting of different artists who inspire me in how I draw my characters and design compositions:
1. Charles Schulz: He's the no. 1 reason I think as a cartoonist first. I have always enjoyed his strips as a kid, and enjoyed watching his projects come to life in animation as well. His strength in conceptual writing has been an inspiration in how I create my characters, and how they come to life in my head...and onto paper.
2. Paul Rodecker: Mostly I was self taught in drawing, seeing my frustrations with past drawing teachers never helped me progress. And I admit, when I took Paul for the first time, I thought I was going to get the same results as my past disappointments. Boy was I ever wrong. His passion for drawing, and for hard work, changed my look in life forever...that anyone can achieve something if they freakin try and push themselves!!! I always sought his artistic words of wisdoms, how he approached things, and how his challenges could help me. Not just as an artist, but as a person. Much respect!
3. Pixar: They're doing something in animation that no other studio has done in years: Produce awesome stories with phenomenal art, on a consistent basis! As an animation fanatic/enthusiast/director hopeful, that means a whole lot to me. Disney has slipped in the last few years, DreamWorks forgot what made them successful (as in respect and good graces), and we won't even talk about Warner Bros. as far as animation movies are concerned. Anyway, the hard work for pushing for a simple concept for both young and old to receive has been shown in all their movies. Not to mention, they continue to lead by example in the animation industry that "art challenges technology, technology inspires art" (quote by John Lasseter).
4. Dave Matthews Band: I discovered this group late a few years ago (maybe around 2003-04) when I finally watched them performed live. I was completely blown away by the diversity of this group (not just musical backgrounds, but as people) and that they continued to stay together. And while it was sad to see saxophonist LeRoi Moore pass away, it is still amazing to see that amount of hard work to become who they are today. They inspire me as a visual artist, but as a musician too (played drums for almost 10 years, but looking to switch to another instrument next year).
5. Persepolis: Marjane Satrapi's graphic novel turning into an animated feature blew my mind. It is this reason alone I give oath to black and white when I draw myself as a cartoon character. I never knew how difficult it could be to construct positive and negative shapes with just black and white alone. However, I love the challenges it brings me, every time I start to work in that direction. And quite honestly, I would do all my stuff in black and white...but I have to learn how to experiment with color at some point. I guess.
6. My Classmates: You guys inspire me in class when I view works on the blog, or seeing what you're working in class. It really keeps me in check, to bring the best I can, to never settle for crap, and to never be content. I hope I inspire you guys too.
I have plenty more inspirations in my life that I bring to my artwork. Hopefully, I'll have time to share those later on in the semester, or in the school year.
Over and out.
1. Charles Schulz: He's the no. 1 reason I think as a cartoonist first. I have always enjoyed his strips as a kid, and enjoyed watching his projects come to life in animation as well. His strength in conceptual writing has been an inspiration in how I create my characters, and how they come to life in my head...and onto paper.
2. Paul Rodecker: Mostly I was self taught in drawing, seeing my frustrations with past drawing teachers never helped me progress. And I admit, when I took Paul for the first time, I thought I was going to get the same results as my past disappointments. Boy was I ever wrong. His passion for drawing, and for hard work, changed my look in life forever...that anyone can achieve something if they freakin try and push themselves!!! I always sought his artistic words of wisdoms, how he approached things, and how his challenges could help me. Not just as an artist, but as a person. Much respect!
3. Pixar: They're doing something in animation that no other studio has done in years: Produce awesome stories with phenomenal art, on a consistent basis! As an animation fanatic/enthusiast/director hopeful, that means a whole lot to me. Disney has slipped in the last few years, DreamWorks forgot what made them successful (as in respect and good graces), and we won't even talk about Warner Bros. as far as animation movies are concerned. Anyway, the hard work for pushing for a simple concept for both young and old to receive has been shown in all their movies. Not to mention, they continue to lead by example in the animation industry that "art challenges technology, technology inspires art" (quote by John Lasseter).
4. Dave Matthews Band: I discovered this group late a few years ago (maybe around 2003-04) when I finally watched them performed live. I was completely blown away by the diversity of this group (not just musical backgrounds, but as people) and that they continued to stay together. And while it was sad to see saxophonist LeRoi Moore pass away, it is still amazing to see that amount of hard work to become who they are today. They inspire me as a visual artist, but as a musician too (played drums for almost 10 years, but looking to switch to another instrument next year).
5. Persepolis: Marjane Satrapi's graphic novel turning into an animated feature blew my mind. It is this reason alone I give oath to black and white when I draw myself as a cartoon character. I never knew how difficult it could be to construct positive and negative shapes with just black and white alone. However, I love the challenges it brings me, every time I start to work in that direction. And quite honestly, I would do all my stuff in black and white...but I have to learn how to experiment with color at some point. I guess.
6. My Classmates: You guys inspire me in class when I view works on the blog, or seeing what you're working in class. It really keeps me in check, to bring the best I can, to never settle for crap, and to never be content. I hope I inspire you guys too.
I have plenty more inspirations in my life that I bring to my artwork. Hopefully, I'll have time to share those later on in the semester, or in the school year.
Over and out.
Friday, August 28, 2009
"It's Safe to Fail"
Found an article on Variety (dot) com on Pixar director John Lasseter and his philosophy for achieving success. In his own words, "It's safe to fail."
Something I need to know/be reminded of as I continue this graphic design program. It's not bad to fail at something, as long as I learn from it, and continue to push harder in my concepts and projects....as well as fail early so I can gain success sooner! :D
Hope this is inspirational to someone. And have a great weekend! ;)
Something I need to know/be reminded of as I continue this graphic design program. It's not bad to fail at something, as long as I learn from it, and continue to push harder in my concepts and projects....as well as fail early so I can gain success sooner! :D
Hope this is inspirational to someone. And have a great weekend! ;)
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Rialto Art Fair
I was able to get some pics of the Rialto Art Fair. It was a nice event seeing the different art disciplines showcasing their projects and abilities. :)
Interior Design representing as well!
Senior designers Mario Segarra and Mike Rogers talking design.
The famous Obama Typography piece by Senior designer Jason Dooley.
DUPA! :D
Interior Design representing as well!
I want to say thanks to all the senior designers who took their time to host the graphic design table. :) Awesome job guys!
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
Love This Typeface!
I never really got to mention this during the summer...anywho, I really love this typeface that Starbucks used for its' campaign. Not too thick, luscious, and exciting! I would love to know what typeface this is. I love sans serif type! :D
Monday, August 17, 2009
Adv. Type Assignment 1 - Intro Projects
So our first blog assignment for Advanced Typography is to showcase some works done in our classes prior to portfolio review. In all honesty, I really enjoyed my first efforts, as I tried to do well and give it my best effort. Here are some of my works I enjoyed at the top of my head:
To this day I enjoy my personal logo, it really represents me: My interests in animation, movement, and always looking for explosive energy in art.
This is the only black and white design I did. I've been a huge fan of black and white images for the last two years now. I really felt this was the one design I was able to utilize my black and white interests with purpose.
One of my favorite typography projects in the class. It was tedious, but the results were worth it!
Another typography project that I felt I grew in using type in a composition. I was really proud of this project.
One of the ads I did for my independent client. This was my first out of the three that felt like it was going somewhere. The other two followed this one!
And there you have it! :) Hope you enjoy the ones I chosen to showcase.
Life Drawing 2
It's been a while since I updated my blog on life drawing sketches. I've been practicing drawing my left hand, in hopes to get a better experience of drawing this interesting member. So far, I have drawn 100 hands in my sketchbook alone (other sketches have been in other sketchbooks and scraps of paper).
I plan to draw more hands, as well as start to learn the skeletal structure, then the muscular structure. The more I attempt, the more I try to understand, the better I have to voice my opinion and views.
Enjoy! :) And if anyone likes to critique or offer suggestions, I am willing to listen. Thanks!
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