New logo

After trashing several ideas, I finally settled on a new logo look.  Considering that I didn't study design, I'm quite surprised it turned out ok. I liked the way the character is somewhat "sneaking" and boggarting his way into the lower right side of the stage, as well as the custom text I designed. I didn't know what I was doing 90% of the time but I just trusted my instincts to what looks nice. Now moving on to studying shape and...

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A recommitment to professionalism

I remember it very clearly, it was a normal sunny day. I was inside my crowded apartment starting though the window. The previous days have been wasted in browsing the internet and playing games which I don't even remember. I feel terrible, I'm wasting my life and I know I have to make a decision. June 12, 2012 was the day I committed myself into becoming a professional.  This commitment was brought upon a special audiobook I bought several...

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Caricatures 001

Some warmups to get the 2 day rust off.I got way too burned out finishing the hand tutorial in just 24 hours. The tiredness carried over the next 2 days, but now I'm feeling much better though the week is almost over and I hadn't done anything yet work-wise. The effortless life experiment has been going great as well. I'm feeling less stressed and more productive the past several days.&nbs...

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Hand drawing tutorial

Just got done posting my hour+ long drawing hands video tutorial.  This was an insane task. I never knew making a proper tutorial that I can be proud of takes so much effort. But it's really worth it, I learned a lot and I hope that this could be of help to other aspiring artists. EDIT: For anyone that's interested in the images that show up throughout the vid, you can find them below: ...

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Hand tutorial - teaser

Some samples for my upcoming hand drawing tutorial. It will be up several weeks or so.  ...

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The Effortless life - a 30 day experiment

"The journey is the destination" Life is totally unpredictable. That's one of the things I've learned ever since I started to seriously update this blog in my quest to become a better artist. Overall, I think I did become a slightly better artist in three months' time, but the funny thing is, I think I also became a better person. It's weird, but I really do feel wiser and happier. And it all started with a realization that "Art is...

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April - Hand Month!

Google "senshi stock hands" for tons of reference April is the month of hands! I'm currently on 100 out of 1000 hand drawings and it feels great to be finally doing something about hand drawing problems. I'll post all or maybe most of the drawings once I'm done with this and a tutorial as well. But that's thinking too far ahead. For now, all I'm thinking is to work so let's do this! As with all things anatomy, it's not enough to learn how to...

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Learning vs. Doing

One question many artists face when learning art, or anything, is:  "How do I know when should I stop learning and start doing?" Even Picasso is confused Answer is: You don't. Many great artists I've read about almost always say they're never content with their work. Picasso was still painting when he was past 90 years old, and Henry Miller was still chasing women. That is the beauty of art, it's very elusive. One day you could be...

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