Sketches n' Scraps

Incognito

2018-09-14T09:04:00.000+08:00

This was a challenge accepted.

Didn't win though, but it proved I could still get through with my own stories. This was actually fun since I have so little time and with a shortage of funds, I pushed hard just to see if I could produce something worth while.

The idea is to stick to my guns and do what I want readers to see. getting this out means I could use some of my old illustrations (what's left of them) and still draw new ones. This is a one-off and mainly to claim them as my own.

Writing was harder.

But as they say, if you are having fun doing it, it's not work at all.

Untitled

2018-08-13T08:42:00.003+08:00

Untitled 11" x 17" Velum Board

{WiP}

2018-02-12T11:00:00.000+08:00

Being a total noob with writing and publishing, I may have put too many eggs in my basket.
Oh the book is coming along nicely, with so many short stories and ideas I have written down, some of them committed to memory, it's driving me nuts just to keep track.
Now, I've come encountered a bump in the road. Two, actually. Like I said, there's just too many stories for just one book. And the second bump - I don't have enough funds to go all-writer and publish a book as thick as the white pages.

So while editing and proof reading myself, I've come to terms and settled for a couple of economical and practical ways to pursue my delusions of being a writer and illustrator at the same time. Because my short stories, narratives or whatever you may call them have a word count ranging from 900 to 12,000 words, and they are a lot of titles. So, here it is:

TATTERED SHORTS will be available on February 22, 2018. It's a Thursday, when I play bass and sing myself silly with a couple of outstanding musicians, Pepe and Jerome, and myself, otherwise known as The Komradze [mk II] at Bambu Intramuros. The book is set at 7"x8.5" and will have at least 10 stories and illustrations. The good part is I still have a lot to put in the next book - DISCARDED SHORTS. hat is if I could pool enough funds for both.

But I'm getting ahead of myself. TATTERED SHORTS will be the initial offering for my own VisualNoise venture, with Mike Carlo as partner, whom I think is good natured enough not to show his impatience (we will get through this bro). DISCARDED SHORTS will follow, and eventually those illustrated graphic komiks novels, of which I will blog from time to time.
Yes, I know I haven't been blogging for sometime, but since I have decided to write more, draw more and play music, there's no better time than now.

If you haven't been following this blog, better do it now for more updates.

The Dwarf

2016-12-13T12:44:00.000+08:00

This concludes the illustrations I did for Diamond Stars Wrestling.

I love wrestling. I love the dedication each performance requires.

The Dwarf

Pen and Ink on Velum 11"x17"

Sir Ricky

2016-11-25T11:16:00.000+08:00

Morality

2016-11-23T10:00:00.000+08:00

Morality

6" x 20" on Bainbridge cold press board

Rob Conway

2016-10-13T10:00:00.000+08:00

Rob Conway
(Property of Diamond Stars Wrestling)

Rob Terry

2016-10-12T10:00:00.000+08:00

Rob Terry
(Property of Diamond Stars Wrestling)

Minoru Tanaka

2016-10-11T10:00:00.000+08:00

Minoru Tanaka
(Property of Diamond Stars Wrestling)

Matt Riviera

2016-10-10T10:00:00.000+08:00

Matt Riviera
(Property of Diamond Stars Wrestling)

Masakatsu Funaki

2016-10-09T10:00:00.000+08:00

Masakatsu Funaki
(Property of Diamond Stars Wrestling)

Heidi Katrina

2016-10-08T10:00:00.000+08:00

Heidi Katrina
(Property of Diamond Stars Wrestling)

Dean Allmark - Diamond Stars Wrestling/British Wrestling

2016-10-07T10:00:00.000+08:00

Dean Allmark UK
(Property of Diamond Stars Wrestling)

Tormenta

2016-10-06T10:00:00.000+08:00

Tormenta Pen Ink & Brush On Velum
(Property of Diamond Stars Wrestling)

Bruce Tharpe NWA

2016-10-05T10:00:00.000+08:00

Bruce Tharpe of NWA
11"x17" on Velum Board
Pen, Ink & Brush
(Property of Diamond Stars Wrestling)

Reklamador

2016-09-10T00:37:00.000+08:00

"Reklamador"

This is a redux of a previous ink

drawing I did some 20 odd years ago.

Pen, Ink & Brush Work

2016-08-26T00:29:00.000+08:00

Contradction

20" x 30" on Bainbridge

cold press board

Disparity
20"x 30" Pen Ink and Brush
on Bainbridge cold press board

Gato Loco G.I.G.O. Character Design

2016-06-27T09:00:00.000+08:00

Gato Loco

[nondescript]

G.I.G.O. Character Design

Komiks

Toyang G.I.G.O. Character Design

2016-06-26T09:00:00.000+08:00

Toyang

[nondescript]

G.I.G.O. Character Design

Komiks

Paragon G.I.G.O. Character Design

2016-06-23T10:54:00.000+08:00

Paragon

[villain]

G.I.G.O. Komiks

Story and illustration by me,

Coming very soon.

Done Inking

2016-06-17T11:42:00.001+08:00

Mapolan Dian Masalanta

[Mariang Makiling]

Pen, Brush & Ink

Vellum Board

297mm x 420mm

[29.7cm x 42cm]

Ang Tagailog at si Mapolan Dian Masalanta

2016-06-05T07:02:00.000+08:00

Ang Tagailog at si Mapolan Dian Masalanta

Pen, Brush & Ink

Vellum Board

297mm x 420mm

[29.7cm x 42cm]

Ang Pagkagapi ni Dagulang Ba-It at ang Tagailog

2016-06-04T09:20:00.000+08:00

Ang Pagkagapi ni Dagulang Ba-It at ang Tagailog

Pen, Brush & Ink

Vellum Board

297mm x 420mm

[29.7cm x 42cm]

WiP - Ang Paalam ni Mapolan Masalanta Kay Dagulang Ba-It

2016-05-28T00:01:00.000+08:00

Pen, Brush & Ink

Vellum Board

297mm x 420mm

[29.7cm x 42cm]

I have a problem with scale. In my story, Dagulang Ba-It is as big as a Typical full scale Kubo, and Mapolan Masalanta is a towering 10 feet compared to the typical human height. I saw that my banana heart is somewhat gigantic, but that will be corrected as soon as I get the rest of the set piece done.

There was a part in the story when Mapolan Masalanta was so heartbroken over her unrequitted love for a Tagailog that she chose to be a recluse and shun humanity entirely, but not without saying goodbye to her constant companion and protector Dagulang Ba-it, which also is heartbroken over the entire matter . . .

Orchid Warrior

2016-05-27T10:00:00.000+08:00

Orchid Warrior

Pen, Brush & Ink

Vellum Board

297mm x 420mm

[29.7cm x 42cm]