bunch-o-stuff

mixture of assignments and in-class work for the character design class...cheers!

FIRE

as most of you know, the fires were dominating the landscapes this weekend. hope everyone involved with them are ok. here are some of the pictures of the one closest to where i'm living, and to the school.

this one is just a guy talking on his phone when all of it is going on. good contrast i think...

just a few witches

witches were the subject for the rick maki assignment. these were just rough ideas; didn't put much time in details or more fun stuff, but i still enjoyed it. the whole class had really great stuff. every week i put the artwork on the wall, being a T.A and all, and i find that i never explore enough, or that i didn't have enough time to explore more. dang! i guess that's the point of doing this becuase you need to get torn to pieces before getting better...right? i don't know. cheers folks!

HA HA ha haaaa haha

i'm not even going to say anything. just enjoy...

harmless affection...

this is for you girlfriend. i'd like to do more in the future...go CRAZIER! love you lots.

thank you Mr. Mark Andrews

first friday visitor lecture...i couldn't really think of a better person to start it all off than mark andrews. the guy obviously knows his stuff, which he so wonderfully and impactfully shared with us. thanks mark.

lil somthing

a bit o inspiration artwork i did in a wee bit of time to get my film idea rolling. it could be fun. i'm going for something with more humor this year. by the looks of it, it's far from humorous, but through a more well drafted story, it could be gold. i'm shooting for bronze though...no high expectations.

YO YO YO!!!

so........here. junk work from illustration class. just trying to enjoy the time. i want to take it more seriously but sometimes the annoying pressure to draw this way or that way gets...in the way. i think i do better when i'm not surrounded by lots of peeps. this is a flaw i must fix. oh, and some quick demon designs. i wanted these evil creatures in my film this year, no these ones specifically, but just demons in general...

Oh boy!

it's been a while friends. so i started my last year of school...don't know where i'm going after this, but not really freakin out too much. rather, a few of the many priorities of mine for getting through the year is having a nice film, fun work, three years with my girlfriend, a greater love and relationship with the man himself, JESUS (#1 priority), and good contact with my family. oh, i'd like to be a better friend and humanitarian. art is good, but being an even good-er person is better. cheers folks! enjoy a bit of the cleche', one of my favorite words...

sometimes i draw real sketchy stuff. it's possible it could be clear, but a lot of the time it lacks, to me, an original appeal. that's something i defenitely want to work on. no worries though. nevertheless, it's tons of fun. also, the idea of using just two shades of markers to complete the sketch is enjoyable. cheers!

you should thank God for being alive today! just do it!

yet another piece of digital dookie

i woke up early this morning because me and jason are going to the Timpanogos caves, so i had to call and make sure they were open today. then, i couldn't go back to sleep. lied in bed for an hour, then woke up to paint the really well lit room that we're staying in. like i said before, i don't do much digital painting, this is my first round of paintings i've actually done, so i'm still learning. it's lots of fun to try and get the lighting right, the texture, the mood, and a sense of design. once i get an idea about how to lay color down and make it look accurate, i'll try and apply a better sense of design and cool shapes because that to me is really important. yup yup!!! cheers

p.s. thanks to Tom, who i share an office with. he's kind enough to show me a few tricks in Photoshop. hopefully i'll catch up to him some day. keep growing Tom. leave me choking on the dust particle trails you leave behind.

some blah digital...

some blah digital...

now everyone can post...YAY!

i just changed a few settings on this thingy so that anyone, even if you aren't a blog user, can leave me a comment. so please...if you feel the urge to exchange mean words...or comment with positive and motivational speeches...or just say hi and bye...then you now have that right. cheers.

new book...new stuff!

there's something funny about starting a new sketchbook...the first page somehow intimidates you for no reason at all. why do people feel compelled to make the first page look their absolute best. IT'S A SKETCHBOOK FOLKS! i'm a hypocrite of these words, sadly enough. i tore the first page out, mostly because of anger and just being annoyed by the things around me at the time. i think what it is is the fact that annoying people who seem all too satisfied with life come up to you with that "let's see if i'm better than you" attitude and ask to look through your book. thus, having a great first page would hopefully shut them up and make them feel stupid. YUP! my goal is to make people feel dumb; that's the ultimate purpose for this new sketchbook. conclusion...i'll tear out hundreds of pages before i get that amazing first page just so the people who look through it can be put to shame. thank you God for this new meaning in life!!! i am so forever thankful.

i found that i've sinned. my first page reeks badly, everyone around me is much much better...so now i'm gong to hell. sorry i failed you o God.

here's some random stuff in my book...NOT starting at the first page...............

ROCK'n to the MAX!

a fun attempt at doing a monocromatic. don't know why i chose the rocker girl, just thought the emotion/impact would be fun to try and get across. it's only my second digital painting, so give me more chances please. thanks...peace out homies...

Tribute to a good friend...

Just yesterday one of my good friends, Harold Rosas, passed away. I got to know Harold through a great Bible study he was leading at a cafe called Bay Street Cafe. Every Monday a bunch of people would meet to learn about God. My brother, sister and I would show up and find Harold already there with his Bible and notebook out ready to teach. He was the biggest Bible geek I ever knew.

He always wore black. I don't know why, it's just what he wore. He also never wore any other kind of t-shirt except the black ones he'd get at Christian rock concerts. Time spent wih him at his church, his house to watch a movie, or even at his work's picnic party (because he worked at Starbucks for the longest time) was never anything but a fun time.

I wanted to talk about Harold because he would have been the kind of guy that if you had a question, about life and such, then he's the one you ask. The answer may not have been exactly what you wanted, but it was the truth, and this guy was full of it. For him, truth was the Bible. So, if you wanted the truth about something he'd give it to you, gently though, of course. The many questions I'd have for him were never brain-busters that he couldn't fathom. He'd simply point out a piece of scripture and tell me to read it...IN CONTEXT. That's how he did things, by the book. Harold changed many lives, at least by his words, while he left it to God to do the rest. Job well done good and faithful servant!

You rule Harold!

it's the final page in my book. i quite enjoy the variety it gives...

it's sometimes difficult to fill a complete page with nice illustrations. not that mine are nice, but they're cleaner than the things i usually do. yeah booooiiiiiii! on to another book...

the good, the bad, and the philly

it's been a while since i've touched this thang. i'm in good'ole salt lake city, utah, indirectly working for mickey mouse through a video game company called AVALANCHE. lots of white folk around, so i'm warmly welcomed. it's not as bad as i thought. i'm drawing, designing, visualizing... pretty fun stuff! here's a bit of the stuff i can show. didn't get a chance to finish this one. march of the turtles...



my book cover...


at skool lunch...a small deli...


a not so unusual busy page of different things..guy in tux from BRAZIL...interesting movie...


my wonderful hotel room kitchen/bedroom where me and j boesch
party...girlfriend's face...such hotness...


fun marker stuff...good for nonsensical thinking...


more markers........................


i watched several episodes of ROCKY...muscles and fighting...love it...


face doodles...



sick looking boy-man...

this is all i've got for now. there's more in my book, but i'll just keep that to myself; won't bother you with my thoughts. come again!

"Taking Off" by: PVose

This is my 3rd year film. Enjoy! If you want, let me know what you think.

It was nice to get into the Producer's Show this year. One of my goals going into CalArts was to get in at least once. So I did and now it's time to go home. My work here is done. NOPE!!! This one is better than the last two years (God only knows what I was thinking during those times) but I'm obviously missing something. When I watch it, or when someone else watches it, there is a disconnection between the audience and the character. It's not completely missing but it could be pushed quite a bit more. Overall...I had a good time working on it. The film means a lot to me, personally. For those of you who know me hopefully you can find the symbolism.