The Walking Dead

The comic is awesome and the TV is equally great, IMHO. This is just a good series to follow in either mediums!

Lineart was done by the talented JC Fabul. Colors by me, of course :)

Abe Sapien

Abe. Another piece in my Hellboy series. I just love these characters!!!

For this piece I wanted there to be a dark and threatening aura to be present. Naturally, being a sensitive being, Abe is sure to have picked up something under the water. But is it too late now? :O

Traditionally drawn using Copic Markers and colors and effects added through Photoshop.

The Other Dead

I saw this on DeviantArt and I knew I just HAD to color it! The awesome lineart was done by the awesome http://patc-14.deviantart.com/

Pretty badas! :)

Hellboy!

Here's a piece I drew and colored, myself! I've been beefing up my portfolio and coming up with cover art for many different characters--as well as coloring sequential pages for interiors :)

We can't afford to stagnate. We can only improve :) (and I hope I improved with this one)

I used Copic pens, Copic Markers, and I colored it using Photoshop CS5 through my Wacom Intuos4

Digital Paintings on Corel Painter 12 :)

Been working on Corel Painter 12 a lot for the past few weeks and I gotta say that it really is an impressive program for illustrators. The above are some of the first images I got to paint using the said program :)

MARVEL owns the Hulk (both green and red). Masashi Kishimoto owns Tobi from Naruto.

Krulos from DINO-RIDERS!!!

This piece is hella-nostalgic. When I was a kid, all I wanted to be was a Paleontologist thanks to Jurassic Park. Likewise, I went nuts over my Lego.

Then, enter DINO-RIDERS!

I didn't have the DR toys and for some reason, it was hard as hell to see those here in the Philippines at that time. The next best thing was to make my own Dino-Riders by assembling armor and weapons using lego pieces and attaching them to my Dinosaurs. So, uh, yes, this is one nostalgic piece to work on. Jimbo and Dan are awesome!

Pencils: Jimbo Salgado
Inks: Dan Prado
Colors: ME!

Wolverine vs Sabretooth

Hey fellas! It's been a while since I last blogged something here. Again. It's been an insane couple of months. XenoGlyphs just came out in the the US. Get your copies now at http://xenoglyphscomic.com!

As for Marvel, still no word regarding any projects so right now I'm still sharpening my blades and getting my own team assembled. Team of flatters, that is. Right now, I am training a very talented, young artist who I worked with before back in college. He's called Carlos Yapchapco. Or Caloy. Or Yap. But he might not like that.

For those who are interested to join the flatting team, feel free to email me at: peejaycomicart@gmail.com. Send my your details and samples of your work. Thanks!

This is one of the first images Caloy got to flat. Awesomeness :)

Lineart by Leinil Francis Yu

Hashirama Senju

This is a piece that I felt I owed myself to finish. You see, I follow the Naruto manga series by Shonen Jump--it's a Japanese comic book/anime series written and drawn by Masashi Kishimoto. And what I do during my down-time is to draw my rendition of characters in that series because, well, they are just so awesome. And for the longest time, I haven't had that much of a chance to draw for me so here we are :)

As I was saying, this series is just way too good. I mean, each character has a backstory that, in itself, can be the basis of their own individual spin-offs. How cool is that? And even the story is amazing: it is linear but branch out extensively and yet still find a singular storyline where it all meets. And this guy here is one of the big guys in the entire plot. He is Hashirama Senju. He's been dead for decades in the current plot but his character has had a huge influence on the entire Naruto world that he still remains relevant.

ANYWAY... I draw this on the back of a thick, 200gsm, toothed watercolor paper. Don't ask why--seemed like a good idea at that time. And it worked. So put that in yer pipe and smoke it. I also used a 2H and a 2B pencil, Copic Multiliner pens, PITT pens (for finishing inks), and Copic Neutral Gray markers.

I will color this soon so watch out! :)

Ultimate Wolverine and Nick Fury colors!

Here's a piece I included in the pages I submitted to Marvel taken from the first issue of the ULTIMATE WOLVERINE VS HULK Series.

Credits:
Pencils: Leinil Francis Yu
Inks: Keaton Khol

MARVEL Sample page #2 :)

Wow, it's been a few weeks since my last post. I just got home from a long vacation down South of the Philippines in the Visayas area. Got my beach on :)

Anyway, here's another sample page that Marvel got me to work on. Took me a bout a day or two to finish this one--relatives, life and other stuff got in the way. Haha.

MARVEL test page #1! :)

Here is the first set of images the Marvel got me to work on as a test. I had a lot of fun doing these, I gotta say :)

Hashirama Senju WIP #1

Being the new and improved blogger that I am, I decided to upload this WIP piece.

So far I am about 50% done with the traditional drawing portion of the work. I use Copic Multiliner pens, Copic Sketch markers, and white Gelly Roll pens for the highlights.

I usually draw everything traditionally--starting out with pencil sketches then tightening it with inks and then markers. I personally like this method over using purely digital methods because the little quirks and personal touches can't be copied in photoshop at times. Drawing traditionally also, for me, has a somewhat spiritual quality to it that no amount technology can duplicate.

After I'm done with this, only then will I go digital and add in colors and effects.

Rogue x Gambit

This is one of the pieces I submitted to Marvel as part of my sample set--well, it wasn't part of the actual portfolio but I included it in the email Mr. Cebulski instructed me to send them. Lineart was done by the awesome Paulo Sequiera.

I find that simply filling the white spaces with color is not enough 90% of the time. In my method of coloring, I tend to alter the color of the lines, themselves to give a sense of unity between the lines and the colors in the white space under them. It also separates the actual figure that has that color and the other elements surrounding it.

Check this image out on my DeviantArt!

Okay!

Ok, so heeding the advice of Mr. C. B. Cebulski, I am now more focused on working on a blog.

Originally, this blog was meant to showcase a series of comic shorts about stuff. Seeing as I live a busy life--you know, saving the world and shit--making shorts went from difficult to impossible.

Updates:

1. I now have a dog. I tiny puppy named Rex. His breed? He's a goddamn Theropod.

2. I was picked as one of the 35 folks who were singled out by Marvel VP for Creator and Content Development from the 240+ guys who submitted portfolios. He told me that they'll "take me out of Nursing."

3. I decided to pick this blog up again.

4. You've reached number four, congratulations.

So there you have it! I promise to post at least 1 blog every week so as not to waste your time.

Later!