Showing posts with label screamingmango. Show all posts
Showing posts with label screamingmango. Show all posts

Friday, September 14, 2018

Incognito












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.























Monday, August 13, 2018

Untitled

Untitled 11" x 17" Velum Board
{WiP}

Monday, February 12, 2018

Tattered Shorts Cover
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.

Tuesday, December 13, 2016

The Dwarf

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"

Wednesday, November 23, 2016

Thursday, October 6, 2016

Wednesday, October 5, 2016

Bruce Tharpe NWA

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

Saturday, September 10, 2016

Reklamador

"Reklamador"
This is a redux of a previous ink
drawing I did some 20 odd years ago.


Friday, August 26, 2016

Pen, Ink & Brush Work



Contradction
20" x 30" on Bainbridge
cold press board



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

Thursday, June 23, 2016

Friday, June 17, 2016

Done Inking


Mapolan Dian Masalanta
[Mariang Makiling]

Pen, Brush & Ink
Vellum Board
297mm x 420mm
[29.7cm x 42cm]

Saturday, June 4, 2016

Saturday, May 28, 2016

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


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 . . .

Friday, May 27, 2016