Thursday, November 1, 2012

Sweet Nothingness

I made this drawing and eventually, because I was so inspired, I decided to write a poem about this girl. She is so mysterious and soft spoken. 



Once there was a young lady

Who once lived among the hill
A wicked woman kept her will
And casted a spell one cold night shrill


"Live but never live", she said to her.
"Cold but never shiver",  she added further.
"Glow without the sun" she whispered.
"Remember who you are", she finally said.


Days became years, the girl never age.
Although she never asked why deserve such misery.
An intelligent woman can simply find the answers.
On a dreamy summer night, she tests her luck.


Alas, a door ajar for her wondering soul.
She went outside and left.
Her mother's voice ringing in her mind.
Yet, she continues   down a cobblestone path.


She comes along a young traveller.
"Excuse me, sire. Do you happen to know where I am?"
"Greetings, dear. Did you lost yourself?", he asked.
"I was hidden so I never figured out this place."


The wicked woman listens to the whisper of the wind.
She cannot be mistaken of the gentle voice she hears.  
Thrice, she has been offended by her miss wanderer.
Patience, she tells herself.


Out for the village,  she crosses the mire.
The town, just what she has expected,
Foreshadows the evil that she kept for so long.
There in the middle, stands her lovely daughter.


Little Elise knows now.
Live but never live--Immortality.
Cold but never shiver-- Empty body.
Hear but never listen-- Heartless.


But the last reminder shocks her to the ground.
The truth she seeks is a reality best kept unknown.
She did not expect.
How can be a sweet, loving child be.


The wicked woman became a mother,  
The moment  she kept her alive.
By giving her new life. By sharing her venom.
How can be a sweet, loving child be.


A vampire, that's what poor Elise is.
She will remember who she is, though.
That's what her mother said.
A sweet loving daughter .

Saturday, October 20, 2012

Dream #02

I dreamed of going into this hole on the ground. I don't know what world it would lead me to, but I was sure that the cure for a family's illness can be found on that shack. I was looking down into that hole because I can feel my hair and eventually my body, was pulled into it. But to my dismay, I was staring straight into those plank steps. It seems that the place was distorted.

Tuesday, October 9, 2012

Meira

This is my first serious digital paintings after many years of not working in 2D (I studied 3D and had little time to visit Photoshop) 


Some Orc

I entered a gaming company to work as a 3D artist. But without knowing it, I was slowly introduced again to digital illustration/painting. This Orc was another monster concept I made, one of the first digital paintings. 

My painting are very far when compared to the works of my co-workers. Yet, this open doors for me and made me discover a potential in myself. 


Minataur

This art is one of my early attempts for conceptual art. I am not a monster-type conceptual artist but, I tried my best with this one. Although the Minotaur did not make it to the game, this is surely one of my breakthrough as a digital 2D artist.


Portrait Studies

These are quick portrait studies done during spare hours at work. 
Copied from a photo of an old woman I found. 

A sketch of Hugo Cabaret

Copied from a photo of a woman in glamour lighting which I totally loved. 

I forgot the name of the actress. I'll try to remember.

I tried to imitate an old photo of Abraham Lincoln. I was reading Abraham Lincoln , the vampire hunter  when I had made this.


This is the establishing scene clip  from the movie Si Enteng at Si Agimat (2010). I did this shot when I worked at a Post Production house in Makati, Philippines. This is the lair of the villain so I had to make it looked dark and grungy. From a concept art provided to me by the director, I modeled, textured, rendered and composited the ziggurat into a matte painted environment.

Student Demoreel 2010

This is the student demoreel I did  in 2010.
I looked into the sky one night and wandered how those strong little droplets of water can weather the steepest mountain but not my skin. Time, really, is a significant addition to the equation. 9/2/12
This is something I did immediately after I bought my computer last August 8, 2012.
Ola, everyone! Before, I don't know anything about blogs. But then, I became curious of it and thought of it as some place where I can distort time (I mean, be able to look back into memories through my old works and stuffs. That's how I do time travel.) Also, I promise that this would be an output-driven year for myself. I hope you enjoy my timeline of creative endeavor!