Ho Ho Ho

Wanna wish you all a wonderful Christmas and a KICK ASS New Year!!!

Keep doodling everyday for...2011!

Cheers,
Axel

Buzz Off!!!

Hey all, here's a page form my SF sketchbook. Let me know what you all think?
Time to get ready for Christmas this weekend. Want to wish everyone a wonderful Holidays!
And a kick ass new year!

Keep doodling 24/7!

Later,
Axel

Facebook Fan Page

Facebook Fan Page

Demo in class

Hey all just wanted to share this piece I did last Wednesday in my class for my students.

Catch you all later,
Axel

Some random pics...

Hey all, it's been awhile since I posted anything here. Here's a few pics I took on stuff I worked on.
If any of you are interested in following my latest updates...go to http://twitter.com/pecks13 or to http://pecks13.deviantart.com/ I also have a tumbler account as well, http://axel13.tumblr.com/

Updating this blog is a bit more work then it's worth...but I'll still keep putting things up here.

Maybe Blogger will be able to connected to these other sites easily in the future...at the moment it's a pain.

Well, enough of that. How's everyone out there doing? All had a great Thanksgiving! Get enough turkey and mash potatoes...

...catch you all later.

-Axel

Have you seen my pants?

Hey have any of you seen Jorge the Vampire's pants?

Happy Halloween!

Vamp

Hey all wanted to share with you a piece I did as a demo for my students this past Wednesday. I used a size 0 sable brush and india ink on 300 series bristol board. Let me know what you all think?

Cheers,
Axel

Twitter and Tumblr

Hey all, I also wanted to share the links to my twitter and tumblr accounts as well

http://twitter.com/pecks13

http://axel13.tumblr.com/

Hope everyone is having a wonderful day.

Cheers,
Axel

Instagram App

Hey all, just wanted to share a link to an app for the iPhone that's pretty swell. Note who the fuck uses 'swell' anymore?....I do. :P
Here's a link to the Instagram site

It's like using Twitter with photos. If you have an iPhone give it a try...plus it's free....and free is good during these hard times.

Catch you all later,
Axel


Also here's a sample of an image of my niece, Penny.

Werewolves and Vamps

Hey All, Just wanted to share the latest sketches I did for my students in class. I should have more on the way!

Cheers,
Axel

MUSE

Hey all, here's some pics I took with my iPhone at the MUSE concert at Staples in downtown LA this past Sunday. I have to thank my friend Viv for getting these tixs....she's awesome!

MUSE brought it, it was a great show!

Later,
Axel

I feel silly standing here...

A sketch I did last night for a gig I'm working on. Straight pen and markers. Let me know what you all think?

-Axel

My latest video...

...on Sketchtheatre.

Character Design Class Summer 10

Hey all I wanted to share some designs from my students. I have to say that I was proud with what my students put together for this past term for the summer.

Here they are,

End of the term

Hey all,

How's things coming along with you all?

Today, it the last day of the term for my Character Design class...looking forward in seeing what my students will be coming up with for the finals. I'll like to upload their work here in the blog as soon as I get them.

Here's an doodle I did in class as a little demo...pretty straight forward design. I'll upload more stuff once I'm done with my two projects that I'm currently working on....so much work so little time. Catch you all later.

Cheers,
Axel

Sharkies

Hello all, just wanted to upload an some doodles I did that for a client...of sharks. But after doing a crap load of them. The client ended up going a different direction...oh well. Let me know what you think?

Catch you all later,
Axel

I'm not here to dance...

Here’s a piece I did of the Sky Capt for my students for class. Done in straight pencils and using a pose of another drawing as a guide. Let me know what you all think?

I have to say that I’m really proud with my students last night they’re all doing a wonderful job on the Sky Capt project.
Now, let's see how they handle the new project that I threw in their way? I’ll catch you all later.

Cheers,
Axel

Creepy Creatures

Hey all, just wanted to let you know that I signed up on Tumblr to check it out, http://axel13.tumblr.com/

I also included a page out of my sketchbook for all to check out. These are doodles for a new project I am working on...let me know what you think?

Catch you all later.

-Axel

The Dark Knight...

Hey all, how's everyone doing with their summer? Hopefully having fun and getting inspired?

Well, I wanted to share my latest piece of Batman here. It was done in straight inks using pigment linear pens on Canson bristol board. I'm thinking that I should use some a brush on the next Batman piece...also it should speed up the drawing processes...this piece took sometime to do. Hopefully you guys and gals like it. I'll see about adding some colors to it.

Till next time, I'll catch you all later.

-Axel

Hmmm...what else to do?

Here's the line art of Joe...colored in Photoshop.

Have a great weekend.

Axel

Hmmm...what to do next?

Here's the line art of Joe I did as a demo for my students last night. I inked this piece using a nice watercolor brush size 0 and Black India ink. I also use a pigment linear pen for some of the details. I'll will like to color this pieces soon.

Had a not so great day today....and yesterday was sooo great.

Well, I'll catch you all later.

-Axel

The Boys colored.

Hey all, here's the boys colored up. Let me know what you all think? I inked the line art traditionally with a brush. The colors were done using Photoshop. I liked how they came out. But let see how I'll feel about them in the future. These pieces were done for a pitch packet I'm putting together. I'll talk about this project in the future.

This past Friday at the Hold Up gallery for the opening...I sold 5 pieces that night. Maybe more will be sold in the future?

Well, I'll catch you all later.

-Axel

Little Batman cruising for some crime...with some color.

Here's the Little Batman piece colored for all to check out. Let me know if the colors work for you all?

Need to get read for the gallery later tonight.

Catch you all later.

Thanks,
Axel

Little Batman cruising for some crime...

Hey all,
Got back from San Diego Comic Con this past Monday...oh man do my feet hurt. But I'll recover. There were parts that were cool...and not so great....overall not a bad show. Meet up with a lot of folks at their booths and after parties. I took advantage of the Happy Hour over at the hotel that myself and my crew were staying at....walked a bit drunk on the floor on Preview nigh...which was wonderful.
Being there for all 4 days plus preview night all I got was a handful of artbooks...and a small of Rusty from Geoff Darrow...he's such a cool and talented artist. Nothing really stood out where I said to myself, "I need that!" So my wallet wasn't hurt one bit. I'll try to post some photos that I took of the show when I can. Right now it's been pretty busy for me work wise to do just that. Well, let's see.
I have been preparing for a group art show that I will be exhibiting art pieces for sale, over at the Hold Up Gallery in Little Tokyo in Downtown L.A. I will have about 20 plus pieces up for all to see and check out. I'll have line art to sneakers to sculptures. It should be a fun night there should be some booze, munchies, music and lots of people. Doors open at 7pm...so if you have nothing to do this Friday you should stop by.
Oh well, I'll catch you all later.

-Axel

I'm ready to fly out now...

Hey all, here's a piece I did as a demo for my students. As you can see I start pretty rough with my pencils then add more details in my inks. I could still this design further by adding more to it all around....let see maybe I'll do just that. The class project for this term is doing redesign on the movie, "Sky Capt and the World of Tomorrow" The students are doing pretty well so far with this project...I'm hoping they keep it up....or I'll need to crack the whip on them.

This Wednesday I'll be heading down to San Diego to join in the madness which is Comic Con....hope you all can make it?

This Thursday, I will be at the Gnomon School of Visual Effects' booth(5563) to do a a doodle under the camera...for Sketch Theatre around 4pm.

Hope to see some of you there at the floor.

Cheers,
Axel

Custom Kicks 3

Here's my latest kicks.

Creatures sketches from my sketchbook

Here's some doodles from two pages from my sketchbook.

The first two weeks of teaching my character design class has been great. The students that I have for this summer term are talented and seem really into the class project...which is a very good thing. The really cool thing I'm really about to talk to them and answer some of their questions. Looking forward in seeing what designs they come up for the next couple of weeks.

Well, I'll catch you all later.

-Axel

More Custom Kicks

Here's a pair of kicks that I did for a buddy of mine that ordered them from Jersey. Have another pair on the works at this moment. I will be soon taking orders for anyone that wants their very own custom sneakers done by little old me. I also have been putting together a custom package for the sneakers as well.

See you all later,
axel

Custom Kicks

Here's my latest custom kicks...I'm totally over due in posting some of my sneaker art. I've been real busy doing that darn freelance. More to come real soon.

Hope everyone (in the states) had a great 4th of July weekend!

I'll catch you all later!

-Axel

Wanna play Futbol?

A doodle out of my sketchbook. Did this doodle while watching a World Cup match.

-Axel

The Boys

Rough sketches of characters from a project that I am developing as an animated show.

I'm ready to teach the new term of my character design class over at Gnomon. Have the class project ready to go as well. Hopefully the students will like dig it.

Still watching some World Cup action....too bad that the U.S.didn't make it to the next round...oh well.

Later,
Axel