New Year Doodles

Hey All!
Just wanted to share some drawings from my sketchbooks....my New Year Doodles! I want to wish everyone a safe and fun New Years! Hope everyone start off the new year with a blast and....a purpose. Catch you all later!

Cheers,
Axel

Hey, need a Zombie DJ?

Hey all, here's a sketch I did not too long ago of a Zombie DJ, whose looking for a gig. Would you like to hire him for your next party? You only need to pay him in brains...heh. Well, I did this piece using a brush pen to ink the line work...I also used a pigment liner as well for some of the details. I colored this zombie by using blue grey makers and cool grey markers and used a white pencil for the highlights. Let me know what you think of the piece?

Man, it's already October...in no time Halloween will be coming up. So anyone out there got there costume ready?

Long Beach Comic Con in southern part of Los Angeles will be starting tomorrow, so I might go there for the weekend...maybe just Saturday...who knows. My buddy Eric Canete will have a table there to sell some of his wear. So hopefully, some of you can make it out.

Also my latest video of me doing a doodle has been uploaded in Sketch Theatre, http://www.sketchtheatre.com/?p=2765 Check it out! Let me know what you all think of it? I happen to be filmed at the Gnomon booth during Comic Con this year. It was a cool thing to do. I want to thank Lily in setting all this up.

Well, I'll catch you all later.

-Axel

Headgear-Blue

Here's a headgear drawing that was done using a brush pen and pigment liner pens. I used blue tone gray markers for the colors and the highlights where done with white gouache. Let me know what you all think of this piece?
Been working away here at the back of the house. Trying to plug away at this iPhone project plus doing color concepts that will be used for a pitch packet. Hopefully, things will fall into place in the coming weeks and months.
My character design is coming along...my student count has dropped to 3 kids...which is really relaxing...It gives me a chance to work with each student further with their work.
Well, time to go now. Have a great weekend!

-Axel

Back from Comic Con!

Hey all came back from San Diego yesterday in the afternoon. I do have to say it was a very good show...a lot of people in that Con floor that's for sure! I ended picking quite a bit of art books and sketch books and even got a sculpt as well. Had fun with my Lightbox crew and other great folks that I know in the animation and comic book industry. Instead of just uploading a few pics here to the blog here's a link you can use to direct you to the pics I took, Comic Con Pics

Also here's two sketches I included to this entry (that are are above this text)I did in my hotel room while waiting for two friends to come up down from Pasadena. The drawings are done straight on white and tone paper. Light blue and red pencils for the rough lay in and inked using a brushpen (from Japan) and pisgment pen size .005. I did the highlights using a white color pencil with Presto whiteout pen for that nice stong white. Let me know what you think? Hopefully every one is having a awesome summer.

Lastly, I wanted to update the URL info on the Lightbox blog, it's now, http://www.lightboxplanet.com/
Sorry if some of you got confused for a bit...it was done for a bit before Comic Con. The old URL still works blogger will redirect you. Well, I'll catch you all later. Draw draw draw!

-Axel

Curry Man and etc. sketches

Hey all, here's two pages from my Curry Man & Soy Boy Sketchbook. These character sketches were done in pencil first then I used my gray tone (warm) COPiC and greeen/blue gray tone TOUCH markers. I ended up buying a set of cool gray markers at the COPiC booth at Anime Expo. They were selling all their markers and supplies at 30% off...which was cool. Catch you all later.

Yep, looking forward in going to Comic Con in two weeks! I'll jys be roaming around but that's cool. That will be a nice chance from being stuck behind a booth 24/7. Last year at the Image booth was cool...but I really didn't have anyone to spot me at times when I needed to go to the restroom and stuff. But I manage I have to thank Howard Shum who was sitted next to me to help me out. I do have to say that Ella and my buddy Tony and Geoff help sit in for awhile for me. It was cool to get dragged out of the booth for lunch by Ella and Tony as well.

I guess I twit where I'll be at and stuff. I'll keep it simple...maybe have folks meet me at the hotel that I am staying at during "happy hour"? We can drink and draw?

Also I will be at the Gnomon booth #5363 on Saturday at 3 till ? doing a few sketches there for the Sketch Theatre demo thingy. I'll will be taped while I do my doodle there. Feel free to stop by then? I'll catch you all later have a great weekend!

-Axel