Frog Design

Suck it!

Hello all, here's a page out of my sketchbook. Done in straight pens and some bit of marker work on it. I like how this piece came out. What do you all think?

Working away here in the studio...trying to survive the heat here as well. :P

Draw draw....draw!!!

I'll catch you all later,
Axel

Hola?

Hey all!

Here's a page outta my Bedtime Doodle sketchbook. Let me know what you think?

More to come. :P

Cheers,
Axel

First page of my new sketchbook

Hey all, wanted to share the first page of my new sketchbook that I got as a birthday gift from my buddy Geoff. Let me know what you think?
It's a pretty cool sketchbook I must say. Wondering how long it will take me to fill this book up?
Any ideas out there? :P
Catch you all later.

Check out Tom's site!

Hey all!

Wanna say, "Happy Mother's Day" to all the wonderful mothers out there!

I wanted to share a link to a buddy of mine's site, Thomas Perkins I known Tom way back in my Sony TV Animation days...he's always been a very cool dude to talk to and just plain cool guy to chill with. I do have to say this guy is a super duper talented artist. When you have a chance please check out his blog....you won't be disappointed.
I happen to met up with last weekend at the Wizard Con in Anaheim. He has these very cool sets of postcards with samples of his art work, all inserted into an envelope ...which he is selling. I bought a pack to show my support...he even did a sketch for me on the back of the envelope. Check it out it below. :)
Well, I'll catch you all later and have a great work week.

Cheers

Playing with Sketchbook Pro 2011

I got a upgrade copy of Sketchbook Pro 2011 for my birthday...so I installed it and started playing with it. Granted I have been using Sketchbook Pro for a few years now...but with 2011...the interface changed a bit...so I started playing with it. So far so good....no real big changes to the overall program....but the pencil tool is really darn cool.
With this image below...I did it all using the airbrush tool. Feels good using it. Let me know what you think? I totally recommend to anyone out there to grab a copy of Sketchbook Pro for their digital sketching needs. I'll catch you all later. :)

Cheers,
Axel

My students' final work...

Hey all, how are you all doing? It's been a week and a half since I did the final class of the term for my Character Design class. Below are samples of few of my students' final images. I'm still waiting for more to send me their work....but I'm not gonna hold my breath. :P
Overall, it was a good class...but I have to be honest in stating that this was a downer term...it seemed that some of these students weren't giving their 100% to this both assignments. I can't force them to do their work...it's really how much work they really want to put into this class. If one wants to be lazy...I have no problem in flunking someone....and I have in the past. I'm really easy going in terms in teaching my class but I can not tolerate laziness...it's a totally uncool. I don't stand for it. I'm not going to past you just because you're cool with me. No one flunk the class this past term...but their was laziness. I can go on with other things but I should stop it and move on. Let see how far some of these kids will go after they leave school....IF they graduate?

So now below...please enjoy what the kids cooked up for the finals. Not bad I must say.
I'll catch you all later.

Cheers,
Axel

Death Race 2100 Color Demo

Hey all, how's it going? It's been a bit raining here in Southern Cali...But doing some doodles here and there in the past few days. Also got a chance to go to visit Rough Draft Studios the gang that brings you Futurama! It was a sweet place to hang out and chill for a bit.

Well, wanted to show you the color demo I did this past Wednesday night for my class. I scanned in the inks at 600 dpi grey scale and did the colors using straight Photoshop. I had fun working on this piece. Need to do some more demos on layout and the new class project that's coming up as well. So stay tuned.

Everyone have a great weekend and draw draw DRAW!!!

Cheers,
Axel

Death Race 2100 Doodle

Hey all,

How's things coming along with all of you? Hopefully well.
I wanted to uploaded a step by step doodle I did as a demo
for my students. I actually did an inking demo last night...
(the figure on the far right)
I used a size '0' watercolor sable brush with India Ink on
300 bristol board. Let me know what you all think? Just
wanted to keep it nice and loose.
Foe next week would like to color the inked images plus do
a final pose plus a nice action scene with the character.
Hopefully get that all done for them but the next two week.
Got some stuff on my plate that I nee to crank out as well.
So doing the balance of doing freelance work to my personal
work to class work and getting new work is really a challenge.

Well, I'll catch you all later then.

Take care,
Axel

Doodle on a Barf Bag

Hey All! Here's a close up of a scan of sketches I did on a China Eastern Barf Bag....in the airline's term a...CLEAN Bag. The doodles are of my character Delgado for Backspace. Let me know what you thing? I thing one can do doodles on anything that would make sense.

This piece was done with straight pencils; blue Col-erase pencils and HB lead from my mechanical pencils.

I would like to Thank for all the folks for coming by this blog and checking it out! :)

Cheers,
Axel

Xtra Death Race sketches.

Hey all!

Just wanted to upload a page from my sketchbook that I finished up.
I started on this page in Shanghai for the group doodle session I had with the art team at Trigger.
Now I had sometime to finish it up....and now I'm showing it to all of you.
Let me know what you think?

This Wednesday I go back in teaching my class...hopefully all the students will have their 60 pages of rough sketches ready for me to look over...we will need to pick 6 character designs to take to the next step to develop further.

Time to go now...I'll catch you all later!

Cheers,
Axel

New term

Hey all! Just started a new class for the term. Here's three pages I did as demo during class. Wanted to show the students in the directions I wanted their sketches to be for the first three weeks....I want nice and loose.

I'll catch you all later.

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

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

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