Alpha's Blog

GDC 2011 - 1UP Afterparty

2011-03-05T00:35:00.000-08:00

PHOTO SET

Facebook 2010 Mockup

2010-12-12T17:00:00.000-08:00

Facebook changed their layout again.

Inspired by Alexandre Oudin

APExpo 2010

2010-10-17T16:52:00.000-07:00

I went to APE this year!

http://www.comic-con.org/ape/

BOOTHS PHOTO SET

Sighting - Scott Pilgrim Book Signing

2010-08-25T18:30:00.000-07:00

Photo by Giant Robot

GR2 PHOTO SET

Kapre

2010-01-28T21:11:00.001-08:00

Photoshop CS3 @ 300 dpi

Bug Silhouettes

2010-01-28T21:09:00.000-08:00

Photoshop CS3 @ 300 dpi

FUTUREPOLY Photos

2010-01-24T15:50:00.000-08:00

PHOTO SET

I learned a lot from the workshop, but more importantly, I met a lot of wonderful people during the event.

Thanks a million FuturePoly team, and thanks a million to everyone I met:

Daniel Dociu
Horia Dociu
Jason Stokes
Jamie Jones
Kekai Kotaki
Matt Barrett
Richard Anderson
Iris Stokes
Tom
Eli
Caitland from Zipper Interactive
Shane, Melvin from Sony Online Entertainment
Brett
Gwen
Richard Green
Jeff Simpson

and the people whose names escape me right now. (Sorry)

New Website

2010-01-23T21:18:00.000-08:00

New site is live!

FUTUREPOLY

2010-01-20T17:20:00.000-08:00

I am attending FUTUREPOLY's first Digital Arts Workshop featuring industry professionals from ArenaNet and Bungie.

I thank Jeff Simpson for posting this event on his journal. Thanks man :)

Flash Animation

2010-01-13T19:03:00.000-08:00

Testing out Flash CS4 :) I forgot vectors behave differently than Photoshop brushes :D

FEZ Tribute

2010-01-12T17:15:00.000-08:00

Adobe Photoshop

Tribute to Phil Fish's FEZ:

Character © POLYTRON CORPORATION

Robo

2010-01-10T02:24:00.000-08:00

Google SketchUp

"More Images"

I've integrated SketchUp into my workflow :)

2010

2010-01-01T06:41:00.000-08:00

Photoshop CS3 @ 72 dpi

Happy New Year everyone!

Google SketchUp Test

2009-12-30T00:05:00.000-08:00

3 hours of tinkering...

Tried Google Sketchup tonight. Very artist-friendly program. I've never had so much fun working on a 3D program before. Its very easy to pick up even if you have no 3D experience.

Enemy Difficulty

2009-12-29T12:35:00.000-08:00

Photoshop CS3 @ 300 dpi

Head Close-ups

Santa's Coming to Town

2009-12-25T13:53:00.000-08:00

Photoshop CS3 @ 300 dpi

Happy Holidays everyone!

Weird Dragon

2009-12-22T21:31:00.000-08:00

Photoshop CS3 @ 500 dpi

Quick concept for tonight.

Avatar movie was amazing! I hunger for concept art!

Vote for OHKO!

2009-12-18T22:18:00.000-08:00

Photoshop CS3 @ 300 dpi

Vote for Maximo Lorenzo's comic! There's boys fighting, power gloves and cute girls!

http://zudacomics.com/node/1562

The Impossible Dream

2009-12-03T21:01:00.000-08:00

Photoshop CS3 @ 500 dpi

My entry for Wacom's "Bring Your Vision To Life" contest.

Walkthrough/Progression Study HERE

Change

2009-12-02T20:27:00.000-08:00

Photoshop CS3 @ 100 dpi

Velvet Mistress

Photoshop CS3 @ 72 dpi

5-7 min custom brush tests

Spaceman Preview

2009-08-21T21:31:00.000-07:00

Terribly sorry for the lack of art guys. Here's a page preview on my latest project in collaboration with Lavapunch. I've been working on this project for months now and I couldn't really say anything since I was working my bum on it.

My style has evolved tremendously since I embarked on this project. There's a lot of talented people participating in this collaboration and its a huge privilege to work with such great artists.

Stay tuned for more details!

Dolchebon Poster

2009-07-31T21:52:00.000-07:00

Photoshop CS3 @ 600 dpi

Alternate Version

SkullgirlS Stage Art

Package from Rob Laro

2009-06-16T23:32:00.000-07:00

Last month I purchased a couple of original sketchpages from UK artist/illustrator Rob Laro. I've been watching this guy's growth for the last couple of years and his works has always served as an inspiration to my ever-famished, artistic retinas.

The package was suppose to arrive a couple of weeks ago but due to my excitement I didn't notice that my home address was incomplete with my paypal account. What's bizarre is that it doesn't register my complete street address no matter how many times I edit it. I'll have to be cautious from now on.

So weeks passed, and I remained optimistic throughout. This morning I noticed a cardboard tube sitting on top of my mom's desk, and brought it up to my office:

And within it contained these lovely pieces:

Rob's works has always been fascinating. His current style reflects a very simple yet attractive approach to illustration. From his trademark painted borders, vibrant color palettes and sexy curves; his creations never disappoint.

And that's just the tip of the iceberg. I realized that he's also pretty diverse with 3D and knows way more than a lot of people give him credit for. He's currently working on something big and I'm very excited on what he's cooking within the confines of his workplace.

You can check out his works at:

http://roblaro.com/index.htm
http://larolaro.blogspot.com/
http://larolaro.deviantart.com/

Thanks again Rob! Now its time to buy some frames for these beauties.

LIFE REPORT!

Life's been very hectic lately. Nothing negative of the sort, its just keeping me productive and occupied. I'm terribly sorry for those who have been anticipating my next video. I'll have to prioritize and get that thing done.

I've got a bunchload of projects due in the next couple of months and it'll be something very new and different. Its so massive that I had to get a personal daytimer and set a daily, weekly and monthly schedule for myself just to keep up.

What is it? I can't tell you. You'll just have to wait and see :D

SkullgirlS Dev Blog

2009-06-13T20:24:00.001-07:00

Our new dev blog is finally online! Many thanks to John Walsh and Shawn Coty for putting this together.

WWW.SKULLGIRLS.COM
We've stumbled across a couple of obstacles on the way when we started developing the new site, ranging from life obstacles to annoying malicious codes that infected our test blog. In the end, we persevered and kept things consistent. I'm very grateful for having a lot of gifted people taking time off in helping us fulfill our dreams, for they too are now a part of it.

We still have a long way to go with the game's development. We've had tremendous hurdles in the past, but all of those have propelled us to where we are now. We're still developing the game during our free time while juggling with our day jobs, but rest assured that the day will come, and we'll be bringing forth a fighting game that no one has ever seen before.

I'm currently working on a few other projects on the side. Stay tuned in the next couple of months.

Harvey James' Girls

2009-05-04T22:05:00.000-07:00

Photoshop CS3 @ 400 dpi

For Harvey James' "Choose A Cat, Draw A Girl" showcase.

White Background Version

EDIT:

Process v.2 - h264 720x480

Looks Like Xavier

2009-04-28T21:20:00.000-07:00

Photoshop CS3 @ 450 dpi

10 min warm-up.

Luxuria Hairstyles

2009-04-27T20:05:00.000-07:00

Photoshop CS3 @ 450 dpi

Hairstyle variations for a character.

Canopolis Paratroop

2009-04-04T21:23:00.001-07:00

Photoshop CS3 @ 450 dpi

Another concept for SkullgirlS

Asking For Directions

2009-03-14T14:41:00.000-07:00

Photoshop CS3 @ 450 dpi

And another. 5 days of planning, coloring and head-scratching.

Hide & Seek

2009-03-13T22:53:00.000-07:00

Photoshop CS3 @ 450 dpi

Another environment run. Took about a day to finish. Someone's hiding in that picture somewhere.

Environment Test

2009-03-08T22:00:00.000-07:00

Photoshop CS3 @ 450 dpi

Trying out new brushes and texture techniques.

This took longer than expected but it was a fun experience. I'm amazed how pro environment artists can just blaze away making detailed paintings in a matter of minutes and have photo-realistic images in a matter of hours.

Canopolis Infantry Speedpaint

2009-03-08T14:29:00.000-07:00

Photoshop CS3 @ 300 dpi

30 min speedpaint

Gesture Sketches

2009-02-25T11:22:00.000-08:00

Photoshop CS3 @ 300 dpi

1-5 minute gesture sketches for practice.

Canopolis Armored Division

2009-02-18T23:54:00.000-08:00

Photoshop CS3 @ 200 dpi

SkullgirlS Propaganda poster based on a WWII illustration.

Sketch

Coraline

2009-02-08T21:31:00.000-08:00

Photoshop CS3 @ 72 dpi

Go watch the movie! I highly recommend watching it in 3D.

The Seven-Year Midnight Scout

2008-10-04T16:38:00.000-07:00

Photoshop CS3 @ 300 dpi

Weatherbeaten Version

Process

Scott Pilgrim

2008-09-12T00:11:00.000-07:00

Photoshop CS3 @ 400 dpi

Tribute to Bryan O'Malley's wonderful comic.

Being a young adult, reading Scott Pilgrim was one of the catalysts that changed my life forever. In a way it made me mature a little, and it continues to serve as an inspiration to me everytime I re-read the books.

Filia Underneath Bridge = Wendy Pinup = Character Doodle

2008-09-09T13:47:00.000-07:00

Photoshop CS3 @ 150 dpi

Process

SkullgirlS Promotional Illustration. The process image isn't complete since I added rim lighting to the final image.

Photoshop CS3 @ 120 dpi

Another pin-up featuring Wendy. She was originally going to be an NPC on the initial demo build but it never came into fruition. We're currently undecided if she'll be making future appearances.

Photoshop CS3 @ 120 dpi

Umbrella, Parasoul and Filia/Samson doodle.

Pharoah Man Redesign

2008-09-09T13:34:00.000-07:00

Photoshop CS3 @ 72 dpi

A fellow artist started a Megaman Robot Master meme and here's my contribution featuring the Egyptian-themed Robot Master from Mega Man 4.

SkullgirlS Motivational Image

2008-07-31T01:52:00.000-07:00

Photoshop CS3 @ 72 dpi

Steps

Quick illustration for the SkullgirlS staff. Videogame development can be so spontaneously monotonic at times that team morale becomes fickle if not stimulated often.

SkullgirlS Boneyard Background Preview

2008-06-26T01:35:00.000-07:00

For those who don't know I'm currently involved in the development of the independent 2D fighting game "SkullgirlS" lead by Alex Ahad.

I re-did an old background concept originally planned for the version 1 demo. Its currently a work-in-progress much like the majority of the game content.

The team will be making an appearance at Anime Expo in Los Angeles on July 3-6. I won't be present at the convention but you can meet the creator himself along with a couple of the developers/staff.

Speed Racer : The Most Dangerous Race

2008-05-28T00:53:00.000-07:00

Mechanical Pencil on 8.5" X 11" Bond

Took some time off work and doodled Speed and Trixie, and ended up drawing a full illustration instead.

Villains are from episodes 9-11 (Car Acrobatic Team featuring Captain Terror, Snake Oiler, etc)

Emerald City Comic Con 2008

2008-05-13T02:36:00.000-07:00

Groupshot with Bryan Lee O'Malley (Lost At Sea, Scott Pilgrim) and Hope Larson (Salamander Dream, Gray Horses, Chiggers)

Photo Set

Met a lot of talented people at the con, overall I had a blast. Now its time to get back to work and finish some illustrations.

Crab Mutant

2008-05-07T23:45:00.000-07:00

Mechanical pencil on Strathmore Bristol Paper (Smooth)

Concept design of a crab monster. Bonus girl and cat sketches on the bottom :D

I'll be attending Emerald City Comic Con this weekend. This will be my first comic book convention and I'm really excited in meeting professional artists who have actual industry experience (unlike the present me :<).

QFC Faces

2008-05-07T23:38:00.000-07:00

Mechanical pencil on Strathmore Bristol Paper (Smooth)

Sketch I did on my Seattle trip. I was sketching people at a local QFC while finishing my frappucino.

Cowboy

2008-04-25T21:54:00.000-07:00

Mechanical pencil on Strathmore Bristol Paper (Smooth)

Sketched while riding the number 3 bus towards downtown Seattle.

Broad Sword Concept

2008-04-10T22:58:00.000-07:00

Larger View

Concept for a swordswoman cosplayer who wanted me to draw her with a broadsword. Will draw a rough pose on a future entry.

Seattle Sketches

2008-04-07T03:59:00.000-07:00

<3 Seed

2008-04-04T01:47:00.000-07:00