Urbsters

Some 2011 stuff

urbsters — Sat, 21 Jan 2012 00:34:19 +0000

Some illustrations I did last year that I haven’t blogged yet.

Character and cover design of the card

Sketch of the character

I was also assigned to do some pre-production/concepts for a comic around September. My assignment was to help on some characters of the comics.

Doodle Tuesday

urbsters — Wed, 18 Jan 2012 07:39:53 +0000

Doodle on back of a notepad.

Doodle Tuesday

urbsters — Wed, 04 Jan 2012 06:10:50 +0000

It’s time to get back to norm. again. I guess the countdown to 2012′s Christmas season has begun. kidding! But I do miss the season festivities already. Christmas season is just the best time, right after Thanksgiving or maybe before. haha

ChristmasIsOver

Birthday Wish

urbsters — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 01:42:55 +0000

For the second year in a row, my friends helped me make my birthday wish come true. Another year of asking for canned/packed foods to donate as gifts. (last year’s) Thank you to all my friends and family who donated and participated. It’s truly a blessing having your support in this cause. It’s the best gifts I can ever receive for my birthday. This is not really a food drive, its more of a personal way in celebrating my birthday. God has given me more than enough and this is just one of the ways I can appreciate him by sharing his blessings. Thank You, Thank You!!! Also, thank you to those who gave me packed/canned food and still gave me gifts for my birthday. I didn’t expect that, the food donation was more than enough!

All the Gifts given to me. @SF Food Bank

This year’s birthday had a little twist, my Mom threw me a birthday gallery-showing-party. It was a last minute put together party that had me cutting and framing for two weeks. Overall I showed about 18 pieces. Some were digital numbered and some were traditional mediums. From each pieces I sold, I donated about 30 percent of the income. At the end, I’ve accumulated $100 which I donated through the Guide Dogs For The Blind. It’s just fitting to help them out with my own vision status.

I can’t believed I actually sold some of my art pieces.I do a lot of my own art without showing anyone, but to have people pay me money for them is mind-blowing. Thank you to everyone that purchased my pieces! I’m amaze by it and it’s a confidence booster. I can admit, I was hesitant to have this gallery-party, because I wonder what people would think of them. Its like showing my art side and I sometimes feel like that’s too revealing. So, Thank you for the support, it has inspired me to keep on getting better in my craft.

In other news, My exhibit in the SF Main Library has been extended till February 2012.

Guide Dog donation receipt.

Crafting and Showing

urbsters — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 02:50:26 +0000

End of last month (Nov.) and beginning of this month, I was busy putting together a small charity art show. It was also for my birthday, but that’s for a different blog. In this blog, I wanted to show some of the works I displayed/sold that are non-digital work.

Markers and watercolor

Marker and watercolor

These two pieces are roughs from a school project years ago using gouache paint. These roughs was a selection process in choosing either a cool color scheme or warm color scheme. Inspirational sources was also included. The final piece I chose was the warm color scheme, so I made that final piece bigger and painted it using gouache too. I thought these roughs looked good enough to put in the show and I really like how they are presented under a glass, framed.

Roughs and inspirational board

Framed

This is just a picture of my work station when I was framing a whole bunch of art works.

Doodle Tuesday

urbsters — Wed, 28 Dec 2011 07:28:28 +0000

For the last week of 2011 and the last doodle Tuesday of the year, I decided to do something with food since I’ve been stuffing myself with extra amount of good food this Holiday season. Too much of it! The last few days, I’ve been feeling stuffed all the time and cold at the same time. Now I know how it feels to be the Mammoth character in “Ice Age.” I need to run soon, like right now!

As far as doodle Tuesday goes, here’s to another year of doodling and being creative.

URBSTERS

Doodle Tuesday

urbsters — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 07:56:17 +0000

Beating the clock with 5 minutes left this day for doodle Tuesday.

Doodle Tuesday

urbsters — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 06:42:10 +0000

Haven’t been posting doodle tuesdays in several weeks, again. I wish I can be more consistent, but at least I’m getting my doodle on. I actually have several things to blog, but It’s just a matter of uploading pictures and spending time writing. Hopefully before Christmas. I was watching a videos of rhinos reservation, which lead to this doodle with a gift ready for the Holidays.

URBSTERS

Doodle Tuesday

urbsters — Wed, 16 Nov 2011 06:49:10 +0000

The last two days, My playlist only consist of one song, and that is “Home” by Jay Sean. I like it so much that I started doodling my mug as a house, and of course, it can’t be complete without adding some monsters in the piece. These are baby URBSTERS monsters.

Here’s the awesome song: Jay Sean – “Home”

The doodle from my handy-dandy-sketchbook.

Mug:

Monsters:

Unique Views of Life – Exhibit (1st show)

urbsters — Sat, 05 Nov 2011 22:42:19 +0000

With the first set of my Exhibit finished, I’d like to show the pieces from it. The other Artist, Richard Chapman’s work was the top six, and mines was the bottom six. The second show is currently running now, and will be up in display till the end of 2011. This time, Richard and I switched with me having the top six spaces for my art.

A closer look.

Here are the pieces from the first show:

-Loveshack- (Originally for a V-Card, but only displayed the cover art in the exhibit)

-Irony-

-Sharing: Movie Night-

-Sharing: BBQ Steak-

-Music in Her Ear-

-Woman Got Culture-