CrocaVenus

I'm heading for Singapore tomorrow so I won't be able to post a blog until I get back next week. It is with that in mind that I thought I'd share this painting I made a few days ago. (click the image for a slightly larger view)

Remember the new book I told you about? The one I'm working on that will hopefully be released in September? I thought I'd say something about my approach to the artwork.

Unlike Bullysaurus Rex, the art in this new book will not have the appearance of having been "painted". The characters are rendered in flat colors like those seen in traditional cel animated cartoons. Likewise, the backgrounds of each spread will take their inspiration from the simple yet delightful backgrounds of the old Hanna Barbera cartoons I grew up with in the 70's.

That said, I could not help the urge of rendering one of the characters in digital painting style. If it isn't a problem with the publisher, I'm hoping to stick this painting somewhere in the finished book.

Gearing up for the Big Race

I'm currently finalizing the artwork for a new book I'm doing for Hiyas. This one is written so that younger readers can join in the fun! I will show more artwork as the weeks progress, but for now I thought I'd introduce the two main characters - Duck and Crocodile. Hopefully the book will be launched at the Philippine Book Fair in September 2011 (if I have my dates right). I hope to see you there!

Double Punch Komiks

Professor Emil Flores of the University of the Philippines wanted to give away special versions of our Triple Punch Komiks to two very special kids, but felt that one of the stories in the anthology was too violent for the target age group. So he kept the two remaining stories and asked us to make variant covers. Jordan Santos, graphic designer of our cover title, altered "triple" into a "double" and for my Poso Maximo half of the book, I came up with a Poso themed cover artwork. Jordan ended up using only a portion of my artwork to make equal room for Ron Escultura's Project BC artwork. The cover featured here showcases a variant of the final Double Punch cover which features the full Poso Maximo artwork.