Shining from Within

I celebrate my birthday today with a new self-portrait titled "Shining from Within". This still reflects my Ecstatic illustration where I picture myself jumping excitedly! ^_^ And boy was I amazed with the big improvement of my style! :D

 

Shining from Within

In this new illustration, I have added a lot of elements such as my love for geometric shapes, the color green, happy character, and some eggs XD And yes, I would totally dress like this :D

Have a great day everybody! :)

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Iron Man

I've seen many 'The Avengers' themed illustrations and cosplays both serious and funny ones. From the fun side, Iron Man is the most spoofed character because of his name. I remember a cosplayer dressed as a huge iron; an iron that resembles the character's head; and more XD

So I joined in the fun and created my own version of him:

Iron Man

Yep! Iron as the Element. Standing on a portion of the periodic table; Fe is its symbol from Latin that means "Ferrum". 26 as element number and 55.845 as its standard atomic weight.

The body color of Iron Man was supposed to be baby pink because according to three periodic tables I've encountered, Iron as part of the Transitional Metal group uses this shade of color. I thought it was official but further research shows varying colors. Therefore, I referred yellow to the cool periodic table shower curtain I saw at The Big Bang Theory XD

Wow! Creating this illustration sure reminded me of the time I used to have memorized all the elements with their respective symbols... Elements Assemble! :]

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Yellow Brick Road

Yellow Brick Road is a VectorXVexel Philippines Assignment #4 where we were tasked to illustrate our favorite movie as poster. The 1939 The Wizard of Oz movie starring Judy Garland immediately sparked my interest for its amazing story, screenplay and characters.

My illustration shows the four main characters namely: Dorothy, Scarecrow, Tin Man, and, Cowardly Lion, who are to follow the yellow brick road to reach their destination, Emerald City.

Yellow Brick Road

I've decided to turn this into a maze-like structure instead of a single road leading to the city because based from the movie, when Dorothy was about to meet the Scarecrow, she has encountered an intersection. So even though the Good Witch of the North did tell her to follow just the yellow brick road, it is still up to her to choose the right path.

Moving on, the illustration doesn't show the movie title on one look. Just gaze into the negative space and you will :)

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Oh and help the gang find the right path :)

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Answer to where the movie title is :)

Hope you had fun with this :)

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St. Patrick's Day

Happy St. Patrick's Day! I'm excited to celebrate this special day because not only do I love the color green, but also because I love UK's culture, television programs, and accents. What I'm trying to say is, I'm turning into an anglophile :)

Later this day, I'll be watching the parade which I have had been looking forward to, long enough as I remember our old television. And yes, I'm Irish for a Day, YAY! :p

 

St. Patrick's Day

I wanted to create "something found inside of an inside" by using familiar objects from the festival and the Irish culture. The pot of gold has a leprechaun hat that has a handful of shamrock with my character who has a beer mug on his head, which has beer in it.

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Happy St. Patrick's Day! :)

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Leap

Happy Leap Year! Yeah, I finished this late but still, here I am appreciating the day with an illustration entitled "Leap".

It is a great chance to celebrate this rare occasion because the next one will be on 2016, pure quadrennial  XD When this day is to be felt once again, it will be nice to look back at this illustration :)

Anyway, Leap is about a high-spirited athlete (year) who flawlessly leaps the hurdle (day).

Leap

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And yes, I had fun with the shoes XD

If you have noticed the circles on the soles, that's because these athletes use hurdle-type shoes that the front-end of their soles has spikes sticking out from it.

See you next leap year XD

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Bar Passer!

Bar Passer! is a VectorXVexel Philippines' group project where in this first assignment, we were to color a lineart created by our fellow member and epic illustrator, Rua.

I was overjoyed with the project that it had me brainstorming, and doodling for ideas. Moreover, I knew participating members were doing their respective specialties to make this theirs so I also did mine :)

   

Bar Passer!

Rua's work tackles Justice, how she listens and verdicts fairly no matter who they are. Therefore, my illustration is an aspiring lawyer who recently passed the Bar Exams. To differentiate, my character is a younger version of Rua's mature look. Thus, past and future.

Elements incorporated from Rua's work:

1. Eyes : Headband, Backpack, and Shoes

2. Tentacles/Suckers : Bag Straps, Shirt Buttons, and Belt Buckle

3. Character in original work is blindfolded, so I opted my character's eyes closed.

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Enjoyed VXVPH's first assignment. Looking forward to the next :)

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Adventure Time : Finn and Jake

I now present an illustration I made to one of my favorite cartoons called Adventure Time. With over 3 seasons and rising, I have been a fan since its pilot episode.

Everything just blends well to its animation, graphics, characters, and story line. It's full of awesomeness because the ideas to form the series is fresh and funny!

Below are the lead characters Finn (top) and Jake (bottom).

Adventure Time : Finn and Jake

Finn can't stretch himself unlike Jake who has magic to do so but oftentimes on the series, we see Finn elongate a bit (dancing, movement, sword fighting).

The elongated arms and legs, twists, and bonds among themselves signifies their strong friendship. They conquer adventures together and always got each other's back.

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A must watch! :)

Finn and Jake

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Ecstatic

Doodlers Anonymous is looking for artists who would doodle for their Coloring Book Volume 2. Participating members should send one work before January 31st and hope to be selected. Here's my doodle:

Ecstatic

Ecstatic is about a young boy who jumps high from intense happiness he feels.

Now for the fun of it, I digitally colored my doodle. The outcome? I'm pretty happy how it turned out :)

Ecstatic

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I had an epiphany while coloring my Ecstatic. During the sketching process, I wondered what my character would be wearing, its color, and all. I never knew the thought would stick all the way to the digital process.

I was oblivious.

The next two days, I was like, "I would totally wear everything my character has on". Then realized "Hey, is this a self portrait of me?".

My initial answer was 'Yes' then 'Wow' (lols) I wasn't thinking of any reference person for my character. I just focused on what cool stuff he would be wearing. Subconsciously, the idea kept whispering. Plus, the happiness and twisting of arms defines me XD

I always wanted to make a self portrait of myself, turns out, I have it :)

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The Power is Yours!

During my childhood, I always watch Captain Planet because it deals with man's destruction to our environment and how it affects us. The show also teaches us how to save our planet even in the smallest of ways. I have been a Planeteer ever since :)

The Power is Yours!

"The Power is Yours" is my illustration to my love for Captain Planet and the Planeteers. It shows man's responsibility to protect our environment and continuously make it grow abundantly.

The naked man signifies that we are one with earth for everything that we have is borrowed; mother nature has provided us with our needs. As we inhabit this world, it is right for us to reciprocate the goodness she has given us.

We are nothing without her. Let's save our planet :)

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I now leave you with Captain Planet's intro and theme song. Enjoy :)

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Teach Me to Jump

HAPPY BIRTHDAY KHIM!!! This is my birthday present for you. Always remember that I'm always here for you. May God Bless you everyday. Take Care :D

Teach Me to Jump

The illustration above shows a tiger who wanted the monkey to teach him to jump :)

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Happy Birthday Khim :)

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Alive

"Alive" is a character illustration of five friends having fun in a club and dancing together.

This brings me to my love to dance. At clubs or parties, I often see silhouettes of people nearby, and massive amount of shadows with a mixture of flashing of lights and sounds bouncing around. It's such a rush of energy.

Alive

These are the song inspirations while I was making Alive, namely: Super Hero by DJ Yoshitaka feat. Michaela Thurlow, Max Love DJ Yoshitaka feat. 星野奏子, and Moar Ghosts N Stuff by deadmau5.

Enjoy the music you love and everything around no matter what genre it may be. Also, be happy to be alive :)

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Community Project: Vectortuts+ Custom Character Jam

I participated at Vectortuts+ Custom Character Jam which is a community project where artists were given a character template and design it to our liking. We can even change the template itself but I have no interest in doing so :p

I have created three lovable characters out of my imagination. Each one has a corresponding story behind them :)

"Justice Magnet"

Description:

Justice Magnet is a nanorobot who works in groups. Their bodies are covered with strips of magnet that can detect viruses which in fact works well with their laser-shooting-forehead.

Their mouth's purpose (the circle on their tummy) can absorb, and drain the lifesource of their prey. If this fails, each nanobot will trap a portion of their prey in their mouth then move outward in different directions. Much like dissolving the enemy.

You certainly don't want to mess even a single Justice Magnet because these guys can alarm the entire army in a second.

"Yellow Nature"

Description:

Yellow Nature is an eco-friendly robot that works outdoors. His main duty is to maintain balance among the grasses, and the flowers.

His skin is as bright as the sun which in fact can camouflage him well. If you look upwards you'll be blinded by his skin, if you look downwards, you'll be fooled to see a ladybug or a rosebud by the distance.

Yellow Nature's lifesource is solar-powered. The plates on his right ear, and feet are solar panels to absorb the sun's rays. His lifesource can last up to 24 hours.

In case he is in near-drained-state, he will plug himself (the socket on his back - center) to a nearby battery source.

"Oracle Eye"

Description:

The Time Master is a notorious spirit who creates havoc in time. He was imprisoned into a robot for his foolishness; now named into "Oracle Eye".

Oracle Eye is sentenced to predict the future for eternity. Anyone who wishes to know their fate must read the symbols at the back of its head.

It reads:

I whisper to the elements

To seek my fate

Bring forth the light

As I summon the Oracle Eye

Once you're drawn into the blue light that comes out from the Oracle Eye, it will project objects or phrases about your fate. These are only clues. No one knows how and when these clues will happen.

Anyone who wishes to release the Time Master inside the robot must break the shell on its back with the same power as the one who imprisoned him.

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There you have it. My three lovable characters XD I had fun with this community project :)

If you wish to participate, please click this link.

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