1- For some reason...

... my laptop from hell is not allowing me to upload more than one image at a time right now so... here they come in chapters.
These are from a recent visit to the L.A. zoo, really cool place to go sketch some interesting characters indeed.

2

Just lookin' cool and hairy

3

One mean looking fella.

& 4

I guess I'll just never know.

And... posting with a bit more time.

Image from 2003. "Bad guy - worse guy" situation. Now I need to figure out which one is which!

Posting quick...

... because it's nearly 9:00 p.m. and I gotta get out.
So, guys in armour, horse taking a break, and two people not knowing what to do with a gun (thank God)

Sweet Nostalgia (Updated!)

-Scouting around in the 'drawers' of my computer I run into these three.
I thought it would be cool to compose them together as they are the three stages (not stooges) of page 19 of old Mrs youknowwhat's adventures.

-By the way, around the time I was publishing my graphic novel in this blog we went one day on a sketchclub session, and guess who was there eating at the restaurant. That young lady looked so much like the character in the comic I couldn't believe it.

-YES. Even nostalgia can be updated.
As Shuku was mentioning in her comment about 'El Diablo's" italian shoes, here is another key moment in what happened 'that night in and around Hollywood' (©) to our young and daring friend... entering the "Palm Reading" shop.

Trains, trains and automobiles

Automotive sketchclub we had yesterday with Marcelo, Noelle and Craig (Grace and Gloria too as guest stars!!).
It was a beautiful day outside so we headed for 'Travel Town' at Griffith's Park and I have to say it's been one of my most exciting sketchlubs to date!

Time for a 'new' one

I was particularly interested in achieving a mysterious atmosphere on this one.
I quite liked the two characters since the beginning and had fun with the study of their hands.
Once the illustration was 'finished' I played a bit with the color saturation and contrast (wonders of the digital age!) until I got the desired effect.

Dos dibuixos mes (or 'two more drawings'!)

Two more pieces from 2003/4.
The Sci-Fi one was just a personal one, I hadn't been using 'painter' long by then and that was part of my 'gotta get to know this tool' period.
The other is a character design I did for an animation series idea of my own. I'll just say it's been in a drawer ever since!

...And a Happy New Year.

...Or at least I figure this will be my last post for 2007.
I did this illustration a few years ago while in Spain, just for my personal portfolio which I try to update as soon as I have a chance.
Anyway -as I said- happy 2008 everyone!

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Hey everyone, ...so it's this time of the year again.
I did this one today for my fellow viz-devers at the Studio and I decided to post it up here as well to send you all my regards for the Season.
Enjoy Christmas and have a great 2008!
Marcos.

Things

And by "things" I mean, a sketch that I did at the beginning of summer of this guy at a coffee shop (he was a sort of biker type), and another one I did in what turned to be my last sketchclub session with the Sony guys, the Friday before I started at the new Studio.
Venice Beach was the chosen place that time. Always a cool choice specially when the sun is shinning as it did that day! (tones in the drawing appear a little darker than that, but that was done just to make the thing a hint dramatic. Welcome to my world...)