5/7/2007

Events, 3D and B & W Galleries updated

Posted: The photos I took at the Pittsburgh ComicCon Convention in the Events area. I'll blog more about the Pittsburgh show next update. Remember to also check for upcoming shows in the Events section.

Added 6 new B & W works with one being a new illustration of Adriana Sage as an Angel. It is almost completely done and then I'm going to color it.

I'm starting to design some building for an entire human city I'm developing for one of my stories. I'm creating them in SketchUp Pro 6 like the revamped models I made for the MOHO comic. Check that out in the 3D gallery.

3 Samples from the images posted to their respective galleries

4/15/2007

Color, WIP, B & W Galleries updated
Posted: One portrait in the Color gallery and manga styled girly, 7 B & W portraits, and the rest of the progression leading up to the finished Adriana Sage illustration.

4 Samples from the images posted to their respective galleries

3/28/2007

I-CON 26
Photos from I-CON 26 are up in the Events Section. I originally wanted to take a ton more pics, but I kept forgetting. I already paid for a table for next year, so I'lll have to do it then. I never seem to get many pics at I-CON. I'm going to try to take some pics of the buildings on Campus that most of the I-CON events take place. Since the convention takes place on Stony Brook University, The Dealers room is in the Sports Complex, Anime is in 2 to 3 separate buildings, movies are also in a couple buildings, and then there is gaming, cosplay and other stuff.
Jose and Daphne of Dream Weaver Press - Tall Tales Comic, my brother (Niko), Jaminder, Eshu, Luis, James, and Giuseppe all came to I-CON this year. I shared my table with Jose and Daphne, which was good since this was the 1st year I didn't actually make a profit from I-CON. I should do better next year, since I should have a ton more stuff. Although, financially this year I didn't do as well, I had a lot of fun. My brother, Jaminder and Eshu where there all 3 days and we got to see "The Prestige" movie after the Dealers room closed. " The Prestige" is great! It has the same director aas "Batman Begins" and also two of the main actors from "Batman Begins" - Christian Bale and Michael Caine. There were a couple of gaming rooms; 1 for video games, cards games like Magic and Yugioh, and computer video games. We spent some time in the video game room which was set-up much better this year. The dealer's room on Friday closes at 10 pm, so we didn't do too much more that night and we all got home around 3 am.
Saturday, Started at around 9 am picking up everyone to go to the show and try to be there by 10 am, when the Dealer's room opened. AAAGGG no SLEEP. I had stayed up cuz I was supposed to pick up my father from a sleep center. the day went pretty quick and the Dealer's room closed at 6pm. After that, we watched "V for Vendetta", which was also an awesome movie. It was directed by the Matrix peeps - Wachowski Brothers. It is based off the Alan Moore comic, which I have to get. After that we played some more video games and watched some anime. That night we got home around 2 am.
Sunday, Picked-up peeps around 9 am again but at least got a little sleep this time. Everyone was there today. Made sure I bought a table for 2008. bought a couple small posters for $2 each. One of Neon Genesis Evangelion and 2 of Final Fantasy Advent children.

New Gallery for WIPs (Work in Progress)
8 Stages of the New Adriana Sage Illustration added to this new Gallery.

Color Gallery updated
Two color portraits added to the Color Gallery.
3 Samples from the new works posted to their galleries

3/4/2007

NEW YORK COMIC-CON. 2007
The NYCC this year was much better executed than last year. Last year, the show was WAY over booked and just not a very pleasant experience. I was unable to get a table for this years show, but was able to obtain the forms for 2008. I'm hoping if I send the forms in with my comics that I'll be selected to exhibit in the Artist alley for 2008. I checked the Small Press area as well, but it is way to costly for me. It will be $400 for an Artist Alley table and $850 for a Small Press Table. I've heard that the NYCC should expand to around 80% of the Javits center next year which will be great. I think the show will eventually grow to occupy the entire Javits Center. I believe the Mayor of New York wants to expand the Javits Center and this show, if it grows like the San Diego Show, will be another good reason and point that the Javits should be expanded. The show is being billed as a POP CULTURE Event like the San Diego Comic-Con. I think this is great because it brings in the comic crowd but also brings in a lot of people who's interests are outside of comics like movies, gaming, anime or animation, books and magazines. This event exposes those who haven't paid attention to the comic scene, who also perhaps have a skewed or incorrect view of comics, to see that there are a lot more to comics than superheroes and even the super hero stuff might be more complicated and or sophisticated than they may have thought. Of course there is also a lot of crappy comics too, but I think every medium has that problem. People might get introduced to the Japanese or Korean comics (Manga or Manhwa) put out by companies like Viz, TokyoPop, Dark Horse, DMP and many more. I don't think they had enough rooms for video or movies though. I think they only had 1 room show Anime and maybe another for movies but maybe not. At I-Con at Stony Brook and San Diego they have many rooms dedicated to Anime, Sci-Fi, Fantasy, HK (Hong Kong) flicks, and much more. I hope they increase the rooms and variety of film screenings. Of course if I get a table then it will be harder to see stuff, but perhaps if they extend the the show times of the screenings to later in the night (say at least till 12 midnight or 1am) like in previous conventions I've mentioned that would be awesome!! My friend Jeff and I watched anime till about 4am at one of the San Diego shows.

Other shows this year. I am confirmed for the Pittsburgh Comicon, and I'll be sharing a table with Dreamweaver Press at I-CON 26. I'm sending out info to get a table for SDCC - San Diego Comic-Con 2007 this week and for Wizard Philadelphia 2007. I'll have more info on the Cons as they approach. Click the names of each convention to go to their websites.

PITTSBURGH COMICON
I'm the small press booth S025 Yume Comics.
APRIL 27, 28, 29, 2007
Fri 10:00 am - 7:00 pm
Sat 10:00 am - 6:00 pm
Sun 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Black & White, and Color Galleries updated

Posted 8 more drawings to the B & W gallery. They range from simple contour drawings to fully rendered works. I've added 2 color works and you can compare them to their B & W version which were either now as well or during last update. These are the drawings of SYRIUS BLACK, my friend who is a great Drum and Bass master and also laying the ground work for his new production company, and the Model Ms. Cooki, who I met on MySpace and gave me tha opportunity to draw her, She is taking a break from modeling right now do to have her 2nd child (bless her and her family).

3 Samples from the new works posted to their galleries

2/17/2007

Illustration, Black & White, and Color Galleries updated
OUCH! I fell and I can't get up. I've been busy and mostly posting updates on the Yume Comics Site. Haven't really had much time for anything else. I've finished building the Main 3D structures in Cuna Village for my comic MOHO. I've been writing the next few books of MOHO and a completely different series. Work for that should be coming soon. This time I'm creating a work structure, so that I'll be able to keep track of my time better and produce on a consistent basis.

I produced an album cover for Joel Brown's "Skeleton" CD. There are 5 slightly different versions that I made for him. They are all in the Illustration gallery. Joel reveals his inner stamina by ripping off the flesh on his face exposing an indestructible metal skeleton. No matter what may obstruct or confront Joel, he will persevere through said obstacles. You can read more about Joel's work and listen to some of his songs on his MySpace page here.

I posted 6 new drawings in the B & W gallery. From a sketch design that I'm probably going to use for an illustration later and quickly drawn portraits to fully rendered ones.

Also posted a New Digi painted portrait in the Color Gallery. More to come next week. I'll have a color portrait of Syrius Black based off the B & W version I uploaded this week. I'll have more B & W art and have details about New York Comic-Con which is happening Feb, 23 - 25 at the Javits Center in Manhattan. I wasn't able to get a table this year and hope to secure one for 2008. More info about NY Comic-Con can be found here

3 Samples from the new works posted to their galleries

7/30/2006

(SDCC) San Diego Comic-Con. International 2006
Sorry for taking so long in updating the website. I've been trying to get the MOHO comic printed in color and had a couple bumps, mostly because I didn't know what I was getting into. I previously printed the comic in Black and white with very very small runs, about 100 to 200. A friend of mine printed them for me and so it was a very easy process and not that expensive. Going color can be extremely expensive I found. I wanted to have book 1 and 2 printed in time for San Diego and almost thought it wasn't going to happen. In the end, I was helped out greatly by a friend of a friend. I got the books just in time for San Diego. They looked GREAT! The EVENTS section has been updated with photos from SDCC.
I'll have more details about the Convention probably tomorrow or the next couple days.

3 Samples from the photos posted in the EVENTS section

6/12/2006

Black & White, and Color Galleries updated
Posted both color versions and B & W versions of the 2 MySpace portraits I've done so far. Also added a couple more portraits to the B & W gallery.

New 3D Gallery added -
Totally new section of art added to the DMON site. I've been very very slowly reading the manuel for the 3D program: SketchUp 5. I finally decided to have a go at making a bloody model. I basically created 2 types of Aircraft. They have similar parts but look different due to ones back being the others front and the cockpits are completely different. It took a while to finish them. I probably spent too much time, but I wanted to see what I could do already. I posted a whole bunch of pics of both aircraft in various positions.

MOHO Comic updated later today-
I'll be adding the last 18 pages of dialogue for Issue 2 of MOHO. Both Issue 1 and 2 can be read in their entirety once today's update is finished. The writing for the next 4 issues is in the works. I'm also trying to solidify another story I'm working on. Once that is done and I know if my friend is going to draw it, then that will be hitting the Yume site as well.

Here are 3 small samples of the nu works below.

5/21/2006

Black & White Gallery updated -
The 1st portrait I've done from someone at MySpace. 1llest lady is very beautiful and nice to have let me draw her. I wanted the color version done already but I've just had to many things to do. I will have it in color by next week. There are 4 nu other works in the B & W gallery as well.

Illustration Gallery updated -
I had to rework the whole gallery, because it was set-up completely different to all my other galleries. I never got around to doing it before and waited until I would actually have a new illustration to recode the Gallery. I did an illustration of Adriana Sage as a Demon. I've already started another of her as an Angel. I hope to have that done within a week or 2. If you don't know who Adriana Sage is I have a link to her website in the network section.

MOHO Comic updated -
The 2nd issue of MOHO is done! All the pages have been posted. I revamped the lettering for issue 1 and actually have to resize it larger again next week. You can read up to and including page 20 of issue 2. The lettering on issue 2 should be easy enough to read. Issue 1 and 2 are now being printed for the 1st time in full color!! I also have the tribute pages, and some concept art printed in the back of issue 1. The tribute pages are for all the peeps who bought the black and white versions of MOHO 1 and or 2.

Here are 3 small samples of the nu works below.

4/17/2006

Black & White, Color Galleries and MOHO Comic updated -

MOHO Comic updated -
2 nu works in the B & W Gallery, 1 nu 1 in the Color Gallery - The 4 last comic pages of MOHO issue 2 were added to the Yume comic site
Here are 2 small samples of the nu works below.

4/3/2006

I-CON 25 CONVENTION: March 24 - 26.
I missed the I-Con Convention last year, because I didn't really have the money to get my own table and needed more work done. In previous years, I've always shared a table with someone. I-Con has always been a very good show for me, so I'm glad I was able to go again. I made enough to pay for a table in next year's I-CON 26. Thanks to all the people who came to support me!!! Hope to see you again next year.
My younger brother and 2 of my friends from Tae kwon do (TKD) came to the show. Everybody had a great time, but I definitely didn't get enough sleep and looked like hell. I forgot to take a photo of me this year, but I posted about 11 pics from the show in the "EVENTS" section. Next year, I have to try and remember to take more pics. There were actually some pretty cool costumed peeps like the guy from Halo.
Well hopefully I'll get into the San Diego Comic Con. again this year. I still haven't heard from them about whether I got a table in the small press area yet. I love taking photos at that Con. It is so HUGE and has so many things going on.

NEW YORK COMIC-CON: February 24 - 26.
I met Giuseppe on the train as we were headed into NYC to go to the show. Found out that Nadia and her husband were already there waiting on line. Giuseppe and I met up with Syrius Black in Penn station. He had been spinning late at a club and hadn't gotten any sleep. We finally arrived at the show around 11 o'clock in the morning. I think Nadia had been there since 10. Giuseppe got on the line with Nadia and husband. I already had bought my ticket and Syrius' ticket 2 weeks ago. Around 11:30 they announced that anyone who had not bought a ticket previously or had an online receipt would not be able to attend the show. Giuseppe, Nadia and her husband had to go home. They were quite mad.
We said our good-bye and Syrius and I went into the show. The place was super packed like sardines in a can. I saw one of the guys from my local comic book shop. We talked a bit since I hadn't seen him for a while and it was very difficult to move around. He left I think to get a bite to eat and I heard later he wasn't allowed back in because there were too many people at the show. Syrius and I got some cool stuff at the HEAVY METAL booth. They always have everything half price at Cons.
The show seemed pretty cool as far as the companies that were there and some of the things going on. The big problem though was the show was way WAY WAYYYYY OVER BOOKED!! I hope next year to have a table at the show and that they expand the size of the show to at least 3 or 4 times bigger. They only took up a small portion of the Javits Center and need to have more of the Convention Center dedicated to their show.

MYSPACE
I got a MySpace account about a month ago. I think it will help bring more attention to my art and writing. A number of my friends who are doing music had 1, but I had been so busy and kinda lazy that I never got around to it. I'll have a link with a banner for it up by next week and I hope anyone who has been checking out my work and likes it will add me, if they have a MySpace page. Click here to go to my MYSpace. Next, I need to get a DeviantArt account.

MOHO Comic updated -
4 nu comic pages were added to the Yume comic site - only 4 pages left to the completion of painting issue 2.
Here are 3 small samples of the nu works below.

3/13/2006

I-Con 25 Convention will be March 24 - 26. I'll be there under Yume Comics. More details about everything soon as the 2nd issue is finally painted.

Black & White, Color Gallery and MOHO Comic updated -
another 4 nu works in the B & W Gallery, 1 nu 1 in the Color Gallery and 6 nu comic pages.
Here are 3 small samples of the nu works below - the latter 1 being from the new comic pages.

2/27/2006

4 nu comic pages. Check them through the comic link.

NEW YORK COMIC-CON: Went and the details will be forthcoming.

2/20/2006

I have been updating weekly, buhhhT just not here. I've updated the Yume Comics website weekly. I've been putting most of every waking minute I can find free to get the pages in the 2nd issue painted. I have increased in speed in the amount per week I'm finishing. I can see the end finally coming. YEAH!!!

Conventions: I'll be at the NEW YORK COMIC-CON this weekend. I'm going to check it out on Saturday with a few friends. It should be cool! I-Con 25 is a definite go for this year. I won't have the comics printed in color by then :(, but I'm excited to have a table there again. I'll try to have some more new art prints to sell once I finish the 2nd issue. I also have to finish the Illustration for a display that I bought for conventions. Anyway, if you don't see an update here, please check the Comic site.

Black & White, and MOHO Comic updated -
another 8 nu quick works in the B & W Gallery and 8 nu comic pages.
Here are 3 small samples of the nu works below

1/30/2006

Trying to get back to a weekly update. Updated both the DMON and YUME sites. Hopefully, I'll be able to increase my output soon. I want to save up to get a MacIntel Quad when they come out, because my computer is having a hard time keeping up with me sometimes. I sent my info to have a Table at ICON 25, but I haven't heard from them yet. I'm going to email them because I don't want to miss another year. I've always attended ICON as a part of Obsidian Graph-X, but this time I should be under Yume Comics. I'll let everyone know if I'll be at ICON 25 as soon as I know. Also I'll be sending my registration for San Diego Comic Con soon. There is a Con in the Javits Center in New York at the end of February, but I decided I need to work and I'll probably get a Table for that next year. I might attend it though for 1 day.

Black & White, and MOHO Comic updated -
another 6 nu works in the B & W Gallery and 2 nu comic pages.
Here are 2 small samples of the nu works below - the latter 1 being from the new comic pages.

1/23/2006

I'm working on a new technique that lets me go from the fully rendered B & W portraits to a painted color version without having to start from scratch again. That is the main reason I have been able to put out more color portraits of late. I'm trying to improve on the technique, so that it will mimic more of what I do when working on a portrait from the start in color. The 2nd small sample below is 1 of the new color portraits that I originally did a full rendering in B & W. After using a new layer with flat colors I tweak the brightness and contrast, hue saturation, levels and maybe play with a particular channel or 2 in Photoshop. Then I do some touching up with regular brushes that use opacity and size sensitivity with the WACOM tablet. If I ever have time, I'll create a tutorial on different techniques I use. Hopefully, it would happen sometime after I finish MOHO 2 and revamp the website.

Black & White, Color Gallery and MOHO Comic updated -
another 8 nu works in the B & W Gallery, 4 nu ones in the Color Gallery and 4 nu comic pages.
Here are 3 small samples of the nu works below - the latter 1 being from the new comic pages.

1/2/2006

Happy belated Holidays and Happy New Years! -
The Holidays are always insane! Especially, at this time of year things just fall to pieces and time flies faster than Einstein's theories could ever predict. Obviously, This has caused a huge gape in posting to the website and that just sucks. Hopefully, the financial problems that are being incurred at the moment will resolve with extra work from I don't know where yet, or my Papa aka Pubba will get his act together just a bit more and also get over his Holiday death wish. The 2nd issue of MOHO is taking far too long to complete, but I will not stop until it is.

The Program for 2006 is to
[1] Finish up MOHO 2 ASAP w/out losing any quality, then
[2] Revamp the website. A friend of mine told me where I can obtain script for drop-down menus. I want to implement using them ASAP. Why? HMMMM I think it will make navigation even better on both the DMON site and YUME COMICS site. Also once I have more issues done I want to create a forum that will connect multiple sites. I'm going to have art from 2 other stories that I'm working on besides MOHO, friends should also be supplying art that will be based on MOHO + the other stories, not too mention I want to create a section for fan art from fans of my stories. How optimistic I am that I would even eventually get fans.
[3] I'm learning to use Zbrush 2, which is a 2D to 3D modeling and painting program. I got it a week ago with a DVD tutorial. Once I know how to use it more proficiently, I plan on designing as many of my characters as I can in Zbrush. Why ? Wwwhell, It will be good reference for me in constantly seeing how to draw the characters over and over again. Not to mention an easy way for me to give 360 degree character reference of my characters to others who might want to draw or sculpt them. I'm hoping my friend Phil might have the time to sculpt a couple MOHO characters, which will be AWESOME! He is great at using Sculpey. Also, I want to be able to freelance concept design work for gaming or movie production companies and Zbrush is being picked up and put into a lot of these companies' production pipelines. Like I said earlier, I absolutlely need to increase my income, because things aren't going that well financially. I am hoping that my comic [hopefully comics] will sell and land me back on my feet, but until then I need to obtain and perfect as many skills that are related to all the things I need done.
[4] Write my head off. Finish writing MOHO 3 and begin writing all the details in the next few issues. Have several issues of MOHO and the other 2 stories done by spring time. If all goes well a friend of mine will be drawing 1 of the other stories. I want to have the dialog all done as well with room to improve on it before publication. I am also looking into a writing software that Write brothers put out that has templates to write for MARVEL or DC. I have never really written for anyone else so I want to figure out a good way that I can set up my work like other main stream companies do it. This way I can always pitch something to them in a style they already know and hopefully learn a valuable way to communicate my ideas to another artist.
[5]Publish MOHO this year in color and also at least 1 other story in Black and White.

Black & White and Color Gallery -
8 nu works in the B & W Gallery and 4 nu ones in the Color Gallery.
Here are 1 small samples of the nu works below

11/27/2005

Happy belated Thanksgiving -
Hope everyone had a good Thanksgiving. I've also updated the comic a bit more. I finally finished painting the Cover for the 2nd issue and posted 2 more pages. The last page in color will be page 10 and the rest will be grayscaled from the original painted color. I added some work to the B & W and Color Galleries.

I finally got a chance to read the Rob Hanes Adventure Comics that I got from Randy the creator at the San Diego Con. They are great stories and cool art. He does a wonderful job of telling a complete story within a single issue. I have 3 of the issues and the more you do read the bigger the world Rob Hanes lives in gets richer and cooler. Now I know why he is a past Xeric Foundation award winner and nominee of the Russ Manning Award for Most Promising Newcomer. He is also a great guy and deserves all the kudos he gets! You can check his work out at Rob Hanes Online!.

It's also thanks to Randy that I started putting images in the blog.

Black & White and Color Gallery -
6 nu works in the B & W Gallery and 2 nu ones in the Color Gallery.
Here are 2 small samples of the nu works below.

10/30/2005

Black & White Galleries -
7 nu sketches posted to the B & W Gallery. 3 of the nu B & Ws are sketches that I did at the Boston Convention.
Here is one sample of the nu sketches below.

Color Gallery -
2 nu digi painted Comps posted to the this Gallery. I painted 2 of the sketches I did at the Boston Con.

10/23/2005

Black & White Galleries -
Sorry for the delay in updating. I went to the Boston Wizard Convention Sept. 30th - Oct. 2nd with Jose and Daphne from Dream Weaver Press. I met a lot really nice peeps. I had some cool artists next to me. Chris Lie sat to the right of me. He has some awesome art and did a ton of convention sketches. He has worked for a number of companies on different types of projects. Also met Mike and Henry, who sat to the left of me. I got Mike's sketch book at the Con. and you should check out the whole crew of these guys at the Sketch Tavern. There art is very cool and in the cartoony vein.

I wanna thank all the people who bought my ashcans or B & W versions of the 1st 2 issues of MOHO. I'll have more of an update on the comic soon. Also want to thank the peeps who bought my art prints and those who stopped by to say hi and compliment me on my work.

I got sick the last night I was in Boston, just before Jose, Daphne and myself were going to leave. I was not so bad off that I missed going to my regular jobs but I was shot after and couldn't get anymore work done on my art stuff. Then for the last 2 weeks I think my brain was still a little scrambled trying to get things a little more organized and ready to put out some quality work. I started writing another story - pure fantasy with lots of dragons - that I hope to start doing art for as well next year. This one will be only done in Black and white and is a shorter story than MOHO. Plus, I'm developing another story in the same fantasy dragon world that I'm hoping a friend of mine will draw next year as well. Most likely this will also be in Black and White depending on what we decide.

I finally added more work to the DMON site. 5 nu sketches posted to the B & W Gallery. 1 of which is a beautiful girl, Kylie, with her own site. She was nice enough to let me draw her and post the drawing here. I put a banner and text link to her site in my NETWORK SECTION or you can click her name in this paragraph.

Here is one sample of the nu sketches below. This is Kylie!

9/19/2005

Black & White Galleries -
7 nu sketches posted to the B & W Gallery.
Here is one sample of the nu sketches below.

Yume Comics update -
MOHO issue 2 - posted pg 7 and 8 in painted color. Check it out in the comic section.

9/ 8-11 /2005

Black & White Galleries -
7 nu sketches posted to the B & W Gallery. I actually uploaded these on Sept.8, but did the comic update the 11th.
Here is one sample of the nu sketches below.

Color Gallery -
1 nu portrait posted to the this Gallery.

Yume Comics update -
MOHO issue 2 - posted pg 5 and 6 in painted color. Check it out in the comic section.

8/31/2005

Black & White Galleries -
8 nu sketches posted to the B & W Gallery.
Here is one sample of the nu sketches below.

Yume Comics update -
MOHO issue 2 - posted 2 more painted color pages. Check it out in the comic section.

8/24/2005

Color + Black & White Galleries -
1 nu portrait posted to the Color Gallery and 7 nu sketches posted to the B & W Gallery.

8/10/2005

Black & White Gallery-
6 nu sketches posted to the this Gallery.

Color Gallery -
1 nu portrait posted to the this Gallery. I think I'm finally starting to jell a style with the color portraits. I have to time myself now and see how fast I can pump one out.

8/4/2005

Black & White Gallery -
9 nu sketches posted to the this Gallery.

7/30/2005

Yume Comics update -
MOHO issue 2 - All the pages are finished being drawn. I posted the remaining pages that had not been done up to the website. I am beginning now to paint them. As soon as I have pages fully painted, I'll probably post 5 to 8 in color and the rest will be gray-scaled. I will also be updating the MOHO online glossary soon because I didn't get to update the glossary in the 2nd issue and there are things that might confuse people. I know there are a couple errors in the lettering and the bubbles, which I'll point out in a future update when I have found them all. I'll have all the kinks fixed by the time I print the full color version. By the way if any body does have any questions please feel free to email me.

San Diego Comic Con - International -
I took a ton of photos at the Convention this year, but I forgot to take some of everybody I had a great time with. Next year, I'll have to get more pics of people that I hang out with. I went to the convention with Jose and Daphne of Dream Weaver Press. My friend George who lives in L.A. also stopped by the Convention. My friend Jeff aka Syrius Black came out to the Con from New York with me. 2 of Jose's friends from New York also came to check out the Con. this year since Jose and I have been raving about it since we were there last year. We had a great time.

I also met some really great people, who were my neighbors in the Small Press Area, Jason Martin of Super Real Graphics had his 1st issue there and some cool Alternate Covers. He had an interesting idea of using the reality TV show concept with super-heroes. The 1st issue introduces you to the characters, their personalities and the premise of the story. I suggest you check out his site with the link by his name or in the network text link section. Jason and his wife are also going to be attending the Wizard Chicago Convention, which you can find out more by going to the Wizard Universe On the last day, Jason's wife gave out plates of cookies, chips, pretzels and more because they had bought too many snacks. It was hilarious and great cuz we had so many plates that I just kept passing them down to Randy and other small press people. I also started telling people passing by the table if they wanted a snack they could have some cookies or chips. Of course, i ate a ton of chips and cookies myself. Thanks again guys for the fun time and hope Chicago goes Great for Super Real Graphics!

My other neighbor was Randy Reynaldo of WCG Comics producing the Rob Hanes Online! comics. They are Adventure type stories with a feel of a Young Indiana Jones or Older Johnny Quest. He has a ton of material to read. He was a past Xeric Foundation award winner and nominee of the Russ Manning Award for Most Promising Newcomer. We had a lot of cool talks during the show and I met his brother, wife, 2 kids and I think brother-in-law. Very cool peeps and Randy's works are something that should be checked out. Here is a link to Randy site and it is also in my network text links section under Rob Hanes Online!.

There are so many things going on at the Comic- Con. that sometimes I almost wish I was just there to enjoy the show itself. Actually this year I got to enjoy more about the show. Jeff had been looking for the anime and couldn't find the rooms. We finally found the schedule in the back of the Convention guide and they had a TON of stuff being shown as usual. Jeff and I saw a bunch of anime once the exhibiter area was closed. I got to see some of Jo Jo's Bizarre Adventures, which is an old anime but a very cool one. I had seen some of the episodes a long time ago and I hope at some point I'll be able to get them because they are cool. We saw a couple episodes from Ninja scroll the TV series, which were interesting. It wasn't as cool as the original movie, but was nice. Tenjho Tenge was cool but we only got to see one episode and everyone in the room including Jeff and I were hoping they'd show another. I missed Puppet Princess cuz I had to get something to drink and I needed to go to the neighboring hotel to get one. Jeff said I should have stayed to watch. Well, I did return in time to see Shoot Fighter Tekken, which was funny, I liked the animation style and of course being a Street Fighter anime had some cool fighting sequences. I wish I had gotten to watch Dead Leaves because Jason, Super Real Graphics, had told me about how excellent an anime it was, but it was showing on Saturday night and we all planned on going out on the town that night. I'll have to rent the sucker.

Saturday night George, Zack, Rich, Jeff and myself went out. Next year I have to bring better clothes, so I can get into better places. Anyway George had found one spot so we had a couple drinks there. After Zack, Rich decided to call it a night Jeff wanted to go to Mexico. We had found out Rich had gone the previous night while Jeff and I were watching Anime. George was done for the night too, but having gone to Mexico a number of times he told Jeff and I how to get there and back. We initially were going to take the trolley and had bought round trip tickets but soon realized that the trolley wasn't coming. We checked the schedule, which I advise people to do before they buy their tickets unlike us idiots, the next trolley wasn't going our way until 5 or 7 in the morning. We almost gave up. Jeff suggested we go by cab and we did even though it really cost a lot O MONEY - OUCH. We got to the border and streams of peeps were heading in. We followed and took George's advise to go to Revolution drive. Oooo the club we ended up in was HOT. The rest is R rated and we didn't get back to the hotel till 7 in the Morn. I slept an hour then woke up , took a shower and headed back to the convention center. Jeff the lucky bastard got to sleep half the day.

I also had I guy from Warner Bros. checking out my comic. He told me he liked the concept and bought the 2 issues I had. Plus, another guy, Tony, from a small company that produces all types of swords and antiques is interested in backing the comic financially for certain rights. Tony actually got in touch with me recently and we'll have to see how far along I get and what exactly his company wants, but he sounded very interested and excited about the potentials. I want to be a little further along with what I have done before I start to consider other media and merchandise. He was cool cuz he respected my wanting to wait a little before pitching anything to his boss. Anyway, San Diego was Great and I definitely have to go again next year!!

6/27/2005

Yume Comics update -
4 nu pages drawn up for the MOHO project. Click on the Comic link to check it out.

6/25/2005

Black & White Galleries-
6 nu sketches posted to the this Gallery.

6/13/2005

Black & White Galleries-
5 nu sketches posted to the this Gallery.

If you ever read the Manhwa NOW, then you probably loved what you read and seen so far (well at least I have). I kept waiting for Volume 6 to come out and it seemed it may never come out. Sorta like my comic. Anyway, I checked ComicsOne's website and there was no more website, so I thought that would be the end of NOW - at least in the USA. However, I was pleasantly surprised that it has been quickly picked up by another company that hopes to bring even a more faithful version of the Manhwa to the US. They are re-releasing the original 5 volumes that ComicsOne put out and will subsequently publish later volumes - hopefully soon. I hope to see them at San Diego, since they said they should have display versions of NOW. The new versions should have some color pages in them and I love Park Sung Woo's color work. I'm also hoping that the books will be a little bigger and more the average Manga size. Anywho if you want to check out there website and read up on NOW just click Infinity Studios.

I finally got all the dialog down for the 2nd Issue of MOHO, so I'm hoping that will also speed up the process of getting the pages done.

6/4/2005

Black & White Galleries-
8 nu sketches posted to the this Gallery.

5/31/2005

Color Galleries -
4 nu Color pieces posted at various stages. Still working on an exact technique. I wasn't going to be posting anything here until the 2nd issue was done, but I think I burned myself out a bit and just needed to do something else for a quick change of pass. I did 1 of 4 with more of an airbrush technique but probably because I didn't labor over it like I used to when I colored for comics and used the airbrush tool all the time I didn't really care for the results. The 2 after that I went back to using the pencil tool and funky brushes with opacity dynamics. I liked the effect of these much better and they didn't take very long. I want to move it along a little more and start going over the line work and also achieve a less mono chromatic look. I've done all this in the past, but I'm looking for a certain routine that I can achieve the greatest look in the the most optimal time. I will be posting nu B & W sketches probably by Friday or Saturday and new Comic pages will becoming soon.

5/23/2005

Yume Comics update -
4 nu pages drawn up for the MOHO project. Click on the Comic link to check it out.

5/9/2005

Yume Comics update -
11 nu pages drawn up for the MOHO project. Won't be updating this site with art until the comic's 2nd issue is done. Since most people come to this site first, I'll mention whenever I have updated the Yume site with nu stuff here as well. c

5/1/2005

Yume Comics update -
4 nu pages drawn up for the MOHO project.

Sorry no update for the DMON site this week either.

4/17/2005

Yume Comics update -
I should be posting some high quality versions of pages from MOHO on the April 18.

Black & White Galleries-
5 nu sketches posted to the this Gallery.

Has anyone seen Zbrush. If your asking what the hec is Zbrush, well then let me tell you that it is a 3D program. IT IS AWESOME!!!!!! I don't have it yet [Keyword yet]. I'll find a way to get it. Muuaah ha ha ha. I've been using Carrara to create the 3D models for the village of Cuna in MOHO and various other models that are shown in the 3D section on the Comic site.

Zbrush is a 3D modeling program, where as Carrara is an all you can do 3D program. Granted Carrara is not a super High End all you can do 3D program like MAYA or 3D Studio Max, but it doesn't cost as much as those programs do and does quite a great job. I built all the 3D models in Carrara 3 but recently moved up to Carrara 4 Standard with the plug-in VectorStyle 2. It was a good move on my part because especially with the VectorStyle 2 I can make all my 3D models into scalable vectors. This is totally key for bringing them into the comic. If one checks out my 2D renderings for the 3D models in the 3D section of the comic site, one would see that the lines all overextend themselves. I couldn't get Carrara to draw precise lines around the objects without overextending. Someone in the Carrara forum had told me to buy a plug-in called ToonPro that would help and another person told me a way to do it in Carrara. The plug-in sounded like a good idea and the other way was also good but a little more involved than I wanted to get. That is why I moved up to Carrara 4 and got VectorStyle at the same time. It solved that problem and the fact that I wouldn't have to worry about what resolution I rendered the pic anymore. Whether I needed it big or small for one frame or another as a vector I could scale it up or down without fear of quality lose. YEAH!!! The people in the Carrara forum are very helpful.

Back to Zbrush. I can import Zbrush models into Carrara, which could lead to some very very cool designs and layouts with even more details. Zbrush lets you sculpt more like a traditional artist. I just found out that it also lets you paint the object at the same time you sculpt it. That is toooo Coool! Anyway, if you wanna check out either program click their respective names Zbrush or Carrara.

Check out some of the examples in the links below:
Landscapes - Made in Carrara - CG by Johannes Rosenberg

and Zbrush in conjunction with Carrara
Eovia gallery 2
Eovia gallery 3

4/13/2005

Yume Comics update -
MOHO - Issue 2 thumbnails are completely finished. Actually, I updated the YUME site last week as well but didn't have time to update this site. Last week I had posted up to page 30 in thumbs and then on April 11 I posted the rest of the pages, 48 in total. YEAH, YEAH ^_^ With that completed I can move on to developing the pages into finished drawings and then paint them. I'm getting excited myself to see the completed project with dialogue and all. Can't wait till the 1st and 2nd issue are printed up into the real deal. Then I'll probably have a heart attack.

Black & White Galleries-
5 nu sketches posted to the this Gallery.

3/30/2005

Yume Comics update -
Uploaded Revised thumbnails and Nu ones for the upcoming pages of MOHO - Issue 2. I actually posted them on March 28. In total there are 23 thumbs now. Still more to come.

Black & White and Color Galleries -
5 more sketches added to B & W Gallery and 2 pieces added to the Color Gallery. The color works added are not finished but just simple layouts of color right now. I still have to go in and really render the drawings with digi paint - most likely in Photoshop hopefully in the summer I'll be able to get Painter 9. My older bro told me it works much faster than older versions. I would really like to start playing around with painter since I could achieve more painterly effects and more traditional looking media effects on the computer. The next step would be to incorporate what I learn to do with Painter on personal works in painting my comic and illustrative works as well.

3/20/2005

Yume Comics update - After fighting the Bloody Gods themselves, I've started posting thumbnails for the upcoming pages to Issue 2 of MOHO. There are about 7 nu thumbs. More coming. I changed the HTML code and that was one of the biggest time consumers, which was also the biggest fight between me and the HTML and CSS Gods. GRRRrrr hate those code Gods!! ACK

Black & White Gallery - I forgot I had uploaded some nu sketches to the B & W gallery on March 12. Well if you haven't seen those then there are 7 nu sketches. If you had seen those then there are 2 nu sketches. 2 of the sketches are of the internet model Nikoma Lee. She always looks great and has a yahoo group. She had sent me a photo to reference a long long long time ago and I didn't think that I did a great job or at least did her Justice. The 1st of the 4 nu sketches I did of her recently is a better version then my first attempt which is on the bottom row of the B & W Gallery. Now I have to find the time to paint it, so I can a achieve the best portrait I can do. I've been waiting till my skills got a lot better to start tackling portraits or illustrations of Well Known Models.

Speaking of Illustrations and well known models, 1 of the nu sketches is of Adriana Sage. I plan on using that pose but changing the sketch into a Fantasy illustration. Adriana has a contest on her website for artists. So, I'm hoping I can accomplish finishing a number of Fantasy illustrations using her by San Diego's Comic Con International 2005. If she likes what I've done then perhaps I can sell those illustrations in conjunction with her. I think she might be attending the San Diego Convention again this year. I met her last year at the show and she is very beautiful in person and very nice. I gave her one of my ashcans. I forgot to bring the old portrait I did of her, but I'm going to bring that this year as well.

The year is getting quite interesting. About a week after Dark Star 9, got in touch with me about purchasing some art. A major comic publishing company showed a possible interest in my writing. However, I don't know when anything will happen or if anything will happen. It is just really nice to see that people are starting to take notice of my practically killing myself to fulfill my dream.

I also put up a link to Dark Star 9 and Black Sheep Comics in the network section. Ben of Black Sheep Comics sat next to me at last years San Diego Convention. Him and his sister were great. I should have had a link up a long time ago but I just never found the time. His sister and I sorta teamed up to sell our respective comics to anybody who passed our table. It was great, usually anyone who did buy her brother's comic also bought mine and visa versa. Hopefully I'll see them again at San Diego 2005.

Also Dark Star 9 is seeking more gallery images, 10 per artists, gothic, sci-fi, fantasy, comic heroes and heroines.  Images must be original art with copyrights owned by the artists. I think it is a great service they are doing for artists. It is free by the way. Just check their website for details on submissions.

2/27/2005

This is SOOOOOO COOL. While I was finishing up the painting on the 1st issue of the MOHO comic, I received an email from a Gaming website. The Gaming website is still under construction and they wanted to incorporated a couple of my images as part of their web design. I was so caught up in trying to finish the comic: It took we a while to email them back. I got in touch with Ted, who had contacted me about the usage of my stuff. He had some very cool ideas besides creating a gaming site. He also wanted to have galleries for artists to display their work.

Well I agreed to let him have 1-time usage rights for a couple of the images I made, which he paid for. I was interested in putting images in one of his galleries. I am very excited about this. He already has some images he put in a Gallery for me, but I am going to ask him to change them. I might put up some other color work from MOHO that hasn't been seen before. I'll let everyone know when I get around to asking him to change the pics. I'll also be putting a link to DARK STAR 9 on my network pages as soon as possible. The Gaming site he is developing looks cooler and cooler each week. It is going to be HOT when it is fully completed. Plus, I can’t wait to see the other artists that he will have in his galleries.

Here are links to the areas he has my stuff, plus the main entrance.
Dark Star 9: Main Page
Dark Star 9: Gallery
Dark Star 9: Entrance

Yume Comics update -
YES, the MOHO 1st issue is fully painted now !!!! ^_^ I put a couple more color pages on the Yume site and some 2D versions of the Typical Cuna Household from the 3D models I made.

Black & White Gallery -
5 nu sketches posted to the this Gallery. Including a revamp of a Nikoma Lee drawing I did a million years ago, which is one of the earliest images posted to the B & W gallery. You can compare the 2 if you like. Plus I finally uploaded another drawing of DragonLily and Chyna White, which I still have to do a ton more of. All 3 models can easily be found on the web by doing a search. I have a link to DragonLily's site through my network link above. She is a Fetish Model and has Mature content so don't go if you are under 18.

2/19/2005

Black & White Gallery -
7 nu sketches posted to the this Gallery. Usually, I do a bunch of sketches in advance, this way I have something to post every week. However, I have been working so hard on completing the painted pages for issue one of MOHO that I haven't had time to do anything else. Obviously this is why I also haven't updated the site either. I am almost finished now so I figured I would post the remaining sketches I had done a couple weeks ago. I'll probably post something to the Yume site tomorrow after the painting of issue 1 is DONE!

Some interesting developments have also happened during the last couple weeks. One thing is that a gaming website has paid to use a couple of my images for there site's design. The gaming site is still under construction, but already looks really cool! More details and a links to the site tomorrow.

1/29/2005

Black & White Gallery -
4 nu sketches posted to the this Gallery.

Yume Comics update -
Pages with the NU 3D backgrounds have been posted side by side with the original pages for a comparison view.

1/24/2005

Black & White Gallery -
6 nu sketches posted to the this Gallery.

1/15/2005

Black & White Gallery -
4 nu sketches posted to the this Gallery.

Color Gallery -
2 nu comps posted to the the this Gallery. Finally getting some more painted color done. I think I was less intense with the color in these 2 comps then the previous 2. Definitely have a different look but I like both ways. The time it took on these was much shorter, which of course is a plus.

Yume Comics update -
Finally finished the update in the Concept gallery on the Yume site. It has depictions of the facade designs for the Chief's house in the Cuna village. Plus, I posted the different Head gear designs for The Xenling Muerte.

12/31/2004

Black & White Gallery -
5 nu sketches posted to the B & W Gallery. I need to start doing some drawings of Old people, Kids, and Men too. Plus I have to really start getting my painting technique down pat, so when I go back to painting the comic it will go faster. Actually, Finishing off the painting of the first issue is next on the Agenda since I'm done with the 3D models for the time being. I just have to insert and redo a couple backgrounds that changed from my initial designs to the new 3D ones I did. No sleep, ZZZzzzzz SMACK wake up Booieee, Yea ok only neeeeed 2 our sleeeep.

3D design Gallery - on the Comic website
3D pics of the interiors for the typical Cuna Village Household and some details written about it in the update. More to be posted here (DMON site) either today or tomorrow.

12/19/2004

Black & White Gallery -
Posted 4 Nu digital sketches, Me thinks I am getting faster at this. So now, I have to start trying to get painted versions done. Then take the new techniques to drawing and painting illustrations.

12/14/2004

Black & White Gallery -
Sorry was going to post these 2 days ago but complications arose and so I Posted 5 Nu digital sketches

And the Moho lab 3D pics are finally finished and posted in the 3D design Gallery. Check that out through the comic link above. I'll show the 3D views this week and 2D renderings from the lab next week. The 2D renderings actually take longer to generate.

11/27/2004

Black & White Gallery -
Posted 4 Nu digital sketches

Posted revised background elements for pages in MOHO issue 1 in the 3D design Gallery. Check that out through the comic link above.

Saw "The Incredibles" by Pixar. It was INCREDIBLE!!! ^_^ Pixar is great. I think in overall entertainment "Finding Nemo" was better, but "The Incredibles" was not far behind it. They seem to really workout great original stories that are entertaining on many different levels. I only hope one day to be able to achieve the level of skill that they have in bringing a vision of work to life - regardless of the medium.

Also saw "The Art of Halo" book at the comic book store and it has some awesome concept designs and finished art. At first I couldn't believe they had published a book on the art behind a video game, although I do think I have seen a couple before by squaresoft [now square-enix]. Anyway, this one reminded me of "The Art of Star Wars" books and I mean the newer ones from Episode 1 and 2 which are totally amazing. "The Art of Halo" has work from Craig Mullins who is like a GOD of art. Check out the book, I have to pick it up at some point.

11/20/2004

Nu Navigation for Galleries -
I set up the Galleries the same way I did on the YUME site, basically keeping the top navigation menu the same for better overall navigation of the website. The 4 galleries have images directing people to the separate galleries.

Color Works Gallery Updated with 2 nu digitally painted portraits. One was already used as the entrance image to this site.

Black and White Gallery Updated with 4 nu digital sketches of the same model.

11/15/2004

3D Construction - Sorry I haven't posted anything in a million years, but I have been trying like crazy to learn a 3D program called CARRARA. Why CARRARA because it was what was available from a friend and works on my computer. Also he had used it before and said it wasn't too complicated. Well in certain ways the design and set-up of the program is not to complicated, but trying to create something more complicated than the simple objects they give you was HARD OH OH very difficult. I still have no idea how many of the Extrusion or other modeling tools work. I used a Boolean procedure most of the time to subtract objects from objects and combine them. Needless to say that all my constructs didn't always come out the way I wanted them too.

Ok, so why am I learning a 3D program in the first place. Since I am trying to do the MOHO project in color and everything is done by me ( due to lack of money ) - actually a friend of mine just helped flat fill about half of the 1st issue of MOHO, so that when I paint it, it should go faster. Anyway besides the Flat Filling there is still too much to do and I want to make sure I can get things done in a timely manner once I go to printing in color. So, I figured If I have most of the backgrounds designed in a 3D program it will be easier for me to get things done. I finally finished constructing CUNA the main village in the MOHO story - mostly the exteriors of buildings - and have posted a bunch of the renderings in a new 3D section in the Comic part of the website. If your interested in checking it out - CLICK the COMIC Link above click the galleries section and then enter the 3D DESIGN Gallery.

Sketches - posted 2 more Black and White sketches.

9/6/2004

MOHO - I posted the Cover for issue 2 in the comic section.

Sketches - posted 2 more Black and White sketches.

8/30/2004

MOHO - I posted thumbnails of pages 7 n 8 of issue 2 in the comic section.

Sketches - posted 2 more Black and White sketches.

8/22/2004

MOHO - I posted thumbnails of pages 4 - 6 of issue 2 in the comic section.

Sketches - posted 6 more Black and White sketches.

8/8/2004

Sketches - If you click on Galleries and then Sketches you'll see the first all Digital works I've done. 2 are color and 7 are Black and White sketches. The last of the new sketches in B & W is of Wolverine. It is time to pound out some work. Now that San Diego is over I'll be focusing big time on MOHO's 2nd issue (about time), writing and art. Try to give more specifics tomorrow, but another thing I want to try to do is have at least a new sketch or sketches posted a week besides trying to update MOHO regularly.

7/31/2004

San Diego Comic Con International - July 22 - 25

OMG OMG OMG OMG OH MY GOD! San Diego is off the hook. I went about 10 years ago, when I was coloring for Milestone Media. It was a huge show then but now it was at least TWICE the size it was then. I think it was over 2 football fields in size and that is only counting the 1st floor. There was crap going down on the second floor and I think 3rd floor too. When I arrived in the San Diego Airport, I got in touch with Jose about our hotel room; He was already at the preview night and told me it was a DANGEROUS SHOW. He meant OUTRAGEOUS AMOUNTS of TEMPTATION for your $$$$$ and mine. He was right.

Thursday - Walked into the main hall after going through exhibiters registration and BAM! standing in the middle of the whole complex your vision went from one horizon to the other lengthwise and the mother was WIDE TOO. The displays the Big Boys had were huge. The Lucas Pavillion was the largest.

I went to my Small Press Table and Jose found out that FedEX was going to be late with our comics. That took some of the rush away. :( I decided to walk around the convention since the main reason I was there hadn't arrived yet. I was probably about 2 hours before I went back to my table. The convention doors were open to the public for about an hour and a half and it was already busy. It wasn't even the weekend yet. Anyway, I met my neighbors in the Small press area - Ben Seto of Black Sheep Comics and Mike, Joshua, and Brad of Atomic Basement Entertainment. Mike and those guys were promoting a comic about the fine art of character assassination on George W. Bush. They were doing well. Ben was sitting close by drawing his head off. I was trying to get people to notice my stuff. I still didn't have my comic and I got more worried as the day went on. I had my art prints with me and in the past that is all I sold and I usually made enough to cover costs, but this year they didn't seem to be selling very much. Anyway, I told Ben about my comic situation and he told me what happened to him at the San Diego Con. last year and my situation didn't seem so bad. I found out from Ben that the guy next to him also hadn't received his comics and he had come from OHIO. I finally got my comics around 4:30 pm Thursday and was able to sell some. The guy from OHIO never got his books the whole convention. That TOTALLY SUCKED!!

Friday - Jose showed me the Jeff Smith BONE Collected BIG Volume and I had to get it for $40. They also sold a Hard cover - I think leather bound version for $125, but to much money for me. They sold out of both versions very quickly. I also had to pick up the latest installment in the FREZZATO's The Keepers of the Maser - It was half price $8. Anyway, Friday's crowd was starting to get thick. Incredible how many people were already there in the morning. My friend George was nice enough to give me breaks and watch my table for a little while. It really is a dangerous show because there is so much cool stuff and so many cool people's work you admire to look at only look Dave no more buying. I sold a lot more this day and Ben's sister had taken over his table. She really like a particular ashcan that Ben had written and drawn. She got really good at selling it. Ben lost a bet to her on the amount she could sell that ashcan. They had to go print more for the next day.

Saturday - The GRAND CLIMAX - This Day the Mother Load came in. Tons upon Tons of peeps came. I sold twice what I sold on Thursday and Friday combined. When George let me take a break I found areas of the convention that were so packed with peeps that it was impenetrable. It was damn exciting to see other people just enjoying all the varied types of entertainment around them. Celebrities, models, fantasy showcases - swords for sale, toys from all over the world, of course Comics, Manga, Manhwa, Manhuo, animations, films and I even saw a DJ spinning for his own booth on one end of the show. That is the only thing that is bad about having your own table or booth is you can't see everything the show has to offer. One reason I give a BIG SHOUT of THANKS to my friend George - for looking after my table and selling some of my crap from time to time.

I tried to check out a lot of the artist I liked and looked at all the animation that was being sold. Didn't get any. I saw some DVD tutorials from one company and told another friend about it. He asked me to buy 2 of them but they had already sold out of one. They were selling for $50 at the Con. and $70 normally. The same booth was also selling a couple cool books. The tutorials were from a lot of concept and design artists - Scott Robertson, Ryan Church, Carlos Huante, Feng Zhu and more. I have Feng Zhu in my links page. His stuff is awesome and so are the other guys. Ryan Church did a lot of design work on Star Wars Episode II.

One of the greatest things that happened at the convention was running into people I hadn't expected to see and some I hadn't seen for years and years. Burrell came out of nowhere and popped up in front of my table. It was AWESOME. I hadn't seen him for probably 8 years. He and I worked for Milestone media as painted colorists (we used a water color type media). We talked for a while and exchanged contact info. He is working on the Family Guy animation. Then I ran into Jackie, another Milestoner. She is an editor at a book publishing company and they had a booth there. On the same break I spotted Jason in the crowd - yet another Milestone peep. He is doing work in the video field in NY. I got to have dinner with Jackie, Jason, some of Jackie cohorts and my amigos. After, I had worked for Milestone I worked at Broadway Comics - coloring on the computer for them. Low and behold I saw Jim Shooter, the main man behind Broadway Comics, standing next to my table. He is working on a new project. He recognized me once he saw my name. It was such a ccol day, but that was not the end. That night George and I went out to check the night life and we met a bunch of the guys who worked for ADULT SWIM on the cartoon network. George was especially happy because he was drunk like me but because these were the minds behind some of George's favorite shows. I watch more of the Anmie on Adult Swim so didn't know there particular shows to well. They were great guys though. One guy, Mike talked to us for quite sometime and he was very cool. He gave us his biz card and said I could email him. I have to find his card, because I'm still a little disorganized.

Anyway, near the later part of the Convention day Ben's sister and I started working as a team selling her brother's comic in conjunction with mine. We had realized that many of the people who bought there book also bought mine and visa versa. I think we worked really well selling the 2 comics. Saturday was an amazing day of great surprises and great people.

Sunday - It was still crowded but nothing like the day before. Ben and his sister Melody were not going to work there table today, because they had to start heading home. It was hard to believe the convention was almost over and we would all be going back to our regular jobs soon. I sold about as much as I did on Sunday as on Friday. Jose, Daphne and I already decided we want to attend next years Comic-Con. Next year were going to try and bring a huge crew, which will help us bring the cost of going down. I might split my table and will stuff the hotel room with peeps.

I've got to try and get in touch with everyone I met for the first time and reconnect with those I haven't seen in a long long time. I'm still organizing but will be crafting a Biz Card, Biz Logo for a friend, Music CD Cover, and MOHO's 2nd issue. I also sold out of the 1st printing of the MOHO ashcan and the Yume Store now has the 2nd printing of the ashcan available. I posted the photos I took at the Convention to the EVENTS page. That's it for now mi GENTE!!! ^_^

6/20/2004

4 KIDS Entertainment - Well, recently I got a chance to meet the peeps at 4Kids Entertainment. They put out a lot of the kids orientated anime. The only American project they work on is Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. A friend of mine Joe from,Verge Entertainment emailed me about the job openings w/ 4Kids in NYC. The people at 4Kids were very nice and my interview went over an hour I think. Roy, the creative or Storyboard director was really cool and even though I told him I had no animation experience he told me about a book to buy to help with some of the terminology and the process of storyboarding for film. Roy still let me take the test for storyboarding and though I didn't do to well I learned a lot from the experience. I thought storyboarding for comics was pretty much the same for film, but there are quite a few differences that I now realize can make a world of a difference in the layout of a film. Now, I am going to practice the concept of storyboarding for film as well as contiinue improving my comic story telling. The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (TMNT) will be starting production on a new season. Maybe there will be more opportunities with futures seasons and I plan to be prepared. Even if I got a job there or anywhere else, I of course would still use my free time to continue working on my own stuff.

6/16/2004

Comic Con International - San Diego - July 22 - 25

I just got the notice of approval for a Small Press Table at the San Diego Comic Con. . I know Jose, Daphne of Dream Weaver Press already have one and they said I could crash in there hotel room. This will be the ultimate show to go to. I can't wait. I am almost out of the 1st printing of the MOHO ashcan and will be printing up a 2nd edition in about 2 weeks. I went to the San Diego Con. about ten years ago when I was coloring for Milestone Media. It is supposed to be even bigger then it was then and it was HUGE then. In my INFO packet it said the amount of attendees will be around 75,000 this year. ^_^ YAHOOO!!! CAN"T WAIT CAN"T WAIT!!!!! I'm already listed in the Small Press Area - under Yume Comics.

Wizard World Convention - Philadelphia - May 21 - 23

I went to Philly with a crew of 6. Jose, Daphne and Matt of Dream Weaver Press, Dave Quiles of Infinite Line Comics, Benito of Mustard Seed Comics and myself. I already posted photos from the Philly Con., but may get more from Jose and Daphne. I had a lot of fun with everyone there, but didn't do to well in the selling department. I gave out tons of Bizness Cards and sold as many comics as I did at I-CON convention, however I was hoping to do a bit better since it was a bigger Con. and more Comic orientated. Oh well.

5/12/2004

Wizard World Convention - Philadelphia - May 21 - 23

I hope to have the two new Illustrations related to the MOHO comic done by then. I'm starting to paint them tomorrow. I can't wait till the convention. I have never been to Philly or the convention there, so i think it will be a lot of fun. I'm going with a whole bunch of peeps. I think were cramming 7 people into the hotel room. I'll sleep on the ceiling, because i could careless as long as I get to go. I have about 60 issues left of the 1st printing of the MOHO Ashcan and I hope to sell them all. Plus I hope to sell a lot of my art prints since i have never been to this CON. Laz and Justin I know won't be going, but Jose and Daphne from Dream Weaver Press will be there. They are a couple of the peeps I'm heading over there with.

On the Art work Front - I still have half of the 1st issue to color, so that comes after the new Illustrations are done. Then I start drawing the 2nd issue again. Sorry to all those waiting to find out what happens next. I'm doing all this work myself, not to mention working other jobs to make money. I have posted the Black and White versions of the new MOHO Illustrations in the MOHO Galleries and added Concept Designs of many of the main characters of MOHO in its respective Gallery - just click the Comic link above to get to those galleries.

Website Revamp - The MOHO section under the Comic Link has been altered greatly. I put all the different MOHO art related works in one gallery link that then links to the separate galleries - ILLUSTRATIONS, CONCEPT DESIGNS AND SKETCHES. Which I'll probably do with the DMON site eventually, but later. I finally have banners made up in the network section, which is where u can find links to all kinds of stuff I like, appreciate and aspire to. An Events section was also added to show photos of places I go to, to sell my art and comic. I still need to put up a profile but that will probably be after Philadelphia or after the 2nd issue is complete.

Online Store - Finally, got the Online store up. It only has the MOHO comic for sale right now, but I hope to be selling my Art prints through it sometime after the convention. Online store is in the comic section as well. I'll put a direct link here as soon as possible too.

Last thingy - I'll write more about how the I-CON convention went soon.

5/10/2004

One Month Later .... So much has happened and I haven't written an update in quite a while. I'll write more tomorrow, but if you haven't noticed I've been mostly working on the website to make it look better and better. I've also revamped the MOHO section of the Website. I still have to put up my Profile, which will probably come after the Wizard World Philadelphia Convention. More Details tomorrow.

3/10/2004

I-CON 23 Sci-FI and Fantasy Convention at Stony Brook University - March 26 -29

I've been working very hard at grayscaling and resizing the colored pages I've done of issue 1, so that I can have the ashcan printed out by I-CON. I hope to get a proof of the ashcan by this Friday and then the printing begins. YES!!!!! This will be my first self-published project. I also have to remake my business cards in the name of Yume Comics, instead of Obsidian Graph-X. If anyone is going to I-CON then you will only see Obsidian Graph-X listed in the program, because we set it up that way last year. So, come check out the OGX table in the Dealer's room. Laz and Justin should also be there this year. Next on the agenda, finish the painting of Issue 1. Then I start drawing Issue 2 again. Somewhere in between that I'll be redoing the NETWORK or links page, adding my PROFILE and adding an EVENTS page to either this site or the Yume Comics one. Generally, I'm going to be using dmontoya.com as my personal site and Yume Comics as my Bizness site.

3/2/2004

See I told you it looks new. It should also be easier for me to update. Now I gotta finish the rest of the links so i can get back to actual updates. Now I want to redesign the header image I have at the top of the MOHO page. More later.

2/26/2004

Ok I uploaded the painted versions of PAGES 6 - 8 from THE MOHO COMIC. Working on getting an Ashcan (Black and White Version normally smaller than comic size, but I am going with actual comic size) printed to sell at upcoming conventions. I'm going to use the sales of my Art and Ashcans to help fund printing the color version. I-Con at Stony Brook University will be the first convention I go to this year. More details soon.

2/16/2004

Ok I uploaded the painted version of PAGE 5 from THE MOHO COMIC too. Back to the grind.

2/14/2004

To give an idea of what the painted version of THE MOHO COMIC will look like I've posted the first 4 pages in color. Check them out in the COMIC section and tell me what you think.

2/7/2004

Added new paintings and a sketch to the model section in the MAIN GALLERY, plus I posted a higher resolution version of the blue bird - which is the entrance image to YUME Comics - I sketched and painted in Photoshop 7 in the Sketches and Stuff section in the MAIN GALLERY.

2/3/2004

Ouch! it has been a month... almost. Well if someone has ventured into my comic area they will notice that the web redesigning has begun. It doesn't use any tables or frames. It is completely constructed using CSS - Cascading Style Sheets. This should make it more compliant with the future of web design not to mention I made it easier for myself to change things. I'm still coloring the 1st issue of MOHO and rewriting the 2nd. I needed a break from the rewrite so i finally poured myself into learning CSS. It seems to work fine on my Macintosh, but I have no idea what it might look like on a PC. The new design is better suited for monitor screens set to 1024 X 768. I'll put up some new sketches and crap in next couple of days and will post an update of some sort every week. Yume Comics will be the Company name I will publish under. U can Also see the little birdy I sketched out and painted in Photoshop. If you click on the bird you'll enter the new MOHO Comic domain.

1/12/2004

First attempt at Drawing Nikoma Lee. I updated the MOHO Gallery - click the Comic Link - with the Concept Designs I posted earlier here of the Xenling for 4 of the Major GODS in MOHO - Qi, Omiyang, Naoru, and Muerte. Also updated the Main Gallery with sketches and paintings of Models. Having difficulty with the 2nd issue layouts so hopefully new pages will come soon.

1/6/2004

Another sketch that I think is at least decent. Study of a woman's face I also recently got in touch with the Model Nikoma Lee by posting in her Yahoo Group. When I finish working on a portrait of her from a high rez photo, I'll post it. I think I'm getting better at these but I'm going to put so much sweat into this one. I plan on doing some more DragonLily and Chyna White sketches. I have some photos of them posing together now from DragonLily's website. DragonLily even has a link to me YEAH. I have a portrait of both DragonLily and Chyna White in my Main Gallery under Model Sketches or Paintings:. What I would really like to do at some point is use models who want to work with me for my illustrations. Maybe even a joint idea on the composition. For example, If I were to draw a fantasy painting of a fighter elf in armor sitting on top of a dragon. It would be cool if you knew the model you could tell that she was the elf and it would still work as an over all illustration that would look good on the cover of a book or Dragon magazine.

I'm posting design concepts for 3 of the Xenling - these are the Avatars of the #1 God Qi, the daughter of Qi - Omi Yang, Sun/Light/Fire and Sky Goddess and Muerte God of the Dead. Qi Xenling, next is the Omi Yang Xenling and last is the Muerte Xenling. I hope to get some new pages up soon, and as usual sorry for delays to anyone that may still want to read the comic.

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