InkPawa! art show

InkPawa!

One of the most successful mexican webcomics InkPawa! reach their first anniversary and her creators (Eva Cabrera and Bere Muñíz) celebrate with an art exhibition where several illustrators and comic book artists participate. Opening´s tomorrow and here´s my full Lina illustration -> [Read more]

Lettering en cómics mexicanos

Algunos cómics mexicanos

En esta ocasión quisiera escribir sobre un tema muy olvidado en el cómic mexicano (y bueno, en muchos otros países pero hay que dramatizar esto, si no lo hago, no se sostiene). Hay muchísimas opiniones encontradas sobre lo que debería ser un buen cómic centradas en su mayoría en los temas a tratar, en los estilos literarios y en la forma de dibujar y colorear; sin embargo creo que hay dos puntos importantes que casi siempre se olvidan (sin demeritar la importancia de los otros): la edición y el lettering. Quisiera dedicar este post al maltrecho lettering.

Cabe hacer la aclaración que si bien este texto está redactado en base a lo que he visto de cómic nacional tambien está redactado en base a los errores que yo mismo he cometido a lo largo de los últimos 10 años (desde que empecé a publicar en un fanzine). Las imágenes están tomadas de mi colección y son utilizadas sin afán de hacer mofa o evangelizar conceptos… que nadie se sienta atacado.

El lettering es un tema olvidado por el 100% de los cómics mexicanos…
ok, miento, solo se le olvida al 99.9%

La función del lettering básicamente tiene que ver con la composición tipográfica en un cómic, es decir, con lo referente a los bocadillos, la tipografía (la font elegida y sus pesos, las onomatopeyas) y la ortografía, por lo tanto nos metemos con diseño gráfico. Los errores (¡horrores!) son varios pues por lo regular la persona encargada del lettering tiene poca o nula experiencia con el diseño gráfico (haciendo hincapié en que no creo que nesecites una licenciatura en diseño gráfico para hacer un buen lettering, pero un poco de bases no vendría mal). A continuación, algunos ejemplos de los errores más comunes: [Read more]

El Arsenal: Been Caught Stealing online!!

El Arsenal: Been Caught Stealing

“I´ve been caught stealing
once when I was 5…
I enjoy stealing.
It´s just as simple as that.
Well, it´s just a simple fact.
When I want something,
I dont want to pay for it.”

Jane´s Addiction.

Fantastic new (and, you know… free!!) webcomic by kick-ass bikers:
Salvador Mudo! Vázquez. Words.
Eva Raw-fish! Cabrera. Lineart.
Oscar Hell-seed! Carreño. Inks.
Renato Bastard-bang! Guerra. Colors.

Updates every friday.

Upcoming art show

::inkpawa!::

Piece by Hugo Arámburo (artwork) and me (colors) for an upcoming art show based in InkPawa! characters. Bigger image here. Not much to say… really.

Selfportrait

Is a real shame to show you this but I try for first time to draw a selfportrait, this is even more embarrassing than that seminude pictures from some years ago. As excuse I could say that I draw this without any photo references but sounds so stupid since I know me since… forever!

Kara quick study

Kara (Black) is the main character in Benim Adım Kırmızı (My Name is Red) by Orhan Pamuk. This is just my first attempt to make a full illustration based in Pamuk´s book, that is my current favorite book. At the same time is part of the development for another idea influenced by turkish culture and pirates.

My Name is Red was my first novel by Orhan Pamuk (who was recommended to me by my dad), since then, I have read two books by the same author (Snow and The New Life), but My Name is Red is still my favorite.

Hulk smash!!!

::hulk smash!!!::

My first image for SketchMatch. I make this faster than my average time but still not enough from my point of view. Im not a huge Hulk fan, in fact must be very hard to write stories about him (same for Wonder Woman and Aquaman) but is a cool character to draw. Full view and original draw -> [Read more]

openhaüs

Hey kids! Comics!!

the phantom: generations .08 cover by douglas klauba.
The Phantom: Generations 08. By Mike Bullock, Zeu & Renato Guerra. Cover by Douglas Klauba. When a serial killer strikes in the heart of the Deep Woods, The Phantom´s pursuit leads him across the Atlantic to Port Royal, better known as the Sodom of the New World. 32 pages, $3.99 dlls.


the phantom: generations .07 cover by douglas klauba.
The Phantom: Generations 07. By Danny Fingeroth, Gordon Purcell & Renato Guerra. Cover by Douglas Klauba. The 7th Phantom must defend a precarious mountaintop monument that was built in his own honor, against unrelenting thieves who believe there is a vast treasure to be found there. 32 pages, $3.99 dlls.


the phantom: generations .06 cover by ruben procopio.
The Phantom: Generations 06. By Steve Hockensmith, Scott Brooks & Renato Guerra. Cover by Ruben Procopio. A new maxi series of one shot comic novellas, with each issue by a different creative team telling a tale of one of the 21 Phantoms! Join acclaimed mystery novelist Steve Hockensmith and the 6th Phantom in Hellfire, a tale of a ruthless buccaneer with delusions of grandeur. 32 pages, $3.99 dlls.


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