Drawings - Miscellany
Suggestion for OC 2014 mascot
Fairy tale, my ass!
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There are other ways to fight evil, besides magic powder
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In this moment of history in which we have extreme and gratuitous violence in all media channels, I made a skit with a character stereotype that is usually delicate and cheerful: a beautiful little fairy.
This illustration will become a print for a T-shirt of mine.
The first version of this drawing was made with outlines on paper (mechanical pencil and pen), digitalized and colored as a bitmap with solid colors on the computer.
The initial outcome was not very satisfying.
Since I wanted to learn to use other graphic tools, I decided to do this vector version with Inkscape (which, by the way, is free and fantastic).
As usual, I started with a rather complicated approach and I took an insane amount of time to turn the illustration into vectors and to color it.
I finished it by March 2014.
Fortunately, the result pleased me very (the drawing itself was improved in comparison to the original version on paper) and, considering the way I built the illustration in Inkscape, it became easy to change and toggle colors, lights and shadows.
Thus, I think I will have interesting byproducts of this drawing.
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Girls and music
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These adorable video game characters are KOS-MOS (in her first modeling, the one from Xenosaga - Episode I: Der Wille zur Macht) and Lenneth Valkyrie (from Valkyrie Profile, also present in Valkyrie Profile 2: Silmeria).
For he/she who still doesn't know them, I make it clear that I unfortunatelly don't have anything to do with their creation; I am nothing more than a fan paying homage.
The purpose of this composition was turning into stamp on two T-shirts, one that I would use in the 2012 edition of Video Games Live in São Paulo, and another that I would deliver to Tommy Tallarico, producer and star of the show.
The three games I mentioned above, besides being spectacular, have incredible soundtracks that I don't get tired of listening to.
To prepare the composition and the T-shirts was my way of suggesting Tommy to consider some musics of these games for future shows playlists and of letting out some of my craziness for these remarkable characters.
This was the first time I attempted to draw video game characters.
It was an extensive and rewarding observation exercise.
I studied some "official" imagens of them in order to draw them in this configuration.
Since both have several details and only in the last week I made up my mind about making the composition, I had to hurry with the drawings (the faces lacked some dedication).
Outlines and shadowings did get ready quickly, but, as for the colors...
I invested an insane amount of time to make the corresponding color maps.
Definitely, I am doing this the wrong way.
It's about time to embrace other techniques and to get other tools.
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Your heart should beat faster, for one reason or another
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Video Games Live 2013 international stars
Silvana in the pocket
Merry Christmas 2006
"2006 was a year of several changes.
I am on my feet thanks to the support and kindness of my family, my friends and work colleagues.
Probably my shy and proud way does not allow you to know how important you are to me.
I wish everyone a great Christmas and a New Year full of joy and conquests!
Yup!"
Merry Christmas 2005
"To all who pass by, and especially to my relatives and friends,
I want to express my wishes of good festivals and a promising new year.
May peace and joy be always present. Yup!"
Quindigo in 2004
Quindigo in details
Emblem for Corações de Aço MC (Hearts of Steel Motorcycle Club)
Merry Christmas 2000
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