This is the full response I sent to SD City Beat for “On the Cover.”
BTS : 2016 SD City Beat Comic-Con Cover
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Manufacturing Significance : Thumbprint Gallery x So Say We All
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Thumbprint Gallery artists collaborated with So Say We All writers. The writers supplemented our pieces with their words. In this video, Justin Hudnall reads his piece, The Light for the Lonely, which he wrote to my piece, The Office…
Messages from the Past : Earth Day Postcard (April 18, 1991)
I was looking thru some old albums and found this postcard that my brother wrote to himself on this day (April 18) in 1991. It looks like an Earth Day card from elementary school. The rendering is pretty meticulous with the borders and vertical stroke coloring. You can see his framing composition at an early stage – foreground rock for depth, centered sunset, reflection over the water. Geezus, Rolando. You were on some other stuff back then.
Read his letter to himself from himself below…
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TPG Skullture Group Show : Cafe Mortem…
Skullture was a one night skull inspired group show at TPG2. Initially I wanted to sculpt a piece for it. But, drawing won out in the end.
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Bowie Tribute : Starman…
I was sitting in my room drawing that night when a text came in. Like most, I went to Google to find a confirmation, then put on this track:
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March of Robots : Bumblebee…!
This one requested by @coachrhomel. Always wanted a robot buddy like this growing up. Not just a giant robot, this one is sentient. Today’s #MarchOfRobots is…
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March of Robots : Gurren Lagann…!
Third up for #MarchOfRobots was commissioned by @joedaaang. Happy Birthday, man. Today we have…
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March of Robots : Dangaioh…!
This one was requested by @g35pm on Instagram. A cool thing about this particular mecha is that it looks different in each episode. I read an interview where this series’ animators were trying to outdo themselves on each cut, so the frames became more and more complex. Even the design evolved. I can’t even tell you what this mech’s color scheme is because things change from shot to shot. It also has one of the most complex head designs – pretty sure I didn’t draw it right. So, here we have… Read More
March of Robots : Gunbuster…!
#MarchOfRobots has begun. I’m going to try to tackle as much anime as I can starting with… Read More
Manga : Metal Gear Field Notes…
“I could tell you. But, then I’d have to kill you…” ~ Maverick (Top Gun)
Current Conditions (HQ): Out of the office…
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The Reduction… 