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Happy New Year!!!!

2011-01-01T23:51:00.001-08:00

Powerman and The Dark Knight.

2010-12-14T01:39:00.000-08:00

Hmmm...

2010-12-10T22:33:00.000-08:00

Too Much Junk

2010-12-07T22:58:00.000-08:00

...To be continued.

Here is a sketch I drew on the subway.

Grumpy Man

2010-12-02T22:19:00.000-08:00

My wife had her first two days off in like forever. So she was just vegging out all day watching Merlin. Glad to have her home for a change. ^-^

I Need A Haircut

2010-12-01T10:28:00.000-08:00

Doodles, doodles, doodles... and some other stuff.

2010-11-30T21:26:00.000-08:00

Big Doodle Dump!

Etsy Shop

2010-10-10T12:02:00.000-07:00

Now on Etsy (well have been for a while but I've been slacking) Here is Little Tiger 4x4 Acrylic on canvas. I am not the best salesman but I really want to get this Etsy shop going so I will try to add a new piece each week. Here's the first of what I hope will be several posts. Any advice and or feedback welcome!!! So this is our shop LunaPerdida on Etsy :)

Zombie Power!

2010-10-03T21:42:00.000-07:00

Little zombie guy done with acrylic and ink on canvas. Still needs a little more work.

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2010-09-29T22:58:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday Frankie!!!!

2010-09-28T15:20:00.001-07:00

Today my little monstro turns six. Grrrrrr!

Sugar and spice...

2010-08-03T10:26:00.000-07:00

Kids say the funniest things don't they? Awe! Who am I kidding.

Click on the image to see a bigger version. Enjoy! ^-^

Squeaky Clean

2010-08-01T20:22:00.001-07:00

Illustration Friday: Double + Process

2010-07-31T18:31:00.000-07:00

Hi guys! So off and on I participate in a weekly illustration challenge called Illustration Friday and I kinda wanted to share my process from start to finish. Hope you enjoy let me know what you think.

So first I start to doodle and sketch, I do several rough sketches to work out some ideas. I then pick the pose or sketch that I like best and flesh it out. For last weeks challenge I have posted my sketches and finished illustration below. I really liked the way the pose in the second page looks so I went with that.

I take a piece of tracing paper and trace the original sketch and clean it up. When the penciling is done I'll start to ink it. I usually use a pen nib but for this one I used a round #1 Princeton Art brush.

After that's done I scan my work and add color to the image with photoshop. My digital coloring skills need some improvement but I enjoy experimenting and am hoping that with practice I will improve.

And for those who are curious as to who this guy is I present to you Kikaida!!!

Comic collab with my kid.

2010-06-03T14:32:00.001-07:00

I thought I'd share some stuff out of my sketchbook while I finish up on my next strip. My daughter and I read every morning on our way to her school and I had an idea to try and put a short strip together. She can make up a story and I'll draw. The "Bunny Funny" strip was something I came up with so she can see what the end result would look like. "A Guy Doing Something" is her first story. I thought "A Guy Doing Something" was really neat because there's only one panel with dialogue.

A Guy Doing Something

story by Frankie

and here is an owl wearing sneakers.

Comic #8:

2010-05-19T01:51:00.000-07:00

Yup!

2010-05-04T18:37:00.000-07:00

Hi folks! Just want to jump back in with a new strip. Thank you to everyone who reads, comments, and follows my blog! Knowing that at least some of you enjoy and read it really encourages me to keep at it, thanks!

Frankie Battle!

2010-04-17T18:46:00.000-07:00

Frankie Battle from ofloda monstro on Vimeo.

Oh Chet!

2009-11-30T21:50:00.000-08:00

Wow! A month with no posts. No Bueno! :(

Cough! Cough!

2009-10-30T22:21:00.000-07:00

Guess who had swine flu?

Oh, it was bad.

Comic #7: Visiting LACMA

2009-10-17T23:18:00.000-07:00

Here is comic #7. Click on the image to see a larger version.

I drew my daughter's head super huge on the 5th panel. Sorry about that. I wasn't to happy with the flow of the strip but there are some parts that I enjoyed. Let me know what you think. I would really appreciate it. Hope you enjoy! ^-^

Comic #6: Starving Artist

2009-10-16T23:57:00.000-07:00

So I walked out the door without any money on this day and I thought I'll be okay if I wait 'till I get home and eat. Yeah right. I did have some coffee in the morning though. I actually did most of this strip while I waited for an interview and used photoshop to put it all together.

Comic #5: When I was a kid I remember...

2009-09-30T19:30:00.000-07:00

Comic #4: Good Idea!

2009-09-07T20:24:00.000-07:00

Alright! Lets do this! ^-^

Here is Comic No. 4. Click on the pic to see a bigger version. I really want to get better at this. I have so much to learn and I'm tired of just getting stuck on trying to get everything perfect. Just tried to have fun with it and go with the flow. So thanks for stopping by. Hope you enjoy and I gladly appreciate if you leave any feed back (good or bad). ^-^

Happy Friday

2009-09-03T19:08:00.000-07:00

Here are a few drawings I've recently drawn in my sketchbook or scrap pieces of paper. I really like the look of the first pic. I took some pictures of myself making this goofy face and used it as reference. The second and third pics look weird because I was drawing in the dark using a tiny little flash light to help me see. Didn't want to disturb my wife's sleep. The fourth pic I was playing with some red ink. Then the pic of the gorilla looking thing is suppose to be Chewbacca but I didn't really like the way it was turning out but I still like it.

I recently got this book called "In the Studio: Visits With Contemporary Cartoonists" by Todd Hignite. It features interviews with nine cartoonist like R. crumb, Charles Burns, Seth, and Art Spiegelman to name a few. I've read a bit of it so far and I like it but I especially like how they show the work of other artists who have influence them. Very Awesome.

Los Angeles Fire

2009-09-02T20:54:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pictures I took near Old Town Pasadena a few days ago. It's crazy how close this thing is. The next morning we were driving out early morning and I felt like we were in a scene from "Day of the Dead". Creepy!

In Progress

2009-08-25T21:00:00.000-07:00

A little sneak peek at one of my projects I'm currently working on. I'll share some more soon and tell you all about it. ^-^

Sketch Quickie

2009-08-21T22:01:00.001-07:00

Trying out my good brush. I love it. ^-^

崖の上のポニョ

2009-08-21T17:01:00.000-07:00

So I got to see Hayao Miyazaki's 'Ponyo' a few days ago and I really enjoyed it. Visually the animation was beautiful and at times creeped me out. The story was cute and more kid friendly than the last couple of films he's done. I usually like listening to foreign movies in their original dialogue but the dub was good. I thought Ponyo was nutty. She would at times turn from human form and then to a kind of poultry form. You gotta love the imagination these guys at Studio Ghibli have when it comes down to it.

Illustration Friday: Wrapped

2009-08-18T23:16:00.001-07:00

The Mummies is what came to my mind for this week's entry. I had fun drawing this even though it took me a while cause I need to start using my good brush instead of my crappy ones. I know I'm an idiot, but it's the only one I have and I'm afraid I'll ruin it. Eventually, I will have to face my fear. I'll use it on the next one, until then enjoy! ^-^

Illustration Friday: Impatience

2009-08-13T18:28:00.000-07:00

Illustration Friday: Modify

2009-08-06T21:53:00.001-07:00

Here is my take on "Modify" for Illustration Friday. I'm very late this week but I still wanted to make a post for it. I'm not sure what kinda story is being told here. Maybe the robot was modified with a heart and figured that it works better without one. Maybe his heart is a bit too small and needs to modify it with a much larger one. Maybe he wants to share his heart with somebody who doesn't have one. I could go on and on... what do you think? Hope you enjoy.

Happy Birthday Maya!

2009-07-31T13:28:00.001-07:00

Today my family is celebrating my niece Maya's very first birthday over at Disneyland. Isn't she a cutie?

Illustration Friday: Idle

2009-07-30T20:29:00.000-07:00

Kokeshi!

2009-07-24T21:25:00.000-07:00

Yesterday my family and I went over to the Japanese American Museum in Little Tokyo. Currently there is an amazing Kokeshi exhibit. It was beautiful and inspiring and every kokeshi doll was full of imagination. We stopped by the gift shop and they had some small kokeshi dolls for sale so we bought some for the family to design for themselves. My daughter woke up this morning ready to paint hers, that is after a game of Lego Star Wars (she loves that game). Here are some pics I shot of her kokeshi doll which reminds me of the Joker. Hmmm... I wonder if she's trying to hint that I should get her the Lego Batman Game. If you're near Downtown L.A. definitely head on over to the museum and check out this wonderful exhibit. You won't be disappointed. Kokeshi!

Blur

2009-07-24T20:46:00.000-07:00

The last couple of days I've been walking around blind as a bat. I broke my glasses but fortunately I can get a new pair this summer. woo hoo! I always thought I could do without wearing my glasses but now I feel naked not having them. I'm still going to Krazy glue this pair back together.

Illustration Friday:Tango

2009-07-23T14:51:00.000-07:00

Here is my very first entry to Illustration Friday! Hooray! So I really didn't know what to draw for this one and one morning after a night of drawing I saw in my mind an image of a fly thinking about learning to dance tango. I thought it was funny so I went with it. I kinda like the look of it put I still need to fix it a bit. I'll post the update as soon as I'm done with it. So there it is and I hope you enjoy it. Have a great day!

Photo Envy

2009-07-19T08:53:00.000-07:00

Yesterday morning my wife and I went for a walk through some trails out here in Highland Park. As I mentioned before she has been taking pictures with her Iphone like crazy and I'm amazed at some of the stuff she's been capturing on that thing. Very Beautiful. We even went back out later in the evening to take more pictures. Check out her blog or Flickr page for more of her beautiful work. Happy Suanday!

Toy Break!

2009-07-16T13:59:00.000-07:00

"Toy Break" is a weekly Internet show I've been watching for about a year. It features designer vinyl, plush, action figures, collectibles, events, how-tos, interviews, huge beards and more! If you're into toys and art you'll definitely dig this show.

The drawing of the big blue guy was done for a contest they're having. The contest isn't skills-based, it's more of a contest with art so it makes it nice to know there is no pressure and you can just relax and have fun with it. My drawing has a resemblance to one of the hosts who has a seriously bad ass beard.

E.A.T.R.

2009-07-16T13:23:00.000-07:00

Energetically Autonomous Tactical Robot (EATR)

Here is a sketch I drew last night of a robot that a Maryland company under contract to the Pentagon is working on. It's a steam-powered robot that fuels itself by gobbling up whatever organic material it can find — grass, wood, old furniture, even dead bodies. My version doesn't resemble any where near what the real thing looks like, of course.

Here is the link if you want to read more of the article on EATR.

"Brainstorming"

2009-07-11T22:39:00.001-07:00

Just want to make a really quick post to let you in on what i'm doing. I'm trying to finish up a small strip and hopefully a tiny zine for this week. I'm also going to participate in Illustrationfriday.com to help get my creative juices going. You should check the site out, It's really neat and they have tons of cool artist participating. So here is a few random doodles and stuff. I'll be back soon. Enjoy! ^-^

Chibi Wife.

2009-07-07T08:59:00.000-07:00

Since my wife has been on a rampage taking polaroid shots on her Iphone, I thought I should make her one of my own using photoshop. I had a lot of fun making these and it was good practice in my part in trying to figure out how to digitally color my line work. I really love the last pic, my wife is an avid "Doctor Who" watcher. Enjoy! ^-^

Vatos del gallo.

2009-07-01T17:46:00.000-07:00

I suck at titles so I just used a line out of a beck song. Thought it was funny. I had a job interview yesterday but I don't think it went well. It's cool though. At least it's good practice. Other than that, I got up today in a very sketchy mood. I've been trying to draw with pencil lately since I almost always use a pen or ink. I was inspired by one of my doodles. It's in my last entry. I think it came out pretty cool. I'm really happy with it. I took some time to really see if I could get it right. I'm sure that it's not but I still love it. Let me in on what you think. Always glad to get some constructive criticism. ^-^
Sorry about the bad pic. I actually own a pair of socks like those. The bottom drawing was done earlier this year and just found it. Really like this one too.

This last pic is of my daughter with Fred the puppet. I love the look in her face. She looks annoyed. I'll see if she wants to make a movie again. I'll keep you posted.

Father's Day was 9 days ago, yo!

2009-06-30T00:26:00.000-07:00

Father's Day was pretty cool. I got to spend a lot of time with my awesome family. My daughter is on summer vacation so this was my first week with her being home with me so I thought I should do something special. I made a puppet out of an old sweater of mine. We named him fred and we played, watched Inuyasha, drew, and build blocks with him. I also had an idea of making a little home movie with her and Fred about being in space. She wasn't having it. My wife got this app that turns her digital pics into polaroids. I have to say they look pretty neat. Here are some of the pics my wife took. Enjoy!

Here are a few sketches I did today and the last two are a drawing out of my sketchbook(skeleton dude) and a painting on canvas board which is a work in progress. ^-^

Okay... Let's try this again.

2009-06-19T23:12:00.000-07:00

So yeah. You must be thinking. "Where the HELL have you been?"

Well let me just say it's been tough. So I've been trying to do different things to get my ass back on track. I've been feeling a bit off about what it is I really want to do. So I have a few new sketches I want to share and will be doing so soon. For now please enjoy some pics of places my bunny friend has visited in L.A.

I'm drawing, I'm drawing.

2009-03-19T18:46:00.000-07:00

So I know I haven't been keeping up with my strip but I assure you that I am working on it and I will post them up soon. I've been a bit busy with some projects. So in the mean time I want to share some sketches I was working on today. ^-^

Sketchbook Madness!

2009-03-12T21:39:00.000-07:00

Here are a few pages out of my sketchbook. I try and make it a habit to carry it with me all the time. I'm still a bit shy when it comes to drawing in public. I'm blind as it is so sometimes when I'm drawing someone I start to think they probably notice and that I'm some kind of creep who keeps looking their way. I try to be stealth like but my narrow eyes must give me away and plus it must not help that I look like a uni bomber (according to my wife). I can't draw girls or at least I don't like the way they come out, but nothing a little bit of practice can't help. Hope you enjoy and please feel free to leave me a comment.

More fun with a Wacom

2009-03-10T23:05:00.000-07:00

Digital Sketch

2009-03-10T15:52:00.001-07:00

My wife bought me an Intous Wacomn tablet so I've been trying it out lately and I still need to get use to it. Feels kinda weird but awesome at the same time. Wanted to share this digital sketch with ya. Oh.. and thanks Chula! Your awesome!

Fan Art!

2009-03-04T00:35:00.000-08:00

Here is a portrait of yours truly done by a very talented homie of mine. Thanks Christian!

Comic of the week #3

2009-03-03T23:16:00.000-08:00

Sorry folks for the delay. Hope you didn't miss me much. I'm back and hope to keep bringing you my strips each week even if it's really crappy. That's the whole point anyway, right? To be able to make a strip, get some practice, and learn from my mistakes. So thanks for stopping by and please feel free to leave a comment. See you soon! ^-^

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"Pics and Crap!"

2009-02-17T12:03:00.001-08:00

Here are a few pics for your viewing pleasure. The first two are of another trip we took to the comic book store. The girls were not to happy about me being a paparazzi. ^-^

After the comic book store we went over to 'Crane Sushi' in Alhambra. My daughter is actually getting better at eating with chopsticks. Ganbatte! ガンバッテ !

This is a pic of the street I live on. The mountains and clouds looked bad ass that morning.

I bought my wife's Valentine gift ahead of time and so she thought I did not get her gift. So the night before V-day I wrapped her present in oragami paper and made it into this sumo wrestling version of herself. She didn't know that her V-day gift was inside. I was really glad to be able to surprise her. I got her a Sonic Screwdriver from the 'Doctor Who' Series. We all got a chance to try it out. ^-^

Should get back to work.

2009-02-16T23:27:00.000-08:00

Just trying to figure out how to post things. ^-^

Comic of the Week #2

2009-02-16T21:27:00.000-08:00

Sorry it's a day late. I had originally done a four panel strip but felt that it worked well without the last panel. Hope you enjoy and sorry for the crappy pic. Please feel free to put in your two cents. Gotta keep drawing!!!!!!

Quick doodle post!

2009-02-10T20:41:00.000-08:00

Just wanted to make a quick post. I got a long week ahead of me. Enjoy!

Comic Strip of the Week #1

2009-02-08T09:43:00.000-08:00

Wow! February already. I want to see if I can put together a strip for every week. Shouldn't be hard right? Well I'll just have to take the challenge, if not I'll never find out.

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WOOHOOOO!!!

2009-01-31T12:39:00.000-08:00

I have here some new sketches and shit!!!!! Last year I did a couple of paintings for an art show at Monkeyhouse Toys in Silverlake and I did this piece with my rabbit in space. I was really happy with the way it came out, yet I do feel I should have added a bit more to it. So I decided to make a few small pieces of the rabbit where you'll see him exploring space and such. Here is what i'm currently working on and some sketched out ideas.

Hope you enjoyed. I'll have more new stuff to share very soon. Please feel free to leave a comment. L8S!

Comic Factory Sunday! ^-^

2009-01-25T21:10:00.000-08:00

Today I took my daughter and wife to the Comic Factory in Pasadena. I love watching my daughter light up when she discovers the comic she wants. She couldn't decide whether to get Archie or The Powerpuff Girls. She chose the latter.

She was really digging it. The guy working at the shop was really nice and gave her two free comics. One was Spider-Man and the other was Fantastic Four she liked Spider-Man best.

My wife pretty much grabbed everything they had on 'Doctor Who' and I bought myself 'Amor Y Cohetes'. I'll be posting some new sketches and other stuff soon. Peace!

"I must not think bad thoughts. I must not think bad thoughts. I must not..."

2009-01-16T23:18:00.000-08:00

Last year took a toll on me. I wasn't really drawing as much as I would have liked. I wasn't in the best of moods either. I was feeling very frustrated all the time. I felt like my brain was about to explode. To much shit was going on. I did try to keep myself thinking positive and some days I would be able to kinda get in the mood and doodle. I take the bus to work and I usually don't have trouble sketching but this bus just moves way to much. I have to be patient and wait for it to stop to continue were I left off. Anyways, I did manage to do a few sketches that I really enjoyed like this one on the left. At my job I found a piece of paper were some one had drawn on it a bunch of heads which all fit together like a puzzle. I thought it was so cool. It inspired me to try it out myself and I really had fun drawing these. I would sometimes just add random shapes to try and push myself to make characters out of them. Great way to get your imagination working.

I drew on the cover of an 'LA Weekly' at work while listening to DJ Krush.

I want a pair of Goldblum's glasses.

Sorry about the bad pics. Hope you enjoy!

oflodaDraw post numero uno!

2009-01-14T23:13:00.000-08:00

Hi and welcome to oflodaDraw! In here i'll be posting some of my sketches, doodles, and art and I'll also be sharing a lot of other useless information. Hope you enjoy.

o f l o d a d r a w

Happy New Year!!!!

Powerman and The Dark Knight.

Hmmm...

Too Much Junk

Grumpy Man

I Need A Haircut

Doodles, doodles, doodles... and some other stuff.

Etsy Shop

Zombie Power!

...

Happy Birthday Frankie!!!!

Sugar and spice...

Squeaky Clean

Illustration Friday: Double + Process

Comic collab with my kid.

Comic #8:

Yup!

Frankie Battle!

Oh Chet!

*Cough!* *Cough!*

Comic #7: Visiting LACMA

Comic #6: Starving Artist

Comic #5: When I was a kid I remember...

Comic #4: Good Idea!

Happy Friday

Los Angeles Fire

In Progress

Sketch Quickie

崖の上のポニョ

Illustration Friday: Wrapped

Illustration Friday: Impatience

Illustration Friday: Modify

Happy Birthday Maya!

Illustration Friday: Idle

Kokeshi!

Blur

Illustration Friday:Tango

Photo Envy

Toy Break!

E.A.T.R.

"Brainstorming"

Chibi Wife.

Vatos del gallo.

Father's Day was 9 days ago, yo!

Okay... Let's try this again.

I'm drawing, I'm drawing.

Sketchbook Madness!

More fun with a Wacom

Digital Sketch

Fan Art!

Comic of the week #3

"Pics and Crap!"

Should get back to work.

Comic of the Week #2

Quick doodle post!

Comic Strip of the Week #1

WOOHOOOO!!!

Comic Factory Sunday! ^-^

"I must not think bad thoughts. I must not think bad thoughts. I must not..."

oflodaDraw post numero uno!

Cough! Cough!