Jun
10
2009
I am doing production work on Alexis Fajardo’s second graphic novel “Kid Beowulf and the Song of Roland”. This is a sample of one of my favorite panels that I watercolored for the prologue to the book. The actual printed book will be in black and white, but the art was created in color for multiple uses in the future.
Check out more samples of the prolog on Lex’s blog: http://www.kidbeowulf.com/?p=821
Click to see more. Artwork is ©2009 Alexis E. Fajardo
Sep
03
2008
Labor day weekend has come and gone which, for many, signals the end of the Summer season.
Of late my blogging has gotten more sparse, so I have lots of catch up with news of my projects and cartooning classes (instead of just posting random art and interesting links). I know that folks like to know whats going on, but I find more personal blog post hard to do since I could say the wrong thing. After all the internet is forever and what you say can come back to haunt you. But I would also like to tell you folks a bit more about whats going on. I guess I am just am not going to bear my soul.
The classes I taught this summer were all really awesome. The kids in the four week-long classes all did an amazing jobs and really produced some amazing work. The kids created characters, drew comics, and created animation (both at the Schulz Museum and the Cartoon Art Museum.) I have posted some of the animation on my YouTube account and some of the artwork has been posted here on the blog too. The summer was really busy, but rewarding as well.
I have cartooning classes lined-up for the fall school year with many returning clients. I am hoping that my full schedule starting from a year ago will have provided me with some wisdom on how to do this teaching thing more efficiently (starting next week). Keeping your life/work flowing is always an interesting challenge.
Just last week I just got a new illustration assignment from a previous client with an exciting challenge for me. I am looking forward to working on it.
I am also working on some graphics for Silicon 2008 in San Jose CA in October which should be appearing on the website and other media fairly soon. Well, I am just finishing them up so you will just have to wait and see. But you can get to see some rough sketches I did for the images below.
Well, that is it for this post. I sure wish more folks, besides spammers, would comment. But I don’t keep my breath held too much. After all some of the most awesome artist in this world of ours get only a handful of comments too.
Dang nab it, being an artist can be hard.
Art Show and Parking for Silicon 2008.
Night Time and Information for Silicon 2008.
Activities/Entertainment and Science Alley for Silicon 2008.
Not sure what I was thinking, but there images I like… for Silicon 2008.
Panels and Shopping for Silicon 2008.
Aug
13
2008
Hey all, here are some recent paintings I did. Enjoy. The first one was inspired by the work of this artist, though it might not look like it. I started with a sketch in orange and then I did the lines on top. 
This watercolor painting is from the Southwest Airline magazine I got on my trip down to San Diego. 
This creature was a piece I did while teaching one of my classes at a Youth Center in San Francisco. The animals were suggestions by the young adults I work with. 
The pirate was drawn completely in watercolor, starting with some blue constructions lines that are still there. The cats and parrot were done with patches of color and then the outlines were drawn on top of those. 
Jun
21
2008
On Friday was the last day of my first week of Cartoon Boot Camp at the Cartoon Art Museum. The kids each developed their own original cartoon character and did a final color illustration. Take a look at the work of these talented kids.
Click for a bigger image…
Feb
21
2008
  Ok, a bit more self promotion.
I am happy to announce I will have a new convention sketchbook at Wondercon 2008….
MAPS, MAGIC, and MENAGERIE
The sketchbook features 32 pages of black and white art with a RPG theme to tie it all together. Each page of characters and critters has been given a special location on the map in the center of the book, making it a great inspirational tool for game play and story telling. PLUS you get an custom original creature drawing too with it’s own ‘home’ on your map. For sale this weekend at Wondercon 2008.
Featuring:
- 32 Pages of Art – 69 drawings
- a full fanciful map
- printed on lovely parchment-like paper in glorious black and white
- Custom one-of-a-kind character drawing in each book
- Custom one-of-a-kind map location in each book
- Signed limited edition of 30
Come and pick up a copy at Wondercon 2008 this weekend!
Feb
12
2008
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My ongoing Web Comic that has been drawn in my Sketchbook in 11-2007.
Feb
05
2008
UPDATE: See my writeup in the SF Weekly HERE. I got a photo and everything. Below is a scan from the actual paper. There is one mistake: I do not give lessons in my home. It would be in my studio and I do not have it set up to teach in at this time.
My class MIGHT still have a few space, so call Andrew at the CAM right now if you want to sign up for the class. Click on the banner to find out more.
 Here is the cover to the SF Weekly so you can know which issue to pick up this week.
Feb
05
2008
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My ongoing Web Comic that has been drawn in my Sketchbook in 11-2007.
