Macky Pamintuan's Blog, page 2
March 20, 2013
Upset Neighbors
A rejected sketch for a proposed children's picture book.
Might as well play with it.
(watercolor, pencil and ink).
Might as well play with it.
(watercolor, pencil and ink).
March 13, 2013
Rescuing not needed.
For those with little princesses.
Things have changed the past 3 years. I have a daughter now and the idea of Barbie dolls and Disney princesses in need of rescue do not seem so appealing to me.
I have hopes that she'll be a world class athlete and the first ever Philippine Olympic gold medalist, but her current obsession with pink dresses and Lalaloopsy dolls don't offer me much optimism.
She started ballet class last week. In a pink dress.
Things have changed the past 3 years. I have a daughter now and the idea of Barbie dolls and Disney princesses in need of rescue do not seem so appealing to me.
I have hopes that she'll be a world class athlete and the first ever Philippine Olympic gold medalist, but her current obsession with pink dresses and Lalaloopsy dolls don't offer me much optimism.
She started ballet class last week. In a pink dress.
March 8, 2013
Step by Step Illustration process.
Here's a look into how I finish an illustration. The artwork is for the 2013 Workbook.
Given that this artwork is for promotional purposes, I allow myself to experiment more and play with my subject. The NBA playoffs is starting soon and I just couldn't pass up the chance to do a Paul Pierce illustration.
Go Celtics.
1. Small thumbnail sketches to map the composition. Very rough, loose work. It's more of searching for ideas rather than refining details.
2. Rough sketch.After choosing the composition I like, I then start adding details. I also make sure that I retain the flow and vibrancy of the thumbnail. Sometimes, the sketch's energy can get lost during this transfer.
3. Final sketchYeah, I had fun.
4. Final art (with bleed). The bleed (the space outside the bordered lines around the image) will be cropped off when published, but I seem to enjoy the look of it so I am keeping it here.
And yeah, Go Celtics.
Given that this artwork is for promotional purposes, I allow myself to experiment more and play with my subject. The NBA playoffs is starting soon and I just couldn't pass up the chance to do a Paul Pierce illustration.
Go Celtics.
1. Small thumbnail sketches to map the composition. Very rough, loose work. It's more of searching for ideas rather than refining details.
2. Rough sketch.After choosing the composition I like, I then start adding details. I also make sure that I retain the flow and vibrancy of the thumbnail. Sometimes, the sketch's energy can get lost during this transfer.
3. Final sketchYeah, I had fun.
4. Final art (with bleed). The bleed (the space outside the bordered lines around the image) will be cropped off when published, but I seem to enjoy the look of it so I am keeping it here.
And yeah, Go Celtics.
February 21, 2013
The Birthday Boy.
Warm up sketch before work. Had to be Kurt.
watercolor
watercolorJanuary 20, 2013
'Bots.
From the sketchbook.
I need to find more sketch playtime for myself.
I need to find more sketch playtime for myself.
January 5, 2013
Unc.
Another tribute post for Uncle Allen.
This one I did for art school back in 2002. He was always good for a pose or two.
Oil on Canvas
This one I did for art school back in 2002. He was always good for a pose or two.
Oil on CanvasDecember 27, 2012
Farewell, True Santa.
For Uncle Allen.Happiest man on Earth.
December 26, 2012
The Uninvited Guest.
Pencil sketch:
Final Art:
*Unpublished promotional artwork
December 25, 2012
Seasons Greetings.
Maligayang Pasko, Merry Christmas,Feliz Navidad.
December 15, 2012
Poster for Typhoon Pablo Relief
This was a tricky one.
How do you design a poster for an event that implies fun + helping typhoon disaster relief? To me, images of people were out of the question. There is also the risk of being too specific and exploitative.
In the end, I went with one of the first images that I saw from a friend's facebook post days after the storm. It was a photograph of coconut trees surviving the calamity even if half of it were torn away by the forceful winds. There is sadness there, but also hope.
How do you design a poster for an event that implies fun + helping typhoon disaster relief? To me, images of people were out of the question. There is also the risk of being too specific and exploitative.
In the end, I went with one of the first images that I saw from a friend's facebook post days after the storm. It was a photograph of coconut trees surviving the calamity even if half of it were torn away by the forceful winds. There is sadness there, but also hope.
