Coloring the Characters

I haven't done any sketches in the past holidays.  So I decided color some characters that I did for a picture book a couple of months ago...

Bahay Kubo Painting

I got inspired to paint a Bahay Kubo for 20 minutes...

Woman Painting

Just another 20 minute warm-up for today...

Pancake Painting

Not sure what I did here.  This is just something I did for 10 minutes to warm up my hands before jumping to my work...

Modern Dining

It felt like my painting skills is downgrading again.  Main reason is because of my busy schedule.  The disadvantage of accepting too many freelancing jobs is that I tend to become stagnant when it comes to my skill development.  On the other hand, if I do spend more and more time practicing I get to earn less.  It is quite a challenge for me to maintain a well-balanced scheduling.

When I do freelance.  Most of the time, I'm only thinking of finishing the job because most clients put pressure on the turnaround...  This is okay with me and this is a great opportunity to boost my earnings...:)  But sometimes, I just feel the need to practice or perhaps I just missed doing an illustration for myself.

Now I decided to spend a little "painting for myself" time again just to recall how it use to feel.  So to start, I have painted somewhat a modern dining for 20 minutes just for fun...:)

The Sloth and the Turtle

Just a couple of character designs before starting with my next project...

Scaredy Vampire

I just thought I might draw something for Halloween.  And I came up with this...

Little Girl in the Mirror

This is just something I did for a project.  Somehow it didn't push through so I am claiming this image for myself and just post it here in my blog...

Book Covers Set 3

Just a few book covers that I made a couple of weeks a ago...

Vampire Hunter Sketch

I made another 30 minute sketch for the day.  Not so sure what I came up with but I would like to call this guy Vampire Hunter...

Samuria Sketch

I made another 30 min sketch before a very busy day.  Hopefully I could keep these sketches up throughout the week...

Ninja Girl Sketch

It feels like my skills is developing backwards every time I neglect practicing from time to time.  I made this quick sketch to boost my momentum to at least consistently put something in this blog.  I had been keeping myself busy with other stuffs for several weeks now...

Book Covers Set 2

I haven't had the chance to create a few illustrations of my own.  What I do have is another set of book covers that I did just recently for a few books that I had completed...

Another Set of Character Sketches

Busy...busy...busy...as always...  I intentionally created these character sketches before my new project without being asked so as to keep some of my illustrations for myself...