bits of Crom

Batman Impostors Game

2012-02-07T15:45:00.001-08:00

I finished this piece which started in my sketchbook a few weeks ago. I’m publishing it this week to celebrate the launch of the game BATMAN IMPOSTORS.

The Game seems like loads of fun and I can’t wait to play it and customise my own Batman Impostor to kick some Joker ass. Dont forget to be part of the hashtag battle that’s happening on twitter to see who’s got more supporters..Batz or Jokerz…You decide.

YOU WANNA A PIECE OF ME BOY?

2012-01-27T01:45:00.000-08:00

“YOU WANNA PIECE OF ME BOY?

I did a sketch of this piece a few days ago and decided to clean it up and put some colours on it. Marine corps for ever! that was my moto when having a good Starcraft session. SC2 came out and I just couldn’t believe it, it came out after such a long time. I love this game and these characters were part of my childhood. I hope you all like this piece.

Princess Mononoke

2012-01-17T15:07:00.001-08:00

After a day of work at the studio I decided to come home and finish this piece that had been neglected by me before Christmas due to planing for the graphic novel I’m working on and finishing my sketchbook for The sketchbook Project.

Princess Mononoke is one of those films that have influenced me and my work heavily, so I had to get this piece out of my system at some point and draw my own version. I have to say I had a great deal of fun working on this and it was truly inspiring.

I'm flattered.

2011-12-19T02:00:00.000-08:00

One of my childhood friends decided to pimp up his studio in Canada with one of my prints making me feel very flattered about it. If it’s ok for me to say, I think it looks really cool :D

superhero me

2011-07-26T09:41:00.000-07:00

After some agency work I was told a really cool digital agency was interested in my work so I decided to change my main banner on my digital site to wow them. you can check the original banner and change my superhero out-fits here:

http://digitaldesigner.cristianortiz.com/index.html

do let me know what you think.

My knight

2011-07-12T05:00:00.001-07:00

Started off as a lazy sketch on Saturday and well…now is editorial material.

Pride & Heritage

2011-06-30T14:36:00.001-07:00

After I got a few emails from people asking me about this character’s tattoos and how they related to the story I felt like like doing another shot where his tatts can be appreciated.

So far the only tattoos with relevant information to the story are the one on his chest which is from the clan he first belonged to and the one on his left arm are all related to the infantry wing he fights with. His hands say wild and gold, which are crucial to the struggle of his people.

Let me know what you guys think and keep the questions and emails coming :D

It's not Christmas yet!

2011-06-30T05:16:00.000-07:00

Well, I decided to do a very dark and noir shot but it all ended up looking very christmassy ha ha…the snow, the Santa Claus lookalike…oh well , I still like it , and in my head he is still a tough snow warrior with his fox pet companion.

promo poster Golden campaign.

2011-06-05T07:41:00.000-07:00

Today I felt like doing a poster to promote the graphic novel I’m working on. This poster has been done with the style of the inside pages of the novel. Hope you all like it

Golden Campaign GN is on the works again.

2011-05-31T10:17:00.001-07:00

A little preview of what I’ve been working on. after finishing the animated ident I went straight into my graphic novel as I always wanted to keep on working on it and had loads of lovely people emailing me about it.

2011-05-17T10:20:00.000-07:00

I've been pretty busy with work at the agency directing an ident so I decided to show some of my sketches as I haven't posted anything in a while. I haven't been slacking! I can say that much. I'm also working on new pages for my project with the secret collective.

MY ILLUSTRATIONS AND PANELS ON THE BBC!

2011-02-24T12:00:00.000-08:00

MY ILLUSTRATIONS AND PANELS ON THE BBC! All pulled together with Kenny’s amazing performance and everyone’s hard work to get the rememberers on the go.

for the republic!

2011-02-14T02:16:00.001-08:00

Hey, its been a while since I’ve done any fan art, so last night I felt inspired and did a bit of republic comandos. I like star wars and know my Jedis from my Siths but Im not an absolute expert, so if there are any mistakes in this , please bare in mind is my own version of what could be an encouraging republic poster. Thank you

The rememberers press night.

2011-02-08T04:31:00.001-08:00

Finally! after months of hard work and planing, the press night and official launch of “The rememberers” Graphic novel / show was yesterday 7th of february, and it was really exciting to see the same characters I designed on stage and seeing all the props and propaganda posters from my saturday nights in front of my sketchbook. Kenny Baraka delivered a remarkable and outstanding performance which had me at the edge of my seat throughout the entire show. I was actually rooting for the main characters to win and defeat the evil corporation!

At the end we were given the a6 books with the background story of the main character with some beautiful words from Mr Baraka himself and my illustrations.

if you want to have a peek at some of the illustrations used in the show check mydeviantart account and I promise I will post some of them on my website soon!

5 mins with Creative Boom

2010-12-17T07:27:00.000-08:00

Hey, check out my 5 mins interview with the cool guys of Creative Boom. Let me know what you think.

cosmonaut

2010-12-17T07:22:00.000-08:00

I have changed the homepage of my website. Have a look and let me know if you like it.

rainy day

2010-11-11T13:06:00.000-08:00

“Rainy day” any day is a good day to stay loyal and fight with honour.

Part of the “Golden campaign” series.

interview with proxart magazine

2010-11-08T02:40:00.000-08:00

If you have some time in your hands, make sure you pay a visit to the cool guys from Proxart Magazine who posted an interview about me, my influences , and suburbia.

Ufunk Features Crom

2010-10-27T03:44:00.000-07:00

Ufunk posted a feature of my work here. its a pretty cool website, make sure you check it out.

Crom -prints

2010-10-27T03:42:00.000-07:00

new “Golden Campaign” prints for those of you who requested them in lovely paper an amazing quality. I will make them available online soon.

fight my Brothers in arms - Crom

2010-10-17T09:07:00.001-07:00

“The sacrifices taken by our brothers in arms”.

Part of the Golden Campaign set.

Crom - South American Ident

2010-10-08T05:15:00.000-07:00

South American Ident from Cristian Ortiz on Vimeo.

Short Ident I finished directing and Animating for Channel 7 Media.

Bear & Boy on Tumblr

2010-10-01T07:04:00.000-07:00

Bear & Boy were posted today on Fuck yeah Illustration. and it got 65 notes :D Thank you!

My tumblr is this :

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Lost at E minor - Crom

2010-10-01T07:01:00.000-07:00

I was featured on “LOST AT EMINOR” and it makes me really happy. Im absolutely overwhelmed by their kind words. just found out yesterday when googling my name

(we all do it, come on)

crom favors those who are brave.

2010-09-11T12:10:00.001-07:00

“and here I am to show my might and defeat the wicket” quick response team of the glorious mecha army.

The fourth piece of the Golden campaign set. it took me a few days to finish it and find the right feeling of the piece.

This keeps on growing and the characters gain more personality and background stories which is very gratifying.

crom to victory

2010-08-26T14:23:00.001-07:00

I'ts been a while since I've done a piece out of pure love, I was waking up at 7am to work on it before heading to the studio and running home after work to do as much as I could before having to draw commissions. I feel quite satisfied with it. I needed to do something for my self.

This piece is part of a set of 3. for glory and longday

screenshot

2010-08-07T11:39:00.001-07:00

I managed to take a quick screenshot of the project I was working on in the studio and what I have been working on the last month :) have a peek and try to see what is all about. I have to say Im enjoying it way too much, which in this case is a good thing.

on this animation Im making sure everything looks of the highest quality, but then again I say that on every animation and end up risking quality to hit deadlines and such(hope is not like that this time) I am on schedule so far.

if you want to see some of my old animations just click Here

Remembers

2010-08-05T07:30:00.000-07:00

I wanted to share with everyone what I've been up to this year . I got commissioned for the second time to work on the project "Remembers", by the arts council england and with the talented New Yorker Kenny Baraka .

The show looks really promising so far and will be full with graphic novel illustrations

and a great performance by Mr.Baraka on stage.

dates and venues for the show are undisclosed at the moment but as soon as I get them confirmed I shall post them up.

(my maths teacher always said I could never make a living out of drawing "comic book stuff")

with all due respect to him wherever he is right now : "in your face!

wall and chairs

2010-07-29T17:07:00.000-07:00

This is the stuff I get to do at Channel 7 Media...I thought it would be great to share it with everyone on my blog.

My showreel

2010-05-18T09:03:00.000-07:00

hey hey , just a quick heads up to let you know and invite you to this event:

Here !!

my 2009 showreel is going to be shown here (on the background while people are giving talks) but hey! :D

Stickerbomb 2 is out!

2010-04-12T03:52:00.000-07:00

The book is out hitting the shelves of different shops such as Magma, Design Museum and more ...Make sure you get yourselves a copy because is looking good and hey, you will have plenty of cool stickers to stick around :D ...are you brave enough to actually peel off the stickers from the book?

This is my little contribution to the book

my badly photographed picture of the front cover

and another book coming up from the same guys at studios Rarekway.

Red Shoes Collective Deck

2010-04-02T02:33:00.000-07:00

This is my submission to the red shoes Collective . if you want to get a chance to win one of these boards just visit the blog and drop a comment with a number. You never know , you may end up with a lovely deck in your room :D and make sure you check all the other boards , because they are looking superb.

Channel 7 Media

2010-03-11T03:36:00.000-08:00

As I said before , its been a couple of very hectic months.they have been like that mainly, because I have been working for the cool guys of Channel7Media . Directing a few Idents and handling some exciting briefs.

Have a look at their channel on youtube and keep an eye for more work.
Get in touch with me if you know of some top young designers looking to get an internship. We are looking for someone who can fit in with us bringing new ideas and doesn't need baby sitting x _ x give me a shout if you know of anyone :D

Red Shoes Collective

2010-03-05T05:01:00.000-08:00

This has been a crazy couple of months for me (in a good way) loads of changes in my work and carrier. here I am posting one of my pieces done for the red Shoes Collective!
one of the project that I and other contemporaries have been cooking up for you from last year. make sure you check our blog out and suscribe!! loads of competitions and goodies to come so dont miss out on anything.

RED SHOES COLLECTIVE

this was a deck of playing cards I designed based on the Third Reich (please note I have no sympathy whatsoever towards the shameful acts committed during this period and I'm not intending to offend anyone with my work)

if you want to see the whole deck just make sure you visit the Red Shoes Collective

hello 2010

2010-01-28T04:25:00.000-08:00

First post of the year! I'm back from seeing some marvelous things in new york, which really inspired me to do big amounts of work until my wrist breaks or I drop dead.

lucky enough for me , once I came back to London I found myself involved in a great number of projects (more than I was expecting); so stay put and keep an eye to all the things coming up on my blog , you are in for a treat.

Coffe and Cigarrettes

2009-11-17T07:09:00.001-08:00

This is one of the many personal projects I've been working on these days.I got really obsessed with erotic and simple instants of everyday life, after watching "Summer with Monika" by Ingmar Bergman and some other films which drove me to do this.
it all started with a few sketches and then it transformed into a 4 page, "silent" graphic novel (4 page graphic novel?)
The cover for the piece was a last minute decision, and the title , well the title , I can say I didn't put much thought into it. I later realized there is a film with the same title featuring Iggy pop in it.so I guess he does more than insurance company ads.

I'm not impressed

2009-11-15T14:01:00.000-08:00

page one is a re-take on an old sketch. page two is from my last sketchbook....just thought I would share it.

pages , pages

2009-08-31T09:15:00.000-07:00

sketchbook pages. and my obsession with mechanical gloves :D

sticker bomb 2

2009-08-27T16:02:00.000-07:00

this morning I got an official confirmation of my work appearing on the book "sticker bomb 2" from the cool guys at SRK (Studio Thesrk).
The first time I saw "Sticker Bomb" I was really impressed. is such a brilliant book, with great graffiti artists and illustrators from all over the world.
you can either keep it as a precious book or go wild and use the stickers everywhere!

is due to be published around march 2010. I will keep you updated on any changes.

My sweet prince (full version)

2009-08-21T08:17:00.000-07:00

My sweet Prince from Cristian Ortiz on Vimeo.

I finished it last week but it took me a while to up load it here. hope you guys like it. it was loads of fun to do.
let the comments go wild :)

finally got the book!

2009-08-13T10:40:00.000-07:00

hey! after the exhibition, I found out, the book (images 33) was sent to my old address and I had to retrieve it in a two days mission.
After getting the parcel and getting friends to pick it up for me , Alas! the book is in my hands. the book is pretty hefty, measuring more than an inch thick , containing all the work I saw at the LCC and a nice shot of Bear and boy!

My sweet Prince (preview)

2009-08-10T19:57:00.000-07:00

My sweet Prince from Cristian Ortiz on Vimeo.

quick preview of some animation work I've been doing this week.

Images 33

2009-07-30T11:56:00.000-07:00

The new book "images 33" has been launched this week by the AOI (association of Illustrators).
This is a great great compilation of brilliant illustrators , claiming to represent the best of British contemporary illustration. The Private view in London at the London College of Communication, was full with big names walking around the rooms and awards given to different Illustration "celebrities".
The AOI staff were very helpful and kind dealing with a great number of people who came to see all the work.

Thank you

2009-07-14T16:36:00.000-07:00

Thank you! from Cristian Ortiz on Vimeo.

I spent a few days thinking, about how to thank fellow artist, LadySnail (Debbie Greenaway),for all the lovely things she has sent to me.
This is how I decided to express my gratitude, and I really hope she likes it and doesn't find it offensive that I drew one of her characters........I just thought, giving life and movement, is a great present. any parent would love that!! yup

robot exhibition.

2009-07-14T07:07:00.000-07:00

Great space and mood at the Old Sweet Shop. I had the chance to talk to some talented artists and catch up with old friends. it was really lovely and welcoming.
is going to be on display until the 29th, so don't miss out and make it before it ends.

who doesn't love robots?

2009-07-07T10:15:00.000-07:00

I was kindly invited to be part of the robot exhibition by the lovely guys from the Old Sweet Shop.
This is a little preview of my work which is going to be on display there, from July 9 to July 25, 2009.
come around and have a look, if their website is something to go by, the work they chose for the exhibition must be brilliant.

check all the details here theoldsweetshop

show-reel

2009-06-16T19:46:00.000-07:00

Show-reel non catholics arrested from Cristian Ortiz on Vimeo.

a quick show-reel I had to put together today. I thought I might as well post it since I've been neglecting my blog for a while. *hope you like it*

self portrait

2009-06-02T15:14:00.000-07:00

I needed a break from my commissions, and decided to do a self portrait. I felt like trying a few ideas I had haunting me this week , so here it is. I have to say I made my self look nicer in this ha. Thanks to all the amazing people leaving comments and following my blog.

let's not get mushy

2009-05-14T15:31:00.000-07:00

some old charcoal sketches, of someone who means quite a lot to me.

Exhibition goodness

2009-05-11T17:09:00.000-07:00

acrylics,screen print and digital retouch "it's time for glory"
when it started to get busy

acrylics and emulsion on canvas "watch out"

The unmasked exhibition was a great success, and it makes me feel really accomplished. The opening night run smoothly, getting so busy that at some point it was quite tricky to get through.
The people that came to the Rag factory, made the night really delightful and pleasant.
We all met countless of new people, and some of us sold a great number of pieces.
Thanks to everyone who came around to check the work.

That's not a bussines card

2009-05-01T00:38:00.000-07:00

A quick design for my new business cards, which I was meant to design last week, and now I just have to cross my fingers and hope they are ready by the date of the show (unmasked exhibition).
I'm very excited about the exhibition and all the things surrounding the topic.
I have finished my two posters for the exhibition, and I'm extremely pleased with them, which doesn't happen very often. so come around and check them out, because I wont be able to show them online before the show.

un-masked me!!

2009-04-27T10:35:00.000-07:00

hey everyone, I know its been a while, but here I am to post about the exhibition I've been talking about for months!
This is the official flyer design done by the talented Matt Frame .
The unmasked exhibition is on the 7th (private view) of may and is showcasing 9 illustrators with a very eclectic range of work.
it runs until the 10th of may and it should be well interesting as all of the artist involved have worked really hard for this. Make sure you e-mail us to get a place for the private view , just visit the website www.unmaskedexhibition.co.uk
Hope to see you all there and make sure you tell everyone!

wannab fliers

2009-03-31T16:18:00.000-07:00

some of the flier designs I submitted for my upcoming exhibition Un-masked , to be launched on the 7th of may. be on the look out for news regarding all the talented artists involved in this illustrators showcase.

pages,pages

2009-03-23T12:32:00.000-07:00

sketchbook doodles ...yup, yup.

shoot for freedom

2009-03-05T17:42:00.000-08:00

This was a little request I had from juffrouwjo .
make sure you check the original pic from her blog. I had loads of fun doing this , playing with acrilics and scanning my own textures.
This piece has an air of what you may be looking at on my up coming exhibition on the 7th of may.

stay tuned!!

girls? guns? 40's ? come on!!

2009-03-05T14:07:00.001-08:00

In one of my random browsing nights (a few weeks ago) through flickr, I found the most amazing photos of random people from the 1940's. This lovely lady, juffrouwjo has the craziest collection of pics. I found myself surrounded by photos of girls, who fought for the french resistance, against Nazi Germany.
they looked so cool and passionate, that I knew I had to draw something about it.

wall

2009-02-23T10:05:00.000-08:00

Working hard , on different pieces for the exhibition on may!! look out : D
This is the wall piece I was working on , with my talented mate Ron (genuine urban mind ).
I'll post the finish piece,once everything is finished. ahhh and never mind my retarded face when I'm drawing . is a habit of mine to make weird faces when I'm well focus ha.

peek

2009-02-10T14:38:00.000-08:00

my sketchbook. yup.

RUN

2009-02-08T15:12:00.000-08:00

Last year I went to see the exhibition Cycles and Seasons from Cy Twombly, at the tate modern. the whole set blew me away and left me well inspired , but never had the bravery to experiment to that point with my work.
Since I'm working on new pieces for the up coming exhibition in may , I've been trying new textures and experimenting with acrylics. I'm well pleased about how this came out , because I can see where it can go from here : D

war child

2009-01-30T11:39:00.000-08:00

hey hey !!! This is a piece I did for an article on war children (very sad stuff ) ...well , lately I ve been working really hard on getting the right feel to my work. Im working with some talented artist to put up an exhibition in a few months and this is the sort of thing my work is heading to. I'll keep you all up to date in regards to the exhibition.

hope you like it : D

coat of arms golden campaign

2009-01-27T09:28:00.000-08:00

Lazy post guys ....been quite busy with commissions and stuff. this is a bit from my sketchbook where I did a quick rough of what it would be to see the coat of arms from the mobile mechas. you can see the poster of the golden campaign in one of my old posts.

remembers

2008-12-17T07:23:00.000-08:00

hey , I finished my commission for apple & snakes (council of arts of England ) , and as I am not in a contract anymore , I can show you all a few pages of the graphic novel I did for them. it was written by Kenny Baraka and some other great writers . The show was launched yesterday at the Albany theater and it went really well.
I couldn't make it to the show because I was trapped at Bermuda cutting out footage of Richard Hammon , ha ha you heard it right. Hope you like these pages : D I really enjoyed working on them !!

rain drops

2008-12-15T09:33:00.000-08:00

hey there! today I am reviewing one the loveliest things I've ever seen.
I got my hands on one of the super cool looking rain drops from ladysnail .
There is a great range of faces you can choose from and has a little pin on the back so you can wear it on your coat. This little rain drop really puts a smile on my face . if you like hand made charms and cool unique things , then this is your stop. I say you go and visit ladysanail's shop and have a look at all the things she has there. I have one of her prints too and it is brilliant.

Crom toys?

2008-11-27T12:49:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone!!... ok here is the deal .....there is this website which some cool guys started a while ago.
You submit a design of one of your characters and people vote for it . if it wins , then they make a toy out of it and sell it . simple eh? well , this little fella is my submission. if you want to help him out by voting , just click here and vote for him. it wont take more than 5 min , and you have to register with them before you do , but what the heck .....you help me now I'll help you later ^ _ ^

I would love to see a toy of this little fella on anyone's desk. so hey , if I win and you want to buy one for your self , we can always talk about ways to make it cheaper for anyone interested. thanks!!

if you vote , let me know so I can keep you on my "good" books ha ha.

book images 33 AOI

2008-11-26T14:48:00.000-08:00

Good news again for bear & boy. at the end of august this year , my tutors asked me to submit my work to the annual book of the AOI (the association of illustrators).
the AOI publishes this brilliant book called "Images" which they call "The best of British contemporary Illustration".
a couple of weeks ago I got news from one of my tutors from university , telling me the AOI chose two of the images from the"bear & boy" book. This means they are going to be on the next book they publish which is Images 33.
This is really exciting and gets me in the mood to keep on drawing bear & boy. the book is going to feature people such as Tom gaul and a few of my friends from university who are really talented!...ahh and make sure you pay a visit to Ladysnail who is in the book as well. Thanks!

A LONG DAY.

2008-11-25T15:07:00.000-08:00

This is one of my latest pieces for the series of samurai droids , which is transforming itself into a cool story. on this one, I tried quite a bit of traditional media such as inks and oils.
He is the lieutenant of the 3th armored division, having a break from a long day. - _ - (will be posting again soon) ahh and keep the comments coming! they keep me smiling . thanks!

bring it on!

2008-11-07T04:41:00.001-08:00

this is the last piece of my obsession with droids and samurais : D ..this was for the Colombian mag -espacio educativo- which is designed by my graphic design studio DOLL-MEDIA in South America . Hope you like it!

Idle hands (page 02)

2008-11-04T03:04:00.000-08:00

here it is as promised : D
page two of my observer submission. the end of one of many embarrassing moments in my li.. ehrmm I mean this character's life 0 _ 0

don't forget to comment , you lovely people !!

Idle Hands

2008-10-17T16:10:00.000-07:00

this is page 1 of my piece for the observer competition which I didn't get to submit on time .
This is part of a series of books I plan to make, of which I have made one so far , called "hall of shame" and this little segment is from book 02 , called "Idle Hands".
page no 2 is done but still needs colouring. hope you lovely people like it and leave loads of comments and feedback ahrgggggg!! thanks.(click on it to read it).

samurai droid ?

2008-10-16T09:40:00.000-07:00

hey evryone!!..this is a new piece I ve been working on , for a couple of days now......it's my submission to daydream no 5 ...which hopefully will be chosen to be published in this issue...
loads of experimentation with this one (it doesn't seem like tho ) .....
is called my passions, and has some of the things that rule my imagination ha ha..samurais,mechs ,soldiers, etc....

my hero

2008-10-14T14:43:00.000-07:00

well...one of the artist that inspire me the most is Ashley wood. I love his style , his ideas and I wish I could buy all his toys.
so I decided to have a go with some acrylics on my sketchbook. my flatmate lent me his hand on this , as he is really good with traditional media and I have been spoiled by the digital media for way too long. this is the result and we both were very pleased about it . now we have 2 blank canvases waiting for us to go crazy on them : D

tranquility

2008-10-05T18:04:00.000-07:00

A page of my sketchbook that made it to the scanner . I wanted to express Moments of tranquility with this sketch...little instants of time where nothing really matters (. _ . )

Rojo

2008-10-01T08:30:00.000-07:00

finally got around to finish up a bit of my summer animation. I left it sort of incomplete before but now is all good. I have access to faster computers at bermuda shorts , so that means I can render stuff in a blink .. : D This is a very random piece, because during the stage of storyboard and planing , this was meant to be for an Mtv short.
all feedback is welcome as usual..thnx.

second chance logo!

2008-09-16T14:38:00.000-07:00

This is a logo I was asked to create for the band Second Chance.
for those of you who love pop punk , this is the band for you.

hope you love this little fellow , who got run over by a car and life has given him a second chance to be a free raccoon : D
and this time he is full of awesomness and wings wowwww.....and still scared of the blue and yellow paint(he doesn't want his tail to end up looking like a Swedish flag ).

thanks for reading (. _ .)

the coming back talk.

2008-09-13T13:13:00.000-07:00

I have been away for a while as everyone has noticed ....new commissions to deal with , job interviews yara yara yara. ok , enough with excuses : )
This is a little peek of my sketchbook with some sketches of one my new character from an up comic book that my flat-mate and I are cooking up ..yay!

New character

2008-07-29T02:31:00.000-07:00

a quick look into my book of ideas , which holds some sketches of my new character. he hangs around north london jumping around from garden to garden , searching through rubbish bins to see what's the catch of the day. Tesko bags are his favorites. and remember I said Tesko and no tesco : D

monday

2008-07-28T08:52:00.000-07:00

well, a whole new monday and a whole new week. Im posting some pages from my sketchbook, since ladysnail was wondering about the look of my sketchbooks.

I m drawing almost everyday and have doodles all over my sketchbooks full of little reminders and notes....so whenever I get the time , I will post some more.

have a great week and work hard for the things you want to achieve! :D

Oakley Design Brief

2008-07-23T06:50:00.000-07:00

design submitted to oakley . template belongs to Oakley

today I got some great news through my email.....I started to check my emails today and the inbox had the little red dot with a big number two (which means I have 2 emails/o _ 0 ).

One of them was the everyday email I get suggesting that I should get a bigger penis (I hate spam) and the other email had to do with the Oakley brief contest which I entered. the main idea was to design a cool look for some of their glasses and the packages of it. the deadline was a couple of days ago and this email I got says that I ve been short listed among some other people to be judge by the judging panel.

Our work is going to be on display on the website and possibly on a future gallery ...wahooooooooo!!

if I win I get my own collection of glasses sold all over the uk at the main Oakley shops with my design and name on them.

Little insignificant things like these really make me happy.

sold out!

2008-07-22T06:34:00.000-07:00

I'm guilty of not up dating this blog on a daily or at least a weekly basis , but is just because (not making excuses) its been quite a hectic couple of weeks.

and among all those things that have been happening during this last couple of moons , there were some great and rather satisfactory news coming from playlounge ! telling me about how the Bear & Boy book sold out!!

so as I wasn't ready for it , playlounge endured a whole week holding no copies of bear and boy. everything is sorted now and the new printed bear and boy books are at the shop !

we are still looking to get a publisher for the second part and as well as finding ways to get the book to some other different shops across London.

Thanks to everyone who got their hands on a copy and do not hesitate to email me about the book , to make any comments or just to say hi ^ _ ^

trainers design

2008-07-03T10:43:00.000-07:00

I was around one of my mate's place to doodle a bit on his new trainers. this is how it went : )

he wanted to get his trainers to look (in his own words) very sexy.

New Blood 2008

2008-06-26T04:43:00.000-07:00

hey guys ,

bear & boy were at the New Blood exhibition 2008 representing my university (Middlesex University) with other 10 of the most talented people of my course.

The best of the new talents in England. Loads of universities with great work from talented artist full of fresh ideas and edge "oh yeah "

bear & boy were very proud to be part of such an important event and thank all the people who stopped by to express their thoughts on the work.

I really enjoyed being there.

bear&boy on sale

2008-06-23T05:44:00.000-07:00

hi everyone, I thought I should leave a little post to mention that my book "bear&boy" was accepted at playlounge and is now on sale there!

so if you boys and girls have some spare time or are rolling about through Carnavy street , have a look!! and even better if you feel like giving a home to one of my books , then buy one ^ _ ^

this is really exciting as playlounge has been on of my favorite shops in london and I know all the stuff they sale is well selected , so my book will be on display next to work from Simon Lia, Tom Gauld , E boy and such.... so yeahh..is super cool.

(yeah the pic is crap...I'll try to take a better one this week ).

edited* (new pics with some light , yahoooo)

the beginning

2008-06-23T01:58:00.000-07:00

Well , this is my first post ..wahaaaaaa!!!

I was meant to do this a while ago but there was always something that required more attention.... at the moment I finished most of my commissions and the new commissions I got involved are all due to start in about two months.

anyway , welcome, have a sit and enjoy this ride with me.... hopefully it will be full of good news and things to jump around for : )