Merry X-mas everyone!

A quick illustration done this evening.
Pencil sketch and Photoshop.
Thanks for stopping by and Happy Holidays!

Step-by-step for Fashion Students

Hello folks!
This is a step-by-step tutorial I did for my Fashion Drawing students.
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Wedding Anniversary Portrait

Howdy!
This is a commissioned 49th wedding anniversary portrait.
Mixed media. Digital collage and charcoal drawing.
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Illustration for Brazilian GQ

Howdy folks! It's been a while.
This is a double-page spread illustration I did for Brazilian GQ (Gentlemen's Quarterly) issue# 4.
Art Director: Crystian Cruz, Art Editor: Andre Koguti.
For those living in Brazil: it's out now. Feel free to buy it :)
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Homage to McQueen

Howdy!
This illustration was part of an exercise I developed for my fashion design students.
It started with the painting of the figure, then the background was added, and finally the line drawing and the logo.
The students were free to choose any fashion designer they wanted for this assignment, including themselves.
I chose McQuenn because he kicked ass. Too bad he's gone.
Anyway, thanks for stopping by.

Post Graduate Studies Assignment: Retro Poster

Howdy folks!
Long time no see.
I've been extremely busy lately, there's a lot going on in my life.
Still, I'd like to present to you guys an assignement I developed for my post grad studies class.
We had to think of a product and develop a poster for it.
I researched American posters from the early 1930s to late 1940s.
Presented above are the rough sketch and the finished version.
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Portfolio Cover

Howdy folks!
At work, I was asked to put together my portfolio.
I had fun illustrating the cover.
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Quick ink work

Hello!
Quick demonstration of techniques to my fashion illustration students.
Pen, ink and Photoshop.
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Quick Illustration

Hello folks, this is a quick illustration done in class today.
It served as a little tutorial for my fashion students.
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Shall we dance?

A quickie done yesterday. Pen and markers on sketchbook.
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Show me some Lovin'

Felt like sketching a pin-up today.
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Fun from Photos

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These are from photographs. Pencil and highlighter on sketchbook. Thanks for stopping by.

Playing with Color

Howdy folks!
In this study, I tried to capture the mood of the pose as well as the likeness of the model.
...and I forced myself to do it entirely with Painter.
It turned out good, I think, even after a long hiatus from painting digitally.
Hope you'll enjoy it.
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...Funny...

Glad my sense of humor is back. That's a good thing :)
Happy 2011 folks!
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Hospital Sketches

My 3-month old daughter spent a week at the hospital, we came back home a couple of days ago. She was diagosed with a virus that attacks the lungs and interferes with the baby's breathing. When she was admitted, she was pale, sleepy and with shortage of breath.
There was nothing I could do other than hope she was gonna be allright. Thankfully, she did.
Shown here are some of the many sketches I did while waiting for her to get better.
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