cityscape and the many pupiled skyscraper

A couple development sketches from an animated project last year. I’ll be posting the finished artwork here next. I wanted to show these sketches first, as they are different in a few ways from the final vector image. For one there’s this Brahma-like head mounted on the highest skyscraper of the city, which senses [...]

permalinks updated on blog

If you’ve linked directly to a specific article in this blog from the past, they have been changed to search-engine-friendly ones.

Just two minutes ago I’ve finished updating the permalink structure on my blog. This is the only and last time I will ever be changing the permalink structure.

For a quick guide on [...]

final fantasy XIII opening cinematic

1up just released a first look at the opening cinematic and battle tutorial gameplay from the Final Fantasy XIII Japanese Demo on PS3. They’ve got nine new videos, this being the first 10 minutes.

I’ve been a fan of the series since Final Fantasy IV (II locally in US). IV was one of the [...]

bartender al and pyro piggy

In the seedy province of Mc Elwan there’s a pub that shouldn’t be visited unless you’re of the street-smart type. It’s occupied primarily by locals, with a hired muscle to keep the peace. If you want to speak to the owner of the bar, ask for Al: he’s the guy with the beard that [...]

tunak tunak tun

These guys look like they are having a great time, coupling their stirring ballad with incredible arm gestures. I’ll be the first to admit that I, too, could not resist the urge to pantomime along with the tempo of the song. The elemental characteristic of each jolly incarnation of the singer reminds me of [...]

mel gibson snarling

While watching movies, I often laugh at the expressions people make when they are acting. This sketch is from a while back, took about a minute or two. I think it’s from Mel Gibson in Lethal Weapon 4. Can’t remember. I looked around online and found an image of him snarling that seems to [...]

follow the leader

Just the other day I was thinking about imagination and how a wandering one can take you to new places. If you keep following the mythical pig through the forest in the distance, you may stumble upon new surprises of some kind.

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