FINAL POSTER
for BABEL's HERITAGE to MODERN SUCCESS

BABEL HERITAGE

A new POSTER for another phenomenal lecture by Texas best teaching Mama.

This time the theme was lenguages.

The idea of the Tower of Babel sprung to turn what in legend was originally a punishment into a blessing to modern culture.

First some graphic versions, but then I did a doodle with a head as a pedestal for the tower...voices in the mind, languages running around one's head.

Well, that one was the chosen direction.

 
 

 

HALLOWEEN cover.

Boooooh!!!

A series of Ebook covers.

This was different, as the cover was to be seen only on a screen, the visual wanted was something bold and graphic.

The audience being younger, I went for punchy colors.

1. The idea of an evil pumpkin or scare-crow played with the most recognized Halloween icon.

2. The final collection was made of one visual with 5 different color variations.

3. One final cover for the WHOLE COLLECTION.

GENIUS follow up to the GENTLEMAN's cover.

Following the success of the previous book, the next volume came out and I got to do the cover plus the inside illustrations, as I had also done for the previous one. This book could, at least in social circles, make one look like the illegitimate son of Einstain.

1. I went straight into pushed sketches as the style was already stablished.

2. The final cover was quickly chosen, only a couple of color tryouts were done.

here is a fun one.

A book for men who have little attention span, and will only read 15 minutes before going to bed, and want to become better in social circles.

Brief: 
A Gentleman's Bedside Book
Tons of trivia information that will make you look gook.

1. First, some ideas using the MANLY world of chic, fashion, cosmetics, retro macho chic.

 2. First choice was concentrating onthe BEDSIDE aspect of the book and a MAD MEN graphic feel, maybe with some macho touches like a woman in the background (if you think that makes it more manly, GOOD...you will agree with my editor...I have NO need for a naked babe to feel like a gentleman...but I digress).

 3. In the end, a more RETRO direction was chosen, as the last book by the author followed this look.
The point was also to show the multiplicity of subjects and the fun writting style.

 4. VOILA the final cover. Beautifull hard bound cover, with old paper wrap and style.

...PS: It was also published in France.

YUPPIEEEEE!!! HOURRAAAA!!!
I succeded in posting new images despite the new system.
Yeah, yeah, I'm one of those "old school" guys who have a hard time with all the new web and surf technology...
If you must call me a name or put a label on little old moi, do not use "old"...I prefer "classic", "old school", or even better "retro"...this last one meaning old'ish but cool.

Yeah, I may be "old school" but FAR from old.

HA!

Anyway, here is another cover for you.

The brief: The Mammoth Book of NEW IQ PUZZLES

 1.Here are some of the ideas...the direction being fun and science.

2. HERE IS THE FINAL COVER. After much thinking, the more fun routes were discarted and a slightly more serious route, where the I and the Q builded shapes and puzzles, was chosen.

HELLO EVERYONE

Ok, sorry for this short message, but I just spent 30 minutes typing a full explination and it did not publish.
SO
This is a quick one as a test. IF THIS WORKS I'll EXPLAIN THE FOLLOWING POSTS.

Short and sweet, these are the ideas of the TON OF BOOK COVERS I've been doing.

FIRST.
cover for the Mammoth Book of Modern Horror-Volume 20

1.fist ideas

 2. second ideas

 3. CHOSEN ROUTE from the first group of ideas...this is the finished cover

What do YOU think?
I still love some of the first computer sketches, two of them became covers for NICHOLAS VINCE books. Fortunatly I never throw anything away.

EVERYONE...my NEW EMAIL IS:

carlos9@hotmail.fr

Take note.

DIA DE LOS MUERTOS

Hola, november welcomes my birthday and the day of the dead...DIA DE LOS MUERTOS...

For the occasion my friend Mike posed for a new image, to be used for a conference by my mother in Texas, later as an invitation for my birthday party.

Here it is...I think I'm on to something...

Hello there,

Its been quite a long time, so now I have  A LOT OF STUFF TO SHARE WITH YOU.
From comic work on the works, book covers, design, illustration and art...so just let me get some pictures of all of this and I'll put it all in this week. Promise!!!

To start with, I want to share the cover I did for my GREAT friend Nicholas Vince.
After various works, acting, chanting, and so on; he has returned to his unique amazing writting talent. I was simply overjoyed when he asked me to do his cover. But being true to myself, I forgot about it until the day we had to turn it in...aaarrrrgg! When will I ever learn?
So I whipped this out for him...I punish myself for not taking more time to do it (than one night and one bottle of white wine) but he seems happy with it.

Let me know what you all think.

Book cover for Nico

Hi everyone, its been a while, but it is time to put A LOT OF STUFF in this blog since the last time I came by. To start, a quicky but a fun one and important for me.
My GREAT friend Nicholas Vince, whom I've known from when I did my first doodles and before the internet existed, is writting again...after acting (Hellraiser...etc) and tons of other stuff (I'll let him tell you all about it).
Here is a preview of his book.
DON'T MISS IT.

DEMONIST cover try

I'm trying out some visuals and cover ideas, here is this weekend's result. I'm sure I'll do about ten visuals before deciding on the right one.

DEMONIST

The first pages of the book are inked and being put into color.

DEMONIST

After finishing several book covers, the time has come once again to plunge into comic-dom and the drawing table. The first pages of the Demonist have appeared on my drawing table and the layout of the first dozen is done. So more to come very soon. I'm still figuring out how I want to finish them when inking and coloring is done...any ideas out there?

DEMONIST

I've been ask to work on a project where demons are major characters. I've just started, but I have to admit that creating Hellraiser-like demons is fun.

Go to a convention...draw a Wolverine and a Hellboy

I had great fun at the Bristol Convention, and even if i was not a guest, i got a couple of requests to do some characters. Thank you art lovers and comic fans. Here they are.

Evolution

A while ago i did some character sudies of the Crow and Batman along with a painted piece for each. Some of you liked them so here they are...at your request. Personally, I don't consider them proper finished pieces, but practice pieces. I'm looking to update my color and painted work, and these are a bit too "old school" for my taste...so I'm redoing them, but i have no idea what the outcome will be.
This should be fun..
Here are the pencils for the new Batman...I still haven't decided what to do for the Crow one.