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Another Illustration Friday missed! Sorry for the lack of updates; I’ve been occupied with some motion graphics projects lately. I didn’t think I’d be going back to animation after my resignation from the TV network but here I am setting keyframes and timing my animation to the beat. It’s very time-consuming, and reminds me why I don’t want to work with motion graphics anymore, but I have to admit it’s a welcome break. Designing for broadcast just isn’t the same as designing for print.

I’ve delegated updating the shop to a later time, probably after my project deadlines but I already have some button pins available!

More available from http://cowcowchickenstore.etsy.com.

I also haven’t made any new illustrations, so I’ll leave you with this instead, a caricature/parody I made two weeks ago of local Filipino actor Diether Ocampo.

I don’t think the humor will lend itself to non-Filipinos, so let’s just leave it at that.

Hopefully I’ll be able to sneak in an entry for IF and some blog entries in between work and deadlines. See you around!

Tags: bitter ocampo, button pins, caricature, diether ocampo, etsy, for sale, parody
Posted in Blog on on Friday, September 19th, 2008 at 9:58 pm | 1 Comment »

This is my very small, very cramped temporary work area at home. I’m waiting to move into our house’s second floor which will be turned into a studio/working area for me. It’s currently being cleaned out as it is a landfill of my dad’s accumulated stuff/trash over the years– it’s a nightmare! Until then, this is my current working setup. I’m very careful not to spill my cup of water (which I use for rinsing my paintbrush in between colors) on my laptop which is just a few inches away!

This is a little teaser of what I’ve been doing lately. I’ve been working with watercolors and paintbrushes again, something I haven’t done since college, when we made color wheels for Color Theory class. I’m also using spray varnish/acrylic gloss for the first time and although I use the stuff outdoors in our garden, the fumes make my head hurt sometimes. Anyway, this little bear and his winged companion is going in the shop.

I’m getting a big batch of button pins for the shop next week. It’s a bit overdue; I was supposed to have them up two weeks ago but I ran into a few problems with my supplier(s). I managed to scout around for a new one and I’m getting my (initial) order of 200 pins on Tuesday! Some of them will be sold locally; the others will only be available online. Will let you guys know on this blog when I have them up! In the meanwhile, why don’t you go browse my Etsy shop to see if there’s already something you might like?

Have a good weekend, everyone :)

Tags: button pins, etsy, for sale, sneak peek, workspace
Posted in Blog on on Saturday, August 9th, 2008 at 11:05 pm | No Comments »

Tags: button pins, dancing, etsy, for sale, fruit
Posted in Art & Illustration on on Thursday, July 24th, 2008 at 3:15 pm | 2 Comments »

In fact, their packages have already been sent out! I’m talking about the buttons in my blog giveaway– the winners have been drawn using a random number generator and they are (in order drawn) Elizabeth from Michigan, Kris A., a former schoolmate and officemate (we worked in the same broadcasting company but in different departments– she was in Entertainment while I was in News), Alice from Ohio, and Cassie! (Cassie has yet to reply to my e-mail)

I sent out their button pins today (along with a little something thrown in). Congratulations! :) Thank you to all those who entered. Don’t worry, I had a little fun with the giveaway thing so I just might make it a semi-regular thing on my blog. I’m having a big batch of pins made for the Etsy shop and who knows, you might see another contest here in the coming months.

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These two guys were up at the shop for less than an hour when somebody came and snatched them up!

They’re on their way to North Carolina as I type this, to live with their new owner. I’m planning to list more of them over at Etsy but in the meantime, you can have a look at the other button pins available :)

Have a good week, everyone!

Tags: button pins, etsy, for sale, giveaway, winners
Posted in Blog on on Thursday, July 24th, 2008 at 1:17 am | 3 Comments »

I’ve been having fun making some button pins lately, something I’ve always wanted to offer ever since I signed up for an Etsy shop earlier this year. I didn’t have the resources or the supplier for the buttons though, so the idea was shelved.

Fortunately, a few weeks ago I randomly found a nice stall at the mall offering button-making services (among other things) and I tried them out with my pinback button blog giveaway (winners have been drawn, by the way, and will be announced soon!) and was pretty satisfied with the product. I now bring you a whole bunch of 2.5-inch button pins I designed, coming soon at http://cowcowchickenstore.etsy.com!

Assorted button pin designs
To be sold individually, except for the Dancing Fruits series which is already up for sale in a set of three.

Analog series – Cassette Tape
Coming soon!

Analog series – Point-and-Shoot Camera
Seven colors (pink, yellow, white, green, blue, red and orange) already available online! [SOLD OUT]

Tags: button pins, camera, cassette, dancing fruits, etsy, for sale
Posted in Blog on on Saturday, July 19th, 2008 at 1:10 am | 5 Comments »