Brasil

I just had to sketch something so I decided to do the patriotic thing and draw something interesting about our Olympic sports team.

Twin Falls Idaho

A good story does not need to be epic or complicated. Sometimes the simplest ideas, when well developed, can be a lot more efficient than big budgeted blockbusters.
Twin Falls Idaho is one of those movies that is beatiful in it's simplicity.

When in the hospital.. sketch..

Krita 2.6 (git)
Wacom Intuos II
SID Debian GNU/Linux

Joan Jett

Since watching "The Runaways", a few months ago, I've became quite fascinated by Joan Jett. This sketch took me a few days to do and I do not believe it is finished yet but I've decided to publish it anyway.

Krita 2.6 (git)
Wacom Intuos II
SID Debian GNU/Linux

Princess Leia rendered using krita's medium hairy brush

It's been a while since I decided to experiment with the paint engines in krita but have never been able to use anything other than the pixel brush with a hard edge. Today I took on my own challenge and did a quick sketch of Princess Leia using only the hairy medium brush.

Krita 2.6 (git)
Wacom Intuos II
SID Debian GNU/Linux

Just a quick sketch before going to sleep

It appears that I've become addicted to Krita. I was already in bed but could not resist doing a sketch before going to sleep. It was a rather quick one - about 1/2 hour.

Krita 2.6 (git)
Wacom Intuos II
Debian GNU/Linux

Fringe - Olivia

A few months ago I was watching fringe and decided to draw Olivia (Anna Torv). I began the drawing and did not have enough time/energy to finish. Since it is still occupying space on my hard drive I decided to post it.

Krita 2.5 (git) using an Wacom Intuos II
Debian GNU/Linux

[WIP] Corey Taylor

About a year ago a friend introduced me to Stone Sour, and later Slipknot, sending me links to videos on youtube. I began to listen to the songs, pay attention to the lyrics and decided that I liked quite a lot. Then I found out about a book called "Seven Deadly Sins: Settling the Argument Between Born Bad and Damaged Good" written by Corey Taylor, the singer of both bands. I read most of it and liked it a lot. It is simple but goes direct to the point.

I decided to make this sketch as a gift for another friend, who loves slipknot quite a lot.

Krita 2.5 (git)
Wacom Intuos II
SID Debian GNU/Linux

[WIP] Suicide Girl Sketch

Another one based on some picture of a suicide girl. It still on early stages, as can be seen by the line thickness and overall light and shadow balance.

krita 2.5 (git) on SID Debian GNU/Linux - Wacon Intuos II

Playing around with smudge brush on krita

I has this urge to play with krita's smudge brush and decided to mess around with an old unfinished sketch based on a picture from a Facebook post o Suicide Girls.
Krita 2.5 / SID Debian GNU/Linux / Wacom Intuos II

[WIP] Slutwalk Curitiba

There are times when just feeling the energy around you is more than enought to make you throw you camera back into the backpack and just enjoy the moment. That is how I felt when I went, accepting an invitation from Livia Cruz, to the Slutwalk Curitiba 2012.

I was amazed at how many different ideologies where united for a common cause. I saw neo-liberals, socialists, marxists, anarchists, and people who don't give a damn about ideologies. All there.

From all the things I saw there, the scene that was the most impressive was a young woman with her dauther, and husband at her side, using a makeup that resembled bloody tears. She was really crying, overwelmed by the joy of the event. It was a beatifull scene and, thanks to André Cruz, who gave me permition to use his pictures as basis for my sketches, I was able to make a quick sketch of it.

And, just to reinforce the messages of the walk: nobody should be judged by who they are or how they choose to live their lives. The only limits to one's freedom is another one's freedom.

Krita 2.5 (git), wacom intuos II - sid debian gnu/linux

R.I.P. Alcatraz

One difference, I've learned, of the USA's and Brazilian's TV productions - beeing it series or soap operas - is how easy it is to kill a show in the USA and how hard it is in Brazil.
In the US, if the series does not get the return desired it can be killed off right after the premier episode is broadcasted. Most shows do not even survive their first season.
In Brazil, it is quite the opposite. The TV networks produce their own content and arrange their assets in order to maximize their usefullnes. If a show is struggling, they rework the plot but are unable to cancel the show because they have nothing else to put in it's place. They drag the show for a few more months until they can decide the plot, assemble a cast, and do all the pre-production tasks necessary inside a huge, monolithic and burecratic corporation.
Alcatraz suffered the North American fate: it was canceled after their first season even though it had a promissing future.

RIP Alcatraz...

[WIP] Jenny

I've been wanting to draw her for a really long while but had not the guts nor the time. Began last night and will probably work on it for a couple weeks.

It is not who you love, it is how

Just a quick sketch I did to loosen up. Scene from the movie Chasing Amy with Ben Afflec and Joey Lauren Adams.

Intuos II, Krita 2.5 (git) on SID Debian GNU/Linux

Doc Knows Best: Love Hurts

This was done as a birthday present for a dear friend of mine. A while ago she asked me for a House MD sketch and I thought this one was more than appropriate for the occasion.

Wacom Intuos II, Krita 2.5 (compiled from the git repo a few days ago), SID Debian GNU/Linux

Kris

I wanted to make a quick sketch but, knowing me, I should have guessed it would be not that quick. Everything was going speedy until I got to the hair.

Gotta learn to simplify the hair.

Wacom Intuos II, Krita 2.5 (git) on SID Debian GNU/Linux.

Two Rabbits

One of most wonderful experiences is to be completely surprised. And that is what happened to me when I first watched the movie “2 Coelhos”. The name of the movie, for itself, was quite clever. Came from the expression “matar 2 coelhos com uma cajadada” which loosely translates into “killing 2 rabbits with a single shot”.

I must admit: even being a proud Brazilian, I was never to found of Brazilian movies. They always seemed to lack something in the plot, in the development of th story, in the acting, in the editing or, quite often, in the main idea behind the whole movie. 2 Coelhos was quite different. It is not the most original movie, it does not try to be, nor it try to be artistic nor a celebration of some sorts. I is just a good mix of a drama, a love story, strategy and action all built on top of imperfect people. Every single character has it's flaws and strengths. The idea, the theme of the movie deserves attention too. As the title says, it is a plot to bring down a corrupt politician and a unstoppable mobster who are personifications of what the writer, director, producer and editor Afonso Poyart obviously sees as the two great problems in the country: corruption and greed.

 The storytelling deserves attention too. The way the story is narrated is as important as the story itself. Being the protagonist a avid gamer, the movie has the feel of, and some simulated scenes, of a computer game. Animation is used quite often to enhance key points of the plot, especially when presenting characters and their agendas. I recommend the movie to anyone who wants to watch a well thought action movie with quite a few good twists and even surprises. The sketch above is of one of the main characters, Julia, played by the gorgeous and talented Alessandra Negrini.

 Wacon Intuos II, Krita 2.5 (git) on my trusty SID Debian GNU/Linux.

[WIP] Carrie Fisher

This one is just Carrie Fisher, not as Princess Leia. It has a long way to go but it already works as an image. Since it is possible that this image will just be "sitting" in my InProgress folder for quite a while I decided to publish it. Guile Dias made a few nice comments about this one so I'm quite happy about this one.

Wacom Intuos II, Kirta (2.5 git) on SID debian GNU/Linux.

[WIP] Princess Leia - Armed and Dangerous

Continuing the Carrie Fisher Series.

Wacom Intuos II, Kirta (2.5 git) on SID debian GNU/Linux.

Carrie Fisher - Princess Leia

I was never a big fan of StarWars. Not that I did not like it but the faerie tale aspects of it always bothered me. The hero had to be a prince, the endangered princess, the dark side of the force, all that stuff. But Carrie Fisher always amazed me. For her beauty as Princess Leia and for her life story, and the courage to tell it with a huge sense of humor, years latter. I've been doing a few sketches of her lately and, even though I'm not posting them in the ordered I produced them, I'll be posting them as soon as I feel comfortable with each piece. As expected, I'l start with the last one I did.

Wacom Intuos II, Kirta (2.5 git) on SID debian GNU/Linux.