Demon

"Unlike entities in fairy tales and other stories, demons do not think of themselves as evil. In fact, you would be very hard pressed to find anyone on Earth who thought of themselves as a bad person". Words of Ryan Omega

ZOOM

Reminds me the work of Istvan Banyai.

Couch Potato

"A couch potato is a person who spends most of his or her free time sitting or lying on a couch. This stereotype often refers to a lazy and overweight person who watches a lot of television. Generally speaking, the term refers to a lifestyle in which children or adults don't get enough physical activity." Wikipedia words.

The Mythological PORCOTAURO

"In Diburro's Mythology, the PORCOTAURO (Pῑνώταυρος, Porcotauros, Pigtaur) is a part pig and part bull creature. It dwelt at the center of the dry old Fountain, downtown, which was an elaborate skull-like construction builtby the first mayor and designed by his blind son, who were ordered to build it to hold old symbols and Ritualistic Behaviors. The historical site of the fountain, with over 13 secret compartments is identified as the site of an old druid cemetery. The PORCOTAURO was eventually retired, but still made cameos in fights just like Mickey Rourke."

AIKIDO

These are some brush sketches I did for my old sensei, Marcus Caires founder of Aiki Institute in Ribeirão Preto, the so called Brazilian California.



“Yokomen Uchi Kiri Oroshi”

Aikido 合気道 is a Japanese martial art developed by Morihei Ueshiba as a synthesis of his martial studies, philosophy, and religious beliefs. Aikido is often translated as "the Way of unifying life energy" or as "the Way of harmonious spirit." Ueshiba's goal was to create an art that practitioners could use to defend themselves while also protecting their attacker from injury.



“Kotegaeshi”

Aikido is performed by blending with the motion of the attacker and redirecting the force of the attack rather than opposing it head-on. This requires very little physical energy, as the Aikido Practitioner "leads" the attacker's momentum using entering and turning movements. The techniques are completed with various throws or joint locks.


“Ryotedori Tenchi Nague”

Aikido derives mainly from the martial art of Daitō-ryū Aiki-jūjutsu, but began to diverge from it in the late 1920s, partly due to Ueshiba's involvement with the Ōmoto-kyō religion.


“Yokomen Uchi Sumiotoshi” & “Kotegaeshi”

Some say that George Lucas studied Aikido and consciously took a lot from it for the Star Wars movies. It seems that many of the concepts attributed to The Force in Star Wars films, come directly from an active principle forming part of any living thing, The KI 気, that is frequently translated as "energy flow", or the life-process of energy that sustains living beings.


“Ni Nin Gake Morotedori Bokyu Nague”

Today Aikido is found all over the world in a number of styles, with broad ranges of interpretation and emphasis. However, they all share techniques learned from Ueshiba and most have concern for the well-being of the attacker. This attitude has been at the core of criticisms of Aikido and related arts.

INKSHOT

"INKSHOT is a new comicbook anthology put together to show the world some of the Brazilian production through short and dynamic stories done with gusto."

Last year Hector Lima invited me to join this project with a 5 page story and I decided to tell about two brothers. They were born in the same day, in the same village and under the same moon. They shared a history of crime together and one day, decided to make the move of their lives. After that, everything would be different, at least for one of them.


My colleague here at the studio, Danilo Beyruth also contributed with a nice short story.

This project is powered by Hector Lima, Pablo Casado, Felipe Cunha, Felipe Sobreiro and has no release date or publisher yet, but you can see previews, author bios, step-by-step of some of the stories and links of current collaborators in the INKSHOT blog. Spread the word!

IDEAFIXA Travel Sketchbook!

The "Ideafixa - Cadernos de Viagem" or "Ideafixa - Travel Sketchbook" is a sketchbook that travels from one artist to another, following a predetermined list. Different artists, but the illustrations subject is the same: Travel. The project will result in a travelling exibition or even a book.

The concept is not so different from the Sketchtravel guys, but Made in Brazil and much easier to control.

Theese are my two pages. I took some pictures during the process and put together some kind of making of. In the last picture you can see all the materials I used in the work.

There's more on my Flickr page.

I was the 3rd to get the book here at the studio. Before me, Daldoce and Nitchows got the job done. After me, the task went to Pietro Antognioni.

The book is still travelling and you can also see more great work and people in the project Flickr page. Check it out!

Where the Wild Monkeys Are

Page of a short story I'm working on. It tells a little bit about the Judge's background story. Hope you can read it at this year's San Diego Comic Con. And if you haven't noticed it yet, I really like theese old paper textures.



Again, thanks to Stephen Lindsay, for the big help with the text!

Psychopathology

Some are born mad. Some remain so.

I did this sketch way back in 2002, in my old sketchbook. It's a guy from the COLORS Magazine # 47. Remember that?