THE ART OF MEL CASIPIT

KOMIKON 2011

2011-11-19T13:32:00.000-08:00

4:48 AM 11/20/2011

Nobiyembre 17. 2011 sa Bayanihan Center Pasig City ginanap ang ika-pitong Komikon(pina-ikling Komiks Konbensiyon). Suki ako ang naturang kaganapan, simula Komikon 2006 wala na akong pinalampas na Komikon. Noong una, attendee lang ako, hanggang sa Komikon 2008 naisipan kong sumali sa Komikon Comics Creation Contest. Doon ko napanalunan ang una kong award sa komiks career ko, nung manalo ang Baboy, tapos ang DogStyle at huli ang MLU (Madramang Lambingan sa Umaga) Ngayong 2011 nanominate ang Komiks ko para sa 3rd Komikon Awards. Maraming Salamat sa nag-nominate sa akin at sa KOmiks ko sa sa Komikon Awards! Pinalad tayong manalo ng "Best Grassroot Award Category". Sobrang nasisiyahan ako sa ating pagkapanalo. Marami ring salamat sa lahat ng bumubuo ng Komikon Committee, kayo ang pasimuno ng isang astig na komiks event!

Sabay sa komikon 2011 ang pag-lunsad ng Never Heard Webcomics namin nila Tepai, Aarron, Wan , Paolo at Kai. Pwede nyong subaybayan ang aming mga komiks sa internet sa website na ito [link] pwede nyo ring i-share sa inyong mga kaibigan at mga kamag-anak. Maganda ito dahil karamihan sa atin ay mahilig mag-online sa internet, so pag may oras kayo pwede nyong ibrowse ang web site at mag-enjoy sa komiks naming hatid.

Mapunta naman tayo sa event mismo, tulad dati, sobrang saya at sobrang daming tao! Hindi talaga ako naniniwalang patay na ang komiks! hindi talaaga, marahil ang nagsabi nun, hindi pa dumalo sa Komikon. Nakakatuwang makita ulit ang aking mga Komiks dabarkads, mga artist at mga pinoy komiks fans, andami ring mga bagong mukha sa indie comics! nakakatuwa talaga. Nakapamili ako ng mga Komiks sa simula at sa bandang katapusan ng event. Andami rin naming nabenta, maraming salamat kila Angel at RD na namakyaw ng komiks ko Maraming salamat rin kay Omeng na nagbigay ng astig Tupa Sculpture, congratulations gift! yey!

Hinding hindi ako magsasawang magkomiks, Isa akong Komiks fan simula pagkabata hanggang sa pagtanda. Mabuhay ang Pinoy Komiks!

Digital Caricature

2011-09-18T08:10:00.000-07:00

Meet my Brother Lou-mel. This is an experimental caricarture done digitally. First I scanned a rough pencil sketch and then inked and coolored using PS CS2. What do you think? :D

Goemon bolpen sketch Fanart(2011)

2011-08-26T14:38:00.000-07:00

Goemon bolpen sketch Fanart(2011) after watching Castle of Cagliostro Movie I recalled this fun to watch anime, and I felt like doing a fan art :)

100 ARAW NG KOMIKS: Tepa Pascual'si Maktan 1521 LAPU-LAPU Fan Art

2011-08-16T16:16:00.000-07:00

100 ARAW NG KOMIKS: Tepa Pascual'si Maktan 1521 LAPU-LAPU Fan Art. Isang astig na Komikera si Mareng Tepai at madalas kong makausap gamit ang beki language ahaha. Magaling siyang gumamit ng itim sa komiks nya, parang Frank Miller! ambilis din mag-sketch. :D astig di ba?

100 ANK: Captain Barbel Fanart

2011-08-15T13:45:00.000-07:00

100 ARAW NG KOMIKS: Mars Ravelo's Captain Barbel Fan art. Isang sikat na pinoy komiks karakter sa Pilipinas. Andaming pelikula, komiks at tv shows na ang ginawa na pinagbibidahan niya.

100 ANK: KALAYAAN Fan art

2011-08-14T17:17:00.000-07:00

100 ARAW NG KOMIKS:Kalayaan Fanart. Miyembro rin ng Bayan Knights! isa pang astig na Komiks mula kay Gio Paredes.

100 ANK: Manila Man Fanart

2011-08-13T12:07:00.001-07:00

‎100 ARAW NG KOMIKS: Manila Man Fanart (bolpen sketch) Bayan Knights member and original Character by Rh Quilantang. Matagal ko ng gustong gumawa ng Manila Man Fan art Buti na na lang ay 100 araw ng komiks! :D

100 ARAW NG KOMIKS: Darna Fanart

2011-08-12T20:12:00.000-07:00

100 ARAW NG KOMIKS: Darna Fanart. Isang Classic pinoy Komiks/tv/movie super hero. Sino bang Pinoy ang hinde nakakakilala sa kanya. Karaketer ni Mars Ravelo at dibuho ni Nestor Redondo.

100 ARAW NG KOMIKS: Ang Panday Fanart(bolpen sketch)

2011-08-12T07:41:00.000-07:00

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100 ARAW NG KOMIKS: Ang Panday Fanart(bolpen sketch) Sikat na Pinoy Komiks karakater na ginawan ng madaming pelikula mula sa panulat ni Carlo J Caparas at guhit ni Steve Gan.

100 ANK: Dyesebel Fanart

2011-08-11T16:30:00.000-07:00

‎100 ARAW NG KOMIKS: Dyesebel Fanart. Bolpen sketch. Character ni Mars Ravelo. Pinakasikat na serena sa Pinoy Komiks.

2011-08-09T16:08:00.000-07:00

100 ARAW NG KOMIKS: Angry Man Fan art, original character by Victor Gagni ng Silent Sanctum manga. Isang Call center agent ang bida sa comics na to kaya gumawa ako ng fanart. :D

100 ARAW NG KOMIKS: Heronimo alyas HERO fan art.

2011-08-07T17:40:00.000-07:00

100 ARAW NG KOMIKS: Heronimo alyas HERO fan art. Original character by Rommel "Omeng" Estanislao. Ang bagong hero ng Marikina. :D Astig na komiks! Brush ang gamit ko sa drawing na to, oks lang ba? :D

100 ARAW NG KOMIKS: Ambush Fan Art

2011-08-06T16:23:00.000-07:00

100 ARAW NG KOMIKS: Ambush Fan Art. Original character by Andrew Villar.

‎100 ARAW NG KOMIKS: BATHALA Fan Art

2011-08-06T00:04:00.000-07:00

‎100 ARAW NG KOMIKS: BATHALA Fan Art. Original character by John Felix Zamarof Komikon Inc. Bolpen sketch

‎100 ARAW NG KOMIKS: Taal Monster (fan art)

2011-08-04T12:47:00.000-07:00

‎100 ARAW NG KOMIKS: Taal Monster (fan art) Isang nakakatuwang komiks mula kay Macoy Kulit. Saan kayo nakakita ng giant montster na naka-pajama at nag-eelevator? :) Kasama ang Taal Monster VS. Evil Space Paro-paro sa Sulyap Komiks Anthology mula sa Komikon Inc.

100 ARAW NG KOMIKS: OVERDRIVE(fan art)

2011-08-04T03:35:00.001-07:00

100 ARAW NG KOMIKS: OVERDRIVE(fan art) - karakter ni Mark Rosario ng Bayan Knights at isa ko ring mabuting Kaibigan. :)

100 ARAW NG KOMIKS: BOY BAKAL

2011-08-02T15:36:00.000-07:00

100 ARAW NG KOMIKS: BOY BAKAL - Likha ni Carlo V.Olrac Jebs Tae sa Facebook. Tawa ako ng tawa sa pagbabasa ng komiks na to. Isa sa mga mairerekomenda kong Indie Komiks ngayon. :)

Ang fan art na ito ay ginawa ko noong Baguio Comic Con. Bakalan na!!!

‎100 ARAW NG KOMIKS: KAPITAN TOG!

2011-08-02T13:32:00.000-07:00

‎100 ARAW NG KOMIKS: KAPITAN TOG! Fan art. karakter na likha ni Freely Abrigo ng SKP, AKDA Komiks Group.

si Kapitan Tog ay ang superhero na laging nauuntog! :D pramis! Nakakatuwa ang komiks na to. Ang aking fan art ay bersyon ko lamang na medyo realistic ang komiks ni Freely ay cartoons, napagaling nya sa cartoons. :)

100 ARAW NG KOMIKS: SULYAP: Independent Comic Book Anthology

2011-07-31T12:31:00.000-07:00

100 ARAW NG KOMIKS: SULYAP: Independent Comic Book Anthology. Published by Komikon Inc. is a collection of short Filipino independent komiks works, edited by Jon Zamar. Released last November 13, 2010 at the Komikon in StarMall.
Featuring the works of:

Ian Olympia
Mel Casipit
RH Quilantang
Gio Paredes
Rommel Estanislao
Tepai Pascual
macoy
Josel Nicolas

With a foreword by Gerry Alanguilan

- Sobrang saya ko ng maimbita ako ni Jon Zamar na maisali ang Baboy komiks ko. Tulad ng sabi ko dati, sa Baboy nagsimula ang lahat. Maraming salamat sa lahat ng bumubuo ng Komikon Inc. sa pagpapahalaga sa mga tulad naming independeng komiks creators.

100 ARAW NG KOMIKS (Day 31) Jani Torac

2011-07-30T19:37:00.000-07:00

100 ARAW NG KOMIKS (Day 31) Jani Torac. ay isa sa mga pangunahing tauhan sa aking Mukat Comics siya ay ang nangungunang estudyante sa Euclidia'n School of Art's and Magic. Kaya siya ay tulad ni Sapok ang napiling gumabay kay Eric para sa kanyang paglalakabay at paikikipagsapalaran. Esesiyalista sa mga halimaw si Jani, layon nyang talunin ang kampiyon sa pakikipaglaban gamit ang mga halimaw. Ang nakaraan ni Jani ay bibida sa mga susunod na pahina ng Mukat Komiks ko.

Fun fact about about the character: Ipinangalan ko siya sa isa kong kaklase nung hayskul.

100 ARAW NG KOMIKS (Day 29) Sapokito Makalakal

2011-07-29T00:27:00.000-07:00

100 ARAW NG KOMIKS (Day 29) Sapokito Makalakal - ay isa sa mga pangunahing tauhan sa aking Mukat Comics siya ay ang nangungunang estudyante sa Euclidia'n School of Art's and Magic. Kasama si Jani. Unang nagpakita sa isyu 2 ng Mukat. Magic ang specialty ni Sapok, na siyang naging gabay ni Prinsipe Eric sa kanyang pakikipagsapalaran.

Fun fact about sa character, pinangalan ko si Sapok sa aking Pinsan at kapitbahay na may parehong palayaw.

‎100 ARAW NG KOMIKS (Day 27) Eric Euclidia

2011-07-26T23:19:00.000-07:00

‎100 ARAW NG KOMIKS (Day 27) Eric Euclidia - Siya ang pangunahing tauhan sa aking Mukat Comics. Siya ay 17-taong gulang at prinsipe ng Kaharian ng Euclidia. Anak nila Haring Roly at Reyna Cecilya. Ang hangad nya ay mahanap si Dayan ang kanyang bespren, may kasunduan kasi sila nung sila ay bata pa na magiging sila ang magkakatuluyan.

Fun fact about sa character, Si Eric ay pinangalan ko sa aking klasmeyt nung highschool sa Pangasinan National Highschool. Si Haring Roly ay adviser namin nung 4th yr HS at si Reyna Cecilya ay class adviser namin nung 3rd yr HS.

100 ARAW NG KOMIKS (Day 26) Boy Labi

2011-07-25T15:11:00.000-07:00

100 ARAW NG KOMIKS (Day 26) Boy Labi - Unang lumabas sa MLU Comic ko noong Komikon 2009. Minsan lang siya lumabas at sa iisang panel lang sa komiks. Hinde ko alam kung bakit paborito siyang character nila Maika Ezawa at Tepai Pascual ng Meganon Comics. Ang fan art na ito ay gawa ni Tepai. :)

100 ARAW NG KOMIKS (Day 25) Agnes

2011-07-24T21:03:00.000-07:00

100 ARAW NG KOMIKS (Day 25) Agnes
tauhan mula sa Mukat issue 1. Isa syang hunter at naghahanap siya ng mga malalakas na halimaw para gamitin sa pakikipaglaban. Kung bakit? alamin sa Mukat issue 1.

Gamit ni Agnes sina Crisante at Manny. Fun fact about the characters, si Agnes ay pinangalan ko sa kaklase kong babae nung highschool, sila Crisante at Manny naman ay mga kaklase ko nung 1st yr college.

‎100 ARAW NG KOMIKS (Day 24) KULAYOT

2011-07-24T01:18:00.000-07:00

‎100 ARAW NG KOMIKS (Day 24) KULAYOT
- Si Kulayot ay isa sa mga tauhan sa Komiks kong Mukat. Unang Lumabas sa unang isyu. Isa syang mahiwagang nilalang at makapangyarihan. Para mas makilala nyo si Kulayot maaari lamang na basahin nyo ang Mukat Comics ko. :D

Mukat comics ay sinimulan ko nung college(2002) sa Pangasinan State University. Mahilig akong mag-experimento sa covers at pure traditional lahat ng ginagawa ko. Wala kasi akong computer at kung ano-ano pa kaya nag-tatyaga ako sa pentel pen, sign pen at papel.

‎100 ARAW NG KOMIKS (Day 23) MUKAT Legends (2000-2002)

2011-07-22T23:59:00.000-07:00

‎100 ARAW NG KOMIKS (Day 23) MUKAT Legends (2000-2002) Bago ang Mukat na ginawa ko nung College pa ako sa Pangasinan State University (PSU) ay gumawa na ako ng sarili kong Komiks nung nasa Hayskul pa ako sa Pangasinan National Highschool. 3rd year ako nun nung ako'y nagsimulang gumawa ng komiks. Anime Style ang gamit ko, tulad ng karamihan sa mga nagsisimulang gumawa ng indie komiks ngayon, pano naman kasi, yun ang uso at mas dun ako expose, kahit yung mga binabasa kong komiks sa Funny Komiks ay Anime inspired din.

Nagsimula ito nung may nakita akong parang pocket book na blangko ang mga pahina, nagkaroon ako ng idea na gumawa ng komiks! :D

May pagka-elemental warriors ang istorya ng komiks kong ito. Mayroong apoy, tubig, earth, swordsman, magic, drunken master, black energy, technology at iba pa, bale kung anong maisipan kong isaksak sa story isasaksak ko talaga. Naka-3 compilation ako siguro mga 150 pages lahat at tapos ang story nito saka colored pa! Natapos ang komiks ko nung sinimulan kong gawin ang komiks kong Mukat na nilabas ko ang chapter 1 noong nakaraang Komikon 2010.

100 ARAW NG KOMIKS (Day 22) Ruta at Boy Padala

2011-07-21T15:07:00.000-07:00

100 ARAW NG KOMIKS (Day 22) Ruta at Boy Padala - LBC Domain ang official Newsletter ng LBC. Empleyado ang tatay ko sa kompanya, bukas ang newsletter sa mga submission kasama na dito ang komiks. Nung nasabihan ako ng tatay ko gumawa ako ng dalawang strips ang Ruta at Boy Padala. Tungkol ito sa buhay ng isang delivery man ng LBC at sa front desk ng opisina. Nakapag-submit siguro ako ng sampung strips, hinde kasi ako nakatira na sa Pangasinan.

100 ARAW NG KOMIKS (Day 21) Love Sorrow

2011-07-20T15:40:00.000-07:00

100 ARAW NG KOMIKS (Day 21) Love Sorrow - mula 1998 - 2002 masugid akong tagasubaybay ng Funny Komiks, tuwing biyernes ay komiks ang inaabangan kong pasalubong mula sa nanay ko galing palengke. Dahil sa pagbabasa ko ng FK(Funny Komiks) ay nagsubmit ako ng mga fan arts para sa "this is your page" section. Tinitingnan ko rin ang mga nagsubmit na iba-pa. Hnd pa uso ang Facebook nun, kahit yung friendster ay nagsisimula pa palang din sumikat. May mga readers rin na nag-lalagay ng kanilang address at mobile no. sa sinasama nila sa drawing nila. dahil dun ay nagkaroon ako ng mga "pen-pals" ahahaha seryoso ako, penpals talaga. Siyempre ang mga penpals ko ay mga FK readers rin at marunong magdrawing. Ako rin minsan ay naglalagay ng address namin sa drawings ko kaya nakakatanggap rin ako ng mga sulat galing sa iba pang readers. Kakaibang kasiyahan ang dulot sa aking sa tuwing makakatanggap ako ng mga sulat, isipin mo yun susulat ka nga ngayon, next week pa matatanggap ng padadalhan mo at pag-sagot nya ay isang linggo din ang aantayin mo para makatanggap ka nga reply. Yun ay kung sasagot ang pen-pal mo ahahaha. Nag-pen pal ako nun dahil may isa rin akong motibo, yun ay ang makipag-swap ng mga artworks sa iba pang FK readers. Madami-dami din ang mga naipon kung drawings galing sa mga kaibigan kong readers, ang mga yun ay nakatago sa bahay namin sa Pangasinan. Ang mga pen-pals ko ay taga Cavite, Baguio, Toguegarao, La Union, Batangas, Pampanga, Bataan at kung saan saan pa.

Mabalik tayo sa Love Sorrow, may isa akong pen-pal na babae ang humiling na makipag-colaborate sa isang sulat nyang kwento. Ito na nga ang Love Sorrow, nag-palitan kami ng sulat hanggang sa matapos ko ang Komiks. Taga-cavite ang may Akda ng Love Sorrow ang pangalan nya ay Katherine Joy Pamintuan. Kung sino man ang nakakalila sa kanya ay pakisabing balak kung ilabas sa susunod na Komikon ang Komiks namin. 17 pages ang komiks na ito tungkol sa dalawang kabataan, medyo malungkot ang kwento nito, (hellow! kaya nga Love sorrow eh). Madami rin ang nakabasa nito sa amin sa Pangasinan at ngayon ay balak kong i-share sa mga kaibigan ko dito sa Metro Manila.

‎100 ARAW NG KOMIKS (Day 20) KAGUBATAN (2004)

2011-07-19T14:48:00.000-07:00

‎100 ARAW NG KOMIKS (Day 20) KAGUBATAN (2004) Ito ang pangalawa kong entry para sa CCCom (Culture Crash Comic) 8 page comics feature. Nauna ang "Payt 4 Lab"(2003). Sayang at hinde napili ang comics ko pero oks lang, achievement pa rin sa 'kin dahil nakatapos ako ng isa ang 8 page short comics. Mabigat ang impluwensya sakin ng anime dati, hnd ako masyadong exposed sa western comics kaya siguro. Nito na lang ako nakakapag-basa madalas ng mga western comics. Kaya ito ang naging kinalabasan ng artwork. 17 yrs old pa lang ako nung panahong ginawa kong Kagubatan, tungkol ito sa istorya ng isang prinsepeng inatasang magpunta sa kagubatan para sa isang misyon, Kung gusto nyong mabasa ang kabuuan ng komiks, abangan nyo na lamang sa susunod na komikon sa Nobiyembre, kung saan balak kong ilabas ang aking mga short komiks. Sa panahong ito ay ginagawa ko ang book 3 ng mukat komiks ko, kaya mas maayos ang art kumpara sa Payt 4 lab. Nakakatuwang balikan ang mga dati kong ginawang komiks, parang andali lang lahat at hinde tulad ngayon na naghahanap ako ng oras palagi para makagawa ng komiks. Dati kasi ay, madami akong oras na makapagdrawing kahit ako'y nag-aaral pa.

‎100 ARAW NG KOMIKS (Day 19) PAYT4LAB (Fight for Love)

2011-07-18T14:32:00.000-07:00

‎100 ARAW NG KOMIKS (Day 19) PAYT4LAB (Fight for Love) I love Culture Crash Comics (CCCom) ever since I first heard of it I was very eager to have a copy. I always envy my highschool Classmates you are able to but copies of the the comics in Manila. It was CCCom Issue 10 when the distribution of the comics hits our place at Pangasinan. Then after I never missed an issue of CCCom. No, this post is not about CCCom It's about my early comics Payt 4 Lab (fight for love in jejemons term) After I read a copy of Culture Crash Issue 10 immediately notice the part where fans can be featured and published in the Comics with pay! and Fame! Maximum of 8 pages colored/b&w is Ok so I grabbed my chance. I immediately created a short story about fighting and loving hence the title hehe. The story is not so deep, I just did it for fun, my resources are very limited so I just submitted my comics in B&w. I did my best at the time and applied all I know about comics creation. I'm pretty happy about the result, though I really least expect to be chosen since I would assume most of the entries submitted is in full color, based on the previous issues I had read. I submitted the comics and hoped for the best. Though I didn't win I was still ecstatic, I love all the comics I do. It's my stepping stone to become what I am now. I was really happy every time I share a table now with my influences, the CCCom people! :) Hoping to see the CCCom once again! Hoping for the best! :)

100 araw ng Komiks(day 18) FB3C Baguio Comic Con

2011-07-17T19:20:00.000-07:00

Baguio City. Last July 16, 2011 the 1st Baguio City Comics Comics Convention was held at the City Of Pines and the Summer Capital of the Philippines at the Baguio City National High School. Organized by the Winner of the Hero TV's Comics Creation Contest Gerald Asbucan and his team, even with so little time to prepare they were able to make the event happen, which is very admirable. The event started from 9am - 8pm at the High School Audiorium. The event was very successful with special guest from the Indie Comics people from Manila and the Northern Provinces like myself in Pangasinan, Comics Veterans Sir Danny Acuna, Jun Lofamia, etc.. , Sketchpad Studios headed by Sir Ernest Hernandez, Komikon people and artists with Jon Zamar and Ser Manix Abrera.

A number of cosplayers attended the event, most of them went in the afternoon that I think draw some crowd. The Comics vetarans at the skethpad studios did some "free" sketches of the attendees also made the people go home with a smile on their faces. We at the Indie table sold some Indie Comics which is very good, we were able to sell really good number of comics! :) yey! As compared the conventions here in Manila which are Coplay and Toys centered we did more sales at Baguio Con!

I was also able to share little jokes and talk about comics with my table mates, Jon, Carlo(Boy bakal, Birdy kid, etc...) and Doc Carlo. We also did some fan arts particularly of Boy Bakal on our free time. A lot of teens also participated on the event, most attended because of the cosplay, but a number of them also puchased Indie comics and have a little chat with them. Some local artist based at Baguio were also present, they are really nice and I was able to gain new artist friends from Baguio. Was also able to draw few caricatures for new friends :) Me and Carlo(boy bakal) also met a new friend who stayed at our table until afternoon, uoooyy Carlo! ahaha

Local media of bagio was also present(both print and tv) I also did a demo art for the local news, :D I hope I'll get the chance to watch it. Gerald told us that by February next year they are going to organize another Comics Convention, in line with the "Panagbenga" Flower Festival 2012, made us very eager to join and be back at Baguio.

It was closing time when I was invited by sir Ernest for a dinner with the Carlo, Sketchpad artist and Gio Paredes(Kalayaan), we went at the Tam-awan village a place in Baguio where artist and tourist come and enjoy then place, we went there at night time so I was not yet able to see the view but as we enterered the place we were welcomed by great artworks and Cool artists! Thanks to Sir Chit Asignacion and together witht the artist of tam-awan the place was adorable and memorable! The place, the art, the people and the accomdation was really worth the mention, I could not thank them enough for the hospitality.

During our stay at Tam-awan village, shortly after the dinner we were invited to have sketching session, "nude" sketching session :D I don't know at first what to expect, and I was really curious so I joined. Thanks to Gio for the vellum paper. Then after, we unwined and talked about the place, and the art of the two disciplines (comics and visual art) over a bottle or should I say bottles of "Bugnay Wine", it was really a good drink! I love the wine! Sir Chit said it was their best seller and tourist often come just to order boxes of the Wine, which I understand why. In the morning, Gio and I took some pictures, then shortly after Ernest brought his camera and took good pictures as well! Really fun way to start the morning of the cool place. After the breakfast, I already went ahead to go home to Pangasinan.

Before I went back to Manila I met my good friend Mark of Planet Markus blog site, gave him a copy of my mukat comics and had a little chat, he said he had a good news for me, the good news he will anounce soon! :) Looking forward for the Mukat review Mark thanks! :)

Overall, the Baguio Comic Con is a very successful event, next year I'm pretty sure it will be even bigger! Thanks to everyone who made the event possible! And thanks for taking time to read my post

100 ARAW NG KOMIKS (Day 14) Binatang Makabayan (Boy Astig)

2011-07-13T13:56:00.000-07:00

100 ARAW NG KOMIKS (Day 14) Binatang Makabayan (Boy Astig) Siya ang aking Pinoy super hero na naging bida sa aking painting entry para sa FRAMED: Comics and Beyond Art Exhibit sa Art Asia sa Megamall, kamakailan lamang. Siya ang pangunahing tauhan sa aking 24 hr Comics and Beyond Indie Comics. Hnd ko pa masyadong nadedevelop ang background ng karakter ko, pero maaayos ko din to, balak ko kasing gumawa ng komiks na siya ulit ang bida. Siguro sa susunod na taon ko ito mailalabas. Si Lapu-lapu ang nasa isip ko sa pag-gawa ng karaker na ito, binase ko rin ang suot nya sa cotume ni lapu-lapu sa komiks ni Sir Francisco Coching na nireprint ng Atlas Publication noong nakaraang taon(2010). Ang nakikita nyo ay ang aking bolpen sketch ng karakter ko. :)

100 ARAW NG KOMIKS (Day 13) ECHOSEROS

2011-07-12T13:47:00.000-07:00

100 ARAW NG KOMIKS (Day 13) ECHOSEROS - ang aking Komiks strip na balak ko sanang isubmit sa mga diyaryo dito sa Manila, mula sa isang "beking" sakita na ang root-word ay "echos" parang "joke" lang o "biro lang" ang ibig sabihin. Sinimulan ko itong gawin mula noong pagdating ko sa dito sa Manila ng magkatrabaho. May isang kaopisina ako ng sabi ng sabi ng salitang Echos, e nung panahong yun ay wala pa akong naisipang title ng strip ko, kaya naisipan kong "echoseros" na lang o grupo ng mga jokers :).

Nag-aaral pa lang ako sa Pangasinan ay pangarap ko ng mag-contribute ng comic-strip sa mga diyaryo dito sa Manila, nagsimula ako pagiging artist ng Cast Chronicle ang school paper ng Pangasinan State University bilang isang artist. Nung makapag-trabaho na ako sa manila nag-iipon na ako ng mga comics strip para isubmit, kaso hanggang ngayon konti pa lang ang naiipon ko.

‎100 ARAW NG KOMIKS (Day 12) Mukat Comics sa Baguio!

2011-07-11T15:15:00.000-07:00

‎100 ARAW NG KOMIKS (Day 12) Mukat Comics sa Baguio! :D Pupunta ang Mukat Comics sa Norte! Dadayo ang Mukat Comics sa Unang Baguio City Comics Convention sa Baguio City National HighSchool Auditorium mula 9am hanggang 8pm! :D Magdadala ako ng copya ng Comics Creation Compilation Comics! (Baboy, Dogstyle, MLU), EDSA, 24 hr Comics and Beyond!, at Mukat Issues 1,2, and 3! limited copies lang ang dadalhin ko kaya sana ay samantalahin nyo! :) Kita-kita mga taga norte! mga kababayan ko! isa rin akong Ilocano! Mula sa Lingayen Pangasinan!

100 ARAW NG KOMIKS (Day 11) Mukat Issue 3

2011-07-10T15:28:00.000-07:00

100 ARAW NG KOMIKS (Day 11) Mukat Issue 3. Gawa na ang ikatlong isyu ng Mukat Komiks ko. Tinapos kong gawin para humabol sa Unang Baguio Comics Convention sa Hulyo 16, 2011. Ang nakikita nyo sa Cover ay si General Andila ang nagtuturo kay Eric ang Prinsipe ng kaharian ng Euclidia para lumaban at gumamit ng espada. Alam nyo ba na ang mga tauhan sa Komiks kong ito ay hango sa mga pangalan ng tao sa palagid ko, tulad ni" Gen. Andila" na pangalan ng kaeskwela ko dati nung hayskul si Andy, at ang "Kaharian ng Euclidia" naman na kunuha ko pangalan ng section namin nung haykul 3rd yr section B Euclid na pangalan ng isang scientist. Marami pang pangalan sa Komiks kong ito ang kapangalan ng mga klasmeyt at kakilala ko, ang ilan ring mga salita sa komiks tulad ng "Mukat" ay salitang Pangasinan na ang ibig sabihan ay "Muta" oo yung makikita mo sa mata mo pag umaga, pagkagising, naisip ko kasi na iba ng tunog nito pag tagalog ang nagbasa, at may halong humor naman pag nabasa ng mga kababayan ko sa Pangasinan. Marami pang mga salitang pangasinan ang nilagay at sinama ko sa komiks ko. Malalaman nyo sa mga susunod na issue ng Mukat :)

100 ARAW NG KOMIKS (Day 10) Baboy2

2011-07-09T16:07:00.000-07:00

100 ARAW NG KOMIKS (Day 10) Baboy2 - Unang lumabas noong summer komikon 2010. Dahil sa daming feedback na natanggap ko sa Baboy ay naisipan kong gumawa ng 2. Napansin ko lang na sobrang layo ng pag-kakagawa ko sa Baboy2 kumpara sa Baboy(2008) mas malinis yung linya, pero mas type ko yung Baboy1 hnd ko alam kung bakit, parang mas puno ng emosyon ang yung una kasi siguro. Tulad ng Baboy1, traditional ang pagkakagawa ko sa komiks na ito at walang tulong ng computer o photoshop lahat ay sulat at guhit kamay. bukas ang ending ng Baboy2 na pwedeng pang magkaroon ng mga kasunod, hindi ko lang sigurado kung gagawan ko pa, ano sa tingin nyo?

100 ARAW NG KOMIKS (Day 9) Mukat

2011-07-08T14:37:00.001-07:00

100 ARAW NG KOMIKS (Day 9) Mukat - Ito ay cover ng mukat Comics ko. Yung comics na simulan ko nung college(2002) Mahilig akong mag-experimento sa covers at pure traditional lahat ng ginagawa ko. Wala kasi akong computer at kung ano-ano pa kaya nag-tatyaga ako sa pentel pen, sign pen at papel. Alam nyo ba na ang cover na ito ay gawa sa poster ng sigarilyo? Oo likod yan ng poster ng kung hnd ako nagkakamali ay Mighty cigarette. May sari-sari store kasi kami sa Pangasinan, nakikita ko na magandang gawing art board at book cover yung mga likod kasi makakapal na papel ang gamit nila hehe, saka wala pa akong pera nun. Ako na rin mismo ang nagba-bind ng komiks ko. Pinag-aralan kasi namin sa isang shop subject namin kung paano mag-bind. :D

100 ARAW NG KOMIKS (Day 8) Komiks Collection(2002 - 2006)

2011-07-07T14:38:00.001-07:00

100 ARAW NG KOMIKS (Day 8) Komiks Collection(2002 - 2006) Nagsimula akong mag-komiks nung hayskul, na nagtuloy-tuloy hanggang college ako sa Pangasinan State University. Mula 1st yr hanggang pagka-graduate naging staff ako ng "Cast Chronicle" ang aming college school paper. Kung saan ako nagpapasa ng mga editorial cartoons, illustrations at comics. Nasubukan ko ring makapunta sa iba't-ibang lugar sa luzon dahil sa pagsali sa mga school paper press conference. Pinakamalayo ang sa Bicol. Nanalo naman kahit papano sa on-the-spot comic strip contest, challenging nga ang mga ganung contest dahil isang oras lang ang ibibigay na oras para matapos mo ang editorial cartoon o comics entry mo, pero enjoy pa rin.

Mabalik tayo sa Libro, nilipon ko lahat ng comics na nagawa ko sa isang libro kasama sa compilation yung ibang comics ng mga kilala kong artists. Mga gawa kong mula 2002 - 2006 ang lahat ng nakapaloob sa libro. Personal na kopya ko lang ang komiks compilation na ito, at nag-iisa lang minsan pag may bisita pinapabasa ko sa mga kaibigan at kamag-anak.

100 ARAW NG KOMIKS (Day 7) Komikon Comics Creation Comics Entries Compilation (2010)

2011-07-06T13:52:00.000-07:00

100 ARAW NG KOMIKS (Day 7) Komikon Comics Creation Comics Entries Compilation (2010) Unang lumabas noong 2010 Komikon sa Starmall EDSA. Naisipan kong lipunin sa isang Indie Comics Compilation ang mga nagwagi kong Indie Comics sa Komikon. Una ay ang Baboy(2008), DogStyle(summer 2009) at ang MLU (Oct 2009). May paunang salita rito ang editor ng Pinoy Komiks Rebyu na si Randy Valiente, at afterword naman mula kay Freely Abrigo (SKP). Dumadami na kasi ang mga nagawa kong indie kaya naisipan kong pag-isahin na lang.

Ito ang pinakamabili kong Indie Komiks sa lahat ng nagawa ko na. Lagi ko itong sinasuggest na billhin nila pag tinatanong ako kung ano ang mairerekomenda ko.

masaya ako sa komiks kong ito dahil dito ay nakilala ako sa mundo ng komiks. Lalo na sa mundo ng indie Komiks sa Pilipinas.

100 ARAW NG KOMIKS (Day 6) ASTIGIN: 24 HR Comics and Beyond!

2011-07-05T14:22:00.000-07:00

100 ARAW NG KOMIKS (Day 6) ASTIGIN: 24 HR Comics and Beyond! - Story and Art by Mel Casipit

"Bakit Astig ang Pinoy?" is the question that I tried to answer in my comics Behold Boy Astig(Binatang Makabayan) and Cowboy Kid battle it out and know the answer to the question.

It is supposed to be a 24 HR comics entry but was not finished so I decided to just finish it even after 24 hrs and release it as my newest Indie comics. Released at The 6th Annual Philippine Komiks Convention (KOMIKON) 2010 November 13, 2010, Saturday at the Starmall Trade Hall (corner EDSA and Shaw Blvd., Mandaluyong City)

Sobrang challenging ang gumawa ng 24 hrs comics, grabe. Galing pa ako sa trabaho nito hnd kasi naaprove yung fi-nile kong leave kaya ayun, less 9 hrs ang sa 24 hrs. Isa rin siguro yung sa dahilang kung bakit hnd ko natapos. Maganda naman daw sabi nila Tepai, Maika(Meganon Comics), Raipo, at Chapel. Kelangan ko pa sigurong i-push sa pagbenta ang comics kong ito.Pero sa tingin ko naman ok din. Kung gusto nyong mabasa ang comics kong ito, nagdadala ako madalas ng kopya sa mga comics conventions. :) - melcasipit

100 ARAW NG KOMIKS (Day 5) EDSA (2009)

2011-07-04T14:14:00.001-07:00

100 ARAW NG KOMIKS (Day 5) EDSA (2009) - Unang lumabas noong Metro Comic Con 2009. Ito ang aking unang Indie komiks collaboration kay Randy Valiente, isang malupit na manunulat at artist siya rin ang Edito ng Pinoy Komiks Rebyu, una ko syang nakilala sa tauanang Komikon, bumili sya ng Baboy at Dogstyle komiks ko at pagkatapos nun ay kinontak na nya ako para tanungin ako kung payag daw ba akong makipag-colab sa kanya, syempre pumayaga ako.

Tungkol ito sa EDSA sa hinaharap ang pangunahing tauhan ay si Piolo Locsin at EDSA Shrine. Sa mga komiks conventions madami-dami din ang bumibili nito. Sa mga nakabasa na ng Indie komiks namin ni Randy sana ay nag-enjoy kayo sa pagbabasa.

100 ARAW NG KOMIKS (Day 4) MLU (Madramang Lambingan sa Umaga (2009

2011-07-03T16:10:00.000-07:00

‎100 ARAW NG KOMIKS (Day 4) MLU (Madramang Lambingan sa Umaga (2009) - ang pangatlo kong Indie Comics na sinali sa Komikon noong October 18, 2009. Sumali muli ako sa Comics Creation Contest at nanalo bilang Best Entry. "Mula sa Kaiboturan ng Aking Puso" ang tema nung panahong iyon isang Love/Drama themed comics ang kailangang gawin. My kasintahan ako nung panahong yun kaya naisipan kong gumawa ng komiks at isali ang tungkol sa amin, (hnd true-to-life ang story ha) kami ang ginawa kong bida hehe.

Bago ko pa man ginawa ang komiks kong MLU ay nagdodrawing na ako ng mga cute na doodle naming dalawa. Andami ko ngang naipong ganung drawing na ang karamihan ay nasa kanya. Hanggang ngayon, paminsa-minsan ay gumagawa pa rin ako ng mga doodle pero hnd iba na ang dinodrawing kong babae, kasi ex ko na siya ngayon. Malapit rin sa puso ko ang MLU komiks, andami rin kasing nagka-gusto sa mga nakapagbasa na. Binabalak ko ngang gawan ng sequel ang MLU comics ko, hindi ko pa ala kung kelan.

ito ang link para sa MLU Comics! :D enjoy!

100 ARAW NG KOMIKS (Day 3) DOG STYLE(2009)

2011-07-02T18:01:00.000-07:00

100 ARAW NG KOMIKS (Day 3) DOG STYLE(2009) - Ang pangalawa kong short Indie comics pagkatapos ng Baboy, Matapos ang Komikon ng taong 2008, ilang buwan ang lumipas at ginanap naman ang unang Summer Komikon 2009, Muli akong sumali sa Comics Creation Contest at nanalo ng Unang Gantimpala. Summer themed ang comics nun dapat, "Nag-iinit sa Tag-init". Medyo may pagka-dobol meaning ang tema nun kaya nag-isip din ako ng titulo ng komiks na parang ganun din.

Traditional at manual ang pagkakagawa ko sa comics kong ito, wala pa akong 'scanner' nun, kaya nagbabayad pa ako para maipost sa internet ang mga drawings ko. Walang tulong ng photoshop ang komiks kong ito tulad ng Baboy, "as is" na ang sukat para ready to photocopy na.

Mas simple ang style na ginamit ko sa Komiks kong ito, madaming nakapansin nito kumpara sa nauna kong ginawa sa Baboy, ito'y dahil sa mas magaan ang tema ng komiks, saan ka ba nakakita ng Summer na madilim? hehe.

Tungkol ang komiks kong ito sa mga, hulaan mo? syempre "ASO" wala ng iba, kaya nga Dogstyle e, hehe. May impluwensya ito sa pelikulang "Lady and Tramp" ng Disney, ang cute kasi ng story at art, kaya ayun.

kung gusto mong mabasa ang Dogtyle eto ang Link: DOGSTYLE

2011-07-01T15:46:00.000-07:00

‎100 ARAW NG KOMIKS (Day 2) BABOY (2008) Ang una kong Independent komiks na gawa ko dito sa Manila. Pagkatapos ng Mukat na gawa ko nung college at ako'y nakapag-trabaho na, medyo hnd na ako nakagawa ng komiks. Hanggang sa maisipan kong sumali sa taonang Komikon. Sumali ako sa Comics Creation Contest nung tayon iyun at ang tema ay "Mga Kahindik-hindik na Tagpo" (Horror themed comics). Pinalad akong manalo bilang "Best Entry" natuwa ako kaya nag-tuloy tuloy akong mag-comics.

Tungkol ang komiks na ito sa isang bata at may kinalaman din sa baboy. Nung ginagawa ko ang komiks na ito ay pinapanood ko yung anime na Death note, kaya nga ang bida ay "L" influnced. marami ding nakapansin nito. At naisipan ko din na maging itim ang komiks ko at puno ng linya kasi gusto kong mapansin na kakaiba ang gawa ko. Sa komiks na ito ako unang nakilala, kaya nga espesyal sa puso ko ang Baboy komiks ko, hanggang ngayon nakakatanggap pa rin ako ng mga positibung komento sa komiks kong ito.

Framed: Beyond Comics Art Exhibit

2011-05-18T16:56:00.000-07:00

ART ASIA GALLERY PRESENTS
FRAMED: Beyond Comics

Heroes on the pages, now on canvas!
Featuring the works of Filipino Indie and Veteran Comic Artists.

Be part of the grand opening on
May 20, 2011, 7pm at the Art Asia Gallery,
4th floor bldg. A, SM Megamall!

Featuring the works of:

Allen Geneta
Efren Palacio Jr.
Hannibal Ibara
Mayo De Jesus
Ronald Tan
Tepai Pascual
Cris Roncal
DonReich Dedios
Freely Abrigo
Randy Valiente
Jeri Barrios
Rowel Naanep
Tey Bartolome
Gener Pedrina
Mel Casipit
Rommel Estanislao
Joie Pabilando
Seb Chua

With special guests
Mr. Toti Cerda & Mr. Tony De Zuniga [Marvel Comics]

2011-04-30T18:23:00.000-07:00

This may, when I got back home to my home province in Pangasinan to enjoy the summer heat, one of my to-do list is to visit our SIRKO art Exhibit at Nepo Mall Dagupan City. In line to the Dagupan city's Bangus Festival Celebration. Soon after I was invited to join Patrick along with relatives and Boni to have a free ride for the soon to open River Cruise! I haven't experience the Bohol counterpart but I really enjoyed the ride. I took a lot of pictures and videos of the Bakawan or mangroves which is very scarse in the river, I plan to use then as reference for paintings I'm going to do soon. Thanks to Patrick for the invite! I really had great time! :D very awesome summer!

SIRKO art Exhibit

2011-04-27T01:22:00.000-07:00

In line with the Dagupan City's "BANGUS Festival" Dagupan Artist's showcased their art for the SIRKO art Exhibit in Nepp Mall. The Exhibit will run until May 31. Catch the great art of the Pangasinenses.

click here for more pictures.

Mukat Comics at the 3rd Summer Komikon

2011-04-10T13:52:00.000-07:00

3rd Summer Komikon 2011
Bayanihan Center
8008 Pioneer St., Kapitolyo
Sabado, Abril 16 · 10:00 AM - 7:00 PM

Abangan ang AKDA booth kasama ang Mukat Comics! :D

It's been a while since I last updated this blog. I apologize to the followers. I've just been too busy the past few months ahehe. I always update my FB page though you can also check me out here.

Thanks for all the support and I'll see you all the 3rs Summer Komikon! :)

Komikon.org Caricatures

2011-02-12T22:53:00.000-08:00

Sulyap Booksigning

2011-01-17T23:24:00.000-08:00

Celebrate independent Pinoy comics with us and meet the talented artists behind the Sulyap Komiks Anthology!

Free sketches and giveaways await!

Featuring:

Rommel Estanislao Jr.
Macoy
Gio Paredes
Tepai Pascual
Mel Casipit
Josel Nicolas
RH Quilantang
Ian Olympia

Brought to you by Powerbooks and Komikon, Inc.

New Caricatures

2010-12-20T00:01:00.000-08:00

Comics Bazaar sa ISSI

2010-11-30T08:33:00.000-08:00

Komikon 2010

2010-11-06T06:57:00.000-07:00

This coming Saturday November 13, 2010 will be the much awaited Komikon 2010! My very own Mukat Comics will be there!Catch us and support the Pinoy Komiks!

Komikon 2010

Starmall Trade Hall

EDSA cor Shaw Blvd

Sabado, Nobyembre 13 · 10:00 AM - 7:30 PM

This is the Poster that I have done today for Komikon 2010 about the comics that I have done so far. Printed at UP 11' x 17 "

Mukat Comics at PICCA 2010

2010-10-16T21:12:00.000-07:00

This coming friday, October 22-25 me together with my comics will be attending the 2nd PICCA: Philippine International Comics, Cartoons and Animation Festival at PICCA 4th floor, CyberZone. SM Annex, SM City North EDSA. Join us and support the local conventions in the Phillippines. Part of the festival is a trade show that showcases Local Indie(Independent) comics creators like me! :) It's gonna be an exciting week! I will get to use my new digicam.

link: PICCA

Mukat: one of my first Comics

2010-07-29T13:17:00.000-07:00

This is my personal treasure, one of the my early works as a comic artist. Photocopied comics that I did when I was in college way back 2002. Hnd pa back to back kasi mahirap kausap yung mga nagseserox samin. Grabe talaga ang inpluwensya ng Jap anime sa akin kaya ito yung ngawa ko. Sarili ko lang din yung cover design, mahilig akong maglaro sa design hnd ko pa kasi alam yung Photoshop so gupit gupit sa magazine at color pencil ang gamit ko. Iniisip kong ilabas next komikon na indie, tingin nyo may bibili? hehe tingnan natin! :)

Latest Caricatures

2010-07-29T08:11:00.000-07:00

It's been a while since I last posted my caricature, been so busy with so many thing, there's the 24 hr comics challenge, work and some stuff plus the never-ending caricature request. Speaking of caricatures here are the latest caricature I recently finished. Feel free to comment and enjoy! :)

this family caricature was commissioned to me by Ago a friend of mind back in PSU. I think this will be a gift.

This is TL Nami Palamos, it was her birthday so her team contacted me to create the caricature as a birthday gift.

This is my ever so beautiful Team Mananger Lizette Penaranda. August 1st is her birthday and this caricature is going to be our birthday gift for her. :) I hope she likes it.

ECCA Semi Annual Art Awarding

2010-06-22T21:50:00.000-07:00

It was the afternoon of June 18, 2010, Friday, me and Patrick Fernandez met up to attend the Awarding of Winners and opening Exhibit for "Mother and Child" Painting Competition at the GSIS Museum Pasay City.After the short Opening Ceremony the awarding took place. It was a great experience and I'd definitely join again.After the ceremony we headed to a Bulaluhan and drunk a couple of beers.

Painting Submisssion at ECCA

2010-06-02T23:09:00.000-07:00

I recently joined the ECCA Semi-Annual Art Competition by AAP and the contest theme for 2010 is Mother and Child. I worked for a month for my entry and I wanted to finish it on time until the deadline on May 30th. I have the money to buy the materials I need, however, I am really have a limited time to paint, I can only do it during rest days and just a couple of hours during working days. I even have a calendar in front of me every time I sit down on my laptop to remind me that I need to get working, as to sometimes I get carried away when I log in to facebook. Anyway, this blog have some pictures of my entry and the submission last may 30th at Valle Verde 1 at the ECCA museun.

I was with my colleague in Pangasinan Patrick Fernandez during the submission, he went from Pangasinan to submit his own entry, It was really a great experience! I get to see the beautiful artworks from some of the artist in the Philippines! When I compared my work to some of the best that I saw, I was really amazed and realized I need to get more and more practice like I always do. Also a note to myself, prepare at least 2 months for the entry, specially if you really want to win. I also get to be a member of AAP again! wow! member of Arts Association of the Philippines! being a member is already a great privilege.

The awarding ceremonies and the opening of the exhibition of the Fifty (50) finalist shall be held at the GSIS Exhibition Hall, GSIS Building. Roxas Boulevard, on Friday June 11, 2010, at 6 O'clock in the evening.

All 50 winning entries will automatically be included in the book "Great Themes in Philippine Art: Mother and Child"

Recent Caricatures

2010-05-13T03:51:00.000-07:00

This past few days I've been drawing caricatures for my friends and friends of my friends. They seem to like it so I guess I'm doing a great job! :)

Studio Ghibli Movies I Recently Watched

2010-05-06T02:11:00.000-07:00

I found a site online that I can watch the Studio Ghibli and other movies. It was really great to see movies I loved in full English dub and I really love it! It's really nice to just concentrate on the visuals instead of reading the subtitles. However, I don't mind the subtitles, I'm just saying that It's really a different experience as a whole as compared to watching and reading the subs.

I already watched most of the Studio Ghibli films in the original Japanese version with subtitles, I loved the first time I watched it, and I'm instantly in love with the characters and the story and the art and the animation. It was a couple of years back, so when I searched the internet and found the english versions, I'm so happy and watched the movies all over again.

First that I watched was Spirited Away, the DVD I bought don't have the subtitled version of the movie so I didn't watched It yet. What I love about the movie is the color and the animation as well as the story. The message of the story is really nice and had me want to watch more animated films.

Then I watched Princess Mononoke, another great film. What I like about the movie is the heart of it and the message to love and care nature. The movie was over 2 hours but you wont be bored because as the story goes, you'll definitely get hooked watching, I guess that's the magic of the Studio Ghibli Films. The characters are so alive and the movement was never short of life. After which I watched Tales of the Earthsea, My neighbor Totoro which is a very good-feel movie, Whisper of the heart and the now I'm currently watching, Nausica of the Valley of the Wind. In the future i would really like to watch Ponyo the latest Ghibli Movie they say it's good and I'm expecting nothing less...

Pista'y Dayat 2010 Schedule of Events

2010-04-26T23:54:00.000-07:00

I am really a fan of the Pista'y Dayat Celebration. Ever since I was a kid I never miss attending the event. Last 2005 and 2006 we won in the sand Sculpting Competition. It was really memorable, not because of the prizes, but because of the enjoyment and the ambiance that the festival provides. I would really love to attend the fest if not for my work. However I will always be here to support the event because I love Pangasinan and I love my heritage! :)

Bangus Festival 2010 Schedule of Activities

2010-04-26T23:45:00.000-07:00

Pangasinan Festivals

2010-04-25T12:10:00.000-07:00

Last day-off I went home to my hometown in Lingayen, Pangasinan to attend our local fiesta. I was not there during the main day though because I need to go to work, which is very sad. Not so sad though, because i was able to attend the opening of the art exhibit of my artist friends in Pangasinan, they are also members of the Dagupan Artist Circle and the Pangasinan Artist Group. The exhibit is titled "DakatDakat" meaning to dip oneself in water. I was invited by Patrick Fernandez in Facebook for the event, as a part of the Bangus Festival 2010 celebration in Dagupan City the Bangus capital of the world. The exhibit is showcased at Cafe Dumarc at 4pm, April 22. I was there by 5pm because I had a quick nap before going to the said exhibit.

The pictures above were taken during the exhibit. Thank you very much Patrick, Boni, Jojit and the rest of the Dagupan Artist Circle for the warm welcome. After the exhibit, We were also able to have a shot of GSM blue. I was so drunk and sleepy after that I was not able to go home that night, we had very good time chatting and exchanging ideas and experiences. It really made my short stay in Pangasinan so memorable.

The day after, April 23 in the afternoon, me and my brothers Lou-mel, Jep-jep and Not-not my niece went to the Lingayen Gulf for a swim, then we realized that at the same time the 1st Bagoong Festival together with 2010 Pistay Dayat Celebration is being formally Opened. We watched the colorful parade of the street dancers and got to roam around a bit.

I really enjoyed the my trip back home, and I wished that my stay would be for a week but sadly, I need to go back for work, money matters. :) I'd definitely go back and have my summer experience be a great one!

Summer Komikon 2010

2010-04-18T01:05:00.000-07:00

Yesterday Me and my friends attended the Summer Komikon 2010 at UP Bahay ng Alumni QC Philippines. We arrived there sometime after 10am. We fell in line before entering paid P50 then finally set-up the Indie Table assigned to me, well that was the only vacant table so we took it. I sold my latest comics creation Baboy 2 as well as my old comics that includes Baboy, MLU, EDSA, and DogStyle. Present also in my table is 8 Oras of my housemate Roelito and Pinoy Komiks Rebyu by Randy Valiente the same person who wrote EDSA.

There were many peolple and komiks and toys and everything, I was not able to roam around that much though because I'm stuck at my table selling my comics.At first nobody seems to find me because my table is on the far corner with a huge post blocking the view. Then a litter later people started walking by, browsing and buying my comics which made me very happy. At the end of the day only a few copies of my comics are left, Baboy2, MLU and Dogstyle were sold out! :) as well as 8 oras of Roel.

I was able to meet my frieds in Comics Gerry, RH, Freely, Hazel, Mcoy, Randy, Chapel, Rodent of SSM, the Masters from Atomic Underground. Culture Crash Idols: Melvin, Jon, Micheal, Elmer D., Omeng, Tin-tin and many many more... My thanks to all who have dropped by my table, and those who appreciate and love my works. let's meet again on the next convention! :)

After the Komikon we had a lot of komiks in our bags, had a great time and really enjoyed the event. Roel Even won at the On-the-Spot comics strip making contest! It's really one memorable saturday! :D

Baboy 2 teaser!

2010-04-13T20:58:00.000-07:00

Baboy 2 is the sequel of guess what? yup! goodjob! Baboy 1!. "Baboy" is the Filipino word meaning Pig. If you're wondering why that is the title of my Indie comics you can check out the online version of Baboy1 at my Deviantart page. :) My Comics will be available this Saturday at the Summer Komikon 2010, 10am UP Bahay ng Alumni. See you all there! I have a table reserved for my Indies and it will be brilliant if anyone can drop by to say hi! :)

Baboy 2 Update

2010-04-11T18:53:00.000-07:00

Ang "Baboy" ang pinaka-una kong indie na binenta ko at sinali sa Komikon. Gumagawa na kasi ako ng sarili kong komiks simula pa nung nasa 3rd yr hayskul ako hanggang college. Laking tuwa ko nung manalo ang Baboy ng unang gantimpala sa comics-creation nung Nov 2007. Madaming naghahanap ng karugtong kaya gumawa ako ng Baboy2 sana magustuhan mo rin katulad nung una. Maraming salamat at hanggang sa muli! :) Mabibili ang ang Baboy 2 sa Komikon etong sabado sa UP bahay ng Alumni Abril 17. Kita kita nalang tayo dun! :)

Mlu Colored

2010-02-17T01:58:00.000-08:00

I have plenty of Mlu drawings in my archive. I began drawing Mlu way back when I was still with e-telecare my 1st call center. There I met Lulu Castillo my Girlfriend. From the day I first drew Mlu until now, more or less I have created at least 200 small drawings about a quarter of a coupon bond and a full 9-pages mini-comic. That said comics won as the Best Entry in the Komikon 2009 last November. I was very happy when that comics won, I felt like all my efforts have been paid off. Up until now I still continue drawing Mlu when I have time. These are a few of my colored Mlu Drawings, colored about an hour each using Adobe Photoshop. Feel free to comment If you like them :).

A message for my First Love

2010-02-14T04:09:00.000-08:00

100 reasons why Mel is missing Lulu…

1.       She is the reason why Mel fell in love.

2.       Going to megamall is boring without her by Mel’s side.

3.       Picking a message scroll at the 5th flr church and interpreting God’s message.

4.       Eating sininang na baboy ang litsong kawali at kamay kainan.

5.       Window shopping at kamiseta, egg, girbaud, and herbench.

6.       Eating cake at red ribbon and Goldilocks.

7.       Eating at Chowking one of the favorite fastfood of Lulu.

8.       Goin g to MOA where it all started.

9.       Eating shopao, jampong and coke at seven11.

10.   Eating chicken, kariman and coke at ministop.

11.   Tumambay sa starbuck to find a cute tumbler.

12.   The txt expressions na pinauso namin like “hangee” “honeybee” “anee!!!”

13.   Junjun the imaginary housemate of Bunny.

14.   The way Lulu laughs when I said Bunny Facio to our landlady at Ugong.

15.   Going to the mass at the Edsa shrine.

16.   Lulu resting her head in my shoulder when we ride a bus going to 5star.

17.   Holding her hand in mine, for me it’s really romantic.

18.   The way she smiles and laughs when I crack another corny joke.

19.   The things we said about Yaphs. We always make fun of Yaphs specially when JD’s around.

20.   Her sweet txt messages to me.

21.   Our LQ’s because I know that no relationship is perfect.

22.   Going to mass at the 5th floor megamall church.

23.   Visiting her at their house in Plaridel, Bulacan.

24.   Her sinigang, when she cooked for me in my apartment at Ugong pasig, for me is the most romantic.

25.   The way she wipe my mouth when we eat.

26.   The Kiss on the lips before the bus moves..

27.   When we discovered the magic of facebook!

28.   When we play the music though imeem.

29.   When we check and tried the game Farmville and Café world.

30.   Our monthly monthsary celebration.

31.   Snoopy the huge snoopy stuff toy I got for her on our 3rd monthsary.

32.   Starbear the cute bear of bear cudlers.

33.   Carebear the carebear that lei always play with.

34.   I’m most happy whenever Lulu writes me a card/letter I can always see how creative she is.

35.   The joy w felt when we visited baguio city twice.

36.   The tagaytay trip with zwicky friends.

37.   The out of town birthdays we attended when someone we know celebrates their birthday.

38.   The 1st time Lulu visited our house at pangasinan.

39.   Watching movie with Lulu the 1st movie we watched was the spiderwick chronicles to G-force.

40.   When we worked at the same office and she cooks viand for me and I cook rice for her.

41.   The first time we played video game together.

42.   When we plays Psp together and try to finish medal of honor.

43.   The way she gets mad when my face is oily.

44.   Or when I forgets to wear my cap and I wear a worn-out t-shirt.

45.   When she buys me a new shirt! I always wear it.

46.   When she rest her legs on mine when we watch movies together.

47.   When she goes to the apartment just to watch Boys over flowers which eventually became one of my favorite cheesy shows.

48.   When we watch gossip girl together.

49.   When we count down the days before the New Moon is shown.

50.   When we watched the Twilight movie for the Nth time.

51.   When we drinks Zagu, always with extra pearl!

52.   When we eat shomai from Shomai House and eats icecream after! Good combination.

53.   When we take pictures of ourselves and make fun out of it.

54.   Every time I calm her down when Lulu gets to much affected.

55.   When she pinch me when I get to much touchy.

56.    When we talk about her favorite niece Lei-lei.

57.   When she asked me to download her fave Chris Brown song.

58.   The smile in her face when we celebrated our 1st anniversary.

59.   When I wait for her to log-out and be with each other before she goes home.

60.   Every time she sings in front of me with all the feeling and emotion. I can’t forget the Paparazzi song that goes… I’m your biggest fan I’ll follow you until you love me… papa-paparazzi!

61.   Eating ice-cream cookie sandwich at Dairy queen.

62.   Eating sizzling plate at gateway mall.

63.   Helping her harvest her farm in Farmville.

64.   And cooking for her in café world.

65.   Chatting with her in Aol.

66.   Commenting each other at Friendster.

67.   Planning what we will do in the future.

68.   Drawing cute drawing of both us to the making of the MLU comics.

69.   Going to National Bookstore to buy scrapbooking stuff.

70.   When she waits for me at the starbucks at shaw when her log-out is earlier to mine.

71.   When we eat at mcdonald’s or Jollibee because the mall is not open yet.

72.   When she calls me on my phone to check if I’m ok.

73.   When we talks about her officemates in PS, CVG, HTMT and VXI.

74.   Whenever she get’s mad when I have no one to be with in the apartment.

75.   And when she tries to scare me about jun jun and some ghost stuff.

76.    When she smiles when I get to give her the danggit I bought her from pangasinan.

77.   When we update our Friendster account. Add pictures, comment on photos and post shout-outs.

78.   When she gets mad at me when I don’t laugh at her jokes.

79.   When she smiled the moment I gave her the caricature of herself.

80.   When we talk about other peoples lives Like what happened with Nico and Apol.

81.   The happiness in her eyes when she received the bag that I bought for her December of 2008.

82.   When she gave me the nike bag December of 2008 too.

83.   Whenever she asks me to buy ruffles and I usually disagree because it’s too expensive.

84.   When she finished the game Nuts in her cell phone. The game that I also enjoyed playing, she even finished the game first than I did.

85.   When we went to her school in Nueva Ecija. I got to see where she studied before.

86.   When she gave me a Patrick stuff toy because I gave her Spongebob stuff toy.

87.   When we were singing like crazy at Walter mart in Bulacan.

88.   Her joy when she took a bath on the lingayen beach in my hometown.

89.   The congratulations she always give me when I’m successful about the comics I make.

90.   The way she makes me jealous of Chris Tiu.

91.   We could watch the last 2 Harry potter films. New said the Deathly hollows will be divided to 2 movies.

92.   The way she disagrees with me whenever I say that I’m good-looking.

93.   The smile in her face when I gave her the first rose, she’s way more beautiful than any flower.

94.   The gladness in her eyes when I didn’t pushed through to be a QA. Being with her is more important.

95.   The times that we laugh together when no ones around.

96.   The excitement when she said the 1st I love you Mel to me at Moa.

97.   The 1st kiss is she gave me. It was on my cheeks J

98.   The joy she brought to my life, color and drama.

99.   I miss her being her.

100. I know that she can take care of herself and that she don’t need assistance, she is strong that’s why I like her and I love her.

I can still go on and on, and tell you why I miss you. If I can turn back time, I will correct the things that made you mad at me. You are a good person, a strong and beautiful person. That’s why I know that you can fulfill all your dreams in life. I did this because this is what I really feel right now. Please take care or yourself always. My line is always open for you when you need me. Happy Valentines Day Lulu. I really miss you…

UPLB Komiks Trip 2010

2010-02-13T06:03:00.000-08:00

Around 7:00 in the morning of Feb 13 I met-up with Randy Valiente at the Cubao Bus terminal. We eventually discovered that there were no Sta Rosa buses at that terminal and we were advised to just wait for one along Edsa. We arrived at the UPLB before 10am just in time to witness the ribbon cutting headed by Mr. Jonas Diego. Finding the venue was not as easy as we thought it would, we walked and asked along the UP campus, until we met the group of Sir Orvi that time we were able to find the venue. It woud have been better if there's some kind of hint as to where the venue is like a tarp or poster perhaps so that 1st timers in the place can easily find the venue.

According to Mr. Diego it's time to have conventions outside of the metro, which is good so that people outside of Manila can get to experience the comics convention fever. After the opening ceremony we headed to the main hall, I was able to have the oppurtunity to share a table with Mr. Randy Valiente, without him, I wouldn't have been able to attend for the 1st time the komiks strip at UPLB.Beside our table to the right is the Culture Crash group I was able to chat and befriend with two of my Idols Micheal David (kuburi kikiam) and Elmer Damaso (Cat's trail) I got a copy of their comics and got them singed! How lucky day this was for me.

I was also able to sell my Indie Comics, Baboy, Dogstyle, Mlu, and Edsa. Edsa was sold-out! I was able to sell the 5 copies I displayed, I was not able to track my sales though but it's ok. I'm good. Overall the event was a success and I'm looking forward for the next comics convention.

Komiks for the UPLB Comic con

2010-02-08T02:39:00.000-08:00

I just got home from a trip to UP Diliman QC. That is the only place I know which can give me a quality copy of my mini-comics. After logging-out at the office by 1pm I headed straight to the UP campus, I don't mind the heat of the sun, I don't mind my headache, I don't mind my lack of sleep, just to get my comics copied, and no I am not angry. Anyway, The name of the stall is YZA, it is located in the shopping center inside the UP Campus. I had my Baboy and Mlu Comics photocopied 20 copies each. If you want to grab a copy, you can contact me or you can drop by our table at the KomiksTrip : the First UPLB comics convention. I will be at the table of Wow Hayop with my good friend and a great artist Randy Valiente. Mr Valiente is the writer of EDSA a mini-comics about... you got it right EDSA! I'm also going to bring copies of that comic to the con as well as the Dogstyle another Best Entry for the Komikon an Annual Comics Convention in the Philippines.

Other than my comics, I will bring along Walong Oras(8 hours) the mini-comics of my housemate and also a great programmer and web developer Mr. Roelito Barreto.why such title? it's because he did the comics literally for 8 hrs! I dont think I can do that yet. For more info about the event you can check this link. See you there guys and spread the word, I know it's Valentines but what the hell! We all can multi-task, I think.

THE ART OF MEL CASIPIT: I Love Lingayen

2010-02-04T00:31:00.000-08:00

THE ART OF MEL CASIPIT: I Love Lingayen

I Love Lingayen

2010-02-04T00:05:00.000-08:00

I was born and grew up in Lingayen, Pangasinan, in a small "barangay" called Naguelguel. Since I was little we used to go to the Famous Lingayen, gulf, the same gulf that Gen. McArthur Landed during the second World War. In that same beach we celebrate the Pista'y Dayat(Sea Festival) on the 1st day of May to thank God for the blessing and for good harvest for the people. I can still remember, we used to join the Sand Sculpting Copetitiion during the said festival. I posted here some of our sculptures. Those are few of the winning pieces of art, and some are just too good though did not win, but is good enough to be featured.

I really fell said when I think about what happened because the competition were removed in the line-up of events, for the information of the organizers and the Pangasinan Provincial Government, the Sand Sculpting competition is one of the major event in the festival that most tourist look forward to. This is the event that they can get to take pictures of the sculptures, when the sun is too hot to take a bath yet to the sea.

I'm looking forward and hoping that they'd bring the competition back, it will definitely make the people and the artist like us very happy.

Glasshousegraphics Comics creation Seminar

2010-01-31T16:48:00.000-08:00

My dream jobs are to be an animator or a comicbook artist! Ever since I was just a kid, I'm always fascinated to superheroes and moving pictures. My dream is still burning in me that's why I always practice drawing as much as possible even though I'm already working.

I'm most happy when I was able to work in the Big City (NCR), in my opinion, all the event and all of my dream jobs are here, meaning I'm closer...

I've always known of the glasshousegraphics comics creation seminar, unfortunately I'm still in the province so I dont have the financial capability to go and join the seminar, but now that I'm working already, there's no way i would miss this seminar.

The Seminar is a 2-day event at the CLSB in Taft Ave. Manila from Jan 30-31, 2010. I was able to meet there my good friend Randy Valiente and Jaime also an equally good artist. With me is my housemate Roel Barreto which is also a fine programmer. We were all excited to listen and take part of the seminar.

Most of the talks were discussed by David Campiti the CEO of glasshousegraphics, he is also the one who reviewed the portfolios of the participants like me. There were talks about comics, the history, the legends in comics, pencilling, toning, coloring, lay-outing preparing portfolios, and about glasshouse graphics and the careers waiting for us If ever we're qualifie. David emphasize that not all comics right now are good, good means that It's interesting to read and to follow.

We really learned a lot from the seminar, I was able to take-down some notes. After the seminar I feel inspired to practice and to practice more to make my dream come true.

Pres. Cory Aquino Photo Exhibit

2010-01-26T05:09:00.001-08:00

Just got home from a tiring NBI clearance renewal, whew, It's really a long day, you will need to stay in line for hours just to get your clearance renewed. Good thing I have my cellphone with me, I get to listen to radio while waiting in line.

After about an hour or so falling in line, I was able to get my clearance renewed! It was at the Megamall where I had the clearance renewed, after taking a quick snack, I walked in the mall to look for something that will interest me, my original plan was to hear a mass, but some reason there wasn't any, and I did see something! There was an Exhibit Dedicated for the Great Pres. Corazon "Cory" Aquino. It is a very interesting and informative photo exhibit, there are many things about Pres. Aquino that was showcased, most of which are things that you don't really see quite often. There were pictures about state visits, letters to and from Pres. Aquino, pictures of the Aquino family, and a wall that you can dedicate and send messages. I was able to take some pictures. You can still go and see the exhibit it is still on-going.

another batch of commissioned caricature

2010-01-25T16:29:00.001-08:00

I just resigned from my previous callcenter work, It's been over 3 years and find It really sad when I think about leaving. Leaving in not always a bad thing, when you go you sometimes find new opportunities and new acquaintances. Just before and after I resigned I did a few caricatures for my friends. Hope you like them as much as I did.

this is my latest ballpenart. Done while I'm in training at North Edsa. Done using a ballpen I think I borrowed from a friend. :) By February I'm going to start for another call center Job at makati. Goodluck to me! :D

My Caricatures

2010-01-19T06:02:00.000-08:00

I've always been making caricatures ever since. I remember when I was still studying, I always draw faces of the people that I'm interested with(anyone :). These few caricatures are few of my latest creations, do you like it? feel free to comment. If you're interested, you can contact me so we can do business together. :) email me at mukatman@yahoo. com. Yo can view some of my other creations on my facebook account.

Up a Disney/Pixar Movie

2010-01-12T04:37:00.001-08:00

I have always been a fan of 3D films. When I was a child I always watch children shows on TV specially if its cartoons or animes or martial arts. Soon after I was introduced to 3D, then I got really fascinated by the magic of animation. My dream is to become one in the future. Many 3D films have been shown, like Finding Nemo, Madagascar, Kung-fu Panda, Cars, Shreck I always watch these kind of films, It's like watching your toys go alive, its like a whole new world. :)

Just recently I've watched UP by Disney/Pixar. My orig plan was to watch it on cinema but, I never found a time to do so, maybe because I'm too busy thinking or doing some stuff, of maybe I'm just too lazy or maybe I dont have enough money yet :) an so I just watched the the movie on our living room froma DVD. Anyway, what I love about the movie most is the animation, the action the drama and the story. The movie tries to tell us that it's never too late to fullfil your dreams. You need friends to survive and sometimes people that you look up to are not the person who you really think they are.

The animation was superb! I like how they shoot each shot and used lighting. I also love the character design, the colorful world and the drama of the characters. Definitely for the whole family to enjoy. 'till the next movie then. :)

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These are my mini comics done way back last year, I've always wanted to submit a comic-strip to our local news paper. Soon I will be! :) wish me luck!

Avatar Movie by J.Cameron

2010-01-10T04:08:00.000-08:00

Yes, I know its late, been busy with some things, avatar is the first movie that I watched for 2010. After attending the Sunday mass at the Edsa Shrine I watched Avatar with a special friend :p. This is all that I can say.

The movie was great! It’s definitely worth mentioning. I’m doing this blog because the movie was still in my memory. I like the movie because of the cool character design, the cool world of Pandora, the story that everybody can relate to, and most especially because of the message of the story to love the Earth that we all live in. It’s really a great experience. At first my plan is to watch it in Imax or in 3d but because of unforeseen circumstances, we just watched in the regular cinema, the movie was still super though, I cant imagine how MORE exciting it would be to watch in full 3d! Oh my God!

James Cameron really did a great job doing the movie! It was almost real watching it in the movies. I respect others opinion but for me, It’s one of the most action-packed movies of all time. The 2.5 running time passed so fast you almost have no more time to talk to your seatmate or whoever your with :D. I’d definitely do a fan-art in the future.

here's some of my ballpen sketches, I love the xmen, sometimes i wish i have super powers and defend the earth from evil doers. I wish...

no his name is not Graaah! you know his name :p

Lapu-lapu Reprint and Fanart

2010-01-09T03:30:00.000-08:00

Yumina is the the younger sister of Lapu-lapu and Arturo is one of the crew of Ferdinand Magellan

MIRAJA is the love interest of Lapu-lapu.

Lapu-lapu is a series in the 50's made by the Dean of the Philippine Comics. It is based on the story of Lapu-lapu the king of Mactan the first Filipino to win over the Spaniard conquerors.

LAPU-LAPU is one of the komiks novels that Francisco Coching, the Dean of Philippine Comics made. It was first published in the 1950's by Ace Publications Inc. It is based on the 1st Filipino hero of the island of Mactan. He is Lakan or the King of the island.

I really love the story and the artwork of this comics. You should read it too, I bought my copy at NBS Dagupan. One thing that i noticed is the language they used, most of the words that Mr. Coching used are words that are new to me, I mean words like "tigmak", "talaksan", "kampilan", "halaghag" etc. I enjoy learning though, you will eventually find out the meaning of those words as you go with the story. I made this fan art to show my respect to the masters of Philippine Komiks. I really hope that the reprints of the early comics by the masters will continue, I'd definitely get a copy and enjoy reading and learning.

San Pablo Comics Fest 2009

2009-12-19T23:01:00.001-08:00

7th National Scale Model Competition

2009-11-22T06:23:00.000-08:00

the 7th National Scale Model Competition was held at the Megamall from Nov 16-22, 2009. I just past by before going to church to hear a mass. Plenty of scale models were displayed, I was amazed at the detail and the number of scale models on display! It really was amazing! I took some pictures of those models you check them out below. I wish I can have one too, but I dont have the space and the money to have one yet.

no, this is not a scale model. This is me!

Ballpen Sketches no. 2

2009-11-21T16:22:00.000-08:00

baboy the Boy Illustration

This boy is the main character in my first Indie Comics

this is the transformed version of the boy above

this on is has nothing to do with the drawings above. This is Shaider the Space Sherif, one of my childhood hero.

my Paintings

2009-11-10T01:15:00.000-08:00

the Fisherman

Nanay Tatay Gusto kong Tinapay

Those 2 above are my paintings the one on top is an oil painting and the one below that is acrylic. I was introduced to painting by my college Prof. Robert "pars " G. Sison in PSU Pangasinan State University Lingayen Campus.

Mlu journal: Halloween

2009-11-01T07:09:00.000-08:00

Well its been a while since I last updated my blog, been busy these past few days or maybe I'm just lazy. The drawing above is my fan art for Twilight saga: New Moon. My girlfriend really likes this series so much so I guest I have to love it too. :) Just got from a mass earlier, today, Nov 1 is the "All Saints Day" and tomorrow is the "All Souls Day" I was not able to go back to Pangasinan though.

I'm looking forward for to see the new Astro Boy movie! :) I'm also a fan of that boy. I was supposed to be seeing it with Lulu but I screwed it up. Well, I hope we can see the movie before its not showing in theaters anymore. Happy Halloween! :)

Ballpen Sketches

2009-10-22T18:23:00.000-07:00

Spiderman sketch

Nightwing and Huntress Sketch

Ichigo Sketch

This one's my Original character "Shooter"

I did most of these sketches at the office when we have high avail time(meaning, there are no calls on que). What I do is bring a piece of coupon bond, divide it into 4 equal parts and do the sketches. I draw anything under the sun, most of the time I do Fan arts of superheroes and animes.

My original creation MLU was also done this way as well as the thumbnails for my Baboy original comics.

Using ballpen as a sketching pen s not easy, specially if you're not used to it but once you got the hang of it, it's not as hard as it looks. So how does it go when you make a mistake? For me, you just have to continue skecthing, some minor errors can be remidied, but some mistakes need to be redone. Hope you like my sketches you can check my DA specially dedicated to ballpen sketches here.

The Winning Comics: MLU

2009-10-21T18:45:00.000-07:00

The Winning Comics: MLU

MLU is my newest comics entry for the 5th Komikon Comics Creation Contest. I was able to get the Best Entry award for the 3rd Consecutive time. Baboy won last Komikon Nov 2008 and second time is for Dogstyle last May 2009 at the Komikon Summer Fiesta. I am very happy that many have appreciated my comics, I'm doing this Blog to share why I did and how I did MLU:

1. First I will write the story, usually, for my comics since it's only a few pages I just think what the story is about.
2. Then I do the thumbnails, in this stage I decide how the panels are layed out on each page and how many pages will my comics be.

3. Next is pencilling, I just follow what I draw on the thumbnails stage so thumbnails are critical you need to put all the important details on it so when its pencillixng time you will not waste time thinking what to draw.

4. And lastly the inking stage, this stage usally takes time, specially if you want to put as much detail on comics as you want, this will make your comics look better. I dont sketch digitally, I only use the basic pencil paper and Ink combo, why? because I really feel attached to my comics this way, and other than that you have a so-called "original art" If you do all your drawing digitally you dont have an orignal art on paper no matter how may prints of your drawings is, "original print" maybe?

Let me give you a brief history why MLU came to be. No, it did'nt started because of the Komikon Contest, It began way back. At the office before they forbid us to bring over pen and papers I'm already making sketches of the characters. Soon after, when Lulu my girlfriend, gave me her "yes", I started making MLU(abbreviation of our names: Mel and Lulu) I drew my first MLU drawing, most of it is can be viewed here-->> most of the early drawing is with Lulu. More or less I have created about 200 drawings of MLU, so when it so happened that the theme for the Komikon 2009 Contest is drama or love story I decided to make Us star in the latest entry :)

POST-KOMIKON EXPERIENCE

2009-10-19T14:49:00.000-07:00

POST-KOMIKON EXPERIENCE Oct 19, 2009
Yes I now its a bit late but its better later than later :)

What a really great day that was! The recently concluded Komikon 2009 at the Megamall, Megatrade Hall 1, yesterday Oct 18. I really enjoyed the event even though I was not able to go around that much, I still get to make sure that I get the things that only at such event that I can get in just one round.:) After my work shift from 12:30am - 9:30am(graveyard shift)I head directly to the Megamall just a few blocks from office at Shaw Blvd.

I was with my friend Roel who assisted me in gettting my things in order and stayed at my table when I need to go arround to buy some things. We stayed there until around 7:30pm. A bit later after the they Awarded to my newest Indie Comics "MLU", Best Comics Creation for the Theme: "Sa Kaibuturan ng Aking Puso". To all who bought my Indie, to the Komikon Committee, and to God, my sincerest thanks! :) And for Lulu my comics is all about you.:) This is the 1st Komikon that I was able to get an Indie table(for those who'll going to sell Independent Comics) so I'm really excited and though I'm lacking sleep I still enjoyed very much the event.

At the Indie table to my left is Sir Gio Paredes(Kalayaan, Bayan Knights) and to my right is Rhiver Quilantang(Manilaman, Bayan Knights, Porkypine Rood and Goodbye Rubbit) my now 2 good friends :D they're really nice and we chat when there's no buyer of our Comics. Lets support Indie Comics and the Bayan Nights.:) I was also able to give a Copy of my Baboy and Mlu Indie Comics to Sir John Lent, those 2 comics are silent comics so I think its fine to give it to him because hes an american :) Hope He enjoys the art as much as I did.

When got home I have:

a copy of El Indio of Francisco Coching the Dean of Philipppine Comics
a copy of SKP: Samahang Kartunista ng Pilipinas Roster Book
a copy of Trese: Mass Murders by Sir B. Tan and K. Baldisimo
a copy of Where Boldstars Go to Die by G. Alanguilan and A. Esmena
a copy of Digmaang Salinlahi 04 by J. Zamar
a copy of Pinoy Komiks Rebyu by Sir Randy Valiente(my Baboy Indie was featured here! check it out! :)
a copy of Porkypine Rood and Goodbye Rubbit by RH Quilantang
a copy of Jeprox Komiks by Freely Abrigo of SKP
a copy of Darna issue no.1
a copy of Wikipilipinas Users Manual
a copy of Yoghi Manga
a copy of Yu-Gi-Oh GX vol.2 English Manga
a copy of FHM Magazine, april 2009 Issue 8 copies of Foreign Comics(Punisher, Hourman, Cybernary by Nick Manabat, Cable, Gen13 art by Adam Hughes, DHP: Dark Horse Presents, and Blade of the Immortal)
a Jack TV notebook
an Avatar DVD(final 6 episodes) Komikon Poster and Poster of Zsa Zsa Zaturnah
a Long brown Paper Bag
and lastly another Best Comics creation award for MLU: Madramang Lambingan sa Umaga.

What a great experience! all that I can say is that I'd definitely go back and attend the next Komikons to come. :) To may friends online that I meet the first time, its so nice to meet you in person. thanks to all of you and hope to see you at the next convention.

KOMIKON 2009 PREparation

2009-10-17T01:50:00.000-07:00

Bukas na ang Komikon 2009(http://komikon.deviantart.com). Sa Megamall megatrade Hall1, Mandaluyong city. Ready na rin ang mga ibebenta naming copya ng mga komiks namin, kasama ko bukas si Roel, schoolmate ko dati sa PSU(Pangasinan State University).

sa UP kami nagpa-xerox ng kopya, kala nga namin hinde kami aabot, gabi na kasi kami dumating dun pagkatpos ng trabaho ni Roel(Programmer siya) buti na lang 8pm pa daw sila magsasara. Additional copies ang mga pinagawa namin, nakapagpacopya na kasi kami dati, bale 40 copies ang dala namin. Available ang Baboy, Dogstyle, EDSA at MLU ko, si Roel naman ay magdadala ng Copya ng una nyang Indie Komiks na 8 ORas (walong Oras)bakit Walong Oras? Bili na lang kayo ng copy, mura lang :).

Baboy ang Official Entry ko sa Komikon 2008, Dogstyle naman ang Official Entry ko sa Komikon Summer Fiesta 2009, nanalo yung dalawang yun ng Unang Gantimpala sa Comics Creation Contest.:) EDSA naman ang Una kong colaboration sa Isang bantog na writer at artist sa Pilipinas at sa Ibang Bansa si Boss Randy Valiente . at siyempre MLU ang Official Entry ko sa Komikon 2009 Comics-creation Contest(sana manalo hehe :)

Mauuna na si Roel sa Venue, may pasok pa kasi ako, nakaka-inis may pasok ako sa sa sabado ng gabi, e Linggo yun, gusto ko sana e, pagpunta ko sa mega fresh na fresh ako grrr buset talaga! Pero ok lang ganyan ang buhay shit happens 'ika nga. s Nga pala 'pag bibili kayo ng at least 2 copies may free sketch kayo sa'min. Itago nyo, ibaon nyo sa lupa, kasi pag-sikat na kami magiging Collectors item yun hehe.

Mlu Comics Complete!

2009-10-01T22:26:00.000-07:00

Sa wakas! Natapos at umabot sa deadline ang aking pangatlong entry sa Komikon Comics Creation Contest na may pamagat na MLU. Bakit MLU? Madami namang pwedeng gawing title? Yung malakas ang dating. Mlu ba kasi wala na akong maisip na ibang kulay na nagsisimula sa letrang "M" maliban sa Maroon? kaya Mlu nalang o kaya Miolet? Siyempre hinde, Mlu kasi nauuso ngayon 'yung love-team na pinagsasama yung pangalan ng magka-love-team tulad ng: Kimerald(Kim and Gerald) at Brangelina (Brad Pitt and Angelina) kaya naisip ko, ako din! MLU = Mel and Lulu! hehe ang Corny pero ako ang creator ng Komiks na 'to!, 'ika nga ni JD yung kaibaigan ko, "Give me Alone!!!!" Sana magustuhan mo itong simpleng Gawa ko, saka sana manalo hehe, sinali ko kasi 'to sa Comics Creation Contest sa Komikon 2009. Thankyou at Mabuhay ang Filipino Komiks!

First Time ko magkakaroon ng sariling table sa Komikon kaya excited na ko hehe. Pwede kayong bumili Php 20 lang. Magbebenta rina ako ng Baboy, Dogstyle at Edsa ang una kong colabotion sa pamosong manunulat na si Ser Randy Vanliente.

*Komikon is an Annual Comics Convention in the Philippines. This it will be held @ Megamall, October 18, 2009, Megatrade Hall 1 5th Level Bldg B, SM Megamall, Sunday, 10am - 9pm, Entrance Fee: P80.

Komikon Comics Creation Entry

2009-09-20T19:12:00.000-07:00

See you all at the Komikon 2009! I'm currently working at my entry for the comics-creation Contest for Komikon. At SM megamall megatrade hall this October. It's a love story, and hopefully I can finish it up until the deadline. (for details you can visit http://komikon.deviantart.com)
I was able to reserve an Indie table for the 1st time, which makes me so happy! :) I'm been attending komikon for the past couple of years and my 3rd time to join the comics creation contest.

BABOY

I will be selling copies of Baboy and Dogstyle as well as EDSA my first colob with the great writer/artist Sir Randy Valiente :iconrandyvaliente: Please feel free to drop by.
I'm so excited, and I just can't fight it hehe. ;p Sa mga berks ko, kita kits sa komikon ha? :D

DOGSTYLE

Dogstyle and Baboy @ Comic Odyssey

2009-09-20T14:19:00.000-07:00

Sa mga wala pang copy. Please maawa na kayo. Only @30 php/Dogstyle and Baboy in one! Isn't that great! (hehe sales na sales eh.)COMIC ODYSSEYLevel 3 Expansion Mall,Robinsons Galleria EDSA,Ortigas Avenue Quezon City.Owned by Sir Sandy. Thankyou very much for the warm welcome.

Ang BABOY at Dogstyle ay ang aking mga Indie na isinali sa KOMIKON sa UP. Nanalo naman, sa awa ng Diyos at 1st place pa. Sobrang biyaya na to para sa 'kin. Kita kita na lang tayo sa susunod na Komikon sa October. Magdadala ako ng mga kopya ng Baboy, Dogstyle at EDSA yung unang colab ko kay boss Randy :)