PzP Tshirt Design

Plaza Pública is a Guatemalan digital newspaper. For their 4th anniversary, they asked several local artists to come up with designs for merchandise. Mine is about how I perceive the work they do: Plaza is unlike most news sources, because they don't just give you the raw news, they analyze and investigate to provide the public with an in-depth look. They also have several columns which provide an even further breakdown of current matters. The design is avaliable in three colors: black, white and aqua. Cloth bags, mugs and buttons were also made. And they're all available for purchase right now at selected stores. 11 x 17 inches, digital. 

Photos: Plaza Pública

Wednesday Ash

Ash Wednesday marks the beginning of Lent, which lasts until Easter. On this day, devout Western Christians (Catholics, Anglicans, Lutherans, Presbyterians and the like) line up to get their foreheads marked with blessed ashes by a priest, who utters, "Remember that you are dust, and to dust you shall return.", which is kind of a downer. Usually the priest just makes an ash cross with his finger, but sometimes they lean into it a bit much. 8.5 x 11 inches, digital. 

Zombie Cupid

There's no bigger zombifying agent today that's more powerful than love. When it hits, it hits fast and hard. Many times, you never see it coming. So it makes sense to think of an undead cherub spreading this plague thru his infected arrows to feast on the remains of broken hearts everywhere. Or maybe it doesn't. But then again, nothing about love is logical. 9 x 16 inches, digital.  

Redhead

I'vebeen told that my drawing style lends itself for vectorization. So every now and then I do one of these sketches on Illustrator. Gotta say, I like how they look, but I still have a bit of trouble getting the lines to look how I want them to be. The way I see it, I have three options:

1. This kind of line becomes a new style 
2. Making the line on Photoshop and then vectorizing it
3. Not using lines anymore

Which line style would you want to see more?

8.5 x 9 inches, digital. 

Victorio Coronas

Meet Victorio. Don't let his looks deceive you: he's a young, long-haired, tuff mofo, and he takes no lip from nobody. Last guy who commented on his long eyelashes, went home with his teeth in paper bag.
8.5 x 8.5 inches, digital.

Tiny Tiger

If you like my art, here's a good way to get a unique, handmade piece and do some good at the same time. A friend's mom got sick and a few people decided to help raise some funds for her treatment by organizing an auction. Some of us local artists were asked to donate art pieces to be sold to the highest bidder. Instead of giving away some piece that was lying around, I made a new one specially for the occasion. You want it? Go here to place your bid. It's for a good cause! Deadline: March 31st. 5 x 7 inches, ink on paper.

Kid Writers

For an article about Julio Serrano and Rubén Nájera, two writers who just published a children's book each, EsQuisses, a cultural blog, asked me to portray them as five year-old kids.  8.5 x 20 inches, digital.