New logo and postcard for Impronta Films

Hey, guys. Sorry for the few months without posting, life has been quite hectic. I'm going to try and remedy it from now on.

A while ago I explained how I revamped a logo for my friends at Impronta Films, a group of outstanding people who have in their hearts the passion for telling good stories.

Well, I just helped them redesign their whole website, stationery and logo as a holidays present (go there and check it out, if you wish). I also designed a little Holidays postcard for them to send to their friends, families and clients. Nothing too fancy, just a simple reminder to end the year (but not the world, as you have probably noticed) with good feelings.

I asked for their permission to share it with you, as I feel that they are a bit like a family to me, and so are you. They said yes, so here it goes (click on it to expand it):

As we are bilingual, so is the card. So, anyway, as the card says, I also wish all of you happy holidays and a prosperous new year of sketches 2013. Cheers!

New Looks, Same Old Titi

Since yesterday, Dim Light Creatures sports a new shiny logo. I'm quite proud of how it looks.

This blog has also experienced a few changes to keep up with the main website. I believe it looks sleekier now, too. It has a new header that identifies the blog properly and easily describes what you're going to find inside. The layout of the blog is better structured now.

But the main change is in the titi, who is still throwing sketches (and news) at you from the top right corner of this blog, with his best aim and his worst intentions. But instead of looking like this:

He has changed his looks (because, honestly, who needs a haircut or a comb these days, really), and now looks like this:

I tried to convince him to stay the same, but he wouldn't listen (has he ever...?). Well, I suppose he doesn't look that different, after all. And let me tell you, he's still the same old pain in the ass who every day steals my food, throws my shoes out the window and leaves me without my favorite pencils so he can go fly on them.

Oh, well, at least he still does his job. Sort of.

My New Project: Caricatures at The Toon Zoo

Hey! I'm back at doing caricatures. Check out this one:

[ If you want to buy one, go to The Toon Zoo and take a look. They are full color, fairly priced, and I'll do my best so you'll be satisfied with the results. I explain how I work in detail on the site. ]

Do you like them? Please leave your comments on this post. I'd like to read your thoughts about it.

In a few hours, another sketch from my series "Oldies", from 1997.

Sketch 029 (News and Sketches. Back to Daily)

Hello again. I'm very busy these days, working closely with the fine guys at Delirio Místico (a Spanish graphic design company) and Impronta Films (a Spanish film production company), creating designs for some of their clients, translating movie scripts, and other cool stuff. All that while working on developing my own illustration and comic projects. I'm having tons of fun.

But I don't want to neglect this blog, which is a pleasure of mine. (And the Titi wouldn't forgive me if I did, and he has a reeeally bad temper.)

So, from now on, and in the foreseeable future, we're going back to throw you one sketch a day, Monday to Friday every week.

We're starting with a series of old drawings I just rescued, the contents of a dusty folder dating back to the crazy old days of 1997. Back then, I decided to redraw many of the characters I had been creating for fun since I was a kid. I didn't finish the task, but I came close. Looking at them now, I think some of those drawings are worth showing them to you, guys. I hope you like them.

Here's the first one:

(Old character of mine, redrawn in 1997)

Sketch 027 (Many Happy Returns)

Hey. Obviously, things didn't go as planned.

As it often does, life happened, and for most of last year I couldn't find the time nor the motivation to draw anything, even less to publish it here. But I've decided that you have to do what you have to do to enjoy life, no matter the obstacles, and drawing is one of the things that I've done with more pleasure since I was a kid.

Thus, recently I've been drawing again; and from this point on, I'm going to start giving my sketches, old and new, to the Titi again, so he can keep throwin' em at ye with all the strength of his tiny, hairy arms.

They might not come in daily, but they'll keep coming frequently. So, if you're interested, I hope you'll check the blog from time to time for more sketches and news. Here's a new one:

Oh: I also intend to make storytelling, preferably with words and drawings, an integral part of my life. I have plans for that. Stay tuned for more news in the upcoming months.