Journey to the center of the earth

Another classic story by Jules Verne which has been proven since that it is an impossibility. There are no pocket worlds in the center of the world...sadness!

But his books have brought us to imagine new worlds and exercised our imagination. This one is no exception; it is filled with amazement and wonder. I thought of integrating some of the elements within the story like a dinosaur or giant mushrooms but decided to keep it more abstract. However if you analyze the postcard, you can see the professor, his nephew and Hans depicted as small circles climbing down the volcano mountain "Snæfellsjökull" placed on top of the word "journey" in red and going to the center of the earth and then spitted out of a smaller volcano at the bottom left of the card at an angle.

Marvel, We have a Hulk!

Welcome the Hulk! So i think i went overboard with this one. I find i put too much details on the buildings but i couldn't help it. Notice the cop behind the car! you can barely see him behind all the details. But heck it was fun. I was going more fore a 70s looking Hulk with the background's color and them colorful pants? Some of the challenges were of course the cars and drawing those letters on the cars.

for the logo, i was going for something that would contrast with the savageness of the Hulk. I was sort of picturing this being at the Metropolitan natural history Museum as a stuffed animal installation depicting a Hulk with a little signage on the bottom of the installation presenting the breed.

Cheers and up next; Spider on the subway! Maybe ;)

 

some details:

Hamlet

The tragic tale of a prince of Denmark, Hamlet is a classic play by the great Shakespeare. The story is well known and has been adapted by many including Disney's classic The Lyon King. It is a story of deception, sacrifice and honor. But while reading it, I noticed it was also about madness. Is the prince going crazy or did he really see his father's ghost? Should he kill his uncle?

For this postcard, i decided to work on the theme of madness. The composition is more chaotic and less structured, the colors are overlaid and mixed into each other. I also decided to created contrast within the elements. I drew more contemporary characters for the title to break away from the ink line of the King. I also added a little crown over the "e" in a very iconic style. The prince is in silhouette and in a spiral of confusion screaming (AAAAAA).

And to top it of, i had to add the classic skull's head; TO BE OR NOT TO BE?

Marvel, Fan Art part 2

I was having so much fun with this one that i finished it in a day (with correction the next day). I went for something minimal in colors because i like it that way and also i tried a black and white version even though i enjoy the color.

I was compelled to draw a more contemporary X-men team but opted to start with the original X-men. I do enjoy drawing folds and find the classic costume designs simple and elegant. On another note, I just wanted to add, Jack Kirby was the man and i have to admit i joyfully tried a ticker brush line to fit his style but yet still kept my more graphic touch. Hope you like it. 

Up next the incredible Hulk...

Marvel, Fan Art!!!

So recently, i have been rereading a lot of Marvel X-men and other comics; Some old school stuff and some of the new titles. And i have to say I am really enjoying the art and the stories in it. I know some people think U.S. comics are "cheap" in content but i have to say the character development is pretty good. I grew with these characters and still care about them. 

I decided to create a bunch of fan art for some character the I enjoy in the Marvel and later on the DC universe. Bellow you can see some redesign of marvel logos and an sketch of a classic X-men cover i m working on. 

Basically I'm just a fan:

MOCCA 2013

I will be attending the MOCCA 2013 this week end and hope to see you there.

Here is a link for some of the details for the event:
http://www.societyillustrators.org/Mocca_Event.aspx?id=8605

All previous postcards from Ijotalot will be on sale there as well as one of my new creations. I will be presenting my new poster depicting a Bike ride to Brooklyn.

This project was inspired by my rides back Home when i finish work. I tend to use the Manhattan Bridge but found the Brooklyn Bridge to be much prettier. This is a usual monologue I have in my brain while i ride home, spelling mistakes included ;)

It is a starter project for my upcoming comic "Inconsequential" Hope you enjoy it:

Some of the details : it is silkscreened 18 X 24 limited of 100 copies.

pricing coming soon...

Othello

For the end of the new year and the beginning of the new one I would like to introduce my latest postcard: Othello. I chose to do Williams Shakespeare's Othello because I had read it a while back and enjoyed it quite a lot. I must admit at first the writing style was difficult to get into but once you grow a habit of it the story is great.

The play resolves around a tragedy between a senator's daughter Desdemona and a Moorish general in the venetian Army Othello. Suffice it to say there is multiple deceptions and missed communications.

I chose to use the beauty of Desdemona and the strength of Othello. It is the contrast of curved and angular shapes The type was drawn to portray nobleness and pure wealth and steel.
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