Francis Vallejo (francisvallejo)

Figure drawing!

Francis Vallejo (francisvallejo) — Sat, 25 Sep 2010 19:18:29 -0700

YOOooooo! Staying busy and drawing a whole lot! I feel real fortunate to be running the figure session over here are the studio, so I'm trying my best to take full advantage! Nothing's better than being in front of a great model with sweet music cranked! Most of these are from live models - some from photos to warm up in the mornings. Austin is so crazy! take care!!! -fv

Demo video with CA.org/TAD!

Francis Vallejo (francisvallejo) — Fri, 02 Jul 2010 07:06:20 -0700

While I was recently in Kansas City I had the fortune of being able to record a video demonstration of my inking techniques. I used a reference photo from George Pratt's Wolverine: Netsuke archive and created three pieces from the same reference using a nib, brush, and wash. While I'm working I describe in detail my specific tools, how I feel about drawing from reference, how I handle the under-drawing, inkers from the past and present, drawing with confidence, and many other topics. I must say it was an honor to be included with such stellar company in the demo series! Download here: http://media.massiveblack.com/downloads.html#vallejo 102 minutes / $20 Enjoy! -francis

Western comic

Francis Vallejo (francisvallejo) — Fri, 12 Feb 2010 11:09:16 -0800

This page was done a for a project that never got off the ground, unfortunately. Western imagery is real fun stuff! When I did it I had a super tight deadline. I planned out the page in a day and a half, and penciled and inked it in an afternoon. I bow down to the comic artists that can crank the pages out. I'm trying to streamline my process with every page. But I took the text out in respect to the property in case it's ever used again. best, -francis

Bernard the Word Destroyer

Francis Vallejo (francisvallejo) — Fri, 05 Feb 2010 13:08:02 -0800

This piece was a blast (pun intended...ayo!). It was done for the esteemed Skottie Young. I've followed his career for a while now, and have always really been into his work. So when I was asked to do a pin-up of his character "Bernard the World-Destroyer" for his new art book, I flipped out!! Basically Bernard has been sent to Earth to study it before he destroys it. He comes to find out Kanye West is a rogue agent from Viltron Nine sent to take control of earth's people. In my picture we find Bernard busting into the studio as Kanye is recording his newest jam...haha. take care -fv

financial comics..no really!

Francis Vallejo (francisvallejo) — Sat, 12 Dec 2009 00:09:52 -0800

Crazy project. I was given a week to do these three pages, and some branding work, for an Australian financial newspaper. The AD provided the titles and the script. The stories consist of epic tales of 2 financial advisers who are turned into superheroes, and one story of a helplessly addicted gambler. .. I tried to have as much fun with it as possible. I enjoyed the challenge of having the whole story take place on one page. I found using all the comic elements - narration, speech bubbles, sound effects, etc - were all needed to condense the action to fit. And since it is for a newspaper, I colored it as such. I also posted the super rough layout sketches I did at the onset. I stayed pretty loyal to them, with some minor changes. All in all, I had a blast! Expect to see much more comic work. happy holidays once again! -fv

Open House Poster!

Francis Vallejo (francisvallejo) — Wed, 30 Sep 2009 09:13:41 -0700

Like the poster says, I'm having an Open House at my studio on the 7th. All dollars made will go towards my studies in Russia. If you are in the area, stop by! I'll be selling much of my art on the cheap! cheers, -fv

all together WIP

Francis Vallejo (francisvallejo) — Fri, 18 Sep 2009 13:49:49 -0700

Hey folks. Here's all four painting put together into one solid piece. Now I'm going to work on the image as a whole to make it one piece. Cheers! -fv

shorty

Francis Vallejo (francisvallejo) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 14:43:07 -0700

This was created for a magazine. I can't say much more than that right now, although there is another cropped version that may be used. More info soon. Cheers!

WIP paintings!

Francis Vallejo (francisvallejo) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:31:08 -0700

Here are photos of two paintings in progress. I'm doing two more today. They will all be put together in a square and painted on as a whole. I'll post the new paintings soon.

Comics!

Francis Vallejo (francisvallejo) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:27:29 -0700

I wasn't able to load any of my comic work in the first post...here are a few pages!

What I Do!

Francis Vallejo (francisvallejo) — Wed, 16 Sep 2009 08:21:52 -0700

Hey folks. As an introduction, here are some of the marks I've made: