Zoiceville

This is my tribute art for one of my favorite children's book writer Dr Seuss. He's a famous American writer, poet and cartoonist known for his works like "Cat in the Hat", "The Grinch", and "Horton hears a Who!" which were made into movies, too. My cousin has a full collection of his books and i remembered being fascinated by his quirky and imaginative world and characters. I doodled this about a year ago in my doodle book and decided to make it into a

Valori Umani: Imagination

Imagination is the ability to form a mental image of something that is not perceived through the senses. It is the ability of the mind to build mental scenes, objects or events that do not exist, are not present or have happened in the past. Memory is actually a manifestation of imagination. Everyone possesses some imagination ability. In some it may be highly developed and in others it may manifest in a weaker form. It manifests in various degrees in various people.

Imagination makes it possible to experience a whole world inside the mind. It gives the ability to look at any situation from a different point of view, and enables one to mentally explore the past and the future.

It manifests in various forms, one of which is daydreaming. Though too much idle daydreaming may make one impractical, some daydreaming, when not being engaged in something that requires attention provides some temporary happiness, calmness and relief from stress.

In your imagination you can travel anywhere in the speed of light without any obstacles. It can make you feel free, though temporarily, and only in the mind, from tasks, difficulties and unpleasant circumstances.[ref]

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Valori Umani: Patriotism

Patriotic love is for one's country, true brotherhood expresses love of mankind, care and respect for nature is love of creation and - for those who profess religious belief - devotion is love of the Creator. The word patriotism comes from a Greek word meaning fatherland. For most of history, love of fatherland or homeland was an attachment to the physical features of the land. But that notion changed in the eighteenth century, when the ideals of democracy, socialism, and communism strongly emerged into political thought. Patriotism was still a love of one's country that included connections to the land and people, but then also included its customs and traditions, pride in its history, and devotion to its welfare.

Today most people agree that patriotism also involves service to their country, but many disagree on how to best perform such service. Some believe that the national government speaks for a country; therefore, all its citizens should actively support government policies and actions. Others argue that a true patriot speaks out when convinced that their country is following an unwise or unjust action.[ref]

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All-Seeing City

Are your eyes open? They are all around us. Slitherin.. Smirking.. Crawling beneath the depths of our subconscious. They have conquered the pop culture and made us into monsters. Music, Television, Arts, Science, Technology, Politics, Religion..they are everywhere and we are nothing but puppets of this mad world. We have been brainwashed by the media, hypnotized by their beauty. We are like the pebbles beneath the great pyramids, being stepped upon and used as their foundation to build themselves on the top. They don't look like the villains that we see in cinemas and TV but they are the evil that is masked behind that fame, glory and power. Your life is nothing but a tiny speck in their universe.

This is part of the 12 doodles of August series.

Holy Week

This year the holy week was earlier than i expected. For the past four years, we spent our holy week with the family outside the city but this year we stayed here in zamboanga. Anyways, holy week is not really important to me because i am not a catholic. But because im a Filipino, i still respect the sacred days where people commemorate the sacrifice of God for us. When i was a kid, holy week is a sad week. There are no shows in TV and all stores are closed. But i realized that the essence of the holy week is the love of God for us. My favorite part of the greatest story ever told is when Jesus resurrected. This is a revelation to us because through his resurrection, Christ became a life-giving spirit and we can directly experience God through the Spirit. When Jesus rose from the dead, we all celebrate. Easter Sunday represents the day when the resurrection happened. It is my favorite day in the holy week because of the true meaning of the easter day. because of this, i was inspired to create a quick vector art that i made during the eve of this years easter sunday. I hope you like it. :D

Mark 16:1-8

When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus' body. Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb and they asked each other, "Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?"

But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away. As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.

"Don't be alarmed," he said. "You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter, 'He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.' "

Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.

CedZilla

This is a vectored version of my doodle entry #13. Click here to see the process of creating this kind of artwork :D Enjoy!

Click the image to see larger view. :D

Doodle Archives

I just discovered in my digital attic some of my doodles that i created few years ago. This set are doodles that i made during some of my classes during my junior years in the university. The first one is "Religious Studies" which I created a vector version of it named "Batang Yagit". The vector art was featured for a week at vexels.net, an online community for vector and vexel artist which short lived. It is one of my favorite works thats why i used it in my blog layout. :D


The next one is "Artificial Intelligence." I doodle it in my homework about robots. If you can see it closely, you can read some terms related to artificial intelligence and robots. Like the first one, i also created a vector art out of it.



Next is "PolSci" (Political Science). This is one fun doodle. I created this while listening to the teacher. Whenever I hear some interesting words like "Pambansang Awit (National Anthem)", i immediately draw the first thing that pops out of my mind. There is also a vector version of it here.


Actually, i have one more doodle in the set but i posted it a long time ago. It is a doodle that i created during my Computer Science class. It is more of a sarcastic doodle which says how i love programming. I also created a poem using some programming terms. Here's the link.

So thats it! I hope you liked my doodles! :D

What the?

Confusion - is the inability to think with your usual speed or clarity, including feeling disoriented and having difficulty paying attention, remembering, and making decisions.

Meet Nathan and Drix

Nathan and Drix are my fictional characters that i designed for my animation class. Nathan is my protagonist and Drix is his sidekick. Nathan is an 18 year old boy who cannot live without his headphones, pen and sneakers. He loves music and arts. He's a hiphop dancer and he loves wearing retro inspired shirts. He's a lefty, and drawing is his past time. Wherever he goes, he will always look colorful. (He love neon colors.) He is softspoken and introverted but happy-go-luck and optimistic all the time. Drix, on the other hand, is a walking record player. No one can hear his music but the one that owns him. His music changes to the tune of his master's mood. He is such a charming pet and whenever Nathan feels happy or sad, he'll always be at his side.

Painted Fantasy

I sketched this artwork in an index card, scanned it and digitally colored using photoshop... about a year ago. I found it in my archive folders somewhere in my pc and i couldn't believe that i named the uncolored one "fantasy" and the colored one "painted." (That's how i got the title Painted fantasy.hehe) Anyways, this art is just an expression of who am i during my freshmen days in adzu. it has an eaglet as a sign of my immaturity as a collegian. I love music so i had wavy musical stuffs, a guitar and a poor attempt to draw two huge speakers a megaphone. There is a moon which is actually the pattern that we used in our mural painting during the fiesta. I also included emo people because it was my first time to encounter such species. In the lower left corner, there is a scroll with the alibata calligraphy equivalent to my name. I also have my picture somewhere there, peeking out behind the drawings. So much to say but i want the image to speak for itself. Enjoy!!!