WWI Doodles on iPad

A special on WWI on History Channel inspired me to doodle on the iPad while watching. Here's the result. I used Brushes app. All images ©Armand Serrano.

iPOP Culture Festival in Hong Kong

I'll be at the iPOP Culture Festival in Hong Kong on October 19-23. This fest is part of celebrating last week's opening of the two-level, 15000 sq. ft. all glass, most expensive Apple store in the world located at the IFC shopping mall in HK (complete with Steve Jobs' classic staircase inside). The organizers commissioned me to do 10 iPad paintings which they will exhibit during the festival. I will also do a two-day iPhone/iPad painting demo during the event.

Since it's Halloween season, the theme for the ipaintings they gave me is Hollywood horror classics. I gave my own, fun take on them and here's one of the ten.

They will also show the stroke by stroke quicktime videos of these ipaintings. All artworks are not retouched outside iPhone/iPad and completely done using Brushes and Photoshop Express apps. Will post more after the event.

Artwork ©Armand Serrano. 

Steve Jobs (1955-2011)

You'll be greatly missed...

Done on iPad using Brushes app.

Power Of Values Recap

(Top) Taken during the tonal design seminar at LAAFA. (Above) One of the many tonal designs I used at the seminar. 

All images ©Armand Serrano. 

iPhone Paintings 10: Crew Meetings and Demo

Twice a week we have crew meetings on the project I'm working on in the stusdio. So every now and then, I'll grab the opportunity to do life drawing on my iPhone inside the dim lit room. Clockwise from top left: Doug Sweetland, Fergal Reilly, Justin Thompson, Lia Abbate, Dave Bleich and Mike Kurinsky. 

Here's a couple more with my son and my wife done a couple of days ago. Below is the stroke by stroke video of these two. All paintings were done in Brushes app and video capture in Brushes Viewer. Enjoy.

All images and videos ©Armand Serrano. 

iPhone Paintings 9

Done during my son's school meeting last night. The African American lady on the left was so attentive and taking notes. The asian lady in the middle was starting to get tired and bored. The caucasian guy on the right was so restless to keep himself awake. I cant focus and getting bored myself so time to doodle. Done in Brushes app... btw, for the record, I was listening :)

©Armand Serrano.

The Power Of Values Seminar

I am doing a three hour seminar on tonal design with Photoshop demo titled The Power of Values at the Los Angeles Academy of Figurative Art on August 18th, 7-10 pm. Click here to register.

All images ©Armand Serrano.

Comic-Con 2011 Recap

A quick iPad painting demo at the Los Angeles Academy Of Figurative Art booth using Brushes app.

Animation peeps (clockwise from top left): Bill Perkins; the one and only Alex Nino; Good man Mark McDonnell; Stephen Silver, myself, my daughter Ella, David Colman, and Nicolas Villareal. Others artists I saw: Robh Ruppel, Stef Kardos, Pascal Campion, Tuna Bora, Chris Deboda, Dzu Nguyen, and my cousin Charlie Deogracias.

Kenya, Greece, and Turkey

Kenya

The Acropolis, Athens

Ancient Ephesus, Selcuk 

The Hagia Sofia, Istanbul

The Blue Mosque, Istanbul

Boat ride on the Bosphorous River that separates Europe and Asia

A few of weeks ago, my wife, oldest daughter and I went on a mission trip with our church team to Kenya for 10 days. The first part was a medical mission in the outskirts of Nairobi. The other half was providing livelihood like sheep, hens, etc. and feeding of almost a thousand people in a camp for those who were displaced by violence in the Great Rift Valley. It was a life-changing experience to see the needs and how these beautiful people cope up. Before going back home, we spent a week-long vacation with a few friends and visited Athens, Ephesus and Istanbul. Here are some of the photos. Enjoy.

Krylon TV Ad

A month ago, I made these layout sketches over a weekend for a friend, Ryan Dunn, who's directing a Krylon Paint TV ad. Its interesting what he built based from these sketches. CLICK HERE or the image below to watch the actual TV spot released Memorial Day weekend. Enjoy.

Proud Daddy Ad: Ella on TV ad

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My youngest daughter, Ella, is in the Sears Big Memorial Day Sale ad running on national TV this week. She's the tiny girl in bathing suit. Enjoy the long weekend.

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