Friday, February 28, 2014

El monólogo animado de Mario.


Curioso experimento que no ha quedado nada mal, y eso que la idea de hacer un monólogo animado es de lo más arriesgado.
La verdad es que nunca pense que se le fuera a sacar tanto partido al personaje que diseñé. Felicidades al equipo de Animum. ¡Que buen trabajo!


Mario, un actor 3D de talento no reconocido, trabaja como doble de acción en las películas y series de animación más conocidas y exitosas de todos los tiempos. En su actuación, Mario nos hablará de su vida profesional, y nos contará al detalle cómo fue su trabajo como doble de escenas de riesgo para los papeles de la madre de Bambi, o del Jorobado de Notre Dame. Pero Mario Animum, entre bambalinas, durante sus años de carrera ha descubierto también cuál es la verdadera vida oculta que se esconde detrás de estos inocentes personajes. Lo más revelador de su relato serán los inconfesables secretos de la vida íntima de Heidi, o Scooby Doo y sus amigos, la Sirenita... entre otros muchos. A estos personajes ya les conocemos en pantalla, pero, ¿qué hacen en su vida privada? ¿Somos conscientes de cómo sacian sus necesidades más básicas? Toda una emocionante exposición sobre la vida de un doble de acción en pelis de animación.

MARIO ANIMUM, EL PRIMER MONOLOGUISTA 3D from ANIMUM Creativity Advance School on Vimeo.




También esta genial esta animación de Mario por Luis Calovosaez.:

Is not that simple from Luis Velasco on Vimeo.

Sunday, February 23, 2014

Workroom Barcelona.



This weekend I had the chance to visit Workroom Barcelona with some Ilion colleagues. We got mesmerized by Carlos Grangel and Marcelo Vignali art and speech. I also got some great advices from Marcelo about my work. Thanks man, I really appreciate it!
Marcelo Vignali.
Carlos Grangel.

Workroom Barcelona films & Games Art Direction is a project designed for professionals of the audiovisual sector that want to explore new ideas and experiences to help them to develop their projects.
The aim of bringing three great artists that will talk about : cinema, video games, illustration and design, is to turn Workroom Barcelona films & Games Art Direction into a participative place where you can share projects and creative ideas.
At Workroom Barcelona films & Games Art Direction we will have the opportunity to share ideas with Marcelo Vignali, the current art director at Sony Pictures Animation, Carles Grangel, style and character creator for filmmakers like Tim Burton and Steven Spielberg, and Antxon Gómez, an art director known for his regular collaboration with Pedro Almodóvar and awarded with a Goya prize for “Che, el Argentino” (2008). We will also have artists from Digital Legends (Daniel Pérez), a video game developing company.


Thursday, January 09, 2014

3D extravaganza on the comic book property. Our next Ilion project!



 Warner Buys Spanish Rights for Javier Fesser's 'Mortadelo and Filemon'

The highly-anticipated animated film is based upon the comic book of the same name, which already spawned two blockbuster live-action features.

 

MADRID - Warner Bros. Pictures Spain bought Spanish rights for the upcoming 3D comic feature film Mortadelo and Filemon, helmed by cult director Javier Fesser.
After box office successes with live-action Mortadelo and Filemon films, production houses Zeta Cinema and Peliculas Pendelton have opted for what they call a 10-million euro "3D extravaganza" on the comic book property.
The film, now in pre-production, is written by Fesser (Camino) along with Cristobal Ruiz and Claro Garcia.
Fesser's previous Mortadelo and Filemon venture--the 2003 Mortadelo and Filemon: The Great Adventure-- grossed more than 22 million euros with more than five million ticket sales.



http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/warner-mortadelo-filemon-javier-fesser-3d-spanish-rights-327289

Wednesday, January 08, 2014

Kampion card game.

My contribution to the Kampion football card game project.

A football card game with beautiful artwork by worldwide artists.

AVAILABLE EARLY 2014 ...:::... Free download, print and play!
Descripción
Kampion - The Football Talent Project is a card game where each card is created by a talented illustrator. It's a playable art gallery!

Do you want to play?
In early 2014 you'll be able to download the deck for free (to print & play) or buy the official deck of 100% plastic cards.

How to play?
There are several game modes (to beginners and heavy gamers). Be patient. You'll know soon enough.
Are you an artist?
If you wish to join this project, feel free to contact us by private message. We are always looking to increase the number of available cards.

THE GAME WILL BE MADE AVAILABLE EARLY 2014.




http://www.kampioncardgame.com/

Monday, November 25, 2013

La mitad invisible. Mortadelo y Filemón

 Documental sobre Mortadelo y Filemón con visita a Ilion incluida.

 'La mitad invisible' es un programa sobre arte que pretende conocer en cada capítulo una obra de arte y a su autor, si lo tiene.La mitad invisible' es un programa sobre arte que pretende conocer en cada capítulo una obra de arte y a su autor, si lo tiene. Con la ayuda de un conductor, interpretado por Juan Carlos Ortega, se profundiza en los aspectos esenciales y triviales de la obra a través de entrevistas a expertos, visitas a lugares relacionados con la obra, búsqueda de archivo gráfico y un largo etcétera que dependerá de la obra escogida. Se trata de descubrir 'La mitad invisible' * 'Las obras se tocan, se ven, pero en el arte siempre hay una mitad invisible que explica muchos porqués' * El equipo del programa ha abierto un blog: http://blogs.rtve.es/lamitadinvisible/




Friday, November 15, 2013

Dark comic experiment.

This is a comic fragment just for experimentation. The text is taken from the "Raven" of Edgar Allan Poe.

Thursday, August 22, 2013

SMASH BANDITS

Hi all!
The last game I have been working is out today!!!
"SMASH BANDITS"
You can get it in the apple store for free.
I made some character illustrations that you will see in the game.
I hope you will enjoy it! The game is great!!

Tuesday, August 13, 2013

‘Mortadelo y Filemón’ will hit theaters Nov 28, 2014

This is the project I have been working in the last times. Just some information about it...



Ilion´s Animation Studio next movie will be released 28th November 2014.
"Mortadelo y Filemón contra Jimmy el Cachondo" I don´t already know the name in English.



Mort & Phil (Spanish: Mortadelo y Filemón) is one of the most popular Spanish comics series, published in more than a dozen countries. It appeared for the first time in 1958 in the children's comic-book Pulgarcito drawn by Francisco Ibáñez. The series features Mort (Spanish: Mortadelo), the tall, bald master of disguise named after mortadella, and his bossy partner, the shorter, pudgier Phil (Spanish: Filemón) Pi.
Initially, they were private detectives operating as Mortadelo y Filemón, Agencia de Información, but now both serve as secret agents in the Técnicos de Investigación Aeroterráquea ("Tía" is the Spanish word for "aunt", a spoof on CIA, with T.I.A. translating into "Aeroterraquatic (air, land, sea) Investigation Technicians".
One of the main features of the series is its extremely slapstick humor, so that the characters constantly suffer mishaps such as falls from heights, explosions, being crushed by all kinds of heavy objects (pianos, safes, etc..) without the consequences lasting more than one panel.



Friday, July 19, 2013

Featured on Behance!

One of my projects was just featured on characterdesignserved.com and will appear on its front page.
The behance site is fantastic. A must see web of artist portfolios.

Enjoy!