Spider-Man: Future Foundation (Black)

Here's another!

Again: The skeleton of this illustration is from a now classic Mark Bagley Sensational Spider-Man,  I only re-illustrated and changed the costume.

Spider-Man: White 01

The skeleton of this illustration is from a now classic Mark Bagley Sensational Spider-Man,  I only re-illustrated and changed the costume. What a shame I haven't read the Future Foundation, but I really think having a white costume for Spidey is really nice. The center emblem that extends to the sides --really cool! Very innovative and yes, futuristic. That's actually one thing about Spider-Man, they keep changing his costume from time to time but it just gets back to the original after a while --and we all (almost) love it.

Maria! Maria!

The great! The beautiful! The one and only --Maria Sharapova!

Maria Sharapova wallpaper prepared by Erik Katukomal

Spider-Man: Black 01

Spider-man in black costume • art by Erik Katukomal

Here I based the pose with Spider-Man 3 movie's black Spider-man but used the old/classic black costume design instead. I really hope that if they'd do the black costume saga in the new Amazing Spider-Man movie series, they'd stick with the original design. I believe it really is one, if not the best among Spidey's costumes.

Oishi's Cuckoomix

Works from long ago, in an office far far away... so don't call the numbers or ask for these events, they're long past gone or done or... none. Oh I miss this bird, I'll do something to see him more often, so watch out for some major cuckooness coming.

Special guest colorist: Jeffrey Benitez, ow yeah!

Cuckoo bird is not mine. I have my own bird. And I'll try not to be creative in writing this anymore because this is nothing more than a disclaimer to say that I don't own this character. I just did the artwork and plot and the colors too (on comics 1 and 2) but all the rights and the TMs and the circle Cs are reserved for Liwayway Marketing Corp. and Oishi. Yeah that sums everything. I'm just a fan! :)

Ligaw na Tula 3: Ligaw

Ligaw na Tula 2: Bangungot

May mga pagkakataon na binabangungot tayo. Sa loob nito, takut na takot tayo. Pero paggising natin at ikinwento natin sa kaibigan o sa kung sino 'yung bangungot, hindi naman pala nakakatakot.

May mga pagkakataon ding gising tayo at nabubuhay nang normal. Sa loob nito, ayus-ayos lang, ngiti-ngiti, apir-apir. Pero 'pag ikinwento natin sa sarili natin ang mga bagay sa loob ng normal na araw na 'yun, nakakatakot pala. At kung maaari'y ayaw na natin makatulog.

Siguro dahil takot tayong bangungutin.

Happy Together!

Here are some caricatures I did for my friend's wedding.  Congratulations and best wishes to Mikey Tang and Joyce Chao. Have a happy life together, lovebirds! :) 

Alamin Natin: Rabies

Above and below is a set of art cards, frames of an animated PSA for Dobol B sa News TV, this time spreading info about rabies. The animation was played during the said news program's long gap. Facts from Dobol B's research team, copy written by Rizzalyn Damaso and visuals by Erik Jerking Pingol. Dobol B sa News TV airs daily at 6:00 am with Mike Enriquez. 

Walang Punitan ng Brip!

(Kahit pa wala namang "naka-brip" sa Earth's Mightiest Heroes --at least sa pelikula)

"Of course!" ang sagot kung napanood ko na ang Avengers.

It's not actually a different opinion.

(Tugon ko sa sinabi ng kaibigan kong "a different opinion,"

regarding the article sa internet na bumabanat sa Avengers movie)

Medyo common na ang opinyon ng author

sa mga simbolismong Amerikano at kung paanong sila na lang lagi

ang superhero o bida ng mundo.
Gano'n rin ang hinanakit ko panahon pa man

ng punyetang Armageddon at Independence Day.

Pero 'wag na niyang galawin ang Avengers ko.
Oo at lahat halos ng tae ng Amerikano ay pare-pareho.
Pero walang basagan ng trip. O walang punitan ng brip.

Dahil sa Avengers at kay Spider-man ako lumaki.
Hindi ako nagkaroon ng barkadang kalaro sa labas.
Hindi ako nagkaroon ng berks na mga totoy o nene sa lugar namin.
"Almost tanging" si Spidey, si Thor, Iron-man, Hulk, Capt. America

ang sumama sa akin sa bawat hakbang ng kabataan ko.
Sa kanila ako gumaling magbasa, lalo na sa Ingles.

Sa kanila ako natuto magkuwento.
Sa kanila ako unang na-challenge na isipin kung ano ang wala naman.
Kaya ipaglalaban ko sila tulad ng tunay na barkada.

Maaaring mapabarkada tayo sa mga gunggong.
Maaari ring maging kaibigan natin ay 'yung mga tukmol na baliko kung mangatuwiran.
Pero kung pararatangan silang gunggong ng iba, hindi ako papayag.

Kung bigla na lang sa kanto ay may gumulpi sa kanila, papalag ako.
 

Gusto ko, ako lang ang tatawag na gunggong sa kaibigan ko.
Hindi pwedeng iba. Lalo pa kung hindi naman sila kilala.

This image is owned by its owner. I am not that owner. Here's the link if you want to see other images as good as this one. http://kirbymuseum.org/blogs/kirby-vision/2009/11/30/the-mighty-avengers/

Once Upon A Time...

A Game I Wouldn't Choose to Play

Here's for the most influential martial artist of the 20th Century!

Pagtanaw at Pag-uugnay: Tula 3

Pagtanaw at Pag-uugnay: Tula 2

Ligaw na Tula 1

Pagtanaw at Pag-uugnay: Tula 1

A Rather Unimportant Notice

Dear all but few followers and incidental readers,

In the next few posts, small changes will hit our pages. As Pilosopotassium blog is becoming more and more but a personal channel for myself (a channel which I openly share for everyone who has the time to lend), I decided not to host exclusively for the visual of arts but also for literature. Yes, I write from time to time. Short stories, short short stories, sometimes long short stories, poems and short short short stories. And that's not all. I also write (but of course!) in my native language. I'm a Filipino ladies and gentlemonsters, and so proud I want to enrich our already rich culture in arts and literature. So expect to see both English and Filipino (I'm still not that confident in my Japanese, so sorry) in the coming posts. Actually, this has been planned months and months ago. Google Adsense does not support Filipino language. At first I held back and tried talking English for their approval. But not anymore. I'll pursue what I want to say in the language I want to use. I took out my very few panels of advertisement to fully personalize (as in personal use) this blog. Away from commercial interest, away from profit (there's nothing bad about it!), I just want to write what I think is good. And that's it.

Thanks. :-D

Erik Katukomal

Marking Horizon

Marking Horizon
Digital Painting 
Erik Katukomal

Back to speed-painting! Done in an hour. I think this is the 2nd lighthouse painting I've done in my life. What's good about such subject? Maybe the vertical intervention to the horizontal calm. Maybe the stature that holds the sky from plunging to its mirror self, the sea. Or maybe it's just a coincidence that I had nothing else in my mind and my canvas called for something done.

Therese

Therese
Digital Painting/Photo Manipulation
by: Erik Katukomal

Experimenting again. Here's a photo manipulation technique I've been practicing for a while. I hope my model likes it.

Running Paint

Early afternoon, I was browsing The Unofficial Frank Frazetta Fantasy Art Gallery. Captivated by the late artist's outstanding talent, I was inspired to draw something animalistic! Yep animal anatomy wasn't easy at all, especially for a person like me who always drew humans and machines. And a challenge it is!

"Karera Mag-Isa"
Digital Painting by
Erik Katukomal
All Rights Reserved 2012

For The Record

It was summer in 2007, my long time buddy and I went to UP Village to have some rounds of beer in one of the common hang-outs. The usual, our talks of politics, music, women, philosophy and the arts came in with a few drops of alcohol. Cold beer, humid air and profound points of view, such ingredients to spark a sleeping desire to create something out of thin imagination.

Session dismissed, I went alone to my then rented room in Krus Na Ligas to end the Friday night. As I was looking in the ambient lit ceiling of old plywood, images and words came mixing in my head. I took out my phone and let the words travel from my head to my veins to my fingers to the pixels that blacken to form images of syntax enough for us to understand. It was the birth of one of my most favored creations. The concept of Hinagpis. The words that evolved through time. The work that I wished myself to be remembered.

(Speaking of remembering, this blog post is to record the history. For when I'm not able to remember, this document would take me back. Refresh the images of its roots. Dust off the hidden details that time itself concealed.)

This is to give you a background. And maybe me too if lack of sleep took my memory.

Rough draft of Idelut's animatics for the proposed Hinagpis film (page 1).

Rough draft of Idelut's animatics for the proposed Hinagpis film (page 2).

Rough draft of Idelut's animatics for the proposed Hinagpis film (page 3).

Almost five years have now passed. Things must be done. Sketches must be painted. Questions, answers. Capital letters, periods. Intros, credits. Either we finish it or we just forget about it. I say we finish it. 

Speed-Painting: Punisher

55 minutes! Haha. This time I adjusted the height of my chair, the pain above my wrist didn't kick in. Maybe it was the position-height all along. Well I still liked the Biorider better. This Punisher is ummm a bit... I don't know. More practice!

Speed-Painting: Biorider

 

Did some fast drawings in Photoshop today. Think I'm getting a bit better at this. Here is Biorider, one of the two other forms of Kamen Rider Black RX. Started from blank "canvas", all Photoshop. I tried to time this sketch but unfortunately I lost track how long it took me, due to work. Well I was doing this little doodle in between waiting for my scripts (work). But approximately, the total is 1 hour including the colors. More or less. No, I think more. Heh. More practice!

Speed-Painting: Spider-Man

Speed-painting on my favorite costumed dude. Took me 30 minutes. All photoshop. Not good enough. I'll get better with lots of practice. We'll see. Hope you like it. :-)


Also on: http://katukomal.deviantart.com/art/Speed-Painting-Spider-Man-01-282700873

Basag-Tuka Revised

Having fresh plans for this title, I decided to revise some details of Basag-Tuka for more culture based accuracy. I finished all revisions before Feb hit my calendar, and now time to move on the next project. A regular chat with cooey2ph, of eastofherewestofthere.blogspot.com really, boosted my enthusiasm back. Rest for a while PS3, must remember my oath.

Touching Neptune

Just random digital sketch. All Photoshop. :-)

Look Up, Look Down

"Look Up Look Down"
Digital Painting

Unang Silip

I'm glad I got to squeeze a little time tonight to reupdate my blog. It's been a long while that this channel of my life went to say something. Yeah. So here's what I have in my mind right now.

That's it. No spoilers. :-)

4X4 :-)

Here's one of the last illustrations for 2011. It's the famous "4x4" comic skit for Babol Gang, aired on GMA 7 months ago. Just a disclaimer, I didn't write it, so the joke isn't my intellectual property.