I Draw and Paint Monsters and Robots for a Living

People who follow me or been friends with me since I started this blog back in 2009, might be surprised a bit as I am coming back to Gunpla and Miniature painting again.

I previously tried to come back to the hobby a couple of times before ( 2012 and 2015 ), but ended up focusing on my career ( employed artist in 2012, freelance illustrator in 2016 ). 

I was focused in being a professional illustrator ( I do not use the term artist, as anything you do with a computer is art these days ). 

I professionally do both digital illustrations and traditional ink art and watercolors on paper. In fact, I became the first Filipino commissioned by Paramount Pictures to do an alternate poster for the movie, Pet Sematary this year. 

I have illustrated more than 50 published children's books in less than 3 years already. I have also drawn a ton of ink illustrations from Star Wars, Wargaming characters to Gundam. 90% ( maybe 98% ) of my illustration clients are from abroad tho. My wife ships traditional art, rolled inside a plastic tube through our local post office. Here is the link to my ART portfolio. 

Drawing monsters and robots at home, for a living is so fulfilling, You do not have a ( insert expletives here ) boss after all. It won't get you rich like crazy, but you will have enough to put 3 kids to school and slowly ( really slowly ) build a house / home studio - Blue Brick,  at the same time. 

FAST FORWARD

I'm really back as a Gunpla, Miniature Painter, Scale Modeler this time! 

NO, I do not think I will be joining GBWC ever again ( I am conflicted ). I used to join Bandai Gunpla competitions in 2008 to 2010. 

My Kampfer luckily won as World Champion in Hong Kong back in 2008 ( it's not even in the Bandai site anymore ) I met so many awesome people there. Back in 2010, Bandai created the expert category for multi time champions.

 I think mostly to prevent us from joining the Open category. My Gilgamesh Project won as Expert Champion. There are only 3 multi champion participants including me, in the expert category tho. A ton of LOL!

The old "Expert Category" of Bandai's competition back then, is one of the reason I stopped doing Gunpla. I shifted a bit to painting miniatures. Miniatures take less prep work, but are harder to paint. But it was also fun stuff!

I AM REALLY BACK THIS TIME

I am really back this time. Promise. LOL

I am actually waiting for a shipping of my model kits ( from the Gunpla Distributor from Singapore ).  Yes I do not even get my kits locally these days ( lol ). I am so excited, but afraid of the custom taxes at the same time. haha

I will also have a ton of personal Gunpla and Miniature projects. I like to do some restoration work of my older dioramas and vignettes and do some quick painting of smaller kits and minis.

I am expecting a whole year's ( 2020 ) amount of kits. Not sure if they are sending the whole lot I listed tho. But never the less, I am sooo excited! 

I have my Harder & SteenBeck airbrush to shoot with, I have my Vallejos to paint with, I have tools from HobbyMate and miniatures from Neutral Grounds to hand paint in the coming year! 

This is going to be so much fun! 

Join me as I try to build up my new Youtube channel, posts a ton in my Instagram, Twitter and Facebook accounts. 

Again, this semi transition back to the hobby should be a ton of fun! 

Thanks as always for dropping by! Until next update guys! Just enjoy the hobby! 

Cheers!