I am an artist who has been drawing, doing art or expressing some type of creativity since as far back as I can remember (4 or 5 years old?). Currently, my career has been in the Commercial Art (Graphic Design) field and I have worked full-time as a Graphic Artist for about seven years. Right now am in school to get my Bachelor's Degree in Graphic Communication. I am also Freelance Graphic Designer who has created work for many clients, businesses, business associates and people of various backgrounds. I’ve produced hand-done portraits & illustrations, designed advertisements, book covers, CD covers and packaging, and created various other types of design work for printed material. On my spare time (whenever I have it), I draw or sketch Manga/Anime-style characters in my sketchbooks (mostly manga/comic book concepts), create digital art (whether I’m colorizing my Manga/Anime-style characters, Illustrating or painting portraits), and every now & then I practice sketching Realism and figures. I also write material for several graphic novels that also plan to illustrate and get published in the future.
Favourite Visual Artist
Katsuhiro Otomo, Kia Asamiya, Yoshiaki Kawajiri, Masamune Shirow, Yoshihisa Tagami, Akira Toriyama and Ryoji Minagawa.
Favourite Movies
Live Action: The Negotiator, Most Wanted, The Art of War, Murder at 1600
Favourite TV Shows
Don't watch a whole lot on TV (regular TV sucks), but here's my favorites: Shark Tank, The Big Bang Theory, Globe Trekker, History Detectives, NHK World (Newsline), Soul Train and Nova.
Favourite Bands / Musical Artists
Hip-Hop: Rakim, Wu-Tang Clan, GangStarr (R.I.P. Guru), A Tribe Called Quest, Ras Kass, Outkast/Goodie MOb, The Game, Ice Cube, 2Pac. Soul/R&B: Parliament Funkadelic, Patrice Rushen, Loose Ends...Misc.: Simply Red, Steely Dan, Teena Marie (RIP).
Favourite Books
The Art of War, Serveral books from Dr. M.Z. York
Favourite Writers
Dr. M.Z. York
Favourite Games
Tetris, Puzzle League, Dr. Mario
Favourite Gaming Platform
Last system I had: game boy advance (I've been out of the video game loop for a LONG time).
Tools of the Trade
Mechanical Pencils, Pigma Micron Pens, Graphire Pen Tablet, Adobe CS3 (photoshop), Nikon Coolpix P-100.
Other Interests
Photography, walking, biking, buying collectibles, going to anime-cons (and/or) comicons, travel (when I can swing it).