Sunday, January 3, 2010

Duco: The Refugees


This is a cantid shot I digitally painted in photoshop. It's still a work in progress. It's part of my "Duco" story. Basically this image is illustrating Filipino refugees in WWII.

Duco: Filipino Huts during WWII


This is an environment design for my story, "Duco." I digital painted this environment in photoshop. This is a scene where the Japanese soldiers would invade the Filipino Huts in WWII.

Duco (charcoal sequence)


This is a sequence I digitally painted for a story I am creating based on a true story about my grandparents, Juanita and Sebastian during WWII in the Philippines. This sequence is when Juanita is putting charcoal on her face to "uglify" herself and make her face appear darker. The Filipino women at the time had to protect themselves from possibly becoming "comfort women" or sex slaves for the Japanese soldiers. Having "light skin" was considered beautiful. My grandma was a beautiful light skinned woman.

The Shady House

A digital painting inspired by a photo I took while hitchhiking around Scotland

The Meeting

Environment design inspired by my visit to Fingal's Cave about 5 years ago