scribble from earlier today

warmup sketch from this morning

memory sketch from today

doodled with the lasso tool after lunch

o hai there!

memory sketch of this guy we saw in laguna last weekend. he had some moves let me tell you

playing with photo textures and stuff. just messing around after lunch :)

a randomly sad quick sketch

instagram

as of last week i am officially on instagram!

http://instagram.com/iamabando

ill be posting additional sketches, mostly coffee shop and other non-digital fare. my plan is to post at least one sketch a day, observational or otherwise, for a month. initially i was thinking a year.. but lets just take it slow :)

and heres a super quick doodle from earlier today

sketching

not yet placed on a show at work so i thumbed a couple of these at the end of the day

a change of scenery in 2013

hello friends, sorry i havent posted in such a long time

last year was such an amazingly busy year. it was almost a blur it went by so quickly. i went full-time on my first feature film with illumination, moved in with my girlfriend, met tons of new people and inspiring artists, adopted two kittens, exhibited in galleries and at the CTN for the first time, and (somehow :P) survived the 'end of the world'.

i was faced with so many new challenges which inevitably lead to changes in my life. which is something that i usually fear, tho in the end i know that change leads to growth.

i'm excited to say that for the month of January i will be joining the Sony crew as a storyboard artist on "Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs 2: Revenge of the Leftovers". the release of the film was pushed forward to this coming September, and i was fortunate enough to be called upon to help out

it will be directed by Cody Cameron and Kris Pearn. we've crossed paths in the past, usually at a convention where i forced my story portfolio in front of them begging for honest critiques which they were more than happy to give. and now i'm fortunate enough to say that work with them and talented crew bringing this film to life

after Cloudy wraps in February, i am again excited to say that i will be joining Dreamworks Animation as a storyboard artist. i'm not sure which show i'll be placed on, but i'm just thrilled and extremely extreeeemly humbled to have the opportunity to work with such an amazing group of artists.


and to llumination!!! you've all been so awesome to me, thanks so much for the opportunity and all the support! i cant say enough how amazing its been working with you!

heres to a year full of new challenges and new growth :)

ipad sketching

getting used to the brushes/drawing on this crazy thing

CTN preview

the books are in! ill have 100 copies of each at CTN next week. i'll also have a couple prints for sale. i'm super excited to see everyone and to be on the other side of the table for the first time :)

personal sketchbook

character anthology

and a sneak peak from the book :)

i'll be there all 3 days, hopefully i'll see you there! :)

wolverine sketch

so i started collecting toys again...

happy hallow's ween

trojan mayn

ive had this sketch on my desktop for a while, ive been meaning to put some color to it

forgot to mention... CTN!!! :)

this year (and for my first time ever exhibiting) i'm teaming up with my good friend, the mighty "Sperbernation" to sell some stuff, meet new people, and do that whole ass-kicking/ name-taking thing.. anyway, i'm super excited and nervous to finally be on the other side of the table! if youre attendance this year it would be awesome if you could swing by and exchange high-fives with us (supply is limited to about 1,000 high-fives, so get them while they last!)

i'm putting together my first ever SKETCHBOOK to sell, its about 25 pages chronicling my excursions over the past year or so.

also, im still working on secondary item for sale, but it will either be a short CHARACTER ANTHOLOGY (working-title "like father like son"), a limited series of PRINTS, or both? or neither? or more? maybe some freshly baked cookies?

its all going to be one awesomely spontaneous adventure and i would love for you to partake in it with me :)

SPERBERRNDERRR NERSHERRNN ASSERRMBERRRRR!!!
(sperbando nation assemble... thank you)

sometimes i start off with a few sketches that have nothing to do with what im doing..

mainly when i dont know where to start, or how to move forward

dream big

bugaboo #1 on my list of things i cant draw would probably be a 10-way tie between various things.. but horses are definitely on that list. one day, i dream to to take horses off that list. if this goes well, my next goal will either be bicycles or cats. i dont know why but i cant draw cute cats..

digital boarding process

i recorded this for a friend. ive been asked about my digital process before, and i thought that a video would do that justice. better than typing it up anyway.. i get a bit chatty but, i hope it helps if anyone is looking for a way to streamline their digital storyboarding process

and it was a lot of fun to record. if its beneficial id be happy to do more of these just post a comment or shoot me an email :)

board process from Ian Abando on Vimeo.

alec mckiddy redux

new lineup in the works

what i wore today...

sprained achilles tendon.. pickup basketball game... boo

napoleon complex

witnessed this during a pick-up game at the gym. i was the only one who lol'd in real life... but it wouldve been funny this way too :)


napoleon complex from Ian Abando on Vimeo.


(panels felt cumbersome.. put it into an mov. instead)