Character Design

Character Design. Mixed media.

Turns on my original character Piggie. Wacom Intuos tablet and Adobe Photoshop.

Five basic expressions of the character Piggie. Adobe Photoshop and Wacom Intuos tablet.

Design for the main character of MiniBat the video game, a PC runner that me and my team di as final project in the vocational Degree Game & Level Design, at the University Paris XIII. I was in charge of the Art Direction and working closely with the Game Designer. Wacom Intuos tablet and Adobe Photoshop

Turns of MiniBat to simplify the animation. Sketch in Adobe Photoshop, Wacom Intuos tablet

First sketches for the character Ramon. Graphite on paper

Preliminary sketches and color tests. Adobe Photoshop, Wacom Intuos tablet

GIF in Adobe Animate showing the three basic emotions of the character Ramon

Preliminary sketches and color tests. Adobe Photoshop, Wacom Intuos tablet

GIF showing the three basic emotions of the character. Adobe Animate

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Betty & Barney Hill's alien abduction

UFO illustration, scanned (by Salas, S. 2022) Betty & Barney Hill's alien abduction (1961) it's the 1st case documented and researched by the US government. It would kick off an extensive inquiry by the Project Blue Book, that investigated UFO sightings, leaded by Dr Allen Hynek. Even if in later years he had to contradict his discoveries (as a government's attempt to cover the investigation), he was the first to classify the Close Encounter system, and it's considered the father of the concept of scientific analysis of reports and evidence left by the UFO's. The Interrupted Journey, a 1966 book by the author Jhon G. Fuller was collaborated with Betty & Barney Hill's testimonials, which were taken after separated hypnosis therapies conducted by a psychiatrist (continue...) 'UFO' illustration first sketch on paper, ink pens. (By Salas, S. 2022) It all started with a spontaneous trip to Niagara Falls: on their way back to their home in NH, as t...

Embroidery photography and illustrations

As I question myself what is "to be an artist", my curiosity take my skills into another level to experiment with different media. All this for the sake to express my emotions or ideas in a new way. Embroidery has been a subject I find exciting and beautiful, and since a few years ago, I've been playing with the possibilities of illustration and embroidery. In more or less successful outcomes, this post is dedicated to my favorite try-outs which I separate in three different categories. Coeur, watercolours, inks & thread on paper by Salas, E. (2020) Embroidery illustrations by Salas, E. These illustrations are a few examples of how by incorporating a few strings and patterns of embroidery as part the illustration, can pop out the main idea or feeling. Even if it's just to add a bit of colour, or mere experimentation in my sketchbooks, I enjoy the process and the results. Embroidery photography These photos were taken by me in 2008-2009, in my hometown in Mexic...

The myth of Lilith: the 1st woman and the machismo

Lilith, (3 different views/zooms), graphite and ink on paper by Salas, E. (2020) On the 8th day of quarantine in Paris I wrote this. I had been thinking about this previously and since the obnoxious amount of extra time, I decided to put it in words now. I made a drawing about the myth of Lilith, the 1st woman. And I don’t know, if I have a voice, I want to use it to make people think. So… Keep reading for the whole thing or stop here, you might learn about a thing or two. The distorted mythology surrounding Lilith, represents the ultimate tale of patriarchy painting women’s sexuality as something dark and demonic. In almost all religious texts, Lilith is depicted as a demon rather than a Goddess. Her archetype has become a warning signal to scare women who wished to continue praying to the sacred feminine and honoring their own bodies as holy. The original story is loaded with patriarchal and Machism crap, which is hugely and tragically embedded in our culture t...

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