The Killer

The Killer, originally uploaded by boredomsketch.

The illustration says it all,(click to see bigger please!) but yesterday i've received Imagine FX, with a dvd.
It had Art Rage demo, which i was curioous to try!
So i started experimenting it, the tools and all, and i really liked the pencil tool and the ink pen tool.
I've used an imac 24'' with a wacom intuos4 L and its pen and my right hand :P
This is what i got from it, a sort of sad vampire i guess? I'll leave it to you to imagine what ventures he may had!

Here's a process gif!
First the blank page, then the pencils, inks and colors, like i would do traditionally.

Take care,
André

Spontaneous Drawing

Spontaneous Drawing, originally uploaded by boredomsketch.

Drawing made with brush pen on Moleskine Sketchbook.

Made directly on paper, no planning, just watching what as on paper and going with it. It was a nice break of the works i was doing, the drawing took something like 5 minutes ( i was not counting but it was not long).

Break from drawing with a drawing? Oh yeah! :D

Just for curiosity, here's the order i've done this drawing:
The character head, clothes, hands, skethcbook, speech balloons, table, cups and objects on it, chairs, window, and added litle touches here and there, like texture on the wall and jacket, and finally the sentences on the page, and signature and date!

In case of my caligraphy is not too clear, here's what i wrote:
The character says:
I've been drawn with a brush pen, withh no sketch.
And it was fun!

Under the window:
This view is from my studio

Next to the table:
I don't have a table like this, but it seemed cool for the character.

Hope you enjoy it! Take care, André

IF - Imperfect

IF - Imperfect, originally uploaded by boredomsketch.

Hello!

After a long time, i'm participating on Illustration Friday!
This week the theme was imperfect.
So after some doodling i realize that it could be read as i'mperfect, by adding the little symbol. And i also remembered of the ideal of beauty and perfection of greek civiization.

Here's a photo of my sketch!

Done with gouache and scanned!

Here are some close ups!

Hope you enjoy it!

Take care,
André!

Trabalhadores do Comércio

Trabalhadores do Comérico, originally uploaded by boredomsketch.

Hello!

I'm happy to share with you my latest published book, and it's a comicbook!

It's a project i made together with Pedro Pires, written by Hugo Jesus and published by Tugaland.
It belongs to a collection called Pop Rock Português, (Portuguese Pop Rock) and it comes with a music cd of each band.
The cover is made by Pedro Pires!

Here are some spreads of the inside! The watercolor like are from Pedro, the ink and digital colors are from me, and the lettering was made by Hugo.

For the portuguese readers, you can read a small review here, http://bongop-leituras-bd.blogspot.com/2011/07/bd-pop-rock-portugues-trabalhadores-do.html
Take care,
André

Creepy!

Creepy!, originally uploaded by boredomsketch.

Hello Everyone!

Here's my take on Creepy, the newest theme for HungryForLines Blog
Made with pencil on paper, inked with brush, and the blood and type digitally added.

Now some process!
After some doodling on my sketchbook i did a test with a brushpen to so if i liked the idea.



After that i did the final pencils.



When i was happy with that result, i inked it with a brush. Here is a serie of closeups of the different characters.




Hope you enjoy it!

Take care,
André

Take care!
André

Versos de Respirar

Versos de Respirar, originally uploaded by boredomsketch.

My book Versos de Respirar got selected for the National Reading Plan, more info here, http://www.planonacionaldeleitura.gov.pt/pnltv/english.php
In the photo it's the a spread the book, written by José António Franco, and published by Calendário de Letras.

O meu livro Versos de Respirar foi seleccionado para o Plano Nacional de Leitura!
Foi escrito por José António Franco e publicado pela Calendário de Letras
:D

Experimenting…

Experimenting…, originally uploaded by boredomsketch.

A warm up drawing, plus trying out an ecolines colors pack i bought a few weeks ago.
The linework is brush and indian ink. The second image it's an inverted version of it. Which one you prefer?
Oh the joy of drawing just for the FUN of it!…

Take care,
André!

Updated website!

Updated website!, originally uploaded by boredomsketch.

I have updated my portfolio website.
It has my latest work, including illustrated books, photos of my solo exhibition.
The one aspect i'm most happy with is the home page. It's easier now to get a visual idea of what i do, and the recent projects i'm doing.

Take a look at http://www.boredomsketch.com/v2/

Hope you enjoy it!
:)

Ride Me!

Ride Me!, originally uploaded by boredomsketch.

This week, for my participation on HungryForLines blog, http://hungryforlines.com/2011/05/06/ride-2/, i tried a different technique. I used monotyping prints, which consists on painting on a glass and then putting a paper on it, pressing it against, making a unique print. I did many of them, with oils and then linotype based water, but this was the best.
Hope you enjoy it.
:)

Here's a close up.

Convite, Para ti, Mãe

Convite, Para ti, Mãe, originally uploaded by boredomsketch.

A Editora GATAfunho, a autora Lurdes Breda e o ilustrador André Caetano têm o prazer de convidar para o lançamento do livro “Para ti, Mãe”.
A sessão contará com a participação de Liliana Lima na leitura de poemas e do músico Pedro Branco.

Uma pequena amostra:

Life

Life, originally uploaded by boredomsketch.

Illustration about Life, for the HungryforLines blog

Even where chaos and death seem to rule, life finds its way…
Brush, ink and digital colors.
Here is an image with the pencil stage and the final inks.
It's one of the most complex ink drawing i've made, but it was a fun challenge!

Take care!
André
:)

Para ti, Mãe

Para ti, Mãe, originally uploaded by boredomsketch.

This is the cover of my next book i illustrated,called "Para ti, Mãe", which can be translated as To you, Mother. Its written by Lurdes Breda and its a part of the colection Dia a Dia, of the publisher Gatafunho.
It's a book where poetry and illustration get together in images of tenderness…


Para ti, Mãe vem juntar-se ao Para ti, Pai e é o segundo título da coleção Dia a Dia, criada pela editora GATAfunho, com poemas de Lurdes Breda e ilustrações de André Caetano.
Com este título, a GATAfunho amplia a coleção Dia a Dia, que surgiu com o intuito de celebrar, no calendário, os dias que entendermos serem os mais especiais e que, no fundo, são para celebrarmos o ano inteiro. O próximo título celebrará o Dia Internacional da Amizade.
Para ti, Mãe é um livro onde a poesia e a ilustração se unem e se confundem em imagens de ternura.

EmCena 2011

EmCena 2011, originally uploaded by boredomsketch.

Poster for the 3rd year of EmCena, Theatre festival in Vila de Pereira, Portugal.
Brush, ink, and digital painting.
And typography off course!
Begins next month!

:)
Process pics and close ups soon!

:)

Halftone experiment

Halftone experiment, originally uploaded by boredomsketch.

One more warm up drawing before inking a series of other illustrations.
Plus this time i tried the halftone filter in photoshop. I think it ' a cool effect, i had fun at least! :P
Penciled fast, inked with brush, and a few addons digiitally made.

:)

Untitled

Untitled, originally uploaded by boredomsketch.

My warm up drawing for the inks of the day.
Pencils and inks with brush.
Little doodle on the balloon was made with digital tools.

:)

HFL - Death

HFL - Death, originally uploaded by boredomsketch

This is my take on the Death theme.
It’s a cliché, but i really wanted to draw a skull, and explore a different approach, trying other materials.
So i made it with gouache, colorpencil, and a bit of digital linework and typo.
I'll soon post some photos of the original painting and some close ups.
:)

Apresentação de Para ti, Pai

Apresentação de Para ti, Pai, originally uploaded by boredomsketch.

Apresentação na Bertrand, no Centro Comercial DolceVita, em Coimbra.
Da esquerda para a direita, Bruno Paixão, apresentador da obra,
André Caetano, ilustrador, e Lurdes Breda, a escritora.

Presentation of my book today, at Bertrand, at Centro Comercial DolceVita, in Coimbra.
From left to right, Bruno Paixão,that was presenting the book,
myself, and Lurdes Breda, the writter.

It was a success, many people watching and lots of book signed!

:D

Para ti, Pai, detail!

Para ti, Pai, detail!, originally uploaded by boredomsketch.

Uma pequena amostra do meu novo livro, Para ti, Pai

A small teaser of my new book, Para ti, Pai.

:D