Post Apocalyptic Shed Home
The post shows an ink pen illustration of a post apocalyptic shed home for the post apocalyptic short film called Project 17 by author and filmmaker John E. Brito
Tag Archives: sketchbook
Post Apocalyptic Shed
A long while ago, I shot a sci-fi short film with my brother and some friends. The short did not have a proper name, so I just called it Project […]
Batman – Papercut Style
It was time for another cutout illustration. This time….the Batman! Everything starts with a sketch. I wanted to go for the classic cartoon look. I loved the simplified look from […]
How is the Fairytale Book Going?
I thought that is was time to write an update about my fairytale book project, Below the Floor. 🙂 Everything is going well, I have finally finished all (yes all!) […]
Nebomunk, Swamp Tramp
Like the Nymph, the Nebomunk is a creature of the woods and usually inhabits wetlands in European forests. He is known for being overly anxious and extremely neurotic. Among other […]
See the Final Colour Scheme of the Fairytale Caterpillar Metro
As a returning reader you might know, that I am pretty far with the creation of the illustrations for my first fairy tale book, Below the Floor. Below you can […]
Finally the First Coloured Illustration
If you have read the two last posts, Fighting the Paper I and Fighting the Paper II, you might already know of some of the challenges I enountered (and how […]
Fighting the Paper II
A look behind the creation of a hand drawn fairytale children’s book by John E. Brito.
Fighting the Paper I
As soon as I had finished all the necessary pen and ink illustrations for the fairytale book Below the Floor, I started doing the first colouring tests. And, honestly, the […]
Wasteland Mutant
When I am not working on the fairy tale Below the Floor or thinking about how to shoot the next episode of my horror / science fiction web series Shadows […]
Evolution of a Fairy – I
Besides preparing the shoot of the next episode of my web series I am working full steam on the illustrations for my fairy tale book called Below the Floor. As […]
Studio Upgrade
My working place does not look so empty any more. Two weeks ago some workers came and brought tables and chests of drawers – enough for four persons to work […]
I, Nomad
If you are a returning reader you might already know that I have moved several times from one working place to the other, never settling down for a long time […]
Story Elements From My Children´s Book
I finished writing the first draft of my fantasy children´s book and I am very happy with it. It is longer than I thought that it would be – I […]
Why Carry A Sketchbook Wherever You Go?
When I meet people who want to work in a creative field but have problems to get the ball rolling I suggest them to carry a small notebook, or sketchbook […]
First Look At The Stalker
I have already written in an earlier post that I like to make some character sketches when I am working on a story – either in the script phase or […]
The Steppe Critter
I found this critter in a vast steppe. It was not very tall, maybe as big as a turtle and it had a shield plate on the top of its […]
Cute Undead Doodles
I am currently using every free minute to finish the storyboard for episode 3 (The Ballerina) of my horror / science fiction / fantasy web series Shadows of Prey and […]
Painting The Echoes Poster In Watercolours
Since I have been busy with the start of Shadows of Prey, it has been a while since I have posted news about Echoes, my animated science fiction short film. […]
Fairy: The Little Lion
Once, I heard a little girl talk to her father. -“Papa, there is a little lion standing in the corridor.” -“It´s ok, baby-doll.” -“But there is a lion…” -“Ok, tell […]
Fairy: An Eye Witness’ Story
I once had a conversation with a Mantral… -“How old are you?” -“1.100 years, I think.” -“What is the saddest thing you’ve ever seen?” -“When I was still a young […]
About Knautbolds´ Lives
In two previous posts (The Knautbold and A Phran´s Life Cycle) I mentioned my little fairies called Knautbolds. But what exactly are those little fellas? Knautbolds live mainly in the […]
A Phran´s Life Cycle
A Phran is a dream faery, that feeds on the dreams of its victims. It finds its victims when they are at a very young age and haunts them for […]
First Concept For Intro Animation
While I was doing some system updates and malware scans, I had to use the down time and worked on the overall concept of the intro for my horror / […]
Dark Fairy
Whenever I am not working on my horror/sci-fi/fantasy web series Shadows of Prey or on my animated science fiction short film Echoes, I like to sketch some critters and creatures […]
Moleskine
I never wanted to buy one of those expensive Moleskine sketchbooks. I did not see the point in buying a sketchbook that cost as much as three to five sketchbooks […]
Preparing a Web Series
I am currently busy preparing the production of my horror / sci-fi / fantasy short film series which I will publish for free on the internet. My crew is nearly […]
Freeing yourself from Perfection
What are sketchbooks good for? Why do those artist guys run around with these little books? I always take a sketchbook with me. Some are small and light, others are […]
Sketching Psychos in the Metro
I am still in postproduction with my science fiction short film Echoes. And as there is nothing at the moment I can do for Echoes on my train rides (I […]
Finding the right Tone for the Metallic Beast
I created some quick watercolour sketches to find the mood and colour palette for Echoes‘ Megastructure. I think that I am still not there, but I am on the track, […]
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