Dre posted an article on Allugic - Jan 14, 2011, 2:38 am
So this is it, Allugic as you know it will be no more. It will no longer be a personal blog of mines but something even greater. Why the sudden decision you ask? Believe me, there was nothing sudden about it. As a matter of fact, it was inevitable. As early as spring of 2010 I came to the conclusio...
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Dre posted an article on Allugic - Jan 2, 2011, 5:03 pm
It was just a normal night at the tattoo shop. Just waiting for a customer to show up while we tried to keep our self away from boredom. As I navigate throughout the webs of the internet a small light caught my attention. Red and blue, dancing in the dark window over and over again. Of course as a c...
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Dre posted an article on Allugic - Dec 31, 2010, 3:08 pm
I was debating if I should even write this, but here it goes. 2010 was quite the successful year. As a matter of fact it was the most successful year I’ve ever had thus far. Forgive me for I do not have a year end image for you. I would like to thank my friends for helping me keep things alive w...
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Dre posted an article on Allugic - Dec 24, 2010, 1:03 pm
Happy holy days from Alligic.
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Dre posted an article on Allugic - Dec 17, 2010, 2:41 pm
This is my last work for my “Ancient Warriors” portfolio. Based on the samurai armor and weaponry. I try to give him a good stand and also some motion. The flag is the only removal thing. It’s about 14 inches tall. Build out clay (Cinco Grande) and painted with wood stain like the rest of my p...
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Dre posted an article on Allugic - Dec 16, 2010, 1:46 pm
This is no part of my “Ancient Warrior” portfolio. I know I just need one more but I just want to leave the best for last. Anyway, this is part of the logo from the tattoo shop I’m working. The moment I saw I wanted to make a sculpture of it. Make something with wings is really hard. They alwa...
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Dre posted an article on Allugic - Dec 15, 2010, 2:36 pm
I know, I know. It’s been over a month since Halloween. This no part of my “Ancient Warriors” portfolio. This was a request from my brother who was making a documentary about Mexican culture. It’s not as big as my warriors since he didn’t want it that big. It’s about 6 inch tall and of c...
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Dre posted an article on Allugic - Dec 13, 2010, 11:49 pm
The project is now complete. It took quite some time but I manage to get it all complete before the end of the year. Thank you for your patients to those who waited. I hope you enjoy. -Detail- ~The project is essentially a pin-up gallery.(18+ Sorry kiddies, I’ll do something for you next time) ...
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Dre posted an article on Allugic - Dec 8, 2010, 10:19 pm
That’s its. The final two images are done for Project T.B.. I never through I’d type those words, let alone speak them. Wow. this feels a bit unbelievable. It’s been ages since I’ve pull through an entire project. But I did. It’s all there, fully drawn, colored and ready for retail. Excus...
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Dre posted an article on Allugic - Dec 7, 2010, 11:53 pm
This is my third work for my “Ancient Warriors” portfolio. Based on the custom of the eagle warrior (one of the most highest rank in Aztec tradition). It’s about 15 inches tall. Build out clay (Cinco Grande) and painted with wood stain like the rest of my pieces.
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Dre posted an article on Allugic - Dec 6, 2010, 10:49 pm
Alright, that’s two more images out of the way for Project T.B.. Completion is clearly in sight. Ughh….holiday job hours are killing me this year round. It’s true these images did not require a lot of work but working all day and over the weekends really take a toll on your body. Thank goodne...
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Dre posted an article on Allugic - Dec 1, 2010, 12:06 am
That’s another two images for Project T.B.. I’m pass the halfway point now. As I mentioned in the last post, the next two shouldn’t take too long. The final two will take a bit longer but it will be fun to color. (I included a certain moving game peripheral in one of the images) Seriously, at...
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Dre posted an article on Allugic - Nov 26, 2010, 1:42 pm
Whelp, that’s two more done for Project T.B.. It took a little longer than I expected due to the effects of the holiday season. But then again, I would be lying if I told you I didn’t expect this. That’s makes it four out of ten done so far. The next two will probable take some time due to th...
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Dre posted an article on Allugic - Nov 25, 2010, 2:59 pm
On the behalf of Allugic we will like you wish happy holy days to all of you. But also we will like to officially said goodbye to those sunny days of 2010. A new era of cold and darkness (because it gets dark too early) have come to give us company for the next 6 months or so. And this is my way of ...
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Dre posted an article on Allugic - Nov 21, 2010, 3:31 pm
How foolish of me to pretend I could design tattoos just like that. The first month of apprenticeship wasn’t as I expected. All my work that I’d been working with wasn’t consider a tattoo design at all. “This is high school stuff” one of my teachers told me. But as an artist, I must not ta...
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Dre posted an article on Allugic - Nov 18, 2010, 11:46 pm
Second model of my “Ancient Warriors” portfolio. It’s about 14 cm tall, pure clay and painted with wood stain and gold paint. It’s to put them in certain position. This little guy broke during the process of drying. I had to fire it and glue it back together. Fortunately for me, I know how...
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Dre posted an article on Allugic - Nov 16, 2010, 2:49 pm
Yes, I’m actually, through the miracle of the holiday season I suppose, attempting to finish Project T.B. before Christmas. Don’t believe me? Well here is two images already colored and ready for display. That’s two out of ten done so far. I’m doing them two by two cause it’s actually fas...
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Dre posted an article on Allugic - Nov 6, 2010, 1:00 pm
Now, I don’t remember if I already said that I’m not an religious person or that I’m atheist for that matter. Regardless of my religious preferences, I do like the structural designs of churches, temples and monasteries. Maybe because I’m a fan of old school terror stories (Dracula, Frankens...
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Dre posted an article on Allugic - Nov 4, 2010, 10:09 pm
So, in my previous post I stated I was still frantically searching for a new job with no avail. As luck would have it, soon after I get a call from one of the employers I signed up with asking me if I could come into work. Without a second thought I said, “Yes!” They say, “Great! Come in tomor...
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Dre posted an article on Allugic - Nov 3, 2010, 12:40 pm
OK, enough with the 2D work. It’s time for some glorious 3D art. This is the first project for my sculpture portfolio (Ancient Warriors). I usually like to build giant models but they become a bother with things like: where to put it, really heavy, not enough time to make as many as a want and so....
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Dre posted an article on Allugic - Nov 1, 2010, 11:39 am
This my latest work. The assignment was “Photo merge” it consist in more than 2 pictures and merge them together as one. This picture was form from 8 different pictures. It was taken at Las Colinas in Irving, Texas.
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Dre posted an article on Allugic - Oct 21, 2010, 9:21 pm
Sorry guys for the slow post. We are having some major business that are consuming our time. In my case, the tattoo training is taking most of my time. Is going good but slow, school is also taking some time though is only photography and ceramics.Now, I’m not in the place to talk about my comrade...
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Dre posted an article on Allugic - Oct 8, 2010, 11:47 am
This was the third assignment of my photography class. Triptych: the making of three pictures into one composition. Diptych: the making of two pictures and turn them into one into one composition
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Dre posted an article on Allugic - Oct 2, 2010, 4:04 pm
The image idea had been sitting in the back of my head for a while. Since I finally felt the urge to start it, I opened up Photoshop and sketched it, inked it, and colored it.(not necessarily in that order) So I’ve questioned myself in the past, what attributes are we born with that makes us huma...
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Dre posted an article on Allugic - Oct 2, 2010, 4:04 pm
So as I’m sure you’ve all noticed, I haven’t posted anything much since mid September and early August. There are multiple reasons for this. I guess laziness would be number one, but noting new there. Two, it comes back to my over lining goal at the moment. To find a new job. Unfortunately, it...
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Dre posted an article on Allugic - Sep 27, 2010, 11:57 am
This is an assignment for my photography class using a scanner instead of a camera. You can do some really cool effects with a scanner.
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Dre posted an article on Allugic - Sep 9, 2010, 6:38 pm
I been working with human portrait for some year. Lately I seen a lot of domestic animal portrait. So, I took my pets and show that I can do a good damn job.
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Dre posted an article on Allugic - Sep 8, 2010, 1:28 am
Just messing around with custom brushes in Photoshop in a attempt to imitate natural painting.
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Dre posted an article on Allugic - Sep 7, 2010, 12:27 am
Just drawing portraits of people at school Did it in Ballpoint pen
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Dre posted an article on Allugic - Sep 5, 2010, 2:32 pm
Long time ago a made a logo for one of my friends before he left to Afghanistan. A week ago he told me that he wanted to get a tattoo with that logo but he asked me if I could make it into a samurai helmet. So I made 3 different designs. The first one was made to look like an old school Japanese w...
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Dre posted an article on Allugic - Aug 25, 2010, 11:46 am
Here is the the 4th of my tattoo project. I had to change the color of the skins so it could standout in the skin of a person. I still have to work in my style. It’s still not look like the way I want them to look.
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Dre posted an article on Allugic - Aug 14, 2010, 3:32 am
Ladies and gentleman!!! I give you the result of months of work. The “Totem of Mictecacihuatl” (Aztec god of the dead). This mofo is about 6 feet long and weights more than 200 pounds. Made out of clay and cover with stone paint just like my test “Necro Stone”. The reason I m...
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Dre posted an article on Allugic - Aug 12, 2010, 7:52 pm
Hello everyone WIIXD here, First of all, I do apologize for late lazy updates over the summer because a lots things have been happening lately. Man, I have been trying to find a second job to save money for a car but no luck :(. All the jobs around my area are full and i don’t have enough mo...
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Dre posted an article on Allugic - Aug 12, 2010, 4:59 pm
This was test for the ultimate sculpture (coming soon for real). Made out of clay and cover with stone paint (I believe is call like that).
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Dre posted an article on Allugic - Aug 7, 2010, 2:52 pm
This is (after a long delay) my third tattoo design. On my first design I was testing the style, on the second color and now I decided to do a more complicated design (without using skulls). Now, I’ll see what other challenges are ready for me.
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Dre posted an article on Allugic - Aug 5, 2010, 1:09 pm
Here is the fifth and final girl for the series of 5 ladies that will be in the pin-up project T.B. Sunee is the cheerful and blissful type. She loves to play sports, video games and any other social medium people do these days. Alright folks, that concludes all of the characters for the project. N...
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Dre posted an article on Allugic - Aug 5, 2010, 1:08 pm
Here is the forth image for the series of 5 girls that will be in the pin-up project T.B. Leala is the serious business type. Very bossy, not much of a sense of humor but like everyone else, she has her skeletons.
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Dre posted an article on Allugic - Aug 2, 2010, 7:52 pm
It’s fucking hot. Seriously, I swear I’m going to burst into flames one of these days.
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Dre posted an article on Allugic - Jul 27, 2010, 1:00 am
After more than 12 years of wait. Star Craft 2 is finally here!!! I made this drawing for the “Propaganda Competition” they were having. Unfortunate for me, the file was never in the competition regardless of my submission confirmation. However, I been a fan of the game since I was 8 so ...
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Dre posted an article on Allugic - Jul 22, 2010, 3:36 pm
All of my intro images pre-2008 blogging. Ranging from 2007 til late 2003. So for a while now I’ve been “busy” trying to find another job. To put it simple, I needed a higher pay rate but I did not wish to work any longer than part time. Thanks to this mentality, I am still in the...
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Dre posted an article on Allugic - Jul 17, 2010, 4:01 am
This the second design of my tattoo portfolio. I know, it’s simple and kind of small. This first two were more of a test (first one was black and white and second one was color) but now this is where things get serious.
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Dre posted an article on Allugic - Jul 13, 2010, 4:54 pm
Before staring explaining my next project I’ll like to apologize to you guys and the members of Allugic for the several days of absence. Now, as some of you may know I am an artist who is in many fields. My next frontier is the art of tattoo. Right now things are going slow but I am staring to...
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Dre posted an article on Allugic - Jun 23, 2010, 8:55 pm
This is a drawing i did for a friend of mine. She loves fairies. I did it all in pen and it took me a day to do it. I really love this drawing!!!!
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Dre posted an article on Allugic - Jun 23, 2010, 4:13 pm
A request fanart of Yuno from Mirai Nikki. I may come back and do the coloring and/or background.
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Dre posted an article on Allugic - Jun 20, 2010, 10:41 pm
So, I decided to upload a few videos from the convention. They’re not very long but slightly amusing. I do have a much longer video showing the dealers room but it’s really, really, (really) shit video recording. So unless you’re up for the sub par viewing, I won’t bother.
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Dre posted an article on Allugic - Jun 18, 2010, 6:33 pm
I took little break from sketching my manhua comic so I made this portrait of myself in photoshop CS4. It took me 1 hour and 30 mins plus another 30 mins for retouching the image. I was drawing this portrait in Photoshop for fun. As a result, the image turn out okay, but I have some trouble drawing ...
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Dre posted an article on Allugic - Jun 17, 2010, 8:03 pm
This is my concept character design for my manhua comic. For right now, I’m working on character designs and a story. Background: Name:Tao Vu Long Age: Unknown Birthplace: Han Shui, China
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Dre posted an article on Allugic - Jun 17, 2010, 3:30 pm
Here is the third image for one of the 5 girls that will be in the pin-up project T.B. This character is a lot more private and shy about herself. (Except when she’s drinking, then all hell breaks lose)
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Dre posted an article on Allugic - Jun 16, 2010, 4:57 pm
Scout! The last of my mecha army. Don’t let this little thing fool you. Its the about as tall as a year old kid but it can be launch up to 500 miles at a speed of 5,000 miles per hour and withstand the impact. Unfortunately is tough only in defense mode or detect and it can’t move and wh...
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Dre posted an article on Allugic - Jun 13, 2010, 11:15 pm
Take a good look to my latest creation. If you see it, that will the last you ever see. The fourth of my army (assassin version). This machine was build for sneaking or assassin missions only. It only contains 3 kinds of lethal weapons. Poison blades- enough to kill a man on the spot. Electric shock...
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