pop-u

fotografer

2008-03-14T18:55:00.001+08:00

el-em

2008-03-12T09:45:00.003+08:00

ben gibbard

2008-02-28T13:08:00.003+08:00

james mercer

2008-02-24T01:34:00.001+08:00

coffee tumbler inserts

2008-02-21T12:12:00.004+08:00

up fair 2k8

2008-02-14T13:25:00.011+08:00

batch 2007 yearbook dividers

2008-02-11T20:34:00.001+08:00

zeal folder design

2008-01-25T18:00:00.000+08:00

i am tired. so i will just post this:

..and hope you like it. :p

dog day t-shirt design

2008-01-24T08:27:00.000+08:00

dog day.shirt color: white
print colors: yellow, 3 shades of gray
print: dog with word "tahol" where the mouth is supposed to be.

poster design no. 456

2008-01-24T03:38:00.000+08:00

haylavet.

buko panda anyone?

2007-12-18T14:05:00.000+08:00

yum.

faerie

2007-12-18T10:07:00.000+08:00

lex loco ep 02

2007-12-13T19:11:00.001+08:00

PAGC 2008 calendar part I

2007-12-13T15:25:00.000+08:00

slapstick or lonesome no more

2007-12-13T02:47:00.000+08:00

2008 calendar illustrations v.2

2007-12-13T00:23:00.000+08:00

lex loco episode 01

2007-12-12T12:23:00.001+08:00

hey. c'mon now. it could be you...

meet lex loco, my newest character creation.

methinks he is cute.

hip. hip. hooray.

2008 calendar illustrations

2007-12-12T11:27:00.001+08:00

cover for 3rd project

2007-12-10T03:05:00.000+08:00

2:37am
10 Dec 2007

after a week of playing around with this thing in my head, and having had to come up with an acceptable modification of my original design without totally scrapping it, i can finally say that this piece is more or less done. all i need are the text that i'll be including in the final layout upon their transmittal to moi.

as i've said before, i would have preferred the original design but then i must defer to the client's wishes. i don't think it turned out that bad, anyway.

if you're wondering why it took me this long to make it, the simple answer is that the drawing was really so detailed that i had a hard time applying the colors. now, the reason i embedded that much detail is because this was supposed to be for a wall calendar. that plan was scrapped too and instead a desk calendar was decided on. it'd take me forever to make a new one so i had to stick with this fella.

just to prove how detailed this piece is, here are a few of my favorite parts:

i like the fact that the girl here is so near the star

that she can almost touch it.
her hand's even begun to burn. smoking!

i have a scarf like this one. i thought it'd look cool on this guy.

this is my absolute favorite: a kick-ass passenger jeepney.

even the art papers are properly placed
so that no two same colors are beside each other.

...and FINALLY!

...now, i'm off to make some of the drawings INSIDE the calendar. 5 illustrations plus layout in less than 2 days. gotta have a lotta to luck pull this one off!

and oh yeah. tessa's making 7 other illustrations. :)

messages pages (uplaw mmvii yearbook series)

2007-12-07T00:17:00.000+08:00

mtavb's pages:

guards AND others pages (uplaw mmvii yearbook series)

2007-12-06T20:09:00.001+08:00

NOTE: click on the images for the larger versions.

this is the additional page which shall feature the other familiar faces in law school...

this is the page i previously posted...

and this is how they will look like beside each other...

listened to electrikoolaid, itchyworms, color it red, love actually ost and about a boy ost while making them.

enjoy!

guards page (uplaw mmvii yearbook series)

2007-12-05T19:19:00.000+08:00

[click for a larger image]

this is the page allotted for the malcolm guards (has a nice ring to it).

like so many pages of the yearbook, it's something we (tessa and i) aim to provide the layout for, even if many of the photos and text necessary to complete it are still missing...

2nd draft for 3rd project

2007-12-05T11:14:00.000+08:00

apparently, some changes had to be made...

[click for a larger image]

as a result, i had to postpone the application of colors to the line art.

to accommodate the changes, i had to paste two papers together since the original drawing already took up most of the space in the first paper used. and then i got hold of another paper to draw the bursting "paper/balloon" crocodile you can now see. and then i stitched the modified original drawing together with the additional drawing, using photoshop. i also filled up the center of the original art by inserting this sketch of a girl with sampaguita (compare with original drawing in previous post). finally, i added some texture in the background by making an additional layer and applying various brushes (courtesy of the internet) across the page.

the image was flattened and now the piece is ready for colors.

it's not exactly how i would have thought of the overall look. but due to the changes made and the limited time frame (not to mention the waste if the original design was to be discarded), this will have to do.

draft for 3rd project

2007-12-03T10:53:00.000+08:00

title: tagumpay ng lahi, DRAFT ONLY, 50% finished
for: Presidential Anti-Graft Commission
media: pencils, ink, PS CS
project: 2008 calendar

concept:
corruption is such an overpowering social illness that it has not only successfully entrenched itself within the most basic social institutions, but has likewise found for itself a very cozy niche at the core of pinoy culture. it is everywhere. like a predatory cancer, it operates in the sidelines, slowly incapacitating Philippine society.
confronted with such an overwhelming foe, it becomes apparent to Filipinos that the only way to effectively address this problem is by arriving at a consensus that the problem exists and is very real. after which, changes must be initiated in all sectors by every single individual concerned. a change in the government would not be enough if the people themselves carry around this culture of corruption.
everyone ought to chip in. everyone must sacrifice something for the greater good. after all, everyone wins in the end. that is the only way to reach this goal of prosperity for all, and not only for a few.

the illustration seeks to capture such concept by involving as many elements of pinoy society as possible --- whether it be the social institutions (church, mass media, etc) or the various individuals (teachers, professionals, students, workers, farmers, etc.) that compose it. all of them form this stable foundation one can stand on in order to reach this "star" which represents that seemingly unreachable, and yet not impossible, dream.

recipe from home

2007-11-29T19:06:00.000+08:00

paint a picture

2007-11-25T09:17:00.000+08:00

like i've said before, i wanted to try my luck on mixing photography and digital painting --- my newly-acquired hobby. this morning i did just that.

taking a portrait pic (of blockmate sarah) from my stock photos, i opted to add some flair to it by literally painting a picture. it wasn't easy having no background in painting and all. but i think i was able to somewhat pull it off, albeit not as good as i would have wanted.

some people might think "why ruin a decent picture?" or "why not just paint from scratch?"

the more important question for me though is "why not?"

learning how to do one thing is good. learning how to do two is better. learning how to integrate them is way way better. so why settle for less.

here's the untouched picture.

i began laying down the base colors, or the so-called "flats."

then i took the time using a texture brush to "paint" across the image
to give it that look which is being sought here.

here's the picture after some more refinements.

and then the final product. notice the chinese characters
i incorporated in the flame-like aura. wala lang. :)

there are only good dreams tonight

2007-11-22T17:01:00.000+08:00

this afternoon, i made my first attempt at adobe photoshop coloring. i have long wondered how the people who make comic books are able to come up with these wonderful pages filled with exquisite line art and color separations.

the line art i could understand. but the colors have always baffled me.

during law school, i never had the time to research the process because academics always had a way of interfering with our other interets --- mine in particular. but we're no longer speaking in the past tense, are we?

in coming up with my second christmas card design, i longed to have it colored comic-book style. hence, after finishing the drawing this morning ( i started last night), i googled the phrase "adobe photoshop coloring tutorial."

the rest, they say, is history.

the output is still rather crude compared to industry standards. i did, after all, color the drawing as i read the tutorial. still, i'm happy with the result in general. after all, i did learn something new today. :D

oh by the way, a short explanation of the design concept. parols or lanterns have been among the staples of the yuletide season. they're right there with the belens, christmas lights and the christmas tree. i noticed that that in terms of overall look they have a lot in common with dream catchers. i have a dream catcher in my room. in law school where one gets to have a lot of nightmares, i found it rather handy. :p i thought it would be cool to combine the two together. you could say it would be like having this thing that represents the season of hope, while trapping bad dreams until they perish in the light of dawn.

art school

2007-11-21T12:30:00.000+08:00

graphic design, illustrating or whatever the hell it is more appropriately called is not as easy as one thinks. it takes practice. it takes time. it requires resources. and of course it asks that you have that particular eye for what is beautiful to most people --- if not all.

most people, i believe, are born in possession of almost all of these. it's just that nature has her way of pulling us towards different directions, that by the time we're grown-ups, not too many are adept at the skill of drawing.

but it's not impossible to acquire. and it's not limited to an elite few.

going back to my point earlier, i have this series of pictures/images showing just how intricate or complex the process is in order to come up with a particular design output. hindi naman siya parang naisipan mo lang ma-jebs! hehe.

******

anyway, this is a christmas card design i made today (November 21, 2007). it took me around fiver (5) hours to make it. from the time i thought of the design to the time i saved its final version in my computer.

enjoy!

here we have the design in a very raw form.
i was in the process of shading the houses in the background
when i decided to take the picture.

now you have the final output in terms of the traditional way of doing things.
in other words, from this point on, it's all digital beybeh!.

this is the scanned image of the drawing after i've adjusted the level and contrast settings.
at this point, what i managed to do was to clean the lines and remove the pencil markings.

i decided to make the background a little bit more interesting.
diba interesting na? hehe.

here's where the colors come in.
i made a new gradient (consisting of hues of blue)
and applied it to the background.

then i applied colors (solid and gradients alike) to the other parts of the image.
you don't notice it much but even the face has a faint pink color to it.
the only empty parts are the upper part of the robe the boy is wearing
and that disc-like handle of the candle (it rhymes!).

here's the tricky part. i added texture to the picture using a prehistoric version of corel painter. hindi kasi kaya ng PC ko ang mga recent versions (see what i mean about needing resources?). you will notice that the textures makes the picture stand out more from the surface. and of course, there's the stars which i also decided to put in so as to bring that christmas feeling a bit more.this could actually be a final product...

...but i decided to take it a step further in order to make this alternative output.
with some random buttons i decided to experiment with,
i put a radial blur so as to focus the attention of the viewer to the boy
without destroying the essence of the surrounding elements.

o ha.

now my hands and eyes are tired. :)

and thanks for the comments on the "remember law school" post. i was reading them while doing this one. so it was rather encouraging. aaawww.... hahaha. :)

babay!

remember law school?

2007-11-20T14:38:00.000+08:00

hey you.
yes you.
remember law school?

...that clutter of stuff --- an amalgamation of useful info,
bad recits, monster profs, etc --- lingering inside your head?

...that time when you could've sworn you swam daily on a huge tub of coffee
--- or whatever sleep-resisting beverage you fancied --- and yet
remember dozing off to neverland anyway?

...when you wanted to pretend that any law book was an exciting read,
but after a while you realize there are no colorful pictures or drawings forthcoming,
just provisions and more provisions,
and one vague example after another?

...where some professors were like broken records,
ruined cassette tapes you wish you could just
tear up and throw in the air?

...where you consumed highlighters faster
than you could ride a skateboard ---
assuming you know how to use one ---
and come your fourth year you come to the conclusion
that all colors are neon?
...and you often wondered whatever happened to your brain?
where you left it? or was it a simple case of spontaneous combustion?
duh?

i do.

i try to clean the clutter every day.

[NOTE: all illustrations are for yearbook purposes]

back to haunt you

2007-11-10T11:35:00.000+08:00

oh yes it is.

-----

inspired by:

Oh Ramona, if there was only some kind of future
Oh Ramona, if there was only some kind of future
And these cerulean skies

Something in our skies
Something in our skies
Something in our blood
Something in our skies

Paddy, Paddy?
Paddy will you carry me, I think I've lost my way
I'm already five years older I'm already in my grave

--- David Bowie (The Heart's Filthy Lesson)
from the movie Se7en

Americature: Ika-2 Yugto

2007-10-12T10:07:00.000+08:00

pretty in pink

let there be light

dusk

ariba arizona

electric fun

orca

ola pikchurs atbp

2007-09-19T16:14:00.000+08:00

it seems like it was not so long ago...

iMali

2007-09-18T05:25:00.000+08:00

uberjam design #001

if i had a shirt like this for
every mistake i've made
in these exams,
i'd make a
fortune.
really.

artist hands

2007-08-22T00:14:00.000+08:00

oble

2007-08-15T00:46:00.000+08:00

sundance

2007-07-30T22:22:00.001+08:00

hearing you, my engines die

2007-07-14T01:16:00.001+08:00

stressed out/bored lang ako

2007-07-03T13:49:00.000+08:00

so i made this:

wala lang. *sigh*

sarah rocks

2007-06-23T19:49:00.001+08:00

credits
photography: uberjam
model: sarah
all-around man: ben

Moon Shards

2007-06-22T10:37:00.000+08:00

sticker-happy

2007-05-30T14:19:00.000+08:00

sticker art by mtavb

experiment part 2

2007-05-25T03:25:00.001+08:00

experimenting/procrastinating

2007-05-08T14:10:00.000+08:00

photoshop experiment #1

dot art

2007-05-06T20:55:00.000+08:00

since this IS supposed to be review time (for the bar exams), i doubt it if i will be able to find time to make more elaborate illustrations (like before). so from now on, my posts will usually consist of doodles and sketches. things i'll probably have the time to improve on by the time the exams are long past (and i [we] have passed, hopefully).

as the title of this post suggests, there are a lot of dots in this series. enjoy!

Burned

2007-05-06T18:37:00.001+08:00

You must find it
fascinating how--
moths are riveted
to the flickering pyre
you dangle
in between fingertips.
Its wings dance
alongside silent, gray tendrils
escaping your breath.
Circling around,
irrevocably drawn
to the sighs
that kiss your lips.
Saltine beads,
tease your temple,
then your cheekbone,
curving around your jaw.
A faint smile shows
your minute amusement
at how this creature
will leave a field of flowers
for the scent of sweat.
This drab cousin
of the butterfly,
craves attention
and will stay still
on your palm
staring up
in simple-minded wonder
at the meteor
about to burn
its wings.

Prayer

2007-05-06T18:34:00.001+08:00

He is kneeling.

Joints locked in grief
as he looks ahead
to the altar where
he imagines Celtic knots
unwind from the crucifix
and begin to tie themselves
around his neck.

He reaches back
on the church bench,
fingertips finding it
suddenly riddled with scars-
names and serial numbers
that once belonged
on violet wrists.

His eyes close
as the requiem starts
to unravel the invisible
skein of a memory:
a red-hot iron branding
cold skin of a son
that could've been.

The bell tolls
for his last supper,
its mournful knell
breaking the glass casket,
spilling his conscience
like wine poured into chalices
that were her fingers.

His shaking hands clasp
in repetitive prayer for
his eyes to see in
shades of gray,
so he will not remember
the yellow ribbon his daughter
is tying around 88 stones

of an unmarked grave.

Reach

2007-05-06T18:33:00.000+08:00

You took my heart
and rubbed it clean
with your sleeve,
erasing its scars by
inhaling my soul and
blowing out the sadness
into the air.

I am sun kissed when you
catch me creeping around
the border of shadows,
tugging me away with
the kind of amusement
a child earns when caught
with hand in cookie jars.

Yet I am still incomplete,
broken in places your warmth
has not been able to mend.
Maybe this time I’ll reach further
for your outstretched hand
so you don’t have to come
down to get me every time.

Really, I’ll try harder,
because I know…
I can love you much better than this.

nixed

2007-04-11T12:53:00.000+08:00

mmvii title page

2007-04-06T20:58:00.000+08:00

pamamahala at pakikilahok project

2007-04-02T17:36:00.000+08:00

ha! done. FINALLY!!! (April 5). *joy* *joy* *joy*

front cover

chapter 1

chapter 2

chapter 3

chapter 4

back cover

Mirror Universe

2007-03-11T17:41:00.000+08:00

By and by the light doth descend and steal
In hours of pondering and solitude
Time stays still to mirror that I do feel
In my mind's quickening and my pen pursued.
Epiphany, a glimpse, as words race by
Where mortal mirrors whisper and reveal
Sorcery that drains that life and soul dry
That potion can't cure nor time can so heal.
Oh sensitive mind, a word or a thought
Reflection of evil lying beneath
That a Queen's mirror will give the truth sought
Even when death is a burden bequeath.
Ivory towers can be made to fall
The mirror will seek the fairest of all.

--me trying to be shakespearean. and miserably failing. haha

girl inform me

2007-03-04T23:02:00.000+08:00

Unknown quotients, you must be using potions.
How else could you tie my head to the sky?
Postcard size/4 x 6 inches

duplex

2007-03-03T03:55:00.000+08:00

some random enhanced pics.

"moon light street light"

"'ts lomo"

uuyy, fishing

2007-03-03T01:20:00.000+08:00

4x4 inches

blistering rainshowers

2007-02-28T00:49:00.000+08:00

concept: rax
art: uberjam

comfort is only sought when we feel pain.
longing, when there is the prospect of loss.

handbook, saligan

2007-02-27T23:13:00.000+08:00

p. 5, kaunlaran

p. 45. pakikilahok

p. 109, buwis
[text (suggestion): "Pondo ng Lokal na Pamahalaan" - text box/label]

p. 117, apropriyasyon
[texts (suggestions): (1) "APROPRIYASYON" - road;
(2) "MGA PROYEKTO O PROGRAMA" - text box (upper right)]

ikaapat na bahagi, p. 1, ang barangay

p. 13, mga development projects na maaaring pangunahan ng barangay

p. 4-5, barangay fisheries and aquatic resources; pangingisda**

soul phantasm

2007-02-23T18:24:00.001+08:00

(updated: Feb 24, 2007)

sweater weather scraps

2007-02-21T17:25:00.000+08:00

Postcards for Alpha, 6x4 inches.

Added, 11:35 PM: Zoom-in version #1, as requested.

Masyado kong na-enjoy ang paglagay ng polka dots.

photos from july 2005

2007-02-18T17:16:00.000+08:00

(Found the negatives while I was cleaning my room.)

one jennifer and two extras

hyacinth

kuyang nagtitinda ng sorbetes

wala lang :)

trish test shots

2007-02-16T14:55:00.000+08:00

balentayms yihee

2007-02-14T02:27:00.000+08:00

Valentine's Day postcard requested by a seatmate.

6x4 inches. Sketched on paper; colored in Photoshop.

Instructions: "May goddess/diwata na naliligo sa pond, tapos may binata na ninanakaw yung damit/wings niya.
Frame 1: Tinatanggal nung diwata yung pakpak niya.
Frame 2: Kinuha nung binata yung pakpak. Umiyak yung diwata.
Frame 3: Dinala nung binata yung diwata sa bahay niya. Nain-love sila.
Frame 4: Lumipad sila."

It's okay, I don't understand why anyone would fall for someone who attempted to seriously, deliberately incapacitate him/her either. :P But, apparently, this is based on a Filipino parable; in the Western version, it's the slippers of a princess that gets stolen.

P.S. I understand that Jam will be posting more Valentine's Day stuff for us. :P

B&W lomo

2007-02-12T21:20:00.000+08:00

more B&W photography coming your way...

uberjam

2007-02-11T18:49:00.000+08:00

creative (pic) enough?

mtavb

2007-02-10T09:10:00.000+08:00

friendster profile pic, anyone? :)

livEly 2

2007-02-06T00:57:00.000+08:00

here's some more:

livEly

2007-02-04T03:48:00.000+08:00

it was supposed to be a night (from mid-afternoon) of pure OPM bliss. but not for me. i had an exam two days later, with no study time the following day due to 2 scheduled hearings.

'twas then i realized how difficult it was to be a photographer. also, the place was crawling with digital SLRs. nanliit ang EOS 350D ko sa inferiority complex. :p

still, the experience --- my first crack at a live show setting --- was truly memorable. aylabet!

here are some pictures of what i was able to catch (from 430pm to around 8pm):

if only i could've stayed 'til the end. way past 11pm.

*sigh*

i wasn't too sure about the checkered cap and the striped tie.

2007-01-27T07:21:00.000+08:00

Hello. A friend had wanted something inspired by her "literary crush". :P This is supposed to be him, after he left Pencey. (8x10 in.)

CoOp Mart

2007-01-19T08:27:00.000+08:00

For the past couple of weeks, I've been busying myself with this commissioned project which consists of a brochure, a membership card and two (2) versions of a flyer:

brochure (side A)

brochure (side B)

membership card (front)

flyer version #1

flyer version #2

the sun king (scraps)

2007-01-14T20:38:00.000+08:00

wait a minute, kapeng mainit

2007-01-13T21:44:00.000+08:00

Hello. Coffee tumblers.

mia: test shots

2007-01-09T07:35:00.000+08:00

New Year's Eve

2007-01-04T08:21:00.000+08:00

before the new year, there was new year's eve.

"temple"

"enter at your own risk"

"gotham"

goodies

2007-01-03T15:18:00.000+08:00

What to do with extra "mini"prints.
Uberjam-art on Matchboxes.

(close-up)

U.P. Law B2007 button pin
Designed by Jam.

Kurt Vonnegut Quotes Chewing Gum Sticks.
Made by Bobbie. Photos taken by Aya & Alpha, and originally uploaded by Aya.

(back)

Happy New Year!

inserts for my sister's coffee tumbler

2006-12-22T04:43:00.000+08:00

Had so much fun making these.

Around 5.8 x 8.4 inches each. Drawn on paper, then colored in Photoshop.

under the sea

"road trip" featuring federico the flying "tastee" bread

tina

2006-12-19T23:19:00.000+08:00

02

03

04

05

06

07

08

09

10

11

12

13

and finally...

tina + uberjam
(model + photographer)

--- kuha ni Karla

blockmate

2006-12-10T16:21:00.000+08:00

Attempt at "vector art". Photo of Aya taken by Jam.

what i love about u.p.

2006-12-05T14:08:00.000+08:00

(aside from the trees along the academic oval :P)

The fact that it seems perfectly okay for (anonymous) persons to paint aliens and blobs (or whatever they are) on university property:

Photo taken by our blockmate Paul

Paintings like this one are scattered along the Ikot route, on posts, walls, etc.; there’s also one of a large blue octopus on a water tank across Romulo Hall (Muslim Studies).

The black-and-white figures painted over the “alien” murals are relatively recent. (Yikes, the aliens are endangered. Kuhanan na natin bago mawala ng tuluyan. ;))

I’m just wondering: who made these? Were these sanctioned?

P.S. Check out Electrolychee’s Nike mural painting here. (They say you can view it at Boni Serrano St. corner Katipunan Ave. for one month.) Cheers.

estha and rahel

2006-12-04T22:16:00.000+08:00

Unaltered/unadulterated version. (Oil Pastel, 2006)

"They were strangers who had met in a chance encounter. They had known each other before Life began.
There is very little that anyone could say to clarify what happened next. [...]
Only that once again they broke the Love Laws. That lay down who should be loved. And how. And how much."
- Arundhati Roy, The God of Small Things

(There's another one (with altered levels) here.)

alapaap

2006-12-03T20:45:00.000+08:00

Alternate versions. Around 9x7 inches each. (October 2006)

Buksan ang puso at isipan, paliparin ang kamalayan.

visions

2006-12-02T09:08:00.000+08:00

Hello friends. Welcome to our (sort of) art blog.

2006-12-02T01:18:00.000+08:00

Oh yes, what to expect: Well, we're hoping to post a lot our new (and old) drawings/illustrations on this blog so do watch out for them. If you have any suggestions or ideas for an illustration, feel free to tell Jam. :P Seriously, he's really good at this art thing and he will do justice to your ideas. Libre pa! Just leave a comment on any of the posts, or on the shoutbox. Yes, there will be a shoutbox.

Also, one of us (the one who's not me) has a new Canon EOS 350 DSLR camera, so I guess this person will be posting some of his peeekchoors here. Or not. I haven't really asked.

Er... that's it, I guess. Let me leave you with this fellow over here, who has been a regular fixture in my blog since October. Peace everyone. 'Til the next post.

"If you took to me like the gull takes to the wind,
I'd a' jump from my tree,
and I'd a' dance like the king of the eyesores,
and the rest of our lives would have fared well."

Gwen The Penggwen

2006-10-30T15:21:00.000+08:00

uber-art

2006-10-09T23:32:00.000+08:00

geetar

see them dream

homage

all around me

broken wings