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Felix the Cat

domperalta — Sat, 10 Dec 2011 23:35:44 +0000

Happy Birthday dad! My dad sketched this really cute felix the cat that we used to have floating around the house when my brother and I were kids (ill have to try to find it). I always loved this sketch, because MY DAD drew it and it looked so much like the real Felix! He always sketched cute little characters like this and im positive that his influence (my moms too) is what lead my brother and I to art. Felix is a totally under rated cartoon character and influenced other characters from the early days of animation till today!

I sketched these out as a present for my dad for his birthday! Hope you like it dad!

Enjoy!

Happy Mikulás!

domperalta — Tue, 06 Dec 2011 06:17:22 +0000

Happy Mikulás baba! I just wanted to share with you today on Hungarian Mikulás a happy evening!

Mikulás is similar to a Santa Clause like figure, but he represent Saint Nicholas

Traditionally on Mikulas children put out their freshly cleaned boot on the window sill waiting for him to come by in the night and fill their boots with treats. Good kids get things like sweets, nuts fruit, chocolate, while the bad kids get coal, switches and wooden spoons! This year Zsuzsa gets both

Boldog Mikulás! (happy mikulas)

Batman #1 is out!

domperalta — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 02:02:00 +0000

Today Batman #1, part of DC’s All New 52 came out! I cant put this comic down, fantastic art work by Greg Capullo, Scott Snyder and Jonathan Glapion! Started with one post it, and worked my way out..I might just sketch the whole cover using post its. Hope you enjoy!

Tagged: #1, art, batman, batman and robin, bruce wayne, character, character sketching, comic art, comic book, comics, dc, design drawing, greg capullo, jim lee, joker, marvel, post it drawing, post it note, sketch, stan lee, villian

This is Brett!

domperalta — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 21:33:31 +0000

Quick sketch of our great co-worker Brett! Rock on buddy!

Lord Kensington

domperalta — Tue, 05 Apr 2011 18:45:02 +0000

Here @ Kensington we are proud of our rich history and heritage that stands the test of time from generation to generation. Kensington was originally founded by The Honourable William Edwardes Kensington the 4th, also known as the Baron of Kensington or Lord Kensington. As a very eccentric and avid lock collector, Lord Kensington was a very important figure in the County of Middlesex. In 1868 he was elected to the House of Commons for Havefordwest, and held the Security Seat until 1872. Lord Kensington never lost sight for his love of collecting mid-evil locks, widgets and all sorts of gizmos. Apart from his political career he also held the honorary post of Chief Lieutenant of Redwood Shire. In 1873, Lord Kensington invented a mechanical tamper proof, tumbling device for the Earl of Limrick, to lock down his expensive computational instruments and gauges. He filled for his first patent that very same year and he turned his love of collecting locks into much much more.

Tagged: art, baron, character, concept, design, history, kensington, locks, london, lord, mid evil, security, sketch, UK, victorian

New Blood: Introducing Tony Ton

domperalta — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 21:49:09 +0000

We would like to introduce a new contributor to the Lineweights website, our good friend Tony Ton. Tony has a great eye for design and loves to sketch! Welcome Tony, looking forward to more sketches to come!

Tagged: art, concept art, concept design, design, drawing, illustration, industrial design, marker, marker sketch, product design, shoe design, sketches

daily doodles

domperalta — Thu, 17 Feb 2011 18:35:43 +0000

On a rainy day like today, nothing like little sketches to keep the imagination flowing…

Tagged: art, character design, characters, concept art, concept design, design, design sketching, pen, pencil, people, ship, sketch

Motorcycle Sketch Demo- 1968 Benelli 175cc

domperalta — Sun, 19 Sep 2010 04:15:06 +0000

I have been meaning to sketch out my motorcycle (my grandpa’s old bike) for some time now. I started with just a simple papermate fine point on marker paper with the sketch below. Feeling out the shapes, silhouette, proportions and placement of each part. There is lots of room in the engine area, because Benelli used this frame for 4 different size engines (125, 175, 250 and 360cc!). Click on each image below for the step by step demonstration!

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Tagged: 1960's motorcycle, art, ball point, benelli, cafe bike, car design, car sketch, concept art, daniel simon, demo, design, design sketching, drawing, industrial design, line drawing, Lineweight, marker, marker demo, motorcycle, motorcycle design, pen, product design, scott robertson, sketch, star wars, syd mead, transportation design

A throw back to Prof. Dave Fleming

domperalta — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 03:26:22 +0000

When I originally started SJSU, I was declared in Graphic Design. My first semester in the major I decided to take an Industrial Design class as one of my electives. I was pretty excited to get into the class, since we would be learning how to “sketch like the star wars artists!” Dave Fleming was the professor for the class, and I heard murmurs from other students that we were really fortunate to have him! Each day, Prof. Fleming would bring in new and exciting materials to learn to sketch with. We would gather around his desk, every other class session, to watch him sketch. I tried to take as many notes as I could, but it was not only hard to keep up, but many times I would just watch in awe. (read more below)

Right from the beginning we were tossed into the pool, expected to know how to swim. Our perspective training was basically a one week recap, from there, we went full bore into all sorts of materials, lighting, shadowing, coloring, textures, etc. We got lots of encouragement and inspiration from Prof Fleming, and he always had lots of saying to carry us through the semester. It was tough to keep up, but once the class was over, I was really thankful for what Prof Fleming taught the class. On the last day of class Prof Fleming came up to me to give me my grade and he said…”you know, I would really think about changing over from Graphic Design to Industrial Design…you have the eye for it”…from that point forward my life was changed forever. Thanks Professor Fleming for all the encouragement, education and inspiration! Check out his old school work below… and his most current paintings here.. http://www2.cruzio.com/~fleming/

Tagged: art, artist, concept art, concept sketching, dave fleming, design, design sketching, industrial design, perspective, product design, san jose state, semester, sketching

San Bruno Fire

domperalta — Sat, 11 Sep 2010 00:28:59 +0000

Yesterday @ 6pm, a PG&E natural gas line blew a 30×20 ft crater in the earth of the San Bruno hills. The flame traveled through the lines and engulfed an entire neighborhood. This sketch is a tribute to the family, friends, firefighters, medics, Red Cross volunteers and others effected by the disaster. Our thoughts and prays go out to you!

Tagged: disaster, doctors, fire, fire engine, fire fighter, fire truck, firefighter, firetruck, medic, red, red cross, san bruno, sketch, truck, volunteer

Congrats Joey!

domperalta — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 00:16:16 +0000

I put together this little montage for my brother Joey, who just recently graduated Cogswell Polytech! The school held a nice dinner for the graduates and had these comment cards at each table….Joey and I decided to sketch on them while we ate dinner! Way to go bro, you did an amazing job in school and im so proud of you! Time to take on the concept design world, i know that you are going to make mom and dad so proud!

Tagged: character design, cogswell, college, concept art, concept design, design, dreamworks, ea sports, graduation, pixar

Lineweights New Look

domperalta — Thu, 20 May 2010 21:41:15 +0000

Recently we were having a bit of trouble reformatting and reshaping what Lineweights would look like. We finally, after a bit of digital wrestling with CSS…got it looking all shiny and new! Hope you like it!

If you have any comments or feedback, it would be great to hear from you. You can email us @ lineweights@gmail.com

Enjoy!

Tagged: concept art, concept design, industrial design, new look, re-design, web design

Teacher Evaluations Day!

domperalta — Wed, 12 May 2010 21:14:43 +0000

Yesterday I had to step out of class for about 20 minutes, so that the students could take a Teacher Evaluation of the Vis class Jon and I taught this semester. The semester has gone really well, and I think that we effectively passed on sketching knowledge….but there is something to be said when all those pencils are sitting and writing about your teaching performance. Its like all weapons are now pointed at you! Flipped through the Art of Star Wars and decided to sketch the ship I would need to break back into that classroom!

Tagged: art of star wars, concept art, concept design, evaluations, industrial design, jedi, product design, san jose state, star wars, teacher, weapons