Alex Almaguer's Blog!

Old sketchbook pages! I went to my parents house and dug up some old sketchbooks of mine. These are just some samples of stuff I did over 15 years ago.

2011-05-18T20:10:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone! Check out my interview on Animation Insider. I have to thank Mike Milo for making the whole thing happen.

2011-04-08T14:50:00.000-07:00

http://www.animationinsider.com/?p=160

Eh...It's a good day for some more sketches.

2011-03-31T15:54:00.000-07:00

Had some time...so I boarded this lil' action sequence.

2011-03-24T21:10:00.000-07:00

Sharpie action! It's amazing what you can do with a dull sharpie and post its.

2011-02-20T18:02:00.000-08:00

Just bustin' out some sketches for no particular reason.

2011-02-20T12:11:00.000-08:00

Happy Campers! Just pitched ths idea to Nick. I was just trying to bring back fun and wacky cartoons again. Thanks to my wife, Holly for doing an amazing job with the color. I thought it had great potential for a series. Nick thought otherwise. Oh well...

2011-02-18T14:45:00.000-08:00

I like to do this excercise once in awhile where I sketch people while watching t.v. It helps to build up drawing speed and confidence. I could easily fill up a whole sketchbook by doing this.

2011-02-18T11:45:00.000-08:00

It's the New Year, might as well start off the year with some quick sketches. Just randomness.

2011-01-19T16:05:00.000-08:00

2011-01-15T15:57:00.001-08:00

Mexican Dancers on Cintiq.

2011-01-08T16:12:00.000-08:00

Blam! Busted this cool-lookin' sketch of some warrior dude today.

2011-01-07T12:04:00.001-08:00

I did this piece on my long hiatus. It feels good to draw for yourself again. I haven't been able to do that for years.

2010-12-01T12:31:00.001-08:00

Sketchin' around on the cintiq. Looks aight, but it still feels really digital.

2010-11-27T21:54:00.000-08:00

2010-11-23T19:25:00.000-08:00

Since Chowder took place in such a unique world, there was a lot of opportunity to really do a lot of cool BG's. Here's some shots taken from my boards.

2010-11-22T11:42:00.000-08:00

This came out kinda cool, so I'll post it.

2010-11-15T16:33:00.000-08:00

I'm diggin' these line ups....

2010-10-27T20:52:00.001-07:00

Trying different styles....different backgrounds. It's all good. Can't decide which I like better.

2010-10-22T22:00:00.001-07:00

These were inspired by sketches of real people I did from one of my old sketchbooks.

2010-10-20T10:03:00.000-07:00

Some old portfolio stuff I went and touched up....with a mixture of some photo collage.

2010-10-19T12:49:00.000-07:00

Just messin' around with textures and stuff. Kinda fresh. Maybe I'll do some mo'.

2010-09-15T16:06:00.000-07:00

2010-09-15T15:17:00.000-07:00

2010-09-15T11:37:00.001-07:00

Goblin Jim Comic! (in it's early rough stages. I'll post more as I get em' done.)

2010-09-08T13:39:00.001-07:00

The WonderCon in S.F.

2008-02-24T21:57:00.001-08:00

So check it out, here are some pics from the Wondercon that took place in San Francisco this weekend. We were there for the "Chowder" panel where they had with Mr. Greenblatt himself answerin' questions and all that and talking about the show. Those who were there were lucky enough to see a couple of new Chowder episodes that haven't aired yet. I gotta give Carl props for being up on stage by himself and not freezing up. I definitely would of cursed up a storm. Carl also did a signing after the panel in which he let me be a part of.
We must've drawn about 1000 Shnitzels and Chowders. Who would of thought that Chowder was so dang popular? I gotta thank Carl for letting me sit in on the signing. Seeing all the fans of the show was definitely an inspiration. All in all, eh, I'd say it was a pretty good weekend.