Seis Balas cover

Seis Balas (Six Bullets) is the first expansion book for Slang, the pen and paper, 90’s film noir set roleplaying game I was commissioned to illustrate a year ago. The game’s basic manual (view it HERE) will hit the stores in August 2006, and will be shortly followed by this expansion book containing six one-shot (short) adventures.

Slang cover

This is the cover for Slang, the pen and paper, 90’s film noir set roleplaying game I was commissioned to illustrate a year ago. It will hit the stores in August 2006. You can also have a look at the cover of the first expansion book.

Tools used: scanner, Photoshop, tablet. The final covers are vector and were hand traced in Flash (a real pain in the ass. but in the end, it pays).

Film Your Issue 2006

These were commissioned by MSN for a student event scheduled within the Sundance Film Festival Calendar. They wanted “something retro and very filmic”. I had less than three hours, so I opted for a classy Metropolis/Art-deco style, and i think it turned out well (given the absurd timing). The careful observer will probably identify some russian propaganda and kraftwerkian influences here.

This is the first version, horizontal.

They requested also a second, vertical take on the concept. Just in case i guess.

The Fuck Club

The concept behind The Fuck Club revolved around the idea of casual sex via an asertive and no-nonsense approach to the classical one-night stand hunting techniques. Let’s say you are in the horny mood tonight, and consequently, you decide to wear your Fuck Club badge. The point is, basically, that if you notice someone in the bar (disco, house party, you name it) wearing the signal (some form of Fuck Club merchandise, i.e. another badge) and you find this person attractive, you can go and talk about sex in clear terms, as any Fuck Club endorser accepts certain rules like this “ask freely” prerogative.

The badges read “Miembro del Club del Sexo” (“Member of The Fuck Club” in Spanish).

I did this as an humorous attempt to satirize and expose the whole “scoring” thing, which frequently involves loads of hypocrisy and turns out as a ridiculous and unneccesary ritual. I wrote a manifesto and printed some badges that I handed to guests at my 25th birthday. I dare to say it was a sound success.

A Contratempo

I was dating a girl who studied drama. She and her colleagues needed some posters for a show, i was in the right mood and had absolute freedom, so i did them.

The plays dealed with issues like adulthood, paranoia, the female psyche, oblivion, the passing of years. So i opted for a gritty, nocturnal style and leaked some symbols i found appropiate for these subjects. “A Contratempo” was the name of the drama company that arranged the event.