MERRY CHRISTMAS TO ALL!!!!

I did a Christmas Card to celebrate the holidays. You can find
the whole thing in this link

It's in spanish, so you better have google translate if you need it.

Merry Christmas to all and a happy 2011

Simón

IT ONLY RAINS IN PANAMA

I've been invited to teach a visual communication course in Isthmus University in Panama. It has been raining since the day I arrived so there hasn't been a chance to go out and know a bit of the country. Only the view from my apartment window.

 

GRE FLASH CARDS ILLUSTRATED

Due to the scholarship requirement I had to take the infernal GRE test. I really can't memorize things I don't give a crap about, so I had to do my own flash cards to learn some of the bombastic language they make you learn for this exam.

To watch all the flash cards and learn some useless vocabulary
go to http://www.grillustrated.tumblr.com

The Little Tyrant in Star Wars.

This is another wallpaper made for the contest we did for the people who bought our DVD with the LITTLE TYRANT series. The prize was a custom-made image for the winners. The second one is for twitter user @mdeangulo , who chose STAR WARS for the theme.

PARODIARIO @ TEDxBOGOTA

This is the storyboard of the conference we did for www.tedxbogota the independently organized version of www.tedtalks.com for Colombia. We did a live keynote presentation about the right to protest.

I will post the video whenever it's up.

More E-GO designs: E-GO!® GOLD

For the first time on a robot: FDF Technology. Full digital Face

You can see here the version I did on 2007
http://www.flickr.com/photos/elprofe/2181745333/in/photostream/

FRIDAY the 20TH of 2010

Last friday at 7:00 P.M, after a very tense month, I received the news that I was awarded the Fulbright Scholarship for artists to do an MFA in animation. I forgot to post this on Friday but I want to mark the date. Let's see how this evolves.

Thanks...

Simón

LITTLE TYRANT in WONDERLAND

So, we made a contest for the people who bought our DVD with the LITTLE TYRANT series and the prize was a custom-made image for the winners. The first one is for twitter user @alexacepeda . She chose ALICE IN WONDERLAND for the theme.

CROUCHING SPIDER, HIDDEN DRAGON

Here are some puppets for a digital cut-out series of shorts.

THE DRAGON.

 THE SPIDER

I'll hopefully be able to upload the shorts soon. Until then.....See you!

WHO MOVED MY CHEESE??

This was a commission to illustrate the mining situation in Colombia.
Millions of acres of national territory are being auctioned to foreign mining companies.

(I think it's not going to see the light of print because the concept of the illustration turned out to harsh)
Meh, whatcha gonna do.

Non afiliated with the hashtag #Paisderatas 

Imaginary Poster Project #002: Alligator Bait (1900)

Imaginary Poster Project consists in creating the posters of movies I've never seen, just by reading the synopsis and taglines from the IMDB. ORIGINAL SIZE

2.Alligator Bait (1900)

This is a decidedly unique and interesting picture. A little colored baby is tied to a post on a tropical shore. A huge 'gator comes out of the water, and is about to devour the little kid, when a hunter appears and shoots the reptile.

Directed by;
Unknown
Cast:
Unknown
U.S.A 1900

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0292913/

The "Alligator Bait" Stereotype was mostly seen on the late nineteenth century to the mid twentieth century. It depicted the horrendous practice of Alligator hunters that used African-American kids to bait alligators.

Today, Alligator Bait, is used as a derogatory term against African-American people.

I, in no way, want to condone or promote this stereotypes.

IMAGINARY POSTER PROJECT #001: SOLDIERS OF THE CROSS (1900)

 

Imaginary Poster Project consists in creating the posters of movies I've never seen, just by reading the synopsis and taglines from the IMDB. (it's mostly a training exercise in visual narration, design, composition and font design) ORIGINAL SIZE

The first one is a piece of early gore:

1.Soldiers of the Cross (1900)

The plot outlined the story of the early Christian martyrs with a compendium of horrors guaranteed to jolt audiences into an awareness of terrible suffering for the sake of Christianity. Contained maulings at the Colosseum, crucifixions, beheadings, savage hackings and burnings at the stake, burnings in the limepit, the spectacle of human torches in Nero's garden. Overall "soul stirring stories of the martyrs, illustrated by the most beautiful living pictures by kinematograph and limelight and never before witnessed in this or any other country.

Directed by;

Herbert Booth /Joseph Perry

Cast:

Beatrice Day, Harold Graham, and Orrie Perry and Reg Perry as the Lion.

Australia 1900

www.imdb.com/title/tt0000335/

ADVENTURES IN THE ELEVATOR (Concept)

I just got a new sketchbook and a set of color pencils. I've never used color pencils before and thought this would be a time to break them in.

This is a concept for a poster I have had on my mind for a while now.

"Imagine an elevator door opening to reveal this characters on their way to work"

(From upper left to lower right)

1.Unicorn - Urutoraman - Robot moustache - PlanetHead

2.Slave - 80's Yuppie with Fishtank head  - Chugultu(sic) 
3.The ball with many eyes - Smiles - Executive Bunny - Cosmonaut Cadaver.

# OILWHALE

The world is now in debt.

Here's a weird coincidence that I would like to clarify... My Oil-Whale is not related in any way with www.oilwhale.com, a company from Finland that develops an oil spill recovery system called "OilWhale"

So, that's that.

HOSPITAL SECURITY, A FLIP CHART

The following are some illustrations made for a flip chart commisioned by the PAHO (Pan American Health organization) in alliance with the WHO, UNICEF, RED CROSS, RED HALF MOON and ISDR, European Commission for humanitarian help.

It centers in Hospital security as the base for preventing disasters.
Ideas and texts by Gustavo Wilches-Chaux (My father)


1.Cover: Safe hospitals in the face of disasters.


2. Three Little Pigs: A safe and resistant health center, benefits all.


3. Motorcycle: There are investments where you should not save money.
Safety on health facilities is one of them. A Safe hospital, a right for all.


4. A safe health facility, helps us deal with any disaster.
- Permanent maintenance - Trained personnel - Responsible users
- Structural reinforcement - Risk management plan - Equipment


5. Size doesn't matter. Health facilities come in many sizes. But all must be equally safe.


6. No Worries. If this was our roof, any rain shower would by a cause for concern.
If these were our health services. What should worry us? How can we remove this worry?



In the middle of developing this flip book. Haiti was struck by an earthquake causing one of the biggest disasters of 2009. Mainly because poverty and corruption had affected most of the country's hospital integrity. Many of the third world countries don't count with secure health installations to face disasters.

Who will win the Democraticup???

The Web series at
http://www.parodiario.tv

E-GO character designs. Tad & E-GO!

E-GO! is the prototype of a series of robots built for a very specific labor. But this E-GO! unlike his mass produced mates has a huge flaw that reveals a huge conspiracy and triggers a series of adventures when he meets with Tad.

This is an updated design for a project I started on 2007. For previous designs and sketches http://www.flickr.com/photos/elprofe/2047988386/in/set-72157615200756405/



Tad comes from a broken home. His father left before he was born and his mother spends all of her time away, working as a freelance journalist. Because of this, Tad has little self-esteem and is scared mostly of everything. He has built an armor to hide from all fears that torment him.

This is an updated design for a project I started on 2007. For previous designs and sketches http://www.flickr.com/photos/elprofe/2041284673/

Enjoy!

RAIN!

  

First concept for animated project.
  HOY - Bajofondo y Juan Subira

"LAS AVENTURAS DE LOS HUEVOS DEMOCRÁTICOS" // ADVENTURES OF THE DEMOCRATIC EGGS

This week, in a repeated effort to interfere with the presidential race, outgoing president Alvaro Uribe said that Colombia should keep protecting the Eggs of his "Democratic security" with the same hen.

So, let's help him keep his legacy alive with:

@simonwilchesc

THAT WAS THEN, THIS IS NOW. SPIDER-MAN

Studying Skottie Young style of inking.

The new Spider-man, and the story about how this illustration came to be

BECOME A VOTING WITNESS! so says Miss Etelvina

TESTIGOS ELECTORALES from Simonwilchesc on Vimeo.

Written by Santiago Rocha, Santiago Rivas, Simón Wilches
Doña Etelvina's Voice by Santiago Rocha // Narrator's voice by Santiago Rivas
Animatión by Simón Wilches Castro


"A quick institutional made to inspire people to become a "voting witness" for the election day. It was commissioned by Colombian's Green Party.

The original inspiration came from UPA shorts and Zagreb's Bordo. And also instructional videos from the 50's.

I'm very happy with the result, but in retrospective I shouldn't have made Miss Etelvina's breasts so big because there's no room for the mouth, I had to get a bit arbitrary with it.

Eh! What you gonna do."

The Little Sprites.

The following image is another promo Wallpaper made for the Little Tyrant.

Originally it was a mock propaganda for the running presidential campaign of the tyrants.  It's a parody on the slogan of a local presidential candidate which kinda looks like an old woman* and supports his campaign on the concept that "going back it's not an option"

Just like the gameplay on the original Mario Bros and Megaman games.

Here's some clipart with alpha background so you can decorate your power point presentations. ;)



*Pertegaz Syndrome: When a man starts to look like an old woman with age.

SUPER MAN-PERIOD RUNS!!

Want to read the first Strip of Super Man-Period?

This is my first moving image made directly on photoshop with the lasso tool
and no help of pencil or onion skin. It's moves clumsily, but in this case It helps the attitude.

My good friend Edweard Muybridge made this photo-study of the character running.

More to come. Enjoy.

SUPER MAN-PERIOD #1

Click on the image to see it fullsize


MAN-PERIOD is a reality.

But as science hasn't found any hard evidence of it's existence
it keeps wreaking havoc day after day; Claiming couples,
destroying families...

Is there anyone out there able to stop it? I think...

Super Man-Period.

You can read it in spanish here 

Good times at Pizza & Politics

Pizza & Politics is an event organized by the ICP
where we were invited to talk about "El pequeño Tirano"

More images and info soon to come.

12 MEXICAN FILMS

This was a quick commission (12 images / 12 hours) to do some interpretations of twelve Mexican films from the golden age of cinema. Since I've never seen the movies I had to do the images based on the synopsis. This was a fun exercise based on the form of Eduardo Gonzalez Bachs, the cuban poster artist. They're just a pale version of the genius that is Bachs, but, It's a way to study the master.

A part of the project CINEMA AT ENGATIVÁ

Line test 1: Resilient Man

One of the things I enjoy doing most are these sketchy line tests, because they allow freedom and experimentation with body masses without having to worry about details.

Enjoy

PS: Today I'm feeling like this poor fat blob. :S

PARKINSON: EVERYBODY IS TALKING ABOUT HIM!!! ((ANIMATION))

Click on the image to see the animation


 














Frame by Frame Sequence.

Quick Expressions #1: 30 Rock

From left to right.
Row 1:
-Tracy Confused - Frank Scared - Jenna Normal - Liz Angry
Row 2:
- Liz Relaxed - Danny Disappointed - Liz Happy - Liz Singing- Kenneth Pervert
Row 3:
- Lutz Despaired- Kenneth Reflexive - Liz Meditative- Floyd Drunk- Tracy Screaming

HOMO SAPEENS BACKGROUNDS

These are the backgrounds I made for the new episode of The Little Tyrant. Because the episode is a parody of an old colombian nursery rhyme. I tried to do a more cartoonish kind of background, inspired by fairy tales and Disney's sleeping beauty style by Eyvind Earle.

You can go Fullsize by clicking on the pictures.
 

Enjoy :)