The Art of Miguel Puga

BAD ASS #1

2011-01-19T01:42:00.000-08:00

Wow, been a long time.
Quick sketch and color to warm up before a long night. Nuff Said'

Happy Keister!

2010-04-02T10:36:00.000-07:00

Hey gang!
This is a still from one of the Ant and Aardvarks I storyboarded for the Pink Panther and Pals show. Directed by Bob Spang, who put up this picture in our kitchen, and i thought I would share it with the world! hope you diggz and Thanks to those who have been watching the show.

Finally some Pink Promotion!

2010-03-04T11:19:00.000-08:00

Check it out people! Pink Panther airs this Sunday at 7:30 AM on Cartoon Network! and check out this sweet site MGM just posted up! http://pinkpanther.mgm.com/
By the way that screen cap is from a Episode I boarded called "Knights in Pink Armor" Directed by Lionel Ordaz

HULK SMASH!!!

2010-02-09T16:50:00.000-08:00

I just found out about the new Planet Hulk dvd coming out!WTF! I had no idea this was even in production! I love the comic book, bad ass gladiator hulk kicking ass! cant wait to get that. Anyway, I'm a big Hulk fan, and heres a quickie i did before i started Boarding today. hope you all diggz! by the way, if Old Man Logan is in production please let me know, I want to work on it so bad!!! please!

This just in!

2010-02-04T14:53:00.000-08:00

ANNOUNCEMENT: "The Pink Panther & Pals" TV show I did storyboards on, concept work, and co-wrote 2 episodes will premiere on Cartoon Network on Sunday March 7th at 7:30AM.The show will consist of 3 seven minute shorts. Two Pink Panther cartoons and 1 Ant and the Aardvark.Set your DVRs. Tell all the kiddies!

Akuma!

2009-10-20T10:40:00.000-07:00

So, i just got a PS3, but I have not time to play all the new games I just bought, like Killzone 2, Batman Arkam Asylum, Brutal Legend, Ultimate Alliance2, and Street Fighter 7. Oh well, maybe I could make time around 2 am. idk. anyway heres a Akuma I did earlier this year, and I forgot to post. Hope you digs.

The Moonlight Mummies!!!!

2009-09-18T16:29:00.000-07:00

colored in Photoshop.

cleaned up in Story Board Pro.

And introducing THE MOONLIGHT MUMMIES!!!!!

Hey gang, just posting some freelance I just finished. Its for a kid's soccer team banner, and the team is called "The Moonlight Mummies" awesome name. So when I was asked if I could do this banner I jumped right on it, and this is the result. hope you guys dig it. And GO MOONLIGHT MUMMIES!!!!!!!

-PUGA*VIDA

new tiger Board panel!!!

2009-08-19T15:25:00.000-07:00

*by request*

sorry for the lack of updates, been busy. heres a board panel that I had to crop due to a main character being in the shot. Anyway the tiger is pissed off so hes about to kick some arssss!

-Miguel Puga -PUGAVIDA

meow

2009-07-22T11:00:00.000-07:00

My morning sketch for today. A revamp of an old character I created back in school, Hes a White Bengal tiger samurai with an eye patch...yeah! hope you guys dig...gotta get back to work!

Miguel Puga

BEAR!!!!!

2009-06-09T15:34:00.001-07:00

Damn right!!! He's a Bear with a Fez, and a Honey jar Tattoo! Don't F$#k with Him!

Puga

Storyboard Panel

2009-05-21T18:40:00.000-07:00

hey gang, sorry for not posting anymore. I'm lazy! And super busy! You'll see what im working on soon. it looks pretty fanfu$%&ing tastic! Anyway heres a Story Board Panel I just did. hope you like and thanks for stopping by Amigos!!

George W. Bizzaro!!!!

2009-03-03T18:02:00.000-08:00

Sho' Nuff

2009-02-27T10:55:00.000-08:00

Hey gang! sorry for not posting anymore, i got really busy at work and with some freelance! I'll try to post some more VS. stuff up soon. Anyway heres this bad guy i did for the script i co-wrote and im boarding right now, i did a few other designs, but were going to for of a "Last Dragon" "Sho Nuff" type villain. its going to be awesome, cant wait to show you my boards and ANimatics. Aight peeps stay fresh.

Palabra

Vs.001.5

2009-01-21T11:24:00.000-08:00

Heres a sneak peak for this weeks post! just did a quick sketch. hope you like it.

Vs.001

2009-01-16T18:47:00.000-08:00

Hey guys! So heres the first of many of my Versus post. Im going to be doing one each week for the rest of the year, so heres the first one, I'll be choosing most of the Vs. post but if you guys have any request shoot them at me. until next week!

Hulk vs. Wolverine

still alive!

2008-12-24T11:02:00.000-08:00

Hey gang sorry for not posting enough but I've been super busy working. This year has been so overwhelming and Im so grateful for 08, from graduating this past summer to getting my first real job in the industry doing storyboards full time on the brand new Pink Panther and Pals show for the Cartoon Network airing in the fall of 09! hell yeah! Anyway, heres a doodle i just finished of supe's and a ogre. Thats it for now buddies, I wish you all a safe and wonderful christmas and happy new year! Skadoosh!! until next year...

yo

2008-09-25T14:26:00.000-07:00

sorry for not updating but I've been super busy working. I cant say where but i'll let you guess...its something pink.

Portfolio Sample

2008-06-03T13:34:00.000-07:00

Heres a page from my 2008 Portfolio. I'll have the site up soon, just polishing up my animation and WAM!! I'll party like its 2012!!

-MIGUEL

I like Hooks

2008-04-22T13:25:00.000-07:00

This is the re-design of the old sailor from one of my pitches called A Sailors Tale. i love playing with curves and sharp edges when I'm designing a character. I'm going to draw some more using this technique. You gotta love that UPA style.Aww and this handsome fellow is for the short I'm currently working on right now called MONSTER P.D.: All Monsters Attack. It takes place in the future with a 1940's style thats why he's wearing the paper boy hat.

Miguel

Run Android Run!!

2008-04-18T15:31:00.000-07:00

miguel

VENOM!!

2008-04-17T01:04:00.001-07:00

Venom is one of many of my favorite characters in the Marvel universe, simple design but with alot of attitude. One thing I fell in love with about this character is that T-rex jaw he has. Freak'n awesome!!!

Here's the breakdown of Venom.
1) I sketched him out with a purple Prismacolor col-erase pencil, then I went over it with a .7 led mechanical pencil. I did'nt like the head I originally sketched so i drew another one in a post it note.

2) Once I'm satisfied with the sketch I import it into Flash and start tracing the sketch in my whack-ass wacom tablet using the brush tool.

3)Then I dropped in the color for his suit into the line layer. Then I selected the color, copied, deleted it on the line layer, added a new layer under it and placed in place the color. And I added a gradient.

4) Added shadow.....then I took a shit.

5) After my Mud Butt, I added the white on his spider symbol, eyes and added teeth.

6) Finally, I found a bloody tampon and used it as my background.

Hope this helps, and thanks for stopping by buddies!!!
-MIGUEL

My Blog Turns 1

2008-03-04T23:18:00.000-08:00

Man! Time sure does fly. I just realized that I started this blog a year ago so I had to update!! so here it is. that's my blog giving me the middle finger for not updating that often my first year. But i will update more this time around... or ill try!

-Miguel

Meet Rook

2008-01-23T12:43:00.000-08:00

Hey gang! I know I havent posted in a while but I'm super busy with my Monster P.D. project. Good news, Theirs going to be more 3d backgrounds in the short. woot woot. cant wait to show em to you. Anyways heres the new and final design of Rook. I gave him holding lines and to sweeten him up I borrowed a texture from a Jose Agreda ilo. love his stuff.

R.I.P. Heath Ledger

2008-01-23T00:39:00.000-08:00

As a kid i would always steel my dad's newspaper, and after reading the comics I would trace most of the pictures with a pen, and then hang it on the refrigerator. Today, to warm up before a big session, I'll pick out an image from the web and trace over it in Flash.

Two weeks ago I picked Heath Ledger in all his Joker glory, but I never finished it. I heard the tragic news of his death from my gf Cristy. I couldnt belive it, but after browsing on a few tabloid sites I was convinced. So when I got home i decided to finish this piece, in honor of a great talent that was taken too early in his carreer.

RIP Heath Ledger

1979-2008

Fresh out of the oven!

2007-12-14T03:52:00.000-08:00

So I'm done with finals...kind of! i have 1 left and I don't have to turn it in till the beginning of next quarter. but other than that I'm done! Anyway' I just finished these two monsters for my short, their really detailed...well for me they are, these two probably took about 3 hours, from research/sketch/to finish. Hope you guys and gals like them, and let me know what you think about it. thanks for stopping by.

This first one is a Namor-ish One-eye Giant Mermaid man who is leading the attack from the sea in my short.When i first did this sketch i did it without the beard, but somewhere along the way i added it.

Alright this one took me a while. This is the Giant Ass Turtle from the previous post. That design on his back is Aztec and he has a giant hand print on the shell, and that's from the main villain...MANO PELUDA!!!!! that's it for now, ill post some more goodies soon!

Giant AsS Sea Turlte Monster

2007-12-11T00:22:00.001-08:00

hey fellow bloggers! SOrry for not posting enough, i know no excuses, but I've been working on my short and i gotta finish it b4 i graduate. Ive been a bad blogger, and i promise im gna do my best not to do it anymore. oh and im on finals so ill do that after im done with that. in the mean time heres one of the monsters for my short. You should check out the blog if you havent already. thanks for stopping by. and you'll see more of my art soon

My Production Bog!!

2007-10-22T13:39:00.000-07:00

what up peeps!

Just wanted to let you know I started a new post for my short I'm working on at school with a bad ass dope ass cool ass awesome ass hairy ass gangster ass crew. woot woot. so check it out yo!

http://www.monsterpd.blogspot.com/

In the mean time here's a zombie version of yours truly! oh and the whole crew will be on the short as zombies too! so thats a sneak peek at me at all my zombie glory! arghhh

Showing sum love

2007-09-14T10:25:00.000-07:00

Heres my Tattooed Sailor-Hero, hell to the yeah, still gotta add colors to his tats.

THis is a Super Pyrate, originally he was going to be a Super Nazi but its pretty much played out. so Super Pyrate is better.

Heres the Papn-the narator for my short!

Sc. 1 characters. They open up the shot with a huge bar fight!

Close up of the rumble! ouch

thats it for now i gotta go fail my classes now!

-Miguel Puga 2007

2007-09-10T15:24:00.000-07:00

Heres a sneak peak at what im currently working on , among other projects and trying not to fail my classes!! hope you likes.

The logo came out pretty cherry but i might change the font to something more cartoony.
This is part of the first scene in my short. Where the main characters are introduced. Its a bar inside a tug boat. I was going for a more darker mood for this piece, but then i remembered i hate dark rooms in cartoons. So i muted the colors a bit to fit the flash back scenes.

Heres a close up of some of the pictures on the wall. There all of the hero of my short. The tattooed Sailor and his victories and tattoos. my fav. is the one on the bottomleft hand corner, he has a tattoo of Peter Parrot from the Tex Avery short 'I Wanna Be A Sailor".

And this is one of my instructors over at A.I. His name is Mike Williams, and he was in the navy so i thought i would put him in, hes going to be in the bar fight scene. hope he doesnt mind.

Thats all for now, i gotta play catch up with my school work now, but ill be posting more bgs, and charcters later. hope you guys dig my doodles. and thanks for stopping by. asta luego

finally a new post!!!

2007-08-30T16:06:00.000-07:00

I just finished this at work like a minute ago. its part of a poster im working on for Oddbot. But yeah ill be posting more soon. ho fo sho'...........happy todd???

Posting Dont Pay For My Froot Loops!!

2007-08-06T21:04:00.000-07:00

Hey fellow bloggers! Ive been super busy with school and my new job at Oddbot, as a Assistant/designer/ storyboard artist. Its fun and the artist there are the tits! Im learning new things everyday, thanks to Chris Hamilton, who took me under his wing and for giving me a chance. hes a hell of a guy and one of the best bosses Ive ever had. Shout outs to Todd Oman whose skills are off the roof! A lot of inspiration at that studio!

Anyways heres my flash animation, Monster P.D., that I finished in 15 hours. I got best of quarter for it, but I think it was mostly for design and not animation. Its still work in progress and its going to be 100 times better, and longer when its done in March!

This one Im doing for my Advanced Animation class that I have this Quarter.Its an animatic and I got the dialogue from "Liar Liar". Ill post it up when its done.

Till next time kids!!

HA!!!!

2007-07-25T14:40:00.000-07:00

SORRY TOO BUSY TO POST MY ART BUT HOPE THIS KEEPS U ENTERTAINED!!!!!

Watercolor Fun!!!

2007-07-05T23:38:00.001-07:00

Hey everyone! Here are my first Water color paintings ever!!! I did the one on the right tonite over at Pricillas Coffee Shop. I think im just going to stick to digital. I suck.

Wolverine!!!

2007-06-29T14:07:00.000-07:00

Hey peeps Im Back!! I drew this wolverine last nite at Pricillas Coffee Shop in Burbank, and I threw some quick color on em in Photoshop. Its a rough piece that I plan to finish. I was thinking of doing a post of my favorite Marvel heroes, so heres the first one. Ill have the rest up later. I'm still tweaking them up. Alright hope you guys dig!!

ps. My coloring sucks!

I heart Bg's

2007-06-24T22:22:00.001-07:00

You gotta love those Terry Toons!!!

Anyhoo! These are some old Bg's I did in 2005. I have a thing for back grounds, I love doing them, and its a shame that I never even show them off. I know i havent posted any new drawings up. I have tons but I dont feel ready to let all 3 of my visitors see them. But I'll post up eventually. And thanks for those who still stop by. Gracias a todos y nos vemos muy pronto!

oh and i did some changes to the blog... hope you guys wont mind, and I also added some awesome artist to my links. kick ass

2007-06-07T16:52:00.000-07:00

I know, I know, sorry for the lack of post but Ive been slaving away with my finals. Ill be done next week on wednesday. After that, I'll fill up this baby with brand new doodles, paintings, doodoos, and my 3d character animation final. And by the way, thats my sailor up there. I finally found a face for him, youll see plenty of him too. Peace out. and thanks for stoping by.

FREDERATOR BLOG

2007-06-01T16:27:00.000-07:00

I wanna give a thousand and one thank you's to Steve Levinson, who posted some of my art in the Frederator blog, and said some awesome things about me and my work. Thanks Steve, I really appreciate it man. I really do hope i get to work with the guy too! His art is kick ass too, i dunno why he would waste time on my blog. Check out his latest cartoon here http://www.aceandaqua.com/

http://newtoons.frederator.com/post/3920

my friend andy

2007-05-29T19:36:00.001-07:00

My buddy Andy!!! I was bored and I drew him.

he's going to hate me for this!!

FREDERATOR!!

2007-05-25T11:21:00.000-07:00

Hey yo! check it out its Robo-week at Channel Frederator! If you havent heard, Channel Frederator ROCKS!!! SO I submitted an old robot design, and i guess they liked it...yay for me.
To check out my robot click here http://newtoons.frederator.com/post/3951. You guys should check out Jeaux Janovsky blog, its packed with lots of fun drawings, and really cool designs, I dig it, so should you !

HELP SPREAD THE FRED!!!

HARD SUIT !!!

2007-05-16T22:57:00.000-07:00

Hey bloggers check out what my school mate/buddy, Joseph King is doing on his production blog!!! Its really Cherry cant take my eyes off of it, and cant wait to work on it too! To check out his production blog click here http://hardsuitproduction.blogspot.com/. its tons of fun!! woop woop

And Joseph: Give me something to contribute to your short!!! turd

This is for the kids!!

2007-05-11T10:12:00.000-07:00

This is for my girlfriend's elementary. I re-designed their schools mascot.

Hope the kids like it.

Colored sailor

2007-05-09T10:25:00.000-07:00

My buddy Alexis Picar inked, and painted my sailor during class. It came out pretty cherry!! I still need to tweak the design but he still did a pretty awesome job. well done piggy. And i signed him on to work on my short...but he doesnt know yet, heh.

"A SAILOR'S TALE"

2007-05-08T02:45:00.000-07:00

WHAT UP FELLOW BLOGGERS??

So today during class, I was "so-called" meditating, but I usually draw or think what I want to draw. But any who, as i "meditated" i came up with this idea for a short,where an old sailor is telling his story of his younger days to some kids(but in a twisted John K way)and as soon as I saw the images pop up in my head i wrote them down, then a short while after i drew them. Im still working on the story and the character designs, but I want to do this short fast, maybe in a month and a half. wish me luck.

This is the old sailor, messing with different costumes and what not, but I

like his design, so I'm gonna stick with it. I still dont have a name for him, maybe

you kids can help me with that.

Ahh and this is the same sailor, but in his younger days where he fought Nazis, Giant Squids, Spies, Dinosaur's, Giant Samurai robot, and other fun stuff. As you can tell, still work in progress, I really dig his torso, but I still havent found the right arms or face for him. But the one thing he is going to have is all those tattoos!! Yay for ink!!

My inspiration

2007-05-06T16:21:00.000-07:00

My beautiful girlfriend Cristy
I love you baby! she keeps me drawing.

Animation

2007-05-01T02:49:00.002-07:00

This is a short animation I did for my Character Animation class, using Maya, i got Runner up for this sucker...woop woop. Okay so the assigntment was to do a 60-90 frame animation in the Warner Bros. style, and giving the ball personality. hope you all dig it.

I did this 2 years ago, or maybe 3, cant remember.It was my second time animating, so thats why its pretty crappy. enjoy.

LOOK CLOSER

2007-04-24T21:02:00.000-07:00

If you look closer you can see my faces in the skulls eyes, middle of flowers, and the most obvious the teeth. I had fun doing this, and plan to do some more just for fun. And ill like to thank everyone who leaves me comments, thank you, you keep me drawing.

WOOP WOOP New post

2007-04-18T22:26:00.000-07:00

Instead of taking notes in class I draw... God I hope I

picked the right major!!

I draw naked girls on my notes!!!

I was on a Greaser/ Biker dood mood yesterday.

ITs the bull from Bully for Bugs -directed by Chuck Jones

one of my many characters...Detective ROOK

Blah...more old stinky stuff

2007-04-08T04:41:00.000-07:00

Aztec short I still plan to work on...someday...maybe tomorrow?

this was done over 2 years ago, i suck at colors

New Quarter! New Instructors! New Work!

2007-04-02T22:41:00.000-07:00

So today was my first day of my new quarter at school, and so far I'm pretty excited. My morning class is going to be fun! Im taking 3D Character Animation with one of the best Animators working out in the industry, David J. Sung. Hes done work on God of War,Charlottes Web, Iron Man (still in production), and many, many more. Ive been lucky to have been in his class before for my intro to 3d Animation in 3D Max, and oh man, that was a tough class! I think hes one the best instructors at my school and the school is really lucky to have him. So anyways I'm really excited because for our final we have to make a 20 second cartoony animation in the old Warner Bros. style!!! Dope....so that means I get to use any style, from Tex Avery to Bob Clampett, Chuck jones to Friz Freleng!!! I already started thumbnails for this baby!! Any ways Its just my first day, I still have 2 more days left of brand new boring classes, Like Rigging, Compositing 2, and Character Modeling( well maybe not this one, I hope to learn something!!)

Anyways heres some work I've been doing for my Gf elementary. Im redesigning their mascot!! WOOP WOOP! How fun. SO this is a Rough stage, its not the final design but it looks 100 times better than the one before. This is my warm up before I go into battle!!

Some old stuff

2007-03-25T00:07:00.000-07:00

This is from an old short I was working on,OLLIN: LEGEND OF THE FIFTH SUN, which didnt really have a story just action scenes!!! But YOu might still see this guy in the future...maybe as a 3d character??? Maybe My apologies to Mike Mignola

This is way before my Photoshop and Flash days.

A futuristic biker chick inspired by Batman Beyond and Hellboy(before the movie).
My Paper boy sketches for my short Moster P.D., (stillin production) You'll see him in my demo reel...my baby!

Go Go Power Rangers!!

A comission drawing I did this January.

Why is it that everytime Im bored i always end up drawing Wolverine?

I did this during Math class...heh!

Im forced to take 3D at my school!!! I did this in 3D max last December

and I had fun doing it. I hope to live here when i retire!!!

I know boring, Boring, sorry Ive beeen Painting with Acrylics..its my first time and Im getting into it! Thank god for Photoshop! When I'm done when the paintings i'll post them up. Thanks for stoppin' by.

My buddy Joseph King

2007-03-22T01:17:00.000-07:00

Comb your phokin' hair Joseph!!! j/k Ha I took a mental picture of you durning Maya!!!! Sucka!!!

Nothing but the truth!

2007-03-21T23:26:00.000-07:00

THERE!!! HAPPY JOSEPH!!! jerk!!!

2007-03-17T14:33:00.000-07:00

Heres my Evil Building Smashing Giant Robot! Give me a week and you'll see him animated!! aight and im out

Heres a still shot from my short. Almost done with it!! Busy Busy Busy

And finally! This is a quick lil project I did for my Astronomy class. And thats my instructor falling into a Black hole.

Thats it for now folks, Im working on my finals so once Im done ill update my blog with more sketches and drawings. later days

FRANKEINSTEIN!!! PUGA VERSION

2007-03-04T21:52:00.000-08:00

Woop! Woop! All colored and ready for some donkey love!

Can you believe I actually animated this guy... that was a fun week!!

ehhh!!

Work in Progress

2007-03-04T21:30:00.000-08:00

This is my opening shot for my short!

Here are a few sketches, characters and backgrounds Ive been working on for my Advanced Flash class. Im doing a 2 minute short of my show Ive been working on for a while now, called Monster P.D. Its just a little taste of the short but ill put the short up as soon as its done

Hello fellow bloggers!!

2007-03-04T17:17:00.000-08:00

Hey everyone, Im new to this whole blog thing. Im not to sure how this thing works but I thought about it for a while, and i decided to give it a shot. My name is Miguel Puga and Im a Senior (i think) at the Art Institute of Los Angeles, majoring in Media Arts and Animation. I consider my self as a Concept artist, Bg artist, story board artist, character designer and last but not least 2d and 3d animator. Ill be posting my work for my final year at school, hope you all like and give me some well deserved feed back, especially when i start working on my demo reel! Enjoy!

-Miguel Puga

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