Happy Easter!

When my friend Doug Gregory asked me to do a "Easter Goblin" for WoW cards, it was such a funny idea, I couldn't say no.

Another dream job I can cross off my list :)

Happy Easter everyone!

Bobby

Creature Stack-Up

My pic of the day: Creature Stack-Up

Warm up: Hog Tied

Want to see my warm up stuff? Here's a quickie from today. Professionals will tell you that warm ups are very important before starting your drawing day.

Bobby

Artists Help Japan - "Samurai" Drawing + Ancient Japan Sketches Book up for Bidding!

ARTISTS HELP JAPAN - An Earthquake & Tsunami Emergency Fund



Hi everyone,

As mentioned in our earlier blog post to raise some funds for the "Artists Help Japan - Earthquake & Tsunami Emergency Fund", we have now listed this rare lot up for auction.

The winner of the auction will receive the following TWO items:

1. ORIGINAL "Samurai" Drawing by Bobby Chiu
- 8.5'' x 11'' Pencil on Paper


2. A Copy of our SOLD OUT "Ancient Japan Sketches"
- The book is signed and drawn in by Kei Acedera.


The proceeds will go to ARTISTS HELP JAPAN organized by the amazing Dice Tsutsumi (Pixar Art Director). You can also make direct donations to them as well. Let us all unite and help out a country in need.

Bear in Flight

A painting I did for friends and their new daughter.

Initial ink sketch:




Kei and I (Bobby) will be in SF on April 1-3, 2011 for Wondercon. Table AA86-87. Hope to see you there! LINK TO WONDERCON

Bobby

Memories of Japan.

Kei and I were fortunate to travel to Japan back in May 2010. We visited Tokyo, Osaka, Kyoto and Hakone. We loved it there. People were so unbelievably polite and there was a wonderful sense of morals as well as a beautiful unique culture. The beauty of the land was incomparable as it's architecture and design.

We have been so sad to hear and see the devastation the earthquake and tsunami has brought to these wonderful people.

I did this drawing below for the people of Japan. This and a copy of our "Ancient Japan Sketches" (currently sold out) will be auctioned off. The book is signed and drawn in by Kei Acedera.

We will be holding the auction on Thursday.

The proceeds will go to ARTISTS HELP JAPAN organized by the amazing Dice Tsutsumi.

New Bobby Chiu Original Art Available!

Hey Everyone,

We have just made available a number of Original artwork by Bobby Chiu in the 'Original' section of our Imaginism Store.

With every purchase you will receive a Certificate of Authenticity that is signed and dated by the artist.

To purchase an item, please email us and tell us the title of the item you'd like. We will then send you a request for payment. Items are available at a first come, first serve basis.

Whenever we have original art available, we send out preview newsletters for our collectors who have subscribed. To join the mailing list and be notified for future previews of originals, please click here.


Title: Rockin' Cowboy
Artist: Bobby Chiu
Size: 6.5'' x 10''
Material: Ballpoint Pen on paper
Price: $80


Title: Help Me!
Artist: Bobby Chiu
Size: 8'' x 10''
Material: Ballpoint Pen on paper
Price: $200


Title: The Chase
Artist: Bobby Chiu
Size: 8'' x 10''
Material: Ballpoint Pen on paper
Price: $150


Title: Mother and Child
Artist: Bobby Chiu
Size: 6.5'' x 10''
Material: Pencil on paper
Price: $80


Title: Parenthood
Artist: Bobby Chiu
Size: 6.5'' x 10''
Material: Pencil on paper
Price: $80


Title: Ink Sketch
Artist: Bobby Chiu
Size: 5'' x 7''
Material: India Ink on paper
Price: $60


Title: Big Belly
Artist: Bobby Chiu
Size: 5'' x 5''
Material: Pencil on paper
Price: $80

Sketchoholic Marathons

Each of these speed paintings are approx. 30-45min

They were all done during Sketchoholic.com Marathons.

Each person had just under an hour to come up with and upload an illustration based off the topic from the previous winner.

After everyone uploaded their entries, we all vote on our favorite.

The art marathons we have on Sketchoholic.com are just for fun and is an amazing art workout for the brain. Hope some of you will join us in the future. It's a great free activity that is open for anyone worldwide.

Marathons are usually weekdays at 2pm ET/11am PT on SKETCHOHOLIC.com

Bobby

Sketchoholic Marathons

Topic: Animal Chef


Topic: Kids Playing


Topic: Undead Space Ranger


Topic: Electrified Elf


Topic: Cowgirl Granny


Each of these speed paintings are approx. 45min

They were all done during Sketchoholic.com Marathons.

Each person had just under an hour to come up with and upload an illustration based off the topic from the previous winner.

After everyone uploaded their entries, we all vote on our favorite.

The art marathons we have on Sketchoholic.com are just for fun and is an amazing art workout for the brain. Hope some of you will join us in the future. It's a great free activity that is open for anyone worldwide.

Next marathon is Monday 2pm ET/11am PT on SKETCHOHOLIC.com

Bobby

Guiding Light

Here's a painting from a pen drawing I posted a few weeks ago. I call it 'Guiding Light.'

Is he a bad guy or good guy? What do you think? Is he guiding the little fish to safety or is he planning on eating them? You decide.

Casualty

This was an idea for a painting that I felt compelled to paint. I call it "CASUALTY."

It's always wonderful to paint things that are personal to how I feel or the things that concern me. I just wish this idea wasn't inspired by an event that was so horrific such as the BP oil spill.

Very sad.

Medium: Photoshop
Artist: Bobby Chiu

Comicon: Imaginism Booth G6-7 & Schoolism Booth 2042-2044!

It's getting to that time of year again! San Diego COMICON!!!!
This year we have a booth just for Schoolism: booth 2042-2044
3 great reasons to stop by the Schoolism Booth.
1. Receive FREE personal critiques from our teachers at the booth.
2. Watch them paint and draw over top of your work.
3. People that go to our booth and sign up for our mailing list will receive a FREE DVD of "Creature Design for Live Action Films by Bobby Chiu"


*FREE DVD supply is limited so visit us at the Schoolism booth first! booth 2042-2044

Imaginism Studios Booth G6-7
3 great reasons to stop by the Imaginism Booth
1. We are premiering our 12th book "Chiutensity/Whispers". This book is half Kei Acedera and half Bobby Chiu. It's all about the late night sketches and paintings we do as well as some great stuff we've never published in our previous books.



2. There will be tons of new prints such as the one below.


Title: Mushroom Hunter
Artist: Bobby Chiu
Medium: Photoshop

3. Special Comicon prices on prints is $20. (Regular price $30) This is only for the people that buy prints at our Comicon booth.

Guiding Light

From a little story I was thinking about over the weekend.

Is he a bad guy or good guy? Is he helping to guide the sea creatures or is he going to eat them? You'll have to wait to find out!

Medium: Ballpoint pen

Bobby

UFC - Ultimate Fighting Creature.

Title: UFC - Ultimate Fighting Creature.
Medium: Black Pen

I drew this as a prize for my weekly LIVE stream on http://www.Sketchoholic.com

My Little Buddy

Here's a little drawing of a pet I want for Christmas. He would be my little buddy. Too bad they don't exist. Ah well... I'm going to be giving away this drawing on CHIUSTREAM tonight so tune in at 11:59pm EST/NY time, 23:59 -5GMT, 8:59pm PST/CA time. Tune in at http://chiustream.blogspot.com

Mind Control

a sketch out of my Comix Buro sketchbook coming out 2010.

Hello Kitty Three Apples Art Exhibition. Impostor by Bobby Chiu

So Peter, Kei and I were in LA on Thursday to attend a freakin super cute art exhibit of Hello Kitty. Very fun! The 3 of us were all exhibiting paintings in the show. Here's mine! I called it "IMPOSTOR". I really LOVE this painting! It was very fun to do and it always kept me smiling from start to finish.

This is a digital one of a kind canvas print. So unfortunately there will be no prints made of this. But feel free to update your wallpaper :)

Bobby







Got to meet some celebs as well. Jason "Mayhem" Miller host of MTV's Bully Beat Down! Super cool guy.



David Navarro also super cool guy.



Kimora Lee. Didn't get to talk to her. She was surrounded by cameras all night. Very tall!



Kei met Paris Hilton that night! She said Paris was very sweet.





Red carpet action