poser - conceptual vector illustration of a monkey who wanted to be a breakdancer, but is just a poser...
...love you like a fat kid loves breaks... - b&w illustration done for Studio JoLa. chubby kid licking "extra sauce" off of a record... 8"x10" inked/drawn on vellum using copic multiliner pens.
mandeer - © rolo mapalo 2010
elephant - conceptual illustration for childrens skateboard
bonedragon - conceptual illustration for childrens skateboard
slobberdragon - conceptual illustration for childrens skateboard
workout grey version - disco robo says workout to twerk out © rolo mapalo 2010
workout pink version - © rolo mapalo 2010
drip drip drip - indubitably © rolo mapalo 2010
fruit n fish
organix - exploration of organic, undulating shapes as well as experimentation with line and contour...
ernie reyes jr - vector drawing of a young ernie reyes jr.
“love me or else” - testing out the new copic refillable pens...gotta love'em...
flower explosion - just drawing flowers over and over and over and over and over...
mock cd cover - mock cd cover for a mock band
punk'd it... - vectorized illustration for logo
fun-guy - nothin special...i just wanted to draw a happy mushroom...
shrunken head kids - i love experimenting with linework
live, love, life...die - hand done drawing i drew on paper, then imported to photoshop for coloring...
predator - quick and dirty sketch of the character from Predator. used multiliners and prismacolors
sticker design: ninja - what can i say...its a ninja on a sticker...
something to share
hell sperm - rock out with your...uh...tail out!!!
sunflowers 1 - sunflower sketches that were used for ink stamps for wedding invitations
mr monkey in a suit - i always wanted to draw a monkey in a suit... so here it is!
sunflower 2
practice - hand drawn illustration refining my line work
battle turtle - i love turtles...especially ones that smoke and want to fight...drawn by hand, coloured in photoshop, ready for battle...
mock gig poster - colabo [thanks justin!] on a mock gig poster for local seattle band: the BUTTERSPRITES. i love these girls...they rock!!! text design: justin koh character design: rolo mapalo
i love shrimp 2000
a day in the park
road to nowhrrr - experimenting with some new pens and funky perspectives...
ghoul - not sure where i was going with this...but i was testing out a new brush pen and experimenting with drawing textures...
fairyzapper - old project i wanted to post.
happy demon - character im working on.
uh...chickens? - chicken drawings...'nuff said...
chick - drawn with a penbrush
bamboo study...sorta...
confused
sh*t happens
catalyst - what keeps me going © rolo mapalo 2011
"emperor penguin" - prismacolor pen, micron pen, sharpie, acrylic on paper © rolo mapalo 2010
unyuns - more characters ive been playing around with.
chillin @ a starbucks - havin a mocha outside a starbucks usually inspires me to draw some of the landscape...here, all i saw was a delivery truck in front of a building...
sketchin - i dont remember where i was going with this one...
doodling
buddha beats - roughsketch of buddha listening to some beats...
from the sketchbook - page from my sketchbook
more from the sketchbook - some stuff from my sketchbook...
all that skratchin... - inspired by skratch dj's and their urges...
hot dog cowboy - not sure where i was going with this...
pervy bunnies and friends - fun with bunnies and perversion...
page from the sketchbook - some characters ive been workin on developing.
coffee is...
sometimes i amaze/amuse myself
delish
hi
bunnies and fishnets
birthday drink
the ideal world
mollusks
"platypus" - skateboard i was asked to paint and display with other local artists for a local show called Deli+Manik Skateboards present "BLANK CANVAS" in Seattle for the March ARTWALK . © rolo mapalo 2011
can't find the words - © rolo mapalo 2011
surfs up? - © rolo mapalo 2011
platypi - © rolo mapalo 2011
elefunt - © rolo mapalo 2011
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Rolo Mapalo
Graphic Designer & Illustrator seattle, WA