Otto Robba

Deixa Estar

Otto Robba — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 00:59:50 +0000

O problema do amor é que,
tanto quanto mais forte se amar,
mais fácil é de se magoar.

Eu ajo como tivesse o mundo desvendado
mas a verdade é que muito eu não sei
e se não erro é porque já errei.

Tem horas que é difícil entender
Que quem foi não é quem vai ser,
Mas não somos nossos pais nem
eles os pais deles.

Se peco é por querer sempre estar do seu lado;
na doença e na amargura, no amor
que acho que cura.

Mas preciso que você me deixe entrar
Na sua vida, no seu lar,
Pois sendo alpinista irreverente
prefiro entrar pela porta da frente.

Comic Book Study

Otto Robba — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 05:50:51 +0000

I will be straightforward: I love comic books. That said, I have had this story laying around for a while and it is bugging me to get out. In order to practice and see what style would work for it, I started trying. This is one of the results.

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Medium: Inked pencil work.

I have no idea yet if this is the style I’m gonna go with for the comic book I intend to write but nevertheless, sketching, thinking, researching are all important parts in the process of creating.

Hand-Down

Otto Robba — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 00:50:05 +0000

A group of sketches and studies I did on the subject of, well, hands . Used mostly mine for the poses, although some I drew from photographs that were provided in art classes last year. Yes, the title is a silly pun – forgive me!

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Medium: A mix of pen and pencil drawings.

A Sketchy Subject

Otto Robba — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:34:32 +0000

A small group of sketches and studies I did based on reference found on magazines and the internet and the Drawing School book.

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Medium: Good and old pencil on paper.

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Medium: Good and old pen on paper.

Click once to open it fullsize and again to close
Medium: Good and old pencil on paper.

Click once to open it fullsize and again to close
Medium: Good and old pen on paper.

Click once to open it fullsize and again to close
Medium: Good and old pencil on paper.

Character Study

Otto Robba — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 21:33:39 +0000

Creating a character involves a series of steps. You need to research and sketch a lot, from poses to small details. It is just as important to have the character appearing in a pose that tells the public about her as it is important to have her wearing/using gear and apparel that makes sense. I included two pictures which take a look into a tiny part of the process I went through.

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Medium: Pen on paper.

This one, the gorgon, was a simply sketch for an idea I had at the time, never went ahead of it and so it stayed like a mere sketch. I went through a lot of snake photographs and ‘deviant’ women before I sketched anything.

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Medium: A mix of pencil and pen on paper.

The savage is a piece I had actually put up in the site a while ago, as you can see. I went through the Tarzan movies, through photographs of extreme sports, checked Assassin’s Creed and went ahead to do the poses myself, taking photographs to use as a basis. Honestly, quite a bit of research before the final piece was actually done.

Lovely Love

Otto Robba — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 23:32:42 +0000

Love is a scary, scary thing
and yet is worth the praise that all songs sing.
Love holds all cards close to the heart -
It sees in every end a new start.

A sloppy rhyme and a lack of rhythm,
love does not mind because beauty
love will always find.

Cris

Otto Robba — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 06:01:04 +0000

É assustador pensar
que em nada mais penso
- e em nada mais quero pensar.

Aprendi a te imaginar e agora,
viciado em você,
Não consigo parar.

Acordar sem beijo,
Andar sem companhia,
Dormir sem alegria.
Sem você, é esse meu dia à dia.

Talvez eu esteja quebrado,
um di-di-disco riscado
Mas caramba…
Quero viver do seu lado.

Pois ainda que o amor seja assustador,
Muito mais me assusta
o quanto a sua ausência
ao coração me custa.

Poetry in the dark

Otto Robba — Wed, 10 Feb 2010 05:40:49 +0000

You used to know me so well,
my spots and stripes,
the darkness in which I dwell.

But as time passed and we changed,
as the pictures on the wall,
it was all rearranged.

Now we lie here in bed.
like two strangers
that have already met.

À perder de vista

Otto Robba — Sun, 07 Feb 2010 23:20:00 +0000

A pior briga se estende
Até que não se entende
porque se brigava.

Torna-se um sem sentido sem fim,
escrita sem se ver o começo
a história caminha ao solavanco e tropeço.

Quando e se o fim chegar
Quem vai saber dizer
Por onde começar?

Um Impulso num Instante

Otto Robba — Mon, 01 Feb 2010 04:20:54 +0000

O tempo nos concedeu um agrado,
Um instante em si próprio congelado.
Nos permitiu ver que as nossas horas
nós mesmos podemos fazer.

A memória toca na minha mente
Como uma música que não que parar,
Eu vejo a gente a se olhar
e perguntar o que, de nós, será.

Talvez seja muito sonho, muita loucura,
muito impulso, muito antes da hora…
Mas amor não tem cura e
Te quero é agora.

Otto Robba

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Comic Book Study

Click once to open it fullsize and again to close Medium: Inked pencil work.

Hand-Down

Click once to open it fullsize and again to close Medium: A mix of pen and pencil drawings.

A Sketchy Subject

Click once to open it fullsize and again to close Medium: Good and old pencil on paper.

Click once to open it fullsize and again to close Medium: Good and old pencil on paper.

Click once to open it fullsize and again to close Medium: Good and old pencil on paper.

Click once to open it fullsize and again to close Medium: Good and old pencil on paper.

Click once to open it fullsize and again to close Medium: Good and old pen on paper.

Click once to open it fullsize and again to close Medium: Good and old pencil on paper.

Click once to open it fullsize and again to close Medium: Good and old pen on paper.

Click once to open it fullsize and again to close Medium: Good and old pen on paper.

Click once to open it fullsize and again to close Medium: Good and old pencil on paper.

Character Study

Click once to open it fullsize and again to close Medium: Pen on paper. This one, the gorgon, was a simply sketch for an idea I had at the time, never went ahead of it and so it stayed like a mere sketch. I went through a lot of snake photographs and ‘deviant’ women before I sketched anything.

Lovely Love

Cris

Poetry in the dark

À perder de vista

Um Impulso num Instante

Click once to open it fullsize and again to close
Medium: Inked pencil work.

Click once to open it fullsize and again to close
Medium: A mix of pen and pencil drawings.

Click once to open it fullsize and again to close
Medium: Good and old pencil on paper.

Click once to open it fullsize and again to close
Medium: Good and old pencil on paper.

Click once to open it fullsize and again to close
Medium: Good and old pencil on paper.

Click once to open it fullsize and again to close
Medium: Good and old pencil on paper.

Click once to open it fullsize and again to close
Medium: Good and old pen on paper.

Click once to open it fullsize and again to close
Medium: Good and old pencil on paper.

Click once to open it fullsize and again to close
Medium: Good and old pen on paper.

Click once to open it fullsize and again to close
Medium: Good and old pen on paper.

Click once to open it fullsize and again to close
Medium: Good and old pencil on paper.

Click once to open it fullsize and again to close
Medium: Pen on paper.

This one, the gorgon, was a simply sketch for an idea I had at the time, never went ahead of it and so it stayed like a mere sketch. I went through a lot of snake photographs and ‘deviant’ women before I sketched anything.