Thursday, January 28, 2016

Getting to Life Drawing

AHHH life drawing,
Yup, I went to a life drawing session last night ;)
Here's a quick sketch of an other artist while the model was taking a break.


Portrait sketch by Cesare Asaro - life drawing - Creative Director at Curio & Co. (Curio and Co. OG - www.curioandco.com)

…and another from yesterday's life drawing session. Got to keep that pencil moving!!!

Nude sketch by Cesare Asaro - life drawing - Creative Director at Curio & Co. (Curio and Co. OG - www.curioandco.com)


Wednesday, January 27, 2016

Curio & Co. Book Cover - Count Ruttle - Framed!

Getting things framed - One of the Ringer Publishing cover I did. This one isn't even on out Curio & Co. site.  It's crazy not having enough time to put the work that I do on the site… but it's the reality of thins.

Count Ruttle book cover framed and mounted on the wall - Illustration and design by Cesare Asaro - Curio & Co. (Curio and Co. OG - www.curioandco.com)

Saturday, January 23, 2016

Curio & Co's Upcoming Book - AZR-0 Robots in Production

Curio & Co.'s 6th book is in production!

SHHH! The upcoming book on the AZR-0 robots, will have a sneak peak at the San Diego Comic Con 2016.

We started thinking of the material, type of binding, production process, packaging, and size.  Here's the first mock-up just to get things stared… in a long series of production changes. Or… maybe we get get lucky and there will be no changes? Not a chance! We want to make things alway better and better!!!

Field Journal AZR-0 Robot Field Studies - book mock-up - Design and illustration by Cesare Asaro - Curio & Co. (Curio and Co. OG - www.curioandco.com)

Friday, January 22, 2016

Life Drawing Red Necks

Last night I managed to get away from the Cintiq and get my butt to a life drawing session .
I really miss going to them, they are a fun way to unwind and play around with the poses. I always forget how much freedom drawing gives you. I got to: open his mouth, put his right arm, down bend his right lower leg, and move the rifle into view, and… all just by drawing it, without saying a thing.
I like drawing!

Drawing Red neck reclined with gun and moonshine - drawing by Cesare Asaro

A quick sketch from in between poses.

Drawing of moonshine bottle - whiskey - sketch by Cesare Asaro

Wednesday, January 20, 2016

New Curio & CO. AZR-0 Robots Book In Preproduction

Curio & Co.'s upcoming AZR-0 robots book development/production has started. 

I've been up to my neck in budgets; looking at materials and their cost, packaging options and shipping costs.

This is how the desk usually looks by the end of the day during these early times of shaping-up the project.

Table with notes and manuals - Book develelopment - preproduction for Curio & Co.' AZR-0 book - Cesare Asaro - Curio and Co. OG www.curioandco.com

Monday, January 18, 2016

Spaceman Jax - Hero - T-Shirt from Curio & Co.

Needles to say we've been busy…

An other apparel design concept for the Curio & Co. created Spaceman Jax - the hero with the heart of gold and the brain of a Ploridian Lunar beast.


Brainless hero - Spaceman Jax - Illustration by Cesare Asaro - Curio & Co. (Curio and Co. OG - www.curioandco.com)


Brainless hero T-Shirt - Spaceman Jax - Illustration by Cesare Asaro - Curio & Co. (Curio and Co. OG - www.curioandco.com)

Friday, January 15, 2016

Cute Girl T-Shirt from Curio & Co.

Did some design and illustration work on the Curio & Co. Spaceman Jax characters in the last couple of days. Some possible apparel products…

Here's a little Dekkin.

Cute girl kicking ball - Dekkin from Spaceman Jax - Illustration & design by Cesare Asrao - Curio & Co. (Curio and Co. OG - www.curioandco.com)

T-shirt of Cute girl kicking ball - Dekkin from Spaceman Jax - Illustration & design by Cesare Asrao - Curio & Co. (Curio and Co. OG - www.curioandco.com)


Wednesday, January 13, 2016

Curio & Co.'s New Robot Book

SHHH… 

Our upcoming Curio & Co. book on the AZR-0 robots will have a sneak peak released at SDCC2016.

Curio & Co. AZR-0 cute robot in flight waving - marker sketch - illustration by Cesare Asaro - (Curio and Co. OG - www.curioandco.com)


Friday, January 08, 2016

AZR-0 Robots Almost To Print

Just finished the bulk it - Some minor retouching and this one is going to be sent off on Monday and it will be part of a book ;)

AZR-0 robots - Go! 

AZR-0 cute robots building trees - Illustration by Cesare Asaro - Curio & Co. (Curio and Co. OG - www.curioandco.com)

This one is a little extra something from the development sessions.

AZR-0 cute robot motorized with one wheel  - Illustration by Cesare Asaro - Curio & Co. (Curio and Co. OG - www.curioandco.com)

Wednesday, January 06, 2016

More AZR-0 Robots for Curio & Co.

Yesterday we came-up with a really fun idea for a book… that has to do with our AZR-0 robots… I really really want to start working on it… where are my minions!!!

Here are some recent robot sketches…

Robot in flight with gismo in hand - illustration by Cesare Asaro - marker sketch - Curio & Co. (Curio and Co. - www.curioandco.com)

Surprised cute robot in flight - illustration by Cesare Asaro - marker sketch - Curio & Co. (Curio and Co. - www.curioandco.com)

Robots in mid air shaking hands - illustration by Cesare Asaro - marker sketch - Curio & Co. (Curio and Co. - www.curioandco.com)

Cute robot in flight - illustration by Cesare Asaro - marker sketch - Curio & Co. (Curio and Co. - www.curioandco.com)

And here is me thinking locations for the robots

Rocky desert landscape - concept art - illustration by Cesare Asaro - marker sketch - Curio & Co. (Curio and Co. - www.curioandco.com)