Whataday..

Hey Guys, so today was sort of a rough day. Work was exhausting and then after paying my bank back, I practically spent the rest of my check for my sister's car. What sucked the most was getting rear ended on the way back from the bank.

So it's time to bust out some Zombies.. In case you haven't seen on Facebook, I am going to raise up the prices for ZOMBIFIED. Instead of it costing $20 per digital copy and $25 per print, it will now be $30 per digital copy and $35 per print. I tagged people from my client list to see what they had to say and I will go with the majority's decision. So far, they're giving me the green light. And I've gained a few more clients, which made me feel a lot better.

This morning, at work, I also came up with a neat idea.. At work, we sell these little toys and key chains called Doodle Budz, which you get to color and decorate yourselves. So basically, I'm going to buy a bunch of key chains and design them based off of the ZOMBIFIED Zombies! I dunno, it sounds like a good and fun idea to me. I probably won't have a prototype until a few weeks from now, but I will definitely keep you posted.

That's all I have for now, I will catch you all latas.

Waazzzaaaaaahhhhpp!!

Hey Everyone, how goes it? So far things are lookin alright on my end, the ZOMBIFIED project is moving along quite well! As I'm zombifying people, the client list continues to grow bit by bit. So that's good. I recently made a ZOMBIFIED banner featuring the first ten Zombies..

I also finished Zombie #11, which I will be posting up on my Facebook page soon. For now here's a little teaser..

I wonder who that is....... ;) Anways, August is approaching fairly quick and I remember a long time ago, I was talking about projects to include in my next demo reel. So starting August, I'm gonna get back into the grind with that, hopefully I won't have to push it back any further. With that said, this is gonna be test to see if I can even distribute my time for all these projects I have ahead of me.

That's all I got for now, I should actually be sleeping by now considering I have to be at work by 4am. So good night all, I will see ya on the flip side!

Zomday

Hey Everybody! So I've been keepin busy, as busy as possible. Mainly with ZOMBIFIED and trying to find another or better job and updating my online portfolios. I've just recently finished Zombie #9 moments ago and here it is.. Everyone, meet Kyle "Super Kyle" Ricker!

Not quite sure why, but I've put a lot of hours on this particular one or at least it feels that way because I didn't work on him for a couple of days. Where I left off, I had the basic sketch of him and then today, I worked on the detail and everything else until completion. So I hope you guys like this one.

Other than that, I updated my deviantART with the ZOMBIFIED album containing all 9 Zombies. Tomorrow, I plan on starting Zombie #10 and hopefully finishing it later that night.

Awhile back, in one of my blog entries, I may have mentioned doing a "spin off" sorta thing of ZOMBIFIED. I think I might call it "ZOMBIFIED: Survivor" or something like that until I think of a better name. =b Pretty much, anyone who has or hasn't been ZOMBIFIED and would like to illustrated as a geared up Zombie Survivor, then that's what's gonna happen. I think I'll start it if I zombify 20 people or maybe raise a fair amount of money first. We'll see...

Speaking of money, in my last blog post, I was complaining about how bad my financial situation had been and everything. I've been sorta suckin it up but I still feel bad because it definitely threw me and my brother off with rent and groceries and everything and I just feel generally bad about it. My last check came in and brought me to about -$177, which is a lot better than where it was at before. Hopefully, with this next check, it will bring me up to enough where I can split the rest with my bro and still have a little for myself. It's been a rough couple of weeks being straight up broke. I'm definitely going to avoid that if it comes up again.

On a plus side, I found a job offer on Craigslist from Dah Entertainment Inc and luckily, they responded to my email. We both agreed that this project is right up my alley. Basically, they need a 2d animator to animate about a 1.5 - 2 minutes fight scene along with some character designs for their website and to promote their Kickstarter campaign. They need the video done by the end of August and they sent me a script. My only concern is the communication isn't as frequent as I was hoping, but I'll just grab their attention with some results or something. And although, I do not know how much I will be paid, but I will get half in the beginning and then the rest when I finish.

So that's pretty much all I got going for me, right now. I hope Everyone is doing well and uhh.... I guess that's it for now. Don't forget to stay tuned to my deviantART, Facebook, and my Behance Network page as I will be updating them as frequent as possible.

Catch you All on the flip side, PEACE!!!

I think I might make a banner of the first 10, hmmm...

Tag, They're DEAD

Hey Guys, so today was pretty much a bad day. Long story short, I over drafted in my bank account, thinking it was only by $9 until I find out it was actually over $400 because I forgot to cancel a loan payment. So because it went through on Sunday, I've been getting over draft fees since then. So I have about a week to bring the negatives to at least 0 before I get an additional fee and eventually lose my account. And my only option is to let the bank take my entire check, which I'm sure I'll still be short some money...

Which brings me to this, as much as I love all you guys, I really CANNOT do any free zombifications. I need to be able sell the copies. And since you guys have been doing such a great job spreading the word and everything, I really need you to continue spreading the word. As far as I know, I'm gonna be broke for about 3 weeks unless I make some sales.

So far, there are 8 zombies (#8 being a double feature)

(From left to right) Leeny Coronel, Vanessa Fernandez, Will Rivera, Jeni Mastrangelo, Teresa Igler, Tyron Hatcher, Lisa Millan, Gianessa and Zayda Fernandez

So PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE continue to tell your friends and families about me, if anyone has questions about ZOMBIFIED, just visit my Facebook page and you'll find the details in the ZOMBIFIED album.


Thanks for taking the time to swing by my blogspot, I will be starting Zombie #9 on Monday, so stay tuned for updates on that. See ya laterz!

Thirstday

Hey Guys! I know, long time, no blog. But I do have something new, in case many of you haven't seen on my Facebook page. I have a new zombie, meet Teresa Igler!

#5

So I've been busy during the past couple of weeks. As many of you may know, I had recently moved out of my hometown with my bro and nephew. We're, now, living in Newark (3 blocks outside of Bloomfield) on the "doorstep of the ghetto". Lol But the place is nice and cheap. I have a lot of plans and projects that need to move along and after settling down here, I sorta went on an unexpected break or "hiatus" for awhile but I feel I am getting back on track hence, Zombie #5.

I've also been thinking a lot because now that I'm at my new home and having to actually pay rent, I'm in dire need of another or better job. Awhile ago, in one of the previous blogs, I expressed how serious I was about this project and how I wanted to treat it like a job. I've debated against myself and asked others about how I should approach the cost of a print, being if the customer wanted one. I went from charging $2 to $25. Reason being, simply because I do put a fair amount of hours into it whether or not the person wanted to pay for a print. I love posting and sharing the process and final results of my work online, which then makes it easy for the customer to just right click and "Save Image As" or whatever.

Which nowww, leads me to thinking of doing this; I'm going to ask every person on my list if they plan on buying a print (I can work on a deal if not for $25) and for any future customers, I will post and/or print the illustration for $25, plain and simple. Makes sense in my head =b This is just so I am actually being paid for the time and energy that I put into this project because I really do need the money. Right now, every paycheck I get, I split it for rent and necessities/groceries. I will never have enough to pay my loans, which is really bad.

With that being said, I really hope you guys understand how and why I'm charging that way. I tried to explain it as laid back as possible, but I sound like a dick when I read it to myself. Lol I really can't express how happy I am just with the love and support I'm already getting with the 5 zombies I've posted online. It's gonna be awhile until I post another one just so I can get a feel of how the future zombies will sell.

Oh and before I end this, because of the fact that some of my customers are fairly distant, I do have a PayPal account. So if you got one, we can definitely work something out, if not? Then, I'll meet you half way. Lol

So that concludes my blog for tonight, thank you for your time and I hope to hear from you guys soon! PEACE!!!

Monday-Case CLOSED

Hey Guys! In case you haven't noticed on my Facebook page, I had to make a price change for the Zombie prints. I started off super cheap ($2), but now I actually need to factor in the time I put into the work and everything. As I've mentioned in one of my recent blogs, you can obviously save yourself a copy once I post up the image, but if you want a print, it's now going to cost $25.

At first, this project was meant to help make some pocket money while I search for a second part-time job or just a better job overall. But NEVER did I think I would end up with a list of 19 people who want to be ZOMBIFIED. And I'm so grateful to have that many people interested. So, for right now, I'm sorta taking this project as a second job if I can manage to sell enough prints. So PLEASE, please spread the word. If you have children or pets that you would want me to Zombify for laughs, I will gladly make it happen for you.

Today, my brother and I checked out a place in Bloomfield Ave. which turned out to be a nice place for cheap and we plan on moving in there very soon within a few days. So now that I'll be renting, raising money from selling Zombie prints would definitely help me out. So, again I ask, PLEASE SPREAD THE WORD FOR ME!! I SHALL LOVE YOU FO EVA!!! Lol ^__^

So that's all I have to share with ya. For these next few days, I'm pretty much going to be packing up and then moving. The faster I settle in, the sooner I will be able to continue the ZOMBIFIED project and other projects I plan on working on so I can put together a new demo reel. I'm hoping by next week, I've be able to get back in motion.

So that's it for now, I will catch you all lata! PEACE!!

Bring the Rain

Hey Everybody! I just wanna start off by saying THANK YOU to Everyone who's visited and Liked my Facebook page (Gerald N. Terado)!!! I honestly wasn't so sure how this was going to play out, but it's definitely more than I had expected. So THANK YOU for that!

Last night, I was doing a count from my ZOMBIFIED list and I had about 9 people to go. Today?.. There are 15 now (19 altogether). I didn't think I was gonna have that many after about 5 days. Lol But I am very pleased with where this is going so far. I check my Facebook insights pretty much obsessively, just checking the charts, the virality, how many people have seen it, all that good stuff. And just for the record, I have ALWAYS been into Zombies, always, which is why I think this whole Zombie thing that's going on is funny because it's so convenient right now. Who wouldn't wanna see themselves as a Zombie?

Well, there are a few out there so far...

I actually have some friends that refuse to be ZOMBIFIED because we're just so into the idea of being the Survivor and killing Zombies. Even, I debate against myself if I want to Zombify myself. Lol So because of that, I'm thinking (not quite sure yet) about doing a spin off sort of deal off of ZOMBIFIED and do a Survivor version. Maybe call it "Survivor/Slayers" or something like that. (I'll probably use that anyway) But for now, it's a thought.

I've been thinking a lot about scheduling who and how many zombies to illustrate on what day. For those 15 Zombies, I do need to get some references for each customer. And as of right now, I do feel confident that I can get at least 2 Zombies done each on Friday and Saturday and whatever other days I'd have off. I could get a Zombie done each day BUT I do factor in the chances in taking naps after work because sometimes I nap longer than I want to and then I don't start working until evening like 7ish. So we'll see how this week goes, I'm gonna try and feel it out and see if I could get one done each day or every other day. Right now, this is what my work schedule looks like for this weekend..

Monday (6/4) 3am-11am

Tuesday (6/5) 3am-11am

Wednesday (6/6) OFF

Thursday (6/7) 3am-10:30am

Friday (6/8) 3am-8am

Saturday (6/9) OFF

My Thursdays, Fridays, and Sundays are consistent every week.

So that's all I have for ya right now, there's still so much of the day left, I may get started on the next Zombie so swing by my Facebook page in case I do!

In case you haven't seen any of the Zombies, here are the first 4 completed...

 Catch ya on the flip side! PEACE!!