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Monica Sutera Ekabutr |
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An illustrator, comic artist, animator, comedic performer, brainstormer, writer of jokes and short stories, eater of cookies and seeker of more ways to share her art.
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- they made me do it.
- i finally got a new fancy phone with apps holla at me 2012 one more awkward situation eliminated
- hey guys, i made a storyboard a while back and i'm sharing it here: http://eelhips.tumblr.com/post/23146116564/bottleitup1
- woooo we did it you guys. a great big welcome and thanks, to the few who found me through my last comic.
- never too embarrassed for the internet
- I did a timed drawing challenge over the weekend with a few others and the theme was barbarian huntress. you can see everyone else's versions here: http://midnightdrawingchallenge.blogspot.com/
- don't let these tabbies take your toilet paper.
- i've reached 100 fans! i appreciate you all and it really motivates me to keep that art coming. lately the characters i've been posting are a part of a children's book a friend and i are working on. i'm really excited to show you the final result. for now, here is our main character. what do you think?
- oh hey there
- i heard penguins have started stealing pillows
- more little girl heads for yer monday
- little girl concepts for a future project.
- Expiration dates leads to tummy aches.
- you can see more of my redesigns of x-men characters as moody tweens here: http://eelhips.tumblr.com/post/21510278119/i-was-inspired-by-m83s-moody-music-video-for
- I updated my tumblr layout with this sassy mermaid. Check itttt: www.eelhips.tumblr.com And she's also available at my store.
- For anyone interested in seeing what helped me get into CalArts
- Tibetan foxes looks like someone drew a fox's face way too long and it came to life.
- they were punishing in the name of the moon before it was cool
- mimes are the biggest flirts ever
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Got some spare time? Make a comic!
Download the sample printable comic right here!
Reasons for doing this?
1: My followers can finally have a printed comic by me.
2: It seemed like a fun activity to do, specially with young kids.
3: It might be cool if interweb folks shared tiny little mini comics with each other. And a whole bunch of people can print each other’s comics and maybe we could collect ones by other artists. So… ya know. Why not?
EDIT: AHH! Before I forget, I should mention that this mini comic format was created by the folks at http://www.pocketmod.com/ I came by their technique while listening to Fear the Boot, a roleplaying game podcast as they were interviewing Stuart Robertson an indie table top rpg designer.
If you’d like, support those folks cause they helped me discover this neat design.
EDIT2: Added tags. Dag nabbit.
Rob Sato
It’s something of a fearful modern life that one finds in Rob Sato’s works, as if all the nostalgia that rests in the graveyard of our collective unconscious suddenly forced its way out into the world today; past and present all at once—fantastic.- commissions! (again!)
hey guys I’m gunna open up commissions again! email me at jessyunw@gmail.com if you’re interested :)
***ahhh also if you contacted me last winter about commissions and are still interested, please feel free to email me again!
This is a practise drawing based on a photo from hel-looks. I think I often use colors, which are too saturated, so I chose a reference photo to try out its desaturated colors.
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- Never Let Me Go by Lana Del Rey
- Disparate Youth by Santigold
- It's Time (Penguin Prison Remix) by Imagine Dragons
- Back Seat by Atlas Genius
- Demons (Diplo Remix) by Sleigh Bells
- Take A Walk (Peking Duk Remix) by Passion Pit
- Spitfire by Porter Robinson
- THE ICE HOUSE CHRONICLES #24 by Brian Redban
- Bo Burnham by You Made It Weird with Pete Holmes
Andrew BirdThe BeatlesYeah Yeah YeahsMetricDeath Cab For CutieBroken Social SceneFeistRatatatRadioheadThe DecemberistsPortugal. The ManIncubusThe Hush SoundPaul McCartneyYeasayerDaft PunkIron & WineLupe FiascoThe Hood InternetColdplayThe FramesMaroon 5The FormatArctic MonkeysWashed OutYetiFlorence + the MachinePhoenixJon BrionFranz FerdinandKings of ConvenienceDamien RiceKings of LeonBasia BulatKanye WestAkira YamaokaDoug BensonLed ZeppelinLand Of TalkNeon IndianCut CopyFleetwood MacChromeoSondre LercheEisleyRufus WainwrightEmpire of the SunLily AllenSpoonFoster the People- 55 plays
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- Mar 26, 12
After three years of trying, I've finally been accepted to my dream school, CalArts.
Lately I feel that Tumblr has been the best blogging site that I get the most feedback from. However, I know a lot of my soon to be classmates have blogs here on blogger. If anyone comments though, I'd start posting what I post on Tumblr here.
For the time being, you can find me on Tumblr or on my Facebook Page and everything else here - Jan 20, 12I was paid to draw superheroes with boners. This is 'just the tip' of my success. Hopefully it will be a lot more entertaining than that pun. Enjoy: http://slacktory.com/2012/01/superheroes-trying-to-hide-their-boners/
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- Apr 05, 11
the funny thing is we were attending a gay wedding.
Best Sundance film hands down.
This is the direct result from purchasing dead space 2 this week:
(10:51:56 AM) Monica Ekabutr fucccccccck
(10:52:06 AM) Monica Ekabutr theres way too many of those fuckers and i only have 2 bullets
(10:53:45 AM) Monica Ekabutr OH SHIT NVM EXTRA AMMO WASSUP
(10:55:40 AM) Monica Ekabutr do you ever get so nervous you hit forget what buttons to push
(10:58:32 AM) Monica Ekabutr WHY DOES THIS GAME NEVER GIVE YOU HEALTH
(10:59:20 AM) Monica Ekabutr not used to going so long without good health. id have so many aid packs in the first by now
(11:00:39 AM) Monica Ekabutr aite im good
This is just my normal 1:05 AM
Monica Sutera Ekabutr1:05 AM
if you ever want to buy me a gift a surefire way is any kind of dark chocolate something. (haha i just considered deleting this because it sounded like i was a sad fat beanie babie collecting woman in her 30s)
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but fucking sweets are my weakness
Alexander Van Dorp1:05 AM
if i were a pig in a computer, i would say "01nk 01nk 01nk"
Monica Sutera Ekabutr1:05 AM
loaoadasdsafhfshsfahaahahahaha
Alexander Van Dorp1:05 AM
COMEDY GOLD - Mar 21, 11
today this fool who rang my doorbell in the pouring rain with no umbrella and holding a small black book with a windbreaker and he had the nerve to ask me if my parents were home. NOT INTERESTEDDD.
last night i was the most mexican i have ever been in my life. or rather around the most mexicans i have ever been in my life. fuck, pachuco music is where it's at.
“We are not human beings having a spiritual experience. We are spiritual beings having a human experience.”
Teilhard de Chardin
“Experience is the name every one gives to their mistakes.”
Oscar Wilde
“If we're growing, we're always going to be out of our comfort zone.”
John Maxwell
“The difference between school and life? In school, you're taught a lesson and then given a test. In life, you're given a test that teaches you a lesson.”
Tom Bodett
“It is strange how often a heart must be broken before the years can make it wise”
Sara Teasdale
omg that sketchy dude just came back and i looked through the peephole and saw him just dancing in a puddle. im so scared. i just watched silence of the lambs and he looks like he could be anthony hopkins nerdier brother. - Mar 14, 11
"Maybe kids are smarter than us. They think dreams do come true. See, if we can imagine better ways, a happier life, a better world, then somehow if you can believe it will happen, it will happen."
- DeForest Kelley
i witnessed new life last friday. what did you do?? i kid, i kid. but my brother had a kid. a little girl.
hospitals are weird in the way that they bring in new life, cripple life, and end life. it's also weird to think she'll be 10 when it's 2021. child of the future. i look forward to it. i'm gonna teach her all the secrets to being awesome. and how to do shit i don't want to do.
also. i think i discovered how to explain how to dance to someone. listen to a beat, interpret it into dance moves (maybe with your hands and your knees to start with), and feel the music. if you feel the music you dont worry about judgement or anything. youre just dancing. happy. i got to reach to that place twice this week. it's kinda what i needed too.
speaking of music, i also think i understand why people like sad songs. you can't really appreciate them until you can relate. i loved melodies and emotions of sad songs. now i love the lyrics of sad songs. - Feb 14, 11
balloons make me feel bad when they float away. sucking in helium is fun but that's the biggest highlight imo. balloons are mostly a plastic nuisance. getting all up in your face and scaring you later if you forget you have them in your room.
do roses really smell that good? or are we just saying that out of tradition? they smell like slightly scented air to me. i dunno bout you but i'd prefer something of use, or at least a plant so it doesn't end up in the trash 3 days later.
venus flytraps are so much cooler than roses anyway.
obviously i'm not big on valentine's day. the real treat is feb 15. imma romance the shit outta myself with some clearance chocolates tomorrow. - Feb 10, 11
the beatles have been keeping me in a state of bliss since i was 10. its difficult for me to pick a favorite song. that's like asking me what's your favorite dessert. there's been many over the decades.
recently i have discovered my new favorite. it's funny the more i listen the more i still discover. incredible lyrics and inventive melodies. they had it all down.
i know posting lyrics on just about anything really is like so 2006 and i always skip past them because they're always some sort of subtle bullshit meaning that only the poster gets because they're going through some hardship. but i feel like this is a clear message for everyone. and it's a good one. at least to consider.
Tomorrow Never Knows.
We were talking
About the space between us all
And the people who hide themselves
Behind a wall of illusion
Never glimpse the truth
Then it's far too late
When they pass away
We were talking
About the love we all could share
When we find it
To try our best to hold it there
With our love, with our love
We could save the world
If they only knew
Try to realize it's all within yourself
No one else can make you change
And to see you're really only very small
And life flows on within you and without you
We were talking
About the love that's gone so cold
And the people who gain the world
And lose their soul
They don't know, they can't see
Are you one of them
When you've seen beyond yourself
Then you may find
Peace of mind is waiting there
And the time will come
When you see we're all one
And life flows on within you and without you - Jan 26, 11
OkCupid is a dating website for those of you who aren't single or have successfully decided to keep whatever online dignity you have. A while back some friends of mine joined and it seemed to have a more "hip" young audience. so out of curiosity and probably some small hope of meeting someone interesting i joined.
my experience has been as so:
many minutes spent taking the quizzes and developing my stance on new questions such as "if your lover wanted you to cut them in bed would you?"
discovering that i should probably hide my nerdy tendencies and not list that i play games, watch anime and am asian.
through casual conversation i found it's probably an easy route to find a dealer near you.
anyway, i've given up on okcupid (though they are doing some pretty awesome research on their clientele: http://blog.okcupid.com/index.php/the-real-stuff-white-people-like/) but i still have them e-mail me. only because it's slightly hilarious and sad at the same time. they shoot me an e-mail when someone has rated me a 4 or 5 (5 being the highest mind you) and then they show thumbnails of people it could be. and the results sometimes scare me and it makes me wonder what kind of men i attract. so anyway i never knew what i wanted to do with these e-mails but i've finally decided. so i present to you, the men i may attract on a dating website: - Jan 16, 11
Here's a conversation I had with a friend. I think it's pretty true:
Yummy Grandma6:38 PM
i think i can tell what kind of person people are if i see what they look like when they were younger
ojjimmypayne6:39 PM
what do you mean?
Yummy Grandma6:41 PM
like when they look nerdy
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i know they're nice. if they didnt get caught up in the social status
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they have the outcast foundation
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so they're generally nicer
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and observe more
ojjimmypayne6:42 PM
oh okay
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what can you tell if they're wearing like, a garfield t-shirt.
Yummy Grandma6:43 PM
then they are going to be alone forever
So far I've gotten positive feedback from the places I've posted my comics on. I'm considering getting a domain and hosting all my comics and art on it. These comics are good practice. I'm trying to build up enough experience to tell this short story I've had in my head for a while.
until then, check out the greatest moments from the always fascinating actor, nic cage. - Jan 30, 11
Today I had a dream I dated both Tim & Eric from Tim & Eric's Awesome Show Great Job. Now don't get me wrong, I don't spend my day dreams thinking of them. But I've been dreaming about comedians lately (in one dream I made Doug Benson laugh over a joke about powdered wigs). Anyway they were both pretty sweet and (for the record, I think they'd be attractive if they got in shape) but I got to watch them rehearse for their live shows. I believe I dated them separately at different points in my dream. That's probably why they were still able to rehearse without getting into fights over me.
A few days ago I had a dream (nightmare) that my dad was getting surgery to look like a woman. It wasn't hardcore, but it must've been the first stages cause I saw them slice his nose. I'm not sure why my dad would start at the nose to look like a woman. I tried to see if they added tits but I think things got blurred when I tried to look. I remember thinking, "my family is so normal, I guess something had to give."
A few weeks ago, when I was in Thailand, I was the closest I had ever been to lucid dreaming. Once I was aware all the colors instantly became bright and vivid. It was pretty beautiful. I tried to turn it into a sex dream. But all I could do was watch what was going on in my point of view. And I was about to stuff a huge burger in my mouth. I think dreams become more crazy when you're sleep deprived. This other time, I woke up really early to take care of my brother's dogs and I guess I had went to bed in the wee hours of the morning. So when I took a nap at his place I had a dream that felt so real. The setting was the same--my brother's house and me on the couch. And there was this boy behind it and I climbed out of the couch and was gonna fall into him and make out hardcore. I woke up with the falling sensation.
And a few months ago I had a dream where I was going to a public bathroom and this white dude was like you cant go in there my buddy's taking care of business, but now you know and he came after me. I think I enventually found a car with friends and they took me the bathroom where I peed but I awoke to the warm sensation of me peeing in my bed. It was only like a dribble and I caught it in time to stop. I was never a bed wetter growing up and at 21 I don't know what it means.
True Story:
I think I'm building up to do a short comic in color. - Dec 31, 10
thought i'd post the last few pieces i finished before the new year.
lately i've just been enjoying not having a project to work on. but i'll go crazy if i keep that up for long so i've already got some future projects planned. but until then. i've got some movies to watch and i've got dead space to beat.
i've grown a lot this pass year. and i keep topping myself. gotta make 2011 bigger and better. i've gotta take over calarts or i'm taking over the net and making a name for myself. either way, i've made it my goal to jump start my career and get the word out there. because by 2012 i plan to be interning at a studio. y'know before the apocalypse kills all the heathens. - Dec 28, 10
The weight has been lifted! I sent this baby in today. And now the weight of waiting to hear back from them has replaced it. lolol.
Nah, now I can focus on other things on my full to-do list.
Anyway here it is for your eyeballs to absorb.
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And here's the short film I finally finished and included in the portfolio.Nightmare Catcher from Monica Ekabutr on Vimeo.
some of my kind friends have posted it on their blogs/tumblrs. i'm trying to throw it out everywhere i can. feel free to pass it on and let me know your thoughts!
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