Here we go.

Gun or sword?

My fists.

Come to Australia!

Oh, that would be awesome! I’d love to.

So, you are peruvian but you studied in the US. Did you have any type of cultural shock?

Yes, I’m Peruvian. That’s a great question. In Peru you greet females with a kiss on the cheek. So during the first week, every time I met a new girl, I instinctively tried to kiss her on the cheek. Thankfully, I meet wonderful girls that just smiled and kissed me back. But yeah, that’s the only thing I guess. 

Are you going to add a new piece to your zombie series?

Yes, indeed! I’ll post it on Halloween.

Are you on Pinterest?

Sure, someday! (Never.)

Where are you located? We should work together!

Right now I’m in Peru, but I’ll be in the sates around October. Once I know the exact date I’ll make sure to inform everybody who might be interested in working together. I’ll be in FL and NYC, but I guess I can travel to other places too.  

Do you have any kind of giveaway thingy in mind?

I have a couple ideas.

You should be more active on Instagram

D:

How can I start drawing?

Step one. Grab a piece of paper. Step two. Grab a pencil. Final step. Draw something. No, but really, it’s all about practice and understanding anatomy.

What’s the hardest part in your illustration process?

Picking colors. It’s hell. I mean, my favorite color is brown. That’s barely a color. So, stepping outside of my monochromatic mindset can be pretty annoying.

Is there a rule for double exposures? Your stuff always seem to be better

Thanks! I don’t think there are any specific rules. But I think your photos should always have to have a certain sense of balance.

ERIC CHRISTIAN OLSEN ZOMBIE

NO!!

How come you are Peruvian but you have a Brazilian name?

Globalization, son.

So much talent. What camera do you use?

Thanks! I use a Canon t1i. But I really want to get a Canon 5D Mark III… goddammit.

Do you like tall women?

Oh, yes. I do.  

How long have you been on Tumblr?

Almost two years, I think.

Your art kind of reminds of Phil Noto.

I think I’m gonna cry :’D

You like Corgis? I like Corgis.

I like Pizza. Corgis are okay too.

You sure have pretty friends.

I do.

You should do more illustrations with physics themes

Oh, I have a couple of things like that coming down the pike.

You have great hair

Thanks. (??)

Do you have a degree in illustration or photography?

No, but I have a degree in computer animation. But I would love to take illustration classes somewhere.

It’s almost funny how good you can be in both illustration and photography.

Thank you!

Pizza or Batman?

WHY WOULD YOU DO THIS TO ME?!

It’s time for you to move to Hollywood.

Why?!

Do you have a muse?

I don’t think so. Not yet at least. Who wants to be my muse *wink*

What’s the hardest part of being an illustrator?

Drawing things you absolutely hate. Clients will ask you to draw a lot of stupid crap.

Where do you work?

Right now I’m a freelance illustrator and photographer, but feel free to hire me.

You need to take pictures of naked ladies.

Calm down.

Favorite book?

Chronicle of San Gabriel by Julio Ramon Ribeyro.

Do you guys have lots of lamas in Peru?

Yep.

How do you come up so many ideas for your illustrations?

I would love to come up with a very touching and complicated lie about how deep my thought process is; but I have no idea. I just ask myself “what would be cool?” Then, the answer can be as random as “Girl with two lionesses coming out of her head? Sure”

Your “hypnosis” series, what’s that all about?

Some women are just hypnotic. Mesmerizing.

Favorite game?

Righ now, Team Fortress 2.

Adopt me, please.

I’m not ready to have kids, yet. But give me at least 5 years.

What happened to your film camera?

I broke it. You see, I’m an idiot.

Favorite art book?

The Art Of Hellboy by Mike Mignola.

We should drink together.

Damn right we should.

Yes!! I’m almost done!

I’ve been getting a ton of questions lately, so I’ll try to answer the most recurrent ones. Here we go.

How old are you?

24.

Greatest weakness?

Blue eyed ladies. Usually, I’d lose my ability to speak and my personality if I see one. It’s pretty pathetic. Oh, redheads too.

Do you like homestuck?

I hate you.

Are you a wizard?

I hate magic.

You should shoot nude models.

Someday, sure! I’d love to try that.

Can I wash you hair?

Please, PLEASE do.

Are you a perv?

Of course.

Would you be open for porn commissions?

Haha I don’t know.

Can I be your intern?

I really don’t know how productive that would be. I mean, I get distracted a lot. We would probably end up playing umvc 3 or watching random movies. Wait, that actually sounds fun.

When are you coming to the states?

I was supposed to be there around July, but a lot of things happened. But I’ll be there around October for sure! I just don’t know the exact date yet.

Come to Canada!

I’d love to! Actually, I’d love to live there.

Do you have a pretty girlfriend?

I’m single.  *wink*

What is your primary medium? How do you create your zombie portraits?

All my illustrations are digital. I’m just too clumsy to use traditional mediums. I draw the basic idea on a piece of paper and then I bring it into photoshop and finish the whole deal.

Why do all your zombies look the same? It’s kind of boring.

I get this a lot. Well, I just can’t do everything I want with some of my illustrations. You have to make sure your audience recognizes the character right away, without effort. I can’t just paint an unrecognizable face and say, “oh shit, zombie Charlie Brown” Also, bodies do not decompose uniformly.

Let’s be friends

Sure! Just don’t send me cat jokes, memes involving cats or pictures of cute cats, or I’ll hunt you down.

How the hell are you not like a superstar?!

:’D

You seem very experienced. When did you start taking pictures?

Thank you! I’m not experienced at all. I started taking pictures almost two years ago.

LOVE ME!

That seems very inefficient.

What’s with the girls in military uniforms?

I like strong women. Also, get ready for more of that.

You should be an art teacher.

I think it’s way too early for me to do that.

Are you brazilian?

Nope. Now, for some reason, people tend to be disappointed when I say I’m not brazilian haha.

I need your twitter.

No, you don’t. I tweet nonsense, and a lot of crap in spanish. You’ll only read “exciting” stuff like: “Que carajos?! Son las 8, ya?!” So, yeah.

I love you, marry me!

Let’s do it.

Do you ever consider drawing comics? Your stuff would be amazing!

Thank you! But I don’t know. Drawing comics seems like too much work.

Film or digital?

I say use whatever works best for you.

Do you ever question your art?

I only ask questions I want answered. So I try to not think too much about what I’m doing. I just like to create stuff and evolve.

So, what’s your illustration style?

I really don’t know. But, some art curators say my art falls easily into pop surrealism.

Do you think your art is liberating? What kind of things do you express in your pieces?

Well, sometimes I don’t feel like an artist. A lot of artists put a lot of emotions into their art; they express themselves through their art. I don’t do that that often. See, I’ve never had any problems expressing myself in words, so I’ve never had the necessity to express myself through my art. I just like to create cool stuff. Very disappointing, right?

What kind of things would you do to Katy Perry?

You really don’t want to know.

Can I be cool as you?

I’m not that cool.

Plans for the future?

I want to get a puppy. I’ll probably get a bulldog.

You should present your art in an art gallery

It’s too early for me.

Is there anything you can’t do?! Geez…

Oh, I can’t do many things. For example, I can’t be a vegan. I would die.

More self-portraits!

Calm down.

MORE BATMAN ART

OKAY

Do dreams come true?

Only if you make them happen.

What song best describes you?

Ace of Spades by Motorhead. “But that’s the way I like it, baby. I don’t want to live forever”

Favorite quote?

“You don’t get it, boy. This isn’t a mudhole… It’s an operating table. And I’m the surgeon”

How tall are you?

6”1

I’ll try to answer the rest soon enough! Thank you all for the messages!  

Apparently, I can drink almost three bottles of whisky very easily; but a single glass of wine will pretty much destroy my brain. Not cool.

A lot of people keep asking me what kind of music do I listen to when I paint. So, here are some of the songs of the playlist I created for my Residues piece. 

• Open - Rhye
• Lonely Boy - The Black Keys
• Battle Axe - Deftones
• Under My Thumb - The Rolling Stones 
• About Today - The National
• Orange Marmalade - Mellowdrone
• Don’t Blow It - Cliff Martinez
• Under Your Spell - Desire
• Rocket Jump Waltz - The Valve Studio Orchestra
• Woman - Wolfmother
• Teddy Picker - Arctic Monkeys 
• Mother Of Pearl - Roxy Music
• Roland - Interpol
• Barricade - Interpol
• The Heinrich Maneuver - Interpol
• Specialist - Interpol
• Cosmic Egg - Wolfmother
• Derezzed - Daft Punk
• Showdown At Escalera - Bill Elm & Woody Jackson (Aw yeah)
• Wolf Like Me - Tv On The Radio
• Corduroy - Pearl Jam
• The Hand That Feeds - Nine Inch Nails
• Tiger - Maximum Balloon
• Blue Blood - Foals
• Super Sonic vs. Perfect Dark Gaia - Tomoya Ohtani (Damn right I listen to this)
• Pruit Igoe & Prophecies - The Philip Glass Ensemble
• Gymnopedie #3 - Erik Satie
• Hall Of The Mountain King - Apocalyptica
• Hands Playing Butterfly - Efterklang
• Triste Cancion de Amor - El Tri 
• Well That Was Easy - Franz Ferdinand 
• Under Control - Good Shoes
• El Mañana - Gorillaz
• Waves - Holly Miranda
• Virtual Insanity - Jamiroquai
• Riverside - Kid Harpoon
• Misread - Kings Of Convenience
• Opening Title - X-Men vs Street Fighter (This one makes me cry)

I’m finally trying to answer all the messages in my ask box. Well, I failed. So I figured I’ll answer the most recurrent questions :D

So, here they are (more or less).

How old am I?

23.

Why MEGATHERIUM?

One of my art teachers gave that name. It means “Great Beast”. She used to laugh so hard every time she saw me trying to draw something on my Moleskine. I looked ridiculous; I was way to big for that little sketchbook. Oh, and the Megatherium is basically a giant sloth, so I think it fits me perfectly.

What kind of art materials do I use?

I really don’t need anything special when it comes to drawing. I just use any pencil and piece of paper that I can find.

What camera do I use?

A Canon T1i and an Olympus E-PM1. I also used to have a Canon AE-1, but I broke it.

Do I edit my photos?

Yes. I use Adobe Photoshop and very simple curve adjustments.

How long have I been doing photography?

Almost two years; maybe lees.

What would I do I didn’t have any talent?

Male prostitute, definitely. Or internet troll.

Do I have a thing for scars?

I guess this is because of my illustrations. Well, a lot of girls in my life have been obsessed with perfection. I embrace those imperfections. A girl is going to be beautiful even with a giant scar across her face. Now, let me tell you this; if Katy Perry had green skin, I’d still do horrible, unforgivable things to her. Maybe that was a little too much information.

Would I marry a super model? (How come this is a recurrent question?!)

I don’t think so, to tell you the truth. I like curves. Dangerous curves. But if there’s one model I would marry in a heartbeat is Frida Gustavsson.

Well, I just got informed that the book I published on blurb has been ordered quite a few times. Thank you for all your support! It means more than I can explain! 

My mind managed to stay surprisingly clean for a while. It was like walking under the influence of a drug. The discomfort was present at all times, but at least, the mind did not recognize the source.

My fingers were numb, but at least they didn’t howl for the hips they were addicted to. My bones were silent, and my eyes frozen. But yesterday, stroking an old wooden table, her memory came back to me, like a tornado of emotions. 

I missed her. A thousand times. I howled in silence. I remembered the place where I left my soul. Like a traveler, without a home to return to.