The Titus Pens iDoodle Battle of the Champions was a fantastic event. It had students from all over the country that were all determined to win. iDoodle was held last Dec. 18, 2015 at MOA at the activity area. The theme for the on-the-spot ballpen art contest was "Pasko sa Pinas".
The start of the event was heart-pounding as the drum beats filled the air. The dancers wore unique costumes that showed true Filipino ingenuity, as they had walis as head gear and has clothing accents, and even used the common bilao to accentuate the dance in a way that I have never seen before. A church choir sang Filipino Christmas songs and that, for me, truly heralded the season.
There were many activities for the guests. I was able to get to create cupcake art, and went around observing the other activities such urban sketching, travel bag design, and fashion illustration, as I can't draw very well.
There was a comic book artist that I got to talk to. I am quite interested in as my brother used to have a comic store and we have a collection. The guy was Harvey Tolibao, who is a Marvel and DC artist. I am so happy to have met him. We spoke about Whilce Portracio, the Filipino Marvel and Image comic book artist, and how we had a comic book signed by him - and yes, Harvey kindly accommodated my request to not just sign my bloggers ID, but he also drew the new Star Wars character!
When the drawing competition started, it was an amazing scene to see hundreds of students concentrating. I walked around and saw so many styles, some light sketches, some darkly shaded, and thought about how the varied the creativity of these kids was, which is one of the factors that would surely will make the judging by Nedalin Mirands of Senior Convention Services Officer, Department of Tourism, Hero Angeles, Andre Manguba, Lei Melendres, and Harvey Tolibao, very difficult.
The Winners:
Battle of the Champions:
Champion - Ely James Gumba (Cebu) - 91.57%
2nd - Joshua Villena (Batangas) - 90.50%
3rd - Artemio Bongawan Jr. (Davao) - 88.52%
4th - Marion Rustell Helicame (Davao) - 88.52%
5th - Cris Legaspi (Bacolod) - 88.42 %
Pasko sa 'Pinas
Champion - Kristopher John Paguirigan -96.67%
2nd - Jonel Belmonte - 89 %
3rd - Jerico Cedric Maravilla - 85.67 %
