Chibi Jac

Was planning to decorate QQ 's calendar but ended up drawing chibi Jac for no reason....

Somehow she is easier to chibi-lize since she has many strong likes such as Super Mario and Toy Story..
Ivy on the other hand seldom express her likings. QQ-wise I am not exactly sure which character out of fairytail and bleach which he likes... penguin is more of a label on him than his own preference...

Anyway,  was elated when I saw Fas' reaction last night when she looked at the card and exclaimed that it is very cute... she did stare at the messages and sounded quite disappointed that Kim, Janice and I adapted from online wishes.  Note to self, handmade cards and customized messages are of equal importance to touch the recipient 's heart.

Anyway, below are some chibi Jac which I drew last night.. :) very satisfied with the cooperation I received from the marker pens.

First time to Art Science Musuem

A confession:  I had no idea what broken egg looking building is until yesterday. Now,  I know that it is the Art Science Museum with a dying  lotus pond outside.

Jac and I went to buy the package for Outside [in] and The Art Of Bricks. For Outside [in], the photographs are really beautiful yet some are sad, reflecting our ruined landscapes. The Art Of Bricks is just amazing. From the entrance till the end,  with each door opening up to some impressive art made of bricks and the thing I like is the small interactive toys /machines related to the theme of the room. Too bad Jac and I couldn't mosaic our faces since there were too many kids!!!!!  Arrgh!!!!  Anyway, here are some of the more artistic shots...  I almost slipped and fell thanks to the slippery floor.

Draw snake add leg

Reused the left-over paint to "doodle" the masking tape on my cupboard. Was originally nice but after I tried to add more details, it just looks too "3D" and focus. 很乱lei..很难focus lei...
 As the old Chinese phrase goes - "画蛇添足"...


 ORIGINAL

AFTER (eww...)

First ever wedding card

Took me two trips to source for the materials. In the end, Spotlight still has more variety of materials to choose and allow creativity.

Wish the feathers dun drop off by the time I can pass to Fas. And hope she can appreciate. Hehe...  completed in an hour. Not bad huh?

Painting With Numbers

Guess I over-estimated myself when I bought the difficulty level 3 dolphin painting. It took me almost a week and I finally completed this freaking ugly thing. ARRGGHHH... I really wonder where my patience has gone to and really admire my old self to be able to sit down and freaking observe non-living things and paint it. 

Ubin beauty

With rushing adrenaline and biting fear of possible tragedies, I decided not to fake sick and travelled to Pulau Ubin with my family members.
We had fun crapping and taking photo. Despite hiccups along the route and several instants of false alarm that triggered my wild imagination that I might fall and have my head run over by lorries,  I survived.
Though the trip is short and kinda boring, I had fun thanks to my siblings...  and so glad I finally took a step to overcome my phobia and got closer to cycling on mud and playing with butterflies.

cbox spam free!

Was figuring how to customize the color scheme of my cbox and delete the spam messages which led me to this blog which James and I did during one of the FOC. http://valengifts.blogspot.sg/

I only did the design of the flowers, whereas he came out with the whole blog thingy. No matter what, still kinda proud that I was involved and got to work with such an awesome designer + programmer.

Talking about design, I helped my aunt came up with this farewell "card" and was rather pleased that I can cut and paste stuff. All along I avoided using tools except pencils. :p

I can't wait for the Christmas party on 24th Dec!!! Already started fidgeting with the decoration materials I bought... OH MAN!! CAN'T wait!!! Also thinking of playing with food design, but gave up the idea after a while since it is rather impractical for a person who can't even cook instant noodles... >.<

Signing off, I shall attach a funny photo of myself... It shall be named, THE WONDER OF PHOTO EDITING! Seriously, I looked more haggard and with enlarged pores, etc etc... AND my pupils were grey... See how it smooth-en my skin and recolor my face such that it looks young again?!

Cheer up!!

While trying to improve my temper, I learnt to not flare up immediately when things do not go my way... Reaped some benefits, such as being in a good mood, you will think of print-screening the funny faces when the video got stuck for just too long...

Hope whoever's reading /come across this blog can have a good laugh. :p

New technique acquired

Stayed up late to accompany my sister who was preparing for her art exam the next day. While browsing her prep. work, saw that she toned a flower such that it looks like it was stamped on the paper, with fading effect at the edges. 

I was so amazed by this technique, which I have no idea what it's called, that I pestered my sister for two days to teach me. In the end, i managed to come out with this using her prep work as inspiration.

We had a good laugh that night when she drew the same thing twice and didn't really get what I was trying to portray (this). Guess we were both too tired. 

Simplicity is elegance, she remarked as I tried to express my views on Japanese flower arrangement and kimono. Only to find that, after QQ replied that the design looks like traditional chinese silk, Japanese kimono designs seem to be influenced by Tang Dynasty. Not sure if I am happy or sad since I like both of them... But just a little sad since I was heading towards the Jap feel~~ 

Happy Children's Day!!

Was troubled about how to duplicate copies of this and thank goodness there's facebook! :) so I just had to tag them... The response was so good, with even people which I didn't tag, liking it and I was so touched! It is like a sense of affirmation that maybe my kind of art can be accepted by certain group of audience... 

Anyway! Really love the neon color pens... Hope manufacturers of such wonderful pen don't stop producing them. Along with glitter pens and multi-color lead pens! :D

Mission Impossible: turn this doggy into a bear!

Was shopping with MJ and saw this which reminded me of bear & cat. However, it is actually a dog... SADED!! Anyway, I thought I could have some fun while I work magic to turn into a couple bobble of cat <3 bear.

Ambitious me attempted it immediately the next day!!

Started by drawing the signature big nose of a bear which I observed on Rilakkuma and Korilakkuma's faces. So far it still looks so damn cute right?

However, when I tried painting and painting, it still can't escape its fate of becoming a puppy bear. T___T would you believe me if it is a bear wearing fake ears and paws to act like a dog?? I went to ask almost everyone and only ONE person said it is a bear. Reason being the color...

So, I kinda lost interest and faith in myself and only touch up a little on the cat. Now they are happily in my cupboard boggling away. :p Still, I had fun! HEHE!! Only $9 and the materials packed in are really cool, with glue, paint (sufficient to pain the whole dog!), several ribbons and brush. I think it is really worth it!

Pumpkin Wonderland

Accompanied my sister to prepare for her art exam and was kinda inspired to draw the following piece.

 It looked kinda classic until I started painting and remembered that I am not that good in coloring!! >.<

 Re-used the blue and gray paint from the dolphin but realized it has already dried up. :( 

Did not finish it as it became not real... :( 

Happy memories with QQ

QQ and I decided to start our own album of HAPPY MEMORIES... Though this year doesn't have much to share... >.< But till last year, we have like 13++ events. WOW!!! haha... I only shared like two of the pages since it is P&C. Really so blessed to have a dear who is willing to put aside his dislike (for art) and help me print and cut stuff. OMG, I can get really bossy but luckily he can tolerate and spend like hours watching me grumble while I stick stuff together... Thanks dear! We're now two-years old!! :')

Kinda guilty too since we have not been creating happy memories due to me not managing my own time properly and always end up with lots of overdue work to catch up on... Sigh... *punch myself*

Here goes nothing (con't)

Managed to pass the first interview and needed to increase my portfolio to get ready for second interview at NIE. *shiver*

Only now then I realized I have been very shallow and limited in my exposure... SIGH!

Colours of the sky

Wanted to create a piece that shows how a tree, a nocturnal creature and a butterfly's life cycle changes throughout the seasons and time of day.

However, I took like an hour just to pain out the colours of the skies at different time of each seasons. Honestly, it looks pathetic!! So angry with myself!!



Below is another painting of QQ & me... For his birthday! Hehe... The first spark of interest in colour toning of skies ignited when painting the background. :P

Reluctant and Lazy

OMG. I cannot believe that my break is almost used up! I have not really done much and reluctantly, I am back on trying to draw, colour and doodle.

Anyway, to boost my confidence and help me gain experience, Jac started giving me assignments... The first one was to draw Ivy, Jac and me today as that she can use as DP.





However, it didn't go well after colouring. SIGH!!! Only Rilakkuma and me look like the real-thing.

I kinda sensed that it wasn't well-liked thus I went to draw a chibi version, inspired by Jac's favourite photo (I think...)

In the end, she likes this better. YAHOOOOOOOO!!! ^^

Recently, she asked to be drawn in Super Mario's costume... Struggled and frustrated, I took up a marker pen and doodled. Chibi MarioJac appeared (but dun really look like Jac)! >.<

Here goes nothing

Although I planned to prepare a whole new portfolio, I realized that it is better to show off what I have done these years and how my art pieces have developed over the years! :)

However, it did sadden me when I found yellow patches on art pieces, especially on my O Level pieces. I digged out whatever is presentable and intend to go for "war".

Anyway, I am very very very very anxious about the interview because portfolio is just a pre-requisite. What if I cannot answer the interview questions?! What if they don't like me!? Oh well, this year is a bad year for dragon thus I am not carrying any hope. Just gonna do my best and see how it goes...

As usual, before I sign off, here are some art pieces~



Stopped drawing after this because my uncle commented that it is just copying and not real art. Quite pissed but I figured he was speaking the truth...

Okok, these are actually not art pieces because I WASN'T THE ONE WHO DREW THEM! I did these for school's orientation camp 2 years ago (2010) which theme is Final Fantasy. Too bad I did not collect back the hard copies thus can only print these original on paper.