Hiatus
Posted Aug 31, 2010. Filed under . 1 comment.
Okay heres a little message to tell those who do check out this place once in a while (oh yes for that, i really thank you) is that i will be on hiatus. unless i got nothing better to do then perhaps i will blog here. okay not that i am bored of all these but just that my studio project is here. Others have written exams and papers while my course have a huge project to torture test us instead. this studio project will last for 3 weeks and its already 2 days since its started. its confirmed that all of us have to do a solo 20 sec 2D animation. (which equates to hell)
so yep, the last day of my project is 17 september 2010 (in case people think its years). perhaps at the 18 i will blog here.
so yea. the schedule is really pack and i wonder how am i suppose to finish my work. so the chances of writing an entry here is pretty low sadly (unless i sneak off). also i am thinking of doing a major revamp to the site sometime soon (but definitely not during my project). i am thinking of making this an art blog and portfolio and personal blog too. seems like a good idea to me and also i am thinking of working more towards tables (which are awesome but i hate doing them) and also wordpress.
all these are still under consideration. but firstly, let me finish my project 
so till then guys! (wish me luck on my project. perhaps i could show u guys the finished work ^^)
*writes out a plan on how to sneak to blog here*
Experience with copic markers
Posted Aug 26, 2010. Filed under art blog. 1 comment.
finally a new post. phew i managed to work out one before my school starts. Anyway hello people! as you can see from the title, its basically gonna be about copic markers—one of the most godly items i have ever used. ever. seriously. (other godly items are wacom tablet, charcoal, kneadable eraser, pencils and more pencils) basically i dont really touch my copic markers as i gotten them recently and they are too sacred for my grubby hands. (they are real expensive *head desk*) so anyway, without further talking from me, lets start!
When finally my grubby hands grab the markers
it all started with me trying to convince myself to use it. afterall, finally i gotten my watercolor paper (student grade) which is pretty thick (well for me) thus i could finally use copic markers without tearing papers. (for your info- after layering many times, copics can get real wet and catridge paper will die for sure :D) and yes, i aint an artist. forgive my awful drawing skills.
started with a sketch with the awesome cretacolor pencil. my box of staedtler pencils are just there to show off hold down the paper while i take photos. *points to a big fan behind my table*
inked with copic multiliner 0.1 (the smallest tip is 0.03 and the largest is 1.0 for me)
my brown and skin tone chart. it always help to make a chart so you can pick out what colors to use without testing the marker too much. i like picking out colors first before coloring. (same for cging)
started with skin tone, i always liked coloring them first. here is the order i used : E50, E51, E21, E00 and finally a little of E11.
i really like to blend many shades together. next time i shall add a tinge of purple.
hair and eyes are done. the white part of the eyes (+ some highlights) is touched up using cretacolor white pastel pencil.
the cloth. kinda hard for me as coloring large areas while not revealing much streak marks is real hard. but i kinda like how i blended it though. its through lots of layering.
almost done, almost.
and tadah! its done! okay seriously, no background. i am afraid to kill myself. afterall theres no undo button.
anyway its just a simple drawing. i didnt really check my problem with anatomy and i know the hands are missing. but overall its a pretty nice try with copic markers. i am getting addicted to them now. learnt that colors seriously blended real well when the paper is wet. so if you wanna go for a soft coloring way, you gotta blend fast before the paper dries up. if you wanna try cell cg way then you can take ya time.
the colors are really lovely too. but do not not to use catridge paper. the results can be horrible. *is a victim* even normal drawing block paper *mgiht* die from copic’s awesomeness. no kidding. *is also a victim*
anyway i am still learning, i do hope to pick up more ways of learning it and also actually work on backgrounds and yea, my freaky drawing skills.
so anyway, thats all about the copic marker works to share with you guys. i do hope i could be good with using them soon but first let me settle my drawing skills. *flails* oh heres an abrupt end to my post featuring…
the love of my life. my adorable knuckles plushie.
fail artistic shot and photoshop skills. *head desk*
so till then guys. well my next post, hopefully i could get one more up soon.
*goes back to poking my plushie*
PS: thanks for the comments i am glad you guys liked the new layout :3
Admin Update
Posted Aug 25, 2010. Filed under admin. 3 comments.
Hello everyone. i have finally changed my layout (well its pretty obvious)
though i love the previous one as it looks really classy and well, classy. but i wanted a change before going back to school since my holidays are running out. (okay this is the last week of holidays for me)
well those who know me somehow would know that i am not a pink person. definitely not. but i decided a pink layout wouldnt hurt thus i used some pink. the background is still grey even though the initial idea was baby pink. but too much pink would simply assasinate my eye balls so well. okay i leave some grey for myself. hopefully the color scheme dont look awful. if it does, do tell me. i will change it to pink. having an awful color scheme to me its worst than having my eyeballs killed. (designer’s pride)
and yea this layout is abit small but oh well. small layouts for a change.
anyway i have a new blog buddy! lets welcome Aelyria!
now go stalk her. i order anyone who read this to do so. (haha)
its been ages since i receive a blog exchange request. kinda reminded me of my old times of…….. *feels old*
anyway. heres my “short” admin update. my next post would be coming up soon about my dreadful copic marker skills :3
Bonus Post
Posted Aug 18, 2010. Filed under art blog. Leave a comment?
Hello everyone (if there is) :D. heres the bonus post i am talking about in my previous post. (go check out if you hadnt, its about art stores) And finally i have the photos sorted out, so enjoy 
i am not the most patriotic person but i do love my country, Singapore. Its almost perfect to me, small and safe and nice and i dont know what else to describe. However there are some parts which i am upset about (thus i said “almost perfect”), there are no four seasons, the art scene is rather upsetting, there are not enough art stores and artbook stores for me to stalk. *sigh*
but no country can be perfect right? anyway lets head on to the actual topic.
Finally, the actual topic
Since its holidays, my friends decided to head out to town and go for shopping and some walk around. Since i need to restock my supplies (see previous post) and also i need some fresh air, why not? Anyway, let the photos help me talk, my brain is pretty empty right now. ^^
everywhere in singapore, you would see the color GREEN. yes, really, no kidding. Its as if this green is all around singapore to salvage our eyesights. (and many singaporeans have glasses = poor eyesight, unless its some fashion icon)
by green, i mean plants and more plants.
and even more plants in a normal street.
and trees. they never fail to dominate places.
see some trees in the corner?
and even more plants and trees.
this is one part of singapore i like. the greenery. I love the environment a lot and i do hope that Singapore can actually plant more trees than cutting them down. (hey trees are natural comfy shades :D) also we must do our part to save the environment too! example for me is that when i draw, i will fill up every corner of the paper if possible and use both pages. (unless its school work)
abrupt stop to my love towards greenery and the mother earth. heres a random fruffy rabbit.
bugis junction!
some designs by the side. probably inspired by the buildings built during colonial rule in singapore.
Singapore was once ruled by the british thus when the british stayed in singapore they built their homes here etc. thus if you go to some places in singapore, you find this kind of a design. we call it “shop houses”. The store being on the first floor and the house being on the second floor. *okay i dont really know the in depth on how this shop houses design come. do correct me if i am wrong*
heres how the roof looks like. i bet it looks more awesome at night when you can see the stars.
the second floor, you can see the first floor from here.
bugis is an area where teenagers love to hang out. you will see many korean and japanese inspired fashion there. so if you love to keep up with the trends, check out bugis. There is also a street right outside Bugis Junction which is known as Bugis street. Basically it sells really cheap stuffs (eg. clothes, shoes, bags etc.) thus many people flock there. however do be careful when shopping, take note of your belongings, and if you are someone who dont like to be sandwiched while shopping, i dont advise you to head out there. personally i do check out there for cheap clothes due to i dont like to buy expensive stuffs. (i am quite thrifty about clothes but not for art materials)
anyway, other than how the place looks like.. Singapore aint called a food paradise for nothing. you can practically find food everywhere and anywhere, till an extent it would actually scare you. *joke intended* (however is hard to find good food though *sneaky*)
See that? i told ya! rows and rows of FOOD.
More food pictures! Menu is from Ajisen Ramen, my dinner for that day.
some side dishes which got me drooling as i was starving.
My california maki. i ate 4 before i remembered i need to take photos.
my scallop ramen. i love scallops and this ramen makes me happy. my best ramen so far. and its a super huge serving!
my friend’s char siu ramen. (with a sppon which i called ladle)
and i am sure you know whats that. its Ebi! (prawn)
abrupt end of photos. i guess thats all. i feel like a tour guide instead of an art student now. maybe i should change jobs?
Okay anyway finally 2 more entries up. Sorry for those who take an effort to wait during my hiatus. Hopefully i made quality entries for these few days. forgive me for any grammer/vocab error. *bows down*
next entry is coming up. i have just finish taking the photos for the next entry today!
its finally about art—my copic marker experience :)
After eternity? Art Shopping!
Posted Aug 17, 2010. Filed under art blog. Leave a comment?
Hello guys. sorry for the sudden hiatus for a while despite i said i will work on reviews. basically i thought that my camera would be salvaged (O__o) as soon as i thought but its not the case. the problem is that i have plan what to write about and those require a camera. i know i could have written something else but i fallen ill last week. its not very professional to drag private matters into my “work” thus i am really sorry. however finally i am done with 2 entries do enjoy!
Trip to art stores
finally after a week of delaying, i get to stalk my beloved art stores once again. partially to get my materials as i am running low on them and at the same time revive myself in the process. (has obsession towards art stores) so anyway i have quite a long trip today thus it will splitted into 2 entries. this entry would be about the art stores and the other entry would be a bonus entry of other random things.
(fail camera skills i know. those are random people)
(art friend alone takes up 2 seperate stores of spaces thus there is this “corridor”)
This is art friend! the store that i could stalk for hours and how i wish there is one near my house. For those who never been there before, this store is located at Bras Basah. There is also another branch in orchard’s takashimaya. Being a member would give you 10% discount *evil laughter*
heres their website link for those who might want. however, their website is kind of empty…
http://www.artfriend.com.sg/
Heres another art store i stalk. I forgotten to take photos for it up close thus i took it from somewhere far. Its called “Straits Commercial Art co.” and you can get cheap art materials from there too. i like the store in terms on how the stuffs are neatly placed and the store owners are really really nice people. if you buy materials and pay by cash, you are entitled to a 5-10% discount.
Also some things that are not available in art friend are available there. pretty cool eh?
heres their website link go click around.
http://www.straitscomart.com/
Heres another store i saw in Bugis Junction (near bras basah) which sells some stationery stuffs. pretty cool even though i didnt really shop inside. but i can add it to my stalking list. (okay i do like stores like these too for some obvious reason)
and also i went to stalk another store on my list (okay any store i stalk is my eden of happiness :D) The last store i am going to talk about today is Kinokuniya which is kinda like a bookstore just that most of the things are in Japanese and a minority in english. So you can find anime stuffs there, game guide/art books, magazines and many more. Also for the english based stuffs, you can find english graphic novels , novels, help guide to places/languages etc. But what i love most to the store is the manga and artbook section! i do love anime stuffs and japanese games thus stalking kinokuniya = definitely must do.
i dont really know where else to get artbooks thus i will often check out kinokuniya for artbooks. (and no i dont buy them i am happy by looking) any suggestions for other places in Singapore? (also this store is also in Bugis Junction, one floor above the store before)
Haha! the manga section!
And lastly the URL for Kinokuniya : http://www.kinokuniya.com.sg/
So after all these store stuff. Finally its time to check out what i have gotten after stalking. I did not buy much, mainly its for school work, thats why. Art materials dont come cheap but its pretty lucky for me not to spend over 20SGD today.
Finally! i have gotten a watercolor pad. the paper is pretty thick too. Also its quite cheap, 5SGD for 18 pieces of paper. Afterall its a student grade paper but i dont mind. Good enough for practice. Also i can try my copics on it too.
Other items i bought. 1 pentel eraser, 1 copic ciao marker E50—Eggshell, staedtler 4B pencil (4B always run out on me..), cretacolor white pastel pencil (thanks to my friend’s recommendation), prisma erasable red pencil, conte (one on left) and cretacolor soft compressed charcoal (on the right)
Anyway, thats all for this post. Its more of an art blog than a review. Firstly sorry that i couldnt take photos of how its like inside the store. some stores do not allow photography thus i cant do anything about it. Also sorry for the badly taken photos, i am not very good in using a camera. The brightness and contrast of the photos have been adjusted before too, nothing else.
Some other things to clarify, all these stores are in Singapore. All of them are in the Bugis to Bras Basah area. (its walking distance between 2 places) so check out there if you never been there before. and lastly, theres always this thing call “google” to help you. and lastly, whats conte? theres wikipedia to help you
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cont%C3%A9
so till then guys. Special bonus entry will be up soon, a few days later. i need to get some sleep first
comments are welcomed
