ize

German and Dutch colleagues farewell portraits.
oh, the power of halftones. /sarcasm

diverted

two beautiful abstract videos i've been playing at work, in the background.

distracted

the house from Pixar's Up is REAL.
read more about it here




the boss dropped these two postcards on my desk, a campaign to stop overfishing the blue tuna. i thought the ad concept was riveting. the postcards have way more blood though.. @__@

noise on the train

so i was on the train today and i noticed the carriages were plastered with selected works submitted to the Noise Singapore 2011 Festival Showcase. there were some very cool stuff to see, but it was kinda hard to navigate my way up and down the train through the grumpy morning crowd, so i decided against it.






you can view more shots of the works here
i had also submitted some of my work for the showcase, but as i couldnt see any sign of them from where i was gawking, figured that none of them made the cut.
big surprise on Facebook, when i was linked to the album and spotted this:


wow. this is just.. wow. i mean, seriously, wow.
this is the first time i've seen my work displayed in such a public location, and i felt so overwhelmed when i saw it. i am endeavoring to try to get a look in real life on the train before it gets taken down.
this is one of those times when you just feel so.. overcome.
this is when you realize that you want to create even more, to fill the world and inspire it, and just leave an impression on as many people as you can, even if it's just for a moment on a busy train.

work update

currently working on a short project for a company developing a business/serious game. this is kinda vaguely related. just a comic panel draft i did for my boss's presentation..

my hat is awesome

something fun i doodled at work.
kinda late to usher in the Lunar New Year, but better than never!
Adventure Time is good for those periods where you need to just kinda space out and kill some brain cells. healthy for the soul.

following the red line

because i was in such a good mood today, i decided to get in on some color practice. still need to do more for sure. what a way to kickstart the new year.

even if it leads nowhere

merry christmas from this side of the world!
funny, i never thought i'd do anything particular for xmas, but as it turns out, i did.. a couple.. wow. i surprise even me.


this was for a contest over at Parkablogs, a local art book review blog. [highly informative and very useful.] the theme was "kungfu santa", but i don't think i quite caught the essence of "kungfu". owell.

personal piece. no reference cept for the hand. i used my own, which explains why it's so flabby and manly.

and this.. well i don't think i'm going to get anywhere with this hahaha.

it doesn't get better than this

花札 hanafuda x one piece
i'm sold.

someone please get me a set as awesome too!

stgcc'10

decided to drop by the Singapore Toy, Games and Comic Convention 2010 last week with a friend. appeared pretty late to avoid the crowds, wandered around, bumped into friends and the like.




sketches acquired from the Imaginary Friends Studio booth, where they were providing sketch commissions at 5 bucks apiece.
not a bad deal if you ask me 8D
we asked for four in total, all Street Fighter characters. couldn't think of anything better on the spot, my mind kinda tends to freeze around awesomeness like them.. a pair of Yin and Yang sketches to split between us, and Sakura and Akuma for other people.

also took part in this lucky dip, had to go around obtaining the signatures from various artists present, for a chance to get random art goodies. our bounty was better than expected, we got a print and shirt from IFS!
real life quests ftw :D

what you neglect

Animation Nation 2010 is here again for the week. i missed Genius Party 2 at AN '09 last year, pretty sad. the films this time round seem to be more well-rounded internationally, as compared to the previous times where they were mostly Asian-dominated.
official site here

Oblivion Island: Haruka and the Magic Mirror
ホッタラケの島 〜遥と魔法の鏡〜

this is Production I.G.'s first 3d CG production. i loved the concept. it reminds me of a children's book i had when i was little (oh the irony).

Metropia

also caught this in the same day. a Swedish sci-fi animation. the overall feel of the film left me feeling distinctly uncomfortable, maybe that was the point. the heavily stylized characters, almost morbid, the grim and post-apocalyptic setting, the somber tone with its underlying messages..

both films are definitely worth catching. just try not to watch them in the same day, it gave me some emotional turbulence haha.

bloodstream

right, so here's something different from my usual stuff. trying out a new style that i was mimicking for some of my freelance work last month.
i could get used to it..

shades of gold

another portrait study, this time one of Jacques Louis David's pieces.
the original can be found here.
trying to step outside the usual safe skin colors.

dakota

wip shot.

headshoot

random portrait quickie.
trying not to blend my stuff so much now, but it feels really harsh and craggy.

boy meets cube

"holy crap this thing has edges! how extraordinary!"

playlist:
Marchin On // OneRepublic

YES it's a real update

no kidding!
for my dear queen's birthday which falls on halloween. LAST 365 DAYS OF TEENAGEHOOD ENJOY EM WHILE IT LASTS MUAHAHAHA

not much of an update

this was a portrait from the previous OIC Portrait Day @ TNAG. i see this dude's stuff pretty often at most of the Portrait Days i've been to, but i've never got the guts to talk to him hahaha. someday, someday. anyways, i particularly liked this one he did, it reminds me of Miles Edgeworth, maybe because i just finished the Ace Attorney Investigators on NDSl.



aaaand just for kicks here's a shot from my trip to Hokkaido a couple months back. very awesome scenery with very awesome ramen, who can beat that?!
rest of photos can be found on my flickr for bored people.

okay a real update coming soon, over and out!

oic @ TNAG

some portraits of people i did at the open house of TNAG.
happy messing around with brush pens and Copics.
have i mentioned how much i love drawing girls? seriously.

robots are for something that.. never quite made it.
but it's okay, i like em. :D

and yes, i'm falling in love with brown paper! really digging the texture and the color. anyone knows where i can get more in loose form? [i ripped these out of various sketchbooks, breaks my heart]

picky prototype

i just want to draw.

something so simple, yet it seems so impossible to do in this world.
feeling really lost right now, should i continue down this path, or head off while it's still not too late? i don't want to waste my time being unhappy and worn out, but is it just me being particular about what i want, and not what i really need?