Flowers

Drawing these ornamental stuff always calms me down when I'm too stuffed in the head, stressed or tired. I really love those graphic designers/ illustrators who specialize in ornamental arts - it always amazes me how they come out with their works - the intricacies, the beautiful details. Hope to do more of these soon when I can draw better flowers XD

Love at First Cactus

"I think I'll take you home!"

Farewell

Just finished watching Ratatouille in the cinema, and the lights were up and I received news that Mike Wieringo had passed away.

http://www.newsarama.com/Chicago_07/Ringo.html

It was kind of sad, he was a great artist, always had time to comment on newcomers on the Drawingboard forum, large array of inspiring works - I guess it just hits those who love him and his works doubly hard because he was just so damn nice.

Here's to an amazing artist and person.

Tendang

My house mate is always saying that I treat her like a pinata, because I always hit her, or something. But at least I never kick her!

No house mate is harmed in the making of this drawing.

Yellow yellow orange brown

Found these two bottles of liquid watercolour in my drawer at work, and decided to try them out. I totally suck at watercolour (and real media in general, except colour pencils ahahha), and this is my first try, but it's really fun!

Extra touch ups with some Copics before it looks like the girl's suffering from yellow fever!

I want to watch Golden Compass I want to watch Golden Compass I want to watch Golden Compass I want to watch Golden Compass I want to watch Golden Compass I want to watch Golden Compass I want to watch Golden Compass

Bear Fight!

Iorek and Iofur going at it in Philip Pullman's Northern Lights. I didn't quite get the pose and ferocity that I initially felt when I first read the book - the bears look too tame! The armour is partly ganked from the movie poster (Golden Compass) and partly made up, so it's probably not functional at all.

Sketched in pencil, inked and coloured in Photoshop. Texture taken with love from http://www.mayang.com

AAAAH

Just something silly concocted right after watching the Season 3 preview someone recorded from SDCC '07. That bit with Zuko and Mai totally threw me off for a loop - I totally did NOT expect that! (yes, I really did scream when it happened... I suppose Maiko fans are rejoicing muchly over this turn of event?). Or more like, I totally didn't expect to see Zuko in such a situation.. it's like suddenly seeing a man with two noses on his face.. or something.
I don't go nuts over the whole shipping war but if I have to name one pairing that I secretly root for - it'll be Katara and Aang. I think it's sweet in an earnest sort of way, though ultimately impossible given Aang's important role in the story (purely from a fan's perspective, so don't take it too seriously! Plus we know nothing's really definite till the very last episode in the last season!). I'm really looking forward to seeing how the story turns out! September can't come soon enough.

Screencap ganked with love from Avatarspirit.net! This is merely a fan comic strip done in a fit of silliness so please don't kill, maim or sue.

Brainfarts!

Squid attack!
















Buncha Mario stuff and more random brainfarts (because I was bored at work)













Oh and... I think the Simpsons' movie was real fun.

Monyet Bahagia

The punching bag in our office, a hapless Ikea-bought monkey plushie

Bad Cactus!

...rebellious teen cactus busy rebelling

Another excuse to try out my markers - messy as heck it is here, but still fun!

marker practice!

I've only started wanting to draw these Avatar fan arts and they've changed the character's costumes already T___T

http://www.avatarspirit.net/

Can't wait for season 3 though. It has been a looooong wait.

Bad Spelling on purpose!

Birthday pic done for a friend. I was so glad to finally try out my new Copic Ciao - and it was fun, up to the point I get dizzy and start seeing sparks of lights in front of my eyes. I blame it on the marker fumes.

Sketch dump...again!

Hmm..photobucket is really... REALLY acting up now so I can't upload pictures to my LJ. This is frustrating. Here's some random doodles from work and elsewhere.

Wonky legs!

Girl with bad folds and wonky fingers ugh

Tried to draw Judy Nails... though her guitar's not drawn in yet. The weird devil thingy is a cool action figure that my colleague had - sort of bogarted it over to my desk hehe

I tried to draw a cat...which turned out ugly, turned it into a dinky whatever goes monster instead.

My housemate recently got some emulator to play PSX games with and ye gads, it's evil - she shared it with me! All those classic RPGs that you'd readily spend hours of your life on, Chrono Trigger, Chrono Cross, all the FFs, Vagrant Story etc...and those that you shamelessly cried over ...Final freaking Fantasy VII...and damned silly fun games like Parappa the Rapper..It's evil! EVIL I tell you! I'm never gonna parted from my PC!!

Michel Gagne!

...is just too cool. This is my weak attempt at depicting him during a conference session at CG Overdrive '07 in Singapore. It was what he said when the Quicktime files he was playing had no sound. This guy is pure genius. He's an effects animator, does everything handrawn and has done works for Iron Giant and Pixar's soon to be released animation, Rattatouille.

Contrary to what I wrote (if you can read my horrendous handwriting) he didn't design Animo, but tested it out for its animating capabilities. Check out his awesome body of works here: http://www.gagneint.com/

A WIP of Aeris (FFVII). Done to test out a different colouring style. Am going to Singapore this Friday yay for PLAY! Symphony Orchestra! So looking forward to orchestral rendition of the Chrono series.

Monkey!

Drawn during an outstation event. No reference whatsoever so the big monkey might be a cross of an orang utan and goodness know what else XD

Somewhat Unseen University

No this is NOT Hogswart! Just bought a new brushpen the other day and what better to try it out than an attempt of drawing the Unseen University of Ankh Morpork? Not referenced (save for a faint memory of the building from Hogfather TV Movie) so there's plenty of discrepancies afoot. Colouring it was fun though!

Girl

Girl done a for a kiriban pic over at Deviantart.

Man weekend sucks when you have to stay in to clean the house WAH. Uncool~

Nonsense Photoshoppery

Tried to paint the other day to test out colours and all that... I wish can paint folds properly T___T She looks kinda stoned doesn't she?

The Girl Who Leapt Through Time

..is a gorgeous animation that managed to be good, great and sublime, and all in that order. It has to be watched to be believed.