IMPORTANT NOTICE- please take note

Hi everybody- if you are approached directly by some people for some projects- please think about how much fees you will be paid and for what cost. Please double check with myself or Fleecircus if you are not sure.


The recent one is for some hand painted laptops ( 20 pieces- to be used as prizes in a contest ) which we have negotiated and rejected because the fee is too low.
The laptop cost - S$1.8k + your hand-painted work- it should cost more than S$2.5k in value ). Please do not be greedy and spoil the market by doing it at anything less than S$1.5k per piece. If the client can afford to GIVE as a prize a 1.8K laptop- they should be able to pay the artists MORE.
Please take note. Don't spoil OUR market.

Exhibition: In An Absolut World

Our talented friends Kuanth, Sokkuan, fFurious, YT & Hanson Ho (H55) and Kult will be exhibiting their art installation piece as part of the ABSOLUT's campaign “IN AN ABSOLUT WORLD, Doing Things Differently Leads to Something Exceptional."


Don't miss it- 
20-30th Nov at ION Orchard, Atrium Level 1.


Short promo clip of the show's origin.

weddings!

a fun drawing for a friend's wedding - the theme is TRAVEL.
pencil, then scanned, colored and textured in photoshop.

Hopefully this link will help inspires.(Click on the image for the link to the site. Do let me know if the link doesn't work. :P)Good stuff. Chiu Stream. It's a blog set up by Bobby Chiu and once in a while he'll get some famous artist to be interviewed. I quite enjoy most of them. Cheers.

Question

Hi everyone, I need some advice on enlarging illustration and yet maintaining high picture resolution. I don't work in vectors and I ink my drawings and paint them in Photoshop or the traditional way. My working size is usually within a4 to a3 size. If I wanted to enlarge my work to a1 and bigger (sticker for wall mural/standee size?) how should I go about it? Please advise! :)

super scratchy

wonder how a person would land like a cat?

quick pen and watercolour sketches.

OIC PORTRAIT DAY 7TH NOV , SATURDAY, RED DOT MUSEUM, 2 TO 6PM

Its November!! Don't miss the last 2nd OIC Portrait session of 2009 at MAAD! Polish your drawing skills & catch up with your OIC buddies at the same time. OIC's modus operandi if you don't know already- Everyone gets 15 minutes to draw the "patron" at the same time. You get $8 for each drawing sold . Make it COLOURFUL, all skill levels welcomed. You don't have to be an OIC member to join but please read the FAQ. Come and draw, network and trade tips. Hang out dinner at a not too expensive place after the event. Call 96806572 for more info. Sign up quick @ comments section now! (Poster illustration by Zid )

*Posting your work is a sign of appreciation to the patron/seater/ poser, DON'T sign up if you do not wish to post your work for view/ sale.

Use this registration form! ( Do not post in comments )

This form is working very well. I will update the confirmed name list every 6-12hrs. Thanks for cooperating

introduce a little anarchy

my first 3D character model done in max.
started from july on and off and finished it on the last week of october.
2 weeks to unwrap. 1 week to paint.
in between freelance and other gigs.

more renders here

thanks to dave, edwin, andrew, dom and everyone from CG protege.
you guys are all stars.

"Because some men aren't looking for anything logical, like money.
They can't be bought, bullied, reasoned or negotiated with.
Some men just want to watch the world burn."

A snake ate a dog

Scrawl studios hiring

Hi all, please help to spread the words around. Thanks

We are going to work on an international long format pre-school cartoon series and looking for people to join us. full time or contract basis only. no freelance for now. sorry

1 X location designer (draws all the backgrounds , different views etc, based on the script requirement) : Requirement: able to draw well and a good sense of perspective. knowledge of flash preferred

1 X production designer Lead( manages all the art assets for animation, from size relationship of characters to location and prepare them ready for animation)-supervise and ensure production designer meet schedule and do QC on the designer's work.

1 X production designer (same as above-minus the supervision role)

14 X animators>> able to animate in flash and ideally knowledge in toon boom software.
Requirement : love animation and can animate well.

Project will start between mid dec and early jan.Interested party, please email my colleague at
peihui@scrawlstudios.com

drawn while sitting on a library seat

brush and ink on paper + photoshop.

yongtaufoo

an encounter on the train with a yong tau foo seller.

Painting Demo: Liche Priest

http://www.youtube.com/user/daarken#p/u/12/I8tn6oMcr3Q

A tutorial that i came across which i think it's pretty useful for anyone who is interested. *Click on the image for the link* It's a 8 part demo which basically demonstrate one of the technique concept artist use when they start their concept work. Created by artist, Daarken. Enjoy. :)

Illustration for interactive game

An illustration I did for an interactive game some time ago. The user is supposed to search for items within the pic when a description appears below. Thanks to Flee for the referral..

Mother and Baby

This was done for Mother and Baby Magazine's October issue. :)

silence

There are construction sounds above my office and outside my windows. Here is a comic derived from suffering from the noise. pen on paper + photoshop.

Breast(PG)

Just for fun

Lone Wolf

The title is so emo it's cool. Anyway this is a rejected piece for OIC Portrait Day poster LOL - kidding, chairman!!! Ink and markers again. Some people like Ben prefer the W.I.P version BWARGH!

Many thanks to Flee's and Danny's 5 Sec Faces for providing the human face for reference. Welfare fo laif!

Book launch for the First time writers and illustrators publishing initiative

NBDC and SPH are launching 9 new locally created picture books this saturday at The Arts House 6.15-745pm. Among the 9, there is 1 book illustrated by me (drewscape) and another by Kristal Melson. You will be able to purchase these new books and get them signed by their creators at the end of the event.

If you are interested in attending, please RSVP jade(at)bookcouncil.sg by 21 oct.

Multi Touch Digital Painting on an iPhone

My 3rd attempt using Autodesk Sketchbook Mobile for iPhone.

My 2nd attempt using Autodesk Sketchbook Mobile for iPhone.

My 1st attempt using Autodesk Sketchbook Mobile for iPhone. Portrait of Mindflyer.

A short Dune comic by Paul Pope

It's interesting to see how an artist like Paul Pope, with his own unique style, does a comic page on a tiny portion of the Dune series. It gives a nice fresh perspective to this old story. Hope it inspires you.

Back from outer space

Hello again everyone. It has been another hectic 2 months finding a new place, moving out, packing-unpacking, working at a new place and getting my own internet set up. Now that all that is sorted out, I'm looking forward to return as a regular at portrait day.

To commemorate my return from being out of orbit, a simple illustration of a spaceman!

Inks and markers on A3 sketchpad.

See you guys soon!

I cannot see my P (PG rating)

3x3by30 celebration@Asylum

OIC will be celebrating its 3rd anniversary at Asylum (22 Ann Siang Hill) with the following highlights. So come and celebrate with us tonight (16th Oct 2009), from 7pm - 10pm. This is one party you wouldn't want to miss!

3x3by30
Featuring over 200 pieces of 3inch x 3inch art by more than 30 OIC artists such as Jason Siew, Drewscape, Ejetc, Andy Yang, AnnGee, Mr B and Zid.

OIC Masterclass Series of Limited Edition Giclee Prints Launch
Featuring personal unpublished works by Sokkuan, Kuanth, Fleecircus, Mindflyer .... and many more. Personally signed and numbered, limited edition prints will also be on sale at the show.

OIC Silkscreens / Rubberstamps
In the tradition of OIC, we will be launching a brand new series of silkscreen designs! So BYO items for us to silkscreen on and join in the party! Don't forget to get your journals, sketchbooks and skin rubber-stamped with our new designs before you step out of the premise!

For more info call 96806572. See you there!

***** Please RSVP here! *****

The Peranakan Ball 2009

What I've been held hostage by...

This year's theme is "Butterflies". As usual, there is a layer of gold hotstamping in certain areas of the illustration.The typeface for the main title was rejected and replaced with a more conventional one, but i prefer this typeface, feels more appropriate to me. Cheers!

The forbidden fruit

of enlargers and sexy girls

some recent work for timeout magazine oct, a feature on curious cures (using leeches, penis enlargers and such)



style mag nov issue (the sexy issue), 6pp watch spread


(btw, anyone seen yellow around with his new bunny hat?)

Msxi for Hansel A/W09

A collaboration with fashion label Hansel, to create an animation for Jo's A/W09 collection titled ROBOT GIRL!
Animation was initially done on pencil and paper, frame by frame, then animated on PS CS3 (which isnt the best program for animation, but due to my lack of skills, it was easier to manage) and stitching up of scenes on iMovie. If you do not possess programs like Final Cut Pro you could use iMovie to put animation and music tracks together. It took me approximately 3 weeks to conceptualise, draw and animate this piece. And all thanks to Adrian Wee for his sound expertise !

If you are a fan of Hansel, do drop by her very first boutique : The hansel Shop @ #01-02 Stamford House

OIC Portrait Day Oct pixs

Thanks for coming by on Sat and Sunday to support us! 
I hope all of you were "enriched" or learned something new in some way. 


Some highlights for me at MAAD on top of meeting the regulars were... 
- Seeing all the 3x3x30 entries. 
- Meeting MESSYMSXI. Didn't know she's back. Hoping to hear her share about her work soon.
- Joeel/ Ejetc came by- he gave some good advice. Thanks Joeel! :)
- Teng Hong dropped by too- hope he get's website/ folio up soon. This guy is an amazing artist! Respect!
- Alice K- You should meet a person like this at least once a month! Her cheerfulness is infectious! ( This sister has a stall at MAAD. )
- Nana's Roomism paper toy mod stall. Nice idea! esp with kids. Didn't realise that there's a machine for cutting the templates.
- The 5 Sec Faces - hope they have collected enough faces!
- MAAD's Mamasan's new look!


Most glad that I always have helpers at our events. Thanks to the faithful crew- Twisstii, Fei, Adeline, MrB, Zid, Sansan and also Raziff. Roger / ShuffleArt oic bun supplier! Pixelmunky for packing my sunday lunch! ( hope I didn't miss anyone ) 


See more pixs here and more pixs here by Raziff see you all soon in November!!

3x3by30 exhibition@MAAD! Don't miss it!

"3x3by30" is an exhibition of 90 pieces of tiny art of 3inches by 3inches by about 30 illustrators + friends.
Most artwork are for sale. This exhibition is open to the public.
Pls let us know if you are coming to support us! New silkscreens and rubberstamps are in too!! This funky piece is by AnnGee.

RSVP here

OIC PORTRAIT DAY, 3rd Anniversary 2009

Yes its our 3rd annivesary!!

Come and celebrate with us, you are the stars that make each PORTRAIT DAY special!! ! Lets's spread the good vibes, draw some nice portraits & catch up with your OIC buddies at the same time. OIC's modus operandi if you don't know already- Everyone gets 15 minutes to draw the "patron" at the same time. You get $8 for each drawing sold . Make it COLOURFUL, all skill levels welcomed. You don't have to be an OIC member to join but please read the FAQ. Come and draw, network and trade tips. Hang out dinner at a not too expensive place after the event. Call 96806572 for more info. (Poster illustration by SanSan aka MoodyTwoShoes )

*DON'T sign up if you do not wish to post your work for view/ sale.

Please sign up via comments. Those who missed AUGUST's session pls use this register form! Thanks for cooperating

Green giant and his secret lover-the red bird

I think scale wise.. the red bird might be a little too big....

Yuko Shimizu @ Drawger

photo from Yuko Shimizu's blog


I'm not sure whether this link has been posted before, but I really like Yuko Shimizu's entries over at Drawger. She shares many of her ideas, process work and useful tips to being an illustrator. :D

Baku 貘 the dreameater

Congratulations to OIC team and Invitation to the launch of Guai Wu The Chinese Elf

This is a long due post for Michael and everyone at OIC.

First and foremost, Happy Birthday OIC ... CONGRATULATIONS to Michael, FleeCircus, San San, Twisstii, Andrew and those I haven't met or got the name yet, but who has been working so hard on OIC, promoting illustrators from Singapore. Thank you and give each one of you a big round of applause. You guys rock!

Also congratulations to all of the participants of A6/Future show. Excellent work. So much energy in each piece.

Secondly, just want to let you know that Guai Wu The Chinese Elf, the picture book that I have been working on for the longest time, is finally out!

I have a launch for kids this Sunday (4th October) at Borders Book Parkway at 2pm and would like to invite all of you to come and join me and my writer Adeline Foo. Lee Kowling, another children's book illustrator-friend will be hosting her event for her picture book Georgette's Mooncake and The Beaded Slippers, written by the same author, this Saturday (3rd October) at Borders Book Wheelock at 2pm.

Thanks to Michael and FleeCircus again for advising on the colour scans. I have lots to learn from the two masters. :)

Keep inspiring!

A Mid Autumn Inspiration 2009

A child lights up the mid autumn night with her hand-made lantern. There, she discovers hopes and there are better tomorrows to come by ...So calm and joyous.

advice needed on painting on metal surfaces

I'm looking for some advice on painting on metal surfaces - have a project where i've been asked to do some artwork/painting on laptops (aluminium surface) and some digital camera body cases (some kind of metal surface apparently "finished off with a thick, glossy lacquer").

- from what i understand metal surfaces require sanding and priming; but what sort of paint is applicable after that - acrylics? spray paints?

- is there a way of painting on the camera lacquer surface without sanding it down?

- and is there are means of masking of areas of line work besides the very manual way of applying the mask and using a penknife to remove the edges? i'm thinking especially of any printing processes that would produce ready-to-use masking material.


any advice or leads would be much appreciated! :)

OIC 3rd anniversary!! Call for submissions

Hi people- if you need abit more time especially for 3x3x30 pls do drop me a line or sms me. Looking forward to seeing more! Don't forget our show is this Sat 3rd. So we need your work in early to do collation and preparation. Do email me a good 300dpi 200% jpeg scan too of your submission via mediafire. See all details here.

Here is a kickass teaser. Photo by Fleecircus.
Small is indeed beautiful!!

Illustrated Book as a Wedding Gift

Some illustrated pages of a book for an acquaintance who wanted to present it to her husband as a wedding gift. The book was to capture their shared experiences and aspirations. The story was completely her own and although the turn around time was tight, I had fun illustrating it. :)