some sketches

P & the book of Z's. An almost-ancient tome that grants a good night's sleep.

I was idly copying a panel from an amazing graphic novel called Daytripper. 

It is about a guy whose job it is to write obituaries, and you take a trip through his life, experiencing the many points, the days at which his life takes a significant turn. The many possibilities, the many possible ways and situations in which he could have died at each turn in his life.

And though it's about death, it's just as much about life. It's written and illustrated by two brothers, Gabriel Ba and Fabio Moon.

I apologise for being MIA for so long, and when I finally do post again, it's old material (this is some visdev work from Sep 2011). Well, at least it's old material I don't believe you've seen before on this blog. <insert placating smile>

We were supposed to design characters for a given story. The story I worked on was about how the vulture became bald. (Excessive pride about his beautiful feathers.)

Designs for the other birds. I laughed a lot at onion bird on the bottom. Sorry onion bird.

Colour/pattern explorations.

The other 'style'. 

General style explorations.

Funky 'dos.

This little series of vultures was completely random. I think I was bored.

This doesn't belong here, clearly, but it's here because I realised something looking at it. I realise I like this so much better than another one that used to be my favourite among my figure drawings of this fella. I realise this is better, now. I did some depth-destroying errors around the folds of the right leg though :/

I miss figure drawing class. 

sketches at art things!

I did this a long time ago, at the Paris art exhibition at NMS. It was left on a wall there, I wonder if it still exists as a complete page now.

The following four little sketches were done when I had some free time while volunteering at Raffles City. For the Singapore Arts Fest!

This one was interesting. Used a nearly-out-of-ink whiteboard marker on glossy card paper.

Oil pastels, with some scratching afterwards.

She reminds me of someone.

A little something I was drawing on a cue card on bus 72 home.

One week to the lovely holidays. c:

Sketchies

Been a long time since I posted anything!

Here are some zoo sketches. And another sketch or two.

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magnets, cygnets & berets

I wonder what she's looking at.

I think there are certain feelings and subjects I always end up drawing (if you see this, WL, it's not dragons) when I don't start off with an idea in mind. If I managed to keep a sketchbook regularly, I think I would be able to prove it.

snape's mom

Well, maybe. I don't even-

oo la la

Anyway, as promised: a better quality updated version of the drawing. 

It was a figure drawing during a school Wed session that happily got out of hand!

after all this time

I present the very first car face sketch. You know this idea I've had for some time, about a series of cars and the faces they inspire? Well this is the photo of the first sketch of that, done a coupla months ago (oops) that I finally coloured on 72 (the trick to keeping from getting bus-sick is earphones).

That one hour going home at night is becoming my sketchbook time.

If you google image 'Vintage Humber', you'll immediately see the bumper-view result I got the sketch from. I couldn't quite get back the same feel in faces...

you ain't got no alibi you ugly!

Some visdev up-a-dates on the sour, ugly, misanthropic vulture. Boy, can't you smile?

I like the one that's on the floor giving up. That's how I'd be like sometimes if I were a vulture. When I identify with Slouchy (his name) I feel sorry for him. Damn, I'm not supposed to sympathise with you! It's all your fault you're like that dude.

Oh the big one at the top, he's supposed to be struggling to reach for a dead fish 'cause of his stiff back or something. Didn't draw it well enough z.

terribad, wondergood.

Drawing Class (Tues)

Had a terribad headache striking the left side of my head and my left eyeball that morning. From personal experience I can tell you this is really horrible for drawing. I think even without that, though, it was still not a very great drawing day....

... I get more confused than a sheep underwater when it comes to drawing clothes and drapery gestures and well...drapery. Maybe I'm just thinking about it the wrong way.

On the bright side, I'm somehow venturing more into perspective and thinking about it. Thank you, Mr Mattesi.

This was done after getting some Panadol (which worked like magic for the pain). About 10 (I came in halfway) and 30 minutes respectively. :[ Grr. My favourite lesson nowadays is now officially figure drawing. With enough sleep.

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Wed drawing workshop thing
Man I am going to make it a point to be there every week unless circumstances disallow. Small number of people (unfortunately and fortunately), less pressure, more awake (me), and the model gets a lot of freedom with poses and stuff.

Today we had a female model, a China woman I've drawn before. She's actually one of my favourite models to draw, and her poses are always fun. (For me, anyway.) Also I like messing with her hair. She has skills with pinning up her hair that I completely ignore.

Gestures:








For the one on the right I tried 'blind force' - like blind contour drawing, only you draw force. I ended up looking a few times, but I think it somehow works. It flows...



Lazy to comment. Pam if you're reading this figure drawing and shading with colour pencil is fun :D

Sketchbook 2

Wednesday figure drawing session gestures:








Heads:






Hands, I love hands (I scanned the better page):


Miscellany from smaller sketchbooks mostly (rough rough stuff...):