Illustration: Godiva heiße Schokolade mit Fuß

2016/02/13

Bought myself a decent-sized sketchbook and here is a page from it:



The size of the sketchbook -- super handy.



And a closer look.



I think I found what I love to do best -- product illustrations.

One's overall mood greatly affects the quality of the work. There are days when I'm feeling forced to draw for the sake of practice and those always come out bad. Feeling forced or rushed to finish a work never works --in my case at least. I need to be calm, collected, focused.... and then there are those days when I have so much inspiration in me I feel like I can draw anything. But that doesn't happen often. :D


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Working with markers for the first time

Just as I promised, making it up and posting some stuff from earlier this year.

In February, (amidst the moving-not-moving phase), we came across my sister's old univ stuff and found a bag full of Kuretake Markers. Coincidentally, I wanted to buy Copic Markers but found them too expensive... some 11,990 for a set that comes in a case. Kuretake Markers are not cheap either. But considering my sister had to use them in Design school before (and swears she doesn't want those damned markers anymore), I am very lucky.

In the long run I might want to buy a few extra colours, but for now I will make do with the ones I already have.

2016/02/04

Trying my hand at markers and this is the first one I drew:



A Jaegermeister bottle! :D -- also my first liquor bottle illustration.
It is not perfect. I'm only just learning after all. The lines are crooked too.
Made this in under 10mins, but I know I need to practice.
(Recently I discovered the world of illusive 3d-art. Mixed media but I'd love to give it a go. Would take me hours but it's worth a try.XD)

Next up is a classic Guinness advert:



Amazing this stuff works even after being used and left in storage for some 10years..:D


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SKETCHES :: Milan in Watercolor

So over the weekend I thought I'd try to sketch one of the photos from my trip to Milan.



I know I said I was never good at watercolour, but I'm just really stubborn.

Last week while at the bookstore shopping for some art supplies, someone recommended a watercolour brand I've never used before. It was worth a try....:3



This was the inspiration:



Started in pencil like I always do.



Trying to capture as many details as possible, only to be altered and re-altered later. :D



Defining lines. Always with pigment ink. There are many kinds. Find one that works for you. This was a 0.5, other times I use 0.1 and 0.2 for smaller scale sketches in ink only.




Compare, add details.



Mixing and choosing the right colours.



Fill the colours in.



And this was the final outcome:



It was only when I posted and everything that I realized I forgot to write the street name. :P

Illustration : Gloomy Berlin

The inspiration for this illustration comes from Lonely Planet : La Revista de los Viajeros : Berlin.

What drew me to this picture was the cello in the middle.

The original piece is way nicer than this, I made a few changes:



It looks a little sloppy; I thought I'd challenge myself and complete this in 40mins! =_=

Illustration: Images of Sol, Madrid

I spent some time on this, reviewing my photos and picking out the details. Although I already had an image of what I wanted in mind.



This was it, exactly.

I really love the iconic bear with the tree. XD Originally wanted the Sol Metro Sign in the background but thought it worked better as a frame.:P



Ended up placing the metro entrance and the post office behind it.



My mood board..



Watercolour is actually my least favourite medium, and is something I definitely need to improve on.XD



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I work best with chalk, and oil pastel. charcoal a little, but too messy for me. (Simply put, quite the opposite of this.XD)

I am quite satisfied with how this turned out in the end though...:3