I bump my head on the corner of my table yesterday as I bent down to pick up my mobile from the floor...
I'd spent the last three days doing a pretty program, at a pretty building, in a pretty decor-ed and air conditioned room, at a pretty corporation. My dream ahhh... It was a terrific three days overall. So many tips and discussions - great stuff! Determined to be the future leading partners lol ...not! More like we'll see.
So so so so so! It's Chinese new year tomorrow! An all asians know what that entails! ^^ Super grinning! XD Red-pocket-me-up! But of course there is more to that... A year has come a gone and now there is a new one approaching and that time is most cherished with none other than family and friends.
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Tuesday, January 25, 2011
Yay to Buffy
To my dismay I realised that the new episode of HIMYM was airing next, next week, today but, to my rescuing delight I found something fun to watch =D Buffy the Vampire Slayer. Believe me I am over the whole vampire global fever but the renown success of this series made me want to Youtube a little of it, where I found the unaired pilot and later all the episode I could possibly want to watch! Which I must say is lucky. They don't make as many good TV series as they use to and it's not easy to find those jewels online much. I am very grateful with the whole conversion to HD TV and the changing of free TV networks with additional channels such as Gem, 7mate, Eleven... that there is now time to broadcast some of the finer TV sitcoms and dramas I so adored in my childhood.
Buffy is not entirely new to me but neither was I an avid fan back in the days. I was still a kid so horror, vamps and creepy stuff was only occasional light viewing at most to my liking. I only really recall the whole story of one episode so starting to watch the series now is really me watching it for the first time. Having just viewed the first episode I'm loving it! Though, the make up for the vamps looks dodgy with the whole arching of the brows and tightened facial muscles, but it was the 90s so it's understandable.
Update 28/1: I actually do remember more episodes than I thought! How strange. Some scenes seem to have made more of an impression on me when i was a kid than others. Particularly the one where Willow tries to help Buffy answer the question on how ants communicate with each other: no.1 touch and no.2 B.O Haha!
Buffy is not entirely new to me but neither was I an avid fan back in the days. I was still a kid so horror, vamps and creepy stuff was only occasional light viewing at most to my liking. I only really recall the whole story of one episode so starting to watch the series now is really me watching it for the first time. Having just viewed the first episode I'm loving it! Though, the make up for the vamps looks dodgy with the whole arching of the brows and tightened facial muscles, but it was the 90s so it's understandable.
Update 28/1: I actually do remember more episodes than I thought! How strange. Some scenes seem to have made more of an impression on me when i was a kid than others. Particularly the one where Willow tries to help Buffy answer the question on how ants communicate with each other: no.1 touch and no.2 B.O Haha!
Somewhere
Huh... I guess all I can do is smile to myself =) Happy new year! It's my first post for the year.
I feel like I've hit a bump in my memory, it's just so hard to remember some little things I make as mental notes. Ahh yes, I remember now, because of the technical dysfunction of my mouse the last prior few days I managed to make a lot more progress in my reading to which I'm quite proud of myself. I'm still reading The Historian. It's quite an interesting book when it picks up the pace. It's just I am the type of person who is more fond of dialog and action rather than a monologue describing the scenic surroundings. Reading this story is much like the frequent fluctuations of the short term business cycle.
This summer really hasn't gone as I had planned in part. But then again they never do. My drawing hasn't been coming along. I'm contemplating to post it as it is, an unfinished. I wish I were more talented. I have this strange urge to change mediums and use something more free... like pastels or painting.
I watched Mona Lisa Smile tonight. It's such a lovely movie, not because it talks a little about modern art but, for it's feminist issues it displays. It's a very wholesome story. I hadn't realised it starred so many well named actors. A terrific movie for just a lazy night in.
I feel like I've hit a bump in my memory, it's just so hard to remember some little things I make as mental notes. Ahh yes, I remember now, because of the technical dysfunction of my mouse the last prior few days I managed to make a lot more progress in my reading to which I'm quite proud of myself. I'm still reading The Historian. It's quite an interesting book when it picks up the pace. It's just I am the type of person who is more fond of dialog and action rather than a monologue describing the scenic surroundings. Reading this story is much like the frequent fluctuations of the short term business cycle.
This summer really hasn't gone as I had planned in part. But then again they never do. My drawing hasn't been coming along. I'm contemplating to post it as it is, an unfinished. I wish I were more talented. I have this strange urge to change mediums and use something more free... like pastels or painting.
I watched Mona Lisa Smile tonight. It's such a lovely movie, not because it talks a little about modern art but, for it's feminist issues it displays. It's a very wholesome story. I hadn't realised it starred so many well named actors. A terrific movie for just a lazy night in.
Friday, December 10, 2010
Still 'ere!
I have chosen my next subject to draw and have been working very hard on the portrait, as hard as I can, with work sandwiching my days and others. Again I have no definite timeline for my completion at the rate I'm going, lol! In fact I was intending to upload a WIP but I don't think it would be appropriate for how I intend to 'wrap it up' (a technical issue I've hit a road bump at ). It should be fine, though.
I will however, give a little. I decided that it was a time to move away from the female face and do a male one this time; and jeez! I do find it a lot more difficult, and different. The differences are so pronounce (and you're probably think: "well, duh! it's a guy!"). But, what I'm referring to are the little things that add up to create the bigger thing. It's really hard to appreciate it until you have a go at drawing people. The finer details are quite surprising at times, things that you kinda know, but, don't really strike at you until you really look! It's amazing.
I'll leave it here. But I am still 'ere.
I will however, give a little. I decided that it was a time to move away from the female face and do a male one this time; and jeez! I do find it a lot more difficult, and different. The differences are so pronounce (and you're probably think: "well, duh! it's a guy!"). But, what I'm referring to are the little things that add up to create the bigger thing. It's really hard to appreciate it until you have a go at drawing people. The finer details are quite surprising at times, things that you kinda know, but, don't really strike at you until you really look! It's amazing.
I'll leave it here. But I am still 'ere.
Tuesday, November 30, 2010
C. Smulders
Ok finally! Lol - I said that with my last portrait, but these two words express exactly how I feel at the moment and exactly how I felt last time.
How I Met Your Mother, absolutely brilliant sitcom!
So... back to the point of all of this. To answer my hopes and expectations of my last post, no I didn't achieve what I had wished to with the cheeks. They are a tougher battle than I had thought. I've also come to realise I tend to do hair in the same way all the time, I noticed that when I was drawing her right side; so then I decided to put a little more attention and care with her left fringe; before completely giving up at the bottom right corner of the page, hence the flat patch of grey ;)
I seem to be stuck at the moment... stuck with who my next subject is. It's important to choose someone I won't get bored of, which might not make sense since I've already admitted that I abandon my drawings because I lose interest, but "that" is tedium from the repetitive aspects of eg hair! It's important for me to find a face that is mesmerizing enough that I find it worth drawing - why do I find this statement will come back to haunt me? ...Well it's true.
C. Smulders (as Robin Scherbatsky), Lead Project, 2010.
How I Met Your Mother, absolutely brilliant sitcom!
So... back to the point of all of this. To answer my hopes and expectations of my last post, no I didn't achieve what I had wished to with the cheeks. They are a tougher battle than I had thought. I've also come to realise I tend to do hair in the same way all the time, I noticed that when I was drawing her right side; so then I decided to put a little more attention and care with her left fringe; before completely giving up at the bottom right corner of the page, hence the flat patch of grey ;)
I seem to be stuck at the moment... stuck with who my next subject is. It's important to choose someone I won't get bored of, which might not make sense since I've already admitted that I abandon my drawings because I lose interest, but "that" is tedium from the repetitive aspects of eg hair! It's important for me to find a face that is mesmerizing enough that I find it worth drawing - why do I find this statement will come back to haunt me? ...Well it's true.
Sunday, November 21, 2010
WIP C.S - Robin Scherbatsky
"One week" Pffft! I got bored and a bit preoccupied, but, just as proof that I did actually have something started and intended to be completed, here's the current WIP.
Drawing hair really gets to me - I get too tired to do it so I put off the drawing for several days. I feel like I'm slowly moving forward with experimental smudge toning (making a monumental movement with the nose) but taking one step back with shape and form (her eyes just look all wonky - eep!).
So from previous posts, I'd mentioned in passing various features of the face: no.1 the eyes (too bad I screwed them up here); no.2 the hair. I reckon the third ranking features are the cheeks - the way the bone structure is veiled by the muscle, tissue and skin creates such a beautiful sculpted form. Of course it's not a great example here, I'd barely etched in the form, but I'm hoping I do get them right 'cause this run is more about me focusing more on the light and shadow of the skin.
The chosen subject this time is really just a tribute to my favourite sitcom - HIMYM.
See completed>> C. Smulders
Drawing hair really gets to me - I get too tired to do it so I put off the drawing for several days. I feel like I'm slowly moving forward with experimental smudge toning (making a monumental movement with the nose) but taking one step back with shape and form (her eyes just look all wonky - eep!).
WIP C.S - Robin Scherbatsky
So from previous posts, I'd mentioned in passing various features of the face: no.1 the eyes (too bad I screwed them up here); no.2 the hair. I reckon the third ranking features are the cheeks - the way the bone structure is veiled by the muscle, tissue and skin creates such a beautiful sculpted form. Of course it's not a great example here, I'd barely etched in the form, but I'm hoping I do get them right 'cause this run is more about me focusing more on the light and shadow of the skin.
The chosen subject this time is really just a tribute to my favourite sitcom - HIMYM.
See completed>> C. Smulders
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
O. Wilde
Ok, finally! Here I am to present my third attempt at realistic portraiture. Yes, there is still a vast amount of room for improvement but I feel empowered to do so.
O. Wilde, Lead Project, 2010.
I didn't feel like keeping the identity of my subject a mystery this time (or really, I couldn't think of a better title for the work). This drawing is also available on deviantART. I registered as a user this week. I only have one sad, lonely submission - this one - on the account so far. The community is really amazing with its vast archive of artists and the exuberance of works (quite inspiring stuff!). Of course I don't aspire to become an artist myself but I do love the stuff.
I'm considering continuing my amateur collection which I'm now going to call it a "project" and see how far I can progress. It may take years, but I feel like I've got all the time in the world! So that means... more portraits! I've already chosen my next candidate for the challenge. I don't usually time myself but, I shall hope to have the next one here in a week. In the mean time tut-ta!
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