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2010-05-11T01:17:00.008+08:00

Technicolor Japan marks Vue Privée's inaugural exhibition. Aimed at capturing the elegance of Old Japan, seen through the lens of photographers living and working during the late Edo period (1972 - 1912), the exhibition also see local delights put their own spin on these 19th century images.

This is my series for opening show.
Its a super limited at 100 print runs. Giclée print on museum archival paper.

You can read more info here

Click on image for detail view

Top: Thoughts 16.5 x 23.4"
Bottom: Deliverance 16.5 x 23.4"

2010-04-20T12:14:00.004+08:00

Gryphon Tea Artisan Selection

Here it is. 6 months of detail planning and numerous graphite later, i present you, Fleecircus Gryphon Tea Artisan Selection take on Straits Chai. Production are limited to 2000 pieces, so get them fast before they disappear! You can grab them at Woods In The Books or any Singapore museums.

Thank you to Gryphon Tea, National Heritage Board and all the people who invested their heart and soul on this lovely endeavour .

Click on image to get detail view.

final pencil sketch

Artwork applied onto packaging

final product view

2010-02-02T14:34:00.005+08:00

MORE MOLESKINES INK BRUSH DRAWINGS

click on image for detail view

Am very honored to be invited by Moleskine once again to be one of the creatives for Moleskine Passions Exhibition. I have chose Movies as my preferred inspirations. Here's a sneak peek of what I've done.
Will post the final submission once its ready, in the meanwhile maybe you might know which movies these quick ink drawings are inspired from?

2010-01-31T16:00:00.004+08:00

Moleskine Exhibition Sneak Peek

click on image to see larger view

Am very honored to be invited by Moleskine once again to be one of the creatives for Moleskine Passions Exhibition. I have chose Movies as my preferred inspirations. Here's a sneak peek of what I've done.
Will post the final submission once its ready, in the meanwhile maybe you might know which movies these quick ink drawings are inspired from?

2009-10-20T09:47:00.003+08:00

Fleecircus X OIC (Organisation Of Illustrators Council)
(click on images for detail view)

Original Pencil Line Version

Specially drawn for OIC Masterclass Series print shop.
Final artwork printed on fine cotton 300gsm cotton rag paper with Giclée pigment inks.
Very limited run. Print size 30cm x 40cm

Final Artwork
(san copyright on actual print)

2009-09-15T21:05:00.001+08:00

Here's my take on the theme "Artificial" for the next issue of Kult magazine Do grab a free copy at most shops in town!

Pencil and Colour With Photoshop CS
Click On Image To View Details

Initial Sketch On Paper Before Colouring

2009-07-03T16:11:00.003+08:00

SCINTILLATION

by Xavier Chassaing

I am up to my ears with work, will post some of my works next few weeks.

But i came across this fantastic video. Very inspiring and poetic.

Enjoy!

SCINTILLATION from Xavier Chassaing on Vimeo.

2009-05-30T13:44:00.008+08:00

Commissioned Illustration:

Beijing SanLiTun (2008)

click on image to see details

Collaboration with Sokkuan And Kuanth

2009-05-20T09:35:00.006+08:00

Commissioned Illustration:

Creative Director: &Larry / GIA Corporate Brochure

click on image to see detail

The project involves drawing portraits of most of the member staffs at GIA.

All the portrait are done with pencil and later colour in with Photoshop CS2.

2009-05-12T00:20:00.003+08:00

Commissioned Illustration

Agency: DDB Singapore

click on image for detail view

These are some illustrations extracted from a anti-smoking campaign novella publish by the Health Board.

The lines were done in pencil on paper and later coloured and additional effects with Photoshop CS.

2009-05-05T10:28:00.006+08:00

Commissioned Illustration:

Band / Sennheiser Headphones

click on image for detail view

proposed vector illustration for Sennheiser headphones campaign

2009-04-24T12:13:00.003+08:00

Commissioned Illustration:

BATEY WEBSITE

Here are some of the illustrations i did for Batey website last year.

Below are the screen capture from the website.

You can see the full animated version HERE

Flash animation by Kilo Studios

Big thanks to people at Batey, Bengy and twissti

2009-04-07T00:56:00.007+08:00

My Moleskine Nô To* Exhibition

Big thanks for MoleskineAsia for inviting me to be a part of this creative project. I had fun working on the theme!

Exhibition starts today April 6th, 2009 (Monday) - May 8th, 2009 (Friday)
Venue : Kinokuniya Singapore Main Store

391 Orchard Road, Ngee Ann City #03-10/15,

Takashimaya Shopping Centre, Singapore

Do drop by and see international artist putting their creative touches to their Moleskines!

2009-03-23T00:08:00.007+08:00

Memories of Matsuko
(嫌われ松子の一生 Kiraware Matsuko no Isshō)

Haven't been doing them 15-minute portraits lately, i am overwhelmed and buried with work commitments. However besides letting half of my mac display occupied playing movies, and the other half designated for work. I managed to sketch some scene off the computer screen. This obviously wasn't done within the time span of 15 minutes. Thought that i could try some new approach to movie inspired sketches. I still wanted to try captured as much details as possible within a short time frame so that i would not affect my work progress.

Quick penciling was done on paper and coloured in Photoshop.

2009-03-22T03:54:00.004+08:00

QUICK "TRY-OUT" SKTECH

Just found a 2 year old bottle chinese ink.

And breaking in a box of 2 year old watercolour aquarelle colour pencils
(thanks miss k it was your X'mas present!)

2009-03-13T11:05:00.004+08:00

MAIKO
( and crash course in Japanese Tradition)

Recently, i got to do a wonderful project which revolves anything and everything around Japan. Been doing so much research the self impose crash course throws me into pleasant head spin(s). I admire the attention to detail the Japanese people put themselves into, its often drawing/sketching their traditional art form (Noh, Kimono embroideries, architecture.. etc) send my drawing arm into spasms. Each research sketch i attempt hardly go under an hour.

This is one of the few "starting-out" sketches i did just purely for the sake of setting the right mentality approach. Will reveal the project details in time. Meanwhile feel free to tell me what you think.

2009-03-02T11:54:00.004+08:00

ALMOST!

Almost done with my Moleskine X Change project!
A few panels more and its ready for mailing!
Oh i think i fail to mention the theme was "Story",
and i'd chose Hans Andersen's The Mermaid.

2009-02-22T04:17:00.003+08:00

Movie Inspiration/2x15 Minute Portrait(?)

Inspired by Adiantum Blue

2009-02-18T11:27:00.005+08:00

Aruitemo Aruitemo
(Even If You Walk And Walk)

Super inspired by this...

2009-02-08T13:08:00.002+08:00

Antonia Canova Study Sketches

Did a series study of Antonia Canova's sculpture earlier,
i had always admire how delicate he treats his work.
I did a few drew just for sketching purposes,
his interpretations of Greek mythology pieces are my favorites.
Even if it was the neoclassical era, i would like to think of it as a gentler treatment of Mannerism which came in much earlier.

2009-02-07T00:00:00.002+08:00

Susanna By The Sea In The Sky

2009-01-30T15:39:00.005+08:00

10,000 VIEWED!

THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT!

Hope you like the blog.
Will post up more stuffs consistently!

2009-01-29T09:45:00.003+08:00

MORE SKETCHES!

2009-01-18T15:49:00.003+08:00

WEEKLY 15 MINUTE PORTRAIT

Jacques Yves Cousteau (11 June 1910 – 25 June 1997)
Pencil On Copier Paper

Woo! 2009!
Another year, another 15 minute portrait.
deep sea exploration leave its mark on him
keep the ocean alive...

2009-01-14T16:55:00.003+08:00

EVEN MORE MOLESKETCHES!

Pencil, White Acrylic Ink and Sepia Ink Wash

2009-01-11T12:03:00.003+08:00

AND MORE MOLESKETCH(ES)

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Pencil with Acrylic Ink and Sepia Ink Wash

2009-01-06T01:20:00.003+08:00

MORE MOLESKETCH(ES)

Venus De Milo and Horse from Quadriga of the Mausoleum at Halikarnassos

Mercury In Progress
Click On Images For Detail View

NOTE: Label dot stickers are strategic spots that i could make improvements on.

2008-12-31T20:21:00.009+08:00

EARNING IT

Taken from the sculpture Laocoön and Sons (Wrestling the Serpent) 1506
Mechanical pencil on Moleskine

Winged Victory of Somathrace (337-283 BC?)
Mechanical pencil on Moleskine

Over some trivia conversation i had with K, we came across the topic of "Earning-Your- Keeps".
K introduce me the idea that if i think i deserved something, i need to earn it first. For example, if i had read masterpiece like Ulysses in my teenage years, i would not had enjoy the book as much as i will in my 40s. Somethings in life we have to earn through life experiences so that we would be more worthy of it's reap. I am earning my keeps with the Greek Mythology great sculptures. Even when the statue of Nike (Winged Victory of Samothrace), was standing in front of me 4 years ago in Louvre, i didn’t really appreciate its glory, moreover it was known to be one of the most beautiful sculptures. 4 years later, i decided to do a series of Mythology sculpture sketches for practice. This time fully aware how intricate the sculpture was designed and how challenging even when i was sketching from a photo. I am going to continue to earn my keep and someday i will see these great sculptures again, only this time appreciating them with full reverence. With 2008 coming to a close...

I wish you a 2009 filled daily with enriching experiences.
HAPPY NEW YEAR!

NOTE: Those red label dots i placed on the sketch are actually mistakes that i made; as my patience to get the details right was wearing a little thin, Gahhhh....!

2008-12-28T03:18:00.002+08:00

MORE MOLESKINE SKETCHES

Found some colour labels lying around, it worked with some of the sketches i had in my Moleskine.
surprise, surprise surprise...

2008-12-26T11:33:00.004+08:00

POINT EAST – EXPLORE STUNNING TALENTS IN ASIA

I got a lovely surprise at my door step this morning.
I got THESE people to thank for the cool looking design of the book!
Collaboration was a blast, cant wait to see what you got up your sleeves next!

You can preview pages of the book HERE!

what a way to say hello to 2009!

2008-12-26T01:06:00.004+08:00

NOT DRAWING FOR A DAY, INSTEAD ....

I took the 43 Things Personality Quiz and found out I'm an

Extroverted Self-Knowing Tree Hugger

Turns out that i'm a "Extroverted Self-Knowing Tree Hugger"
erm... ok.... (shrug)
Enjoy!

2008-12-23T01:34:00.006+08:00

WEEKLY 15 MINUTE PORTRAIT

James Steward (George Bailey)
It's A Wonderful Life (1946)

Christmas just two days away, so who could be more appropriate than good olde George Bailey?! This movie should be getting the "Re-run To Death" award around Christmas. Who wouldn't feel any better after watching it? Pass the hot cocoa!

2008-12-20T21:35:00.003+08:00

MERRY CHRISTMAS AND A HAPPY NEW YEAR!

As 2008 almost coming to an end. I must thank all those who trusted in my abilities, gave me the chance to collaborate projects and let my drawings into their lives. We will have a good 2009 ahead, meanwhile i wish everyone good health and peace.

2008-12-16T11:17:00.004+08:00

SINGHEALTH CALENDAR

I completed a series of illustrations for SingHealth calendar, the calendar will be given out free with purchase of Januray issue of Women's Weekly. The design done by Ling from Nuts Ideas.
Each illustration are based on a specific theme given by the client, the aim was emulate something magical according with the theme. All illustrations are done with pencil on paper later coloured in Photoshop.

2008-12-14T03:24:00.003+08:00

MORE SKETCHES

recent research sketches for new personal project
mechanical pencil on moleskine

2008-12-13T23:14:00.006+08:00

SKETCH X CARAVAGGIO STUDY

Caravaggio's Narcissus - 1598-99

Found one of my not-so-old sketchbook lying around, it was on one of the page i found interesting. This was a page i sketched in a museum after i saw a Caravaggio original. I had use some of his painting to study poses, lighting and mostly arm muscles and fingers structure. I had learned that besides have good clean strokes for profile and form, i always need to be attentive to light that bounced off mounds of muscles, so forth each shade should be handle delicately. Besides doing rather speedy weekly 15 minutes portrait for practice purposes. I prefer to take my time to shade and highlight my composition slowly/softly.

2008-12-13T22:37:00.004+08:00

WEEKLY 15 MINUTE PORTRAIT

Jane Fonda (Barbarella)
Pencil On Butter Paper

I went a bit overboard with the rendering of this one, i always get obsess with details of hair rendering. i enjoyed how the eyes turn out. It was a very intense and focus 15 minutes, once i got the features nailed.

2008-12-10T22:01:00.004+08:00

ABSTRACT X'MAS TREE

Miss K will be please to know i had put up my tree.
But instead of getting a "normal" photograph, i thought it'll be more interesting to do something out of the ordinary. (so... PDL.)

2008-12-08T00:54:00.002+08:00

WEEKLY 15 MINUTE PORTRAIT

(The Young) George Harrison
pencil on butter paper

2008-12-07T19:40:00.002+08:00

ATSU HIME OPENING GRAPHICS

I had been following this series for almost 3 months now, wonder why it failed to register that i could blog about the opening sequence graphics for this drama series. The graphics cleverly utilizes influences from Gustav Klimt with Japanese Ukiyo-e patterns. With a updated colour palette, it blends east meet west effortlessley.
Atsu Hime (篤姫) is a period drama worth watching solely for its art direction and its rich history.

2008-12-03T18:46:00.006+08:00

....all Makoto could do was wait.

時をかける少女
see synopsis of this amazing anime HERE .

2008-11-30T01:58:00.003+08:00

WEEKLY 15 MINUTE PORTRAIT

Shiina Ringo （椎名林檎）
Pencil on Paper

No prize for guessing which part of the drawing i spend most of my 15 minutes on.

2008-11-28T09:46:00.005+08:00

POLAROID MAKER!

Now why haven't anyone thought of this before?
Simply brilliant! This FREE software create Polaroids out of your digital photos!
Paying attention to detail, finishing like vignette edges and textured paper surfaces,
watch your "film" develop just like a real Polaroid!
Give home-bound-flu-ridden me a good excuse to blog!
Download the software HERE

BIG thanks to Sokkuan for this amazing link!

2008-11-27T01:11:00.003+08:00

MY FIRST POLAROID EXHIBITION

That was almost a decade ago. I did this crazy massive Polaroid wall mural.
This is only one part of installation. (Sigh, good times.. good times... i feel so old)
I still kept most of the photos, i hope i never have to stop taking Polaroids.

2008-11-26T23:54:00.002+08:00

MORE OLD POLAROIDS

My 2 most favorite element.
Water and wood on SX-70.

2008-11-25T11:50:00.002+08:00

WEEKLY 15 MINUTE PORTRAIT

Nina Simone
Mechanical Pencil on Paper

2008-11-17T13:20:00.003+08:00

There weren't any snakes on the plane, just overdue scripts and illustrations deadlines.

Then there was the messy studio table...

2008-11-16T21:48:00.003+08:00

WEEKLY 15 MINUTE PORTRAIT

Willie Nelson
( He remained to be one of my favorite person to draw )
pencil on paper

2008-11-16T18:29:00.006+08:00

RECENT TRAVELS

During my short stint in Melbourne, i drop by the Melbourne Aquarium on a cold rainy morning.
Never seems to amaze me how people are in awe when they come face to face with giant creatures of the deep.While getting my research done for my next project, i got myself hooked on the jellyfish exhibit. Hope to combine the aquatic images with my future drawings soon.

2008-11-16T17:33:00.003+08:00

OLD POLAROIDS

Found some old Polaroid pictures hidden between my books, i remember bringing my SX-70 wherever i went. And now the films are almost extinct, i find it really difficult to get fresh Polaroid cartridges around. I still love taking pictures, i wished i could do more with my collection of Polaroid cameras.

2008-11-09T14:18:00.003+08:00

WEEKLY 15 MINUTE PORTRAIT

Audrey Tautou
(Le Fabuleux destin d'Amélie Poulain)
Pencil On Bond Paper

2008-11-06T12:12:00.003+08:00

WEEKLY 15 MINUTE PORTRAIT

Barack Obama
Dawn Of The New Era,
Pencil On Bond Paper

2008-10-29T19:23:00.007+08:00

WEEKLY 15 MINUTE PORTRAIT

(Okay, this week i went slightly over 15 minutes to get the portrait right!)

Bob Dylan (Book titled Forever Young)
Pencil, Ink, Photoshop

2008-10-13T19:28:00.003+08:00

WEEKLY 15 MINUTE PORTRAIT

Tang Wei in Lust Caution
Pencil on Paper

2008-10-05T20:21:00.004+08:00

WEEKLY 15 MINUTE PORTRAIT

Javier Bardem
pen & marker on paper

2008-09-28T19:12:00.004+08:00

WEEKLY 15 MINUTE PORTRAIT

British Actor Hugh Laurie (In House M.D)
Marker On Paper

2008-08-29T01:17:00.005+08:00

FREE CALENDAR AT MAAD 6 SEPTEMBER (SAT)

My friend Shanon who labor to fulfill her vision for MAAD Market, asked me to contribute for a pocket calendar (together with several OIC fellow illustrators). The calendar will be given away for FREE. So go visit MAAD on 6 September Saturday. Collect them all!

P.S: Great work Shanon! Keep the creativity comin'
Big thanks to Mindflyer for the image.

2008-08-09T18:33:00.003+08:00

WORLD PEACE

Photo: National Geographic News

2008-08-07T15:18:00.001+08:00

THE MOST TRUTHFUL CHARACTER

I quote:"...They ARE food! Eat drums! Eat cymbals!"
It's his world and we are all living in it.

2008-08-02T15:11:00.005+08:00

FLEECIRCUS FOR MAYBELLINE

Big thanks for the people at L'OREAL and Maybelline for inviting me for this worthy cause.
This limited edition is silkscreen print on metallic silver plate encased with plastic holder.
The set comes with a additional foundation powder refill.
Proceeds of sales for Fleecircus Angelfit Limited Edition will go to Action For Aids.

2008-07-28T00:20:00.003+08:00

CREATING BEAUTY

Check out ION Walls when you happen to be at Orchard Road.
Project commissioned By ION Orchard
1.2 X 1.8M

2008-05-28T01:58:00.003+08:00

ANNA SUI
FLIGHT OF FANCY Perfume TVC

I designed the mythical peacock/phoenix bird for this TVC late 2007.
Collaborating with creative minds from Frameworks was a blast.

2008-04-30T21:08:00.002+08:00

Hello sketch book;
long time no see...

2008-04-21T01:19:00.004+08:00

click on image to view enlarge version

SEA OF LOVE
36cm X 14cm
Pencil and mixed Media on paper, Colour In Photoshop

fascination of fishes and peonies continue...

2008-01-11T16:22:00.000+08:00

FLEECIRCUS X HOOKED CLOTHINGS

Big thanks to Alex from Hooked Clothings for this cool collaboration.
The tshirt was design for CO-ED show in Hong Kong, jointly put together by the good people from Hook Clothings and Kapok
This 100% soft cotton Hook Clothings t-shirt will be available at Sidewalk store at Far East Plaza #03-84.

2007-12-10T22:42:00.001+08:00

SHOPHOUSE SKETCH

(click on image for a detail view)

Just sketching with 0.18 technical pen.

2007-11-20T00:02:00.000+08:00

IN PROGRESS?

This is a huge piece that i try to do on and off while i need a break from work.
Its a story bout a goddess(top right) whom watches over the world and grant few lucky (deserving) folks their wildest dreams.
However, i think the more i worked on it, the more faults i find in constructing the composition.
So right now. it will be nicely tuck in my "work in hiatus" folder.

38 cmx 18cm
Pencil, Coloured with Photoshop CS.

2007-11-04T13:38:00.000+08:00

THANK YOU !!!

A big thanks to all those who came (will go) for the CIRCUS * SCAPE exhibition.
We couldn't have asked for a better show!
Here are some pixs in case you missed it.
The exhibition will be on till 23nd November, please do drop by and say hi if you can.
THANK YOU AGAIN!

2007-10-22T12:50:00.000+08:00

CIRCUS * SCAPE
A Exhibition By Fleecircus and Drewscape

See You There !

2007-10-09T18:09:00.000+08:00

WOOD PANEL 2

Yup folks, here's another one for the show.
Acrylic Ink On Plywood Panel.

2007-10-02T10:01:00.000+08:00

This is one of the wood panel pieces that i'm gonna showcase at my show. Stay tune for more updates!

CLOUD FISHING
Acrylic Ink On Wood Panel
15cm X 30cm

2007-09-30T19:56:00.000+08:00

BEARBRICK VS NIKE VS FLEECIRCUS

big thanks to Fei for the pictures

2007-09-25T00:35:00.000+08:00

SIDE TRACKED
Cleaning brushes and looking at colour ink swirling in water. Mesmerizing ....

2007-09-15T00:39:00.000+08:00

ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY
WEDDING

This post is long overdue.
This is specially for Ken and Veronique, i can't apologized enough for not attending their wedding.
After coming back from the long trip, i decided to spend the whole year to be focus on work to make up
for being too relax the year before. And as a result i had not manage to keep in contact with one of the closest friends i made when i was away. ("No excuse!" i think i can hear Kim reminding me!)
Indeed, this year had been really gone down pretty well. Properly registered my company (paper/legal work is another word for woe). And long last i finally got myself a proper office space! (no more congested painting space!)I had made a promise that i will visit the Matthe soon. And i will keep my word.
Meanwhile, i wish Veronique and Ken love and may their marriage be overflow with blessing and happiness.
To Kim, Ken, Veronique, Eddy, Lucien (not forgetting Happy!), I miss you guys! We'll speak soon!

2007-09-11T12:10:00.000+08:00

Howdy!
Know i am suppose to prepare for the exhibition, but the jobs keep coming in. And to come up with 30 pieces of work on the same theme i know now can be a feat. Looking at the calendar as the dates draws closer... (BAH!)

Anyways, when mental block retail therapy never fails!
Bought myself some good 100% cotton watercolor paper, decided to break 'em in last nite. Must admit watercolor is not one of my strongest media.
Okay, enough slacking, now get back to work!

2007-08-20T23:23:00.000+08:00

SNEAK PREVIEW

I'll be having a exhibition at 25th October, details will be release on this blog.
Meanwhile, apologize for not updating the blog. Besides juggling with work and OIC, I'm busy preparing for the exhibition. Right now i'm into painting on different form of natural surfaces. These prove to be a whole new experience, and yet a challenging one. Here are some of the stuffs i will be exhibiting at the show.

I had the pencil lines done, the earlier piece which i finished i cover it with a layer of protection using tracing paper. I'll be painting it with oil and glazing it with wood sealer days to come.

2007-07-18T00:56:00.000+08:00

WHEN ....

Not All Days Are Beautiful
Not All Days Are Positive
Not All Days Are Productive

2007-06-11T01:13:00.000+08:00

MY SKETCHBOOKS

My collection of sketchbooks
Most of them are gifts from close friends.
I love looking at sketchbook that are new and untouched...,dreaming bout the possibilities.
But most of the time, i just love looking at them, heh heh!
By the way... these are a small fraction of what i have...heh heh.

2007-06-09T00:42:00.000+08:00

QUICK SKETCHES

Some quick sketches for series of character design.
This is for a little girl whose character is a little mischievous, a little curious...etc
Done on brown paper with colour pencil

2007-05-20T00:35:00.000+08:00

MY LOVE AFFAIR WITH DARJEELING

alas...
the last tea bag
you made work easier

2007-05-05T02:30:00.000+08:00

FLEE FLY AGAIN...

Yes folks, my website finally gets the long overdue facelift.
I put up a temporary site for the moment.
Fleecircus will be up and flying in no time.
Meanwhile you can still email me to request for more portfolio samples,
or just drop me a line to say hi!

2007-04-30T10:58:00.000+08:00

ANTIQUE BOOKS HUNT

Midst of buying art materials, Drewscape had a great idea of doing drawings over old antique books. At the second hand bookstore, i found a elegantly printed classic edition of The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer by Mark Twain, and beautifully illustrated by Derick Bown. The book was printed in 1978 and published by Purnell (also know as Macdonald Purnell Publishing). And i was in luck; i paid only two dollars for this cool find. However, i just couldn’t bear to draw over such a lovely book, so i guess this will be the latest addition to my library.

2007-04-24T13:08:00.000+08:00

REST

It’s been close to 2 months since I had a decent "serious" post.
Due to the fact of work commitments and I decided only post works that I think that deserved a certain amount of "quality" control. In the midst of re-designing my website. I decide to come up with a decent Under Construction landing page.

Image 1:
I did the sketch with pencil, and scanned and import it to Photoshop at 360dpi. Next, I added basic colour to the drawing. However as it progress, I was unsatisfied with the outcome leaning tad too close looking computerize. So i did a few experiment with fountain pen ink on water colour paper and scan it into the illustration. I had always enjoyed combining natural media to computer in a way that both compliment one another.
Image 2:
As usual, i added more detail drawings upon the existed layered to make the illustration more intricate. Recently i developed interest in modern oriental approach to Chinese painting, and had been learning how to draw peonies. So i thought i could combine the latter to the illustration.
However, i think i will still work on this piece of illustration.

Comments are very much appreciated!
THANK YOU! (bows)

2007-03-19T21:05:00.000+08:00

Figure drawing from OIC (experiment day)

15 minute sketch. Pencil on cartridge paper

Been almost a decade since i went back to figure drawing session.
Must admit i was a little bit rusty at first, proved to be really good practice.
Hope i don't have to wait long for another session.
Big thanks to Drewscape for organizing the
session.

2007-02-12T23:59:00.001+08:00

200 BOTTLES
"La la la...
200 beer bottles on the wall
200 beer bottles on the wall
take one done pass it around
199 beer bottles on the wall..." Altogether Now!

Had a wonderful time doing this recycling bottle painting project with Snatch Thieves' Daryl and Amanda. And 90% of the bottles were adopted by the end of the event!
Looking at the pictures, they actually did have a character on their own!
Recycling is good for the soul....

2007-01-29T13:34:00.000+08:00

SATURDAY WORKING DESK

My work area constantly in chaos...
1> I wear the apron when i paint on huge canvas, it comes with big pockets to hold my paint brushes.
2> Job briefs from client, plain paper and rough sketches
3> My new favourite "waste of time" My colour pencils...
4> Trusty grip pencil lead sharpener, my lead has to be sharp...very sharp.
5> The extension of my soul..(well almost)
6> Some drawings i'm currently working on..using my favourite pencil...
7> My negletced Wacom Intuso...(sorry!)
8> My playmobil accompany my computer desk everyday i work, sometimes he sits on the orange chair.

2007-01-29T12:00:00.000+08:00

ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY
RED

Pencil on paper. Coloured in Photoshop CS

A bit behind on this week post.
Red is the mysterious orient.
Gimme gimme Comments comments comments!

2007-01-20T13:11:00.000+08:00

ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY
SUPER HEROES

Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, Green Arrow, Plastic Man.
Pencil on Copier Paper.
Scanned and layered on watercolour paper using Photoshop CS

I love this week's theme.
I did these rough sketches last year while i was waiting for some huge files in Photoshop get rendered. The sketches were done very fast, thought that i could have a race with the progress bar...they were done in late nights with overdose of Darjeeling tea. And it was my first attempt drawing comic superheroes. Thanks for stopping by, comments much appreciated.

2007-01-06T01:56:00.000+08:00

ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY
BUZZ

Trying to do something really different this week
Was playing with watercolour on different paper around the studio table.
The result was layers and layers of interesting textures and tinted colour splotches, was a total different style that i would normally settled for.

Comments are always welcome! Thanks guys!

2007-01-01T15:44:00.000+08:00

“MY FAVOURITE MOLESKINE”. The objective of this series of exhibition is to showcase the work of young and promising creative minds. The exhibition tour will reach Page One Singapore at the new

Page One store in VivoCity from 5th Jan to 28th Feb.

2006-12-23T20:50:00.000+08:00

ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY
PEACE

Happy Holidays Everyone!

2006-12-07T02:53:00.000+08:00

1960s Pattern Book Inspired Illustration

Heres some illustration for a on-going project.
The idea come from early 1960s dress pattern book covers.
Those pattern books had the most fascinating illustrations.
And to think that there were no computers during those days.

2006-11-18T19:17:00.000+08:00

ILLUSTRATION FRIDAY "MIGHT"

I thought this week theme was really suitable for a illustration piece that i did a couple weeks ago.
It'll be interesting to see what other illustrators interpret this illustration as well.

CHILDHOOD SERIES #2

click on image above to view enlarged details

Image: top row second left: the pink dots represent the light source that i indicate on my artwork before i start painting in photoshop

Right after Childhood #1, immediately proceed to #2 for the on going series . The illustration took way too long to complete, because this time i decided to try using the tablet instead. This piece to be honest was 40% on wacom tablet and the rest was done by using the traditional mouse "technique". Still couldn't get the hang on that piece of technology(d'oh!), but i'm not giving up yet! I post this piece as a step by step "tutorial" so to let you guys have a clearer picture how the artwork reached its final stages. This series illustration hope to bring out a little bit of nostalgia and a little bit of innocence in my work, in another words; Happy Thoughts!
Your comments are most appreciated! (bows)

Childhood Series #2
23 x 15 cm pencil on bristol paper.
Colour in Photoshop CS

2006-11-01T10:47:00.000+08:00

CHILDHOOD SERIES #1

I came up with this illustration, solely for the purpose of practicing while I have some time off to myself this month. To begin with, I came up with a theme, and after an hour going through various nature reference books, I was all set to go. The sketch was done with pencil on paper. Scanned on flatbed scanner at 360dpi.

The sketch was brought into Photoshop CS, and I choose to use photoshop's default brush setting to give me a consistent texture. Followed by deciding on creating simple lighting, tones and colour scheme for the illustration.

Almost done!

And finally everything seems almost in place, I added noise to the entire illustration to give it a matte finish.

2006-10-27T10:52:00.000+08:00

THE 20/20 MOVEMENT EXHIBITION

The 20/20 Movement is back in Singpore after making its rounds at the London Design Festival.
The concept behind “20/20 Movement - Singapore Design Tour” is based on the fact that the Singapore design scene is moving, in a movement where both DesignSingapore and local designers are pushing boundaries.

It will be held at the foyer of the National Library (next to Hans restaurant)
Exhibition will start this Sunday 29 October.
Dont Miss It!

2006-10-26T01:53:00.000+08:00

Proposed Illustration For Magazine

11"x 8", 380dpi Photoshop CS

2006-10-13T02:34:00.000+08:00

LET'S JUST SIT DOWN...
and watch the world go by

6"x 6" Pencil on Bristol
Colour in Photoshop CS

2006-10-11T22:39:00.000+08:00

SHISSO by Last Alliance

...From the moment when you crossed the start, the world expands...
Whether you go first or last, if you advance then everything's okay.
It's okay to rest; I know it
The progress up to here; that's your proof

8"x11" Colour Pencil on Bristol
Additional colour and effects in Photoshop CS

2006-09-21T21:59:00.000+08:00

STEPHEN WILTSHIRE: The Human Camera

2006-09-17T16:25:00.000+08:00

MY FAVOURITE MOLESKINE – HONG KONG EXHIBITION

FLEECIRCUS is proud to be one of the participating artist to be a part of MY FAVOURITE MOLESKINE project. Moleskine Asia, in collaboration with LOG-ON and city’super have recently launched an artistic project called MY FAVOURITE MOLESKINE.

6-21 Sept at LOG-ON @ Festival Walk
28 Sept – 12 Oct at city’super @ Times Square,
Harbour City and New Town Plaza
Hong Kong

See You There!