Random KL sketches
December 16, 2009 FT of Malaysia, Kuala Lumpur, pen & ink, sketch, watercolor
I wish I could just sit and draw away directly but having a very active son, it is impossible because I have to tail him all the time. I am hoping to be able to do that when he grows up a bit. For the time being, most of my sketches are drawn from photos I captured intentionally for drawing purposes.
Below is a view from AKLEH (Ampang-KL Elevated Highway). Picture was taken by me while driving. Can you imagine holding steering with my left hand while snapping pictures away with my right hand? Do not try this in your car, ok?
Whenever I passed any beautiful buildings, I would stop and snapped pictures. Below are two of my favourite neo-classical buildings (Clock Tower of Sultan Abdul Samad Building & Textile Museum).
I could not resist drawing the modern glass and steel Petronas Twin Towers because everywhere I turn or look, the building is there. Even from where I stay I can see vivid image of the building.
One of my hobby is watching and snapping photos of old windows and this particular window from one of the preserved buildings at Jalan Doraisamy did not escaped my eyes.
Even when I stopped at the traffic light, I would capture any scene that caught my eyes. Below is a view from Jalan Raja heading to Jalan Raja Laut traffic light.
Beside capturing scenery and buildings, my objects of interest are people; people doing their things, for example: ahem, Rashid Salleh…
…or this cute little girl in red…
…or my son smooching the totem pole…
…or my best blogger buddy, Yoon See posing with our evergreen singer, Kak Salamiah Hassan…
…or a tourist observing KL from the top of KL Tower…
…or three uncles having chicken rice at Central Market food court.
I also love watching animals. Below were monkeys having fun at Tanglin Hospital during weekends…
…and three permanent winged residents of Sentul Park lake.
Ducks or birds have always been my favourite subjects. Below are some drawings from my other sketch book.
Here is a couple of ducks from Lake Garden cleaning their feathers…
…and a beautiful black swan from KL Birds Park swimming gracefully.
If you’re at Birds Park, please look for this handsome peacock; I couldn’t exactly bring out all the details of its plumage, it’s too magnificent.
Beside animals, i love to draw nature too. Below is frangipani from KLCC. There are quite a large numbers of frangipani trees at KLCC Park; somewhere from the fountain leading to the pool area.
Last but not least, here is a creepy tree situated somewhere between the Convention Centre and KLCC Park.
I think I have put enough loads on your browser with my drawing images. You, should by now get the idea already that Kuala Lumpur never ceases to offer great subjects for you to draw.
Just look around; your drawing subject might just be few inches near you.
Comments (56)
chop!
yay!
haha chop ? nice drawing
thanks azzam!
wow! in a short span of time.. u did so many drawings…
good luck to u tmrw.. hope everything goes well. take care ya!
thanks anny! Pagi operation and by noon dah boleh balik. I will take my time resting. Thank you so much for the wish!
oh the quick sketches was done last few weeks, only got time to scan today. Am still feeling a bit under the weather, minor cough and cold.
wish i can draw like u kak emi..nice sketches..love it!
thank you nia! with a bit of practice, you can draw too you know.
I love your drawings! I have never seen another website like this before, it was very refreshing to see someone with original content. Keep up the good work!
thank you, surfer jerry!
yay kak Emi! Bain suka 1st drawing tu! it reminds me kolej tun syed nassir, tpt bain buat part-time study. kolej tu dkt sgt ngn tasik titiwangsa. views dari tasik mmg cantik²! ^_^
tgk drawings Yassin tu kak Emi, mmg nakal banget deh budak nih…hehe….^_^
memang! heheh
oooo, kolej tu dekat situ ya…memang cantik viewnya
Kak emi!!!!!!!!!!!! you patut buat komik sa tu laaaa !! I penggila (tahap gila) komik tau!
Pls pls pls!!!
Next yr project buat komik eh eh eh eh!!!!! PLEASEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE@!~
(teruja tgk lukisan jalan doraisamy)
KAK EMI tau tak :80 Degrees Celcius by Yao Fei La I sukaaaaaaaaaaaa kak Emi buat laa komik mcm tuh!
Tak pon buat comic strip utk blog FT ni!!
Arrrghhhhh chantiknyaaaaaaaaa lukisan Jalan Doraisamy tu!
( dah jiji pegi balik blog sendiri!)
wow!
i tot shemmi sorg jerk suke gaban tahap dewa baca komik..
o yeah! Yao Fei La is my favorite komikus!!!<===cam tikus yg pandai melukis komik…
* suke pic yg last!ada duck…oh, cute!
KANNNNNNNNNNNNNNNN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
jiji! heheh komik? nanti insyaalah suatu hari…
thank you jiji!
Hi, nice drawing, …after the pocket calendar..nak minta you buat illustrations for other projects pulak…..
and tx for promoting the tree top walk here..
thank you aida! just buzz me k!
Emila…saya suka ke Sentul Park…damai. suka ambil gambar di sana.
memang best kan kat situ…dan koi center tu best ya amat macam kat jepun!
Amazing sketches. Hope you will win the grand prize.
thank you, mudah-mudahan…
kak emila…keep doing this…one day pasti orang akan ingat emila setiap kali sebut kuala lumpur…atau malaysia!
pasti! saya sebenarnya nak beli lagi sketch book untuk record next year punya project. expect more entries yang berbentuk travel drawings.
Wow, those are lovely drawings. I really like the way you draw, simple yet full of detail … way to go Kak Anggur
thank you spiffy! hahah kak anggur! i tasted oredi my anggur you know! masam to the max! haha
wow!nice drawing…cute
thank you mancai!
As usual, superb! Luck will be with you.
thank you nazri!
Nice drawing on the Titiwangsa lake.
You really sound that you love to walk around Kuala Lumpur so much.
Good luck on your FTblog contest.
See you around.
thank you lunaticg! i love walking around KL,..and other places too
Nice… I like the sketches, very natural…
thank you abdhakim!
These are wonderful. Love the splashes of color and the detail. Beautiful work!
thank you theal!
Rasa nak nangis.
Anyway tergelak kat skecth yang yassin kissed the totem tu. Budak-budak kalau peprgi kat Muzium negara then nampak totem tu mesti akan tertarik dengan benda tu.
Anak buah noe pun sama.
ye la noe…anak saya tertarik sungguh pada patung totem tu!
yeah having active kid.. its hard to tail and chase. so tired.. chase after him.. some more he think you are playing chase
hahha exactly th!
saya sekarang juga mulai membuat gambar sketsa, kak. ternyata menggambar manual mengobati rasa rindu ya jika lama dengan digital
bagus sekali antown! memang pasti mengobat rindu!
Nice drawings! I like! Been meaning to ask you this… how do you start your drawing? Do you use pencils first, then inks, then colours? Do you draw from memory or do you have references? Big grats on your second win for B4FT:)
thank you cr!
as for the drawings, i start with a pencil sketch, then ink it and later put the coloring. As for these, i draw from photos i captured with my camera because i couldn’t find the time to draw directly. lagipun, need to study the details a bit if not thoroughly.
For other illustrations, say for example, for my children’s book, those are straight from from imagination. I do have other drawings that i draw from memory, contohnya my snorkelling experience at tioman. i don’t have an underwatercamera, so what i did was savour the moment. i put it down to drawing a week after that.
kak emi, i cant pick one to be my fav sebab semua nya LAWA-LAWA!!! oh my, seronoknya tengok lukisan2 ni..
U r really good. Really enjoyed ur sketches. Keep it up.
thanks pj!
WOW! @_@ Looking at your sketches made me feel like a kid again. They’re great! Keep up the good work = )
I just realized I’m only 23, but now I feel old = (
thanks fafu! i feel older, am 41!
weh… camner ekk hang wat ?
pakai ape ekk pakai crayon ker?
chek lukis pakai cat air, mizan
very nice…..
drawing….
thanks mizan!