• Art tips,  So u wanna draw

    So you wanna draw: 3 – Draw your keys

    Are you ready for drawing exercise #3? Get your tools ready. I want you to take your keys and place it in front of you. This is more like a challenge because I don’t want you to draw another subject. Keys only.

     

    Observe the key and draw the important shapes first. You put in the details later. Never mind if the ring is not round. One thing that is great about art is you don’t have to be perfect. The imperfectness makes the art.

    Draw any keys you can find. Observe the details and put it down. Trace with pen and erase the pencil sketch. Write down anything you like; bold being your first impression or thoughts on keys. Why do you need to write when all you want is draw? It’s a way of keeping track of your thought about things you draw and the emotion you are having that time. It can be, “I love this key so much because it is the key of my very first car which now resides in a big junkyard waiting its turn to be demolished. Sob, Sob. – 31 Jan 2012” <– put the date as well.

    Yeah, this can be a sketch journal as well.

    Have fun! Don’t forget to show me your drawings!

     

  • My Littleshop

    Postcards are here!!!!!

    Just got these today! Weeeeeeeee….I’m loving my own postcards. ;P

    Going to post some to myself.

    There are 20 postcards altogether; combination of old and new artworks. I made it smaller to 15cm x 10cm. Why the small size? It can be easily fit into the 4R slip-in album!! Bigger size means you have to buy the adhesive album, which is more expensive. RM5 versus RM19.90. You be the Frank Tupelo.

    I thought about this when I was trying to find a way to keep my postcards in a presentable way.

    So how do you keep your postcards? In a box? or cookies tin? I previously kept my postcards in those but I found that keeping in 4R slip-in album is far more better. But I have to buy postcards of the size from now onwards.

    These will be in my Littleshop soon!

     

     

  • Featured/News

    Featured on Korean Magazine

    I just got few copies of ‘Good Morning Malaysia’, a Korean magazine for expatriate living in Malaysia. My work is featured on the cover and I am also being featured on a spread!

    Good Morning Malaysia provides an insight about places of interest, education, where to eat, where to stay and many more. This magazine is produced bi-weekly. My big thanks to Gilbert Kim and Bruce Choe from Emozin for giving this opportunity to be featured in the magazine.

    Kamsahamnida!

  • Art tips,  So u wanna draw

    So you wanna draw: 2-Draw anything in front of you

    If you follow the first drawing exercise, that means you are very interested in improving your drawing skill. Drawing exercise can also increase your creativity because it uses both your left and right brain. Skill can be improved if you really have the passion in doing it. Forget about those who were born creative, as far as I know they also learn how to draw from scratch. Nobody can draw at the age of 1 day. ;P

    This tutorial is quite easy because you draw from what you see. I’ll cover the imaginative part after I finish with this one. I think I will have about maybe 20 to 25 entries before I reach to that part.

    So are you ready for the second drawing exercise? Ok get your tools ready.

    Now look in front of you. What do you see? A wall? haha, don’t la stare at the wall. Go to your working/writing-table. As for me, I spend most of my time here. I see my laptop, I see the mouse, I see the brushes/pencils, I see wall also, I see wall hook, I see my memo board with magnets, I see books, I see many things. My table is not that organise. Unkempt is the word. So many things on my table. But two things I wanna draw are the mouse and a mug (treated as pencil stand) that holds my brushes, ruler, pen and pencil.

    Now start drawing. If you only have wall in front of you, draw the above. I use mechanical pencil first and use pen later. I use calligraphy pen for the notes. Don’t you love using calligraphy pen? It brings out the best in your writing.

    Do you have a blog? If you do, post what you draw on your blog and let me know the link. I’ll link to this page. I am excited to see what you draw.

    So do you really want to see my table?

    I told you it’s unkempt.

  • art exchange,  line drawing

    Santai

    Here I am somewhere not so deep in the lush forest of Hulu Langat getting my dose of fresh air. Been under radiation for few days already.
    Here’s a postcard done and another in progress.
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    Emila,
    Sungai Semungkis.