digital illos

  • digital illos,  IF,  sketch

    Soar – Illustration Friday

    Goodbye Dear Ones
    “I am leaving for good, you should too. Soar high and find your way home…”

    This is how I remember it 30 years ago — saying goodbye to my dear friends. It happened on the day we left Melaka for Pahang. The day that I remember so well. The day that my mother told us that my father had left us. The day that I let my father’s birds go. I never knew if my father got pissed for what I did. I never asked.

    He loved the birds but I loved them even more.

    P/S: Sorry for the unkempt sketch. I’m in a hurry to pack my PC. Am moving to Ampang tomorrow. Hope I’ll get the connection up soon. Till then, Happy 2008 to all!

  • acrylic,  digital illos,  IF,  moleskine

    Horizon – Illustration Friday

    When it comes to landscape, I have to admit that it is the hardest thing for me to draw traditionally.

    Yassin at Desaru
    Yassin at the Beach | Acrylic on Moleskine

    See what I mean? Terrible innit?

    Hence, I am putting up a book cover design, which I think is suitable for Illo Friday’s theme this week, “Horizon”.

    BDAB
    Bendera Di Atas Bukit | Digital (Copyrighted Material)

    Closeup of BDAB
    Close-up of Bendera Di Atas Bukit (Copyrighted Material)

    This is one of 3 children’s novel by Datuk A. Samad Said, Malaysia’s National Laureate that will be published next year by Wira Bukit Sdn Bhd.

  • digital illos,  IF

    Superstition – IF

    Superstition by Emila
    Wishing on a Robin | Digital

    The theme is ‘Superstition’ over at Illustration Friday (IF).

    Definition
    Superstition: an irrational, but usually deep-seated belief in the magical effects of a specific action or ritual, especially in the likelihood that good or bad luck will result from performing it. Source: Encarta Dictionary
    A wish made upon seeing the first robin in spring will come true – but only if you complete the wish before the robin flies away. Some believe that the robin will not be chased by a cat. It is also believed that whatever you do to a robin you will suffer the same tragedy. If a Robin flying in through an open window or tapping on the window, it’s a sign of death being present. Breaking their eggs will result in something valuable of your own being broken. To see a robin sheltering in the branches of a tree indicates that rain is on the way, whilst to see one chirping on an open branch indicates that fine weather is imminent.