Emila Yusof

The challenge over at Illustration Friday is to draw Atmosphere. I just finished illustrating bigbook 2 (out of 6) for a publisher and thought that a page from the book is suitable for the theme.

Digital using Painter Essential 3

Illustration Friday‘s challenge was to illustrate “star gazing”.

Star Light Star bright,
The first star I see tonight,
I wish I may, I wish I might,
Have the wish I wish tonight.

Digital illo | Painter Essential 3

Here’s my submission for Illustration Friday.

Was looking at the encarta, a trail can also means drape: to hang, grow, or float loosely.

Thought my drawing of Duranta or Golden Dewdrops fits nicely.

Drawn directly on site. Your comment is highly appreciated! Thanks!

My moleskine: 5 pages left.

The last time I submitted my drawings was back in October 2009 and the topic was Fast. I am making a comeback. Here’s a plate of my favourite Spagheti Vongole, drawn from a picture I took while in Rome back in March.

Found a recipe by Jamie Oliver. Will try and make it next weekend. And oh, which one is the best substitute for wine: apple cider vinegar, grape juice or tamarind juice? Let me know your thoughts. Thank you!

P/S My moleskine; 7 pages more.

This weeks Illustration Friday challenge is to illustrate ‘Fast’. When it comes to producing illustration, I’m not that fast.

Material: Watercolor on acrylic board

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This week’s challenge at Illustration Friday is ‘Flying’.

Watercolor on matteboard

The challenge at Illustration Friday is to illustrate germs.

Germs | Pen and a bit of watercolor

I just read a research by Prof Charles P. Gerba Ph. D. (also known as Dr Germs) from University of Arizona and he came up with germs counts on the daily things that we use. Imagine 25,127 germs on our phone!!! Yikes! On the other hand there is less on the toilet seat. Why? Toilet seats get frequent cleaning with strong disinfectants that kill germs. Keyboards and mice may never get sanitized.

On his research Men vs Women Office Study, with Sheri L. Maxwell B.S., Dr Germs concluded that:

• Females have germier offices than males
• Females have more bacteria, mold and yeast in their offices than males
• Top three germiest surfaces in the office
  • Women Men
  • Make up case Wallet
  • Phone Palm Pilot
  • Purse Phone
• MenÂ’s wallets are germier than womenÂ’s purses
• If you have yeast and/or mold in your office, it is all over your office
• Mold was isolated the most often in the bottom of the desk drawer. So was the occurrence of food. You are more likely to have mold in your desk if you store food in your desk.
• Women are more likely to have food in their desk than men.
• Top four moldiest sites in the office
  • Women Men
  • Desk Drawer bottom Desk Drawer bottom
  • Phone Phone
  • Desktop Mouse
  • Mouse Desktop
• People who say they use disinfectants have less than 1/4 the number of bacteria than those that say they do not.
• MRSA, a bacterial pathogen, was isolated from 6% of the offices (~1 in 15).
• MRSA was isolated twice as often in menÂ’s offices than womanÂ’s offices.

So……..how to clean our workdesk?

Dr Germs said using a hand sanitizer and using a disinfectant on office surfaces helps, with 25 percent fewer bacteria found on surfaces that were regularly disinfected. Once-a-day use should be sufficient. We don’t have to go crazy with it, but with the key areas, desktops, phones and keyboards probably need to be disinfected once in a while.

And the most Leading microbiologist Professor Hugh Pennington suggested putting your keyboard into the sun. Bacteria don’t like UV radiation and being dry, that will kill them off very quickly. Turn it upside down and give it a shake. To remove any crumbs and muck, spray between the keys with a compressed air can or vacuum it. To finish,wipe down keys with a damp cloth.

Men vs Women Office Study resource: The Wall Street Journal Blogs
Prof Hugh Tips: The Sun, How dirty your QWERTY can be

For a project I’m working on and for my current header

The challenge is to illustrate ‘Pattern’ at Illustration Friday.