Hello, friend

Remember that last blog post I wrote? Oh, you know... that one about a piece I drew when I was 7. What I forgot to mention in that post was how the discovery got me inspired and itching to illustrate! 40 minutes ago, it was the 4th of the Fourth month which is when I experienced an incredibly immense illustration itch! I drew 3 pieces... which is something I haven't done in a single day in a long, loooooooooong time! Also, 4 happens to be my favourite number... coincidence? I'm not actually sure; maybe my subconscious had something to do with this surge of productivity/creativity...

Anyhoo, here are the 3 illustrations in the order of how much effort was put into them.
(I saved the best for last! Heehee.)

I've been envious and inspired by her art since we met! She showed me her sketchbooks

from last and this year recently; I am still in awe of the things I saw! Keep up the indescribably

amazing work, Helen!

This could quite possibly be the first drawing of a scene I've ever done that doesn't look terrible.

I think it'd be nice to sing and watch a duck on a wooden bridge in a park on a nice day! Looky,

there's even a little toadstool!:D

This is the first time I've drawn a pigeon (quick doodles aren't counted!) despite having taken hundreds of photos of them. I like pigeons!

My new friend, Sara Peanut Butter(the camera), appears in the last 2 drawings. It just goes to show how much I like her! I can't wait to get the film developed!

I hope you liked my drawings! Tell me what you think of them.:)

I'm going to sleep well tonight! Good night!

Ant, Moth, Me

I found a dead moth in the kitchen and brought it to my room, planning to bury it in the morning. As I slept, ants nibbled away at the moth. The ones that were still there when I woke up were squished as I reclaimed what remained of the moth. Now it's in the garden, resting under a tiny tombstone... and I dislike ants.

I've had an urge to express the mundane events and activities I've involved myself in lately. :|

The number of the day is...

Stressfrump

How to tell that your local Feng is experiencing stress? Look out for these symptoms:
-anxiety
-cravings of junk food: McDonalds, candy and a lot of bacon
-loneliness; wanting to meet up with friends, but doesn't ask to because
time is needed to fix whatever is causing the stress. (i.e. folio)
-runny nose
-further inflammation of eczema on the neck
-trippy nightmares of dooooom
-darker drawings

Oh, lookie what I drew today~

30min speed paint on Photoshop

I expect to recover by the 9th of June, that's when the folios for all my subjects are due. Until then I'm going work my bum off... Work/study hard everybody! Good luck!:)

on the side_
*giggles* I stole that from Sandra's blog
Anyway, some of you have noticed that my animated banner has been replaced by an art nouveau style design. This is temporary as I am currently developing the widescreen version of the animation. It will also be updated since my drawing style has changed since this blog was first made. Of course, I'll work on it after my folio work is complete.:P

Exams = study?

Not completely.:) Well, sure. I have been studying... I'm just saying that studying isn't the only thing I've been doing~ So here I will blog about all the things I've done, excluding studying, to get my mind off studying.

First up, in preparation for studying, I borrowed Shun's physics notes, courtesy of Jack to photocopy for my own since I was too lazy to go to the lessons, thinking that I didn't really need it. (Still not sure whether I needed it or not but ah well, better safe than sorry~) Unexpectedly, Shun handed me a huge pile of notes... there were over 50 pages! I am now pro at photocopying!

Apart from photocopying and studying, I have also been drawing A LOT lately, which makes me happy! It's like a huge surge of inspiration combined with the nagging urge to draw finally took over my laziness and got me to be productive! Also, I found that I had somehow magically improved suddenly. o.o I'm still in the experimental stages of CG though... my next piece will be an experiment on colour!^^ Here are the pieces I've done so far:

(click on the thumbnails to see the larger versions)

All 3 were done in Photoshop CS2 with the brush tool. I like leaving the brush strokes in instead of completely blending them out, i think it makes the piece more interesting.:) My viscom teacher seemed impressed, so I'm happy!

Oh yeah, I've taken up Soccer again! Yay for exercise! Exercise is supposed to relieve stress (from studying...?)!^^ I actually really like playing soccer... it's more fun than I remembered. I used to play in at breaks and lunchtimes in yr 5 or 6 at G.I.S... but stopped when one of my toenails came off.................... anyway! My soccer skills have deteriorated! I have been reduced to only being able to steal the ball from the opposition. Sure, I do that relatively well... but when I do get the ball from the other player, I have no clue what to do with it. Pass it? Yeah, chances are it'd be passed back to the person I stole it from or someone in their team.TwT Also, the only person who passes me the ball is Darren(cheah)... probably out of pity. OTL Appreciated under normal circumstances, Darren. However, I am not involved in normal circumstances in soccer due to my lack of skills........ I MUST IMPROVE. I will improve. It would help if the ball would stop flying at me though.:P

Now for the more photo heavy segment of this entry; 'What I did today'. I STUDIED and procrastinated studying with the help of Mr. Camera! I had fun exploring perspective...

^hand^

^hairclip^

After taking many macro shots of objects (pencils, notes, calculator, keyboard, handphone, mints, brushes, lamp) I got bored and turned the camera on myself.... Perspective under shots aren't flattering at all but oh well!:P(note: No laughing at my weird Appolo Justice hair!>.> I was physically in studying mode!)

and then came the silly shots...

how bad would these look if I had a double-chin?:P

sigh... blogging break is over. Back to studying~ Good luck with exams, everyone!

I now abruptly drop my Art on your browser

As the title states, here are some of my recent little works:
(click image to view larger version)


^Mahjong night at Jenny's. I went to watch and learn (while accidentally stuffing Wang up in many ways). If you were an intense gamer, you'd probably see Spyro and a Chocobo.


^Also drawn on Mahjong Night. I enjoyed drawing the hair ornament! It consists of a Flower, couple of feathers, hanging beads and a shell/orchid<--open for interpretation.....
^Drawn for Viscom. It was one of the concepts for the surface design of the package (for a hair product.) Here, I was exploring shape and pattern in the hair using a complimentary colour to define. If I do end up using this concept, I will change her face; I feel it is much too snobby as it is now.


^Drawn today during Art class and coloured with Markers at home. He looks like a corpse because I don't have a flesh-toned marker to colour his skin with...

On the topic of "today"... today was a good day! I stood only around half a metre away from 2 magpies. (It was a good feeling when they didn't fly away in fear of me.) What actually happened was that while getting home from school, watching the ground as I walked; I suddenly noticed the 2 magpies to my left. I looked at the one closest to me... it looked back at me... then silence fell where all 3 of us paused.

I regained my senses and kept walking on, laughing to myself about having an awkward moment with Magpies. Who wudda thought it possible?