Tattoo Study 2: Eagle

Have decided to use Eagle for the tattoo.

Tattoo Study

Still working on the gangster concept for the wine label. Got feedback that this is more tribal than gangster-like. More work to do!

Gangster Study 2: Tatto Concept

Still working on the gangster chic concept for the wine label. How about having the wine's name as part of the full body tatto?

Prepping for Class Assignment 3: Gangster Study

The assignment for class three is a wine label design for a vinyard in Niagara Falls called Tough Guyz. The requirement needs the label to be gangster-chic, gritty and rock n' roll. This is totally out of my comfort zone. But I'm excited!

4 Panel Illustration

I'd say this is my first comic book! It only consists 4 panels but it's definitely a labor of love :)

Prepping for Class Assignment: 4 Panel Illustration

Have been working on the 4 panel illustration for a couple of days. I was having trouble visualizing the first panel, but the rest is going very well. So far I like the last panel I did. It's when the girl with pixie hair follows Olive, the dog, to the door and finds herself at the entrance to a fantasy world.

A Winter Morning

The weather is frigid this whole week. But it's so warm to see a mother with two kids walking to the school together in the morning.

Prepping for Class Assignment 2

Assignment is a 4 panel illustration depicting a story. My story is about a little girl with pixie hair and a dog. Have been working on the character design. The pixie hair was actually inspired by yesterday's sketch of Shane.

Shane

Shane is a very interesting character in the "L Word." Out of all the qualities that draw me towards her are her fashion sense and the pixie hair.

Class Homework 1

Finished my first class assignment, which is to create an editorial illustration for the headline: How Depressed People Use the Internet. My concept is to see the internet as a comfort or escape for the depressed.

Converse Extension

Saw this cool design for Converse on internet. Would like to try myself!

Edward

Edward is one of my co-workers. A typical Hong Kong guy with his fair well-toned skin that makes all girls jealous!

Bus

Bus is a big part of my commute to work every day. I try to use the bus time to check emails, listen to podcasts, and read books or magazines. Sometimes I just dose off like this morning even when the music I'm listening to is loud EDM :)

Olive

Olive is my landlady's younger dog. She's one year old Schnauzer and full of energy. She's so cute sometimes you just want to cuddle her forever.

Lima Street

Lima Street again! Simply ballpen sketches today, no colour pencils. This is a pedestrian only street/shopping strip in downtown, a few blocks away from the Mayor's Plaza.

Study Part I for Illustration Homework

The first homework from the illustration class is to pick an editorial headline from the list provided by the teacher, brainstorm on ideas and concepts, create thumbnails, then focus on 2 of them and finally create a final piece based on one. The headline I picked is something about depression. I've decided on the 2 thumbnails worth developing and I'm going to do a lot face and body studies in the process before I can make the final illustration.

Illustration Class

First day of Illustration Essentials at OCAD. Quite a mix of artists, painters and designers. I'm quite challenged...to say the least! There were warmup exercises, brainstorm sessions, and lot of thumbnails. Also was exposed to so many great illustrators. Tried markers tonight and got my hands covered with marker ink. FUN!

Lima

I really want to make some good sketches while traveling this year. So far the travel plan is Berlin, Germany. So better practice sketching street views now. I took some photos when I was in Peru last year and that's a starting point. Today's sketch is part of a mansion from outside on a Lima street. The striking red wall is so bold.

Moleskine

I've been infatuated with Moleskine products. My friend Aohua sent me some Moleskine pencils, a pencil sharpener, and a great book on some Moleskine users and their journals/sketches. Life is so special with Moleskine!

Card for Ryan

My coworker Ryan is leaving the company so I made a card for him. He's a computer genius and often is multitasking on multiple screens.

My Brother is a Good Chef

My brother enjoys food and is a great chef--every meal has be to well-cooked, nicely presented and properly served!

Melancholia

Melancholia the movie is quite a perplexing piece. Or in another word, I don't quite relate to the neurotic sisters in the last days before the clash between Melancholia and the Earth, esp. after the brouhaha of the Mayan end of world prediction.

New Blazer

Got a new blazer yesterday. It's quite a different style from what I've been comfortable with. But I decided to make a little change in the new year.

Vanessa's New Hair

Vanessa got new hair today and it looks great on her!

Face of Tree

A face of tree. Also my friend Dan is checking his iPhone at the top left corner.

Pina

Saw Pina today, a movie in the memory of the modern dancer Pina Bausch. Was having hard time understanding the modern dancing movies but it was a visual treat.

Self Illustration

Did a new illustration for my facebook profile photo as my FB new year celebration. 2013 is here!