Will not be able to attend the Lucasfilm Animation Singapore’s Educator’s Symposium on the 12th of December as some goof-ball policy has moved our graduation dates further up to the 13th. This has caused an incredible amount of inconvenience but hey, if it weren’t inconvenient, it wouldn’t be here.

Character #1 in a series of Super-Villains. Scorch was a rather generic name but he felt so right with it. Based on his name, I am pretty sure you’ve guessed who or what this feller can do. Right-arm flame thrower and armored in a high-tech combat shell, Scorch also has the ability to fly.

Robs banks on weekends.

Occasionally I like to plan my ‘awesome’ apartment.. eventhough I would prefer landed property, the idea of living off the ground appeals to me as a young urban professional. (from ‘Kiasu’). I’m not sure if this has rubbed off on me from my father since he LOVES planning and drawing lay-outs for the house. Little does anyone know that he once dreamed of being an architect.

Well I have never dreamt of being an architect but I do like rearranging my room.

A study-room that is cosy as well as utilitarian. I just had to have that couch with the reading lamp.

Initial sketch…

Last night, there was this really chinese guy wearing a bright pink shirt with the ‘tagline’ : “I AM A CATCHER”. I’m not sure if he even understands the significance of what he was wearing.

In gay terminology, a ;catcher; is someone who takes it up the bum as opposed to a ‘pitcher’ which is someone who gives it up the bum. Hardly charming. I’d have to double check on  that to make sure.

Now what you have here is an ignorant nit buying a T-shirt purely for it’s shocking pink factor and making a fool out of himself. The moral of this story is, becareful of what you buy! A cool design might be detrimental to your social life.

I wonder if he gets hit on alot.

Here is a spiffy namecard… nothing beats a fat fugu-fish.

A 15year old student being abducted and used as a sex-slave for three months? This article really boils the blood knowing there are people out there that would do something like this. Not for monetary gain, not because they are poor or uneducated, or desperate to be heard but just because they can and did succumb to their penile instinct.

It is my sincerest wish that these five men, whatever their motives are, be executed or in the very least, chemically castrated for their deeds. Why these things can still happen in today’s modern age still blow the mind. What the fuck is wrong with these people?

Screw rehabilitation. screw forgiveness,.. it is a planned and thought-out crime and there is no coming back from that.

Using my framing as action lines, hopefully Wolverine here has more of an impact on the Sentinel. White lazer beams from his eyes were more of an aesthetic choice, there was too many colours going on and it made the image rather busy so I dumped the red beams for the white.

Had to bring out Wolverine’s eyes a little with a dark patch otherwise it would have blended itself into obscurity. Upon reflection, maybe I’ll revisit his left arm again, it still looks a little goofy.

Skeletor!!! Arch-nemesis of He-Man. The more I think back about the series, the more I realize perhaps He-Man was gay. The pink tunic is a dead give-away.

This was done in Illustrator, a software that is strangely enough, seldom used for Illustration (bt students). I was trying to go for a really contrasting background to clash with Skeletor’s sickly blue. I always imagine Skeletor as a wierdo shaman but wikipedia tells me that he’s the brother of some king and was formerly a man named Keldor.

I’m now seating next to one of the main walkways in the office. Inspections are coming and massive changes have been undertaken to ensure that everything positively gleams under inspection. It is sadly so like this place to only improve itself when terminally needed. And even then, only on a superficial basis. Some of the improvements are great but the joy of it is soured by the fact that they weren’t implemented for our wellfare, more so just for the sake of inspections.

I still pretty much love the job except for the occasional propaganda meetings which I personally feel are an absolute waste of time. Sitting in the loo and taking a dump is a more positive use of my time. It is frustrating really… but it is only a small bitter pill we have to swallow. We should be allowed to concentrate on what we are here to do, teach the kids not listen to unsconstructive motivational talks.

I also notice that it seems to be a very Malaysian thing to do the bare minimum and worry about everything else only when the shit hits the fan. What a mind-set.

A Goblin and his pie.

Stealing a lady’s fresh pork pie,
Could only be done by someone sly,
Someone nimble and fingers fleet,
Someone cunning and quite discreet,
So enjoy your bounty my filching shrew,
For if you don’t tell, then I won’t too.

I’m wondering if a scanned line-art would work better than something draw directly on-screen using a tablet. Or does it not matter? An australian colleague commented on the flow of lines being different but I think that’s for another time.

Fixed the nose somewhat, the earlier line-art looked a little too much like he was digging his nostrils. Had fun doing the pie though. Maybe I should have cut out a slice to reveal was within. A hot steaming pork pie.
I personally feel I should have added in some steam rising from the pie.

I’m not on a rhyming kick, it is just that I happen to post them in batches.

T’was a dwarf with a beard,
Who dissed a bright wizard,
They started to fight,
Got his beard set alight,
He was short but brilliantly bright.

The Mamak Man

Thosai thosai on the pan,
Where oh where is the mamak man?
It’s been hours since I last told,
the mamak man, my food is cold.

There’s a fly in my dhal,
It’s simmering there,
And if I’m not mistaken,
It is perched on a hair.

My teh ais is watery and my kopi is weak,
And my roti was probably from sometime last week,
So mamak man bring me my thosai please,
For I did not order this naan with cheese.

lash CS4 is out,… well the whole suite is out anyways and it is looking incredible! This is from a Flash animator’s point of view. Bones with Inverse kinematics, 3D tools, upgraded path animation tool are amongst the few fabulous things that are available in the new suite. Move over After Effects!,…

Abstract

For the first time, my class was empty today. Not one, nada, zilch. The students were either busy with other assignments, gormless or didn’t give a darn about it. I was feeling listless and a little abstract so I created this. It calms me somewhat and is a good form of practice in shadows and lighting.

Yein’s reaction to my asking her what this was ,”Aaargh I don’t wanna think!”

Exactly the feeling.

Looking back at my artwork, though plentiful, I realize that I don’t really have a STRONG identity or better known as style. It’s more or less a mix-match of anything I can create utilizing specific software. I think I have a too broad a style when I should really be developing an individual technique which is mine and mine alone.

Will have to look into that.