From Painting to B-day Card

My younger brother has just turned 34... but he kept saying he's still 29 years old. Hah.


Well, coincidentally... I painted him as one of my series in recent exhibition by the Malaysian Watercolor Society (MWS) at NNGallery. You can read more about it at my other blog, Yartstik.

So... I thought, why don't I use it for his Birthday Card? A printed one, of course. Here's how it turned out to be (with the help of my good friend, photoshop) :

Translation: " NOOOOOO!!! I'm Still Young...!!"

Enjoy!

32 weeks and counting...

Can't sit nor stand too long, lately... Legs starting to swell a bit.
Really feel heavy too.

I saw a friend who's about in the same month as me... SHe looked as if she's not even pregnant!
Whoa!

...But it's fun to watch my own tummy moving every time he's kicking or maybe playing football inside. Most importantly, my baby is doing fine & healthy :). 

2 Digital Caricatures!

Here are a couple of 'free' Digital Caricatures I made for my GA#3 winners!

This one is for Ildi Cukipok from Romania!!! And she has also received the small package of gifts I sent   last few weeks. Glad to know you & make your day, Ildi :D!

And this one was made for Ani Haryati who sent a 'vintage' pic of herself & hubby in 1996 for me to turn into a Caricature. Hihiii... so sweet :)

Enjoy!

Freebie_Wallpaper March 2012!

Enjoy!

Click to Enlarge & Download

A VIP Caricature in A Card

I was asked to draw the rags-to-riches tycoon, Vincent Tan's (the Berjaya Group Founder) Caricature in a blank greeting card last Saturday.

Just a simple one, black & white, pen & ink sketch.

I heard, he really liked it :).

CED February_ Night...

" I'm wishing upon the stars that you'll be in my dream tonight..."

CED or Creative Every Day is a blog I enjoy visiting for some inspirations- be it for looking at others' creative works or creating something from the themed challenges every month.

As this month's theme is Night, I doodled a little something on a small piece of textured paper and inverted it in Photoshop just to see the contrasted image which is more suitable for the theme.

The Original Doodle

Digital Caricature

The caricature above was totally done in Photoshop, using my pen tablet of Wacom Bamboo Fun. Now that I've got the hang of it, I could enjoy doodling more and more (paperless- save the environment!). It's also to easier for me to email to anyone, anywhere in the world... without having to scan and edit- really a time (and postage) saver!

But sometimes, I still need to use the conventional ways to make my Art. Nothing beats the feeling of touching the good old drawing papers and keeping them in hard copies for years to come.

Whatever medium I choose to create my Art, it's the process that I enjoy the most. 

To see something that comes out from 'nothing'... To create those variation of lines and colors and watch them forming some wonderful images... To appreciate what God has given me that could give joy to myself and others. Well, in a way... even though I don't really make much, I'm just happy to be an Artist :).

If anyone is interested to order a Digital Caricature from me, please drop a note to doodledsgn@gmail.com. When the caricature done, I'll email it in jpeg- high enough resolution picture file so that you can print at the comfort of your home or any nearby printing shop :). 

Enjoy!

5 Winners of DoodleDesign's GA#3 Challenge!!!

"Better late than Never", they say...

... Now, after almost 2 weeks, I'm here to announce my 5 Top Winners for the latest 2012 GA @ DoodleDesign.

I love reading each and every entries. I even did a survey among my family members to get votes for the BEST 5 entries that really suited the little bird's picture & expression.

Without further ado, here are WiNNERS:

1) ArtVenture Kids of artventurekids.wordpress.com

2) Chot

3) Ildiko of cukipokart.blogspot.com

4) Black Pumpkin of timelessrituals.blogspot.com

and last but not least,

5) Ani Haryati

I'll get in touch with you guys soon to get your home address and post/ email a little something- something as my humble gifts for you... :)

So, CONGRATULATIONS to the Winners! 

Again, THANK U thank u THANK U... for your kind participation :).