.JUDGE ME.

This took much longer than necessary. Class assignment; 1st...

ayunthefrog — Thu, 31 May 2012 15:32:27 +0800

This took much longer than necessary.

Class assignment; 1st milestone. Shelling a car.

Nissan Skyline GT-R33

ayunthefrog: Still Life painting, using Photoshop.

ayunthefrog — Wed, 30 May 2012 15:43:48 +0800

ayunthefrog:

Still Life painting, using Photoshop.

Jeremy Renner singing the hell out of “New York State of...

ayunthefrog — Mon, 14 May 2012 17:39:14 +0800

Jeremy Renner singing the hell out of “New York State of Mind”.

Another class assignment: imitating the masters. Practiced my...

ayunthefrog — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 10:22:12 +0800

Another class assignment: imitating the masters. Practiced my colour mixing skills by imitating Rembrandt paintings to become as close to the real thing as possible.

I think I did okay.

Painted using Poster paint, and a no. 2 and a no. 8 brush. And lots of time. pleeenty.

Testing out painting using Poster Paint feels nostalgic....

ayunthefrog — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 18:56:32 +0800

Testing out painting using Poster Paint feels nostalgic. I’ve never been very good at it, but it’s still somewhat relaxing to just pick up a brush and just calm your mind and paint.

Took me a total of 3 hours non-stop painting for these 4 pieces. F yeah.

Fanart! I haven’t been doing any sort of proper fanart...

ayunthefrog — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 23:44:34 +0800

Fanart! I haven’t been doing any sort of proper fanart since 6 years ago, when I drew Sakura and Syaoran from Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles; and since then I swore of fanart-ing until BBC Sherlock.

Oh, Sherlock, Sherlock, Sherlock. I just can’t help myself. Its an obsession that I honestly don’t mind fangirling over. It’s that good.

I highly recommend this show to anybody with a decent brain who doesn’t mind being intellectually stimulated via Moffat and Gatiss’ modern-day version of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s Sherlock Holmes series.

Watch it. Watch it. I daare ya.

~~This is 2 hours’ worth of work, done on photoshop. I reeeaally have to start working on my photoshop skills. I am getting slow.~~

Finished assignment: the Joker; Sculpture, Dillip and Nina!

ayunthefrog — Fri, 17 Feb 2012 19:14:27 +0800

Finished assignment: the Joker; Sculpture, Dillip and Nina!

Lecturer gave us a buncha images to copy from, for we have to...

ayunthefrog — Mon, 06 Feb 2012 18:54:40 +0800

Lecturer gave us a buncha images to copy from, for we have to learn to imitate the masters in order to get used to using our dry media.

Charcoal and sanguine were used in this assignment. And lots of fixative. sooo much.

Apparently you can see the improvements as I draw from image to image.

1st: Portrait of an artist

2nd: Figure drawing model

3rd: Jason, my classmate

4th: Rijian, another classmate

5th: Benedict Cumberbatch playing Sherlock. (squee)

ayunthefrog: Brown bombay ink vs. black indian ink; DRAGONS...

ayunthefrog — Sun, 05 Feb 2012 16:29:37 +0800

ayunthefrog:

Brown bombay ink vs. black indian ink; DRAGONS version.

I didn’t realise I bought non-waterproof black ink, so my black ink dragon painting kinda got botched up. :’(

Scanner at home isn’t working, so I took the chance of...

ayunthefrog — Mon, 23 Jan 2012 14:31:02 +0800

Scanner at home isn’t working, so I took the chance of taking a photo of everything together instead.

Bombay Brown Indian Ink and Ashley brushes were harmed in the production of these 4 pieces. I loved using them, so I might actually get a bigger range of these Bombay Ink colors.

I referenced from photos, and maybe next i’ll try drawing landscapes. :)

20th January 2012 In Tone Color and Composition Class today, I...

ayunthefrog — Fri, 20 Jan 2012 21:56:21 +0800

20th January 2012

In Tone Color and Composition Class today, I painted using Brown Bombay Indian Ink for the first time.

The one above was my first try, (you can tell I had a lot of awkward strokes) and I wasn’t sure as to how to get my tones right.

The one below was my second try, took me about a half hour with procrastinations in between. I think I did a lot better, and I’m pretty sure I can improve with my next few portrait paintings…

Any suggestions as to who I should paint next? 8D Please, give me some ideas!!!

During the past 3 months of school in Digipen my art supplies...

ayunthefrog — Sun, 15 Jan 2012 02:00:46 +0800

During the past 3 months of school in Digipen my art supplies have been secretly breeding behind my back and grew to A LOT.

Because I just want to; I’ve listed them all down.

From top left:

Mungyo Pastel set;

Colour palette;

Van Gogh watercolour set (DAMN EXPENSIVE but worth every penny);

Kneadable eraser;

White poster paint (because white is a must);

Willow brand medium-sized charcoal;

Pencil leads (0.5 and 0.9);

Bombay Ink (brown);

Grey-toned Copic markers(W2-W8; C0-C8);

Pen nibs (Up-nib, G-nib, Crow Quill nibs);

Post-it notes (hey I’m still in school I do take notes now and then.);

Triangular eraser;

Black India Ink(in India it’s called Chinese ink. whut.);

Sanguine compressed pastel (this is amaaazing stuff. Pastel usually crumbles easily and smudges like nobody’s business; but this brand is pretty durable and is not brittle at all. Someone as rough as me can use it with no worries at all.);

Copic Marker Set 36A and 36B.

From bottom-left:

SAKURA brand poster colours;

Hero Pen (I use this for Live Drawing sessions. The pen has thick and thin lines that look exceptionally good on paper. Only drawback is that I have to keep refilling it every now and then.);

Paintbrushes (No.8, No.8, No.6, No.2) [I kinda nibbled on one of the No.8 brushes so I had to get another one.];

Wax color pencils (for Tone, Color and Composition Class);

Pen Nib Holder;

Medium brush pen;

Micron Markers (08, 01, 005);

White gel pen for highlights;

PILOT Signature pen (I use for character design sketches. It works better than a micron marker, and lasts twice as long);

Col-erase colour pencils! (for animation class, Scarlet red, Indigo blue and Green. Just. Green.);

Sanguine pastel pencil (for sepia sketches);

TOMBOW 2B pencil (You can never find any Tombow brand pencils in Singapore. This is my only one, and given to me by my lecturer who bought it from America. These pencils don’t break, ever.);

8B graphite pencils;

2B and 3B mechanical pencils (I keep them separate for the sake of comfort. DON’T JUDGE);

CretaColour graphite sticks and holder (charcoal and 9B);

Pencilbrush (also useful if you love only one pencil that can do thick and thin lines at once);

Electric eraser;

Pencil Eraser;

aaaaaand a penknife.

There are more, but those are mostly duplicates of these so I left them out of the picture. ~~Not that anybody cares anyway~~

These are bits and pieces found in my sketchbooks in the...

ayunthefrog — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 17:25:00 +0800

These are bits and pieces found in my sketchbooks in the ol’ cupboard. From 2007-2009, these drawings were done back at Temasek Polytechnic when I was still experimenting with techniques and art styles…

Also this was a time when I strayed from the anime style and I NEVER LOOKED BACK bwaaahahahaa.

For the sake of getting a fresh start for the New Years’,...

ayunthefrog — Tue, 27 Dec 2011 00:55:00 +0800

For the sake of getting a fresh start for the New Years’, I dug through my sketchbooks and organized them. I have aboooout 10 years’ worth of sketchbooks, from 2001-2011, but the ones from my early years are too horrible for me to even bother showcasing.

Instead, here’s where I just realised my love for drawing. Mostly inspired by anime (namely Cardcaptor Sakura and Digimon).

It feels so nostalgic looking through these drawings.

This is found inside one of my sketchbooks, I believe I wrote it...

ayunthefrog — Mon, 26 Dec 2011 01:43:28 +0800

This is found inside one of my sketchbooks, I believe I wrote it a loooong time ago, but the words still hold true.

Don’t you think?

Practiced on a new medium that I hardly touch when I was...

ayunthefrog — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 01:01:48 +0800

Practiced on a new medium that I hardly touch when I was younger: charcoal!

Two hours(?) Classwork, The male torso took longer than the female because his ABS ARE UNCOUNTABLE and make you go cross eyed if you concentrate too much.

I found it to be extremely fun, especially in live drawing class. Given only 10 minutes i have to sketch out the figure quickly in charcoal and eraser.

BLACK HANDS BLACK ERASER BLACK PAPER WAAAHAHAHAHA

Size 05 Micron pen, and copic markers. Studying and sketching...

ayunthefrog — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 14:07:23 +0800

Size 05 Micron pen, and copic markers.

Studying and sketching people’s gestures for school.

Will do more, this is very fun to do.

AND NEXT: expressions on people’s faces!

Tested my new Hero fountain pen. After that, did a bit of...

ayunthefrog — Thu, 22 Sep 2011 13:26:00 +0800

Tested my new Hero fountain pen. After that, did a bit of shading with my gray copics.

Because I wanted to play with my watercolour brushes but I...

ayunthefrog — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 19:58:15 +0800

Because I wanted to play with my watercolour brushes but I don’t know how.
So, sand, sea and sky.

/shoots self

Practicing my copic marker Rendering of skin. I used warm grey...

ayunthefrog — Sun, 18 Sep 2011 13:56:00 +0800

Practicing my copic marker Rendering of skin. I used warm grey on her skin, amd cool grey for hair. ..maybe i can work on it some more.