Dragon Dancer

Save the Date (Caught a fish)

Took this with my digicam. Will be scalnning this tomorrow after the layout for the details and other infos. I dont think "gotcha" is a good idea, but its the first thing that came to my mind. You know (about catching something really difficult to catch) hahaha. By the way, I will share the details next time I post the final output. Im sick and sleepy- just need to finish this or my friend will kill me tomorrow. Its for her wedding card this September. =)

Color Pencil Caricature

Well, presenting my very first all color pencil caricature. Of course except for the inked part of the body, but the face was purely done with colored pencils.I can say that I am too detailed on doing this. It took me a day to color the face and do the cross hatches an the fine lines. I have been on research lately and have learned that coloring should be eating a lot of my time. But I just do not know why I am too detailed about it. Anyway, aside from I think I am improving, I am still sticking to Faber Castell pencils. I am not yet really to but Prismacolors. I think that I will be more paranoid on coloring when I use it. For the meantime, I will practice more on my color pencil coloring techniques and learn from my mistakes. I need a lot of researching too and a really trusted inspiration that will not break my heart in time. 

My first watercolor experiment

Done my first watercolor caricature doing the recently famous "BOY PICK-UP" theme. To those who do not know about this, you can watch some videos on youtube about it. Took this in the office before surrendering this to the one who ask me to draw it. I really got so many mistakes doing this. I am so glad that Pentel water colors activate again when I wet the applied colors. I regret using water color on the words "BOOM" I forgot it will activate when I applied the background color. I got really irritated because of the black and orange mixture it created. Sakura Pigma brush pens really do the job, I cant find anything too good to be true. The face and skin was still done by Faber Castell colored pencils. Still did not have the Prismacolors. Im still saving for it though. Finally, the client was happy. So Im happy and all smiles about it. Roy Pick-Up even thanked me personally for it. Felt like in a pedestal hahaha. More drawings to come!

A time of trials

Im sooo down... I need to pick up the pieces, lick my wounds and smile. I can do this, I know I can. Think positive, do my best after a 45 minute walk under the sun at 8am in the morning. I am refreshed and I will act now.

Water Color???

I was planning to buy water color pencils because I wanted to make my caricature backgrounds with ease since doing it in colored pencils needs to much attention and detail. I was researching about backgrounds when I got this idea of using water colors since it spreads easily and gives a more lighter effect. It is workable too, emphasizing the main subject of the drawing. The news is- I am so damn bad at water colors. I actually hate it. But I like looking at water color artworks. It really amazes me. I decided that since I am so fond of colored pencils, I want to try water color pencils. Well I was eyeing on Faber Castell at first. I do not want to buy an expensive set because its my first time. But I got this really stuck up on National Bookstore because my mind was fighting a hard battle. Water color pencils are expensive after all. Plus, I could not find a smaller set so I ended up buying the ones in tube. Grrrrr! I hate myself!! Though I was able to work on this kind before, but that was very long time ago when  I was still in college. Ended up buying a color pallette and a red sable brush also. Well, I wish I could do this. I feel confident on the Pentel Brand, I think it is of good value for the money. I got to practice on these this weekend. I will show some results on my next post. Hugs!

Pencil Coloring (after inking)

Sharing with you coloring of face and hair as to what I have learned from these past months.
             Layer: First Layer and preliminary coloring
             Medium: Faber Castell Colored Pencil. (with super pointed tips!)

Cutest child gets the first color. Of course to make me lucky.

Elder sister next. Took this with Panasonic Lumix DMC-TZ5. 

Will be posting the parents tomorrow. Good night.

Family in Ink

Will post the colored later.

Generator Engineer

I am very disappointed on the scanner used on this drawing. I paid it in quite a high cost. But it gives me only this effect. Its just that I wanted to show the facial shading and details for this caricature because I feel I have learned and developed a new technique this time again. Grrrrrr, anyway I will post another work soon. The generator on the background was only my own making. I copied from a picture of a steam turbine. It took me quite a long time again doing the face. I will share some insights soon, but this time I am too sleepy to share. I am glad my client was happy with this. Enough payment for being happy today.