digital sketchbook

Bike Hand Sign

2008-11-29T22:57:00.001+07:00

Some bike hand sign I drew for my bike blog.

Just a fast sketch hence the skinny man with yellow helmet (yes it is a helmet, not a blonde hair). I don’t even drew the bike. Lazy me.

If you’re curious what it means, I translate it for you. From left to right : turn right, slow down/stop, turn left.If you want to use it go ahead, just don’t forget to link back here :)

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Saisei | My Version 2

2008-11-29T21:45:00.001+07:00

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Another take on Saisei | Gozen Tomoe from Samurai Deeper Kyo series.

In the original manga she was a tough woman and no way she will pose like this. But hey that’s what fan art is for, right?

Drawn with Corel Painter and digital pen with a help from 3 D posing software as model.

My First T-Shirt Contest Submission

2008-10-23T16:21:00.001+07:00

I just submitted my design for T-Shirt contest design at teetonic.com that is being evaluated right now. So I can’t give you the picture just yet.

Hint : I use one of drawings I’ve uploaded here at digital sketchbook.

The contest result depends on the votes (I’ll ask for yours later) although the final decision is in the hands of the editors.

Wish me luck dear readers.

If you have the talent you should join too, it’s free and easy.

update :

I don’t know either the submission process is broken (I see none submitted) or mine is not qualified, but its not there. Oh well, I think I must make another try.

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Llama of Confusion

2008-10-22T12:06:00.001+07:00

Confused, frustrated and depressed feeling is what I try to express here. Does it deliver?

Pouring one’s heart and stress on digital canvas is one healthy and green way to stay insane in this global financial crisis. Try it :) My stocks are plunging too but I turn the power of depression into creativity and that makes me stay sane till now.

Llama of Confusion
digital drawing (corel painter)

A Bad Day | Earlier Digital Pen Experiment

2008-10-13T19:03:00.001+07:00

My earlier attempt with digital pen and ~~Corel Draw~~ Corel Painter. Looks like an elementary grade’s :)

No, I’m not running out of idea. I need to post this to remind me of my progress (or regress?).

Drew on January 13, 2007.

A Bad Day

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Undressing Taki | Fan Art

2008-10-08T10:24:00.001+07:00

No, this hand sketch blog won’t turn into some hentai fan arts :)

Taki, the kunoichi (female ninja) from Soul Calibur series.

Undressing Taki – pencil on paper

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Life is Hard

2008-10-07T16:56:00.001+07:00

Plunging stocks, imminent recession, life is hard indeed, it's even harder to capture it in drawing.

Am I succeed in capturing the emotion within? Please let me know.

Another experiment with digital pen tablet and Corel Painter.

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Saisei | My Version

2008-09-27T23:24:00.001+07:00

This is my version of Saisei the female warrior from SDK manga.

Behold the result of my initial practice with pen tablet. I still don’t get the “feel” that I get from real pencil, even though my pen tablet has 512 levels of pressure sensitivity.

Hatching with pen tablet still feel awkward to me. But I’ll manage, someday, soon.

As you can see below, the result of my initial hatching practice with pen tablet, not good :)

When I’m better at this, I’ll finish my unfinished previous post. And a tutorial maybe.

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Saisei | Gozen Tomoe | Fan Art

2008-09-21T16:47:00.001+07:00

Here is my early sketch of Saisei | Gozen Tomoe, she is a character from Samurai Deeper Kyo, a manga (Japanese comic) by Kamijyo Akimine.

The drawing is still rough and obviously need further touch. On the next post we will see her in final drawing (hopefully).

Beautiful character as she is, she is a dead warrior resurrected to halt Kyo’s et al journey. A tragic courage and love story involved around her.

Saisei | Gozen Tomoe phase 1 sketch

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Introspective Warrior

2008-09-17T09:21:00.001+07:00

The basic idea was to draw ~~some kind of~~ quiet warrior in a dramatic introspective moment, whatever that might be. And the first thing pop in my mind is it’s going to be white on black.

Inspired by Samurai Deeper Kyo' main character Kyo. Speaking of which a good characters drawing technique resource to learn from.

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The Fall of Man

2008-09-14T13:31:00.001+07:00

Hello there, long time no see. Yes I've been away from this blog too long.

This is my experiment with digital pen tablet, this digital drawing tells the story about the fall of man, no not the one told in The Bible, but about the pursuit of happiness that often leads to tragic end.

the fall of man

I'll try to post more frequent and regularly. So stay tune and please let me know, if you love/hate my works here.

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2008-07-01T14:01:00.000+07:00

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My Life As Aragorn

2008-04-26T10:20:00.001+07:00

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Just a simple copy and paste (and some amounts of mouse click)in Photoshop, turn my ordinary self into Aragorn, yes the one in Lord of The Ring. Go and laugh at me :)

While you reading this, I am preparing myself to receive fiery comments from Aragorn / Viggo Mortensen fans.

I hope New Line and Viggo Mortensen don't mind.

FYI: I am a fan of LOTR.

My Pregnant Wife

2008-04-20T11:20:00.001+07:00

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It's a picture of my pregnant wife (7 months). I draw many subjects, and my wife was rarely one of them :) So she asked me to draw her, and here it is.

Yup, I will become a father :) Imagine that.

Mask We Wear

2008-04-08T08:55:00.001+07:00

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How many do you wear every day?

I wear one today, it's called flu mask :) I just caught a flu, and it feels awful. You know how it feels.

As a result I have to cancel many plans today. But I determine to stay a productive as I can. Luckily blogging doesn't take one's energy too much.

Queen of Nowhereland

2008-03-25T11:45:00.001+07:00

I used a photo in some telecommunication ad in yellow pages as the head reference.

But man, she looks very irritated. More like a debt-collector than a queen. Or maybe she irritated over some unsettled debt? That tiara looks expensive...

Enough of my rant, happy browsing.

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The Damned Hotel

2008-03-24T12:02:00.001+07:00

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The eerie hotel that attract wanderers and then claims their souls. This hotel is located on the base of steep hill, believed once used by the pagan to worship their gods.

This hotel was built on the very place that was used to be an altar to offer human sacrifice to the unknown gods. Just for a moment the hotel acted as a hotel, an then acts as an altar, the way it used to be.

note:

I am not good at drawing buildings and cars, so here is my attempt to break my boundary. Still need a lot of practices.

My Hand | My Fate | My Destiny

2008-03-19T11:50:00.001+07:00

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I think hand is the nearest and suitable object for practicing drawing skill. So every time I feel my skill is deteriorating due under practice and needs re-enhancement, I go back to the hand.

People say fate is written in the palms of your hands. But I think we create our fate by using our palms printing it in every thing we do.

Taki from Soul Calibur

2008-03-17T21:59:00.001+07:00

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I draw her for my gaming blog, hence the address on the picture.

She is no stranger for gamers, but for you who are not one, she is a female ninja character from fighting game called Soul Calibur. Yes, you are right, she is damn sexy.

update : gamepolling.blogspot.com now have it’s own domain i.e. : www.igameilive.com

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2008-02-29T18:32:00.000+07:00

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Wife

2008-02-05T16:20:00.001+07:00

"Wife"

Wife

2007-12-11T15:10:00.001+07:00

"Wife" - different angle

Thumb

2007-12-10T09:43:00.001+07:00

"ThumB"

Unfinished sketch of my palm. Not the way I wanted to be.

Surrounded

2007-12-10T09:42:00.001+07:00

"Surrounded!"

"Surrounded" depicts the Two Brothers back in back was surrounded by three villains (from left to right) The Reaper, Prince of Darkness and Superobo.

Two Brothers : Tranceformation

2007-12-10T09:37:00.001+07:00

The two main characters from Two Brothers can morph into different state depends on power level they are into. Like depicted here.