Skill : Best Of Two World

As a designer.. graphic designer or people that work in art field, Adobe Photoshop , Illustrator, In Design, Macromedia Freehand, Flash, Corel Draw and etc is a common tool that we use.. probably every day. I do.
At least for Illustrator and Photoshop....

Was a time i only use Freehand , because Illustrator was very .. yes VERY difficult for me...i remember the first file name i gave to my Illustrator file .."OMG-Illustrator is HARD" lol

Any way, i just learn to use Illustrator maybe around a year ago, when i start my ETSY...And i still try to figure out how to make good graphic, design and art out of it.

I found this class that teach how to combine Illustrator and Photoshop. Of course we can do texture in Illustrator but it would be heavy ... So combining it in Photoshop is a great alternative, consider people sell and buy image using JPEG , not to mention we can play with color gradation to enrich the texture.... which is again would be very heavy in Illustrator.

For the class i'm using a Beijing Opera theme/topic, the raw material was mine ( i took the shoot when i was watching it in China )

 For this adding texture thingy ... my difficulty is to find  a proper texture to the art... i might make my own texture soon :))

That's for today... Have a great weekend ..:)

Comic Strip :Language Barrier

This one happened to me when i was travel with my friend in China , both of us take a language course in Shanghai.

We can recognize the character , but like all language are.... sometimes... the means of words combine not even close with the word in it at all :))
And picture base writing like this use symbolic meaning in it.. so yeah... Language Barrier was happened to us at that time... and maybe it still do. (^-^)!

Maybe it means White Light :))

Skill : Icons and Badges

Several years ago... yeap.. several...2013 to be exact, i took online class to learn how to create series badges or icons.
Step by step, from brainstorming to sketch.. I DID.. but then it was pending.. because i went travel and many other things... mostly because i forgot :))
Deep inside i still remember and then last week i found the sketch and checked the class again, and MY oh MY , 3 years have passed but i haven't pass this class yet :))

The class was about create icons or badges and after brainstorming, i end up with many ideas of it, but then with a comment from someone who saw my project, i choose GREEK GODS and GODDESS.

I choose 3 of each Gods and Goddess.

Gods ... Zeus , Hades and Poseidon
Goddess... Athena, Aphrodite and Artemis

Of each badge or icon, would contain the special symbols of the God or Goddess it represents.
ZEUS i choose of course, BOLT and EAGLE

Poseidon i use Trident and Kraken.. but i change it to Octopus :))... for Cute effect on the badge ... lol...

Hades..( for some reason i like Hades how bout you ^^)  i want to use Cerberus and Silver Coins, but when i recheck my fact again ... i can't find the source that mention Hades symbol was coins (maybe i misread it...hmmm..) so i replaced it with Cypress Tree.. i choose it also for lay out purpose .. i can use Invisible Helmet but.. i'll end up confuse to lay out it inside the badge..
So Cerberus and Cypress Tree for Hades.

Athena, Owl and Olives

Aphrodite, Rose, Clam Shell ( remember the Birth Of Venus ) also because i dont want to use another bird in this series, Aphrodite bird symbol was Dove, but it also symbol for Artemis.. so Clam Shell it is.

Artemis, Deer and Arrow n Bow. Actually i want to use only Arrow or only Bow, but of each source i read, it all says Arrow AND Bow. ^^


I finish this project yesterday, and below is the final product. Enjoy ^^

Comic Strip : It HAPPENS , okay...

Another comic that was inspired from my personal issue ... i mean experience :)

This comic also my project for online class that i took.

I made this one digitally, no pencil or paper involve.
Also my first time use my Wacom :))

Make Up Comic Strip

Comic Strip : I have confession ...

This was based on true story  :)), inspired by me and draw by me ^^

It hurt, but it wasn't unbearable pain, it was happen because my molars want to came out. After awhile, all is well ^^

Skill : Skillshare, Poly Art

My major was Graphic Designer, i love art, although my art skill level still basic.

I try to learn how to use watercolor, because gosh... my friend really great at it.. i ENVY her, while me....i still try to do it properly :))

The thing about me was, i  limit my self for certain style that i like and stuck thinking about it how to work it out, the way i wanted it, till it stressed me out.
And like any others, or mostly or perhaps it just me... when i'm stress nothing works out.

But lately i really feel like to try something new, something that can upgrade my skill to new level or maybe to new skill.
I search and found many tutorial to help me, one of many "help" that i found recent was how to do a Low Poly Art ( i do many before this, but let me write about this for today ^^)

Lets short this up, this tutorial explain how to make Low Poly Art using Photoshop... because the tutor prefer Photoshop, but it also can be done with  Illustrator.

Anyway, i use an image that i found in the Internet or Pinterest, i forgot, bottom line it is not my image.

Found in the internet, NOT MY IMAGE, just for practice purpose, thanks to the owner :)

Philately : 2nd Oldest hobby of mine

I love stamps, i don't know how i end up having this thing as a hobby, but it was started when i was young, 4 or 5 grade i think. I remember i show my stamps album to my teacher and stop to the post office once a week to check if there was a new stamps coming out.

1998

Quote: I AM AGAINST ANIMAL CRUELTY! YES I AM.

I love meat and pork, i like chicken and eat fish everyday.
I drink milk, i rarely but still use butter, i love leather product (but for some reason i just have one leather bag, other was canvas or PU leather bags ...)
So from the introduction  above, we can say that
I am not a VEGETARIAN nor a VEGAN.

Quote: I know, but please...

This quote represent my day today :)
Might it also represent yours?

My very first recipe illustration

PERKEDEL KENTANG

After long long n long wait :)), i finally make my own recipe illustration.

I work this for 2 days, it could be 1, but i just make it 2 , hahaha.

The hardest part i think is, to lay out it, with so many illustration i want to put on it.

Many more will come, so excited. ^^

Quote: Chips and Cat.. I hardly notice the differ

I LOVE CAT.

For today's quote, i quote the quote that quote my opinion :).

Same models with my blog cover :) my Angels ^^