ORGANISATION OF ILLUSTRATORS COUNCIL Singapore Illustrators and Illustration

I’m looking for some advice on painting on metal surfaces – have a project where i’ve been asked to do some artwork/painting on laptops (aluminium surface) and some digital camera body cases (some kind of metal surface apparently “finished off with a thick, glossy lacquer”).

- from what i understand metal surfaces require sanding and priming; but what sort of paint is applicable after that – acrylics? spray paints?

- is there a way of painting on the camera lacquer surface without sanding it down?

- and is there are means of masking of areas of line work besides the very manual way of applying the mask and using a penknife to remove the edges? i’m thinking especially of any printing processes that would produce ready-to-use masking material.

any advice or leads would be much appreciated!

Some illustrated pages of a book for an acquaintance who wanted to present it to her husband as a wedding gift. The book was to capture their shared experiences and aspirations. The story was completely her own and although the turn around time was tight, I had fun illustrating it.

Same poster project. Berrylite is a yogurt franchise which uses hollywood-themed graphics, so i proposed a movie-themed design for their publicity poster.

Of course, i was totally biased in choice of movie :p

In preparation for our OIC 3rd anniversary events ( http://oicsingapore.com/events.html ), we are asking for all OIC artists to submit your designs for the following:

1. OIC 3x3x30 exhibition ( Hand drawn/ painted )
This is going to be very fun. See instructions listed here. We will be selecting 90 pieces of 3inch x 3inch art to be featured as part of our 3rd anniversary exhibition. The artwork will be shown at MAAD and Asylum.

2. OIC rubberstamp series for 2009/2010
Must have the “OIC” in the design
Keep it witty, cute and bold. Size 5cmx5cm 300dpi B/W art.
See current series here.

3. OIC Silkscreens series for 2009/2010
Something fresh n fun that says “YOU”. Make your style shine ( and boomz if u like! ). Size A4 300dpi B/W art.
See current series here.

More specs and info will be put up by tomorrow. Please start thinking of your ideas and get ready to submit.
Deadline is 25th September. Submit via yousendit or mediafire to”info@oicsingapore.com”
Pls add your name to the comments section to indicate what you are submitting.

Some of you guys might have seen this on my blog or on facebook. Mixed media consisting of Oil, Acrylic, Wallpaper Collage, Montana Spray paint on various surfaces. Took 3 months to complete and almost 60 metres of wall to cover.

Series 3 of the seasonal girls : )