apologies for this long over due posting :S Life was a lil’ hectic with travels and life events..
about me:
I grew up with nonya kuehkuehs and laksa and have been missing them for the last 7 years while based here in san francisco. Graduated with a BFA in animation here and worked for a game company in albany. Currently shuffling between being a full time MFA student and a part-time tutor at the academy of art university. I love experimenting with various media and painting portraits. All that comes as a hobby when i take a break from driving towards becoming a full-time concept artist in the states. The art scene here is vibrant and really inspiring, i’ll do my best in posting them here. I keep a humble blog @ www.shawnachan.blogspot.com and feed on pbnj sandwich which i occasionally share with my kitty.
Here is my new series of acrylic paintings on paper titled ” Icarus can’t decide ” for the recent Nixon Art Mosh organised by Steve Lawler and crew of KULT Singapore.
Hello everyone,
I would like to share few iPad finger paintings with you..
i’ve 4 softwares – Sketchbook Pro, Brushes, Layers & Artstudio (havent tried yet)
about the workflow…well, i dont think there is any ‘flow’ in my workflow …since every software has different brushes and features, usually i use more than 1 or 2 softwares for each artwork, e.g. mostly i start with Sketchbook Pro then save the image in photo gallery, then import that image in Brushes and after working in Brushes i save the image again in the photo gallery and import the same image in Layers…sorry if it sounds confusing..will try to post the in depth info about all the 4 softwares soon…till then you can take a look at the following doodles..will post more, hopefully better than these since i’ve the ‘BoxWave’ stylus now
This portrait is from life….around 2 hrs.
some artists are already making history using iPad..have a look at the following link and the video…i bought the iPad just because of these two artists!
This is my new illustration for Challenge magazine. Thanks to MrB for hooking me up with Jasmine and Wei Ping to work on this piece. This seems to be my favourite kind of work of late- just trying to ink and share my trippy Utopian visions. Really had fun with it and not want to stop!
Picture below: left- shows how the title fits into the clouds / right- shows original sketch send for approval.
Bowl of Tuberose (the flower is known in mandarin as 晚香玉). 24″ x 24″, acrylic.
It’s based on a photo, but I did not expect flowers and bouquets to be so tricky! I visited some art galleries in Ho Chi Min city recently for the first time, and I was so amazed by some of the work of vietnamese artists. I tried to remember as much as I could and had to experiment when I got back. I think the trick is…LAYERING!
Medium: Kryolan grease paint on skin. Daler Rowney Expression Angle Brushes and Sponge.
Interesting project I was involved in recently. Painting on a LIVE MODEL, graphic style! Interesting paint that doesn’t dry but the challenge is to paint on contoured body skin. It’s tricky but once you get the hang of it, it’s ok. Sketch and idea was confirmed on paper with the creative team. 3 day schedule locked down at Republic Studios because each piece took about half day to complete which includes touch ups on the body paint and photography. This job was really smooth sailing because the creative team really knew what they wanted. Special thanks to the team at DDB Singapore, Republic Studios and the model. This is one of those jobs that you need a team to pull off.
Do email me if you need to know more about the paint and technique. Will try to acquire the process in detail to share with you guys.
Agency: DDB Worldwide, Singapore
Executive Creative Director: Joji Jacob
Creative Director: Thomas Yang
Copywriter: Khairul Mondzi/ Joji Jacob
Art Director: Andrea Kuo/ Thomas Yang
Photographer: Allan Ng (Republic Studios)
Digital Imaging: Agnes Teo
Illustrator: Andy Yang Soo Kit
Account Director: Rowena Bhagchandani
Account Executive: Ng Ling Kai
I was recently invited to be a guest designer in the HP City of Dreams “Live Our Dreams, Fly Our Flag” campaign - commemorating Singapore’s 45th National Day for HP.
This is my rationale:- “The national day flypass by the jets has always been the highlight of the event signaling the start of the parade/ celebration! Mindflyer’s Flying Circus troupe’s flypass hopes to usher in more peace, openness and creative freedom in Singapore!”
My aim is to make a fun and lively piece that depict a mood of celebration and optimisim without being overly nationalistic.
If you’re now inspired to design something of your own, join the open contest now here. Closing date: 31 July 2010.
Brief: Aimed at capturing the elegance of Old Japan, seen through the lens of photographers living and working during the late Edo period (1872 – 1912). Using gallery owner’s private antique photos collection as inspiration.
Process: To start any project i always do extensive research for the items i planning to draw. Sometimes, even read up facts on them.
While looking for research i basically already have an image in my head on how i want my illustrations to be, so most of the time i only look for items that goes similar to that idea. Similar meaning; species of plants/animals, man/woman, dressing, pose, angle/view/perspective etc.
I do all the initial sketches on tracing paper, so i can overlay them on top one another to “check” if the composition works. And after that some minor adjustment/fine tuning will be done before i redraw the entire image as a whole.
Once the image is scanned onto Photoshop, i began an extensive cleaning up of tiny dust spots and pencil lines. Followed by pathing out the items that needed to be coloured. Here’s the view of my path window in Photoshop.
And also the process of colouring.
Even though i been given total freedom to create this piece, from time to time i do email the client on the sketch done for update, so to assure that i am on track and do not stray to far from the topic.
So here’s the finish piece!
Two most important tips i can offer to anyone.
A) SAVE YOU FILE
B) BACK UP FILES RELIGIOUSLY
Thanks for reading and comments will be very appreciated.
Finally after much hard work and “secrecy” , my new surreal illustration for Tangs game has been launched on line. When I was 1st asked to illustrate the game board- I thought it will be be any other shopping mall floor plan. I love technical or complex drawings so that itself was already fun for me. Then after my initial proposal sketch – I was given free rein to really coat it thick with the “mindflyer” magic to make it look more fun and whimsical!
This is a very cool project for me- thanks to Kevin and the Spoon team and Tangs of course!
Ola OIC! This is my very first post on here… so pardon any awkwardness please?
I’m Nataliette and I’m a designer who likes to draw. I do mainly digital illustrations as I seldom like to get my hands dirty, but occasionally I do enjoy rubbing charcoal on paper. My most revered idols would be Salvador Dali and Oscar Wilde.
Here’s some of my old work done during artschool and secretly doodling when I was supposed to be listening to my lecturers…
DESPERATION FOR A MUSE by nataliette. charcoal on paper, 2005.
RE CYCL ED LOVE by nataliette. markers and ink on sketchbook, 2006.
THEY WERE CRYING WHEN THEIR SONS LEFT by nataliette. ink on sketchbook, 2006.
REACHING FOR THE COOKIE JAR by nataliette, 2007. pencil and ink on sketchbook.
Sometimes when I feel jaded or completely uninspired, I like to flip through my old sketchbooks and kind of travel back in time to reopen the eyes of that naivete and enthusiastic younger artist in me.
My recent artistic ventures are much much different from those now (and I realise, quite sadly, that these are much less varied).
Here are some little samples.
You can see more of my work in my portfolio or at my blog. Pleased to meet you!
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apologies for this long over due posting :S Life was a lil’ hectic with travels and life events..
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…since every software has different brushes and features, usually i use more than 1 or 2 softwares for each artwork, e.g. mostly i start with Sketchbook Pro then save the image in photo gallery, then import that image in Brushes and after working in Brushes i save the image again in the photo gallery and import the same image in Layers…sorry if it sounds confusing..will try to post the in depth info about all the 4 softwares soon…till then you can take a look at the following doodles..will post more, hopefully better than these since i’ve the ‘BoxWave’ stylus now 
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I visited some art galleries in Ho Chi Min city recently for the first time, and I was so amazed by some of the work of vietnamese artists. I tried to remember as much as I could and had to experiment when I got back. I think the trick is…LAYERING!
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