Here are some more drawings I find interesting from our last session of Portrait Day. Good to see new faces participating and also seasoned ones trying new stuff.
As usual some artists just keep churning out beautiful drawings with such speed and ease. Hope that everyone will get the urge to keep excelling and trying new ways to make their next piece of art better and better!
Not what anyone would expect at a regular portrait day session but John is a true artist that sees things very differently. Here is the whole series since there was people asking to see it. The last time John drew at MAAD it was a whole series of white faces. He lugs his portable wooden table and art materials to take part in the sketchwalk and also portrait day all the way from his home in JB. That’s enthusiasm 100%!
John Choo is an artist and he teaches art in JB . His painted work can be seen here – http://www.saatchionline.com/ca9ckc
It’s refreshing to spot interesting ways our artists try to capture a person in a drawing. We hope that featuring these drawings will encourage the artists and also spur the others to be more adventurous.
I love it when I get 1 artist asking me to check out another artist’s work that they find interesting at MAAD – such an unintimidating and friendly way of showing appreciation of a fellow artist’s work is spreading good vibes indeed!
1) Unusual mix of styles – I like how Vivien use 2 different styles are mixed to bring out the personality of the 2 friends who were posing.
2) Love the lines! Love the lines! Thanks to Noreen for singling Karen out for me.
3) This is a drawing from the artist John Choo- the last time he was here it was the “White Face” series , this time round its “The Skeleton” series. The artist set his own theme and carry it throughout the entire portrait session.
4) The boy cannot sit still so what can you do? Jei decides to inject some humour into it!
5) The boy cannot sit still so what can you do? Zid just draw the back of his head!
6) Expressive squiggly crayon lines from Wen Er
7) Expressive squiggly lines by Audrey.
8) Always trying new styles – SanSan never stays put with one style for long.
The norm of Portrait Day – it’s unpredictable charm. Sometimes you sell out, sometimes you only sell a few! And December session was no exception. These are the ones I took home
If you have been checking out our White Frames exhibit, you must have seen- this picture by YJL aka Jian Long.
He shares his process for his latest samurai illustration below
1. Doing a light pencil sketch on the paper first.
2. Next inking it out with a chinese brush, and adding some of the background colours, mixing Chinese ink with watercolour
3.Painting the clothes, some of the armour..
4.Adding even more colour.
5.After finishing it, I realised the initial inked lines were a little faint, so i touched them up a little. Added more blacks to the ground and to the clouds to give the picture more mood,this time mixing prussian blue with chinese ink. Adding more water to Chinese ink gives you lighter values, whereas lesser water would give you a more solid black. However once the ink dries theres a tendency for it look lighter…I touched up some of the darker parts with black watercolor.
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