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07
Mar 12

Another Day Another Adventure

“Another day, Another Adventure” print advertising campaign for MINI coupe required a series of 3 press ads, 1 pop-up giant book showroom display and a pop-up invite card. This series of artwork concept is inspired by the classic ‘Choose Your Own Adventure’ books. In each adventure scenes, the MINI coupe is the protagonist fleeing the catastrophe behind.

Giant book illustration :

Glimpse of the illustration process below : brief (sketch from Kinetic) > tighter drawing after first round of revision > finished artwork (Pop-up invite card for Mini Singapore launch)

Client : MINI Singapore
Agency : Kinetic Advertising
Illustrator : MessyMsxi

You could follow MessyMsxi for more updates at : http://www.facebook.com/MessyMsxi

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08
Jan 12

Self Portraits

Happy New Year everyone !  here are some  Self  Portraits from last year..all from life…hope you like it.

here are the steps and larger images -

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showpost.php?p=3305299&postcount=1080

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showpost.php?p=3306012&postcount=1082

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showpost.php?p=3306841&postcount=1083

http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showpost.php?p=3306919&postcount=1085

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05
Jul 11

OIC at *Scape – Art Park / Art Wall WIP pixs


Some Work In Progress photos from our mural wall at *Scape. Thanks to *Scape ( Kenneth, Cherie and team ) for the invitation and support of OICsingapore. Thanks to DBS for sponsoring it as well.
We assembled a team lead by AnnGee with myself and Fleecircus overseeing the team. Team members include – MrB/ Ben Qwek, Noreen Loh, and Twisstii.
We were also assisted by friends who dropped by – SanSan, Shuan Touw & his friend and a team of 1st year students from Temasek Poly – Siu Yen, Kaori, Norman, Nicole and Abigail Ng.
This wall should be completed before the middle of July. We will be posting a video and the pictures of the completed wall soon.

More pictures will be updated here: http://on.fb.me/lGbPhc

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31
May 11

Process of illustration and model making for Garden Escapade display

Project : ‘A Penny For Your Tot’ – Collaboration , MessyMsxi & Mint Museum of Toys

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‘A Penny for You Tot’ is an opportunity for children to get in touch with learning more about the history of Penny Toys and process of which they were made. This collaboration opens an opportunity for me to make craft and the stories of Penny Toys appealing for children, hopefully helping them to find a connection with handicraft and how Penny Toys were made and played.

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01. Drawing of artwork : Actual size 40 x 40cm, but I always leave a 2-5cm bleed.
02. Guidelines were necessary for me to measure the size and length of ground and standing trees.

- I always draw my illustration in parts, just in case I want to shift them around.

- I had a picture(actually a folder) for colour reference and also to study how the bushes and forest should look like.

03 : After colouring, I lasso-ed out the bushes which I needed to cut to create standees.


04. I layered the illustration cut-outs for a pop up effect.


05. Final display of Garden Escapade model with Penny toys from Mint Museum -

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Details about the exhibition – ‘A Penny For Your Tot’
MessyMsxi’s work may or may not be permanent, but will definitely be on display with featured Penny Toys till 26th June 2011.

Do pop down to have a look if you have time.
More of MessyMsxi’s work at : www.messymsxi.com

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06
Oct 10

Latest iPad Doodles

Some of my latest iPad doodles…..hope i didnt post too many in the same post

…pls let me know if i did,  will remove few  ( i wanted to post more though :D )

all are from life..software used – Sketchbook Pro, Brushes, Artstudio with Boxwave stylus.

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10
Sep 10

Shape of Things To Come

Excerpts from my latest painting evolution. Mixed media on canvas for now. Working on 4 paintings at one go. It’s going to be loud with loads of glitter, gold and iridescent colours.

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14
Jul 10

The Process – Vue Privée’s Maiko

Client: Vue Privée‘s Gallery

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. :)

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01
Jul 10

Lord Vishnu (WIP)

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30
Jun 10

“Little Mermaid”

This is a painting that I did for a friend. He’s a fisherman, and I have this idea that all fisherman love/hate mermaids :P This mermaid is based on John William Waterhouse’s painting of a mermaid in 1901.
The finished piece is 30″x30″, and is acrylic on canvas. I would have preferred to use oils for their richness, but I did not have enough time to wait for it to dry. It would have taken several sessions, with one week proper drying time in between sessions…Acrylic is fast drying, and that can be an advantage or disadvantage depending how you see it. Sure you lose out on some of the richness and flexibilty of oils, but what the hey.
I’m looking for advice to share, but all I can say is : pick up that brush and start painting!! :P I learnt a lot through making bad mistakes and good mistakes, and there is no better teacher than practice. All the OIC people I know  (this means you!) are already talented in some way, so acrylic or oils are just new media to manipulate. I’m no master in painting, so if you have tips, please share with me, and if you have any questions, I am happy to share imho :)
30″ x 30″, acrylic on canvas.