PORTRAITS AFTER DARK -10th Feb 2012, 7.30PM

Feb is FAB especially when you get to draw and meet up with the PORTRAITS AFTER DARK people and the OIC crew! Let’s make it fun bring a friend/ soul mate/ family member/ pets and share this edition of “PORTRAITS AFTER DARK” with us! This is where you can meet the most interesting illustrators in Singapore and get your portraits drawn on a Friday night!

Twit and spread the word- @oicsingapore PORTRAITS AFTER DARK – http://bit.ly/oicdark06a

Registration for ARTIST – Register here! ( Click Link )

Are you an Artist / Illustrator or Doodler!? Come draw with us! Polish your drawing skills & catch up with your OIC buddies at the same time. Everyone gets 20 minutes to draw the “patron/ sitter” at the same time. You get $10 for each drawing sold . Make it PLAYFUL and COLOURFUL, all skill levels welcomed. OIC Portrait Day is about artists having fun and experimenting with new ways to capture an interesting image and making new friends.?You don’t have to be an OIC member to take part but you have to register and please read the FAQ. Come and draw, make friends and spread good drawing vibes.

Artists Registration is S$10/- each ( with 1 complimentary yummy cupcake per registered artist from www.cupcakes.com.sg /* )

Posting your work for view & sale (compulsory ) is a sign of appreciation to the patron/sitter/ poser .

Registration for SITTERS/ POSERS:

You want your Portraits drawn? Pose for us!! We will love to draw YOU!! Email us and book the time slots you want.

email “info [at] oicsingapore.com”

subject: “I want some portraits!”.

State name/ mobile number/ email address/ couple or 3-some/ your preferred timing ( 7.30pm, 8pm, 8.30pm, 9pm, 9.30pm )

Posing is FREE, each artwork is S$10 available for purchase- all proceeds goes to the artists.

Poster illustration contributed by vivien lu ( See more of her work here: http://vivienlu.com/ )

Fab Feb Heart Cakes kindly provided by

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* while stocks last, 1st come 1st serve basis.

PORTRAITS AFTER DARK -13th Jan 2012, 7.30PM

Happy New Year everyone!! Join us for the very FIRST session of 2012- The Lucky Chinese New Year Session!! Let’s make it fun bring a friend/ soul mate/ family member/ pets and share this edition of “PORTRAITS AFTER DARK” with us! This is where you can meet the most interesting illustrators in Singapore and get your portraits drawn on a Friday night!

Twit and spread the word- @oicsingapore PORTRAITS AFTER DARK – http://bit.ly/oicdark05

Registration for ARTIST – Register here! ( Click Link )

Are you an Artist / Illustrator or Doodler!? Come draw with us! Polish your drawing skills & catch up with your OIC buddies at the same time. Everyone gets 20 minutes to draw the “patron/ sitter” at the same time. You get $10 for each drawing sold . Make it PLAYFUL and COLOURFUL, all skill levels welcomed. OIC Portrait Day is about artists having fun and experimenting with new ways to capture an interesting image and making new friends.?You don’t have to be an OIC member to take part but you have to register and please read the FAQ. Come and draw, make friends and spread good drawing vibes.

Artists Registration is S$10/- each ( with 1 complimentary yummy cupcake per registered artist from www.cupcakes.com.sg /* )

Posting your work for view & sale (compulsory ) is a sign of appreciation to the patron/sitter/ poser .

Registration for SITTERS/ POSERS:

You want your Portraits drawn? Pose for us!! We will love to draw YOU!! Email us and book the time slots you want.

email “info [at] oicsingapore.com”

subject: “I want some portraits!”.

State name/ mobile number/ email address/ couple or 3-some/ your preferred timing ( 7.30pm, 8pm, 8.30pm, 9pm, 9.30pm )

Posing is FREE, each artwork is S$10 available for purchase- all proceeds goes to the artists.

Poster illustration contributed by myself, hope that we will see more experimentation of techniques by the participating artists  for 2012 . ( See more of my work here: http://mindflyer.com/ )

Cupcakes kindly provided by

To order more yummy cupcakes : “Click here”

* while stocks last, 1st come 1st serve basis.

Pixs from PORTRAITS AFTER DARK -9th Dec 2011

Overwhelmed by the support and good vibes we get whenever we have a portraits session! I wish I can clone more of myself to capture all the wonderful moments and talk to everyone! This month- our session is like a great meeting place for many friends- some even booking from KL via email! Really touched to see some friends come back yet again to participate and show support! Thanks to those who drop by to catch up and say hello- the IPA boss – Kevin ( http://invisiblephotographer.asia/ ), Aik Beng aka Pixelmunky, Kelvin Lam, Esther and many more! Join our Facebook page and see all the pictures here. See you at the next one- Friday 13th January 2012!!

AnnGee’s Editorial Illustrations for HWM Oct and Dec Issue

Mindflyer’s Note:
Editorial illustrations in Singapore is another market where young illustrators can hone their illustrating skills . Though the rates are low, the work can be interesting, challenging and easier to come by. Often the editor  or creative director would have a style in mind but most are open to trying new styles or techniques. Never let the lower fees discourage you or make you put in less efffort- always do your utmost; you never know who may see it and remember it – it may lead to future better assignments.

Concept sketch and style was given by the editorial team, so I only had to do one sketch. They wanted to show Hua Wei growing like a giant beanstalk and beating the rest of the competitors. I did have a bit of freedom to deviate from the style that was given.

Below are some recent works by AnnGee. You can view more of AnnGee’s work here: http://cargocollective.com/anngee

HuaWei Beanstalk

I usually do pretty tight sketches for editorials so the CD/editors don’t have to guess too much and not too many changes will be done after the illo is rendered. Sketches for editorial are mostly done digitally so I can edit them quickly when needed.

Final artwork done in Photoshop.

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MMRB aka Momorobo @ Tiger Translate Sydney 2011

Momorobo (aka MMRB) was invited by Tiger Beer and Kult to be a part of Tiger Translate in Sydney. It’s a unique event which brings together international artists from both the East and West to work collaboratively on an artwork. Australia was represented by local artists Beastman, Numskull, Creepy, Phibs and Matt Stewart while the international contingent was represented by Singapore and Shanghai collective Momorobo (aka MMRB), Mongolian artist Lhagvaa Enkhbat, and South Korean artist Junkhouse.

We collaborated with emerging Mongolian artist Lhagvaa Enkhbat (who won the 2011 Tiger Translate competition in Mongolia) at Name This Bar in Sydney on a large scale wall mural a day before the Tiger Translate event. We did paste ups of our Tiger-inspired skyline illustrations while Lhagvaa filled the skies with Mongolian motifs.

On the official event itself, we went head to head with Babekuhl, a Sydney design collective with OHP Ping Pong, using old school overhead projectors, acetate and black markers. Each of us spent about 15-20min adding a layer of graphics onto each other’s work, whilst they were projected live onto a giant white wall for the crowds to witness. The result is a series of interesting, eye-catching collaborative pieces. In a day of digital innovations where computers are replacing pen and paper, it is refreshing to see old school technology charm a discerning young audience of creative people.

We really had a blast and definitely were thrilled to be a part of an event like this, meeting and collaborating with artists from lots of different locations and backgrounds. I’ll love to give a big shout out to Steve Lawler, Tanya Wilson from Kult and all at Tiger Beer for this amazing opportunity!

- Sally Zou (MMRB)

http://www.momorobo.com/works/illustration/

MOMOROBO (also known as MMRB) is a collective of creatives ( Sally, Morris, Eric and Terence ) based in Shanghai and Singapore and in their own words, “runs on Xiaolongbao and Hainanese chicken rice.” An analogue creative team, the crew have worked with likes of Nike, adidas Originals, and Tiger Beer, and their hyperactive design aesthetic and future thinking art and designs solutions see them as rising stars of the Shanghai creative scene, recently invited to be one of this year’s juries for New York Art Directors Club Young Guns. Their works are also featured in various offline and online publications such as Asian Graphics Now!, CNN Go, Vision Magazine, Dazed Digital, ComputerArts, Faesthetic and the Pictoplasma Character Encyclopedia.

Creative Chemistry: The Art of Collaboration for O&M, by Ellustrate

This was a project of cum. for Ogilvy & Mather. We were to produce the illustrations for the articles in their up and coming 11/12 issue at their DO.com webpage. The illustration for the lead article was to be 709px x 493px and it was titled, "Creative Chemistry: The Art of Collaboration". Keywords for the illustration include collaboration, creative mix, chemistry and convergence. One of the entry points into the execution was to take on the part where the article mentioned that the key reasons towards success was more than just the good mix of skills and people but also the inclusion of a strong leader with clear directions.

The idea was to have a central image that takes after the "leadership" component and to have illustrative visuals converging towards the centre. The visual elements to symbolize the chemistry and creative mix was not to take a literal standpoint but metaphors that resembles collaboration. Below is the starting sketch I did on a bus ride. I was given an apple as the central image and told to do a "tornado" that is spinning into it using my illustration style and "swirls".

Following that were versions of digital sketches with numerous revisions. Some areas of caution was to be weary of the shape of the apple turning into more of a cherry and a careful integration of the photograph into the illustration so that it does not look like it was just stuck onto the illustration. There was the option of including typography which I took out eventually to remove excessive visual factors to work with. There were also careful consideration to remove certain details and to include more "interesting" visual elements and hence the hands that resembles collaboration and teamwork. Even with the last draft, the illustration was still looking very messy with too many things everywhere.

Instructions came from the client to remove certain elements and to really simplify the whole illustration. Hence, over a good sub, the following draft was churned out where parts were carefully and instinctively removed and the rest refined further. It was with the idea of "simplifying" that the illustration finally started to work!

With the addition of a textured background and the building on and refinement of colors and strokes, the final draft was completed and sent to Ogilvy and they loved it, thankfully!

The illustration is found live on web now at http://ogilvydo.com/
Do have a read at their articles as well, rather enlightening! And for the illustration, I guess sometimes less is really more.

View more work by Elena Yeo aka ellustrate at http://ellustrate.net

PORTRAITS AFTER DARK -9th Dec 2011, 7.30PM

Happy Holidays Everyone! We’ve made it! It’s December!  Join us for the last session of 2011- The Christmas Cup Cake Session!! Let’s make it memorable! Dress up as Santa, a santarina or elf, bring a good friend/ soul mate/ family member/ pets and share this edition of “PORTRAITS AFTER DARK” with us! This is where you can meet the most interesting illustrators in Singapore and get your portraits drawn on a Friday night!

Twit and spread the word- @oicsingapore PORTRAITS AFTER DARK – http://bit.ly/oicdark04

Registration for ARTIST – Register here! ( Click Link )

Are you an Artist / Illustrator or Doodler!? Come draw with us! Polish your drawing skills & catch up with your OIC buddies at the same time. Everyone gets 20 minutes to draw the “patron/ sitter” at the same time. You get $10 for each drawing sold . Make it PLAYFUL and COLOURFUL, all skill levels welcomed. OIC Portrait Day is about artists having fun and experimenting with new ways to capture an interesting image and making new friends.?You don’t have to be an OIC member to take part but you have to register and please read the FAQ. Come and draw, make friends and spread good drawing vibes.

Artists Registration is S$10/- each ( with 1 complimentary yummy Christmas cupcake per registered artist from www.cupcakes.com.sg /https://www.facebook.com/cupcakeswithlove* )

Posting your work for view & sale (compulsory ) is a sign of appreciation to the patron/sitter/ poser .

Registration for SITTERS/ POSERS:

You want your Portraits drawn? Pose for us!! We will love to draw YOU!! Email us and book the time slots you want.

email “info [at] oicsingapore.com”

subject: “I want some portraits!”.

State name/ mobile number/ email address/ couple or 3-some/ your preferred timing ( 7.30pm, 8pm, 8.30pm, 9pm, 9.30pm )

Posing is FREE, each artwork is S$10 available for purchase- all proceeds goes to the artists.

Poster illustration contributed by Yap Kun Rong, see more of his amazing work here: http://yapkunrong.net

Cupcakes kindly provided by

To order more yummy Christmas cupcakes : “Click here”

* while stocks last, 1st come 1st serve basis.

MessyMsxi’s Breakfast Barter

“MessyMsxi’s Breakfast Barter” is my most recent personal project, it is an interactive concept, whereby visitors can draw their ideal breakfast or a breakfast representation on the standard template which I prepared, in exchange for one of my breakfast postcard. Despite the project being non-profitable, the biggest reward was having our roles swapped; it was the visitors illustrating their breakfast for me. This approach has allowed me to connect friends and strangers over the subject of breakfast, which I deeply enjoy.

Below are images taken during my second breakfast barter, to view more of my first breakfast barter you can check it out here .

Postcards for barter

Booth was initially set up for about 3 participants

In the end we had almost 6-8 drawers in a go..

Below are a few selected drawings I received

A pop-up gallery was set up to act as a photo taking backdrop and to engage with other visitors who have interest in taking part.

I have recently created a MessyMsxi Facebook page where I can more easily share updates of my work and activities with public, so “like” it if you’d like to hear more from me : facebook.com/MessyMsxi

OIC Interview with Dawn Tan

This is an interview with Dawn Tan ( now based in Melbourne, Australia ) by Kaiyee ( ( now based in London/UK ) organised by Fei ( now based in Lausanne, Switzerland )!  All graduates from Temasek Poly too!  Looking forward to more interviews like this!

As part of our “OIC share what you love”  effort, we encourage illustrators / artists to share not just their own work but also conduct interviews, and introduce the work of other illustrators they admire or like!

Kaiyee’s Interview with Dawn Tan

Melbourne artist and crafter Dawn Tan is a self-confessed foodie with a penchant for all things yummy and beautifully packaged. Her work embraces her inspiration with home-cooking, packaging and grocery shopping. Some of which have been translated into large over-sized sculptures, art prints and accessories such as tea towels, aprons, and market tote bags.

In her spare time, Dawn authors a blog called Handmadelove. She also runs adult and children art workshops in a number of schools and private art studios around Melbourne.

Dawn and her work have been featured in various publications including Frankie Magazine, Uppercase Magazine, Gourmet Traveller and The Age Newspaper.

Website: www.dawn-tan.com

Blog: www.hand-made-love.blogspot.com

Shop: www.handmadelove.bigcartel.com

Ky: Hi Dawn! What are your favorite subjects to draw? Why? Do they represent you as a person?

D:
I LOVE drawing food! Well, I love food, I love cooking and all that comes with it. The recipes, the grocery shopping… So I think it’s only logical to combine such passion into drawing!

Ky: I know you teach alot of children art and painting, which is an awesome job, do you find teaching helpful in personal development ?
How so?

D:
I really enjoy teaching. I find it helps me to relax actually. Whenever I am tired or need a new inspiration, I find myself turning to teaching.  Working with children helps me to generate lots of crazy wild ideas. I’m often inspired by them and their creativity and their willingness to make ‘crazy art’.

Ky:How is the illustration scene like in Australia? Having lived there for a few years, you must have a few opinions and how is it different from Singapore?

D:
I love it here in Melbourne, where I live. It’s vibrant and inspiring every different day. You get weather changes, nature changes happening all year round. Not so much like Singapore where it’s just summer all year round. Here you get all 4 seasons. It even snows up in the mountains!

I guess because of these differences, the culture, nature bits..somehow the style is just totally different? Not sure how to describe it. You’ve got to see it for yourself. But yup, both countries’ illustration scenes have their own goodness! I’m in love with both!

Ky: Talk about a piece of recent work you are proud of, and why?

D:
I recently did a burger and French fry illustration. It’s fairly simple, nothing too crazy but it’s been made into a melamine cup and plate! To be able to see my art on nice dinnerware makes me smile like a girl in a candy store!

Ky: Looking through your portfolio there are many drawings of food, any tips when it comes to illustrating foodstuffs?

D: Just enjoy! Take it easy and paint while you’re eating the item itself! Makes it more fun this way. Not only will you get to draw and smell it. You’ll also get to taste it! Haha!

Ky: Any good tips for new illustrators who are starting their career?

I’d say..Stick with your gut, and just go with what you like best and try to convince the client! Don’t just do souless stuff to please others. You need to love what you’re doing, in order to keep the whole illustrating thing sustainable!! No one stays long if they do what they hate all the time.

Thanks to – the interviewer: Kaiyee (  http://cargocollective.com/kaiyee ) , the co-ordinator: Fei ( http://havesomefei.com )

Mindflyer’s iForum illustration for &Larry

Had the privilege to work with the &Larry’s team for a new year end promo at Takashimaya’s iForum. Super fun job illustrating my imaginary super fun playground. This is a variation of my earlier work- “Children’s World” but at a more crazy level! Don’t ask me what I eat, I just DRAW !

My folio is here: http://mindflyer.com/

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