This is a continuation of my attempt at journalling my daily life in the form of comics, continuously for over a 2 months. And I did this in 2011. I started this with Book 1 and now, this is book 2 and 3 together. This book is …
Every time I teach a class, I usually learn something new things or gain a deep understanding (and appreciation) for whatever I'm teaching. It seems to be true for most things. What I teach others, I learn it better myself. …
Before I went on my Perth vacation, I had a private tour of a late nineteenth century house, undergoing restoration. It's called the House of Tan Yeok Nee , which used to be an Anglican Church and also the headquarters for Th…
Here are some of the pages of sketches I did during my vacation in Perth recently. The plan was to keep it simple. For most of my sketches there, I used a cheap gel pen (I won't feel bad if I happen to lose it), graphite powd…
This is 2 pages of a diary entry in last month. All of these panels were drawn from my imagination, but shortly after each event took place. How do I draw from imagination? I picture the image in my mind. Try to hold it there. A…
I've been planning the upcoming pen and ink drawing class in July. I've to decide on the tools the students will use. So many choices. There are fancy fountain pens, gel pens, ballpoints, dip pens, etc. What about just a …
What do I do with my kids' painting messes that keep accumulating around the house? Should I throw them away? They aren't exactly proper paintings. But if I want to be sentimental, they are paintings done by my kids when …
My studio is often in a mess and I'm working on creating some order in my day to day habits. One of the things that contribute to the mess are loose sketches. These are sketches outside of my monthly "official" sket…
I've to make a conscious effort to remember small events like these and drawing them out soon after. Wait too long and the interest fades because new events keep happening all the time. In this one, I drew it with a vintage M…
I do sometimes get too comfortable using a certain drawing tool or medium after some time. What I don't like about that is, after a while, I feel I'm not learning anything new. There is no new challenge to excite me. Rece…
I've recently been attracted to painting with acrylics again, thanks to random find on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@elenaburcioa . I was reminded how nice it is to layer thicker paint on paper. I know her, but Elena…
For the last few months, I was serving as an adjunct lecturer at an art school in Singapore. One of the projects given to the illustration students was to create an autobiographical comic about transformation. It took 15 weeks f…
It started around 2012. Although the pens I used at that time could produce really nice art, I wanted pens that could produce lines found in manga and comics. My Signo DX 0.38mm gel pens, Microns, Zig Calligraphy Marker, and Hero…
This is a recent random spontaneous comic page I did. What I did differently here is that I diluted the Platinum Carbon Black ink (waterproof) in my fude fountain pen. That made the ink become grey instead of black. With grey lin…