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. …
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 …
I work as an illustrator for a living. And this is one of the projects I completed a few months ago. I seldom do mural illustrations but this one was going to be blown up and printed, not painted directly on a wall, so it was clo…
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 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…
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…
I've just launched my first Skillshare class . My friend Parka encouraged me to do this and I've been working on this month after month since October 2023. Doing a video course is quite different from drawing comics! And…
I was originally going to do a video on how to make more polished lines for comics but ended up with talking about line variation. Sometimes, I do like ideas that develop organically. When I was comparing drawing tools that give…
Apart from being illustrator, I teach, have kids to look after, driving my daughter to school and back, and there are my own personal projects (like comics) and other stuff. Life can be packed. But I do feel I need to relax and h…
These are things I look out for when I draw comics. Everyone has a different style in drawing comics but these are the underlying principles that would make any comic communicate more clearly:)
This week, I'm realising the importance of taking a break. Like, forcing myself to take a break, even when there is so much I have to do. I think taking a break has to be classified as something I have to do too, instead of s…
Starting the new year, it's been quite crazy with loads of stuff. One of them was getting this video done. So I might be posting a little less these couple weeks to get things organised. This one covers how I actually go abou…
Experiment time is when I make new discoveries. Here I play around with Gelli plates, not really knowing what I'm doing. That's what experiment time is about - making the discoveries myself. My best learning comes from th…
Since my last video on drawing loose I've been wondering how else I can teach others to draw loose. I've been experimenting with these 3 ways in the video below. And so far, being conscious of them does seem to make a di…
Wait, this isn't sketching and drawing? But it's still art. I find that exploring other forms of art or experimenting without other kinds of art tools does expand my skill in drawing. For making 3-D models like these, it …
I went back to the Bulldog Coffee Corner. This time with my friend Roger, pencils and chalk pastels. I gave their Kaya toast set (coffee, 2 eggs and toast with kaya and butter) another go. I ordered Kopi-si-kosong, which is coff…
Went for a vacation at The Racha . The place was beautiful, staff were super helpful and the food was amazing. The video above highlights my experience sketching there with 2 kids along for the ride. Below are sketches I did duri…