Ahoy~

Hello! It's been quite some time since I've posted here. But I'm back!

* Done this character doodle just a few minutes ago, based on a slightly similar character while hopping some blogs ( forgot from where..).



+Music : Estranged - Aurora

Illustration Friday - Talisman

Hang Tuah with his “Taming Sari” Keris/kriss practicing silat. It is said that with this keris, Hang Tuah became invulnerable or invincible, and he defeated all opponents with this keris in his hand. This Majapahit originated Keris have long been considered a talisman; used more as a charm than as a weapon.

There are some glowing mantra appeared, written in Jawi. Jawi is a form of Malay language script which adapting Arabic alphabet.

Painted in Photoshop CS. -This is my first 100% digital illustration. Arggh~

+Music : Wings -Nur Nilam Sari

Doodling Hang Tuah

Illustration Friday - Legendary

Raja Bersiong (The Fanged King). A popular Malaysian legendary character taken from Hikayat Merong Mahawangsa. The king was known as Raja Ong Maha Perita Deria who lived during ancient Kedah kingdom. He has a very unique culinary appetite-craved for human blood. One day, his cook accidentally cut his finger while preparing for the king's meal but later, the king found the dish to be very tasty. He used force upon the cook to find out about the secret to the tasty meal. The cook was not left with a choice but to reveal that the secret ingredient was the drip of blood from his finger that fall into the dish. From thereon, the king sacrificed his subjects in order to get the human blood to be added to his meal. But later he was hunted down for his atrocity.

Colored in Photoshop CS.

Raja Bersiong in progress

The Ideation Rough Sketch:

0.5mm Mechanical Pencil on A4 paper


Inked:
0.1, 0.3, 0.8 Technical Pen on A4 paper

Cartoon-ish Thingy

My cartoons entries for an international cartoon contest. The subject is 'a car' and 'future car'. I think I can't win any of those prizes as the contest has a strong sense of editorial cartoon styles, where I'm in nature aren't. Editorial cartoon usually is a type of cartoon that simple in form and styles, yet have very sharp and strong punch in delivering its message.

I think I'm really stuck between two of them, - comic and cartoon styles. Not neither is excelled. hmm what the heck, this contest is a fun challenge anyway.

Click Here, Here, Here, and here again.

Photo challenge

The challenge is:

Go to your photos folder in your computer.
Go to the 6th folder of photos.
Go to the sixth picture in that folder.
Put the picture on your blog and description of it.
Invite six friends to join the challenge.
Link them in your blog and let them know they have been challenged.

This challenge has been asked by fliffy, thanks eh.



This is Pelaka ok? Pelaka? Dunno ah? It's the name for a mural paint brand lah... the cheapest one that you can get in stores.

This pic was taken in a school somewhere in Klang, in 2007 I guess. Me and my colleagues. There we done some art activities for the school kids, such as edu talk, art workshop, group activities, and yeah we draw mural on that 12 m x 3 m wall. Errr... f.o.c. Well, we're just a bunch of people who just love to do charities hehe.

The next victims to face the challenge:
IdaMandarin
Yutatz
Yunus
AgentSesat

Illustration Friday - Flawed

A boy trying to fix up his 'flawed' cyborg girl. The cyborg is inspired from a Kate Micucci pic, which she's wearing a wolf on her head. Besides to put the same animal theme, I chose to use bunny instead of wolf as her headgear. Albeit weird, but the idea to put animal on your head is quite inspiring and cool~. Something kind of self character-expression I think.

Forgive me for the sketchy and unfinished look as am too lazy to finish anything lately. The topic is 'flawed' anyway... so I assume it just do the work. Hoho.. how escapist I am. Still, I'm still weak in colouring, thus I'm convincing myself that I'll do many colouring exercises in the future..(sigh, yeah really...).

Technical pencil + A4 paper
Coloured in Photoshop

Thanks to enche' Yutat

This award has been given by enche' Yutat. Thanks man, I love yours too. Ok the answers for the questions:

1. My family
2. Myself
3. Everyone that closed to me

Lazy Sunday Doodles

D-o-o-d-l-e-s. I've killed the boredom.

Wanted: Music Entrepreneurs. Apply now!

Here I put some of the latest local and international competitions announcements. These announcements have been emailed by the MSC few days ago, and I'd think I hardly can't joined any of them. I guess it would be better to share them here than be rotten and wasted in my email's inbox. So waste time no more, gather your creative team and face the challenges!

2008 has drawn to a close and with the new year comes new opportunities!

British Council Malaysia has been running the International Young Music Entrepreneurs (IYME) Award for two years now. It’s our little way of recognising and paying tribute to young music entrepreneurs who have been working hard to make the local music scene a better place.

IYME 2009 is now open for applications and we’d like to hear from music entrepreneurs between 25 – 35 years old who are passionate about their industry and are committed to see the music scene develop even further. Find out application details here.

By becoming the IYME Malaysian finalist, you’ll get a chance of a lifetime to:

• Attend a two week all expense paid tour of the UK music industry.

• meet and network with leading UK music industry figures.

• promote Malaysian music at The Great Escape music conference and festival.

• share experiences with other IYME finalists from emerging economies.

Closing date: Wednesday 18 February 2009

Hamburg International Short Film Festival

The Challenge

The Hamburg International Short Film Festival has its roots in the independent filmmaking scene. The Festival first took place in 1985 under the title NoBudget, a name which clearly defined the Festival’s mission. In 1994 it received its current name. Since it was founded, it has always been the Festival’s aim to rise to the challenge presented by new developments and changing parameters in technology, society, and aesthetics.

The 25th Hamburg International ShortFilmFestival will take place from 2 - 8 June 2009. The submission deadline is 15 February 2009. Films for the Three-Minute Quickie competition (the topic 2009 is 'Human Error') have to be submitted by 1 April 2009.

For Malaysian submissions, kindly visit:

http://cmc.msc.com.my/register_shortfilm.php