JLManuel \( ^-^)/

studies

2012-02-02T01:38:00.000-08:00

Hello!

We don't have a pretty teacup at home, so...

Ms. Water Boiler, lol jk (hides).

Some studies from photos I found online a while back,
can't find original source anymore T_T

Painting over this one is pretty fun.

I'll update with it soon!

Thanks for stopping by!

Later~

snow days

2012-01-19T01:23:00.000-08:00

Hi friends!

Here are a couple of colors iphone sketches.

A sketch from a year and a half ago, reworked

And a couple of studies (from stills I googled) of an awesome show.

Can't wait for season 5!

Happee New Year! ( ^o^)/

Two weeks left...

2011-12-01T22:48:00.000-08:00

We have about two weeks left of school!

I'm excited and nervous at the same time ^^;

Here are some in-class studies 25, 40, 10, and 20

Update:

I'm engaged!!

[ jmesohappee with him]

Treat!

2011-10-24T19:14:00.000-07:00

Hello friends :D

I wanted to post this because I don't remember the last time I had patience to draw purely in pencil (without painting on it with photoshop) and actually finish! YAY :P Hope ya like the cuteness! Thanks to a talented friend for modeling and dressing up ;)

Woohoo! I finally get to type:

Graphite on 14x17 bristol.

[LOL moment]

And this was my study for it :)

It was an assignment for Lisa's clothed class. I LOVE how her class is like taking figure drawing, anatomy, and clothed all in one! Maybe it's just me...

Until next time! ( ^o^)/

Storyboard style... sort of

2011-10-22T18:41:00.000-07:00

Finally half way through the semester, and taking Joko's advanced perspective is helping me explore different styles (or whatever I'm doing for that class lol). Here are more WIP and some studies. Hope ya like! :3

Someday, I will use less filters ^^;

20s, except on the top right (for some reason I wrote 15 on it). Conte on 18x24 smooooooooth newsprint. It's been a year since my last clothed class, so I'm glad I'm taking it now :)

Thanks again for visiting!

Later ( ^-^)v

Trying to figure out environments lol

2011-10-15T20:58:00.000-07:00

Fun stuff from my classes!
WIP

No under drawings yay~

Airport, plane, and muni (metro)...

Thanks for visiting! ( ^o^)/

Goodbye Montreal (for now)

2011-08-31T10:33:00.000-07:00

Main lights were switched off on my 2nd flight to SFO last night. So I sketched whatever was on my tray table...

Yup, that's my 1st gen iPhone from ages ago... It's replaced, but I haven't set it up yet :P

First week of school starts this Thursday yay!

Later~

New tablet... pc

2011-08-28T10:42:00.000-07:00

I finally own a windows pc lol. It's a fujitsu q550--so light! Compared to my good ol' macbook pro from 2007 plus a wacom 3, this tablet just feels convenient for now. I think I'll mainly finish projects with my mac until I get used to it :P

Here's a WIP to try it out. More style exploration :)

Thanks for stopping by!

I also thank my bf for the awesome birthday gift :3

Character doodles and stuff

2011-08-17T13:20:00.000-07:00

Hello friends! I haven't posted in a while ^^;

Hope ya like some of the style studies! ;)

iphone sketches :) colors app

More iphone sketches

More WIPs

From life: photoshop (left), painter (right)

Can't resist drawing cute stuff :P

Gonna miss Rich when I go back to school this fall T_T

Hope you all had a nice summer!

jMeSoArtsyFartsy

2011-06-30T23:58:00.000-07:00

Hello! :3

Here are the photos I took in Montreal QC so far.

I kinda wish I studied French in high school :P

Views from our apartment...

Old Montreal

Phew!
Posted just in time for June.
It's still the 30th in the bay area, with a few minutes left lolz~
. . .
( T__T) homesick.

Airbrushing is... fun

2011-05-30T22:59:00.000-07:00

Hello!

I just wanted to share a few sketches and some work I pushed a bit further...

(Work in progress)

I painted over a couple of pencil sketches from a while back. I don't know why I never used the airbrush as a primary tool :P

(Someday I will be better with environments. I just have to start somewhere lol)

Finally a 3/4 view bwahahah

Cafe sketch.

And another personal work in progress :)

Thanks for stopping by! ( ^o^)/

Cafe sketches and more practice

2011-04-16T18:24:00.000-07:00

Hello! ( ^o^)/

I don't like getting caught, so I prefer not drawing folks in front views lolz!

I've been practicing to draw without reference... it's so difficult =_= Only reference used was Dean Cane (Lois and Clark era) for the younger dude :P

Later~

WIP

2011-03-18T23:12:00.000-07:00

lol Richie beat me to it! (blushes)

Gotta fix a lot, but hope ya like!

Laters! ( ^-^)v

Explorations :)

2011-02-10T10:38:00.000-08:00

Hello again!

Some of these look silly...

Hope you like them anyway :D

It's always nice to practice different ways of painting, drawing, etc.

because I learned so much on my own and from friends (thanks!)

A couple of characters... not quite finished lol

Uhm... this needs a lot of work =_=;

Everybody likes drawling Whitney! :P

B&W from photo.

Sketching from life is always fun~

It's V! Looks so innocent and young lol...

It's best to just look at the thumbnail version of this because it's so loose haaa

This is my first storyboard ever (so don't expect much lol). Our assignment was a simple "personal story." There wasn't much instruction in the first week, but I really tried and had fun anyway :) I had great critiques (thanks!) I really hope I do better because I'm considering color scripting as well! I need landscape painting too!

Sketchbook! I sketched a shinigami dude (in photoshop) because the skull was a little lonely :'(

Another skull study (oil) hooray!

Thanks for stopping by!

Happy New Year!

2011-01-03T22:28:00.000-08:00

My New Year's resolution? More finished work! :P

Here are a couple of sketches from life yay!

Rich staring at his pc tablet :3

Whitney and I sketched at Borders earlier today :)

It was so cold outside! =_= SF's 50 deg F felt like 30!

Later! ( n_n)/

WIPz

2010-12-17T03:15:00.000-08:00

Hello~

I'm currently fixing/adding more details to my oil painting and characters. These were for my clothed figure painting and illustration1 classes.

Here's a sneak peek lol.

My good friend Julia Y.

Boring poses so boring :P

I need to work on colors ^^;

( n_n)v Later~

Baby steps

2010-12-10T14:24:00.000-08:00

Finals next week! Some of these will be rendered fully... I hope :P

^^; Gotta practice...

Dome things

(He kinda looks like Kirk lolz)

teeny sketches so teeny :3

...hugging Reekeee lol

This was my sketch at the end of last summer before painting the watercolor version ;)

Thanks for stopping by! ( ^.^)

Sketch during class

2010-11-23T14:49:00.000-08:00

Kris K.

I was sketching her during one of her slide presentations for about 10-15 min. She's really cool. We're finally working on a colored illustration. So I hope mine will turn out okay ^^;

Very fun sketches :)

2010-11-15T00:00:00.000-08:00

Hope you all like these! Don't worry, I'll draw guys too :P

Graphite pencil ones from imagination (which I'm still trying to get the hang of)... inspired by so many. Brush pen and vine charcoal studies from life.

Thanks for stopping by! ( ^-^)v

I like sketchin thangs..

2010-10-20T14:55:00.000-07:00

Two quick studies from photos before painting them with oil on canvas.

Julia

Whitney

From imagination.

Possibly Lyn.

I missed the good ol' charcoal on paper.

(Mostly from life)

Thanks for stopping by!

WIP

2010-08-06T06:32:00.000-07:00

Hi there :)

Last week's post was fun to draw.

I guess here are my different approaches in drawing using photoshop...

...Here's a preview (WIP) ^^;

Just a sketch.

Special thanks to Sig!

Have a nice day folks!

( n_n)v

so happee!

2010-07-29T13:12:00.000-07:00

Hello!

My niece likes purple.

Thanks for stopping by! ( ^-^)v

Environment Study

2010-07-19T09:20:00.000-07:00

Hello! :)

Kitteh! In San Fran =P

[Edited post]
Cleaning out some sketches ^^;

Thanks for stopping by!

More Sketches

2010-07-12T19:47:00.000-07:00

Hello again!

Here are more random sketches and studies. I really had fun with all of these. Especially when sketching along with good company :]

mechanical pencil

ballpoint pen

next 6:
watercolor and mechanical pencil

(the "nose" for Ki-Ke, lol)

[Edited post]
Cleaning out some sketches ^^;

Later folks! ( ^-^)v

AAU Spring Show 2010

2010-06-19T13:39:00.000-07:00

Hello! :)

I congratulate my friends again for their pieces in these departments...

Foundations

Illustration

Fine Art (Painting)

Click the links to enjoy~

(me, Ovetto, Desiree, and Reekee at the show!)

Pic stolen from Desiree lol! :P

( ^-^)v

New to Watercolor

2010-06-14T18:51:00.000-07:00

Hi there! :)
I thought I should finally give watercolor a try. So I've been practicing the medium in the last few weeks. Painting with it is pretty challenging, but very fun! These were all from life (except one doodle). Enjoy!

(Doodling while chatting with Reekee on the phone lolz)

(Reekee!)

(A jellyfish sucking his brains. Haha jk)

Thanks again for stopping by!
( ^-^)v

Beginning of Summer...

2010-05-31T05:45:00.000-07:00

Hello!

(edit post: I took out the "princess Leia" sketch LOL, it looks silly!)

More sketches to come! (I'm trying out watercolors lol)
Thanks again for stopping by!
Later folks! ( ^-^)v

End of Spring '10 Semester

2010-05-21T07:23:00.000-07:00

The AAU Annual Spring Show is coming soon! Some of my submissions were accepted in the Illustration Department, but we'll see on the opening day (May 27th!) if any of them actually make it on the walls lol!

The result of these last 4 months... Enjoy! :)

Another 2-day in-class drawing. Vine charcoal and charcoal pencil.

Besty! Vine Charcoal. (With photoref)
I should have shaded his beanie dark :P

Some quickies.

Oil on canvas.
The arrow is totally implied ;) lol
My good friend Julia encouraged me to finish painting this digitally (photoshop). So we'll see how this might turn out during my summer break.

Kirk. Oil on Canvas. 18" x 24" (about 4.5 hours with photoref)

Thanks for stopping by!

Now I'm off to my last class, meet up with friends, then check out Dice Tsutsumi's show! Eeeeeee!! Later folks! ( ^-^)v

2 weeks left.. sigh..

2010-05-08T15:03:00.000-07:00

Hello! Hope you folks like these.. more to come soon! (after finals yay!)

Charcoal Pencil and Vine Charcoal. 18"x24"

Sketchizz~

(I tried sketching the heads with no reference hehehe)

colorssss~

To my buds in school: good luck during finals and have fun!

... omgosh can't wait to hang out with mom tomorrow!
Happee Mother's Day!

Later dudes! ( ^-^)v

Spring '10: Weeks 9 & 10

2010-04-17T23:43:00.000-07:00

Hello~~! Mooooore studies (sigh).. I guess I won't be posting for a while until after this semester, because finals are in 4-5 weeks. Spring Show is coming up also, but I have a feeling I won't be submitting anything from this semester and last, which is actually fine with me.. I just can't wait to see friends' work up! :D

This Fall term I'll be having an Illustration class tho (finally!), so hopefully next Spring Show (2011) I'll be uhhm.. ready.. with.. stuff.. lol...

Enjoy!

(I'm still afraid of colors... but I like the contrast... hehehe)

OMGosh.. cherry blossom festival in J-town?!-- I hope I get to go (buuhuhu too much homework).. sigh..

Later dudes!!! ( ^-^)v

Spring '10: Week 8-ish

2010-04-01T01:40:00.000-07:00

I just woke up from a long nap, teehee! It's only been 3 days since we got back to school from break and I'm already lacking some sleep.. sigh.. Well, I hope you folks like these :) And please excuse the terrible quality of these photos from my phone... like the rest of my photos here ^^;

Vine charcoal. During heads and hands class.

*Removed my self portrait :P

Fun sketchiz with a brush pen :)

Soooo excited! Wondercon----this weekend!!
Later dudes! ( ^-^)v

LOL

2010-03-22T01:06:00.000-07:00

Hello! Just working on some homework (painting/drawing) at the moment.. And I'm trying to fix this blog (clean it up maybe?) So I hope you enjoy these videos ^///^ hehehe~

Remember about at least a year or two ago, there was this class in AAU called: "Photo/Storyboard/Super8" ? Haha.. well, they changed the name recently I think. So yeah, I took this class because I was in animation in my first year at the academy. I used a super 8mm film camera from school. Edited in iMovie. It was filmed in China Beach (SF).

It's a silly reason, but I took a semester of piano class back in CCSF just so I can learn a couple of pieces from my favorite films. This includes "Lullaby" from My Sassy Girl (one of my fave K-Dramas) lol!

I know I need to post more finished work here.. sigh.. I'm working on it promise! Later dudes ( n_n)v

Chillax, Loosen Up, Have fun!

2010-03-18T06:48:00.000-07:00

...During midterms? ...Yes.

Angela. An in-class drawing. Vine charcoal. About 1hr. 20min.
(Thanks Z!)

A William-Adolphe Bouguereau master copy drawing.
Vine and compressed charcoal.

From workshops...

Thanks to Jialing, I was able to use a brush pen for the first time!

When models take their breaks, I have...

...fun collab sketching with Ge and Bo. The 2nd one includes Brie!

Teehee~ Later dudes! ( n_n)/

Update <--lame title for a blog (jk!)

2010-03-13T11:47:00.000-08:00

Midterms next week =_=
...and then Spring break ^-^

lol.. I paint too slow I guess. I still need to work on her face and such, and then work on my favorite part: her hair!

More workshop sketches! I actually missed sketching with mechanical pencils. Teehee!

Oh and... CONGRATULATIONS to my besty, who just got accepted to CALARTS!! eeeekkk!! X3

Later dudes! ( ^-^)v

Spring '10: Weeks 4-5

2010-03-07T07:03:00.000-08:00

Yup, end of week 5 already. Spring break for us is coming soon! (Woohoo full sleep!) :P

Quick study during clothed figure class...

WIP for class...
(includes my master copy of Zhaoming Wu's art... again lol)

Sketchbook dumps...
(from different workshops... all in pen and ink)

In this first batch, left to right: Bo, student, Jon, Enrique, Alex, and Olivia

Thanks again to my instructors and friends!
( ^-^)/ later~

Spring '10: Week 3

2010-02-20T09:14:00.000-08:00

This was a pretty exhausting week (but fun!) because of the workshops and assignments that just started. I had really great tips from instructors and friends. (Thanks Bo!)... After this week, I'll be working on 2 master copies and character designs.. oh noes! I hope I have enough time to go to workshops and sketch out with my buds =_=

Kirk. 18 x 24 Vine charcoal on paper. 1hr & 20-40min.

Clothed figure studies from class.10-20 min.

Kira. Oils on canvas panel. 12 x 16.

LOL.. needs more yellow. Oh well, it's a value study anyway :P

Oh.. I just realized, I have like tons of paintings/drawings of Kira ^^;
Later dudes! v( *u*)v

Spring '10: Weeks 1-2

2010-02-14T10:28:00.000-08:00

Hello again! :)

The first couple of weeks of school were fun. I'm currently taking figure painting, clothed figure drawing 1, and heads & hands 1. Three important classes (prereqs to major ones)...

Kira. (Oils. Limited palette).

Matt. (Compressed charcoal on newsprint).

...So I guess these are some work to compare towards the end of this semester.

V, Ricky and I went to Dr. Sketchy (SF) before school started... teehee!

pen and ink... and graphite

Later dudes! ( *3*)// xoxo~

Vespa SS180

(photoshop)

WIP

2010-01-16T08:13:00.000-08:00

Hello! Hope you guys like this...

Here are my WIP...

So I took one of my simple sketches and tried drawing random things with it. The 6th image was my final drawing. I wanted to make her look tough (but the softness feeling of the original, which I actually like, didn't quite fit) so I tweaked with the brightness, contrast, etc. a little bit. Teehee!

Later dudes! ( ^-^)v

Happee Holidays!

2009-12-25T17:02:00.000-08:00

Hey you guys! I've been sketching and doodling these past couple of days. Other than trying to fill my sketchbook with a gazillion heads and hand studies, I've just been brushing up on photoshop again. I haven't drawn with it since summer...

Well, these look really silly lol! Trying to get the hang of things again. I kept most areas loose because I'm not good with details just yet. So far, I hope my WIP of both are so-so. I might work on them a little more if I'm not lazy enough--I mean--if Rob thinks I should. (teehee!) So I might edit this post :P

I don't know what i'm drawing =_=

This one started out as a dude, but I couldn't help myself when I drew the waist area. So hopefully this looks like a chick with heavy gear.

And this one... inspired by a mohawk and an ice cream scooper... haha.

Later dudes! ( ^-^)v

Fall 2009 - Finals

2009-12-21T01:30:00.000-08:00

Sigh.. this semester went by pretty fast..

This was my final for Intermediate Figure Drawing class. I think this should be the last time I approach any drawing with Henry Yan's style. I will miss it.

Vine charcoal on 30"x40" drawing paper.
(used a photoref)

This was my final for Still Life class. It didn't turn out so well. The drapery looked unfinished. I did, however, enjoyed painting the three main objects.

Oil on canvas.

Later folks!
uhm.. sorry Alex for spamming your blog-search thing :P

1 week left..

2009-12-14T20:50:00.000-08:00

Finals this week.. This is probably my only time to relax.. and of all the things I could possibly be doing right now, I chose to post a blog lol! These are all just in-class work from the past 2 weeks.. So I'll start this off with a couple of oil paintings from still life class...

One of the breasts look flatter... LOL! I only like how I painted the flowers...
(couldn't finish the background.. sigh)

From anatomy class... I had no idea how to approach these sculptures :P

And these are sketches I did during Henry Yan's intermediate figure drawing class...

Two 20's from today.. teehee~ smiley face! XD

One 20min. from today, and one 10min. from last week.

25 min. from last week. Charcoal pencil on newsprint.

And finally, 80 min. from last week. Vine charcoal on paper.

LATER DUDES! ( ^-^)v

Week 13... Thanks!

2009-11-26T02:02:00.000-08:00

I am thankful everyday for having wonderful friends, family, and mentors/instructors... I am fortunate to be loved and supported by great people... This four-day weekend/ Thanksgiving holiday, I will eat with family for lunch, maybe hang out with friends for a day, and then work on assignments for my classes :)

These were from my intermediate figure drawing class.

Vine charcoal and white charcoal pencil on toned paper. 80 minutes.

Vine charcoal on drawing paper. 25 minutes.

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! \( ^-^)/

End of week 12.. I lied.

2009-11-21T01:17:00.000-08:00

OK, so instead of posting after finals, I decided to update one last time (until 3-4 weeks from now). Hmmm maybe one more post, right before Thanksgiving break, if my self-portrait turns out to be so-so. LOLz! (edit: removed figure sketches hehe)

In-class painting. Oil.

I normally have a bunch to say about my mistakes -- "meh~" "ugh!" and even "grrr!"-- but I'll let 'em go this time (too lazy).

Later dudes :)

End of week 9.. or is it week 10?!?!

2009-11-06T23:26:00.000-08:00

Gasp! Well I just found out that it's actually week 10 because of work (lolz new "work scholar"). I was filing rosters this week that's why. It doesn't really matter, just thought this semester is going pretty quickly.

There were no assignments due for this week, so nothing interesting happened... except... I was actually enjoying my time in anatomy class (during the long pose).. I was so content during that day, I even put my initials, even tho the drawing was just so-so ^^;

80 minutes. Charcoal pencil on drawing paper.

Teehee! I had fun with this drapery, but it didn't turn out the way I had hoped (doesn't read very well). I just realized that the yellow is pretty intense on that right side (FAIL!).. :P

9th still life. Oil. In-class painting.

Later dudes! ( ^-^)v

End of week 8 - Lost & Found

2009-11-02T15:50:00.000-08:00

SUMMER '09 SKETCHES

from Union Square
and Yerba Buena Gardens (with Rob)

and finally.. from the sketchbook that I misplaced for a few months

during July '09 Sketch Crawl meeting in SF. Presidio at Torney Ave.

that's all for now folks.. later dudes!! ( ^-^)/

teehee!! :)

2009-10-28T21:09:00.001-07:00

Awesome feeling I've been having with my drawings recently.. at least drawings from/for intermediate figure drawing.. hehee!! Henry didn't tell us that we'd be drawing a very long pose this week (2 days of 3-hour class time each).. so.. the ONLY time I didn't bring a drawing paper, I actually drew something worth drawing on a nicer paper---FML!! hahaha.. but now that I think about it, the newsprint paper was actually nice for the long pose.. I was more than satisfied :) and Henry did an awesome job instructing me.. Unfortunately, I didn't get to finish, and I still need to practice on certain things here and there..

The second drawing was the second master copy I did (which was really unnecessary, but Henry wanted another drawing that was more anatomical).. so I felt so embarrassed showing 2 master copies in class.. the link of his original drawing (my reference) is in my previous post..

In class drawing. About 1 hour and 40 minutes total time. Charcoal pencil.

2nd master copy for intermediate figure drawing class. Charcoal pencil.

Later dudes! ( ^-^)/

update :)

2009-10-25T21:44:00.000-07:00

For my master copy assignment, I chose a painting by Zhaoming Wu (archive). Btw, the reference pic I used was from his website hehehe (not big enough! but I managed).. I don't know if Henry would like this one, so I'll do one more if I have time.. just in case. It'll more likely be his charcoal work.. teehee!!

(vine charcoal)

Later dudes! ( o^^o)v

end of week 6.. lolz update

2009-10-16T22:43:00.000-07:00

hehe.. I need to scan and take better photos next time..

weapons of choice: Hi-Tec-C 0.25 & Staedtler pigment liner 0.3 & 0.1
i've been trying to practice pen & ink without pencil underlines..
so here are just a few results from my sketchbook:

(lolz I got lazy rendering hands)
charts for anatomy class

(lolz arms)

7th still life..
spent the last 1-2 hours of class in a gallery field trip
so I couldn't fix things..

must.. sleep.. so.. tired.. sigh.. later dudes ( -_-)v

Reference Pics?!?!

2009-10-09T01:35:00.000-07:00

...for Aaron (WHO NEEDS TO UPDATE!)

He wanted to use them for his clothed figure homework..

...and for my buddy who kept bugging me to show them.

So Aaron made me pose in such silly ways earlier today (Thursday) LOLz!
Luckily, I had some so-so sketches from Anatomy class before that..
Hmmm.. I was in a good mood :)
But I will only post the ones that were uuhhmm not so embarrassing..
MWAAHAHAHAH >:D
These can be references for clothed figure sketches .....ONLY $5 EACH!

...i kid.
(not really) ;P
They're not at all great.. thanks to the model.. teehee! ^^;

This would look so cool if I was on a skateboard >_<

This looks weird.. but would be cool with a costume ;)
gaaah! painful. T_T

But this one was so much more painful T^T
"Bend more!" ..I'm not that flexible! >:O
hehehehehee!
Btw, my friend (Wenting) was taking a video the whole time..
She won't be posting it here (on a blog) though..
But somewhere else.. hhmm.. ¬_¬

Later dudes! (^--------^)/

portait - charcoal pencil

2009-10-05T21:51:00.000-07:00

Teehee! I usually use vine charcoal as my main tool..

But I thought I'd do it Henry Yan-style.. lolz!
wheeee~~ I love starting out my week in his class every time!

I would've worked on her eyes more..
But she kept drowsing off.. gah!

later dudes! ( ^-^)v

end of week 4.. sleep.

2009-10-03T01:15:00.000-07:00

ok.. so this whole week was uhh crazy..

had assignments due in one day after the next from all (4) classes..
(assigned 1-2 weeks ahead)
so.. i haven't slept well in 3 days/nights (total of 5-6 hours maybe?)..
but i still survived the two workshops earlier (Friday)
because drawing makes jmesohappee :) lolz.. i'm so tired..

these aren't really worth posting..
but at least i get to see my improvements (or lack of) throughout the semester..

this was for our first homework in still life painting.
i didn't realize that all my objects lacked color until almost half way through..
because the actual objects were literally just black and white LOL!
but it was all good.. instructor liked it, but suggested to work on ellipses and perspective
(5th still life painting)

this one was from class earlier.. i was sooooo sleepy (i still am) and lazy!
(6th still life painting)

LOLz! i wanted to draw the skull so bad.. but only had enough time for the femur :P

ok.. really need to sleep.. (you too buddy!)
later dudes.. ( ^-^)v

4th week - phew!/yay!/sigh..

2009-09-28T21:37:00.000-07:00

thank goodness i had plenty of sleep last night..
because today is: Day 2 of nonstop drawing (tons of homework!)
and Day 1 of sleepless nights/days.. gaahh!!
well, i think i'll have a couple of hours of rest here and there LOL!

Henry said i improved from my first week in his class (jmesohappee!)
unfortunately, this is the only sketch i can post today..
i still need to work on drawing a little faster, and a bunch of other things..

sigh.. i don't know why i draw so different in his class compared to
my anatomy class.. every time i'm in anatomy, I feel like crap T^T
..basically i struggle (in drawing figures) there more :/

(from intermediate figure drawing class)

hopefully my anatomy instructor will give me some time to draw further
(as much as i can) before he criticizes and attacks my sketches..
i would prefer if he attacks them with vine charcoal this time,
because I don't feel comfortable with his style of drawing..
gaaahh!!.. *breathe* ..later dudes ( -_-)v

end of week 3.. grr/sigh/lolz

2009-09-27T01:07:00.000-07:00

it's been a troublesome week for me:
getting frustrated with my figure sketches in my classes lately..
and folks have been touchy-touchy with my work
(without permission, or assume i don't mind at all)..
i like being helped.. but i wish they would not touch even my rough work..
they can do that on the side..

just a little pet peeve of mine i guess..
sigh.. i think i will be fine towards midterm..
*breathe*

hmmm.. i don't know why i made the reflective light on the
apple and pitcher red orange.. LOL ^^;
we don't have to use a limited palette in class anymore.. YAY!

later dudes! ( ^-^)v

3rd week - Monday was fun!

2009-09-21T21:13:00.000-07:00

watching Henry draw during today's demo was soooo---aaahh!!

LOLz
my goal at the end of this semester is to have
fluid strokes based on his style (i'm a fan)
then mix it up with mine (when i figure out what the heck my style is)
don't know when yet.. eehhh eventually ^^;

so here are some quick and long sketches from class:

(i need to draw legs longer next time hehe)

(i think i got lucky when i drew his hand.. teehee!)

later! ( ^-^)v

1st oil portrait.. soooo orange :P

2009-09-19T21:20:00.000-07:00

During a 3-hour workshop session.

Ho Jun Lee, the instructor, said that I should push the lights more,
and darken the areas with reflected light..
(gaah! i always have problems with those LOLz)
i also should have lightened/darkened that background,
because it kinda blends with the tone of his head..

I had so much fun!
..will try to do better next time (pressured gaaah!) XD
Laters! ( ^-^)v

end of week 2.. tired.

2009-09-18T23:02:00.000-07:00

last week we weren't supposed to use blue paint,
i forgot, so.... i accidentally cheated (?) :P

we used limited palette again..
boo!! T^T
i want my blues!!

(btw, i didn't exaggerate the pitcher, the top just had a weird shape LOL)

workshop.
trying to draw faster :/
( ^-^)v

Where are they?!?!

2009-09-17T03:57:00.000-07:00

So...

I went to the Townsend building before class to pick up a couple of pieces that didn't get accepted to the Spring Show '09.. yes, the rejected ones.. LOL! Since the portrait of my mom did not get into the show, I thought I was able to pick that up as well....... but I was wrong. The lady in the foundations office didn't know where my two pieces (below) ended up.. She looked at a list of names, and said that my "portrait drawing" is still in the New Montgomery Gallery (4th floor?).. That's weird.. I thought only my master copy would be up there.. CONFUSED!.. Then David Choong Lee popped up in the scene and said that one of the directors(?) might have it.. LOL! Had a nice little chat with Lee, and left without these two pieces:

This was taken while I was spray fixing out by our yard in the East Bay.
I just want to give this to my mom ^^;

my master copy shown in the Spring Show '09
(and i didn't even finish the box he was sitting on LOLz)

my fave pencil case, fave brand of vine charcoal,
and my board with Kino ("Kino no Tabi") taped on, because she's awesome.

OK, gotta sleep.. just finished a portion of Anatomy & English assignments..
later dudes~

2nd oil painting

2009-09-11T19:01:00.000-07:00

Robert suggested to dim the areas with reflected light.
I didn't notice how bright they were until he told me.
lolz.. next time..

(from Still Life Painting class Fall 2009)

1st week in Anatomy class

2009-09-10T19:52:00.000-07:00

..i need to draw faster. ^^;

..lower half study. female (left) and slim male.

unintentional collab sketch

2009-09-05T19:17:00.000-07:00

LOL!

the proportions were straight on..
Ricky's sketch is on the right
(i like his better, mine is crappy)

(view from Yerba Buena gardens 2009)

1st oil painting

2009-09-05T18:50:00.000-07:00

..i really mean it when i say "it sucks".. LOL.
used limited palette. wish i had more time to finish.
i hope i improve from day one to final term :/

(from Still Life Painting class Fall 2009)

FAIL

2009-08-31T09:54:00.000-07:00

unfortunately, my mind cannot produce any form of creativity at this time..
we'll see in a couple of years -_-
until then, hope you enjoy my school and personal work and sketches :)

<3 and ( ^-^)v
(love and peeeeeeeeeace!)