Sunday 10 January 2010

Miss Ruby Eugenia



Ugh what's wrong with blogspot! I can't seem to enlarge the image without having it really pixelated though it's definitely saved at the best quality and size. Same goes with my other posts' photos. Can anyone please enlighten me if you know how to deal with this? (P/S: I just solved it hehe)

Anyway yes about this piece, basically just edited it on photoshop and added things here and there, for example her pearl ring, ribbon and her olive clutch, which in actual fact is a yo-yo I made last sem. Changed her lippie colour for a nice contrast with her green eyes, which I've also highlighted further. Her skirt design is composed of my previous pattern design coupled with a piece of black netting I scanned in last year, resulting in a meshed, laced effect on the corseted skirt's surface.

I guess you could say that somewhat the corset concept of the skirt was inspired from an image I had in my head since ages ago of Gisele Bündchen wearing this figure-hugging, light pink Dolce & Gabbana dress from like, Spring 2003 RTW collection. I managed to find an image of it on style.com. It looks like this.


I know it's ages ago but I wanted to fill the skirt with some details so that was what I could think of!

Colour choice came from my favourites: Nude, Black & Grey. Here's something that's a little more recent:


Alexander Wang's pre-Fall 2009 corset dress in nude & black! Soo nice and look, Paris Hilton's wearing the YSL pumps I made Ruby wear, just that hers was in grey.


YSL black tribute pumps

I used to think that these heels are just plain ridiculous, for practical reasons and also I thought they were kinda ugly...a little unrefined due to the really thick platform. However, I kinda change my mind now. They actually do look really good and can look really feminine. Though I can't afford luxury items like that, it was still pure fun drawing and painting them :)

Isn't she just preeeetty? :D Kinda wished I've got hair like hers.


Click on the image above so you can see greater details of Ruby!


This will be my last illo post before I leave for M'sia in just two days. So...till next time! God bless!


Friday 8 January 2010

Sneak Peak


Trying out different lip & eye colours for this little diva


...of currently what I'm illustrating. I love her hair and eyes...and lips! Maybe needs just a little adjusting with the lips as I had to have really steady hands when I painted them, which didn't happen of course. Haha. But good enough I guess :)

Can't wait to paint her little shoes!!


Wednesday 6 January 2010

The other Gingerbread Man Maker

Here I present to you the other half of the gingerbread-making old lady from a couple of posts before :)


Monday 4 January 2010

OKTAPODI










Just stumbled accross Julien Bocabeille's blog and found that this awesome animation was co-directed by himself and produced along with his team mates as their 3rd year project in Character Animation in the Parisian visual arts school named Gobelins. It has claimed many awards and even nominated for the 2009 Academy Awards for the Best Animated Short film.

The film is basically about two octupuses that were in love and about their adventure saving each other from the grasp of the evil restaurant cook that was threatening to butcher the pink one into some yummy culinary. I just watched it and it was soooo cute!!

You too could watch it here!! I love everything about this film, even from the sketches and the digital paintings to the final product. My favourite part would have to be them jumping from pool to pool in attempt to outrun the persistent pursuit of the cook.

Most of the photos were taken from Oktapodi's official website.

Enjoy!


Saturday 2 January 2010

A bbq on the 30th







Was over in Wantirna the other day for a friend's birthday bbq!

Wearing Dotti's short jumpsuit that I just got from DFO for only $5.95, Diva necklace for $5, belt from Temt or Valleygirl, Scooter embellished sandals that I got most probably more than 2 years ago that I never wore til now.

Happy 2010 to you all!! May this year be a year filled with sheer goodness and blessings :D