Monday, January 9, 2012
Wednesday, January 4, 2012
Starbucks Man
We were just done with my daughter's enrollment for kindergarten class and then our groceries, after which we decided for a coffee break. I found time for a quick sketch after finding an "almost stationary" subject. I put in the watercolor washes when I got home.
Starbucks Man from Rene Enriquez on Vimeo.
Tuesday, January 3, 2012
Andi on the Couch... The video!
First Sketch For 2012 from Rene Enriquez on Vimeo.
Sketching my daughter, Andi, while getting comfortable on the couch watching cartoons on the TV.
A good way to start the year... creatively, that is!
Monday, January 2, 2012
Andi On The Couch
My first sketch for the year.
Just to get the first one out of the way and hopefully the succeeding ones would flow more easily. It's like putting the first lines on a blank paper. Those are usually the hardest to do. My reason for creating this sketch doesn't make this less important. My daughter is five now and she's a big five year old, mind you. Of late, she can follow posing instructions whenever I want to take photos of her.
This time around, I asked her to continue what she was doing -- which was watching cartoons on TV -- and don't mind me sketching her. She was up to the task and I was able to put in some rough pencils quickly. I followed through with a brush pen which I couldn't skillfully handle as much as I wanted to. Showing a bit of rust there huh! Then I put in quick watercolor washes to give some hint of color in there.
I didn't want to make it look "finished" because sketches are supposed to look like sketches. Just the way I like them to be.
More to come!
Just to get the first one out of the way and hopefully the succeeding ones would flow more easily. It's like putting the first lines on a blank paper. Those are usually the hardest to do. My reason for creating this sketch doesn't make this less important. My daughter is five now and she's a big five year old, mind you. Of late, she can follow posing instructions whenever I want to take photos of her.
This time around, I asked her to continue what she was doing -- which was watching cartoons on TV -- and don't mind me sketching her. She was up to the task and I was able to put in some rough pencils quickly. I followed through with a brush pen which I couldn't skillfully handle as much as I wanted to. Showing a bit of rust there huh! Then I put in quick watercolor washes to give some hint of color in there.
I didn't want to make it look "finished" because sketches are supposed to look like sketches. Just the way I like them to be.
More to come!
Sunday, January 1, 2012
I promise...
... that I'll be blogging again starting with this first post for 2012. I don't know what I want to talk about or what I want to share. I haven't decided yet. Blogging was fun when I started last 2002. I stopped last 2009 and sporadically appeared between then and now. Starting today, I resolve to get something happening with this domain again. Cheers!
Saturday, May 28, 2011
Kah Choon at Work
I bought a 4"x6" Derwent sketchbook at Nanyang Arts Shop in Jalan Petaling months back. It was perfect for small drawings and its paper can take watercolor very well. So yesterday, I brought it to the office where I did a quick and rough sketch of my friend and colleague who was busy working - while I wasn't. Hehe. When I got home, I decided to define the lines a bit more with a cheap Faber-Castell waterproof gel pen. And then added the watercolor washes for color hints.
I enjoyed the whole process with this small Derwent sketchbook and I'm probably going to make this a constant companion for awhile.
The Derwent and The Sketchkit
Kah Choon at Work
KC Sketch Close Up
I enjoyed the whole process with this small Derwent sketchbook and I'm probably going to make this a constant companion for awhile.
The Derwent and The Sketchkit
Kah Choon at Work
KC Sketch Close Up
Wednesday, May 25, 2011
The Neighborhood Kopitiam
I didn't plan on visiting the neighborhood kopitiam just around the next block from where we live. Normally, it's only during weekends that I get to do this. But today was different. I took a leave from work. My daughter developed a high fever yesterday night and the poliklinik doctor saw her slightly inflamed tonsils. Poor little girl. Today, with her taking medications, the fever somewhat subsided but I knew I had to stay home just in case anything flares up.
She woke up hungry and asked for breakfast. A hot roti canai immediately came into mind. It's her favorite. I only hoped that the order list at the kopitiam wasn't that long. Last time I remembered, I waited for almost an hour for a measly 3-piece roti canai takeaway.
There were a number of cars already when I got there so I knew the wait time will be enough for me to at least pencil in a sketch. Midway through, I thought that it'd be good to put some color in later. I haven't done so on a Moleskine but I read it was tough to get the watercolors in. As a backup medium, I brought out my Caran D'Arche water soluble pencils.
Indeed, it wasn't that easy to apply watercolors on a Moleskine Sketchbook. That is why Modo & Modo came out with the "for watercolors" version. I switched back and forth between a brush and the pencils but in some instances, one would be good over the other and vice versa. Well, I ended up using both!
What I noticed is, the Moleskine's paper have a shine and some sort of thin waxy surface. When I use the water soluble pencils first and wet the colors with water, somehow, the waxy surface wears off. Now when I apply watercolors with a brush, the paper now takes them a bit better. Still not ideal. Just a bit better.
The Neighborhood Kopitiam. My Roti Canai and Kopi-O(traditional black coffee) in the foreground.
She woke up hungry and asked for breakfast. A hot roti canai immediately came into mind. It's her favorite. I only hoped that the order list at the kopitiam wasn't that long. Last time I remembered, I waited for almost an hour for a measly 3-piece roti canai takeaway.
There were a number of cars already when I got there so I knew the wait time will be enough for me to at least pencil in a sketch. Midway through, I thought that it'd be good to put some color in later. I haven't done so on a Moleskine but I read it was tough to get the watercolors in. As a backup medium, I brought out my Caran D'Arche water soluble pencils.
Indeed, it wasn't that easy to apply watercolors on a Moleskine Sketchbook. That is why Modo & Modo came out with the "for watercolors" version. I switched back and forth between a brush and the pencils but in some instances, one would be good over the other and vice versa. Well, I ended up using both!
What I noticed is, the Moleskine's paper have a shine and some sort of thin waxy surface. When I use the water soluble pencils first and wet the colors with water, somehow, the waxy surface wears off. Now when I apply watercolors with a brush, the paper now takes them a bit better. Still not ideal. Just a bit better.
The Neighborhood Kopitiam. My Roti Canai and Kopi-O(traditional black coffee) in the foreground.
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