Puss in Boots!

It's been a few days of illustrating this little Puss in a scene when Puss went to the King and the Princess and told them that his master was drowning.

This is my personal project. Created for practicing and experimenting with pencil colors.

I haven't used pencil colors since I was in school!

Anyway, I've found that using pencil colors is actually help me play with colors easier and also kind of increase the illustration's saturations.. if that make sense :p

There's one thing I noticed is that when I look at this illustration. It first take my eye to the King and the Princess instead of Puss, because the contrast is higher in that area. Need to be more careful next time!

Anyway, here it is!

Puss in Boots

SVS Contest! T-Rex Joy Ride.

Last 2 weeks, Will Terry and Jake Parker has given 2 online classes for free though SVS (School of Visual Storytelling).

http://schoolofvisualstorytelling.bigcartel.com/

The first one is Light & Shadow ; Taught by Jake Parker, an Amazing artist who has worked on a set of Ice Aged 3, Rio, and many more.

http://mrjakeparker.com/

The second one is Working with Color ; Taught by Will Terry, and Amazing Children's book illustrator who's been in the industry for 20-30 years.

http://www.willterry.com/

The Class was AWESOME and I can't thank them enough for it.

Anyway, after the lessons, SVS has offer a contest, in which we have to paint an illustration drawn by Jake Parker, and I wasn't even hesitate to join the fun!

Here's my step-by-step painting.

Since I'm gonna go for 'traditional painting', I have to trace the drawing on my paper first!

After painting water all over the paper, paint a few color for the background.

Then, after the paint is dried, start painting on details..

and more details...

...and more...

...and more...

...and done!

How to paint Queen Elsa, Disney Frozen!

So, after I enjoyed painting Elsa from Disney Frozen. I thought I should make a video on a 'step by step' painting.

And.. I did enjoyed making this video!

I also got some sweet comments. It really made my day when I read them.

So, if you happened to watch my video, please don't hesitate to give me a comment!
Whatever you think, just feel free to write it down :)

Painting Queen Elsa, Disney Frozen.

Have you watched Disney Frozen?

Well, if you're like me, I guess you know that feeling of falling in love with Disney again and again.
Right after I watched it, I just want paper and some paint. So I can paint everything I just watched.   The movie is so inspiring! But, you know we all have work and due dates.

Anyway, I finally get to paint her, Queen Elsa!

I always love to draw Disney characters since I was young, but Disney characters are all beautiful and it seems so difficult to capture that beauty. So I'm actually a little worry before I drew her. But all the worries fade away when I touch the brush and paint! It's really fun and refreshing to draw and paint something just because you want to, and not because you're hired to do it!

Here's the sketch!

Queen Elsa Sketch

Queen Elsa in Color

A little close up

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Follow me to JAPAN!

     Last few weeks I've been in an amazing country, Japan with my husband. I love it there so much!! Japan is a well design country with very sweet people. Everyone seems to know their duties and enjoy working!

I get to visit Gosho Aoyama Manga factory (Gosho Aoyama is one of the most famous cartoonist in Japan) and I get to see his process of work and sketches. It's very inspiring to see a big artist sketch his ideas on a small sheet of paper. When I saw his sketches I thought "Wow, you really don't need expensive sketch books to sketch down awesome ideas."

his sketches

real drawing

and.. of course I had to visit bookshops and go straight to the Children's book corner. I couldn't read a single word but the illustrations tell all. Children's book in Japan are incredibly cute! They also have a lot of hand drawn, traditional illustrations.

Children's Book section in Japan

This is such an eye opening and inspiring trip! Seeing new places, new people and new ideas, can really boost your creativities!

Osaka Castle

Sand dune in Tottori

Tokyo Disney Land

Expensive area, Ginsa.

Tokyo Tower

New Book in Bedtime stories application!

The Monkey King by Lisbonlabs

Recently, I've been illustrating for a Children's book application call, Bedtime Stories Collection by Lisbonlabs, a Children's application company in portugal. This is my first experience working with a company overseas. It wan a LOT of FUN!! I love this project so much and so proud of this e-book!

Now available in App store for iPad, iPhone. Also available for Android!

Download Bedtime Stories Collection App for FREE!

http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/bedtime-stories-collection/id385753716?mt=8

Check out other beautiful stories!

https://www.facebook.com/Bedtime.Stories.Collection

check out some sample illustrations below!

My A-Z illustrations with Ana Fonseca!

A-Z Animal illustration is a project I collaborate with Ana Fonseca! 

We keep taking turns illustrate A-Z Animals. So, here's what we've done so far!