This is a collection of doodles from my second sketchbook (2018 - 2023). Here we are once more. I’d like to think that there is more of a spread in this one. One common trend I found is that I’m more inclined to let my pieces breathe on the pages more and I got a lot more experimental with colours and materials.
This is a small study I did in my spare time trying to emulate the sketchy, scratchy nature of my pen drawings in Photoshop while exploring some fun poses in fashion (two birds, one stone sort of deal). Once again, they’re all drawings of my D&D character. Her name is Azurian and she’s an Aasimar Fighter (hopefully that makes sense to someone somewhere).
This was a digital drawing where I thought to myself, I want to suffer by drawing six very differently designed characters and putting them all together in one sprawling panoramic (inspired by that one artwork used in the opening of Legend of Korra.
Everyone had hands that were all posed differently too so that was an extra bit of salt to rub into the wound. Turned out great though.
This is a collection of all the digital artworks I’ve created of my D&D character that I’ve been playing since 2019. Her name is Azurian and she’s an Aasimar Fighter (hopefully that makes sense to someone somewhere). Each artwork had something in mind to challenge myself in style or subject in terms of design or composition.
This is a collection of my own personal favourites from my first sketchbook (2015 - 2018). Often times, my drawings are reflections of what I was going through at the time both work and personal wise. I’d also be influenced by the music I was listening to, phases I was in or just general thoughts and emotions. It was also the birth of my beloved character, Manny. I like to think that he’s just a visual representation of my mental state at the time of the drawing.
So…I’ve made a video essay and somehow tricked people into learning. Not going to lie, it was an interesting experience to blend research and humour together.
This was an accompanying piece to Strange News Out of Hartford.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of the music used, clips are credited at the end of the video.
About a month and a half ago, I was commissioned by Ben at Muay Lao Academy to paint (and I quote) "something big and cool to fill up space behind the ring".
My process started with research and getting an understanding of my client. His family crest consisted of a Chinese-Western Dragon hybrid which I drew large inspiration from Avatar: The Last Airbender (animated series). The trio of elephants was inspired by the Laos royal family crest and was recreated with artistic and positive intentions. Getting the Lao text was difficult but we were able to find a source but the hardest part was getting it to a larger scale as accurately as possible. Eventually, I ended up hand-making a stencil for each phrase.
It was my first time attempting something this big (small in terms of murals [1.7 x 2.5m] but big for me) and with spray paint which I never thought I'd have the opportunity to use. It was a huge learning curve and was extremely taxing on my body in comparison to my last mural BUT I'm happy with the end result.
DISCLAIMER: Music used is not owned by me.
This was a 2018 project done out of my great dislike of tight time frames back in university, especially during the pre-production stages of assessments. I never felt that I could fully flesh out my skills in this particular pipeline so I took it upon myself to create a storyboard for a music video based on Trixie Mattel’s “I’ll Wear Your Ring”. It was an invigorating exercise to see how far I could take my storytelling through an unconventional interpretation of the song.
For the best experience, play the song in the video provided while you read through.
This was a video of my making of an artwork of a Koi fish. Equipment used in this video includes Copic markers, Copic multi liners, a handmade lightbox, draft paper and a Canon 600D.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own any of the music used.
This was a personal project undertaken in late 2018 as a way to stretch my drawing muscles and rid my boredom during my tonsillectomy recovery. I wanted to experiment a little by blending three different mediums, all of which I’ve used separately but never together. The inspiration for this artwork is an acoustic version of Whee In’s song EASY.
This project is a very personal one as it was a drawing of my own grandfather. This was made as a gift for my mother. Software used for this video was mainly Adobe Premiere. Equipment used includes graphite pencils and a Canon 600D.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own the music used.
This was a paid project done for a local martial arts gym. It was also the first time I’ve ever been on a scissor lift (possibly the last too). The design was inspired by several traditional artworks depicting Laos Serpent dragons and the original logo of the gym. Altogether, I plotted and painted this across two weekends, if I had more time with the scissor lift and more funds then the mural itself would’ve been a bit more extravagant.
DISCLAIMER: Audio used doesn’t belong to me. Song credit: “Sunday instrumental - Jay Park ft. Heize”.
In the time available, I do enjoy making a timelapse of drawings that I have done. This project, in particular, was done for the family of their two daughters. Software used for the making of this video is mainly Adobe Premiere. Equipment used includes a Canon 600D and Magic Lantern.
DISCLAIMER: Music used is not owned by me.
This was a personal project that I did out of collaboration with some close friends. I designed and coordinated the mural and drew it on alongside my friends.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own any music used, characters or similarities. All rights belong to their rightful owner.
For a while, I was very active on YouTube uploading time-lapses of myself creating these Geometric Animals. It was mostly an exploration into a different art style and medium (seeing as I'm deeply rooted in drawing). It was a pretty successful venture and very necessary step towards broadening my horizons.
DISCLAIMER: I do not own the music used.
