Project X: Harker Head Studies

Head exploration and turnaround studies for Jonathan Harker, one of the main characters from Project X. Still work-in-progress. Will update the final when its done.

Project X: Elsa Fieldings Head Studies

Head studies and turnarounds for Elsa Fieldings, one of the main character of Project X.

Character Design: Creatures of the Forest

Children character design project that was basically hybrids of different animals. Peach is a gentle, shy creature that is a cross between a rabbit, camel and butterfly while distant, aloof Emerald is a cross between fish, turtle and moth. Peach has tentacles that glows different colours according to its mood. Emerald has wing/fins things that resembles a water dragon's head to scare off hostile creatures. Her real eyes are the smaller ones below.
Initial ideas and inspiration was provided by Rey. Her blog can be found here: http://reysrealm.blogspot.com/

Characters Design: Drommere

Drommere is a project started by some of my students. The idea was about a boy that imagined all these weird characters and drew them to life. I was really into their project so I tried my hand at designing some possible characters for their story. They are in the production phrase at present time. I hope to see their complete reel soon! :)
Chatter is a squirrel dinosaur that lost his nut and holds on to a cushion for a substitute. He is a nervous creature (hence his name) so stay clear of its teeth! Scrooge of the Skies is a crazy, happy-go-lucky sort of guy that wants to fly. He uses the flaps at his sides to glide in the air but isn't great at it. Grrf is an angry character made out of the ink blots stains of drawings. The boy mistook him to be an empty area and drew mushrooms, flowers, ropes and a smiley face on him. No wonder he is so grouchy.

Collaboration: Casey and Friends

Collaboration work with Erina Lim. Her blog can be found here: http://reysrealm.blogspot.com/. Casey is a spunky little girl with all these animal friends. She is pretty messy so even her bugged-eyed pet of a bird could make a nest out of her hair! I had a having a smile on my face when I was painting them.

Character Design: The Butcher

Remembering by my architecture days of esquisse competitions, I was inspired to conduct a full day (8 - 9 hrs) character design session with my students. This was what I came out with: The Butcher, a son's nightmare version of his abusive, dead father. I had fun designing this creature. I hope my class did too. :)

Illustration: Angel of Death

Sketches for a commissioned project for a character named the Angel of Death. The idea was to depict the duality of her part angelic and part demonic nature. However the project didn't proceed on. :( However, I enjoyed designing her. Done in ballpoint pen.

Project X: The Sewers

Concept for the environment of Fagin's Children. The idea is a sewer garden made out of the clutter of gears and other discarded machines and junk.The deformed children tend to it and life shyly blossoms in a deary, desolate place. The top is the finished illustration while the bottom was the initial line sketch. I kind of overdid the illustration and lost the area of focus while trying to concentrate on the clutter and details. But it was a fun drawing to do. Done with ballpoint pen.

Project X: Fagin Children

Sketches for Project X, a Steampunk game concept. These are sketches of Fagin's Children, deformed doll-like children who are cruelly exploited by Fagin. Like toys, these orphaned street children have their limbs amputated and replaced with mechanical parts in order to serve better as slave soldiers.

Project X: Jack the Ripper

Sketched idea of Jack the Ripper for Project X. He is flamboyant, outrageous and maniacal. Surgical tools are implanted into him as mechanical limbs of sorts. Done in ballpoint pen.

The Realms: Goldie

Goldie is a mutant fish that grew too large for her own good. She lives inside a little lake that frankly, at her size, starts to feel more like a goldfish bowl to her. She is generally good tempered but gets annoyed really quickly when hooks, baits or anchors gets caught on her.

The Realms: Goldie Sketches

Some initial sketches of Goldie, the placid mutant goldfish of the Realms. Done in blue pencil and ballpoint pen.