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Commute Sketching: Sketching on the train

I have friends who have been sketching on the train on their sketchbooks and there is also a growing interests among more friends now to sketch when they are taking public transport. I have been sketching commuters for quite sometime …

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Urbansketching – Bali Lane at Kampong Glam, Singapore

My last visit to Kampong Glam was in 24 Feb 2018, when Rob Sketcherman (http://www.sketcherman.com/) was in Singapore to conduct a Procreate workshop for the teachers. No one knows Procreate like he does and he is the best …

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Finding Inspiration and Motivation

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Finding inspiration on the social network is easy now. With technology so advanced, it is not difficult to type in anything on the Search bar on Google. Sometimes, Google filled in the gaps for you or the missing spaces. Immediately …

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Corel Painter 2018 New Release | Natural Media Brushes & more

This is not a review but I was testing Corel Painter 2018 trial version to see how it works with my computer. I am particularly interested in the Real Watercolor brushes and the speed at which these brushes will deliver …

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My Sketches on Postcards and Business Cards

postcard2b2sm-2622451 I have only printed my business cards a few times in my entire career as an artist, there was a period of more than 10 years I went about doing my business with one. However, in preparation for the USK …

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Urban Sketching at Club Street for the “We Draw Singapore Together” event.

club2bstreet-mono-sm2-1119219 I was involved with “We Draw Singapore Together” event as an instructor alongside with some other urban sketchers. On the first day in the morning, I was co-teaching “Drawing People” with James Tan; in the afternoon I was the sketch …

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The old is going, the new is coming

It is time to post something again, say maybe the last post of the year. I have been particularly busy for the last 2-3 months, to the point I do not have much time to sketch. Well I do but …

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Using gauze in ink bottle

I have heard so much about using gauze in ink bottles from friends I have to try it out myself. Instead of using an actual ink bottle, I used a solvent container that is used for outdoor oil painting. It …

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Inktober 2016 the first league

#inktober2016 #inktober Inktober 2016 arrived sooner than I thought. I haven’t got a theme for myself yet so I decided to draw whatever that came to my mind, and whatever sketches I did with ink would be considered my contribution …

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Ah Gong receives a gift for his birthday….

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Considering the fact that collecting cardboards could be a form of exercise for the elderly, a gift of the push trolley could be considered these days. …

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