A Magical Proposal - Process

I do.

This is done at a request from my boss whom I have been working for a long time as a part time caricaturist since my Polytechnic years. I was one of his first few caricaturists and during the span of my time working for him, he has supported and taken care of me while I worked for him. Through this job i grow and see more as an artist, able to be in contact with various people of all kinds to caricature on.

Finally, he has found his beloved who he can spend his lifetime with and he gave me free reins to do his wedding picture. It is truly an honor. They posted their wedding photos on Facebook and I thought the ones where the couple dressed up as the Magician and the girl who captured his heart are the essence of who they are and are filled with much fun and tenderness that I worked around that idea. 

I know i am suppose to do a caricature, with big heads and all, but this time, for the boss, i want to do something like a still/illustration, as though from an animation. Something different for him.

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WORK-IN-PROGRESS

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I did a couple of scenarios and compositions based on my thoughts of the couple and the pictures they took. And I picked the composition where they are free falling from the sky, with a medium closeup on their expressions to each other, to show their trust and love, and the 'magic' they had of each other. 

To the final, I tried to balance the entire composition out, using the ribbons to focus on the couple, and try to ensure the details and colors do not overwhelm each other. The colors and technique is inspired by Pascal and Uetsugi, but somehow, i believe i gave them a lot of form (from the shadows and light) *laugh* 

It is a happy blunder i guess. 

That's it! *laugh* 

In the issue of printing, well, adjustments are made in saturation and levels 

to get a brighter outlook for framing. 

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At the end, CONGRATULATION to the couple and 

may their marriage be filled with much Excitement, Passion and Magic \O/

The Wedding night and dinner is awesome, with special magic performance

by the couple. 

Truly, it is a magical night.  

Sketch-A-Day: See you Soon

 
This piece comes out, inspired by Pascal Campion, a man who does so many delightful pieces of illustrations, since i cannot concentrate on my project at the moment. 
Keeping it loose and focus on getting the pose, shapes, composition and the expressions. Will do some more from time to time to keep my brain working. 

Pascal Campion's blog: http://pascalcampion.blogspot.sg/ <- Check him out if you haven't 

The end of June

'... June is ending.'

Time flies fast. 

We will not notice on how fast or slow time goes if clocks or watches or even sun dials are invented.
One thing amazing is how curious and imaginative humans goes if you look back to ancient times.
Now, we take note and Time becomes our bondage.

Is Time good or negative? 

Because of Time, we can appreciate and treasure our 'short' life a little more? 

Because of Time, we can prioritize what is important to us to do or what is not so?  

Because of Time, we see the things around us differently now than compared to the prehistoric age?

We take notice of our age, our mortality, our gain of knowledge, our position in life, our differences with one another, our fears etc and keep them close in our heart.

In the end, i wonder, as an individual, this constant question continuously comes to my mind as I look out from the window.

 

'Each day, have I done enough?

And what could i have done more.'

Just don't think so much, You. *laugh*

But somehow, the gnawing feeling in your heart just grows. 

'Do you feel the same?'