Merry Christmas 2011

Drawn on 16th Dec 2011

Merry Merry Christmas.

It had been a long time since my last drawing,

I had been busy in sewing beading and designing clothes instead of sitting

quietly in front of my computer and draw whatever I want to.

It feels really enjoyable to draw freely.

Again, it's Christmas time,

having all those delightful ornaments on the street,

following by those cheerful Christmas songs....

it feels like bouncing :)

Back to Basic

Drawn on 9th oct 2011

It's not that I do not draw recently,

It is quite contrary to that, I had been always drawing.

But due to the nature of the uses of those drawings, I cannot share them yet...

Anyway, this morning, I tried to work on those commercial drawings again,

but I just can't come up with anything.

So I decided to go back to the basic.

I interpret the look book of twenty by twenty, inspired by the nice colour combination

and the simple beauty in it, I keep the strokes of pastel, my favorite drawing media, instead of blurring them and blending them.

Sometimes it's the imperfection that makes the perfect.

While in most other drawings I enthuse on the delicacy and precision, this time I remind myself of the reason why

I love to draw, it is the power of creation,

which is simple, basic and fundamental.

well I was wondering do anyone really read between the lines I wrote?

maybe everytime I just type beeleebalabuleebeeleee and still no one sees it...haha...

anyway, I understand it.

Picasso once said, “I used to draw like Raphael,

but it has taken me a whole lifetime to learn to draw like a child.”

It is not that I am anything when compared with him,

but it is essential to find the core meaning and motivation in the path of creation.

While getting hold onto rules, we constrain ourselves.

We forgot the core value and the simple of happiness.

Laid back and listen to your heart.

It is always more than meets the eye.

Deep down the surface,

we can discover the real beauty.

I Got invited to draw for a magazine : )

please enjoy~

Sexy Wet Hair!

Headphone with flowers : )

I gotta make one for myself~

I like animals with pearl necklace,

so Classy and cute!

and I love that fluffy feeling : )

It's easy to get lost...

but it's about us...

to stand strong.

and always, believe in what we believed in.

I always believe that I have the responsibility to show others what's going on

in my mind. Not everyone have those inspirations,

And if we do, it's our responsibility to show that beauty to the world.

It is that belief that motivates me, and keeps me from giving up when I encounter obstacles.

From NObody to SOMEbody.

That’s the fun thing about life,

No?

Cloudy Angelic

Drawn on 13rd July,2011

This time I tried a light approach,

with the brush strokes lighter, finer and longer.

Like the clouds, the fog.

Clouds are actually frozen ice crystals.

With the theme of cloudy angelic,

I drawn gems to bring up the crystal clear mood :)

It was really fun to draw gems…after adding the deepest colour and reflections,

They almost seem sparkling to me!

Well I guess I was a bit dizzy (probably drawing for too long…)

so the sparkling effects were still here until now…

Sparkle Sparkle, Bling Bling!

Our First Glance

Drawn on 22nd June , 2011

After drawing 'Our Last Dance' Yesterday,

I feel like something's missing from the drawing...

I pondered and had that feeling of missing the other half,

so here it is,

Our First Glance.

When there's an end, there must be a beginging.

Rewind.
To the first glance.

 Alright , they look like a perfect match now : )

Our Last Dance

Drawn on 21st June 2011

I 've never drawn something like this, with scene and space.

being influenced by the recent Pixar 25 years exhibition showing all those sketches behide the movie scene,

I decided to draw something with scene,

like a familiar scene we have seen,

which touches our heart.

Here, a couple daning in an old house,

like dancing before the dawn comes,

before the end of the word.

Holding each other tight and close.

So romantic,

so beautiful....

I always had that scene in my mind,

those beautiful moments which never fades away.....

I would like to show all of you what 's on my mind bits by bits.....

There are something I would not give up believing,

they are true love, true beauty,

miracle and last but not least, Myself.

I think dancing as a very intimate move,

it is like two individuals connecting,

"I am you

you are me

we are one

Take me in your arms,

and flow through me,

I'll flow through you."

Feel the scene on my mind now?

Miss dior chérie

Drawn on 11st June

Well I guess on one can resist the charm of Natalie Portman,

so pretty yet intelligent, so successful yet humble.

The new campaign she did for Miss Dior Chérie was just simply

irresistible, even girls would fall for her beauty.

So here, I drawn her with very little decorations,

 Instead of my usual practice of using flowers to set off the character,

I went back to simplicity to echo her innocent glaze.

She is a flower in full bloom already.

Agree?

The Blue and White Porcelain Collection

I have some kind of emtional attachment towards flowers,

they just keep inspiring me in different aspects, from illustrations to fashion design.

So, here , is my MA in Fashion Design Collection.

I stopped updating the blog since march and that's the reason stopped me from drawing lesuire illustrations.

Sewing them nearly all by myself, I spent days and nights in studio.

I hope all of you like it : )

Spotted! Stand Still!

Drawn on Mar 27, 2011

I got invited to be the illustrator at the newly launched blogazine FabSpy,

http://www.fabspy.com/

and will draw constantly there, please feel free to browse it from time to time : )

I recently love the neat girl hair style so much,

like the old Hollywood hair,

pretty and polished.

Iconic Girl for this neat waves is Victoria Lake,

Very seductive right?

Paired with cherry red lips and...

Mulberry bag!

And I always think balloons are for happy moments,

a bunch of them means a bunch of happiness,

so,

congratulations to FabSpy!

I will keep an eye on you!

Pondering....

Drawn on March 15, 2011

Sitting Pondering...

on the bubble chair by Eero Aarnio,

this free flowing chair should be care-free and non-restrictive,

but when vexations is following us all around...

it's like having a lot of constrains

that...we have to sit down , and ponder deeply...

What if......

What should........

anyway...

things will sort out itself...someday..somewhere....

Addicted to Dior Addict

Drawn on March 8th, 2011

The Commercial was so nicely shoot...

with Kate Moss's rock & roll elegance and Dior's classical feminine...

I am addicted : )

http://www.dioraddict.com/

And the background music by Duran Duran is so cool!

Lipsticks are really addictive aren't they?

Red, Pink, Peach, Chery...

Juicy and delicious.

Lips are so sexy because they actually imitates the outlook of sexual organs,

Thoughout evolution,

our lips are prettier and prettier.

Thanks to Darwin, Survival of the fittness.

Sunshine after rain

Drawn on March 2, 2011

What if instead of water, what falls down are petals?

and when sun shines, they evaporate mysteriously as sparkling powder?

Full of flower petals and butterflies in the sky,

evening raining can be delightful~

That's why I said , fantasy is the most powerful quality of human beings,

when bad things happens,

it just solely depends on how you define it and cope with it.

Even the worst thing can be sweet.

Rumors flying, gossips spreading.

If anyone, would like to walk into my mind,

my world...

one will discover that the cover of this book is no longer important,

you will be amazed.

Although, we all know the world is cruel.

Till then,

we can talk soul to soul.

Spread your wings and....fly

Drawn on March 1, 2011

Didn't update for a long time...as I was busy doing school projects..

drawing numerous illustrations..

but there's nothing like here , where I can draw whatever I want

having whatever themes and inspirations I like...

Based on the editorial of Feb Issue, Italian vogue,

model wearing Valentino dress..

I like the way she wears the mask that cover the whole sight...

like blinding yourself..just go for your dreams...

The feathers do not flourishes like wings of a mature bird...

likewise...the most precious stones need polished to be shine..

I am doing it every single day,

polishing myself...

when the day comes..

 I can spread my wings and fly up high.

Mirror Mirror On the Wall

Drawn on Feb 17, 2011

Mirror Mirror on the wall, who's the fairest of them all?

Famous Quote from the Fairy Tale Snow White, well,

I wasn't really asking that question but recently I had been looking into the mirror

for uncountable times. Due to the fact that I got some kind of Allergy on my face..haha..

It's getting better and better anyway~

Featuring Lisa Cant, again,  in this illustration.

I came across an old magazine page that inspired

me to draw this this morning, as early as six o'clock.

It's the antibiotics or what..I just can't sleep well..feeling thirsty all the time....

ah...like being poisoned or something..

all those things combined made me the witch and snow white at the same time.

okey dokey! Have to get dressed for school now.

Until next time : )

Valentine's day special : Jill Stuart Valentine Nail Lacquer

Drawn on Feb 12, 2011

Okay, I admit it, I am a BIG FAN of Jill Stuart, for daily wear, and make up as well.

But for design skills and manipulations of fabrics I have got other favorite designers,

Which I would like to talk about later on.

Anyway, Jill Stuart Beauty got a Valentine’s Day special gift packages,

hk.jillstuart-beauty.com/special/valentine/

Those Petit Nail Lacquers are Very Cute, Very adorable isn't it?

Today I feel much better although the problem is still here,

I am going to recover very soon I believe~

I will draw one more illustration for Valentine's day...chocolate this time,

Why am I so enthusiastic about Valentine's day?

It's all about the colour combination,

we seldom use a lot of reddish tone together normally,

but in valentine's day,

we can match pink with red and lavender,

surrounded everyone in the mood of love.....

pinky pinky : )

 

Happy Valentine's Day!

Longing for a Valentine

Drawn on Feb 11, 2011

Valentine's day is coming...any plans?

I am not really waiting for my prince charming but I feel like waiting for something today..

waiting for changes...waiting for chances...waiting for recovery......

so I drawn a longing expression.

I always love those heart shaped ballons and the I love drawing the shinny surface of them.

love love so light,

love love so heavy.

I am here waiting.

Inspirations and Affections 2 - Mucha

As promised , today I am going to talk about another artist which I

appreciates and brought me influences.

He is Alphonse Maria Mucha (1860-1939).

Usually Known as Mucha.

He is a Czech artist, one of the artists that best represent Art Nouveau style.

I was lucky enough to came across his masterpeices during my trip to Barcelona,

I have seen his works a thousand times in books but not very impressed until I saw the real ones.

His delicate brush strokes and the arrangements of flowers and plants in the background inspires me a  lot.

The drapery dress worn by the women made every single one of them like a Greek Goddess.

Again, in his paintings, the colour tone is always warm and pastel,

books and internet images always have the problem of colour difference,

The colour goes harmoically with the canvas in his masterpieces.

Reverie (1897)

Retrived from Art Renewal Center(artrenewal.org)

The foilage, the flower arrangements, the tender smile...very pretty is it?

His paintings are rather 'flat' when compared to other artists,

very poster like, ofcourse, they are intially used as posters back at that time.
He had even draw advertistments for Moët & Chandon, yes, the well known champagne house.
Including the Moët & Chandon White Star and Dry Imperial.

Moët & Chandon: Chamoagne White Star (1899)

Although I don't drink at all, I would love to purchase this back in his times....

And he always draw Lilies in his paintings,which made me love them even more,

due to the fact that Lilian is dereived from Lily and is the symbol of innocence, beauty and purity...
names often have beautiful meanings,
and it is up to us to lift ourself to those expectations.

Spring of 'The Seasons' ( 1896)

Valentino

Drawn on 19th Jan, 2011

Finally the whole picture.

Initially this drawing was supposed to use for some special purpose..

but then something happened so I will just leave it to another opportunity~

The dress is from Valentino Resort 2010,

and the concept of the drawing is falling apart beautifully...

something I encountered earlier...

though the past is past : )

Later on I will talk about another painter which had influence on me,

not that I intended to imitate the style but the delicacy of his paintings

do inspire me a lot.

Chanel Rouge Coco

I watched this video yesterday, it's so amazing~

and I got inspired to draw this today....

Drawn on Feb 2nd, 2011

The concept is that wearing Rouge Coco made you so hot , so hot...it melts : )

It's so much fun to draw the texture of lipsticks~

And I always think for a girl.....whether you use it or not...

it's always necessary to put a lipstick in your purse..

Applying lipstick is an act that made me feel more confidence and more like a girl..

That's why I think being a girl is the most wonderful thing in the world...

and being a men that brings a girl happiness is even more wonderful,

Love Love Love, that's why Love is so beautiful~

There is even an effect called the Lipstick Effect,

which is during economic crisis , people are more willing to buy expensive lipsticks ; )

very funny~

Happy Chinese New Year Everyone~~

Happy Chinese New Year!

Drawn on Jan 27th , 2011

Chinese New Year is coming~~~It's one of my favourite festival : )

Soon I will be surrounded by different flowers~My family always buy a lot of

flowers to decorate our flat, from plum blossom to peonies to daffodils to chrysanthemum,

all so colourful and they all smell sooooooo good~~

let alone the red packets and delicious niangao ~

la la la la la~I am excited just by the thoughts~

Happy Chinese New Year Everyone~~

I wish you all a delightful year and might all your wishes come true~

by the way , the Maison Michel head piece is really gorgeous isn't it~?

Perfect for the year of Rabbit!

Inspirations and Affections 1

My dad used to buy a lot of art books for me to read,

I was comparatively tranquil when I was just a little girl,

so I spend most of my time reading and drawing.

There are a few artist that I 've been loving since the first time I came across their masterpiece.

The first one is French Impressionist Pierre Auguste Renoir, usually we call him Renoir.

Up Till now I can still recall that in one of my dreams, when I was like 6 or 7,

I dreamt about a girl with long and curly red hair,

profile, wearing a blue satin dress and a blue ribbon on her hair.

When I flip though the books that my dad brought me,

I found this.

Irene Cahen d'Anvers(1880)

I was shocked at that moment and I have a feeling that it definitely meant something to me.

So I began to read about the life and Renoir's works,

the theme of his works are always about women,

the use of colour are often pastel and soft,

with his signature rounded brush stroke,

women were expressed in absolute beauty :

The rosy cheeks, innocent facial expression, well-rounded body figure,

the play with light and shadows like bokeh ....

all so inspiring.

I was convinced that women should be sweet natured, peaceful and claim

to achieve the moral standard that leads to that absolute prettiness.

(Small Part of ) My secret little drawing

Drawn on Jan 18-19 2011

I've been working on this drawing these two days, spending over 30 hours on it,

will let you guys take a glimpse of  a small part first : )

It is the my best piece of work so far...

I am so excited about it~Something very exciting is going to happen

on this piece of illustration..bless me~

The Whole picture would be like a flower fiary falling apart beautifully,

something I've been going though recently.

Well, luckily drawing is something that can calm me down,

that is why, most of the time my emtions are under control.

I will keep my finger crossed : )

Book that I love - A Guide to Elegance

Other than drawing, I used to read a lot of books back then,

and there is one book that I would like to recommend to all girls,

it is 'A Guide to Elegance:

For Every Woman Who Wants to Be Well and Properly Dressed on All Occasions '

by Madame Genevieve Antoine Dariaux, in which she formerly worked in Nina Ricci.

She is like a traditional Parisian, Elegant and polished.

Not all the advice in the book should be followed, but then it is the attitude

that is worth learning. As a girl, we should always pay attention to the items we wear,

the way we talk and the way we walk.

And we do not have to wear designer labels all the time, it is the materials and

cutting that is important.

Clothes using good quality materials can be brought at a very low price,

that day I shopped around UNIQLO and found cashmere sweaters at a very low price.

So, it is not about showing the status but showing that we actually care about

ourselves. And had requisition, both inside and outside.

Inspirations - Colour

Inspirations can come anytime, anywhere from anything.

It can be either tangible or intangible.

A single idea, a picture, a mood or even a smile of a mysterious women.

Rather than just sharing my illustrations,

I would like to share something more in-depth when it comes to design and drawings...

in which I seldom had chance to talk with my friends because they are probably not interested nor will they understand what am i talking about,

let alone my parents.

Most of the time my mind runs a lot faster than my mouth,

and so most of the time I cannot fully describe what is really on my mind,

So I occasionally speaks very less or just stay silent.

Because at that status, I can't catch the fast-forward ideas all over my mind.

it is not like I had any difficulties in explaining things but then it's just word can not

describe the complicated situation happening.

I spend most of my time thinking, I seldom leave my mind blank,

I always ponder, explains and finds the answer of different things,

which I would like to tell you from time to time.

If you want me to talk about fashion, design , art and beauty,

I can talk for whole day long, from Gustav Klimt to Coco Chanel,

Le Corbusier to Philip Stark, but then time is limited.

So, today I am just going to talk about Colour.

The first thing I do when I starts my illustrations is finding a colour palette for it.

Colour is something very interesting, without light, there will be no colour,

so I always think the designers which used to use grey scale are always under the mood of depressed,

which no light goes into their life.

There are hue, lightness and saturation in colour, and changing either one of it can lead to

whole new different mood.

I am going to show how do I get my colour inspirations from a single picture.

Of cause it can be a several pictures but I am going to make it easier to understand.

for example, when I see a picture like the below one,

Retrieved from acreativemint.typepad.com

the above would be the colour palette I got inspired from the picture.

most of the time we need to find out the pantone number to be more professional

and I always give them delicious names.

For instance, the left one I would name it ' Frosty Snow '.

It is not just useful for fashion designers or illustrators, it is also a very

important practice for photographers. Beautiful photographs always consist of

harmonically combined colour.

And remember, there is no such thing as an ugly colour,

there is just something called an ugly colour combination.

There is even a formula for it called The Müller Formula .

It is so so interesting, isn't it?

Tell me I'm right.