11-6-2011 Surprise Birthday Party at Central Soho Oolaa

11-6-2011 Birthday Surprise Party at Central Soho Oolaa. It is a crazy long standing 5 hours event from 8pm to 1am midnight, really exhausted. Every time, I met different kinds of difficulties, brightness is a new  challenge this time, it was so lucky the restaurant found a torch for me, otherwise, I needed to draw in dark. I should preapre some lighting system by myself for the same situation.The guests were so kind, in fact , it was surprise party for my client's wife.

Commission Works

Recent commission works for a family, the exaggeration part was doing properly in a very fast way which define a good work, the whole works is very depending on the very beginning. 45 seconds sketch will determine the final results. I should make effort on the background and the dressing next stage. 

New commission works

New commission works for a law firm farewell to their boss, finally find out a suitable A3 paper to match with Copic marker, as I can only buy Copic A4 paper in Hong Kong. The control of the Copic marker is better than that of before, the blending action of colour in such paper feels good. Time control is improved. Final product is not as well as my expectation, something could be improved for the background, I think it would be better outcome if all people drawn with body with hand, leg and posture. The humor could be enhanced. Anyway, this commission is a milestone to step further. 

18-5-2011 Lan Kwai Fong Tower - Lily & Bloom

We came to Lan Kwai Fong Tower again for Company Party at Lily & Bloom, comparing with last time, there are so many changes, both skill and confidence. However, the line drawing technique seem to be loss of control. It is quite difficult to draw people in so dark environment. Also, I should be trained to draw guest even they are not looking at me. The client's feedback is really motivated. The new trial of paper frame is really good for presentation, I should find some supplier in low price.

13-5-2011 Harvey Nichols- The Landmark Live Sketch

The Landmark - Harvey Nichols Live Sketch : It is great challenge that most of the customers are lady, beautiful lady is really really hard to handle, more practice should be focused on this area. Beautiful or Handsome face always have a perfect scale, new question to be sort out for exaggeration of them..... 

Szeto Wah (28 February 1931 – 2 January 2011)

Szeto Wah (28 February 1931 – 2 January 2011) was a politician of the pan-democracy camp of Hong Kong. He was formerly the chairman of The Hong Kong Alliance in Support of Patriotic Democratic Movements in China and a member of the Legislative Council from 1985 to 1997 and 1998 to 2004.

Although the Hong Kong government prior to as well as after the British handover shunned him for his opposition to their policies, Szeto was admired in Hong Kong politics for his strong principles, for eschewing personal gain, and for his rare political acumen. According to commentator Stephen Vines, the Chinese central government appointed Szeto to the Basic Law Drafting Committee because they appreciated his political significance, even though they disliked his ideas.

Aside from his political career, Szeto was also well known for his Chinese calligraphy skills. He was referred to as "Uncle Wah" (華叔) by Hong Kong people.

27-4-2011 City of Dreams - Grand Hyatt Macau Live Sketch

It was the first time to be Macau for the event, client's requirement push me the limit! 5 mins for Black & White! I learned a lot through this lesson, it help me to improve the speed. I really want to see also the result after rendering but not for this time. Most of the gentleman are from Singapore who have a inter-reactive communication which is helpful to capture the likeness. After this live sketch, I found my most suitable marker (Copic) to do the outline.