Thursday, January 31, 2019

Oldies Test - Daler Rowney Masking Fluid

31st day of 2019.

Actually I have this Daler Rowney masking fluid for years! It started hardening inside the bottle, was experimenting to see whether could it still be use.

The smell is terrible!
I suspect it stain the paper to a yellow hue. :/ 

Wednesday, January 30, 2019

Plum Study 1

30th day of 2019.

Studying different angle of plum blossom, sizes, watercolour techniques.


Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Cherry Blossom Petals

29th day of 2019.

With a little bit of touch up here and there, another pattern piece done~ <3

Monday, January 28, 2019

Cherry Blossom 4

28th day of 2019.

Adding more texture for the earliest layers.


Sunday, January 27, 2019

Cherry Blossom 3

27th day of 2019.

More layers added. Going to add some blue shade for deeper shadow.

Saturday, January 26, 2019

Composition Spring Plum

26th day of 2019.

Experimenting some different style, colour and format.

Friday, January 25, 2019

Blossom types

25th day of 2019.

Ha! A person that never relate flower names to the physical flower themselves, I am confused at first to see that many common flower names (that I know) look very similar.
Is planning a drawing with either cherry or plum, for the Chinese New Year.

Thursday, January 24, 2019

Cherry Blossom 2

24th day of 2019.

I am using some old watercolour paper that is pretty cheapo. The paper buckle with my amount of washes. :/ The water amount also seemed to further weakened the masking tape.


Wednesday, January 23, 2019

Cherry Blossom 1

23rd day of 2019.

Feeling that the brand of masking tape I am using do not seemed to be sticky enough.


Tuesday, January 22, 2019

Cherry Blossom

22nd day of 2019.

Planning to do another negative painting of cherry blossom pattern. For the Spring.

Monday, January 21, 2019

Sunday, January 20, 2019

Riverview Nature School 03

20th day of 2019.

Furnishing the simplest mechanic shed first.
Previously a shed for machinery and tools, now converted to a practice room for learning electronic and plumbing skills.

Saturday, January 19, 2019

Riverview Nature School 02

19th day of 2019.

Putting in the base layout of outdoor activities.

Friday, January 18, 2019

Million Abstract - Orange & Yellow

18th day of 2019.

Wonder how anyone compromise to the art title just based on colour used...

Thursday, January 17, 2019

Million Abstract - Yellow & Blue

17th day of 2019.

Abstract art to a point there is no official title from the artist.

Wednesday, January 16, 2019

Million Abstract - Black Fire

16th day of 2019.

Sometimes I love how simple a painting can be.

Tuesday, January 15, 2019

Monday, January 14, 2019

Riverview Nature School 01

14th day of 2019.

Plan to build a nature school at Riverview for my future game play, focusing on base game nature based skills. Building on a blank 60 x 60 lot at 467, Farmer Valley Road. Quite close to Riverview Fish Harchery and close to the river mouth or estuary. 


The farmstead consist of several common farm buildings, farm house, barn or loft, granary and shed. The rest would be open space, field, meadow, farm for plants.

Sunday, January 13, 2019

Million Abstract Art?

13th day of 2019.

Some abstract art that sold for millions. Thinking to make mini versions of them.


Saturday, January 12, 2019

Book Insert - Custom Holder Flap with Slit

12th day of 2019.

Extending the theme to the other side of the flap. Although it is hard to see, but there are many corner slits at the card holder side.

Friday, January 11, 2019

Book Insert - Envelope and Diagonal Flap with Slit

11th day of 2019.

Putting plan into practice.
Varying length of slits could both be som sort of a 'clip' to organize different paper stuff, let hang some label piles too.


Thursday, January 10, 2019

DIY Ruler

10th day of 2019.

I had bought this roll of washi tape with printed measurement for ages, figured to finally put it into use to make a 'ruler' alongside the book insert.


Material:
0.5mm thick sanded plastic sheet
Washi tape with ruler measurement
holes as a guide for 5mm interval circles.

Wednesday, January 9, 2019

Custom DIY Notebook inserts

9th day of 2019.

Referring Traveler and Midori's notebooks, compiled some designs of how to DIY them.
 

Tuesday, January 8, 2019

Elastic Cord Cover plan

8th day of 2019.

I had been putting off this cover design for months since the batch of saddle stitched books. Those saddle stitched books were supposed to be put inside a 'traveler' style cover. However, it was not proceed due to the scrap vinyl cover was some mm smaller than the previously stitched books, at the same time feeling that the vinyl is too thin for my liking, in the midst of finding other material or upgrading it and I kinda delay it to wait for the purchase of an eyelet puncher.

Other than eyelet puncher, I decided to pick the project up and make do with what I have. Adding weight and film cover to the scrap vinyl piece should be sufficient. 

Monday, January 7, 2019

Doodle Book 2

7th day of 2019.

The sticky mesh is a nuisance to handle. I still have a lot of them... :/

 

Sunday, January 6, 2019

Doodle Book 1

6th day of 2019.

Bought some extra large sheets of paper, decided to turn it into A4 size book for doodles.

 

Saturday, January 5, 2019

Clover Clover

5th day of 2019.

Adding more details in the dark and in the light, finally a successful negative painting.
 

Friday, January 4, 2019

Clover Clover 3

4th day of 2019.

Halfway filling in some petal/leaf vein details, the difference is wow.
  

Thursday, January 3, 2019

Clover Clover 2

3rd day of 2019.

More layers applied.
Now beginning to see more depths.
 

Wednesday, January 2, 2019

Clover Clover 1

2nd day of 2019.

Redoing the negative painting of Clover, after realising the fundamental mistake I done from the previous tries. lol.

Tuesday, January 1, 2019

Reading 2018, Writing 2019 to 2020

1st day of 2019.

Performed even worse compared to last year. Forgot the fact of keeping up to tab of weight and skin condition. lol.