WIP DUMP

Hello,

Just thought I'd drop this post before I'm working on a freelance work later tonight. This is just a bunch of unfinished illustrations / sketches that I've done, and never got around to finish them. I'll probably finish them before the year ends -- if I feel like it. Okay I'll be a little more realistic here: I'll probably finish about two or three of these WIP's. We'll see about that. 

Some of these WIP's were done in Paint Tool Sai, and some in Photoshop.

(I'm writing this post while listening to The Used's live version of 'On My Own'. I haven't listened to them in a while and that's what I'm going to do for the rest of the night)

Okay that's all for now. See you again in my next post!

Love,

MyeH

FREEDOM

"What then is freedom?

The power to live as one wishes."

Marcus Tullius Cicero

Done in Polyvore; a product of various late night thoughts disturbing my peace of mind. I've drifted so far away from my goal in life. And all know is to get back on track, I need to be free -- free from everything that has been holding me back and dragging me down. And this, is how I define freedom; to have the power to live as I wish.

Love,

MyeH

NEW BLOG HEADER

Hello!

It's 4.30 a.m. now, and I'm supposed to be sleeping tonight but I couldn't, thanks to the cup of coffee that I had a few hours ago. So I spent the night awake, browsing through random blogs, and decided to check my blog out too. And I just had a sudden desire to give this blog's header a makeover.

I went from this :

To this.

Tadahh.

I'm not sure how I feel about it actually. I like it...kind of. But I don't know whether I love it like "yes! This is it!" kind of love yet but I'm just going to put it up as the header for now anyway. I'll probably hate it tomorrow, because you know, whatever 'great' idea that you think you may have at 3 a.m. is probably the worst idea ever. So we'll see about that tomorrow. Okay that's all for now. 

P/s : I'm probably the only person who reads this blog. Sigh, whatevs. I love uploading things in here (although I know I don't do it as often as I should), so yeah, I'm just going to keep doing that. I do things because I love doing it, not because I want someone else to love it when I'm doing it. Do you get what I mean? (I sense a denial here) Okay I'm out now, and I'm going to go catch some zzz's now -- I have a lot on my plate tomorrow. So goodbye and good night.




(UPDATE : It's the next day of the day that I posted this entry, and I have to say, I think I'm in love with this header yay. So yeah, it stays. That's all, tata)

GIRLS IN PINK SERIES: PART I

Hello!

Recently I've (randomly) started a new personal project -- Girls in Pink Series. Basically, it's a series of portraits of girls and fashion illustrations with splashes of pink hues. And the medium that I'm using for the whole series would be pencil and watercolour ink -- in PINK! Heheh. So here are two of the pieces from this series.

Girls in Pink Series ; One

I would be using liquid watercolour / concentrated watercolour ink from Ecoline, in Light Rose for the illustrations in this series. I've absolutely completely fallen in love with this Ecoline watercolour ink since the moment I first used it -- which was only about a couple of days ago. The outcome of the ink is very vibrant, especially on watercolour paper and it is much much more vibrant than your usual watercolour. It spreads nicely with water and is very easy to work with.

Girls in Pink Series ; Two

These two illustrations are my first attempt of using the watercolour ink from Ecoline. Look at how concentrated and vibrant it is!

Ecoline Set;  from Amazon

I'm planning on saving up some money to splurge on more colours from this brand -- yes it's a bit pricey for me. I bought it in a local art shop that I usually go to, and it sells these Ecoline inks for RM20++ per bottle (or probably more). You can probably buy them at a much cheaper price from Amazon or any other online shops or sites.

That's all for now. See you later on my next post!

Love,

MyeH

DREAMS DON'T WORK UNLESS YOU DO

Just another collage / fashion illustration I did using Polyvore. "Dreams don't work unless you do" -- a magical form of words that I would chant to myself, as  a reminder to not give up whenever I feel like quitting my dreams, or when the occasional procrastination strikes. Keep working towards your dreams, warrirors!

Love,

MyeH

ESCAPISM

Hello!

I have this bad habit when it comes to studying, especially when I'm revising and studying for a test or an examination. I've had this habit since I was in primary school, and it carried on all the way through my university days. I guess it's my kind of escapism / coping mechanism / escape mechanism (which ever you'd like to call it). And it is a much milder, safer option than drugs and alcohol. It's my...therapy.

This bad habit of mine is... doodling. 

And here, I have proofs of this habit. They are photos from my Instagram account, where doodles and notes collide. Heheh. I always have a strong urge to draw something whenever I'm in the middle of a stressful situation. And the more stressed out I get, the more I would draw. And I would just keep drawing and drawing until I get it all out of my system, and until my head becomes much clearer. Then I would continue studying again, or whatever it was that I was originally doing.

So what is your kind of escapism?

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By the way, while composing this post, I am listening to a playlist on Youtube with songs / video clips from the era of mid 90s to early 2000s; the songs that I grew up with. No matter how old I am, these songs are always, always close to my heart. As a kid growing up in the 90s, I grew up listening to Westlife, Backstreet Boys, N'Sync, Britney Spears, Christina Aguilera, Spice Girls and the list goes on -- before I started being picky and began to listen to more 'rebellious', songs / bands during my teenage years. Now as a twenty-something adult, I don't really have a genre preference and I would just listen to anything that I think are good.

Here are some of the videos from the playlist! Enjoy! :p

Love,

MyeH

Red

I did these digital paintings / illustrations studies about a year ago (October 2013), as a practice and study to further teach myself how to blend and paint digitally. I don't quite like how they turned out, to be honest. Well, I tried. Sigh.

I have a major respect for digital artists, painters and illustrators everywhere -- because to be honest, for me, drawing and painting with a tablet is very hard! (Okay maybe I wasn't supposed to let the cat out of the bag) It takes hours and hours and maybe years of practice to get used to it. Maybe someday I might be much better at it. Okay let's keep practicing! 

I can't decide which hair colour and skin tone I like best, so here are two of them! hehe. Okay see you again on my next post!



Tools : PaintTool SAI, Wacom Intuos4

Love,

MyeH

Pink & Pre-Raya

I don't have my laptop with me right now, so I can't really post anything from there yet. But this will do for now. Have a great day and to those who will be celebrating Eid this Monday, have fun preparing for Eid with your loved ones. And please always, always remember those who are less fortunate. and let's not forget to pray for them too. Selamat Hari Raya!