Showing posts with label fridge magnet. Show all posts
Showing posts with label fridge magnet. Show all posts

Wednesday, January 22, 2014

some hobbies


end of this week hubby naik genting untuk set up transformers exhibition, aku tak follow sebab kompem aku penat nanti. nak makan ni nak makan tu lagi, takmo nyusahkan husband aku (padahal nak melanguk kat umah sepanjang hari). and the following 3 weekends pun hubby akan stay kat sana for the expo, aku join masa mbr je kot (malaysian books of records for largest quantity of transformers toys exhibited; kalau tak silap aku). so malam tadi tolong hubby packing ngan tagging all the items yang nak dibawak.

since umah sewa lama husband aku dah dikosongkan, barang2 yang boleh angkut, pindah ke umah sekarang. mostly toys la. sume masuk stor, tapi banyak lagi yg tak muat. figures aku semua da masuk almari sob2. bila nak beli umah nanti, kriteria utama ialah at least 4 bilik, satu bilik tido, satu bilik baby, satu bilik tetamu, and satu lagi nak buat bilik figure + workshop. gambaree~



last time husband aku suka amik gambar figures & post kat forum transmy, so aku suggest ape kata bukak je blog satu untuk buat review. bila aku tengok balik gambar daripada awal2 sampai sekarang, seronok pulak tengok improvement in terms of photo shooting. since hubby tak suka edit gambar, dia pun try setup by setup sampai photos tu nampak ok without the need of editing. paling2 pun increase contrast sikit.


setup awal2 masa baru kawen arituh.


hasilnya camni. background yellowish, nampak kedut2 kertas. bila tengok gamba lama2, rasa macam nak amik balik katanya.


set up sekarang.

and some shots that i really like.



 



my favorite. thinking of drawing this one later.


sekarang ada certain figures husband aku pinjam membe2 dia untuk buat review sebab budget kne cut untuk simpan duit for our baby. thanx love! (tapi every month ade jugak la barang baru kat longgokan2 tepi dinding tu).

 haritu aku beli some illustration, turned them into magnets lagi :)




  

and playing around with some templates.


disebabkan aku xde background design / grafik, dan x reti pakai photoshop, struggle la nak buat mende ni. pemilihan warna aku memang failed, bak kata farah, ex rummet masa kat adeled dulu. bila tengok baju aku nak pegi kelas atau pegi keje, dia akan cakap, "N, harini ko nampak macam pokok krismas."

syukurlah aku bertemu jodoh ngan husband aku yang pakai baju hitam hari2. pegi keje baju hitam, baju batik kaler hitam, tshirt sume pun kaler hitam. so dr segi pemilihan pakaian aku yang serabut, husband aku takde komplen atau komen pun :p

this time, untuk buat doorgift aku prefer amik patterns atau illustration, sebab lukis sendiri amik masa and bukan lawa mana pun. beli vector lagi cantik. tapi untuk personalized coaster, aku lukis la. nak buat magnet pun amik saiz yang kecik, sebab saiz besar mahal. haritu aku pegi multifilla, glass beads yang 19 mm tu pun RM1 sebijik. menangis aku T_T

tak sabar nak cuti panjang nex week, nak siapkan semua commissions selagi boleh!

jan 2014.


Monday, January 20, 2014

sketches


weekends stuff, after hectic weekdays.






doing them little by little.

jan 2014.


Monday, September 2, 2013

can anyone suggest a good sealant?


used to draw on paperboard coaster for commissions. after sketching and coloring, i simply sprayed on them using acrylic. the effect was good;- the colors were enhanced and they looked shiny. 
however, if you want to use them drink coasters (as the original purpose serves), you can't put hot drinks on them as it will make their surface tacky.



yet i love the coarse surface, it's perfect for cross hatching. there's no problem if it's used as just another art piece, but having a good sealant on the surface would be great as well.


i did find epoxy at art shops, but it's too expensive: rm 60 for a small can. the finishing is just like another epoxy sticker, not hard enough and could be tacky sometimes. it was then that my friend introduced a 2:1 hard epoxy they've been using in their engineering projects. i tried using below drawing, just a piece of sketching paper glued to polystyrene.


the mixture needs to be poured onto the surface and left for one day to dry. there're problems here and there: air bubbles, spillage, a bit yellowish, and stuff, but the outcome was awesome~


the surface becomes hard plastic! knock it, throw it, it won't break.

basically this method has been used worldwide to seal the surface of paintings and furniture, but to find a good and affordable sealant would be a problem; especially here. i went to plenty of DIY and hardware shops to find the materials yet couldn't find them. of course, there's a lot on ebay, but the prices are not worth it.

while still looking for sealants (a lot of requests on them, i've finished the drawings but they have to work as drink coasters first!), i made some tiles coasters instead. they're easier as i used decorative papers as the pattern. could not use original arts on this as the glue would smear the watercolors. 


  
..and some glass magnets, also using decorative papers..


..and finished some commissions..


it's cheating, but my friend says it's ok. she likes it anyway :p

i've made another blog sharing the *completed* crafts i made. there won't be much posts though, since i would not put stuff i haven't found solution for. hope u guys do drop by sometimes! :)


september 2013.


Friday, April 5, 2013

coaster sketch


commissioned by a friend:-




will color her this weekend.

originally a coaster sketch, but i'm thinking to turn it into fridge magnet instead.

what do you think? :-\


april 2013.