weekends updates

didin't go anywhere on weekends. worked on silverbot's sketches.

perspective lari. too late to fix it anyway.

this copic costs only rm10+, much cheaper then the silver one (rm27+), but harder to control the ink flow. kengkadang pecah. kalo yg silver tuh seyes smooth giler atas surface ape pun. dulu aku dok beli set untuk pen2 ni (harga rm200+ per set untuk silver, rm100+ per set untuk grey, bole beli kat artfren kalo ade stok). saiz dia start from 0.03 sampai 0.7, plus brush small ngan medium. later on aku pakai 0.03 ngan 0.05 je, yg lelain dok diam2 dalam cawan. so skang bila refill aku beli 2 size tu je la.

transmy's interview with chinapress regarding the expo.

ok, we didn't understand a thing.

hubby with his displays. there are 13 other cases with the aim of 1300 figures (at least).

jan 2014.

sketches

weekends stuff, after hectic weekdays.

doing them little by little.

jan 2014.

sketches

spent the night trying to sketch something. haven't really sketched much since pregnancy, yet when i started again, then i realized how much i've forgotten :(

it was supposed to be a rhino, not a babi hutan :'(

dec 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! :)

asphodel's craft

september 2013.

wishlist

currently wishing for:-

had this one before, but lost it.

this particular one is pricey.... waiting for gaji.......

wuwuwuwuwuu...

sob2.

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btw, life so far.

hubby bought genesis. side by side with hercules.

went to famitoy last two weeks when ahkok told him that genesis had arrived. before, he decided to sell it after making some reviews, since he lacked budgets for his botcons.

yet looking at his sparkling eyes when he opened the box, i knew he'd changed his mind.

 

finally cleared up the space for my craft projects and hubby's tf reviews set. 

*my iphone finally gave in, i used my ipad to take those photos. hence forgive the bad pixels.

every single time that i said i'm bored, he'll ask; "when will u finish my portrait???"

working slowly on drink coaster. i'm so sorry to my friends who requested them..

really love sketching on those coarse surface. i used 0.03 copic for everything. hubby says by cross-hatching the sketch, the illustration looks like printed on the coaster, hence i'd like to let it stay that way :)

happy ramadhan.

july 2013.

unfinished sketches.

cleaning up my pc, sorted out all sketches i did. it was fun to see them altogether, those unfinished.

 
 

 

 

 

june 2013.