Teacher at elementary level are expected to teach everything and one of the subject they hate teaching is art. This is because most schools and parents have a nonchalant attitude towards art as an academic subject. So the typical art lesson becomes a waste of time or is stolen for other subjects. This is because... Continue Reading →
Golfers joke: A birdie for birthday gift
This caricature was commissioned as a gift for a 21 year old golfer. His dear friends wanted to surprise him with a humorous gift and they explainded to me how the term 'birdie' in golfing was derived. I did some research and got a clearer picture of the term for this gag. I hope my... Continue Reading →
Graffiti workshop for school principals
The North Zone Arts Cafe for Principals 2008 was held at St. James Power Station, a hip night entertainment venue. It is an assembly of all school pricipals and superintendents from the northern sector of Singapore. There were numerous activities and including a graffiti workshop by yours truly. I gave the participants a briefing on... Continue Reading →
Caricature for back-to-school party concept
A team of insurance agents from Prudential comissioned this set of 21 caricatures for their upcoming dinner and dance with a back-to-school concept. I reminisced about my schooling days while doing this and thus managed to come out with 21 different poses to elaborate on the given theme. Too bad is was not done in... Continue Reading →
Caricature of rider on BMW R1550 motorcycle
This is a farewell gift for a boss who rides a BMW bike. I hope I got the technicalities of the BMW R1550 right as I did not see the real thing and only worked from several photo references. Besides the usual challenge in caricature for achieving likeness of the face, this is also a... Continue Reading →
Valentine day gift for loving couple
Beginning to get orders to draw caricatures for Valentine day. It is good to plan ahead if you already have a 'Steady', so that the rest of your energy can be focused at being super extra romantic on the special day. This couple specifically requested for an Audi R8 car and a host of other... Continue Reading →
Illustrations for BP Singapore Work Seminar
I was called upon to do a series of illustrations for BP (British Petroleum) Singapore. It was for a training seminar. They had a military theme and the training sessions would simulate a platoon briefings in a war zone. Hence they need someone to prepare field graphics which means urgent job and the finishing need... Continue Reading →
Chinese Lunar New Year Greetings.
Chinese lunar new year will be celebrated on the 7th of February 2008 to usher in the year of the mouse. We've had some orders for caricature illustration by corporations for their festive greetings. These days, that includes e-greetings sent out via email and SMSes. I penciled the concept and Ruoshi watercoloured this illustration for... Continue Reading →
Retirement gift for General Manager of TCS
Touch Community Services wanted a gift for their GM that is retiring. They wanted me to portray him as a great motivator and inspiring speaker. Note: We established a website specifically for our caricature drawing services in January 2008 at: WWW.CARTOON.SG. More caricatures can be viewed there. Please click here.
Singapore: Delicious and Delirious
Mr. Tan Ping Chiang – my mentor at Nafa (he was dean at one time) called me. He was exhilerated that his book is published. So I went out looking for it and found myself a jewel of Singapore illustration. It is a hard cover, full coloured book filled with Mr Tan's ink and wash... Continue Reading →