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Friday, October 20, 2017

Busy, busy, busy, like a bee!

It's been a few busy weeks for me.  First of all, I'm done with my job-hunting because I FINALLY GOT A PERMANENT JOB!!!!! It's a part-time cashier job where I've been working approximately 20 hours.  So far, it's been good except dealing with my SmartServe Certificate. I'm waiting for my Ontario Photo Card in order to take the test for the certificate so I can start selling the alcohol grocery items at the store.  All I can do is keep studying the material over until I get that card in the mail (4 to 6 weeks their site said) and it's been 2 weeks now. :b

So with all that stuff of my new part-time work, I haven't been making much art lately.  I want to be doing some ink works for Inktober but I'm having other chores around the house like water sealing the back porch for the winter.  Well, I'm going to get some free time for this and my other projects soon, hopefully.

Relaxing at a Starbucks after my interview
Been trying out a new RED marker with my latest sketches. A Buick Marker brand, double-tipped with a wide and brush ends. No problem with fluid flow but it can soak thru the paper. It's probably better for thicker papers like illustration board.

Performance Art @ OCAD's Onsite Gallery Opening
Not much I have to showcase here this time.  I haven't been posting up my art video uploads on Youtube so here are the links now.  Hopefully next month, I'll have more artworks to show and also get my SmartServe Certificate at long last.

Youtube Links


Single-Serve Bag, 2017
GingerMan Cookie, 2017

GingerWoman Cookie, 2017

Saturday, September 9, 2017

Summer Break is Over (For most people)

Well, now it's after Labour Day and for most people, it's back from summer vacations and either to work or school!  Then again, work and school aren't really restricted from September to June in Canada or online.
Artscape Wychwood Barns, Farmer's Martket

While practicing my art and self-study my Udemy courses, I'm looking for part-time work! Applied to a few locations already but no luck as of yet. It's not so much as finding work you can do adequate but also being able to travel to a workplace in a reasonable commute time.  Unfortunately, finding creative jobs in Toronto is harder than online when you have to travel about an hour each way to a studio on transit.  One of the pitfalls of living in a suburbia like Scarborough, even when it's in the most South-Western end of it.  I would honestly like to live closer to the downtown where it's more of an artist hub and as soon as I can get enough steady income coming my way, the better.

Customers @ Tim Hortons
Anyways, as far as beefing up my portfolio, I've made some game graphics assets with the intent of a Match-3 game. I've even gone as far as record my work progress on these, made fast-speed art demo videos of them and have their links down below. Some on them aren't posted yet on Youtube as they auto-scheduled for weekly updates.  It's still ongoing the project but I could turn them into my first game, maybe on my own or if I team up with a game programmer that knows Unity or similar. Not right now, but maybe soon or just sell them as assets on a game graphics store.

Pigeon @ Sugar Beach Park
Got other examples of works up for the month, so browse around and I'll be back soon (in October) with any new works or sketches for the month. Hopefully with a job.



Splash Pad @ Sugar Beach Park

ROM (Royal Ontario Museum) @ Queens Way & Bloor St West

Photo of ROM Sketch Site


Youtube Links
Flower Cookie
Meringue Cookie
Icing Topper
Flower Cookie, 2017
Star Cookie, 2017
Meringue Cookie, 2017

Icing Topper, 2017


Wednesday, March 1, 2017

Waterdrop Cookie Art Video

Waterdrop Cookie Vector Art
Here is the second video of my vector art cookies.  As I'm making these videos, I'm noticing how I'm going to be need to store the raw and complied outside my computer as I'm getting low on GB space. At least USB keys can now carries loads of memory for large files.  Has anyone got like a whole library of USBs, containing their digital media of music, movies and other projects? What would you use to store them in? A USB Binder or key rings or a plain box/bin/bag?

My Youtube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYtg6Gsg6plCMiqahOzS7mA
Water drop Cookie Art Video Clip: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PdtCRy-wRDM

Wednesday, February 22, 2017

My first live-action video... of vector rendering!


Heart Cookie Vector Art 
I've been wanting to try recording my work process on my computer.  I'm going to be making a small series of video clips from a sketch for a Match-3 game idea I had for a month now.  Not that I'm creating that game idea right now but it's a mock-up of concept work in vector graphics (Adobe Illustrator CS2).  

I had done video clips before on Youtube before, with my compiled Sketch a Day Challenge slideshows that I started 3 years ago.  There hasn't been anything new added since the final quarter  video clip.  I'll get them posted as the update times come.  So, please check my Youtube Channel with the links below to see my collection of clips!

Heart Cookie Video Clip:  https://youtu.be/E2AWG35LFGw