Extruding Walls in AutoCAD

          I find extruding cool and amazing because it allows you to create a three-dimensional model of a two-dimensional drawings. The drawing I used was a 2-D layout of the walls and columns of a building. I selected conceptual view and placed some colors to create a more realistic feel. I used AutoCAD for this one. Here is a sample of what I have done.

The photo above is a view of the extruded objects from above. 

This photo shows the view from the bottom of the extruded object.

          Unfortunately, I didn't placed the indoor dividers, windows and floors. I really hope I can work on improving this one. 

Introducing James and Pink

          Hello readers. After a long a very long time of not posting, I am posting another artwork I made. It is named "James and Pink". The black outline was manually drawn on paper. Later on, I took a photo of the sketch and placed in the colors using a photo-editing software (specifically Adobe Photoshop). I may later on post the exact steps on how I colored the sketch digitally. Below, you can see the raw version of the photo.

Photo of "James and Pink"(Before Coloring)

          Stay tuned for more updates. Meanwhile, you are free to leave any comment. Don't worry! You don't need an account to comment

Pencil Trick [Better Resolution]

          I was searching for my old stuff in the drawers until I found this old drawing. This is an anamorphic sketch of a pencil I did years ago*. I thought I already lost it, but fortunately it is still well kept together with my old  quiz papers. 

          I already took a photo of this drawing before. However, I took it using a webcam so the resolution is not so good. Taking the opportunity, I took these photos with a camera with better resolution. I hope you will like it. I will try to create more drawings if I have spare time.

Anamorphic Pencil Sketch (Portrait)

Anamorphic Pencil Sketch (Landscape)

*If you didn't know about the post, you can check it here: http://gian-blog082211.blogspot.com/2011/10/pencil-trick.html

Fruit Drawings with Colored Pencils

          Hi again. I am sorry for not posting for almost a month because I am currently studying at school.  Once again, I am posting another colored drawing. I decided to draw an apple, orange, and banana. I have drawn these fruits using colored pencils. I also did some shading for the background. Your feedback and comments are greatly appreciated. 

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Anamorphic Drawing of a Stick Man

         

          Once again, I attempted to create another anamorphic drawing. This one is a stick man which is supposed to look like it is standing above the paper. I actually posted something similar to this before. It is named "Pencil Trick". You can check it by clicking the link.

          I actually had a lot of tries doing a 3D looking sketch before I achieved this one. The trick is that you draw the stick man by stretching the upper parts more as compared to the lower parts. This way, you can create an illusion of the standing stick man if viewed on the right angle. 

I have placed the top view of the drawing below in order to show how it really looks like.

          I also took a photo of the anamorphic stick man with thick marker outlines. (taken from the angle that creates an illusion)

 

I will try to post a better anamorphic drawing if I have time. In the meantime, you can leave your comments and feedback about the stick man below. 

"The Musician" - Doodle Face Series

Photo from Pencil Craziness* 

This photo is part of "The Doodle Face Series". 

Here it is,the last of the Doodle Face Series. It is called "The Musician". This one definitely wants to make pleasant sounds. He can make every strums and strikes to a wonderful musical masterpiece. Not only that, he also has a very good voice. He can turn different tones to make a new composition. 

The series ends here. Don't forget to leave your own feedback. :)

*All photos in the album Pencil Craziness are my original work unless indicated to be from another source. 

"The Athlete" - Doodle Face Series

Photo from Pencil Craziness* 

This photo is part of "The Doodle Face Series".

At last, the third installment to the "Doodle Face Series". It is named "The Athlete", the one that loves outdoor games and sports. This one is definitely a very active individual. In just a single look, one can conclude that this one is a very competitive person. Most of all, this one has good sportsmanship. I hope you like it.

I would be glad if you leave some feedback about my posts. :)

*All photos in the album Pencil Craziness are my original work unless indicated to be from another source. 

"The Artist" - The Doodle Face Series

Photo from Pencil Craziness*

This photo is part of "The Doodle Face Series".

Again, I am sharing another artwork from "The Doodle Face Series". It is named "The Artist", the one that puts colors and lines into masterpiece. This one is truly an expert in using every writing material in creating different artworks. His visual and spatial skills made it possible for him imagine a lot of things. If you loved the other ones, I am pretty sure you will like this one too. Watch out for the others and leave a feedback on this. Thanks!

*All photos in the album Pencil Craziness are my original work unless indicated to be from another source.

"The Linguist" - The Doodle Face Series

Photo from Pencil Craziness*

This photo is part of "The Doodle Face Series".

Hello Readers, I would like to share another sketch made by me. Sorry for bad photo quality because it was taken using a webcam. Just keep reading though.

This one is named "The Linguist", the one that is very good in poetry and language. He would talk very fluent and write in a good manner, a very creative one when it comes to words and sentences. Wait, he also have some friends, just wait for them until I post it here one after the other. I would be good if you leave a feedback and share it with some friends. I hope you enjoy, Thanks a lot!

*All photos in the album Pencil Craziness are my original work unless indicated to be from another source.

"Into the Nightmare' by Peter From.

Photo by Peter From

Pardon me for not posting for a long time. It is due to the hectic schedule I am having lately. Anyway, I just dropped by to post something very nice. As the title implies, the photo I am sharing is made by Peter From, a photographer and an artist. The photo is entitled "Into the Nightmare" and is found on one of his albums.

One more thing, a description was attached to the post where the photo is taken. Here is the message of the post. It is a bit scary though. 

In November 1912 a young girl disappeared without a trace after having visited her uncle in the old house on the hill by the lake... The Police found no evidence against the uncle and released him from custody after a short investigation... Whatever happened to that girl will remain a mystery... Her uncle died shortly thereafter but the old house is still there.......

Can you solve the mystery..? What do YOU see..?

Disney Princesses in Real Life

I just want to share a photo I found in an image viewing site. The painting was said to be made by Jirka Vinse Jonatan, a Finnish artist. These are recreation of popular Disney female characters by painting it, as if they are real! This is surely a very amusing collection. Sorry if it is a bit small and long.Here is the link to his blog: http://jirkavinse.wordpress.com/

Photo from: http://9gag.com

Childhood Memories - Chickens

Recalling my childhood once again. I've been recently thinking about the past lately so I decided to share this memory with you. When we still live in our province, I remember people taking care of different domestic animals like dogs, cats and chickens. Chickens are very common in a our province. Anyway, it is a place near the farm so it wouldn't be that strange. Chickens are good runners and has great agility which make it hard to catch one. You would probably run for a very long time just to get one. However, people there thought of a brilliant idea. They set a trap made of iron nets that resembles a basket. Under the iron net are corn kernels, which serves as a bait. The opening was provided by putting a wooden stick on the mouth of the basket. The wooden stick is tied to a rope which when pulled closes the basket. I created a simple illustration of this trap below. Enjoy! (Click here for 9gag.com link)

Photo from: http://www.facebook.com

Just me and my Highlighter

Hi there folks! I've been doing different sketches lately. To try something new, I used my very own highlighter. To do this one, I used the highlighter to draw the doodle I want to draw. This serves as the main outline. Since the highlighter marks are not well noticed in white paper, I emphasized it by outlining the highlighter marks with black pen. Feel free to leave any feedback.

Photos from my album.

The Terracotta Warriors Chalked!

Once again, a group of Dutch artists had their minds and hands creating a marvelous piece of a 3D chalk drawings. The art depicts the image of China's well known Terracotta army. This time, doing it in Lego style. It applies the similar concept with the ones done by Edgar Mueller. The chalk-made artwork is done in celebration of the Saratosa Chalk Festival. As an additional info, the Terracotta warriors are made to depict the real army of Chinese Emperor Qin Shi Huang. This is again another work of art which deserves to be looked at.

Photo from: www.dailymail.co.uk/news

Castle of the Ocean

I really had a wonderful time seeing this wonderful creation made by a young student in the name of Wataru Itou. It is called Umi no Ue no Oshiro , in English it means "Castle of the Ocean".The artwork you are just seeing below is made of paper!(not to mention it's hand made)The work resembles an amusement park with cars, roller coasters and a Ferris wheel. The artist also installed lights to give it a halo-like effect. It took him about four years to do this magnificent work of art. This guys is definitely an art genius. Click the photo link to see the article with more photos of this miniature city.

Photo from: http://tokyobling.wordpress.com

Sources: http://umihotaru.com/guide/floor/4f/papercastle.php
                http://tokyobling.wordpress.com/2009/07/01/a-paper-craft-castle-on-the-ocean/

Google's Very First Doodle

Photo from: www.google.com/logos

What you are seeing right now is true. As said above, it is the very first doodle ever. The doodle is thought to be released globally on August 30, 1998. It looks pretty old, just look at that font. This doodle is dedicated to the Burning Man festival. It is a week-long held annually in the Black Rock Desert in Nevada. Honestly, it is my first time hearing about this one so I need to have some research work on it. If you like this one, just leave your feedback and I'll post more of this. Have fun.

Danbo: The Little Cardboard Boy

Photo from: thedesigninspiration.com

Just found this very nice photo of a fictional cardboard character named "Danbo". This cardboard sponsored by Amazon and is inspired by a manga character created by Azuma Kiyohiko. This photo is from a teenage photographer named Arielle Nadel's project entitled "365 Days of Danboard". Click her name to see all the wonderful photos. I hope you enjoy this one. 

P.S I think I know what would be our very first weekly theme. :)

Pencil Trick

 Photo from: www.facebook.com^

Hello again. I've been trying on how the 3D street art really works. After all the experiments and a lot of practice, here it is. I call this the "Pencil Trick"*. The picture is not that clear as expected but I still got the illusion working at this angle. There are more of these on my online photo album. If you want to see more of these, just let me know.

*The artwork on the photo together with the other ones are mine and not from another artist/s.

^Photo album's link here. All artworks in the album are made by me.

Even more of Edgar Mueller's

These street paintings are great I can't stop finding for more. I found a lot of these paintings but I only choose three. I consider these ones as my favorites at this point in time. Just take a look and see what made me decide to post them here.

Photo from: http://nialangleyspeaks.blogspot.com

Photo from: http://art-website-creative.com

Photo from: http://nialangleyspeaks.blogspot.com

Cool Street Art

Photo from: http://www.european-street-painting.com

 I failed to post for the last few days because of a very busy week. I want to share this very cool street art from Taipei. This wonderful masterpiece is created by Edgar Mueller. It is my first time hearing his name but seeing this, I think I should more of his cool art.

The art works like an optical illusion. It looks weird when you look at it on top. However, if you see it in a certain angle you will see a good view of it. Here is the artwork's view from the top:

Photo from: http://www.european-street-painting.com