Photographs taken as a hobby at Harbour Front-Part 3.

As this is the last part of my Harbour Front series before heading home,I stayed mainly on the upper deck of Vivo City Shopping Mall to shoot the remaining photographs. I was so happy to be able to snap these pictures which I didn't believe that I could do it just a few months ago,especially with my semi-pro camera.

The glass railing with a nice feature wall in the background & the reflection on the wet floor looked interesting.


A glass foyer with a curve shaped roof.


An illuminated decorative sculpture that can change colour from time to time.


Water reflection that looked interesting enough to capture my attraction.


The light on the steps created some drama in this shot.

Camera used: DSC-H7

Individual caricature done from photo.

A4 caricature depicts a guy with the Dragon Ball body.
Medium used: Colour-marker on white paper.
Type: Face with cartoon body.
Client's purpose: Birthday gift.

The client wanted me to caricature the subject with the Dragon Ball body.Dragon Ball,I supposed,is a character from a comic book of which the subject was a fan.Probably this art piece would have brighten up his day.

Individual caricature for DBS Bank.

A3 size caricature a lady of DBS.
Medium used: Colour-marker on white paper.
Type: Face with cartoon body & background/theme.
Client's purpose: Farewell gift.

A gift from the subject's subordinates in her dept DWCC.Originally,the client wanted to draw all the faces of the entire staff onto the caricature.However,due to budget constraint and in order to include everybody,they ended up doing generic cartoon characters based on my imagination.The characters didn't have to resemble anybody.
This way,they only have to pay the price of one person's caricature instead of 37 persons.People who work in banks really know their calculation well :-D.

Individual caricature.

A4 size caricature of a dancing guy in Night Fever pose.
Medium used: Colour-marker on white paper.
Type: Face with cartoon body.
Client's purpose: Birthday gift.

Live caricature event at The Bottle Tree Park.

Event: Fujitsu Family Carnival & Car Rally.
Date of event: 9 Aug 2008.
Venue: Bottle Tree Park,Yishun,Singapore.
Duration: 3 hours (10.00am to 1.00pm).
Average drawing speed: 3 minutes per head.

Before this event,I've never known of the existence of such a funny named park.I was being told the reason why the park was named in this manner was b'cos the trees there look like the shape of a bottle but the strange thing was that I couldn't find any such shaped tree.
The event was held on the same day as Singapore's 43rd. birhtday,The National Day.The weather was extremely hot & stuffy.I kept perspiring under the poorly ventilated tent.My friend,Ben Tan,who was assisting me then couldn't stand the heat & disappeared half way thru to the nearby canteen,to cool himself down with soft drinks,poor guy.It was quite tiring after 3 hours of sauna,not an easy job indeed.Luckily,the organiser told me to wear T-shirt & bermuda for this particular event.I chose a red coloured one to symbolise the national colour.
There were many activities going on during the entire event.Quite an enjoyable outing,especially for the kids.

The cool looking entrance signboard.


The event signage told me that there was a car rally event going on too.


My show begins...

































The guests waiting for their turn to be drawn.


The atmosphere.


Lots of games for everybody.This young boy was practising his archery skill for the next Olympic Games I guess...


Ah Boy learning about the pool game from young.


Good try but unfortunately he couldn't hit the target.


This uncle was trying his luck as well.


Wow! There was rodeo ride too.Really shiok!

The body painting artist was busy working on this lady.


The magician was there to entertain the kids.


The children enjoying themshelves by catching fish at the nearby fish pond.


Wah...what a relaxing & calm mood by the pond.

Caricature of Chandra Das.

A4 caricature of Singapore Minister Chandra Das.
Medium used: Colour-marker on white paper.
Type: Face with cartoon body.
Client's purpose: Corporate gift.

Someone from the subject's ministry came to me & place an order for this caricature to be presented to him.I'm not sure what the exact occasion was.I just drew as instructed lor...

Caricature of 'Cha Kuay Teow' Man.

A4 caricature of 'Fried Kuay Teow' man.
Medium used: Colour-marker on white paper.
Type: Face with cartoon body.
Client's purpose: To be used as logo of his stall.

Nowadays,even hawkers use caricatures as logos.Probably this would make their stalls stand out to attract more costomers.According to him,the caricature would be used not only on his signboard but also to be printed on their T-shirts & name cards as well.I wonder whether it was being used on his cutlery :-D. These young generation of hawkers are very innovative indeed...

Caricature of Fann Wong.

A3 size caricature of Singapore actress/singer Fann Wong.
Medium used: Pastel-pencil on white paper.
Type: Face only.
Client's purpose: Congratulatory gift.

A group of fans ordered this caricature to congratulate Fann on her best selling album in 2005. This 'pastel-pencil' medium is only on special request as I do not have it among my choice of mediums used for caricatures on my website.
While watching news on T.V.,I was very surprised to see my caricature being shown during the event at which Fann was holding it & smiling in front of the screen.

Individual caricature done from photograph.

A4 size caricature of a photography enthusiast.
Medium used: Colour-pencil on white paper.
Type: Face with cartoon body.
Client's purpose: Birthday gift.

As my photographic interest progresses,very soon my image will be like this guy !-).
For your info.,a few years ago,I used to be like this too but as an artist,not a photographer.Instead of the shoes,I wore sandals in order to cool my feet from unpleasant smell :-D.

Individual caricature done from photograph.

A4 size caricature of a lady.
Medium used:Colour-marker on white paper.
Type: Face with cartoon body & background.
Client's purpose: Farewell gift.

It's a gift from the subject's colleagues for her to remember their favourite hawker center at the Cambridge Market where they usually had lunch together.

Photographs taken as a hobby at Harbour Front-Part 2.

As part-1 of my Harbour Front series was all about ships & boats,part-2 is about cable cars & some night scenery around the premises of Vivo City Shopping Mall.These pictures were taken with the same camera.While day sceneries are easy to shoot,night ones are difficult especially when the conditions are too dark.However,by adjusting the shutter speed & aperture of my camera,I manage to capture the mood that I wanted.The results were quite satisfying at least to a beginner like me.

The cable car tower being zoomed in to capture the details.


One of the moving cable cars.


The open space in front of a restaurant at ground zero.


The other side of the open space where another restaurant was located.


Colourful reflection of the industrial plant nearby.


The subject was actually the back of a permanent tall snow-man sculpture.The background was in almost total darkness then but I manage to capture it in blue.Very challenging indeed.

Camera used:Sony DSC-H7.

Family caricature done from photographs.

A3 size caricature of a newly wed couple with their baby & BMW car.
Medium used: Colour-marker on white paper.
Type: Face with cartoon boby & background.
Client's purpose: Birthday gift for her hubby.

Couple caricature done from photograph.

A4 caricature of a couple in traditional Chinese costume.
Medium used: Black ink & grey marker on white paper.
Category: Black & White Shaded.
Type: Face with cartoon body.
Client's purpose: Anniversary gift for her parents.

Couple caricature done from photographs.

A3 size caricature depicts a couple in the jungle.
Medium used:Colour-marker on white paper.
Type:Face with cartoon body & background.
Client's purpose:Birthday gift for her husband.

Individual caricature

A4 size caricature of a guy who likes to drink.
Medium used: Color-marker on white paper.
Type:Face with cartoon body.
Client's purpose: Birthday gift.

Another exaggerated version caricature done from photo.