On-site caricature drawing service.

Event: Jake's 3rd Birthday Party.
Date of event: 30 May 2009 Saturday.
Venue: Republic of Singapore Yacht Club,Singapore.
Theme: Pirate.
Duration: 1.5 hours (6.30pm to 8.00pm).
Average drawing speed: 6 minutes per head.

This birthday party was held at a yacht club where I could enjoy the sunset of the sea view from The Brdge Restaurant. On arrival, I was greeted warmly by the birthday boy's parents & they led me to the table where I was seated for the entire session.
The party was attended not only by the kids but also their parents. Other than me, there was a tatoo artist hired to entertain the guests. After the session, I managed to hang around for an hour to snap some photos of the beautiful place.

The reception area.


The Pirate's flag.


The arrival of guests.


Jake's dad started the ball rolling...





























Jake was cutting his cake while others were singing birthday song for him.


A view from the balcony overlooking the swimming pool & the sea at the far end.


Another beautiful view taken from the groundfloor.

Caricature done from photograph.

A4 caricature depicts a basketball player.
Medium used: Colour-pencil on white paper.
Type: Face with cartoon body.
Client's purpose: Birhday gift.

Another customer wanted the same design but in colour.

Caricature done from photograph.

A4 size of a single caricature.
Medium used: Black pen on white paper.
Type: Face with cartoon body.
Client's purpose: Birthday gift.

A gift from the subject's girlfriend. Basketball was his favorite sport & a good idea to do a caricature that depicts him as a player who could control the ball at ease.

Caricature done from photograph.

A4 size caricature of a baby Liverpool fan.
Medium used: Colour-marker on white paper.
Type: Face & cartoon body.
Client's purpose: Personal.

The baby's father was a Liverpool fan & expected his son to be a die-hard Pool fan too when he grows up.

Caricature done from photograph.

A3 size caricature of an Australian guy.
Medium used: Colour-marker on white paper.
Type: Face with cartoon body & background.
Client's purpose: Corporate gift.

This guy worked for a company that due with cotton in the Asia pacific region. He likes to beer too.

Photography-Lower Seletar Reservoir.

I was driving around Yishun area on a Sunday late noon recently with my buddy Henry Foong to hunt for something to shoot. We came across this place that has some satelite dishes & a pond. As we went nearer, we discovered that this was an interesting place for photography. There were motorboats floating around as well as a few mini jetties. We could also see the satelite dishes opposite the reservoir. Apart from that, the golf course of Orchid Country Club was visible from quite a distance away.
After surveying the area for a while, we started to set up our tripods to try some shots while waiting for the sunset. Sunset came & gone, we've had some nice shots in our pockets. Happily headed for our dinner before going home.
For this session, I used my Sony DSLR A700 with my latest lens SAL 50mm f1.4.

If you would like to see more of my photographs, feel free to visit my Flickr Photostream by clicking the pink title above.

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Caricature done from photographs.

A3 size couple caricature.
Medium used: Colour-marker on white paper.
Type: Face with cartoon body.
Client's purpose: Valentine's day gift.

The client wanted this caricature for his girlfriend with the bodies of their favorite cartoon characters 'Astro boy & his girl'. It was a straight forward piece without any background so that there isn't any distraction on the subjects.

Caricature done from photograph.

A3 size caricature of underwater romance.
Medium used: Colour-pencil on white paper.
Type: Face with cartoon body & background.
Client's purpose: Wedding Anniversary gift.

This couple is a pair of keen scuba divers who frequent underwater diving together. They were base in Singapore & travelled to nearby resort destinations for their hobby. The client who did this caricature for them wanted to capture their wonderful time spent here in this region.

Caricature done from photographs.

A3 size caricature of a couple done from photographs.
Medium used: Colour-pencil on white paper.
Type: Face with cartoon body & backgroung.
Client's purpose: For remembrance.

This couple requested that their caricature got to be a memorable one that depicted their idols. The husband wanted to be drawn wearing the Arsenal FC's jersey & hairstyle that looked like Thierry Henry, while the wife wanted herself with the body of her favorite cartoon character & cheering him on. What a husband & wife team...

On-site caricature drawing service.

Event: Daniella's 1st Birthday Party.
Date of event: 4 Apr 2009 Saturday.
Venue: Shangrila Hotel,Singapore.
Duration: 2 hours (1.00pm to 3.00pm).
Average drawing speed: 6 minutes per head.

Another rare last minute Saturday afternoon event held at the multi-purpose hall 'Water Terrace' next to the pool. Although this was a kids party, it was attended by their parents too. A family party to be exact. Most of the people being drawn were the parents themshelves, to my surprise. As there was enough time, I spend my own sweet time enjoying the session.

The main entrance of the hall.


The pool.


The cute signage.


The session begins...


























The atmosphere during the party.


The entertainer Johnathan Heron was performing for the kids.

Caricature done from photograph.

A4 size caricature of an Arsenal FC fan.
Medium used: Colour-pencil on white paper.
Type: Face with cartoon body.
Client's purpose: Birthday gift.

Caricature done from photograph.

A3 size caricature of a couple.
Medium used: Colour marker on white paper.
Type: Face with cartoon body.
Client's purpose: Valentine's gift.

The client, an army MP, wanted a caricature that depicts both their professions as a surprise gift for his nurse girlfriend. He provided me images of their uniforms in order to add more fun to the caricature.

Caricature done from photograph.

A4 size caricature depicts a Red Indian.
Medium used: Color-pencil on white paper.
Type: Face with head-dress.
Client's purpose: Birthday gift.

This caricature was more conplicated than my usual 'face only' type.
Meaning, the price was higher than usual. It was made as a birthday gift from the subject's friend.

Caricature done from photograph.

A4 size caricature of a girl.
Medium used: Color-pencil on white paper.
Type: Face with cartoon body.
Client's purpose: Corporate gift.

Couple caricature done from photographs.

A4 caricature of a couple.
Medium used: Color-pencil on white paper.
Type: Face with cartoon body.
Client's purpose: Anniversary gift.

The client was the daughter of the subjects who wanted a caricature done as an anniversary gift for her parents. She requested to have them being drawn as their favorite TV Chinese drama's ancient heros 'Kuku & Yeong Kor'. The funny part was that her parents have English names...:))

Photography- Fashion Show.

As my photography skill progresses further, I made quite a few friends from Yahoo's Flickr who invited me to join them for a shooting of a fahion show at Marina Square recently. The event was called 'Fashion Revolution'. This was a new experience for me as I've not tried this before. However, I used my instinct of a portrait artist & managed to snap some for the fun of it. Surprisingly, some of my Flickr friends said that my shots were outstanding. Perhaps my profession as an artist helps alot in getting the right angle & the right timing of clicking the button of my camera. What I've realised from this experience is that, for this type of photography, you only got 3 seconds or less to decide on your shots. Opportunity will be lost if too much time being spent on it.
Well,it was quite fun to have a feel of a fashion photographer who takes pictures of beautiful models :))
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Corporate caricature done from photographs.

A3 size group caricature.
Medium used: Color-pencil on white paper.
Client's purpose: Farewell gift.

The client did this caricature as a gift to a colleague who was leaving the company for India. An ideal corporate gift for this purpose.