Speedy caricature drawing service for Starhub Roadshow.

Event: Starhub Roadshow.
Date of event: 28 Mar 2010.
Venue: Lucky Plaza,Orchard Road, Singapore.
Duration: 10.00pm to 2.00pm (4 hours).
Average drawing speed: 3 minutes per head.

I was hired for a very rare Sunday morning roadshow which was held at the sidewalk in between Lucky Plaza & Tangs. Customers who purchased a pre-paid card were entitled to do a caricature by me for free apart from other goodies they received. I was told that the roadshow is there every Sunday. Their customers are mostly Filipino maids who line up before the counter operates.

The line that formed when I arrived at the venue.


The caricature signage at where I was seated.


The session begins...
































The working environment.


Behind the scene...


Portrait & caricature artist in Singapore.

Individual caricature of Mr Gerard Ee.

A2 size caricature of NKF(Singapore)'s boss Mr Gerard Ee.
Medium used: Color-marker on white paper.
Type: Face with cartoon body & background.
Client's purpose: Farewell gift.

Mr Gerard Ee was appointed as NKF's chief in 2006, so he had to depart from his former job. His colleagues did this caricature for him as a farewell as well as an appreciation gift. They requested a caricature that depicted him eating his favourite food, at the same time wiping sweat on his head. A background of their office building was not forgotten.



Portrait & caricature artist in Singapore.

Wedding caricature.

A3 size Wedding caricature done from photographs.
Medium used: Color-marker on white paper.
Type: Face with cartoon body & background.
Client's purpose: Wedding display & invitation card printing.

The bridegroom was a Liverpool fan, so he wanted me to draw him with taxedo top & Liverpool bottom. As for the bride, she wanted an orange color gown with tiara on her head & holding flower. They made sure that their Mazda car & dog were in the drawing too.
They were probably the owners of the white color house on top the hill in Singapore & that got to be in too. They got the inspiration from one of my previous blog post showing the similar design. Modified here & there to create a design that suited them well.

On-site caricature drawing service at 8th Degree.

Event: The wedding party of Keng Leong & Christina.
Date of event: 3 Jan 2010.
Venue: 8th Degree Lounge, NTU Alumni Club, Buona Vista, Singapore.
Duration: 1.30pm to 4.30pm (3 hours).
Average drawing speed: 6 minutes per head.

I was hired by the bride & bridegroom for their wedding party on a Sunday afternoon of the 3rd day of new year 2010. They had actually booked me 4 months in advance after collecting 2 pieces of A2 size caricatures done from photographs at my shop. They requested me to bring along some A3 size paper in order to draw some couples during the wedding party. I was being treated to a delicious buffet before starting the session, thanks Keng Leong & Christina.
Originally, they wanted me to do a 2 hour session but extended my service due to overwhelming response.

The huge building where 8th degree is situated.


The guests were enjoying the food when I arrived.


This was the place where I did my job.


These are some of the guests with their caricatures done.
































During the session, I wore my red beret to match my red polo t-shirt especially for this wedding event, otherwise it would be in total black :)).

Caricature of a Japanese man.

A3 caricature of a Japanese man done from photograph.
Medium used: Color-marker on white paper.
Type: Face with cartoon body & background.
Client's purpose: Farewell gift.


A lady client from American Express did this caricature for a Japanese colleague who was leaving Singapore. As his interest was singing & wine drinking, she requested to draw that with him in Kimono walking at the foot of Mt Fuji.

On-site live portrait sketching service for Chanel.

Event: Chanel Fine Jewellery Exibition.
Date of event: 10,11 & 12 March 2010.
Venue: Theatreworks, Mohd Sultan Road, Singapore.
Duration: A total of 9 hours(2 sessions per day).
Average drawing speed: 20 minutes per head.

My caricaturist friend Jit sought my service to do this rare portrait sketching job for a high-end client 'Chanel' during their jewellery show recently. I was too used to do caricatures at events that I'd forgotten to bring along my pencil for this particular job on the first day. Luckily, Jit had some spare ones for me. Both of us were required to wear all black for all sessions. Anyway, we would wear all black by default for most of our jods. That went well with us.
The client was very cautious not to allow us taking pictures of the guests together with the portrait for certain reason. Maybe they were high society people who need privacy but they didn't mind us taking those artworks that we did.
We had 2 sessions per day of which one was meant for lunch crowd & the other was for the dinner crowd. The last session on the 3rd day was the toughest one which we had to draw non-stop for 3 hours. Tired after the final session but we did get some tips from the last guest, at least enough for us to pay our parking fees, hehe...
The difficulty of this job was that the light was not to our advantage. It was dim & not properly shone on the guests face so we had a hard time trying to figure out the features from the hard shadow on their faces. I didn't enjoy drawing at all but what to do, the show must go on...

The building in which the event was held.


The staff getting ready to receive guests.


The showcase hall that displays all the jewellery. A very high class setting.


These are some of my drawings without the usual way of picture being taken with the guests.



































































































Jit(far left) & myself on the job.

Caricature for MAS (Monetary Authority of Singapore).

A3 size caricature done from photographs for Monetary Authority of Singapore.
Medium used: Black ink pen on white paper.
Type: Face with cartoon body & background.
Client's purpose: Corporate gift.

A caricature depicting the famous talent show which was called 'MAS idol 2'. The people in this caricature were probably contestant of their singing contest or maybe those in the same department that needed a caricature to be done. Whichever the purpose was, my job was to draw a piece of artwork to their request.

Individual caricature of a young man & his dream.

A2 size caricature done from photograph.
Medium use: Color-marker on white paper.
Type: Face with cartoon body & background.
Client's purpose: Birthday gift.

The subject has his dream of having a luxurious lifestyle one day so the client who was a personal friend of his wanted to present this caricature on his birthday. What a surprise gift it was...

Individual caricature.

A4 Caricature of a Japanese man done from photograph.
Medium used: Color-marker.
Type: Face with cartoon body & background.
Client's purpose: Farewell gift.

A farewell gift given to the subject by his Singaporean colleague. A memory of his residence as well as the Singapore city.

Couple caricature done from photograph.

A4 size couple caricature done from photograph.
Medium used: Color-pencil on white paper.
Type: Face only.
Client's purpose: Anniversary gift.

If you run out of idea on your next anniversary, just bring a picture of both of you either in soft or hard copy & do a caricature just like this couple shown here. Your photos can also be a separate picture of each of you. I'll join you together to form a loving caricature. Make sure there is smiles in you photos, be happy...;)

Portrait of Mr Lim Boon Heng.

A2 size portrait of Minister Lim Boon Heng done from photograph.
Medium used: Charcoal on white paper.
Client's purpose: Farewell gift.

A gift from Mr Lim's colleagues for his departure as the boss of NTUC. Apart from the drawing, they ordered a custom-made picture frame to go with it. As a gift to a VIP, the resemblance level needed to be very high, so I was very careful when capturing the features of Mr Lim.
Again, it was a success & I was very delighted to see in the newspaper a few days after the collection that my portrait was among other gifts presented to him on the day of his deaparture.

On-site caricature drawing service.

Event: Pre-Chinese New Year Event.
Date of event: 1 & 2 Jan 2010.
Venue: Fusionopolis Building, Singapore.
Duration: 3 hours per day(11pm to 2pm).
Average drawing speed: 6 minutes per head.
Theme: Chinese New Year.

This event was held at the atrium of Fushionopolis building in Buona Vista. It's meant to be a free-for-all to people who work in the building. The crowd was form during lunch hour. Apart from caricature, the client hired 2 other artists to entertain them. The one sitted beside me was Madam Tang, a paper cutter & the group of artists who were stationed opposite was Chinese Charater writers.

The huge building of Fusionopolis.


The atrium was quite empty when I reached there.


The session begins...



































I was busy caricaturing one of the lucky ladies who got it for free.


Mdm Tang was preparing her art pieces to be given out free.


The group of Chinese Character artits were working non stop.

Individual caricature.

A4 size caricature of a little girl from photograph.
Medium used: Color-marker on white paper.
Type: Face with cartoon body & background.
Client's purpose: Casual gift.

The American Filipino client did this caricature as a gift for his daughter. He is a marine & was in Singapore during a stopover. This was the second time he did a caricature from me to be brought back to the US. The first piece was a family caricature of himself manning the warship with his wife & daughter. Looking forward to his third piece...

Individual caricature.

A2 size caricature of uncle playing soccer (done from photo).
Medium used: Color-marker on white paper.
Type: Face with cartoon body & background.
Client's purpose: Birthday gift.

The subject is not an ordinary uncle trying to play soccer. In fact, he is the boss of one of Singapore's S-league football teams, Tampines Rovers. Apart from that, he is also the boss of Komoko Motors that distributes Hyundai cars in Singapore. Quite a well known person who appears in the local paper frequently.
His employees came & did this in a urgent manner so that it could be framed up & presented to him during the party. So, he's the boss, not the player...

Caricature of Lim Boon Heng

A3 size caricature of Minister Lim Boon Heng.
Medium used: Color-pencil on white paper.
Type: Face with cartoon body & background.
Client's purpose: Corporate gift.


The lady client wanted a caricature to be presented to Mr Lim during his farewell party as NTUC boss. She was so particular with the resemblance & worried that it might not turn out well simply because Mr Lim is a VIP. When she came to collect it, she was so relieved that I got it spot on. I was happy to see yet another client who walked out of my shop smiling, at least.