On-site caricature drawing service for Swiss Precision Industries Pte Ltd.

Event: Swiss Precision Industries (S) Pte Ltd- Pre D&D.
Date of event: 3 Dec 2010 (Friday).
Venue: Holiday Inn, Havelock Road, Singapore.
Duration: 6.30pm to 7.30pm (1 hour).
Average drawing speed: 6 minutes per head.

Jit got me to partner him in this pre-D&D event that required 2 artists. As usual, the 1 hour session went smoothly without hiccup.

The Holiday Inn's main entrance.


The event signage on screen.


When we arrived at the pre-function hall...


Selected are 7 of my caricatures for your viewing.




















The atmosphere at the pre-function hall during the session.


As we were leaving the venue, all the guests who were also the staff were seated in the main ballroom.


Portrait & caricature artist in Singapore.

Couple caricature done from photographs.

A3 size caricature of a couple.
Medium used: Black pen on white paper.
Type: Face with cartoon body & background.
Client's purpose: Personal gift.





















Portrait & caricature artist in Singapore.

On-site portrait sketching service.

Event: Molteni & C - Grand Openning.
Date of event: 1 Dec 2010 (Wednesday).
Venue: Newton 200.
Duration: 7.00pm to 10.00pm (3 hours).
Average drawing speed: 10 minutes per head.

My portrait & caricature artist friend, Jit, & myself were hired for this portrait sketching event on the 1st day of Dec. We were given only 10 minutes to finish every guest. A super fast job I ever done as far as portrait sketching is concern. Normally, we need about 20 minutes for every head drawn but since this was the client's request, I had tried my best to come up with portrait work with minimal shading especially on the faces. It was like racing against time, no fun.
Upon arrival, the client told Jit that we could do caricature if we wanted to but I opted for the portrait simply because the tool that I brought was meant for sketching. At the same time, I wanted to challenge myself to finsh every piece in 10 minutes. The result was not so satisfying but at least I did it within the given time. Another personal achievement I supposed.
When I realised that the invited guests were mostly architects & interior designers, I told Jit that we were also part of them as Jit used to be an architect & me, an interior designer. What an event for both of us...LOL

The venue as seen from the main road.


The trendy interior of Molteni & C.


The arrival of the guests.


Here are 7 of my portrait works for your viewing.










































































































































Jit in action.


Me in action.


Portrait & caricature artist in Singapore.

Family portrait.

A3 size family portrait done from photograph.
Medium used: Charcoal stick on white paper.
Client's purpose: Personal gift.

The client did this portrait for her friend who has 2 beautiful children.


Portrait & caricature artist in Singapore.

Individual caricature.

A3 size caricature of a German music man done from photo.
Medium used: Colour-marker on white paper.
Type: Face with cartoon body & background.
Client's purpose: Birthday gift.

The client asked his secretary to contact me & made an order of this caricature to be done in time for his father's 90th birthday. It was being sent back to his home town in Germany. According to the secretary, his father used to be an entertainer playing his mobile music box during performances in Germany. This piece of art work was to remind him of the good old days, sweet memory...





















Portrait & caricature artist in Singapore.

Portrait of a couple.

A4 size portrait of a loving couple done from photograph.
Medium used: Charcoal stick on white paper.
Client's purpose: Anniversary gift.



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On-site caricature drawing service for IBM.

Event: FY2010 IBM Business Partner Appreciation Evening.
Date of event: 24 Nov 2010 (Friday).
Venue: Arena at Clarke Quay Singapore.
Duration: 6.00pm to 8.00pm (2 hours).
Average drawing speed: 3 minutes per head.

My tattoo artist friends Ivan & Lee Lee got me to do this event that required roving service. I activated the speedy mode of an average of 3 minutes per head drawn so that I didn't have to stay too long at a spot to avoid tiredness on my legs. At times I had to squat down to draw those guests who were sitting on sofas. Compared to my usual events which I sit & draw, it was quite tiring. Also, the standard of my drawing was not as high as my usual events simply because of the roving nature as well as the speed at which I drew. Honestly, I do not like to do roving service as it would more or less affect the quality of my work. Apart from that, my tools keep dropping onto the floor & I may have to do extra work to pick them up. What an irritation...
After the 2 hour session, I stayed back to watch the stage show which was quite interesting especially when the emcee fooling around with the guests.

Upon arrival at the entrance of the venue.


The stage signage showing the theme of the event 'Cabaret'.


The beautiful interior of the Arena Bar.


Selected are 6 of my caricatures for your viewing.























































































































Here you are, the roving caricaturist at work...


One of the stage performances.


Ivan in action.


My job done but the guests were happily enjoying themselves.


Portrait & caricature artist in Singapore.

Caricature of a female boxer..

A4 size caricature of a female boxer done from photo.
Medium used: Colour-marker/ Colour-pencil.
Type: Face with cartoon body.
Client's purpose: Casual gift.

The client ordered a caricature for his girlfriend but I ended up doing 2 pieces because of my mistake of doing it with a wrong medium. He wanted a colour pencil caricature but I did a colour marker one instead. When I realised the mistake just before his collection date, I quickly came up with a colour pencil version.
Of course he was given only one piece as what he had ordered & didn't even know the existence of the 2nd piece.

The colour marker version.




















The colour pencil version.




















Portrait & caricature artist in Singapore.

Caricature done from photographs.

A4 size caricature of 2 ladies.
Medium used: Colour-marker on white paper.
Type: Face only.
Client's purpose: Appreciation gift.

The client (right) wanted a caricature to thank her superior for guiding her on her career.


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On-site caricature drawing service.

Event: Autism Association(Singapore)- Staff Dinner 2010.
Date of event: 19 Nov 2010 (Friday).
Venue: Glass Atrium, National Museum of Singapore.
Duration: 6.15pm to 7.15pm (1 hour).
Average drawing speed: 6 minutes per head.

Jit & I were hired separately by the client for this event that required 3 caricaturists. The 3rd artist was Jit's sister who surprised me with her ability to draw caricature too. As that day was a hot day & he couldn't find any caricaturist, his sister came in as a back up. I was a bit moody because just when the session started, I received a phone call from the Prime Minister's Office asking me to alter something on an artwork which I was doing for them at that time. As the the task was a difficult one, my mind was not fully focus on the drawings then but the show must go on & it did went on smoothly. Immediately after the show, I rushed back to my studio to meet up with that person to solve the problem.
As a professional caricaturist, you've no choice but to carry on doing the job till the end even though your mind is somewhere else but I guess my quality of drawing was not affected by the distraction.

The museum facade.


The event backdrop.



The queue was not formed yet when we started the session.


Selected are 5 of my caricatures for your viewing.



































































































All the guests were seated while our session ended.


Portrait & caricature artist in Singapore.

Couple caricature done from photograph.

A4 size caricature of a couple.
Medium used: Colour pencil on white paper.
Type: Face only.
Client's purpose: Corporate gift.

It's fun doing this exaggerated caricature of a Caucasian couple from photograph provided by the client who was a colleague of the pair.



Portrait & caricature artist in Singapore.