tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-66149399085133285822024-03-22T12:31:38.125+08:00Jade SketchesAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16621044654937610980noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614939908513328582.post-62639906780381109902017-09-16T18:50:00.000+08:002017-09-16T18:50:24.652+08:00Binondo Church Again<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Decided to sketch Binondo Church again as I am not so happy with the finished work the first time I sketched it.</div>
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16621044654937610980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614939908513328582.post-59158618640758048732015-06-13T12:13:00.000+08:002015-06-13T12:13:09.039+08:00USk Philippines May Sketchwalk: Fort Santiago<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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After looking around Fort Santiago for interesting subjects to draw, I decided to settle in a shady spot, from which a number of <i>kalesas</i> (horse drawn carriage) were visible, to shelter myself from the scorching heat. When I showed the finished sketch to a friend, she thought that the <i>kalesa</i> was drawn out of my imagination as it resembles the pumpkin carriage ridden by Cinderella to the ball. But the <i>kalesa</i> is a real one, and I guessed, was designed as such to attract tourists. What really caught my attention was the shadow made by the foliage on the ground.<br />
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Unexpectedly, bird poop fell on my wrist and on the sketch after having just finished my sketch. Can you locate the exact spot where the bird poop landed on my sketch?<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16621044654937610980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614939908513328582.post-71018712221127262632015-05-16T22:02:00.001+08:002015-05-17T23:27:16.790+08:00My Collection of Coca Cola Tin Can<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I began collecting Coca Cola tin cans when I saw piles of distinctly shaped Coca Cola cans (second from the left) in a supermarket in Taiwan back in 2008. I am not a fan of softdrinks but I so wanted to own one of those cans that I grabbed one to the cashier. Now, there are five in my collection.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16621044654937610980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614939908513328582.post-25141684160741241432015-05-08T23:35:00.000+08:002015-05-18T21:52:30.027+08:00Wong Tai Sin Temple Hong KongAfter climbing the first flight of stairs leading to Wong Tai Sin Temple's main altar, I was greeted by human-sized statues of the twelve Chinese zodiac signs. I walked past tourists busy looking for their own zodiac signs to take photos with them, and continued to the next flight of stairs. The main altar came into view, before which devoted worshippers silently communicated their prayers. This scene was made even livelier by the red and yellow lanterns hanging above the courtyard. I then directed my attention to the surroundings. The columns on both sides of the courtyard immediately caught my attention because of their intricate dragon carvings. I made a sketch of one of the columns as shown in the photo below.<br />
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The temple is so spacious that it even houses a garden named Good Wish Garden. Pavillions of different height levels, connected by walkways traversing a pond, are built to allow visitors to view the garden from different angles.<br />
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The temple is definitely worth a visit. Plus, it is conveniently located just outside Wong Tai Sin MTR Station.</div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16621044654937610980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614939908513328582.post-37308509705830481302015-05-06T23:22:00.000+08:002015-05-06T23:22:55.469+08:00First Sketch for 2015I really love the color pattern exhibited in this building along Paterson Street, Causeway Bay , Hong Kong: the diagonals of bright red and orange squares against the white background made the structure very visible.<div>
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16621044654937610980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614939908513328582.post-49070433404620100742014-11-10T22:23:00.001+08:002014-11-10T22:23:22.366+08:00Filipino-Chinese Friendship Arch<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I was inside 7-11, enjoying a bottle of Minute Maid, when I sketched the Filipino-Chinese Friendship Arch. The passing vehicles were the most difficult to draw. I need to be fast enough in sketching the vehicles before the stoplight gives them a go signal. Sadly, I was not fast enough. Long before I finish a sketch of one vehicle, all vehicles would continue to their respective destinations and be gone in a second. I cannot remember how many vehicles had passed before I was finally able to draw the jeepney you can see in the above sketch. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16621044654937610980noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614939908513328582.post-15989711895657976242014-11-04T22:41:00.003+08:002015-05-14T21:30:58.021+08:00The Bund at Night, ShanghaiWalking along the Bund was a pleasurable experience. It felt like being in two places at once because of the contrast in the sights of the two sides of Huangpu River. Facing Huangpu River, Shanghai's skyscrapers, including the iconic Oriental Pearl Tower, come into view. Turn to the other side and go back in time with the sight of historic structures. Once the sun is out, lights are turned on to bring everything to life, offering quite a different, yet equally dazzling sight, from what is seen at daytime. <br />
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I chose to sketch one of the historic buildings along the Bund, the Customs House, at night. One trivia I learned from the audio guide we rented while inside Oriental Pearl Tower is that the clock on the Customs House is the largest one in Asia. Anyway, this was my first time to sketch at night. I thought the experience would not differ so much from daytime sketching, but I was wrong. I could not see the color of my pencils and had to look closely at the color labels for me to recognize the colors.<br />
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The lights made the structure really attractive that I became determined to capture it in my sketch even though I was feeling lazy. </div>
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16621044654937610980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614939908513328582.post-68566809909834852042014-10-27T22:05:00.002+08:002015-05-14T21:40:36.336+08:00Longhua Pagoda, ShanghaiIn my trip to Shanghai this October, I used a new medium for my sketches: Derwent Watercolor Pencils. These pencils are lovely. Put one color on top of another and tada!!! a new color emerges, making the creation of immense colors possible even with just a limited number of colors to start with. Block in the shapes you have drawn with colors, just like a kid doing a coloring exercise, and create a beautiful watercolor painting by just adding water to the colors.<br />
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Here is the outcome of my first attempt in using watercolor pencils in my urban sketch.<br />
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The sketch shows the Longhua Pagoda in Shanghai. The pagoda consists of 7 storeys with each storey smaller than the one below it. Unfortunately, tourists are not allowed to climb the structure and can only appreciate its architecture through looking at its exterior. According to the plaque placed on the wall surrounding the pagoda, walking clockwise around the pagoda is a sign of respect to the gods. Immersing ourselves in the culture, we walked around the pagoda once before entering Longhua Temple. <br />
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I am not an expert in sketching, but I would like to share what I learned while doing this sketch. I had a difficult time drawing the corners of the pagoda's roofs. After drawing the roof of the top storey, I had to look carefully on how the corners of the second storey's roof are positioned relative to the corners of the top storey's roof. I continued doing this for the third storey's roof until I realized that there is actually a more efficient way of drawing the roofs. I drew straight lines that served as guides on where the corners of the roofs should be placed. See below for illustration.<br />
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Something interesting happened while I was working on this sketch. Two curious men were watching me sketch and when I turned my head into one of them, I was greeted with "Langfei shijian!" "What you are doing is a waste of time!," said one of them. I just smiled and continued with what I was doing. I guess only a sketcher knows the joy in the process of sketching. We draw our interpretations of what we see, creating a unique picture that no one can imitate.<br />
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16621044654937610980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614939908513328582.post-32633971492452656402014-05-06T22:08:00.001+08:002015-05-10T20:05:00.611+08:00February 2014 Hong Kong SketchesSitting on a cushioned seat in an air-conditioned space -- definitely the most comfortable urban sketching experience I have had as of now. Impatient, I thought that it would be a good idea to sketch the busy airport ground while waiting for boarding. I ended up sketching the background afar showing vague outlines of architectural structures covered by clump of trees instead, and left the spot where the airport ground should have been placed blank.<br />
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The only sketch I did in Hong Kong is a section of the long stretch of the Central - Mid-Levels Escalator. I did it very quickly, while my sister was buying a cup of coffee.<br />
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<br />Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16621044654937610980noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614939908513328582.post-21272881847556499212014-03-23T22:32:00.005+08:002014-03-23T22:35:41.113+08:00El Hogar BuildingI love to sketch and I am loving it more. As I search for new subjects to draw, I am often surprised to discover something new in a place I am very familiar with, and I start to appreciate the beauty in things that may seem not worthy of one's attention or even unattractive at first glance.<br />
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For instance, I have never known that there is such a building called El Hogar, the subject of my sketch, in Binondo until now, even though I had lived in this area for 20 years. The building is old and not well-maintained, but if one would only spend a few minutes to look into the intricate architectural detail of the structure, one would surely agree that it is actually an impressive building.<br />
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I learned about El Hogar upon visiting the website of Urban Sketchers Philippines; El Hogar was the theme of the group's sketch walk last February.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">El Hogar Building, located in Juan Luna Street, facing Pasig River.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="font-size: 13px;">My Sketch. Faber-Castell Black Fineliner on Moleskine Sketchbook.</td></tr>
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I am really looking forward to the surprises awaiting me in my next sketching adventure.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16621044654937610980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614939908513328582.post-68726364470366206912014-03-15T23:33:00.002+08:002014-03-15T23:33:39.284+08:00Sketch Walk: IntramurosWhat I came to appreciate about sketching with a group is the relief I got from having to worry about the odd look of curious onlookers for the obvious reason that I am not the only one doing the thing that may seem strange to others --- sketching on location. The downside though is the need to give up my usual control over the time I spend on a sketch, resulting to the unfinished sketches of the Manila Cathedral.<br />
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Thankfully, ample time was given in our next stop, Fort Santiago. The wall below depicts Saint James's slaying of the moors.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">My Sketch. Faber-Castell PITT Artist Brush Pen, Black Fineliner on Moleskine Sketchpad. </td></tr>
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Overall, the experience was fun. Looking forward to the next sketch walk<br />
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With the mandarin orange trees, boxes of tikoy, 2014 calendars, decorations with images of horses and good luck wishes on them, it is not hard to see that Chinese New Year is just around the corner.<br />
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This is the street of Salazar. I used to frequent this place to drop by the nearby DVD store and Chinese bookstore. The fruit stalls outside the stores along the street have always caught my attention every time I pass by, while the stores themselves go unnoticed. Only until the time when I was sketching the street did I realize that there are several stores selling Chinese lucky charms in this area.<br />
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I completed the sketch in two separate days. It was becoming late the first day I did this sketch that I had to come back another day to complete the sketch.<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16621044654937610980noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614939908513328582.post-19712134529646050362013-12-30T21:51:00.001+08:002013-12-30T21:51:15.869+08:00Makati Skyline<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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Looking closely at the sketch, one will notice that only one color is applied to the buildings: shaded areas were colored grey, while the highlights were left uncolored. I did this on purpose to emphasize the contrast between the light and shadows.Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16621044654937610980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614939908513328582.post-60103694907375187122013-12-16T22:29:00.000+08:002013-12-16T22:30:14.501+08:00Capturing Binondo Church in Pen<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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It was a hot and sunny day. Sketching by the window from which Binondo Church is visible in the second floor of the nearby McDonalds would have been perfect, if not for the tree blocking the view. I had to wait until 3:30 pm when it felt "cooler" to sketch from Plaza San Lorenzo Ruiz. <br />
Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16621044654937610980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614939908513328582.post-21952418977535136852013-12-01T19:33:00.001+08:002013-12-30T21:54:02.873+08:00Fire Station with Chinese-Style Roof in BinondoOn the way to my weekly Saturday trip to Ongpin, I deliberately stopped just before crossing San Fernando Bridge to sketch the often unnoticed fire station located on the right. I have been wanting to sketch the structure since it caught my attention due to its Chinese-style roof two weeks ago, but have not find the time to do so until today. <br />
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I started with a light pencil sketch of the major parts of the structure. Close attention was given to the distance between the levels of the structure, making sure that the whole picture will be depicted in proportion and that I do not allot too much space to one part leaving no space to another.<br />
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Thanks to the nearby Citibank branch which provided me with a wall to lean against and kept me dry from the drizzle, though my view from where I was standing was partially blocked from time to time by parking cars and trucks. I had to move to another position to complete the details. Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16621044654937610980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614939908513328582.post-90146862459719191092013-11-28T21:45:00.002+08:002013-12-01T19:12:02.419+08:00Christmas is Nearing!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Have you noticed the Christmas decorations put up in the Metro Rail Transit (MRT) stations? The parols particularly caught my attention. If you look at them closely, you will notice that they are made of recycled materials. Creative, isn't it?<br />
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Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16621044654937610980noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6614939908513328582.post-5556365500739685522013-11-17T21:31:00.003+08:002015-05-10T19:58:16.302+08:00My First Sketch On LocationI learned about urban sketching - drawing on location - while browsing in Amazon.com for art books. I find urban sketching a very unique and personal way of recording one's experiences and surroundings. For this reason, I decided to try it out. Here is my first sketch on location.<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Photograph of the subject I sketched: a building in Paseo de Roxas Street, Makati City</td></tr>
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Initially, I planned to start with a pencil draft and redraw the pencil outlines with a pen later on. In an attempt to perfect the lines and shapes, I found myself constantly erasing and redrawing lines. Realizing that I would never finish my drawing in this manner, I finally convinced myself to draw with pen directly. This technique had one advantage: it allowed me to disregard the mistakes made (there's no way of erasing them anyway) and pushed me to continue with my work. <br />
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I think it would be better if I had included the poles in front of the building in my drawing. The decreasing height of the poles as they extend to the right will put the drawing in perspective. Also, I should have drawn a passing vehicle to add life to the drawing. </div>
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I was sitting on a flagpole stand while doing this sketch. Even though I was fortunate to find a shaded place to stay at, I was continually bugged by insect bites. I think environmental factors are also part of the challenges many urban sketchers face. </div>
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