Robin Hood: Men in Tights
- May 30th, 2010
Frodo 2.0
- May 2nd, 2010
Notice the Elvish pattern on my undershirt. Photo by William Tran.
I’ve always been a fan of costume parties. They’re a window of oppurtunity for us escapists to step into the world under another guise. And one of my favourite guises is Frodo Baggins – or just about any old hobbit. 😉
On the night of the soirée, one of the Catwomen (there were at least 6) asked me a profound question along the lines of, “Why Frodo, Johnny why?”
To which I wanted to quip, “Idiot. Why not? No one would ever dress as Frodo. This is a Hero & Villian’s themed le partay. Who would ever think of dressing up as a poor, helpless little hobbit? Everyone would be dressing up as a generic hero, like Batman or Spiderman. And I think too highly of myself to think of such a literal interpretation of this party’s theme. Coming as someone as understated as a hobbit would be pure GENIUS.”
But in truth, I uttered, “Well, um. I look more like a hobbit than an elf.” Read more
Forward
- March 23rd, 2010
I was never really an Art student per se, although I did complete a Digital Media course at an arts college.
High School art for me was more about learning the history and the works of the great artists (of which I’ve forgotten all now), rather than being trained in artistic skills like painting, photography or even drawing. And when the time did come for practical skills, I never really got the grasp of ‘feeling’ it. I was mostly doodling Simpsons characters and whatever that represented Manga/Anime. My painting skills were also non-existent, where they were made up of solids of colour and with no variation between shades.
I’ve been drawing ever since I could hold a pencil, but it’s always been on and off, with some intention of doing so to pass time. I think I even went on for 2-3 years without doing anything in a sketchbook. And it was only 2 years ago when I really understood the differences between pencil densities like HB, 2B, 4B etc lol
Anyhow, currently using 4B pencils at the moment. They rock.
Westward
- March 14th, 2010
(I’ve always wanted a curly mustache)
Some reference used for the facial structure.
I remember back in 2007 when I started watching the behind the scenes of The Lord of the Rings (Extended Editions) when my mind was blown wide apart by the artisans behind the magic at WETA. I honestly found the process of building and creating the world of Middle Earth more appealing than the films. There was even a moment where I seriously considered “trying” to get a job at WETA. My concept art/design folio was non-existent, so I didn’t care if I had to clean the toilets, or peel the potatoes in the kitchen – I just wanted to be part of it. And in early 2008, when the rumourmill was in full effect with news that The Hobbit would be in the works, my desire to ship over to New Zealand (where WETA is based) only became more powerful.
Anyhow, ahem. Fast forward to today.
PS. Back in my day, I bought the Extended Editions for $210!