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Dr. Seuss Moment Trilogy

2010-03-01T21:01:00.000-08:00

Yes kids, I've got a third story

Fred the Turtle

This turtle is called Fred
He has a big shell on his back
And whenever he is afraid.
He hides in his shell tucking all the way back!

When Fred was out for a walk
He saw a rabbit fell over the dock
Fred was shocked
And tucked himself into his shell like a rock.

Rabbit cried for help
Hoping someone would hear
But no one was near
Except Fred who was in fear

The situation became worst
Then Fred remember God’s words
“Be strong and courageous”
Then he decided to help the rabbit out first

Fred saved the day
Rabbit is now okay
“Thank God you’re courageous today!”
Rabbit with a grateful heart says

Joshua 1:9 (New International Version)
"Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous. Do not be terrified; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God will be with you wherever you go."

More Dr.Seuss moment...

2010-02-26T22:47:00.000-08:00

So his turned out not to be a single incident after all.

Here's a story of Jeremy the Monkey

Jeremy was a monkey.
Jeremy is greedy.
Jeremy takes other people’s candy.
Even from a baby!

Now Jeremy and family go for groceries.
His parents are buying veggies.
Jeremy saw his favorite bubbly candies.
And he took it without paying money!

When Jeremy’s walking out of the store.
A security guard stopped him at the door.
Told him: “You’re not allow to leave anymore.”
“Because you stole candy from the store!”

Since Jeremy was greedy for some bubble.
He got into big trouble for some little bubble.
His parents discipline him.
And teach him to stay out of trouble.

The Bible says:
“A greedy man brings trouble to his family…”
Proverbs 15:27a

So I guess God letting me to be more poetically creative than I thought.

And guess where I got the name Jeremy from?

Pontiac Sunfire Sedan Cartoon Drawing

2010-02-24T08:55:00.000-08:00

Just did a quick drawing for a friend. I need to catch up on my drawing list.....

A Dr.Seuss Moment.....

2009-12-09T19:53:00.000-08:00

Teaching kids drawing is interesting.... and challenging ... and rewarding!

(Click here to get a glimpse of what I do with Katie on Saturdays)

And we have to be creative to get the kids attention.
Recently, instead of reading the usual Bible stories (which all the church kids knew off heart Daniel and the lion or Jonah inside a fish for 3 days), Katie and I decided it's more fun and attention grabbing to make up a Bible-themed story and incorporate the drawing lesson of the day.

It's my turn this week to write a story based on the lesson: a bunny.

And here's what I wrote

Story of the Bunny with no self-control

Kenny is a bunny.

Kenny is four.

Kenny like sweet carrot and veggies.

And Kenny will eat them all!

When Kenny went to a Christmas party.

When Kenny saw all those veggies.

When his parents told Kenny “Don’t eat too much or you’ll hurt your tummy”

Kenny ate everything and scared his granny!

Now Kenny’s stomach is full.

Now Kenny’s parents are worried.

Now Kenny’s feeling green and blue.

Kenny needs to goto the bathroom in a hurry!

The fruit of the Spirit has self-control.

The Bible tells us so.

The story of Kenny reminds us young and old.

That self-control keep us out of trouble!

... no I wasn't "smoking" anything, but I had a weird Dr. Seuss moment for about half an hour when I wrote this.

I have never written anything that rhymes since grade 4 and probably will never again. I don't think I'll actually tell this version of the story to the kids, so I'm taking this opportunity to archive this on the internet.

Thank you.

James May Cat

2009-09-19T18:04:00.000-07:00

This is a true story.

I was watching Top Gear Season 13 Eposide 7. During the bit where James May and Jeremy Clarkson was trying to make a VW Scirocco ad, when James was presenting his last commercial, my cat decided to walk across my monitor, sat in front of me, and turned off the sound with his butt hitting the volume down on the keyboard! He gave me a very dissatisfying look, as if he's rooting for Clarkson and booing May.

So I grab my camera from my desk and took a picture, photoshopped it and here it is!

To be honest I like all 3 hosts on Top Gear, and have no intention to insult any of them because they're brilliant in what they do. Yet this is such a golden moment that I have to share it with all the Top Gear fans.

(But really I think the cat is pissed at me because I kept on watching Top Gear way pass his feeding time)

Gallardo Super Trofeo Cartoon in Colour!

2009-09-16T16:05:00.000-07:00

This is my first cartoon car colour illustration!!
I'm so excited! From the sketch in the previous post to this final drawing I have learned some more Illustrator technique. Still trying to learn more about colouring and shading, but I think I did ok on this one.
Please feel free to comment.
Leave me a message if you want a higher res jpg for your desktop.

Lamborghini Gallardo Super Trofeo Cartoon Drawing

2009-05-08T12:46:00.000-07:00

I didn't like Lamborghinis until after VW took over and and introduced the Murcielago & Gallardo.

Brabus Ultimate 112 (Smart fortwo) Cartoon Drawing

2009-05-08T12:34:00.000-07:00

I've always wanted to drive a Smart Fortwo, just forfun =]

Chevy Corvette Z06 Cartoon Drawing

2009-05-08T12:28:00.000-07:00

Brushing up my old skills, drawing cartoon cars.
You'll be seeing more of these in the future.
If you have any suggestion on any specific vehicle to be drawn in cartoon form, let me know!

Obey Your Thirst

2008-07-08T18:59:00.000-07:00

Last of the fake-an-ad series, done a while back, but posting it now. Label done by Paul Lee.

pimp my mac

2008-02-25T20:38:00.000-08:00

I finally got my mac pro workstation! It's running 3ds max on win xp. Why a mac? Cause I need 8 cores of processing power =) It might be a overkill and I'm now in debt, but its a good investment if I were to do freelance stuff later on.

And yes I had to pimp it, haha! With my friend's help we're able to get cold cathode lights inside and under the mac. The mac pro is so well designed and so well sealed (for optimized airflow) that installing lights without voiding warranty became a miniature engineering feat.

Special thanks to my friend who helped me set up the system and lent his PC to me for the last 6 months.

And yes, for a special touch, I stuck a Jesus fish on to remind me of my ultimate purpose into 3D. See if you can find it.

Missions

2008-02-21T12:39:00.001-08:00

A second in the fake-an-ad series I'm doing for church using 3ds and photoshop.

Faith

2008-02-16T10:07:00.001-08:00

A fun little bit I've done for my church using 3DS and Photoshop. Notice the typo in there?

Progress in 3D

2008-02-14T23:02:00.000-08:00

First post in 2008, yay!
Yes I have stopped blogging for the last quarter of 2007. I have been focusing most of my energy in my 3d modeling course, so now I would like to share my results with you. Enjoy and please feel free to comment.

Night Cafe
A tribute to Van Gogh. Done in Feb 2008. My own interpretation of his painting Cafe Terrace at Night Done with 3DS Max 9 for modeling, texturing and lighting and Photoshop for background.

Caterham Superlight R400
My first major research and modeling assignment done in 3DS. Lots of reference are sourced from the web. Major reference credits goes to Tamiya for it's world class instruction manual, Caterham UK for reference and links, and Roy Booth's Caterham site for most of the mechanical reference form his build pictures.

Casa Loma in Autumn

2007-09-30T16:48:00.001-07:00

Autumn is short lived, so grab a hold of it while you can!

Venture into 3D modeling

2007-09-30T16:21:00.000-07:00

I'm now into 3d modeling! yay! lotsa hard work and a very steep learning curve led me to render this on 3D Studio Max. There's still more work to do on it and it's not easy, but it's worth every minute of it. I'm hopeful and determined to get in the the 3d modeling field. Stay tuned. =]

Shameless plug - www.ProjectSource.ca

2007-08-10T21:22:00.000-07:00

This is the first shameless plug on my blog. It is my friend's new venture, a magazine for selling project vehicles in the GTA/around Ontario. That means all the vehicles for sale here are definitely not grocery getters or necessary be in running condition. It's for the backyard mechanic guys/gals who's out to look for their next project. I helped in developing some of the layout, like the cover here and also some photoshopping here and there. It's fun, I love working with cars, even if it's on the monitor of my computer or on a sheet of paper.
Check it out! www.projectsource.ca
Free vehicle listing and commercial advertisers welcome!

Mosaic 2

2007-07-31T18:37:00.001-07:00

Here's my second attempt at a faux-mosaic. For some reason the upload is inversed .... Anyways, I'm looking to put down Photoshop for a while and focus more on hand drawing for the rest of the Summer. I realised that my hand drawing skill have decreased lately, not that I have much to begin with ... and I realised that I need to have a good hand drawing foundation.

experience the presence of GOD

2007-07-24T21:02:00.000-07:00

Some graphic deisgn for my church. The concept was inspired by the work of a graphic artist I saw in a magazine. Thought I whould explore on this with Adobe Illustrator. I bet this would look cool on a T- shirt, what do you think?

Tombstone

2007-07-10T20:36:00.000-07:00

Yes, I designed tombstones too! Actually it's my girlfriend's design. I just translate it from idea to digital. It's for my recently deceased grandmother. I missed her ....

Summer in Toronto

2007-07-09T16:06:00.000-07:00

I think Summer in Toronto is really nice. The days are long and the weather is comfortable, espically in the late evening with a nice breeze. Because of the extereme opposite in Winter, I think Canadians cherish their summer more then people in the south do, hence Summers in Toronto are better. Don't get me wrong though. I like Winter too.

Shooting Spree

2007-07-03T23:21:00.001-07:00

More photos of my recent car & bike shoot. Taken with Olympus C-5000 and tweaked/modified in Photoshop CS2

The Power of Dreams

2007-07-02T22:49:00.001-07:00

Here I am, mixing my old skills with my new. It's been a while since I took photographs. It's certainly is more fun when mixed with Photoshop. It's always been a tradition to take photos of my friends' ride every now and then. And I think they have pretty good tastes in modifying their car/bikes.

There has been a lot of street racing related accidents around Toronto and I think there's a unfair stereotype on modified cars and street racing. I think those who are passionate about their cars are actually better drivers, they know the responsibilities of the road and actually practice their racing skills on sanctioned racing events instead of the highway. And besides, the streets/ highways of Toronto are soo bad that any real driver wouldn't risk damaging their pride and joy running into potholes at high speed ...

2007-05-25T22:38:00.001-07:00

So what do you think? Does this photo-mosaic look ok?

I discovered a cheat way to do a photo-mosaic using photoshop:

1. Place all the tiny photographs on using the 'Place ...' function. Use this as the backrgound without any adjustments.
2. Setup 3 layers of the big image using the blend mode 'Overlay', 'Screen', and 'Mulitply' from the top down.
3. Play around with the Opacity setting of each layer to get the desired effect.

So go and try it! Or if you have any other method feel free to share with me!

2007-03-28T10:27:00.000-07:00

I'm busy with work. Doing some research for my assignment and something interesting come across when I mix GT4 with Photoshop. So I want to share it with you!

And as my teacher said, adding a filter to a picture is not art. And this is not art, just an interesting picture with a click of a button. Ah.. the wonders of photoshop in the hands of a novice.

2007-03-14T18:54:00.000-07:00

Hello World! This is my first blog post. These 3 pictures are from my digital assignments for my teacher Diana Meredith.