Bluehost Black Friday & Cyber Monday 2017 Deals
Bluehost is the web hosting company I used when I first started blogging. For Black Friday and Cyber Monday, their prices will drop to $2.65/month for the Basic Plan and $4.45/month for the Plus and...
View ArticleLast Day in Incredible India (Sketching Amaravati Day 5)
Today's the last day of our sketching trip in Vijayawada and Amaravati. It has been an incredible experience. I can't imagine how this place will be like in 10-20 years' time.Tags:Â urban...
View ArticleCraftsy's 2017 Black Friday Sale
Craftsy is also having a Black Friday Sale.Below are my suggestions on courses to get. Links are to my reviews.Sketching the City in Pen, Ink & WatercolorSketching Landscapes in Pen, Ink and...
View ArticleBook Review: Anne Desmet: An Italian Journey
Anne Desmet RA is an artist who works with wood engravings, linocuts and mixed-media collages. This book that she has published is quite different from her work and features her personal travel...
View ArticleMostly Nonsense: A book of Sketchbook Silliness cartoons by Cedric Hohnstadt...
Here's a Kickstarter campaign by Cedric Hohnstadt to launch his book of cartoons and gags. Check out more details at http://kck.st/2ArqD8jCampaign ends on Fri, December 8 2017 6:20 AM AWST.Tags:Â cedric...
View ArticleBook Review: The Dark North
The Dark North is an unusual artbook. It's actually an anthology that features 5 short stories, each written and told with accompanying full-page artworks. From the description at the back of the book,...
View ArticleBook Review: Drawing Masterclass: 100 Creative Techniques of Great Artists
This is a wonderful book of creative expression and techniques to explore. When I first saw the book, I was reminded of another book that I've featured before, Drawing Lessons From the Great Masters....
View ArticleUgee Christmas 2017 Giveaway
Here's your chance to win a Ugee 2150 pen display! Join the contest on this Facebook pageTags:Â giveaway contest
View ArticleBook Review: Extended Psychoneurosis by Foo Swee Chin
Here's a sketchbook by Foo Swee Chin, aka FSc, a fellow Singaporean. The style of her art is very different from other Singapore artists that I know of. There's this Tim Burton-ish look mixed with...
View ArticleBook Review: The Art of Assassin's Creed Origins
This is the best artbook for Assassin's Creed series so far. I've not played the game yet but judging at the number of favourable reviews on Amazon, it looks like a winner, again. I still remember...
View ArticleBook Review: Final Resting Place by James Tan
There's a new series of comic books published recently in Singapore from COSH Studios (Comics of Singapore Histories). Each title mixes a story together with a part of Singapore's history and culture....
View ArticleBook Review: Rust N' Bolts by Luis Esteves
Luis Esteves is a concept artist from Philippines currently working full-time in Singapore. Rust N' Bolts is a collection of his sketches and illustrations from 2015 to 2017. It's a softcover with 106...
View ArticleBook Review: Guidebook to Nanyang Diplomacy
Here's another comic book from COSH Studios, a series of comic books that mixes stories with Singapore history and culture. The earlier book I featured was Final Resting Place by James Tan. Guidebook...
View ArticleNovember 2017 Roundup
I had almost forgotten to write the roundup for last month. Almost. It was a really busy month. Sometimes I just feel like it has only been days since I wrote the last roundup.These are all the books...
View ArticleInspire: The Art of Viktor Kalvachev (Kickstarter)
A reader Felipe Franco just alerted me to this project on Kickstart for Viktor Kalvachev's artbook. It looks like the artbook is quite popular. The campaign has already been fully funded.The campaign...
View ArticleBook Review: My Year in Small Drawings: Notice, Draw, Appreciate by Matlida...
When I bought this book, I thought it was a sketchbook filled with sketches. That's actually just half of the book, the other half are empty pages you can draw on.This is a small palm-sized 240-page...
View ArticleBook Review: National Geographic Night Vision: Magical Photographs of Life...
When you have a photography book from National Geographic, you know that it's going to be good. Night Vision is a 400-page hardcover that features some really beautiful images captured at night. It's...
View ArticleReview: Leda Art Supply Sketchbook
A few months ago, I was sent a Leda Art Supply sketchbook to check out. After using it for a while with various drawing media, I'm pretty impressed by the quality. The first thing that caught my...
View ArticleBook Review: Awaking Beauty: The Art of Eyvind Earle
This 176-page hardcover is actually the official catalog for the 2017 Walt Disney Family Museum exhibition of the same name. The book features selected artworks from the career of Eyvind Earle. It's...
View ArticleState of the Art : A Digital Art Anthology (Kickstarter)
12 concept artists have come together to put out a book called State of the Art, and they are raising funds to publish the book on Kickstarter. Check it out at http://kck.st/2zEMmsICampaign ends on...
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