Review: Fabriano Watercolor Paper (200 GSM)
I've been trying out several different brands of watercolour recently. I've finally finished using up the whole pad of Fabriano watercolour paper for this review.The pad I used is 12.5 by 9.5 inches,...
View ArticleBook Review: William Steiger: Transport
Paintings of less is moreA fascinating and worthwhile monograph of Steiger's paintings in a handsomely produced book. I think his work is rather an acquired taste because of his sparse graphic style...
View ArticleCritique de livre: Voyage au Japon - Tome 2: Koyasan
Magnifique carnet de voyageVoyage au Japon - Tome 2: Koyasan est la suite de l’un de mes carnets de voyages favoris, Voyage au Japon - Tome 1: TokyoCette fois Sandrine Garcia et Rémi Maynègre vont au...
View ArticleBook Review: Darkstalkers: Official Complete Works
Thanks to Udon Entertainment for providing this early copy of Darkstalkers: Official Complete Works for review. Darkstalkers: Official Complete Works is the English edition of the Japanese artbook...
View ArticleJurong Sketchwalk (6 April 2014)
This is final sketchwalk, part 3 of 3, from the Journey to the West series organised by National Arts Council and National Library Board Singapore, led by sketchers from Urban Sketchers Singapore. We...
View ArticleSketching George Town II registration is now open
The first international sketchwalk at George Town, Penang in 2012 was a real blast!The sketchwalk is back again the registration is now open. There will be public sketchwalks, sharing sessions, and...
View ArticleBook Review: A Geek in Japan: Discovering the Land of Manga, Anime, Zen, and...
A Geek in Japan is an interesting and insightful guide to all who are fascinated by the Japan and its culture. The book covers aspects of Japan that might be familiar to most, such as manga, anime, and...
View ArticleBook Review: Color Theory: An essential guide to color-from basic principles...
Color Theory by author and artist Patti Mollica (website | blog) is a quick guide to colour theory. The book is quite thin at 64 pages and it only packs the essential information you need to know about...
View ArticleCafe Sketching (9 Apr 2014)
Went to another session of Cafe Sketching yesterday, visiting three places namely The Bravely, The Coffee Shot and Petite Menu. Then ate at Lavender Food Square which I heard will be closing down in a...
View ArticleBook Review: This is Dali
Update: Each purchase now comes with a funky tote bag at Kinokuniya Singapore and major bookstores in Southeast Asia.This is Dali is a book that looks at the life of famous Surrealist painter Salvador...
View ArticleBook Review: This is Pollock
Update: Each purchase now comes with a funky tote bag at Kinokuniya Singapore and major bookstores in Southeast Asia.This is one of the several picture books in the artist focused series by publisher...
View ArticleBook Review: The Moe Manifesto: An Insider's Look at the Worlds of Manga,...
For someone who's interested in Japanese pop culture, more specifically anime and manga, I know nothing about Japanese slang called Moe (萌え). This book is quite an eye opener that helped me understand...
View ArticleOverjoyed 30% discount for April 2014
Overjoyed, the art shop at 89 Short Street B1-08, Singapore, is celebrating the milestone of reaching 3000 Facebook likes. They are giving out 30% discount to those who present this coupon below at the...
View ArticleCFSL Vol 8 artbook is going to be crowdfunded
CFSL Vol 8 artbook is going to be crowdfunded. Check out some preview pages and support them at http://www.ulule.com/cfsl-artbook/Also see some of their earlier artbooks at...
View ArticleBook Review: 承 井上雄彦 pepita2
This is the second book with the Pepita name from Takehiko Inoue. The first one was pepita 井上雄彦 meets ガウディ and there's an English edition.This second book is a 204 A5-size landscape paperback. Half the...
View ArticleBook Review: Playing with Pop-ups: The Art of Dimensional, Moving Paper Designs
Playing with Pop-ups by author Helen Hiebert is an activity book on creating pop-ups.It's a beginners book that goes through the basic techniques of creating cuts and folds. The instructions are clear...
View ArticleSide of SAM
This afternoon, I was drawing by the side of the Singapore Art Museum. What attracted me was basically the silhouette of the sky made by the building. By the way, the sky wasn't that dark, although it...
View ArticlePeter Griffin is on Instagram
Peter Griffin is on Instagramhttp://instagram.com/peterpumpkineater69
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