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Share the Love: Lettering Workshop for a Cause

by Elisa Choi Ang on September 1, 2014 with No Comments

Share the Love: Lettering for a Cause For all the letterer enthusiasts, this is one opportunity you wouldn’t want to miss. Whether you are a beginner or has tried lettering before, Share the Love workshop is for you. Share the Love is a collaboration between the Love, Type team (Abbey Sy, Den & Steff Labordo) who has facilitated its first workshop last February 15 and Share Movement (Jam Pangilinan) who has organized different workshops for a cause. This upcoming workshop they are organizing for the benefit of Joseph Feeding … Read More

The Collective

by Elisa Choi Ang on August 11, 2014 with No Comments

An artsy space. A warehouse turned into a community of artists sharing their passion for all things arts. A homey and cozy place to ignite creativity. What to do? Attend a craft workshop. Jam with musicians. Support organic and handmade. Try delicious comfort food. Bike around the place like these two dudes do. Surreal wall art Mysterious alleyway Hard and… soft patterns Inspiration Comfort food: Shoyu Ramen Good conversation with a friend or just stare into space. Don’t forget to bring your sketchbook. The Collective is … Read More

Review: Monologue Basics Sketchbook

by Elisa Choi Ang on August 2, 2014 with No Comments

The word sketchbook excites me. It gives me the space to do sketches of things around me, experiment with art materials and discover new approaches to make art. Mostly I use either the Daycraft or Derwent sketchbooks (but they’re not watercolor friendly) and therefore that led me to bind my own sketchbook using watercolor paper. Last month, an artist from Singapore shared that Monologue, a brand under the Grandluxe Company in Singapore that specializes in premium diary, gift and stationery has released a new line of sketchbooks called Monologue … Read More

How to Use Tracing Paper in Watercolor Painting

by Elisa Choi Ang on July 23, 2014 with 2 Comments

After the hard work of drawing the elements, I basically ruined everything by applying strong colors on the sky. I quickly realized (too late!) that I should have painted a wash or do a wet on wet technique to avoid the streaky effect. Somehow I was triggered by fear on how to start painting this huge sky… :| I tried to remedy the effect by removing the colors with a wet brush and tissue paper but the colors have already stained the paper. The last resort would be to re-draw everything but … Read More

34: Red Spice

by Elisa Choi Ang on July 15, 2014 with No Comments

The past few days I was excited to help mom prep the chili. I was confident because I watched it done by chefs. I carefully drew the knife across the skin so that it opened in half. Feeling like a pro, I removed the seeds…using my bare fingers. What happened next was beyond my expectation. It was like my fingers have been dipped several times in boiling water. It leave me with a painful burning sensation that lasted for several hours. Half of … Read More

33: Elephant Family

by Elisa Choi Ang on July 9, 2014 with No Comments

Many times I have caught myself in a cycle of wanting to please people with my art, comparing my work with that of many successful artists, wishing to make more money and joining the bandwagon of doing what you love. While there is nothing wrong with the above-mentioned, I find that art and the world in general is not about me at all. It is about honoring God with the work and skills he has given us and drawing others … Read More

30: Hello Panda

by Elisa Choi Ang on May 15, 2014 with No Comments

Who doesn’t like pandas? I think they are the fluffiest and cutest creature on earth! I can still remember when we visited the Giant Panda Pavillion at Macau last March. We just literally stared at the glass pane and watched the panda munched on several bamboo sticks for a long time. We didn’t get bored at all. I use the Paint My Photo for a non copyright photo of a panda for my painting reference. I’m sharing simple steps below on how to paint panda in … Read More

27: Warmth

by Elisa Choi Ang on May 5, 2014 with No Comments

Elephants are one of my favorite animals. They are huge and may seem quite intimidating but they exude warmth and calm. I think I have never painted animals before and so May will be a theme of just painting them. I might reference from some non copyright photos at Paint My Photo since I don’t photograph animals much. In this painting, I used a variety of earthy colors. I started with yellow ochre for the lighter areas then quickly added burnt sienna … Read More

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