digital sketch of Pedra Branca lighthouse for Singapore Navy

This sketch was done in cross hatching method with my Wacom Cintiq. Instead of drawing on paper, I sketch on the Cintiq screen.

Framed up version.

caricature live sketching for iFast Financial Pte Ltd Family Day

A 2-hours gig (5:30pm - 7:30pm) at Ocean Financial Centre Building.




I especially like this piece.:)








One of my favourite caricatures done this evening.



You can't miss his eyes.:D

Caricature theme - wedding on convertible car

Client's brief:-
"Hi Jit,
I would like to order a caricature. Below are the details:
A) vertical portrait in colour marker with theme - with background and body
B) A4 high resolution scanning + burn on cd (to be used for invitation card)
C) theme - road to happiness
1) open top car. Refer to attachement T1 & 2
2) with strings cans. Refer to attachement T1
3) background. Refer to attachement T2
4) instead of 'just married' sign, please refer to attachement T3
5) groom in grey suit. Refer to attachement T4
6) bride in white grown and holding red roses. Refer to attachement T4...."

Silk Air captain caricature on A320

Client's brief:-
"Hi Jit,
I would like to have a colour themed caricature done as a birthday gift to my friend.
He is a captain flying with silkair, and I would like to have a silkair aircraft included into the caricature.
I do need it urgently, and please quote on based on the fastest delivery date (possible latest by saturday?).
I have attached 3 pics for your reference:
1. His face - sorry, thats the only one I can find
2. Silkair aircraft
3. Silkair captain's uniform (I dun have one with him in silkair uniform)
He is rather slim built, and doesn't smile much...."



Client's feedback:-
"Wonderful!"

Chef caricature for Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) Singapore - Mr Ryan Hong

Client's brief:-
"....(2) Single (Celebrity Chef)
Chef cooking with a knife
Event name as follows:
Dining Behind Bars 30 July 2011
Mr Ryan Hong, Celebrity Chef"

Group caricature for Entrepreneurs' Organization (EO) Singapore - breaking out of prison

Client's brief:-
"Hi Jit


It was a pleasure speaking to you earlier. As mentioned, we need 2 caricatures for our Dining Behind Bars event.


(1) Group Caricature (Directors)
4 people breaking out of prison
Event name as follows:
Dining Behind Bars 30 July 2011
Mr Teo Tze Fang, CEO of SCORE
Mr Philip Tan, Chairman of Yellow Ribbon Fund
Mr Soh Wai Wah, Director of Prisons


Mr Desmond Chin, Deputy Director of Prisons/Chief of Staff..."

Superheroes group caricatures for AXA

Client from Paris, France. The brief:-
"Hello
I found your website, and hope that you might be able to help me in sourcing a team gift.


I am looking to get a A3 size colour print of a team of people (10 people) in super-hero style positions (or something similar). I can supply photos of all these people, and some words to appear within the picture (project names etc). I would need 10 copies of the same print...


Thanks for the very fast response. I would need the printouts (in Singapore) for Friday July 29th, which I realise now is very short notice. Is it possible? Does it become easier if we choose a different style? Between my first email and now, I did a re-count and realised I have 14 people that I need to squeeze into the picture.....


I would need it for Friday evening. We have a team of 14 people that are disbanding and I'd like to get the same print for all 14 of them. We would have one guy in the middle, and the others would be around him. We thought super-hero's would be the easiest way to portray them, as its also quite flattering. I could supply you with photos of all of them separately....


I'm currently collating all the photographs of the people for you. The team is an AXA team so we'd like blue, red and white as the theme colours (our corporate colours), and the logo to appear somewhere discretely. Final number change now - its up to 15 people.....


For the superhero poses, we'd like something generic, no need to make one of the superman, and another batman etc. Something like a large group of invincibles, if thats easy! The team acronym is JAP, and if that would work on the front of their costumes, then great. If not, we'll find another way to weave it in....


Reason for Request: Our strategy team in Asia, called the 'Japan and Asia Pacific Regional Team', or JAP team for short, is disbanding. Up to now the team was based in Singapore and some members are moving to HK with AXA whereas others will leave the group. We wanted a picture of all team members, past and present, to share with them. We thought super-heroes might be a good idea, because of the intellectual stregth of the team and how they managed difficult projects to help AXA grow. However, its not a case of good vs evil, just strength.


People involved:
The centre of the picture should be Alex Kimura. He should be centre of the picture and a little bigger than the others, but not dramactically so (ie, not double size), as we don't want to undermine the importance of the other team members. The other people should be scattered in the picture in various action shots (flying, jumping etc). Our AXA colours are red and blue (please see attached file for the exact shades) so it would be nice to incorporate those in the costumes worn by the team members.
Preferred costume colour would be blue with the red 'switch' logo on the front....


I'd like to see faces and body, and put the AXA logo somewhere, along with the team name 'Japan Asia-Pacific Regional Team'....."


Pencil sketch....


Inking in....


Colouring....


Completed, with caption added in digitally.


The original A2 size artwork + 15 printouts + softcopy on cd.

Client's feedback:-
"Fabulous, thanks Jit! And thank you for helping me do all this over email, much appreciated! I can't wait to see the final product! My boss is bringing two of them back to Paris in a few weeks!!....WOW! It looks amazing! Everyone is going to be so thrilled! Thank you!"

Caricature theme - golfer cum scientist

Client's brief:-
"Hi Jit Leong,
I'd like to make a caricature of my boss in colour with a golf club one hand and a good sign in the other. He is dressed in polo tees most of the times. ...... to have a background of a science lab?"

Portrait in pen and brush for JosephMark

Client's brief from Australia:-
"Hi Jit,
We are doing the branding and website for a Medical Centre here in Australia and would love to use the illustration style you have done for the portrait of Juhann Rupert in pen and brush and also the portrait in the scratchboard style (see attached) instead of photographs of each of the doctors.....I think the pen and brush would be the way to go - nicer having the original :) re: timeline - the sooner the better...."


Pure cross-hatching method with pen and brush for this portrait.
The client is satisfied with this first piece, and I am commissioned to work on the remaining 7 portraits, due in a week's time.

Caricatures in pen and brush

Client's brief:-
"Dear Mr Chong Jit Leong,
Good Evening, I am xxxxxx, a student from Ang Mo Kio Secondary School and a senior from the Malay Dance Club. I would like to order two individual caricatures done for my two choreographers to thank for their guidance and appreciation for the Malay Dance Club in the upcoming Senior Stepdown...."



Client's feedback:-
"Nice! Awesome!"

Caricature theme - Marathon runner

Client's brief:-
"Hi


I would like to have a farewell caricature (with a cartoon body and background) of my Spanish Supervisor who has been posted to Paris.


He is a marathon runner and always fiddling with his iPhone4 whenever he has the time. Perhaps you could depict him in his running gears showing him holding his iPhone. It would be great if you could give me some suggestions.


Background could be some Singapore landmarks and I would like to include the wording 加油 (hanyupinyin: jiayou)..."

Caricatures for Polymet

Caricatures for their staff, with the boss as the main character.





















Individual caricatures for the distributors.



Group shot.


Framed up caricatures.