perspective sketches for Chinese Swimming Club

The client requested for 3 perspective sketches of their building - Chinese Swimming Club, on top of the 29 pencil portraits for their annual report.
 
Client's feedback:-
"The 3 buildings look fantastic!"

South Beach perspective digital illustrations

A draft for the client, overlooking the area around South Beach - a commercial and residential complex,
but not according to their (landmarks) strategical locations, so that they will not be scattered too far.

Second draft - landmarks rearranged, viewing angle changed slightly, with colour scheme.

Raffles City linework for client's preview.

South Beach linework - The subject of this illustration.

The vanishing points for the South Beach and Raffles City are different.
No choice, as the client wanted the former to look grand at this angle,
yet wanted to have an aerial view for the rest of the landmarks.

Progress....

Raffles Hotel linework done up....

More landmarks linework done up.

All linework done up.

Added in the pastel colour scheme as what the client requested.

Too much green in previous version. Replaced with more beige in this version.

Location map of South Beach on Singapore island.

My kind client compiled the sketches and sent me a copy of it. :)

Landmarks in Toa Payoh

Right after the previous job, this property agent commissioned me to do this job - to put those landmarks (HDB Hub, The Peak, Library etc) in Toa Payoh, Singapore together, with his company building - Orange Tee, and his caricature.

The pencil sketch took me quite awhile to complete.

And I know the inking will not be easy.
Looks like a city skyline, when I put everything together.
I did partial colouring on the original hardcopy.


Scanned into digital copy, and added in the colours digitally with my Wacom Cintiq.
The client wanted this artwork to change from colours, grey,to black and white outline. I did this using the gradient mask in Photoshop.
Type in the wordings "Toa Payoh", as my handwriting looks really awful.:D

some Kolam Ayer photos

Met Wern Iu on MSN Messenger, discussing on a lunch gathering.
Knowing that I have yet to go to Kolam Ayer to take some site photos of the built-up area, he sent me some of them.







Compared them with my 3D proposed perspectives, how close are they?

Though it is a good portfolio, given that this is a pilot project, I still have phobia with this project.
I have enquiries on similar 3D proposed perspectves, but I rejected them, as the amount of work involved to do them up are just too much for me. It is a nightmare. I don't want to die at such a young age. Hahaha....

Artist impression for TeamSystem

The client emailed me some elevation drawings and photos as reference for the artist impression they commissioned me to do.

This is the site model of the factory ( I guessed so, looking at the design.)


Side entrance view of the actual site.


Before the actual illustration, it is always safer to get the angle right, as it is not done in 3D softwares. Gave them 2 options to choose, based on their brief over the phone.

Then, they come back to me, saying that they want a front view, as they want to see teh central building. Given the wide proportion of this building, we won't be able to capture it in the first 2 angles.

Another draft.
The client come back to me saying that the pitch roof will be chnaging to an arch roof.
Now then I know that they want to show their own client( of this building), the artist impression of the new roof of the central building.
They didn't explain it in the initial brief. I keep wondering why do they need an artist impression in the first place? For their keepsake, since the camera cannot capture the building, given the fence and containers in front of it.


Came out this 2-point perspective, based on their elevation.
Changed the roof to an arch one.


Added in the colours in Photoshop after scanning in the black and white linework.

This building is quite mundane and flat.
I put in a yellowish orange sky to contrast with the blue building. Added in motion blur to give the whole perspective some dynamism.

The lineworks are done freehand. But I felt that the lines are really unacceptable crooked when I zoomed in to render the details. Got to do extra works to straighten them.

Added in the company signage, some shades and textures on the building, road and the pavement, so that the whole artwork will not look flat and raw. You may not see the details at this scale.

Hand-painted the trees using my tablet. Yes, still need to hand-draw it, even on a computer. It is just drawing on a different medium. But most people (my clients and even those who are computer-literate like web designers) think that Photoshop or computer can do wonders and magic. You don't need to know how to draw. Just a few clicks and the computer will do everything for you. To some extent, yes! But for this kind of illustrations, beside having some Photoshop knowledge, you need to have the skiill and experience. And it is not easy. You will know the difficulty in using a tablet to draw on a tablet, but not looking at it but the screen. Then you have to control the strokes and weight of the brush.

So much on the computer illustrations, back to the drawing. Added in the fence, some cars and human figures generated from 3d Studio Max RPCs. Made them translucent so that it will not block the building's frontal view, which is the most important for this illustration.

Printed out the finished artwork, and realised that I missed out something.

Did the amendments, and printed out the above copy, before mounting it on a board for the client's presentation.
Can you tell what have I missed out? At least my wife can't tell the difference when I showed her the 2 printed copies.

Caricature theme - Mr & Mrs Phua

A wedding gift.

A preferred theme by some couples.

Last decade, my clients asked for caricatures with "Pretty Woman" theme.

Don't know what theme they will be looking for in the next decade.

Or, will I be still in this line, as a portrait artist or caricaturist?

I don't know too. Hahaha.....

Targeting at financially free in the near future.

Portrait for AFPD, Singapore

A birthday gift for the boss, with the AFPD building in the background, based on the similar concept I have done for the Singapore Air Force 10 over years ago. (See below)

Map illustration for Optara Pte Ltd

Finished this aerial view Singapore map illustration after the event for Terrapin. Shacked!!!
This time, they wanted a higher scale. Still on the School of future, but more Singapore context, with the existing landmarks like Merlion, cable car, Changi Airport, National Library etc, and landmarks in the coming years, like Integrated Resorts(IR) in Marina Bay and Sentosa island, and Singapore Flyer Ferris Wheel. Added in the Singapore Sports School, National University of Singapore, Nanyang Technology University, and Singapore Management University. Religious buildings like mosque, church, Chinese and Indian temples. Older generation HDB flats and new generation flats like Punggol 21. Also added the existing infrastructures like the plants on Jurong Island, Bukit Timah Nature Reserve, PSA ports, Singapore Zoo, Night Safari, Singapore Expo, some neighbourhood schools. All had relations with education.
Landmarks in the background are Taipei 101 Tower and Paris Eiffel Tower were requested by the client, as they will be communicating with them in the education field.

Amended walkway perspective

Amendment - the client had no budget for the framework Blue Screen had proposed. So got to make changes lor.Here, the frame was taken out, added in the existing walkway light, and a red carper with the rangoli designs. The flowers on both side of the walls were added in Photoshop after the 3d scene was rendered.

amendment...

Added in the curtain and change the Rangoli on the carpet, as requested by the client. This new Rangoli didn't looked better than the previous one. Had a feeling that the client will change again. Sigh...........

Perspective illustration for Blue Screen Production Pte Ltd

This was the 3D job which kept me busy for the whole week, and shacked after this.
Good relief that it was finally done! And hopefully no changes....... then it will be considered job closed.
These were the visuals for ABN-Amro NRI Credit Card Launch in Asian Civilisation Museum on the 27th April 2007. Blue Screen engaged my service to create these visuals for their client.


This ballroom (River Room) was created in 3dsmax. In fact, I can go down to shoot some photos and used it as the background, modelled the cones, planters , showcase and stage in 3dsmax. That should save me quite some time. But being lazy, and also felt that I may not get the angle I want. The security guards may not allow me to wind up blinds at the door etc...... I decided to model the ballroom in 3dsmax.
What were done in Photoshop editing were the cocktail tables, the volume light effects on the stage (this will take a long time to create the effect in 3dsmax), the human silhouettes, teh artifacts, and the lantern lights hanging down from the ceiling. No point modeling this since I can cut and paste from the photos provided. All these saved me time on other parts of the project.


This is the river terrace visual. I modelled the lighted sphere, sitting platform, cushions and bolsters, plinth with lighting systems, stage for the musicians. Then the rest were all done in Photoshop.
The first part of the visual was editing the background. The photo given was in the daylight, without the tent. I tried dimming down the sky and building, but the result looked fake. I went to Google Iamge and Flickr to search for Boat Quay's night scenes. The latter was better in terms of resolution. I cut and paste in. The result was convincing. (Later, I found out that the night scene was taken along Clarke Quay river bank. Hahaha... Hack care. No one can tell after the umbrella and lighting with silhoutte pasted in.) The tent was also cut and pasted. Of course with some editing. It will take a long time to create the cloth effect at this scale, in fact impossible, taking into consideration of the tight timeframe and amount of work involved.


This was all done in 3dsmax. It was a walkway leading into the River Room, where the black part was. Quite lucky in getting this lighting effect with a few hours. The Rangoli effect on both sides of the text, within the frame was created and edited in Photoshop to use as map before putting into this scene. In fact, the client wanted the Rangoli (made of rice) for the text too. I told them that the details won't be seen at this scale. So they didn't insist on it. They will tell the client verbally instead.

This was the reception area. Quite simple as compared to the first 3 visuals above. The only 3d modeling done in this visual were the pedals in front and the frame work with the ABN-AMRO watermark behind. The spotlight in the middle. In front was the while cloth. The highlight on the cloth was done in Photoshop. So were the rest. There was an existing painting and chairs in the original photo provided. I needed to clone and wash them away. The 2 Indian Statues and Rangoli on the floor and flower decorations above the door was edited in Photoshop, with shadows added. Oh yar, the Indian pot with lights was also modelled in 3dsmax (from previous scene) and pasted in here.

P/S: These 4 visuals were posted based on the time (also priority) I finished them. In fact it should be in sequence of reception, walkway, River Room, and River Terrace.

Finally done - BCA illustration

Finally done! Yes. Finally done, after all the hassles, hick-ups, and amendments.

I had sent in the softcopies into 4 dvd copies for them, as requested. The happiest part was submitted too, but I don't foresee government department will take less than 30 days (as agreed) to process and have the payment credited into my account.

Yes, what you saw above are different versions they wanted, with and withut labels, single or all illustrations in one.

Never mind. It was all done. The job was closed.

Now, I will just proceed onto my other jobs, while waiting for my money for this job. Heh!

Perspectives for Accenz

Artist impressions of the interiors of a container, in which the event organiser will do up the place for a seminar held here. The first 2 perspectives were the previews generated based on what they have described to me. However, they changed the design without updating me. Luckily, the changes were not drastic.

Saw the stage, table and the blue backdrop. According to the first meeting, they were there. Walls were white.

I changed the angle captured here, reason being it was captured at a widely distorted angle. The oil drum appeared at the corner of the captured view, and looked being squashed to oval instead of circular shape. At this angle, the oil drum was in the centre. The angle of distortion was not that obvious.

These were the final design.

These 2 scenes looked simple but took long time to render because of the details of the net.
The above perspective (seminar room) took me 6 hours to render at A4 size while the bottom one (registration area) took about 10 hours. Luckily, the result was quite satisfying. At least, the client felt that they were quite close to what they wanted.

I had shifted the oil drum to the centre foreground, to reduce the distortion.
The biohazard logo on the oil drum was done in Freehand, and imported into 3dsmax.

As I can't get the net texture map, I did it in Freehand, opened and edited in Photoshop, and mapped in 3dsmax. The holes were done using opacity map with the black and white inverted net map.