Silhouette cutting for Kuehne + Nagel Annual Dinner and Dance 2006

Hahaha.... My virgin show in silhouette cutting today.
It was held in Atrium Ballroom, Raffles City, 6pm - 7pm.
After days of practice, now is the time I show off my skills.
The result turned out better than I have expected.
Thought it will be worse initially. I was mentally prepared for it before I came to this event.
As usual, when the event starts at 6pm, the guests will always be late.
My first cut started at 6:20pm.
I noticed silhoutte cutting was not as popular as (my) caricature sketching, at least these people are not so enthusiastic. No queue, stopped about 1-2 minutes before next one sat down. I can be sure that my display samples weren't that bad. At least, they managed to recognised Tom Cruise and Andy Lau (though I was not very skillful and experienced at this stage). Perhaps, it was not as obvious and fun as caricatures in which you can see the features and unexpected (pleasant of course) surprise.
Overall, I gave myself 60 out of 100.
I can perform better with more experience and practice.
Maybe this would be my last show doing silhoueete cutting.
It was quite fun.
But I like sketching portraits and caricatures more. More satisfaction!!!


First one and a successful one. Phew!


This one, I think it's acceptable only, cos a bit small lah, but quite delicate.


I think this is the best one!


This one not bad too. Did you see her teeth?


I think I am getting more experienced at this stage.

working hard!!!

See the ugly cuttings I have done last night and just now.

Some celebrities, some are my family.
Some are really disastrous, some ok.

I need more practice, man!

Not enough live models!!!

The better silhouette cuttings

Can you tell who are these celebrities?
Sigh.... no live model for me to try out in my gallery.
My next victim is my son - but he's having fever today.
Don't know whether he has mood to model for me.........

My first 2 silhouette cuttings

Die liao. It was quite a disaster to me, after trying out on my wife and son. At least not as good as I want/think. Need more practice from now on...... But let me finish the orders for tomorrow first.
The silhoutte cuttings are too ugly to post up. I may do it later. Let me have some mental preparation first.....

My first silhouette cutting event this Saturday

An event company sent me an sms last night, asking whether I do silhouette cutting.
I have done it few years ago, but didn't do it in events, as I like to draw caricatures more.
After some consideration, I took the job.
Today, I will need to get my tool (scissors) and black paper. Haha..... hopefully that event organiser didn't see this post!

And hopefully, (must too!) I can do live shadow cutting this Saturday, after few days practice, given my 10 over years of portrait sketching experience.

Oh ya, tomorrow, 29th Nov 2006, is my 12th year being a portrait artist/caricaturist.
Time really flies, 12 years ago, 29th Nov 1994, I started sketching portrait in Clarke Quay.
I was still studying Architecture in National University of Singapore (NUS) at that time. Hence, I can only work on weekends. I started working as a full-time portrait artist/caricaturist in April 1995 after graduated from NUS. In Dec 1995, I setup PortraitWorkshop. (Alamak, got to renew my business license soon!)

Throughout this 12 years, I experience up and down in my careers. My work location shifted from Clarke Quay (1994 - 1997) , Yishun (1997 - 1998), back to Clarke Quay (1998 - 2003) , Orchard Road (busking from 2003 - 2005) to this current gallery in China Square Food Centre.
In less than 1.5 years time, I will have to move again, sad to say that. This building will be undergoing a major revamp. I will have to search for another location. Any recommendations?
Sigh..... seems like I can never settled down long in one location. Please remember to bookmark this blog and my website to keep track of my work location! Alternatively, you can drop me an email at jit@portraitworkshop.com. I will keep you updated once I shift to another location.