Saturday, March 12, 2011

This week..................... of Pastels, Acrylic Paint & Co.

2nd week of 2D Art Fundamentals.. Several A3 paintings to work on..
I still don't like wet media, i don't know how to paint (in an awesome manner), so there's nothing special about my art works.. Ahhhh sian...
I think i'm more suited to do abstract paintings..  Suits someone who don't like and can't paint properly (Y)
Today's class is dry media.. Pastels and oil pastels.. Like!
However they have to be sprayed with layers of fixative (can my lungs filter out the fixative gases that i breathe in in a day?) if not the colour will run & ruin everything (whole art work + other things that come into contact with it --fingers, white tshirt, folder, papers)
Thats the only downside, but i like the "hands-on feel" --literally.. using fingers to blend the pastel powder together..

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Huge earthquake in Japan earlier on today.. 8.9 leh no kidding, damn serious... The tsunami aftermath flooded many places.. Telecommunications & flights affected..

Twitterverse is filled with messages of concern~ My twitter is for me to follow mostly celebrities.. (others are fanclubs) and many Japanese & Korean celebs are tweeting about it..
Yuu Shirota, Utada Hikaru, Ayumi, Ayaka, Sugizo, Yoshiki, Ryuichi.... They re-tweeted impt info messages for Japanese fans as well as reporting their own safety to international fans who're worrying..
#prayforjapan is likely to trend.. Taec, BoA, Kahi, Brian Joo, Kibum tweeted that..
Actually not just pray for Japan, also other territories that are affected by the aftershocks & tsunamis..

Let's pray for those affected.. The weather in Japan's still cold & hope the people can stay warm in shelters..
At the same time, feel blessed that Singapore's not in earthquake zone & very much protected by our neighbours Indonesia & Malaysia, so tsunamis have super slim chance of hitting our shores & flooding our small little island..

yunn. at 12:54 AM

Sunday, March 06, 2011

I have a feeling if i don't update, readers may think my blog's dead..
Yeah.. it's been EXACTLY a month since i last updated..

The previous block had 2 modules that kept me busy throughout, one of it is taught by this Crazie Witch who kept the whole class on tiptoes as her mood swings as fast as the Viking ship.. Friendliness, sympathy, empathy & ability to listen to others doesn't run in her blood.. Maybe this personality suits her well in the corporate marketing world.. Highly competitive dog-eat-dog world, but in a school setting? Sticking out like a sore thumb, why on earth is she even a teacher? I don't need tender loving care from teachers but... Where's the useful guidance? And what's with that habit of tekaning students she doesn't like? (a friend who was taught by her for another module told me days ago that she was frequently tekan by her during class, she used the word 'tekan' & i think it befits what Witch does best) It's freaking hard to survive unless u know everything she's gg to ask..
Being in relatively good schools for the most part of my life, i hardly meet crappy teachers who make me wanna swear at them.. I tried my best to tolerate and respect someone whom i don't think deserve my respect.. yeah i did tolerate (turned, mouthed F word and walked away, i know i cannot turn back even though she called me back to start some random scolding, cos i know i'm gg to swear in her face)
Nuff of grievances for now.. The module has ended and i don't wanna see her face ever again..

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Moving on to the new block, it's 2D Art, lots of painting (wet media) and some dry media..
I seriously dislike painting..
Love dry media like pencil, pen, markers, pastels much more~
So this last block of the semester isn't gg to be that smooth-sailing for me.. work's starting to accumulate, but i don't feel motivate to do much..

While eating lunch i watched a movie (or rather part of a movie as some parts were removed on YouTube) --71 Into the Fire.. It's a great war movie, based on a true story in 1950 where 71 young student soldiers fought courageously & held North Korean troops at bay for 11 hours before backup troops (aka real soldiers) are sent to help them.. Some critics said these students were used as human shields, most of them were sacrificed in the process.. Half a day of war with enemy soldiers, no kidding sia.. (if it were Singaporean students, i think less than 1h will raise white flag to surrender) These supposed "human shields" certainly fought with bravery~
Epic awesome.. should be watched on a big cinema screen.. not on small laptop screen & definitely not to be watched while eating..
I don't care though, scenes doesn't look that violent since the whole movie's color scheme is grey-ish, with blue & yellow tones..

Now i have another movie on my must-watch list....
I haven't completed/started watching some popular Jap & Kor dramas!!
Should list them down and watch as much as i can after this 2D Art module ends
-Sungkyunkwan Scandal (i was halfway through~ forgot stopped at which ep)
-Dream High (i want to watch for Taecyeon & Wooyoung, reviewers said they acted well)
-Q10 robot girl entering school as exchange student (sounds like an interesting Jap drama)
-Mr Brain (Takuya (aka the Gatsby guy) as neuroscientist helping police to solve weird cases... i only watched random episodes of this... i love how interesting Japanese scriptwriters can create such interesting characters, storyline and criminal intent)
-Tumbling (team of rhythmic gymnasts --formed by guys.. a rarity/oddity hehe.. i'd all episodes with chinese subs in my HD, just havent found time to watch)

Wanna rewatch Korean movie Antique Bakery~ i first watched it for Kim Jae Wook (aka Waffle guy in Coffee Prince), now i'm gg to watch for Yoo Ah In (aka the dashingly dangerous scholar in SKK Scandal).. he was relatively unknown when he acted in Antique Bakery.. SKK Scandal offered him a strong breakthrough role~^^
Antique Bakery's quite an unique movie (totally caught me by surprise when i first watched it, since the synopsis i saw prior to watching offered nothing more than the cast's names) given how S Korea's conservative media culture, they love to censor this and that..
How come a gay themed movie can be produced? Hehe.. It's a nice adaptation from a manga though.. I hope there's sequels~

I need to find inspiration for my Color pattern design extension work~

yunn. at 5:26 PM