A continuation of what I have done before -- this video shows the process of adding color on another layer behind the layer containing the line work. :D

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I basically need a character that represents me well, and that is easy and quick to draw. Here's the process and a page of the doodle. I would keep doing it until I find one that works well and when I could simply draw one without looking at any reference -- like committing to memory sort of thing. :D

Character Design Process
Watch my very first Character Design Process video!!

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One of the things I look forward to doing with my wife is going for breakfast on a weekend. We would suggest and explore different ideas and locations to where we would have it. One of the most important consideration would be the quality of food. The next would be the environment. We would prefer to go to a place where it is quiet and peaceful without too huge a crowd since we would sort of talk over coffee. That Saturday, we chose to go Jago Close because we wanted to have the "Chai Tao Kuey" so badly. We ordered a "black" and a "white" on top of a plate of fried bee hoon with an additional fried egg. After a good meal, I decided to remember the experience this place has brought us by doing a quick sketch of it. That's a good Saturday well spent. :D

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Before I live here, I have never imagined how this place may look like. When the entire island of Singapore clamors for upgrading and building taller high-rises, places such as this has retained its original state for many years. I am really amazed by some of the buildings here that have not given way to condos and shopping mall. Spiral stairwells and jaded windows that reveals their eras and how long they have been around. So after lunch today I decided to linger a little longer to sketch the back of one building, which looks more like one that could only be found in steam punk comics. This is gonna be fun. I should be exploring the surrounding areas in the near future. :D

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4-Way Narrative: HBO’s Video Cube Installation 4 comments Share September 21, 2009 4-Way Narrative: HBO's Video Cube Installation In a move that aims to enhance the storytelling experience, HBO has unveiled a four-panel video installation called the HBO Cube. It’s a unique new effort that offers four different perspectives on the same scene simultaneously. In telling the same story from four distinct points of view, each side of the cube stands alone as an engaging film, and as a piece of a larger puzzle. As viewers move around the cube, they watch the story unfold from different perspectives, forming different perceptions of the characters and plot.

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Get a glimpse of the 4-Way Narrative here at HBO Imagine.

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The design process is always a mystery to many designers, artists and so forth, even including enthusiasts from the non-artist category.  Basically the design process precludes Research and Discovery. Then according to Stopdesign.com, this would be followed by:

Competitive Analysis:
... this process involves looking at pre-existing ideas and executions created by peers, mentors, heros, and/or competitors. Competitive analysis identifies the strengths and weaknesses of those existing designs. It can reveal gaps which still need to be filled and shortcomings which should be met. The ability to study what others have designed for the same (or similar) problem lends a sizeable advantage, since a great deal can be learned from their successes and failures.

You can read all about the design process here - http://stopdesign.com/archive/2003/06/02/design-process.html
Or go to a page that I have created from extracting the content on the above blog page, by clicking the link below.

Design Process.



Personally I feel that the design process is one that is both fluid and dynamic, but it must not totally subjected to emotions and feelings too, thus it may follow a strictly systematic approach, one that is very methodological and looks uncreative on first glance.  The design process is a logical process as well. Both research and execution forms the basic structure that ensures creativity and innovation. :P

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We coined conversations held in coffeeshops, coffeeshop talks. Usually coffeeshop talks are carried out by, stereotypically, uncles, middle aged men who are either cab drivers or blue collars. The conversations span from politics to domestic squabbles. It is usually fun to listen to them but there is no need to trust everything they say. Most of the time, such conversations would be passed on from one to another. In no time, news about so and so would be spread throughout the country. It takes 2 hours to pass a single piece of news around the island!!

Rest means going to church to hear what God has to say to me. Today Pastor told us what God has told him: "Restful Increase, the year of restful increase." All we need to do to receive this increase is to labor unto God's rest. This is good but what is better is that our pastor continued to tell us, rest is not inactivity, but directed activity. Having rest while you work is directed activity. Having peace when you said no to something while all circumstances tell you to say yes. So church was good. We had lunch with a few of our friends and then headed for shopping. Bought a crockpot for my parents, a transformer for ourselves and gifts for friends. Then we decided to chill out in another shopping mall where there was little crowd. My friend was right the first time; Singapore is getting more and more congested. You know, there are so many food centres you thought the crowd would be better distributed. No! These eat outs attracted those who usually eat home. Man it was so difficult to even walk straight without bumping to each other. Furthermore, this angry mob never give way to anyone, so I am playing football all the time. Tackle!! Anyway I drew this while having coffee and some snacks. A table full of coffeeshop-talk uncles who were relentless about government and policies!! Interesting bunch!!

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