Title: Animal Print Nails
Medium: Nail polish
Size: NA
Date: 9 October 2010
I wouldn’t claim credit for this nail design because I learnt it from a video posted by IHaveACupcake on YouTube.
Here’s the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFw5jAinrRQ
Thumb – cow
Index finger – giraffe
Middle finger – zebra
Ring finger – cheetah
Pinky – tiger
This nail design is rather easy to do. Have fun and enjoy the video! 
Title: Happy Birthday Amelia
Medium: Mixed media
Size: around A5 (folded)
Date: October 2010
Used black paper. I cut out the letters from old magazines (like Teens, Teenage and Seventeen) so that the fonts and their sizes will vary. Actually the newspapers have pretty good fonts too but newspaper ink stains your fingers and the texture of the two are different so obviously I’ll go for the cleaner choice.
I lined the word with gold pen and I used it to draw the flower and swirls as well (basically every other detail on the card). Actually white will make a good choice too but the letters I cut had white on them so I chose another color. Plus my white pen ran out of ink. 
I didn’t take very long to make this card. It’s easy to make, unless you count the effort and time put in on looking for nice fonts from magazines. I actually have a box where I keep all my cuttings from magazines. Pretty useful when you need to rush out a handmade card for someone.
Title: Get Well Soon – for Julian
Medium: crayons, markers
Size: A4 (folded in half)
Date: 2010
I don’t even know if this is considered an artwork because I sort of finished it within half an hour. My boyfriend was sick so I thought I could surprise him with a Get Well Soon card. It was a school day the next day so I thought I shouldn’t spend too much time on it since I needed to sleep early.
I tried to keep the colors I used for this card simple – primary colours. I used blue paper for the base color, and I took the paper out from a stack of bound document. You know those booklets with the ring spines. Yea that explains the holes on the left of the paper. The holes kind of create their own unique patterns on the paper so I didn’t cut those parts away. I did double layers for whatever there was on the card so there was an additional outline for everything.
Yep, everything kept simple. Oh by the way, those two are Schnee and Kiwi (stuffed toys). <3
Title: Notebook Cover Design – for Yoke Ting
Medium: Markers, liquid paper
Size: slightly smaller than A5
Date: 2010
This is the notebook design I did for my friend, Yoke Ting. I sort of drew it over a period of time, during GP lessons because they were so boring and I had nothing else to do so I got Yoke Ting’s permission to doodle on her notebook cover.
I originally did the design in dark blue marker, varying it’s thickness and drawing in different patterns like swirls, stripes, dotted lines etc. to make the design interesting. Then I was still bored so I added in the shadows using dark grey marker (because the original colour of the background was light grey). After that, I added in the highlights with liquid paper and TA-DA! It’s done! You may want to use waterproof markers instead because mine wasn’t and it kinda smudges in contact with water (note: the moon).
And once again, I got bored during GP lessons…
Title: Happy Birthday Mum – 2010
Medium: coloured markers, felt, sequins, wire, liquid paper
Size: slightly smaller than A4
Date: 18 July 2010
Firstly, cut 4 pieces of felt to make the wings of the butterfly. If you have scrap pieces of cloth, you can use them. Place the pieces on the area you want to put the butterfly. Use the sequins as decorative materials for the butterfly. You can make two layers for the butterfly’s wings (the sky blue and baby pink portions) to make the butterfly more 3-dimensional. Bend one end of the wire into a spiral shape and do the same for the other piece of wire. Place super glue on the other end and stick it underneath the felt.
Secondly, place some flowers at the side. The yellow and orange flowers I used were actually pre-cut. I got them at Daiso for $2 (of course there were quite a lot of pieces inside the pack). I used liquid paper to draw lines from the centre of the flowers so the inner portion appears lighter to enhance it’s 3-D effect. I then place a silver sequin at the top to cover the white lines, making them appear less messy. Cut a few pieces of leaves if you want.
Write in the necessary text! I used red for the text with black for it’s shadows and white (liquid paper) for the highlights.
The birthday cake actually pops out. Maybe I’ll blog about this technique another day. Basically, I just drew random heart patterns at the bottom and I didn’t fold the card 1:1 so that you can see the patterns even when you close the card. Main colours of the card – pink, blue, purple.
Title: Shoe Design – for Nathan’s friend
Medium: Acrylic paint, permanant marker
Size: NA
Date: November 2011
The design wasn’t entirely original but I had it modified so it can fit the front portion of the shoes. I added some figures at the sides for consistency. Initially, I painted the design in greyscale, using mainly black, white and grey. However, they kinda looked too boring, especially when it’s for a 17-year-old girl. So I added yellow to the design to make it more vibrant. At the same time, I changed the shoelaces to yellow as well so it coincides with the design.
This pair of shoes were bought from Bata. The shoelaces were actually white but they gave extra yellow shoelaces as well, so I might as well put them to good use.
The style is rather different from the previous design I posted. This is rather cartoon. Enjoy!
Title: Shoe Design – for Miranda
Medium: Black acrylic paint, permanant marker
Size: NA
Date: December 2010
The design of the girl’s face wasn’t original. I sort of copied the design from a picture. Then I expanded on the design so that the girl’s hair ‘flows’ to the right shoe. It’s a continuous drawing. Added some flowers at the back to make the design more consistent. I changed the color of the shoelaces too. They were originally white but i changed them to black because the whole design is black and white and I wanted to make the two colors balance out for the entire shoe.
Hope you like it!
P.S. White canvas shoes were bought from Cotton On.
Title: 2NE1 chibis – Black and White
Medium: Black marker
Size: A4
Date: 28 December 2009
Overall satisfaction: ♥♥♥
Title: G-Dragon chibis
Medium: Colour pencils with black marker
Size: A4
Date: 30 December 2009
G-Dragon in “Heartbreaker”.
I drew the chibis from the pictures in the lyrics book of the album Heartbreaker.
Overall satisfaction: ♥♥♥.5
Title: SHINee chibis
Medium: Colour pencils with black marker
Size: A4
Date: 29 December 2009
SHINee in “Ring Ding Dong”.
SHINee in “Juliette”.
Well, I don’t think I need to explain this. I was just feeling bored one day and decided to draw a cartoon version of SHINee (a Korean band). Yep. That’s it. Enjoy!
Overall satisfaction: ♥♥♥♥♥
Title: Chair
Medium: pencil on paper
Size: 9.7cm x 11.2cm
Date: 10 January 2009
This is another NAFA drawing exercise we did at the start of last year. It was pretty simple. There was a variety of photos of different types of chairs. We were supposed to pick one that we like and draw out the ‘negative’ of the photo. This meant that instead of the usual copying of the chair, we shade out the background. The tone remained similar. However, we were told not to shade out every single negative space, treating some negative spaces to be positive. As such, the end product would not necessarily explicitly depict a chair, rather, it would look like an abstract artwork.
Overall satisfaction: ♥♥♥♥
Title: 2NE1-inspired shoes
Medium: Acrylic on canvas shoes, black permanant marker
Size: NA
Date: 2009
For those who are unaware, 2NE1 is a korean idol band that debuted in 2009. A variety show called 2NE1 TV was shown on Mnet (but obviously I watched it on Youtube since I don’t have that channel). There was this part when they painted their own shoes with the design, as shown above, and I was really inspired to paint a pair myself.
Being their fan, I went to buy white canvas shoes so I could do the same.
I copied their design as well. Initially, I wanted to draw a king and a queen respectively on each side. However, it kinda makes more sense to draw an ace and a queen because that’ll make 21 (if you know how to play Blackjack) and it also corresponds to their group name.
Well, it’s pretty fun. You can try it too! I shall not rate my satisfaction towards this work because the design was not original. Credits to 2NE1. <3
Title: Materialism
Medium: Acrylic on canvas
Size: 135 cm x 180 cm
Date: September 2009
Let me explain my artwork through FAQs.
1) Why did I choose to do a coursework on materialism?
Basically, I wanted to explore the idea of materialism in today’s society, how it differs from that in the past. Materialism is currently a rising trend, whereby teenagers (like you and I) are pursuing more and more branded goods. People now see material goods as a reflection of one’s status and ‘class’. By exploring this theme in greater depth, I hope to learn more about materialism in our current society.
2) What is my painting trying to show?
It depicts people reaching upwards, trying to catch the butterflies. These butterflies have branded prints on them, hence symbols of material goods. The people are clad in branded clothings, but they are still trying to catch the butterflies, showing how people desire for more branded goods despite already possessing branded goods. Some butterflies are out of the canvas, which shows the impossibility/ inability for some people to catch the butterflies due to certain factors such as poverty, unaffordability etc.
* This is roughly my entire final work. The painting had not been hung up at the point when this photo is taken.
3) Why are the figures all females?
The reason is simple. Since this painting would most probably be hung in Nanyang Girls’ High, my target viewers would naturally be the students there. I hope to relate the subject matter of my painting to that of our real life. As students look at this painting, I hope that they will have their own self- reflection and think about how they are similar to the figures in the painting.
4) So… Am I an opponent of purchasing of material goods?
Nope! I think that there is nothing wrong with buying branded goods. However, if one is spending excessively on such luxurious items, then I believe that he or she should start reflecting on his or her actions.
5) If I can improve any part of my painting, what would it be?
If not for time constraint, I would make my painting life-size. Since it is meant to be a social commentary, making it life-size will make it seems like the viewers are part of the painting, hence easier to relate to the subject matter.
Overall satisfaction: ♥♥♥♥
Title: Perspective
BOARD NUMBER 8 out of 8.
- Inspiration by Dede Eri Supria – The Labyrinth.
- quick sketch of blocks from different perspectives (one-point, two-point)
- composition with strong perspective from the internet.
BOARD NUMBER 7 out of 8
Title: Hands
- drawings of hands in various positions reaching out
- experimentation of different mediums
Title: Sky & Clouds
- self taken images of clouds
- paintings of different types of clouds
- gradient of the sky
Title: Reaching out
BOARD NUMBER 6 out of 8.
- Self taken images of my friends and brother ‘reaching out’ – different forms (top view, side view, front view & bottom view)
- Drawings of Yunxin and Cynthia reaching upwards, with colour variations.
* Sorry, the photo is slightly blurred. D:
Title: Development of ideas
BOARD NUMBER 5 out of 8.
- Sketches of various possible compositions.
- Inspiration by Paula Rego.
Title: People
BOARD NUMBER 4 out of 8.
- Poverty vs materialism – Is materialism only for the rich?
- Poor African child carrying LV bag.
- Begger begging for money to buy food vs woman begging for money to sustain her expenditure on material goods.
- Poor people advertising for Prada.
- Babies wearing diapers with branded prints – Can only adults indulge in materialism?
BOARD NUMBER 3 out of 8.
Title: Animals
- Drawing of animals wearing branded goods (puppy in LV sweater, cat with LV collar)
- Animals ‘born’ branded (Fish with LV logo on scales, LV logo imprinted on peacock feather)
Title: Butterflies
- Butterflies with branded prints on their wings. Butterflies are attracted to branded goods instead of flowers.
- Metamorphosis – changing viewpoints of the idea of materialism in the society.
- Sketches of people catching butterflies.
Title: Logos and Prints
BOARD NUMBER 2 out of 8.
- Drawings of logos and patterns of various expensive brands, such as Louis Vuitton, Coach, Prada, Burberry, Gucci and Fendi.
- Branded products which consists of such patterns/ prints. Example: Burberry shoes, Coach bags etc.
- Incorporation of such prints into items found in our daily lives (Poker cards, Mahjong tiles, manicure, tattoos etc.)
