Sketch Blogstars

The Art of Kung Fu Gallery Show Invitation

2012-01-18T19:53:00.001-08:00

Dear all,

I would love to invite you to my up-coming group show - The Art of Kung Fu: Myths & Legends Gallery Show at Meltdown Comic, Los Angeles.

Address:

7522 West Sunset Boulevard Los Angeles, CA 90046

Opening Reception:7:30-9:00 p.m. on January 20th, 2012

Cheers,

Alina

VS. A Show of Opposites Invitation

2012-01-18T19:52:00.001-08:00

Dear all,

I would love to invite you all to my up-coming art show at Mission Comic.

VS. A Show of Opposites

Show from Feb 4 - March 3, 2012

Opening Reception

Feb 4, 2012

7 - 10pm

Mission Comics & Art

3520 20th. Suite B

San Francisco, CA 94110

Hope to see you there!

Cheers

Alina

Set of 6

2011-11-15T19:01:00.001-08:00

Alina Chau

Bounty and Pain 0 is here!

2011-10-27T09:19:00.000-07:00

Here is my comicbook Bounty and pain.
It is available for the pc mac linux ipads andriod tables iphones and android phones. for just 99 cents or issue 0. You buy it once and own it forever.

Click below to go to the direct page
http://graphicly.com/vstar/bounty-and-pain/0

Digital Sketch

2011-09-29T05:29:00.000-07:00

Photoshop Digital painting.

2011-09-08T21:56:00.000-07:00

I have a announcement to make about my comic in a few weeks.....
STAY TUNED. I don't want to say too much about it just yet.

Process

2011-09-05T22:28:00.001-07:00

Indian Painting

2011-08-21T02:40:00.001-07:00

Acrylic Painting of Lord Krishna,. Size 20x 28.
I am looking for buyers, sponsors for my paintings, interested parties may contact me at designer.manu@gmail.com

Bounty and Pain over 1k pageviews.....

2011-05-20T21:44:00.000-07:00

My webcomic bounty and Pain got over 1,000 page views now
Click here to read the comic
That pic will be the cover to the webcomic.....

Spring cleaning

2011-05-08T08:23:00.000-07:00

I dedicated this weekend to the digital spring cleanings. And in the end, I found a series of drawings who were lost in the computer. I don't wanted to eliminate them, so I created a set on flickr (and in my blog) and now I have the pleasure of show it here. Hope you like it.

SPRING CLEANING

ZHOU 宙

2011-04-18T02:18:00.001-07:00

This drawing made by Photoshop brushes and Chinese ink,

[ZHOU] is meaning the universe.

There are have full size version:

http://jung-shan.blogspot.com/2011/04/zhou.html

2011-04-09T11:56:00.000-07:00

I uploaded the 1st page to my new webcomic called bounty and pain.
Click here to read it
or the
Smackjeeves version here

Crits are welcomed....

Invitation!

2011-03-22T09:25:00.000-07:00

Dear All

I would love to invite you to my up-coming art show - "ONE" - a Maverix Art Auction Benefit for Japan Relief.

Location:
SuperFrog Gallery
1746 Post St , New People building , top floor

Date and Time: 2 April, 7pm - 10pm
More infoMaverix Art Auction Benefit for Japan Relief
Together we can become "ONE" to make a difference

Gallery Opens 7 pm, Silent Auction Bidding ends at 930 pm.

Join us for the upcoming silent auction party , for the rare chance to
bring home original art from celebrated artists in the animation & film industry
(Pixar, Lucas, Dreamworks, Nickelodeon to name a few) including:

Dice Tsusum
Robert Valley,
Ronnie Del Carmen
Enrico Casarosa,
Scott Morse
Bill Presing
Lou Romano
Cam De Leon
Tooru Terada,
Daniel Simon
John Waishank,
Patrick Awa
Joey Chou
Ed Bell,
Todd Ueminami
Marcos Mateu,
Mari Inukai
Yoriko Ito
Jackie Huang,
Soosa Kim
Jamie Baker
Alina Chau
Oren Haskins
Sei Nakashima
Julia Lundman
Le Tang,
Ted Mathot
Tom Rubalcava
Derek Thompson,
Sho Murase
Sergio Paez
Vaughn Ross

... also critically acclaimed fine artists such as

Miya Ando ,
Kent Williams ....and many more !

SuperFrog , Maverix and ArtistsHelpJapan are donating 100% of all proceeds to Artists Help Japan Fund with Mercy Corps.
There will be appetizers and drinks , live DJ sets by DJ Dedan

ひとつ（"HITOTSU") means "One" which is the first number of all but also mean "United" in Japanese.
Our action might be a little "one" to start with, but we can get together and become "ONE" to make a difference.

Hope to see you all there!!

New Website!

2011-02-15T22:30:00.001-08:00

It's been a while since I started making posts here on Sketch Blogstars.
After much hard work, my website is finally live! Check it out at http://www.CrateArtDesign.com

Look at who is back lol.....

2011-02-04T08:30:00.001-08:00

I have been practicing with my new 12.1 tablet and playing around in photoshop cs2 and cs5. I have way more that I have looming on my facebook that I will leak over here. Getting rejection letters from editors is forcing me to try even harder in the future...

Cruisin' for a Bruisin'...

2011-02-02T13:38:00.001-08:00

Draft

2011-01-18T17:58:00.001-08:00

This is the process of my draw.

I draw a samurai series and all upload in my blog

If you are interesting that you can go there to read.

My plan to draw a samurai series in this year, because samurai is

always my favorite topic.

Best wishes in 2011 to everyone!

2011-01-15T13:36:00.000-08:00

I know i am late on the happy new year stuff. :( I am still alive and still check the blog. I have been hard at work painting in photoshop discovering new techniques. Also I have been looking at artbooks that a friend let me borrow for a sec.

But anyways..... Continue to post away :)

Three Kings

2010-12-22T10:09:00.000-08:00

Blink Me an Idea Bulb

2010-11-21T05:18:00.000-08:00

When you are waiting for and idea bulb to blink over your head and brightens your life... | also posted @ Art Of ApOgEE: Got Idea?

Nike Shoes, Sketch

2010-11-14T11:51:00.000-08:00

Nike Shoes / Sketch + vectored linework + light colouring. Also posted @ http://assignation.deviantart.com/

P.S. I'm accepting/seeking "cyberpunk elves" artwork (for an upcoming book project) -- more info @ http://elventrilogy.wordpress.com/

Univearth

2010-11-07T01:27:00.001-07:00

This drawing draw by Chinese ink with digital pen.

I was listening the Dj Krush's album whenI draw this man,

This song is called Univearth (with Tetsuro Naito)

from "Jaku". :D

The full size & process here:

http://jung-shan.blogspot.com/

Bi Rain, Sketch

2010-11-06T09:44:00.000-07:00

Quick sketch, ref: Korean popstar, Bi Rain.

Have a few more @ http://jesscscott.wordpress.com/category/artwork/

I am still alive!

2010-10-27T22:08:00.000-07:00

Right not I am submitting proposals to companies and getting rejected :(

01:12am is raining

2010-09-24T00:07:00.000-07:00

I made this drawing around 23:20pm, and the original drawing was no rain.

After the shower and I back to draw final step, it was start raining outside.

well.., I added the rain.

she looks a little bit sad.

Crate Art & Design

2010-08-03T00:42:00.000-07:00

I haven't posted anything on Sketch Blogstars in ages. I started doing freelance graphic design work under the name Crate Art & Design. My new logo is the one you see above!
Check us out at http://cratedesign.blogspot.com

www.CrateArtDesign.com

Castanha

2010-06-18T00:55:00.000-07:00

Can you advice me HERE?

Megan Fox Portrait

2010-05-22T06:20:00.001-07:00

Done in photoshop CS2 with a tablet
Reference was used. It took about 2 hours to complete.

Lifeguard

2010-05-18T04:42:00.000-07:00

All the story HERE!

2010-05-09T05:07:00.000-07:00

What is going on with me so far.....

2010-04-22T07:38:00.000-07:00

Hello all. I am still alive :) I am just working on a comic to submit right now and is taking longer than expected.... I might show off a page if I get rejected lol

Carnival?

2010-04-03T14:10:00.000-07:00

2010-03-25T11:15:00.000-07:00

An old woman

Views from Above

2010-03-11T22:24:00.000-08:00

Some Los Angeles-area nighttime sketches from about three stories above ground, 25 miles (40 km) apart on opposite ends of town: looking at a processing plant from a rooftop in Pasadena, and a view from a bridge over busy traffic on Pacific Coast Highway in Santa Monica.

New book!!

2010-01-31T11:05:00.001-08:00

Acquerello - my watercolor arts book is out in paper format and E-book format!! It's now available in my on-line book store - Ice-Cream Monster Book Store. The E-book is iPad READY!! Please come and check it out!!

Have a wonderful Sunday!

Alina Chau

2010-01-30T04:35:00.000-08:00

My Obama.

2010-01-16T11:30:00.000-08:00

This is my land.

New Year, New Sunset

2010-01-14T22:46:00.000-08:00

Sunsets over the beaches in Los Angeles and Santa Monica are simply spectacular.

I keep sketching them - here is the first sunset sketch of the year. This is a view from a pier overlooking the beach. There happened to be a telescope - to me, it feels symbolic, like "looking ahead" to the new year:

Visit my blog for a reference photo and a slideshow of more sunset sketches!

My iPhone Book is out!!

2010-01-14T22:24:00.000-08:00

My iphone Artist Sketchbook just released. The title of this book is Acquerello. It's available at ArtistsSketchbooks.com. Acquerello is a digital artbook with collection of high resolution beautiful watercolor paintings and drawings by Alina Chau. This book included many of the gallery favorite pieces, which have been exhibited in Los Angeles, Orange Country, San Francisco, and Sapporo, Japan

You can also find the book at iTune store. Thank you the cool folks at Imaginism Studios for the cool app!!

An early invitation to an up-coming Nucleus Gallery Group show.

CURIOUS AND CURIOUSER: INSPIRED BY 'ALICE IN WONDERLAND'
February 27, 2010 - March 29, 2010
Opening Reception / Feb 27, 7:00PM - 11:00PM

Alina Chau

Happy 2010

2010-01-06T06:57:00.000-08:00

A little too late maybe but... happy 2010!

2009-12-28T10:46:00.000-08:00

Hi. My name is Vicente and i´m from Portugal.
This is my first post.

Merry Xmas to you all and Happy New Years!

2009-12-27T10:33:00.000-08:00

I added the emails of the new faces who wanted to join today.
I have some new art also. I just re-installed windows on my pc and was playing around in linux for a while.
I also got a new tablet for x mas.
A larger one with more pressure sensitivity.
Hopefully I can turn out better work now.....

Kim Gordon

2009-12-14T15:55:00.000-08:00

I just love to spend my time drawing and listening to Sonic Youth....
http://mariamacareu.blogspot.com/

new celebrity caricatures!

2009-12-04T09:48:00.000-08:00

some new caricatures!
Any requests??
Enjoy ^^

Caricatures!

2009-12-02T09:07:00.000-08:00

Hey Everyone!

It's been awhile!
Love the great new works here lots of love and inspiration ^^

Here are some new caricatures I have been recently working on
Please check out my blog site at: www.leewilfred.blogspot.com for more!

Cheers!

Disneyland

2009-11-11T00:20:00.001-08:00

I celebrated my birthday at Disneyland. I grew up in a city nearby, so I went there a few times a year as a child until after I graduated from college. While I still live about an hour's drive away and even know people who work for Disney and have worked for Disney myself, this was the first time I visited there in over ten years. A lot of things were fresh and nostalgic at the same time - while there were tons of new attractions to enjoy, I also get to drink the mint julep and ride the same roller coasters that I loved as a kid.

I think this sketch captured the spirit of the Magical Kingdom - tourists posing for photos, a little girl walking in costume, large Mickey Mouse decoration for Halloween, cast members of the park being attentive - that day even had what I would call "storybook clouds" that are white and puffy!

Supertaruga

2009-10-31T15:18:00.000-07:00

More illos HERE!

Please vote for my illo ^______^

2009-10-22T10:41:00.001-07:00

I sign up for the Infectious site!! Please stop by and vote for my illo!

Alina Chau

Flying...

2009-10-13T05:14:00.000-07:00

...with your mind!

by:Alexei martins

2009-09-30T09:35:00.000-07:00

Japanese AV Idols...

2009-09-09T15:42:00.001-07:00

2009-09-09T15:41:00.001-07:00

I am working on a comicbook pitch.....

2009-09-08T23:20:00.001-07:00

This is my 1st page....
Tell me if you like it or dont like it...
I did not fully crop everything right.
This was a test scan.
Drawn on 11x17 printer paper.....

if ..

2009-09-02T19:04:00.000-07:00

photoshop 7.1 brushes to make this drawing.
it is a draw that i want to show the feeling when I listen this song,
[ If you see him ] by Tanya, a Singapore singer
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WAZ_LTrNLfE
very good lyrics
but sorry that I dont have time to translate it

El Murcielago

2009-09-02T06:24:00.001-07:00

Early Morning

2009-09-01T00:02:00.000-07:00

I woke up one morning very early, so I decided to go for a walk. The neighborhood was quiet and still, and the sky was still gray with marine layer that rolled in, blanketing the sky. I've been paying attention to geometric nature of Los Angeles lately - palm trees, buildings, power lines, cars - a lot of things around here have strong lines.

Landscape on oil medium

2009-08-31T04:21:00.000-07:00

The view of the landscape originated from regions of north-east India.
more my artwork here

NEw stuffs

2009-08-27T22:05:00.001-07:00

Alina Chau

Poolside Without the Pool

2009-08-05T13:15:00.000-07:00

I sketched a building by the pool on a lazy Sunday afternoon - except I ran out of paper before I got to the bottom of the sketchbook page! So here it is, a poolside drawing without the pool.

Los Angeles River

2009-07-22T23:01:00.000-07:00

I have been drawing with a group of other artists at Urban Plein Air Society in Los Angeles, and we have been exploring the Los Angeles River. There's no mistaking that the river, with its concrete bottom and graffiti, is in a metropolis, yet it is also home to wild birds and lush with plants. I enjoy capturing the different aspects of the river that can only be seen on foot. (More sketches from the series are posted on my blog.)

Blog/IM Novel

2009-07-14T18:58:00.000-07:00

I have spent a lonnnnnng time writing my debut novel, and seeking representation for it. Recently I decided to publish it myself -- all's good so far.

The book will be available for free download for the rest of July, at https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/2864.

I am also doing collabs with artists, so if you have anything to contribute/showcase -- let me know (more info on the EyeLeash website)!

PS: I also used a bunch of my old (and some new) art pieces for a book trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnRoFDRwMmw

Captain Ahab

2009-06-23T13:33:00.000-07:00

I just love "Moby Dick"....such a wonderfull book....

http://mariamacareu.blogspot.com/

Fake Jesus and the Italian

2009-06-22T23:09:00.000-07:00

sketches while watching Passion of the Christ,
nothing too related but partially inspired.
It took me this long to watch it and it was pretty good. Considering it was the kind of movie everyone was expecting at the time.

Caricatures of June

2009-06-21T08:30:00.000-07:00

Boxing

2009-06-20T10:40:00.000-07:00

This is just an homage to the sport i've taken up recently.
Muy Thai was great, will get back to it in the future.

Learning some great things in photoshop these days!

Chewy...

2009-06-13T14:40:00.001-07:00

Keenkrit girl

2009-06-09T03:45:00.001-07:00

Just a concept, trying not to fear color.

Last Trumpet Girl

2009-06-08T11:12:00.000-07:00

J is for....

2009-06-06T14:07:00.001-07:00

Down the Hill

2009-05-07T22:35:00.000-07:00

Here is my latest drawing. Hope you guys like it!
If you want to, you can see the original black and white, pen and ink drawing at my blog: http://livetoillustrate.blogspot.com
Drop me a comment saying what you think!

People Sketches: At the Trade Show

2009-05-07T16:15:00.000-07:00

People walking fast with bags of stuff, talking on the cell phones, vendors waiting at their booths and watching the passersby - all are common things about people at trade shows and conventions.

California

2009-05-01T23:36:00.000-07:00

A sunny California day, cruising down PCH on a convertible, enjoying the beach view and the surf. What else can you ask for?
If this was a photo, it would be the perfect one for a postcard, dont you think? :)
If you like this, please take the time to check some of my other drawings at my website: http://livetoillustrate.blogspot.com/
Comments are always appreciated!

Nighttime Jogger

2009-04-30T23:27:00.000-07:00

Floating Village

2009-04-30T08:55:00.001-07:00

A recent sketch while watching various meandering vids on the net.

berlengas

2009-04-25T08:27:00.000-07:00

sketch from a photo from berlengas, portugal. Black pen over paper, digital painting over photo.

Corn Trailer

2009-04-23T21:55:00.000-07:00

Here is something that combines my fascination with food, cities, and vehicles: a converted trailer that serves corn on the cob.

P-47 and cats!

2009-04-17T16:03:00.000-07:00

Some drawings I made for fun. The first one is all about my passion for airplanes, specially the WWII P-47. The other two are sketches I´m doing for a very beautiful cat lover that I "like". :)

Musician

2009-04-15T23:08:00.000-07:00

Hey! Here am I again. After a couple months without my computer and having to do everything without Illustrator and Photoshop I finally did some digital art once again.
I have been playing the guitar for a few weeks now, and I fell in love with it, which is where I got the idea for this drawing.
I hope you all like it, I put a lot of effort on this one!
(if you get the chance, check out my blog where all the other drawings are: http://livetoillustrate.blogspot.com)

Pet Owners

2009-04-15T18:10:00.000-07:00

Here's a fun one below - do you think the dog owners (and a rabbit owner) resemble their pets?

This is one of the sketches done during 22nd World Wide Sketchcrawl. More sketches and explanations are at my blog.

Thom Yorke

2009-04-11T09:34:00.000-07:00

In the rain that have bows

Nicolas Cage

2009-04-11T09:30:00.000-07:00

Gordon Ramsay

2009-04-11T09:26:00.000-07:00

I heart Hell's Kitchen

Christopher Walken

2009-04-11T09:21:00.000-07:00

NEEDS MORE COWBELL

April Caricatures!

2009-04-11T09:11:00.000-07:00

Here are some recent caricatures for this month
Feel free to check out my blog: www.leewilfred.blogspot.com
for more of my work ^^

2009-04-01T18:19:00.001-07:00

Portrait of the r&b singer Keyshia Cole
Done in Photoshop with a Wacom Tablet
Reference was used.....
I got back to updating my blog here
http://pushav.blogspot.com/

Random monster from 2007 revisited in painter 11

2009-03-26T13:49:00.000-07:00

I did this sketch back in 2007 and I just got painter 11 and had to test it out.
Btw I tossed in a new Ati card in my pc so I can game it....

The Lonely Bicycle.

2009-03-26T00:10:00.000-07:00

There is a bicycle that is parked by the parking sign near my neighborhood. It has been locked there for weeks, and I've never seen anyone move it. The lonely bicycle continues to wait for its owner, day after day, dreaming someday of being free from the post and riding around town like it was made to do....

Sketches of surfers

2009-03-23T12:03:00.000-07:00

On a hot and sunny day in the beach of Carcavelos, Lisbon, Portugal.
http://mariamacareu.blogspot.com/

Boxing Legend

2009-03-21T14:41:00.001-07:00

I boxed for the first time about 2 months ago, and the awesome time I had inspired me to draw this. Still no digital editing/coloring, so I was forced to do everything with pencils and sharpies... hope you enjoy it!!!
(taken from my blog, http://livetoillustrate.blogspot.com)

Caricatures!

2009-03-19T10:44:00.001-07:00

I've been taking caricature classes in Korea and its been a blast. I've learned a lot about conviction through the line that you draw-how each mark represents a language that forms a story of a face.

Here are some examples!

piAno girl

2009-03-17T10:04:00.000-07:00

Yellow!

2009-03-14T22:53:00.000-07:00

Just a litte test I was doing... :)

Obey!

2009-03-12T21:25:00.000-07:00

Hey guys!

My second post here in the blog.. Just another one of my sketches =)

I usually use Photoshop and Illustrator to make it better, but my computer crashed a few days ago so I have to rely on pencil and paper haha...

Hope you enjoy it!

(taken from my personal blog, http://livetoillustrate.blogspot.com)

Sketches of Musicians

2009-03-05T00:01:00.000-08:00

I saw a New Orleans-style band, Vaud and the Villains, with some of my friends and had a great time. The place was dimly lit, so I couldn't really see my lines when I was sketching their performance. I like how these "blind drawings" turned out because they capture the energy of the band.

The Clown

2009-03-03T19:00:00.001-08:00

My latest drawing! Unfortunately my computer broke down and I wasn't able to digitally color it... So the way you see it is the way it is on paper... Hope you enjoy it!

(taken from my personal blog, http://livetoillustrate.blogspot.com)

Speed painting by:Alexei Martins

2009-03-03T16:35:00.000-08:00

Frankenstein Series

2009-02-25T11:33:00.000-08:00

black pen over paper...
photoshop inking over photo

submerges

2009-02-24T08:04:00.000-08:00

photoshop 7.0 ink brush drawing.

Selkies

2009-02-15T18:03:00.001-08:00

SleeptTime

2009-01-31T15:41:00.000-08:00

More info HERE