August 28, 2011
Geeks In Space #24
It's late at night and I'm on the home stretch of a Degrassi High marathon. Classic stuff. I haven't seen this show since I myself was in high school, so it's fun to relive all the–– oh right, here's some funny drawings.
August 22, 2011
August 8, 2011
Juliet & Dave – Plane & Scooter
A couple more illustrations from the Juliet & Dave hybrid comic I mentioned several months ago. I'm producing illustrations for scenes that haven't even been written! Still, there will definitely be a flying sequence featuring this little steampunk plane.
As well as that, here is another one of Juliet on her scooter – which comes from the beginning of the story, when she meets up with Dave in Chinatown.
As well as that, here is another one of Juliet on her scooter – which comes from the beginning of the story, when she meets up with Dave in Chinatown.
August 5, 2011
Japan-niversary
Today makes 10 years since I first went to Japan to work there for a year. Ah yes, on the hot and humid Sunday of August 5, 2001, I arrived in Tokyo, a city I had seen on-screen many times. Having spent many evenings with my uni mates watching anime videos, it was crazy to think I was now in the same country all those bizarre animated adventures had taken place in.
This is a 2008 drawing of the Villa Aoyama, the apartment building I lived in. It was a new-ish building with many rice fields and a river behind it, and mountains behind that. I went back there in December 2007 with my teacher friend Kaz.
A Christmas winter market in Osaka. It was German-themed (hence the sign), with a merry-go-round and some classical music playing. Note that there were many more people there than I have shown in this fineliner drawing.
In Tokyo, even the cars have a crazy fashion sense. My friend Yoji and I were in a noodle house when this bad boy pulled up outside the window. I couldn't make sense of the signs plastered all over it, but the figurines mounted on the bonnet were certainly eye-catching.
Okay, enough reminiscing – let's dip into the archives and post something with a Japanese flavour to it, shall we? Yes.
This is a 2008 drawing of the Villa Aoyama, the apartment building I lived in. It was a new-ish building with many rice fields and a river behind it, and mountains behind that. I went back there in December 2007 with my teacher friend Kaz.
A Christmas winter market in Osaka. It was German-themed (hence the sign), with a merry-go-round and some classical music playing. Note that there were many more people there than I have shown in this fineliner drawing.
In Tokyo, even the cars have a crazy fashion sense. My friend Yoji and I were in a noodle house when this bad boy pulled up outside the window. I couldn't make sense of the signs plastered all over it, but the figurines mounted on the bonnet were certainly eye-catching.
August 3, 2011
Scenes From Hong Kong II
Round two of my Hong Kong photos series. Enjoy!
I read somewhere recently that bored people just trawl the internet from money shot to money shot. Well, let me save you the trouble with this night scene of the harbour. The future is now and we are here. And we're not leaving.
Store front of a T-shirt shop. Note the girl who works there looking straight at me. This was one of the more pricey places.
A life-size Game Of Life board in a shopping centre. If only the spinner was real, that would have been boss.
The waterfront statue of a childhood hero of mine, Mr. Bruce Lee. As he is buried in Seattle, this is the closest to a memorial in Hong Kong. I didn't realize it at the time but the date I chose to go see the statue was July 20, his death anniversary.
In the same area, the Avenue Of Stars, the greats of HK cinema have these plaques, sometimes with their handprints, and this is Bruce Lee's star. 'Little Dragon' is his given name in Chinese characters.
"Anna Ng and I are getting old and we still haven't walked in the glow of each other's majestic presence..." Sorry, only They Might Be Giants fans will appreciate this one.
I read somewhere recently that bored people just trawl the internet from money shot to money shot. Well, let me save you the trouble with this night scene of the harbour. The future is now and we are here. And we're not leaving.
Store front of a T-shirt shop. Note the girl who works there looking straight at me. This was one of the more pricey places.
A life-size Game Of Life board in a shopping centre. If only the spinner was real, that would have been boss.
The waterfront statue of a childhood hero of mine, Mr. Bruce Lee. As he is buried in Seattle, this is the closest to a memorial in Hong Kong. I didn't realize it at the time but the date I chose to go see the statue was July 20, his death anniversary.
In the same area, the Avenue Of Stars, the greats of HK cinema have these plaques, sometimes with their handprints, and this is Bruce Lee's star. 'Little Dragon' is his given name in Chinese characters.
August 1, 2011
Geeks In Space #22
More HK stuff next time. I just have to get these Geeks strips out of the way or I'll never get through posting them all!
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