XENAUDINE

Washi-peeling level: noob xD

Recently tried bringing work outside and couldn’t help making a quick sketch of the place. I really miss drawing outside 😭

Some of my latest picture book illustrations from sketches to final artworks. This is my first attempt in using traditional media for a commercial work and I’m glad I tried although I’m not too satisfied with the result.

Recently visited the National Museum of Anthropology in Manila and there were a lot of things I wish I could draw on site but only pencil is allowed inside so I had to rely on photos for the colors. I could probably spend a whole day sketching there. This one is called the “Sarimanok”, which literally means colorful/garment chicken. It is said to be derived from a totem bird called itotoro. . . . #sketchcrawl #sketchbook #sarimanok #itotoro #totembird #maranaoart #watercolor #strathmore #tonedtan #schmincke #schminckehoradam #sennelier #aquarelle

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Some not-too-quick sketches before going to sleep 😴

Just a couple of sketches copied directly from the 1977 Winnie the Pooh Movie. I think it's a great resource for studying pen and ink drawing and children's book illustration overall. . Some thoughts hit me; I started drawing when I was eight after getting hooked into anime (particularly Yuyu Hakusho and Ranma 1/2) but looking back, I don't think I've really ever drawn as much as I did in the last 10 months. And ironically, when I took up design in college, that would be the time I stopped drawing for fun, and I eventually stopped drawing all the way. I really wish I hadn't, but all I can do now is grind and make up for all those lost time. . . . #nikkognib #strathmorevisualjournal #kuretakeblackink

A quick exercise on shapes, values and edges... . . . #sketchbook #sketchbookstudy #watercolor #watercolorstudy #monochrome #drawingfundamentals #leopard

Colored one of my sketches from today's commute... . . . #sketchbook #pensketch #tachikawaschoolgpen #trainsketch #trainpeople #lrt

Joined USK Manila today though I only met one of them because we were all over the place trying to avoid the scorching sun. I also had to leave early because I dread commuting late (and I was tired and starving lol) . . . #sketchbook #sketchcrawl #schmincke #sennelier #watercolor #strathmore #strathmorevisualjournal #stacruzchurch #chinatown #carriedo #outdoorsketching #outdoorsketch #urbansketching #urbansketchers #urbansketchersmanila #uskmanila

#sketchbook #pensketch #tachikawaschoolgpen #gpen

Testing a new pen

Watercolor study from “The Big Book of Watercolor”. #sketchbook #sennelier #schmincke #schminckehoradam #watercolor #aquarelle #watercolorstudy #cansonpaper