Interior Update v1.2: GRID!!!

I can't believe I just finished a grid shirt by hand in Illustrator.
Now it is time to work on the metallic buttons.
Almost done for part I.

The pattern was done  by using the technique of drawing negative shapes. Paradoxically, it was actually much easier than the grid shirt.

Finally Done!!!

NOTE: the following work was made for a discussion forum. I thought it would be fun to share it here since the blog was a sketchbook. Moreover, it was completed recently.

I started this watercolor painting last August, but then I procrastinated for nearly half a year, probably because I got scared and had a lot of homework during last Fall. Finally, I finished it last weekend.

This painting is part of the Traditional Clothing and Fan Art series. The clothing she wears here is a hanfu style known as qixiong-ruqun. She also wears a jacket-like garment on the outside, with a long sash which serves as decoration.

• Qixiong means being at the chest-level, because the long skirt is tied above the chest-line. 
• Ru-qun means, respectively, the upper garment and the skirt. It is a general term used to describe such combination.

This particular style had been popular in the Late Tang Dynasty, also known as Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdom Period.
Today, similar outfits have been used in some traditional Han Chinese weddings (as parts of the revival movement, of course).

Reference 1: mural painting from  Mogao Cave in Dunhuang

Reference 2: hairstyle

Note: I have replaced the original picture with one that has a better quality. It appears to be a bit greenish on Mac.
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Character based on video game Gujianqitan
Watercolor, acrylic, gouache

Interior Project Plan v1.1: clothing design

I have just completed the clothing design for the project. This is a quick and extremely rough sketch to figure out the colors.

This clothing is based on the self-portrait which was used as the profile photo. There will be more information in the future, including a formal bibliography citing all the possible resources.

The clothing you see here is a hanfu (a.k.a. Han Chinese Clothing) style called shenyi (literal meaning: deep robe). In this particular case, because it consists of three layers of robes, it is also known as sanchong-yi, or triple-layered clothing.

Unfortunate Discovery: Another Reason to Do this Project

I just came across an extremely STUPID post on my microblogging.  The authors simply suggested that the practices of wearing traditional clothing, reviving traditional ritual and arts, and having a traditional Han wedding were all "embarrassing."

Interestingly, the authors seemed to lack basic knowledges to distinguish traditional clothes, since they actually mixed up the Han Chinese Clothing (hanfu) and the Manchurian clothing, even though the latter two looked completely different.

I believed the group which posted this was just trying to get attentions and replies, so I would not be posting the link. Besides, it was in Chinese.

Mac -__- # How?

I have just realized that the background did not seem to work properly on Mac. I will eventually figure it out (hopefully).

Interior Project Plan v1.0

This is a quick brainstorming/plan I did for the Interior Drawing project.

Spoiler Warning:
It explains many of the connotations I will use in this project, and thus it will heavily impact the reading of the work.
Furthermore, I did this very quick in order to keep my ideas flowing, and thus I might made a lot of spelling and grammar mistakes in the content. (I was not concerned, of course).

Empty Spaces are Annoying

So much empty spaces on the right ---------------------------->
Just like my other account.
How do I move everything over there?

(I think I am trying to use this as a "microblogging" or twitter)

First Page is Blank

In all of my sketchbooks, I like to leave the first page blank




...I think I am done for today.