Sunday, May 13, 2012

Dita's Watercolor Corner

3 Little Girls - 3602 × 2519 pixels 300dpi: $10  Buy Now

Bicycle Girl - 2949 × 2159 pixels 300dpi: $10  Buy Now

Cupcake Shop - 2231 × 3318 pixels 300dpi: $10  Buy Now

Owl Club - 2289 × 3480 pixels: $10  Buy Now

Secret Garden 2670 × 3602 pixels: $10  Buy Now

These are from Dita's watercolor corner. Now available for digital purchasing. Enjoy!

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Saturday, May 12, 2012

Polaroid SX-70 Model 3



The cheap model from Polaroid SX-70 line. Black plastic with porvair (not leather). The watercolor painting (size 2595 × 3128 pixels 300dpi) is available for digital purchasing $10, Buy Now.

More about SX-70 Model 3 here.

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Thursday, May 10, 2012

Audrey Hepburn & Francoise Hardy

Some of my painting about two iconic artists from 50s & 60s:
Audrey Hepburn - 2325 × 3308 pixels 300dpi: $15 Buy Now

Audrey Hepburn, her black & white movies gave colors to the world. 

Francoise Hardy - 2912 × 4152 pixels 72dpi: $15 Buy Now
And Francoise Hardy, a French singer/fashion model from 60s.

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Sunday, May 6, 2012

Drawing With Galaxy Note

Remember when I was doing practices drawing with Galaxy Note back in March? It was for a Samsung drawing competition. And I won!



So finally, long story short, we have this doodling device & the family start using it.


Sky Train. Sketching with color.


In a wanzer factory. Not bad for shading, thanks to marker tool with opacity adjustment


Twiggy. Playing with duotone.


Didik Nini Thowok. Now I'm addicted.


Robert Redford.



Propeller-driven locomotive. A bit difficult for detail drawing.

Doodling people around is fun. But a bit awkward especially when they realize someone is having a pencil & paper drawing about them. With Galaxy Note, I can doodle them unnoticable. Sneak doodling!


Arwen & her tap dance class


Mobarakiya, Kuwait traditional market


Indian ladies having chat


Kuwait flea market


Father & daughter in grocery store


And these are our 7 yo daughter Arwen's doodle with Galaxy Note.





Wednesday, March 21, 2012

Doodling With Samsung Galaxy Note


Been wondering with the drawing capability in Samsung Galaxy Note. Friend gave me his to try.
1 stroke, 2 strokes, 3 lines, 4 curves... wow. My hand loves it! The experience is different with my iPad. The opacity, pressure, everything are there, thanks to the stylus.

After 15 minutes of doodling, I think I'm in love with this drawing tablet. Wait, this is not a drawing tablet.
Nevermind.

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Film Photography with Agfa Box 50

When money worth to spend: film photography with analog camera. #neoretrogizmo

Another photography experiment: film photography with 70 years old camera Agfa Box 50. Now the children learn that basic photography only requires light, lens & chemical process.

Been living in digital era, the children want to see the result instantly "Let me see the picture! Let me see the picture!" Sorry kids, this is not iPhone. You have to wait the film to be finished spooling then bring it to film laboratory. Kids hate waiting. But once they see the result, they keep asking "Is this magic?"

Yes kids. This is kind of magic.

Some results with Ilford B&W 120 ISO 400 film.
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Hiba

With Lomography Redscale 120 ISO 200 film.
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With Fujifilm Color 120 ISO 400



Still need a lot to practice :D
More in our Flickr page:
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Film Photography, a set on Flickr.

Polaroid Film

Got the film from Impossible Project.

What's the point with this kind of photography?
Been living with digital photography for years, this kind of photography gives us interesting experiences. One real genuine hardcopy of the real moment. It's unpredictable, not mistake-proof, hard to replicate. You cannot copy or paste, you cannot manipulate, you cannot erase. You have to think twice before taking a photo, like asking to yourself "Is the moment worth the film?" "Is it going to be good?"

OneStep-CloseUp-Al-Kout Polaroid film
With this kind of photography, mistake is acceptable. Mistake is the new art. Mismatch color is the new color. And it's challenging, the film no longer widely manufactured by Polaroid. You need to get an expensive film from Impossible Project that contains only 8 exposures. Or you can get an expired Polaroid film, which can give you artistic result like this:
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Kids created their first Polaroid photo by accidentally press the shutter button. The mistake worth $3 each.

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When it's no longer mainstream, it might be considered an art. And for us it's not just an art. We want to introduce this kind of technology to our children, so we will not be the last generation who know about this old tech, Polaroid, a sustainable legacy.

Enjoy our 'new' art :D

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Polaroid Film, a set on Flickr.