Latest Project

          In this project I revisited one of my previous drawing, and I am not planning on just renewing an old work, but to push it a little further, to evolve it or to “age” it a little further, in relation of myself. The original illustration was based from a Greco Roman Ruins from a nameless game that I stopped to appreciate its beauty and story. A ruins can be interpret under many meaning, I understand it as an evidence of something that once exist; However, a ruin does not necessary mean an ending, such as my completed piece does not mean this is all I can do to it, so I will make an even better “remastered” version of it, showing how far I have improved with the original medium – pencils and charcoal as well as the evidence of the “aging” process of the scenery.

          My first step was to make a sketch, with the old drawing as my main reference. The scale is also three times bigger than the original one, with the purpose to challenge myself and create more impact for the illustration. My material of choice is pencil, and some involvement of the charcoal. The only place I could make this project was a homestay room that I cannot use anything too messy such as painting. I spent one week where I tried to collect references for the details I was struggling to achieve in the form of photograph such as water dripple, building moss, etc.. My old drawing, which is the main reference was based on the Greco-Roman ruins I encountered in a certain game, where I was stunned by the beauty of it. I was reminded that when I am this young, I would always try to rush everything in my life, even at drawing. This moment remind me that I can always slow down, taking a look back at what I have done, and appreciate every moment in the present. The scenery intended to replicate such feeling, which is one of the reason why the pencil and charcoal fit in really well for this project: They are slow to build up the value, and combine with this drawing size, it matches the project intention.

           I feel like I keep trying to follow a certain procedures and projects guidelines when I’m still studying art in the university, so as my very first independent project I want to go with what matters to me. I was inspired by another artist, whose told me at some point I have to stop restrict myself and follow what I really passionate about, and that is exactly what I would do. I would like to see how far I have improved, not with just the technique, but the way I approach the drawing process and working on a much more challenging scale.