Queen of My Heart 2

Queen of My Heart 2

Another portrait of my wife. This time done with charcoal pencil.

A Good Friend

Saiful & Wife

A simple pencil (graphite) drawing. This was actually a commissioned portrait but I did not take the payment because this guy is really a good friend & good friend is hard to come by.... especially if you can offer no benefits to him accept for your prayer. A big guy with a big heart. May Allah blessed him.

Bully

Bully

You'll find these type in schools & playgrounds anywhere. The school counselors sage advice to parents and bully victims: ignore them or report them so they can be counsel.... yea rightttt. It may not be politically correct, but IMHO, a return punch work much better in the long term OR if they're bigger than you.... hit them where it hurt most.... between the legs!! ...if they are boys of course :)

Forlorn

Forlorn

Sometime, when you let your fingers do the thinking without any interference of your perpetually critical brain, you actually like what come out of it.

The Doctor

Tun Mahathir

Caricature of the ex-PM of Malaysia. Did he really retired??

Ning

Ning Baizura

Something in color for a change. Caricature of Ning Baizura - pencil & colored pencil.

Fading

Fading

Been a while. Here's a charcoal sketch. Feel like this sometime...

Queen of My Heart

Queen of My Heart

This is actually the first portrait I drawn coming out of hibernation  2 years ago. Regular 2B. My Partner - My Best Friend - My Wife. Always at my side in good times and in bad times. Thank you dear.

Aqib 2

Aqib 2

Charcoal portrait of my second son. This is when he was 13.... taller & slimmer : )

Wanna Piece of Me.....??

Little Fighter

Marker drawing. Dedicated to those who dares to stand-up against bullies... in schools or in the real world out there.

Lim Kit Siang

Lim Kit Siang

Caricature of Mr Lim Kit Siang; DAP's chairman - a long time opposition leader.

Koh Tsu Koon

Koh Tsu Koon

Gerakan chief....  A caricature from a while back. A bit rough on the strokes but I like the likeness :)

You Wish....

Wishing....

Abil 2

Abil 2

Charcoal portrait of my first son. This was when he's 15.

Disciplinarian

Discipline!!!

I think most of us can relate to this character. Discipline teacher..... they came in various sizes & packages but this particular character just remind me of mine :)

Man in Profile

Man in Profile

This is my latest drawing. Done with ballpoint pen with no reference. I'm putting it in the illustration category though it might also be in portrait or sketch. Beats me....

BEAN

Mr Bean

One of the first few caricatures that I draw when I start drawing again.

Beautiful Eyes

Beautiful Eyes

Sketching & appreciating...

Waiting for the Bus

Where's the bus....??

Ballpoint pen sketch on a notepad. Saw this girl while I was waiting to pick up my daughter at her school. Sketching is very good for passing time.

Stare

Stare

Referenced from a magazine model. Graphite & color pencil on toned paper. This is actually my first attempt using toned paper done quite sometime ago.

Hard Rocker

Hard Rocker

ROCK ON!!!!

Still I'm Sad

Still I'm Sad

Drawn with marker - colored with computer software

Rocker

Rocker

Marker drawing - Rocker dude!!

Commissioned Portrait 2

Commission 2

Commissioned portrait - charcoal on toned paper. The reference is a poorly lighted old photo with two persons in full body shot in it.... so it is a very tiny and blurry face...scanning and zooming didn't help much. As such, much of the details are just guess work Did the best I can...

Commissioned Portrait 1

Commission 1

Commissioned portrait - charcoal on toned paper. Source is a full body shot from a mobile phone. Not a good reference for a portrait drawing as much of the details are lost in the photo. The best reference will be photos from normal camera, minimum half body shot, with good lighting preferably from a single source (no flash) and scan at 300 dpi.

Mr Cool....

Hey!!.... I'm cool

Saw this guy at a park sometime ago. Drawn from memory. He must have thought he's so cool.

TPM

Muhyiddin Yasin

Caricature of the DPM of Malaysia.

DSAI

Anwar Ibrahim

Caricature of ex-DPM of Malaysia & now Opposition Head in the parliament.

Kicking the Bucket

Still Kickin'

Drawn for fun with marker & color pencil.

Aqib

Aqib

My second boy. Drawn about the same time I did his brother's drawing with regular 2B. Think this was when he was ten. Got the brain for science, the passion for history and the love of TV's cooking shows (and the appetite to match). So....  he's still working out his ideal future vocation. Regardless, he's the best performer at the school front among his siblings so far.

Abil

Abil

A portrait drawing done with 2B pencil of my eldest son. I think this was when he was 12. Brainy kid who tends to think too much sometime - an idealist in the making.... watch out Malaysia!!! Good with his fingers too although it's more in the writing department. Drawn this more than a year ago when I first picked-up my pencil again.

M Nasir

M Nasir

A caricature of Malaysia most prolific singer/songwriter. Don't know how he can come up with all those song ideas non-stop.

Rempah Tumis

Rempah Tumis

A character I made for the banner design of my wife catering business. Drawn with marker & colored with a computer software.

The Reader

Reader

"Read in the name of thy Sustainer, who has created - created man out of a germ-cell" (1st and 2nd verses of Al-'Alaq) .The first five verses of this surah represent the very beginning of the revelation of the Qur'an.

Nicholas Cage

Nicholas Cage

Pencil caricature of Nicholas Cage. If I'm not mistaken the reference is from the movie "Magician Apprentice".

Nostalgia

Nostalgia

This is a portrait drawing of a lady who preferred to be anonymous. Done with pastel on black paper.

Fun Time 2

AAIIIIEEEEE!!!

Guess this is Mr Grumpy's friend. Also from a doodle. Redrawn with a marker pen and color pencil.

Mr Karpal

Karpal Singh

From the opposition side, a long time politician & lawyer Mr Karpal Singh.

Dr Chua

Chua Soi Lek

Starting of the Malaysian politicians caricature drawing with Dato' Chua Soi Lek, MCA chief from the government side.

JLo

Jennifer Lopez

Know a lot of guys are drooling over this beauty. Makes me want to watch American Idol again this year despite it's not so great season last year IMHO. Mechanical pencil with 2B lead.

Fun Time

Grumpy

This is my fun side. Can't be serious all the time. Initially just a simple doodle, I redrawn it properly with marker pen & colored it as an afterthought with regular color pencil. Smile!!!

Adolf

Hitler

Don't think this guy need any introduction. Drawn this quite a way back (a year plus ago) when I started to pick up my pencil again and started to entertain the thought of drawing seriously. Used regular 2b graphite on this one.

Papa Rock

Ramli Sarip

Been a fan of this guy since his Sweet Charity day. He truly is in a league of his own. Drawn this at 3 am yesterday morning. Charcoal & pastel on toned paper.

Reggae King

Bob Marley

The Legend. Love his songs. Ritually played his Legend album every Saturday morning when my hair was still all black. The music made you feel like kicking off your shoes, lie down on an easy chair and light up..... a Dunhill. Done with marker and color pencil.

Funny Man

Harith Iskander

Caricature done with regular 2B graphite. A comedy ground breaker in Malaysia. Comedic scene was pretty much the same for some decades until this guy made his first appearance. He dared to be different then and I'm glad that he did. We need more guy like him. He practically introduced stand-up comedy in this country.

Mother

Mak

She brought me into this world. Heaven is at the sole of her feet. What more can I say. Portrait in charcoal.

Midnight

Midnight

Done this with charcoal, pastel, and a tiny bit of marker on toned paper. Originally, it's just a tiny doodle, sketched when I'm bored. Happy at how it turns out.

Awie the Rock Star

Awie

A caricature of Awie done with mechanical pencil. Like him better as Awie the comedian though. Anyone else think so?

Beauty

Beauty

This portrait is done with regular 2B mechanical pencil. Based from a photo reference I found on the net. Change it a bit though.

The First Foray

Ain - My Little Sunshine

My first post after more than a year of delay... talking about major procrastination here. Here's a portrait of my dear daughter done in charcoal.