The Little Witch Behind the Scene

So glad that finally this book would be launched soon. The process started from September 18 2017 when I had a chance to present my book to Philippe Werck from Clavis Publishing Belgium.

I showed them my black and white sketch dummy.

They're interested. Yippeee! The publishing process begins with some editing to fit the market and then I started to colour them with my favourite medium, watercolour and coloured pencil ^^
Here are some pictures of them:

Yes, it's about this cute little witch ^^

I'll post some more pictures soon!

Final Drawing Submission for edX #nh101x

These are my drawing of Mammal (Giraffe), Aves/Bird (Sooty Headed Bulbul) and Reptile (Indian Star Tortoise):

I think next time I want to practice in drawing Mammal with long hair/fur, Fish and Insect...^^

Drawing Leaves and Flowers Structure

Mimusops elengi is a medium-sized evergreen tree found in tropical forests in South Asia, Southeast Asia and northern Australia. This trees give thick shade and flowers emit fragrance. I plant this tree in front of my house.
And here are some sketches of its leaves and one tiny flower:



For the flower, I choose Hibiscus, because I can find it easily in the park next to my house. But the flowers couldn't stand for more than 3 minutes. It kept on bending down and down. So I put a paper stick to help it stand up longer, as it act as a strong stem for the flower haha...
I dissect one of the flower and take some photos of it as soon as I can, competing with the speed of the flower wilt process. The photos becomes my resource in adding the details.

Drawing Nature, Science and Culture: Natural History Illustration

I'm joining this open online course from edX right now:


Drawing natural objects is a kind of art that I like to do in my spare time. It looks like a meditation by observing the details of the objects, absorb its energy and enjoy its beauty. There's no exactly same objects. Each has its own unique appearance.

And this morning, sadly I missed the first drawing submission to be assessed :(
It's my fault that I didn't pay attention to the deadline and note it in my calendar among my zillion to-do-list. Oh well.... I realized about 3 hours after they closed the submission :'(
Here what I drew for the (missed) first drawing submission:

Onion, Fern, Tiger Cowrie, and Mimusops Elengi

Prints with Quotes

Here are some of my prints (from my watercolour illustrations) with quotes on mugs, cotton totebag and wall decor.

Sneak Peek : Three Little Gnomes & The One-Bite Mystery

These are some sketches for "Three Little Gnomes & The One-Bite Mystery":

This is the cover sketch.
















The final cover:

It will be release on August 17, 2016.

The Storm

I created "The Storm" for my Coursera's 3rd assignment "Elements of Structure". Here I share it with you (a bit edited from the original one).
Note: Please forgive me for my poor English.

A Little Story from "Three Little Gnomes" Book Cover

I've imagined this picture for the book cover for several times. I've even dreamed about it one night, that I and Rhonda the author, had a meeting for this book cover and she agreed for this picture.
So, I grabbed my pencil and made this sketch.
As you see on the left, this is my pencil sketch on paper, some parts were coloured by water colour. Picture taken and sent it to Rhonda by email.
I was so happy when she said she loved it! It seemed like we really did the meeting for the book cover!! For we live half way around the world (she lives in US and I live in Indonesia).


And here is the final result of the cover:

We both satisfied with the result! Click here for the sneak peek from Amazon.

The Squirrel said, "Ssshhhh...!"

Pencil sketch on paper:

Coloured digitally: 

"...Whaaat??"