New Year, New Melody

 



This is my entry for the contest by Seeds Academy on IG.


Version 1: Morning Colors

Version 2: Sunset / Sunrise Colors


One particular great memory I feel like I can express through painting was the moment I decided to buy a digital piano. The last time I touched a keyboard was about a decade ago - for personal reasons I had no access to any musical instrument for that long, so I was worried that I'd forgotten how to play.  But turned out it all came back seamlessly, as if there's no gap at all.. albeit the same skill level I've been trained which is still pretty basic, haha!


So at one point I realized that I've been working and working this latest 9-10 years, while oftentimes neglecting personal projects due to lack of time or budget, which makes me question myself, "When will I exactly get to explore music again (as one of my main passions) if I keep going on this way??"


Then I noticed I've been doing pretty well financially these days, there's a little bit of surplus - normally I'd save for basic needs, but this time I decided to take the risk of buying a medium-grade digital foldable piano to reconnect with my passion again because I wouldn't want to spend my whole life just surviving!


It's been about 3 months now owning this and I'm indeed happy with my decision, I've enjoyed so much getting back at it again: jamming and arranging the songs I love on the fly, playing by ear, and playing + singing with it. And apparently I've still got the sight reading skill! I guess thanks to muscle memory.


I've been very grateful for the things and experiences I already have for the latest 10 years of my life (big life changes during these times), and now this humble digital piano represents even a greater hope for me personally for the new year which depicted by the bright sunlight, the clouds, the freedom of the birds flying on my art.


Now, a self-reminder: keep daring to take calculated risks. Life is short, seize the day. Wishing for the better world and everything by 2025!



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My Magical Mate


Version 1

Version 2


Created as my entry for “The Imaginary Friend” Contest by @ThumbHub in Deviant Art.

Version 1: Original colors

Version 2: Less saturation

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In a secret space among the dusty books and old stuff, me and my ‘friend’ loved to play.

Hide-and-seeks, make-believes, board games, or just story reading times.

She’s fun, she’s a great story teller, with her everything was possible.

We escaped to a different universe everytime.

We were astronouts, vagabonds, pirates, ghosts, princesses, detectives, or even thiefs.

Everything was nothing less than wonder and awe!




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Summer Within


Intended as my 2nd entry for Huion Blue Challenge, but I was late apparently.. and I didn’t end up being the winner by my first entry either. Well, so I’m just making this my cyan / summer-themed project series.

Rest your mind and spirit, melt yourself into the warm ocean. Summer is here, summer is within. May this art calm your inner shore.


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Sparkling Summer

  



Finally a new art!

Here's my 1st entry for Huion Blue Challenge. I thought the mandatory cyan color #00bfd7 relates strongly with water and sky, so here is one of my 12 ideas, a kitty happily floating on the pleasantly blue ocean under the blue sky. I know this time is mostly spring in certain parts of the world, but I guess the bright sea & sky is mostly related to summer, thus the title.

Hope I can submit up to 3 entries, but if not, I’ll just make this whole cyan series my personal project.. if I have the time to paint them all!




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Honey Moon Kittehs



Love is in the air.~

My entry for a contest by TheJoyOfFlowersRomance and Love

Photomanipulation + digital painting in Photoshop.


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Stocks used:

commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fil…
pixabay.com/en/curtain-backgro…
www.pngpix.com/download/rose-b…
moziru.com/explore/Rose%20Bush…
Rose Stock 5 by Melyssah6-Stock
Rose Petals PS7 by digital-amphetamine
M-Petals by M-brushes
Rose Petal Photoshop and GIMP Brushes by redheadstock
Polka Dots Pattern by xVanillaSky
by photoshop-stock
Star Brushes by kuschelirmel-stock
Bokeh Brushes by kuschelirmel-stock



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Soul Portrait #1 Trickster Pirate



'Coz pirate captains must always have tricks up their sleeves..

Was created for the #ThumbHub Tri Color Contest!

Colors used: dark red, dark green, yellow-orange-ish.

For this piece I was using a lot of stocks and edited them using Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop - because apparently I'm still yet adapting to the drawing tablet, my hands were still shaking.. Done in only 4-5 hours, that's quick for my standard (on digital works)!


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Stocks used:

brusheezy.com/brushes/57525-20-carnival-masks-ps-brushes-abr-vol-2
pixabay.com/en/mask-carneval-venice-art-308850/
https://pixabay.com/en/pirate-captain-seafaring-2626050/
Classic Baroque by PeterPlastic
Background Texture- Harlequin by SweetAmorito
feather brush by MirellaSantana
Feather Brushes | Photoshop by sweetpoisonresources
Splash Brush by bellapester
Pirates 34 PSv7 Brushes by dejahofmars
Ornamental vintage brush set 1 by Finsternis-stock
Skullz Brushes by ImFeelingThis


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Book Cover Challenge #1

 


Was an entry for Book Cover Challenge by CathleenTarawhiti


I was supposed to create the file in 6" x 9" or 3921 x 2775 px size but when I use the pixel measurement it ended up very large in inch so I turned to inch measurement - but later it turned out low resolution in pixel! I think it's fixable though, later if I win or the cover is sold I can make it again from scratch with proper resolution.

I hope no one minds me putting a publisher's logo - no copyright violation intended, this is just a mock up.


Stocks used:

Jezebel 6 by CathleenTarawhiti
pixabay.com/en/letters-handwriting-old-key-637441/
pixabay.com/en/germany-saxony-dresden-frauenkirche-870135/
https://pixabay.com/en/brandenburg-gate-building-49124/
pixabay.com/en/grunge-texture-grunge-texture-wall-2710970/
Nightshade splatter brushes by Niteshader




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Midnight Reading

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With Angels' Protection (Dracula's Guest)


Another Dracula's-Guest themed photomanipulation work. So I'm imagining if Harker made it to the castle, or this could be a scene in the Dracula main novel when he arrived.


An entry for "Winter Angels" Contest by THE3-ContestEvents:

Also for Keyword Game #8 by NaturesHaven (keyword: mountains).


Stocks used:

Praying Angel by YBsilon-Stock by
Rocky Mountains by
Angel 03 by CD-STOCK by
Carriage PNG 4 by Jean52
Mehrunnisa-stock283 by Mehrunnisa-stock
Gate castle by Jean52
by Falln-Stock

SNOW PS7 Brushes and IMG Pack by KeepWaiting


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