Mermaid: Goodbye Summer

My first try using Adobe Illustrator. I think it turned out nice, don't you think?

Goodbye summer, hello school! I missed school!

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Hansel

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A Girl

My brother said it's a whole wheat cookie. I don't know what he was thinking.

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Gretel

This is Gretel alone without Hansel. The top is the "textured" version while the bottom is the plain version.

I got myself a new tablet at eBay and it came last May 5. It's a Wacom Bamboo Pen and I named it Cola! This is my first illustration using a tablet, which explains the low quality. This is not the quality I was going for, but it takes time to get accustomed to my new tablet. Yes, I've been using a mouse in my preceding works. ^^

I do know that once I'm used to every trick and magic using my tablet I will reach new heights in my illustrations. It's the main reason why I bought myself a tablet in the first place.

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Easter Girl

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Night Lights

It was Earth Hour awhile ago, and luckily I finished this before 8pm.

Lights galore! Stars and fireflies and windows on giant mushrooms and glowing flowers. The Earth is such an amazing place.

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Miss Dainty

blooms, bees, and beautiful trees
tiny ittydoms and tinkly wees
you all must come to me

Her name is Lillia. She is Miss Sweettooth's friend. She loves pink, floral, and girly things.

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The Froglover

This is my friend Gaye. She loves frogs. Even the stinky ones.

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Painty

Three days ago I decided to give digital painting a much-wanted try, so I downloaded a trial version of Easy Painttool SAI. Unfortunately I realized installing a new software would lag my poor old laptop some more. I resorted back to the reliable Photoshop.

 

This is my first attempt at digital painting and airbrushing. It's a self-portrait, although I find it amusingly ironic that it's completely digital yet the mini me is holding a paintbrush. Poor me has no tablet or scanner. I drew the line art and splattered on the "paint" using a humble mouse. *sniff*

Yes, my right wrist had hurt hours after. Those willing to donate their old tablet or scanner, please feel free to do so. *crosses fingers*

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Love Potions

 

Use these love potions to bewitch the Prince Charming to your Cinderella. A single flask will bring you to a happily-ever-after.

Just kidding! Do remember that no potion or enchantment will give you your love-of-a-lifetime. I am a hardcore believer of God and as such I stand by His Word that each one of us had been created with our own special someone. The Bible clearly says Love is patient. True love waits. Love comes on the right time at the right place in the right circumstances. Just wait.

Now I'm not here to preach, but who wouldn't want to live with her beloved forever right? Only true love can last a lifetime. And true love doesn't need to be forced to be felt.

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Happy Valentines 2010

Advance Happy Hearts Day to those who will be celebrating the 14th with a special half.

To those celebrating solo just like me, Happy Single Awareness Day! Perhaps these love potions can help us snag a date.

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Pandora's Box

The story of Pandora's Box came from Greek Mythology.

No one in Olympus was allowed to open the box, but nosy Pandora disobeyed. Out came all kinds of evil [spirits] which descended on humankind; only one was good, and it was hope.

Conclusion: So blame Pandora for all the evil things in this world. Kidding!

Correct me if I'm wrong about the story. It's my least favorite so I never really read it more than once.

This was supposed to be for the Darksiders contest at DA, hence the War and I-forgot-the-name-of-the-winged-creature stocks, but we got disconnected then so I wasn't able to finish and submit. It's ok though coz I saw the winners of the contest and my piece wouldn't measure up anyway. Wish I could have a PS3 though, or even a good ol' PS1 just so I could play Legend of Mana again.*sob*

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Miss Sweettooth

all things sweet

and all things nice

someday they shall

all be mine

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Slumberland

This is Slumberland, the world of sleep where reality is intertwined with fantasy, in a girl's view- in my point of view. You can compare it to Neverland sans Peter Pan, the Lost Boys, the Picaninny tribe, the Pirates, and the quite annoying Wendy Moira Angela Darling.

Hence the castle- where you can eat candy and chocolates all day; the purple zebras (again)- which can fly and talk and sing; the colorful bubblegum trees- which actually have different fruity flavors when you take a bite, and the teeny-weeny identical cottages. Oh, and do you see Prince Charming on his white horse? He's on the other side of one of those hills.

Larger preview here.

As you may have noticed, it's practically the same with the banner. Let's just say I love recycling my psd's.

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A Purple Zebra

A purple zebra for your thoughts.

I dream of the impossible.
A purple zebra.
Flying pigs.
Talking cows.
I want to go near the moon,
and ask if I can live there.
I dream of riding on clouds,
floating away.
Problem-free.
Careless.
Happy.
I want to reach for the stars,
and maybe they'd grant my wish.

Prose from my DA.

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Changes

Purple Zebras I have decided to change my blog URL and name to klacenklai for coherence with my other online accounts at Deviantart and Tumblr. For those who have accounts in those sites, feel free to add me up. Links can be found at the right.

Welcome to Klacenklai Art.

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Recipe

The corny prose:

A few drops of tears sometimes.
Bits of failures and triumphs.
Sweet encouragements.
Rude criticisms.
A whole lot of determination.
Regular feeds of prayers.
Patience and perseverance also.
And a humongous leap of faith.

All those make up
Loads of fun.
To make a dream-come-true
Worth the wait.

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Home Peach Home

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Swing

Swing High Higher Highest Okay, so I originally entitled this with a ridiculous name, but now's a great time to change it- And a less creative at that. Who says creators can't change the titles of their works? Go scratch a chicken's back.

 Here's my cheesy but sincere description from my DA:

You know how it feels just sitting on a swing, trying to go higher until you see rooftops? It's the feeling of freedom, without any care with the world; Just looking, watching people pass by and run around. But the most euphoric feeling comes when you know that you are way above ground, almost reaching the skies, detaching yourself from the stresses of the world for a while. And you wish it would always feel that way.

**Sitting on a swing is the only way you can feel high and euphoric without necessarily taking drugs.**


That's what I long to feel right now. Yes, that bitter drug called euphoria.

That was year 2009. Good news is, a new year means a fresh new chance at happiness! As they say,

Happiness is a choice.

I won't lie and say I'm perfectly happy starting 2010. I'm still struggling to cleanse my system with the dark thoughts and feelings from last year (a lot has happened); But each day I try my hardest to choose the right things and not repeat the same mistakes.

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Fancy Dreams

I did this for a contest at DA, unfortunately I didn't win. *sniff* I so wanted a Wacom tablet. 

Here's my cheesy description of this from my DA:

I am but a normal girl in my early twenties. I dream of a lot of great heroic dreams (believe me, I dream of giving a million to every family), but I also dream of fancy sweet and childish things...*well, ok. I do dream of a LOOOT of childish dreams. But kids have very sincere happy dreams...*

I dream of peace, riding on a cloud, sipping tea in my lanai on a warm sunset, having my own car, eating cookies perpetually, planting more trees and leading an eco-friendly life, building my dream house, and wearing a fabulous gown like what royalty wears in medieval times.

And of course, lots of love instead of the unending cycle of vengeance and war.

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Old Forgotten Riches

Karmine Felomena is a silent girl who has an affinity for folklore and local flavor. She loves melons and pancakes with ketchup in the morning, and dips pickles in chocolate syrup with pepper.

The night before, her Granny told her an old story about a rich young debonair who throws money on the streets and gives strange pink calla lilies to ladies. His name was Charles Charlemagne. He was rumored to be immortal and that his parents sold his soul to a witch when he was born, which is why he turns into a beast every 5th of the month. He fell in love with a young woman which he outlived but was believed to reincarnate every 40 years because he bit her when he was a monster. Charles Charlemagne had since followed her whenever she appeared, and brought misfortune to her family.

A stained and rusty large medallion and some dirty vintage coins… Karmine wonders how Charles Charlemagne died. Nobody in History class told her what had happened, she’d only heard the first part of the local story from her Granny. She always thought it wasn’t real…until she found these artifacts in her attic.

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Welcome 2010

First up, Happy New Year!

It was a nice and simple Media Noche for me and my family. Mama had us write beforehand a list of things we were thankful for in 2009, then we each read our lists out loud before praying for the food. We also stated our ultimate new year’s wish - of course I said: to go back to school! With conviction! It’s a wish I’ve had since I left school last November 2008. Gasp! I’ve been indolent for more than a year now!
Though I wished for a silent New Year’s Eve, it’s obviously a wish impossible to grant. Thankfully some jolly people outside our subdivision cared to do a fireworks display. My eyes always get all sparkly upon the sight of fireworks.

Anyway I did this illustration also during New Year’s Eve. 2009 wasn’t exactly a nice year for me, so I drew inspiration from my friends who just got themselves boyfriends/girlfriends before the year ended. Whenever I check out my Facebook account there would always be something cheesy in my Live News Feed page - not that it’s bad; I know they’re happy, but I’m getting giddy with the idea of romance. Okay I admit, I’m in the boys-are-jerks-era, not because my heart got broken I broke a heart but because, well, boys are just really jerks.

Thus I dedicate this “romantic” themed new year illustration to my friends who are in love, and even those whom I don’t personally know, that you and your partner will still stay together throughout the year.
As for me, I’m contented being single.

I posted this earlier at my DA, Facebook and Tumblr page; It's more appropriate to say BELATED Happy New Year Blogspot.

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