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Celebrate hari raya in Malaysia. Village style. Pen and ink on paper . Scan and edit in photoshop.

Observations from an expedition to the Houston Museum of Natural Science, which features an incredible paleontology hall. I brought with me a pad of sticky notes, a couple Micron plastic nib pens, a set of Copic Markers, my fanny pack, and some headphones. Prehistoric life has been an infatuation of mine since childhood, and there is something very humbling about drawing in the shadows of these fallen giants.

I have many forms of meditation, or at least a moment of total peace where mind is absolutely clear - and sketching is one of them!

This is an earlier drawing I did from a Mark Crilley How-To video. All credit to him. Only thing I did differently was to add some red to the scales. Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XId8ethxg2M&t=0s&list=PLCD2CF65888663986&index=187

Meditation

YlyaYod sketch 022, 2017 pencil, watercolor pencils 210 x 297 mm. N022

YlyaYod sketch 024, 2017 ink 297 x 210 mm. N024

YlyaYod sketch 012, 2017 pencil 210 x 297 mm. N012

Inktober 2017 Day 20 Deep

Drawing homes is my new form of meditation. I get lost in building the structure slowly, line after line. I could do this forever...

YlyaYod sketch 005, 2017 pencil 210 x 297 mm. N005

Charcoal and iron oxide recovered from acid mine runoff on watercolor paper

"Quick, Stop the Bully Drop!" v2.0, redrawn and colored with Holbein watercolors, 9"x12".

YlyaYod sketch 019, 2017 pencil, watercolor pencils 297 x 210 mm. N019

YlyaYod sketch 023, 2017 ink 297 x 210 mm. N023_800 x 600 px

YlyaYod sketch 002, 2017 pencil 210 x 297 mm. N002

An illustration based on the book of James chapter 3. Done using a fine liner then edited digitally (for reprint).

YlyaYod sketch 007, 2017 pencil 210 x 297 mm. N007

YlyaYod sketch 018, 2017 pencil, watercolor pencils 210 x 297 mm. N018

Meditation with cats

YlyaYod sketch 017, 2017 pencil, watercolor pencils 210 x 297 mm. N017

Watercolor cookie illustration for a bakery client I did.

Life is a balancing act of family, work, friends, etc. I’m not so good at that stuff but here’s a bunch of flowers drawn with a 3776 Century SF, Shungyo edition. 2241 of 3776.

YlyaYod sketch 020, 2017 pencil, watercolor pencils 210 x 297 mm. N020

Editorial illustration based on Red Tide scare in Florida

YlyaYod sketch 010, 2017 pencil 210 x 297 mm. N010

My dad and I found this oc challenge on Pinterest and thought it would be fun. https://pin.it/6rSLH0Z Here is the credit link and if anyone else wants to do it, it was really fun!