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noreply@blogger.com (Kyori) — Tue, 04 Jun 2013 17:00:00 +0000

Need to revamp this blog someday! For now, new stuffs will be posting at https://www.facebook.com/JeffLeeCreativeWorks!

My 1st Hebe tee design!

noreply@blogger.com (Kyori) — Tue, 18 Jan 2011 13:46:00 +0000

The final product!

Hebe was here in Singapore for 2 sessions of concert on the 15th and an autograph session on the 16th of January. I attended the autograph session but before that, I thought why not wear something different yet not too loud to attend the event? So I came up with the idea of cropping out her picture with the letters of her english name... and that is how the design was born.

I made it quite subtle that if you didn't take a closer look, you will thought that it is some average design at the front of the tee but if you take a closer look, you will see that it is actually a picture of Hebe cropped inside her own english name.
This picture is actually a fashion shot of Hebe taken from a fashion magazine. I chose it simply because it looks 'fashion' plus the color is just perfect for a noir-sepia tone to be incorporated with either a black or white tee. The font was carefully chosen so that her eyes and mouth are not cropped out.

Pre-production preview visuals

Initially I have a hard time deciding to print on a black tee or a white tee. Although the design will stand out more on a black tee but in the end I go ahead with the white tee, simply because the overall visual felt more 'fashion'(again) on a white tee.
* I have friends and Hebe fans who wanted the tee... but I don't think I will be printing it for sale. ;p

I showed Hebe the tee at the autograph session, she was pretty surprised and used a sweet innocent voice(I can sense much gratitude in it) to say 'thank you' to me. So naturally, I was surprised by her reaction too... or should I say 'mesmerized' at the same time. Hehe... I was being mesmerized so much that I mistakenly shake her left hand with my right hand... lolx (Her left hand was facing down, not sideway... and my right hand was facing up, so it looked like her left hand was placed on top of my right hand) XD... Besides that, I have also forgotten to ask her if she can sign on my tee! Really regret that I didn't ask... I am pretty sure that this will be the 1st ever tee she ever signed on if she did... and I would have had the tee framed up, for being the one and only tee design available in this world with her signature on it.

So... not a bad birthday I had afterall. But sigh... how come I have a feeling that I am becoming more and more like a fan... zzz

My logo in a white color scheme

noreply@blogger.com (Kyori) — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 21:46:00 +0000

This will be roughly how it looks if I ever changed my black color scheme of my blog(etc) into a white one. The diagram around my logo is from the logo of Blades & Barrels.

The dish that I often cook

noreply@blogger.com (Kyori) — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 11:29:00 +0000

Today's menu:
Western Fried Rice with Tempura Chicken Nuggets

Some have asked: "What is Western Fried Rice?". It is fried rice with the addition of garlic & butter as ingredients, their rich favour added an extra touch for a western taste.
However... I seems to have forgotten to buy chilli sauce for the nuggets...

Confession #02 - An Ocean Lover

noreply@blogger.com (Kyori) — Mon, 17 May 2010 21:42:00 +0000

I love to swim since I was a kid and I always asked my parents to bring me to the swimming pool during the weekends. I just love the feeling of moving in the water, like I can move in any direction I want. Unlike walking on ground, we can only move on a horizontal plane but swimming is different. Well, if I can fly perhaps I will love it more than swimming. (laughs)

I remember there was once when my family brought me on a tour to the Maldives, oh boy... how I love the ocean there, the clear water, the coral reefs etc made me so fascinated that I just have to swim every single day when we were there. That trip is the reason why I became an oceanologist. Well, it is not like I dislike land animals though, there is a particular animal that I like, which is the snake. I like their smooth shiny scales and the way they move. I remember when I was a kid, I once asked my teacher this question “Why do snakes swim on the ground, teacher? They should be swimming in the sea” haha... how ignorant I was, a kid is a kid ya. Perhaps it is because how they move, made me likes them.

Since young, I have a cheerful nature and a positive attitude. I have never fail to keep trying after failures and I always look on the bright side of things. Although I might be cheerful most of the time but I often feels sad when I get to know that the sea animals are being hunted and killed, like the sharks are hunted for their fins etc. I wish I have the authority or the power to stop all these cruel acts. Ya, I know it is for consumption or even business but... but it is just not right to do such things... it is just cruel. With that said, now I am not even sure if breeding chickens, ducks or pigs etc for human consumption is a right thing or not... sigh. Oh well... When I am upset by things like that, it is my friends and colleagues who are the ones cheering me up instead.

Talking about colleagues, they always say I am the prettiest girl in the company, and they even submitted an application to a model search without my knowledge! They encourage me to try and to get more exposure... well, I went for the fun of it and although I did not win, it was a nice experience. I was contacted soon after by LUSH magazine to be their in-house model. I was thinking of rejecting the offer since I went to the model search competition for the fun of it and moreover I like my present job as an oceanologist, so I told them that I already have a fulltime job but to my surprise, they are willing to have me on a freelance basis if I can’t be their fulltime in-house model. Well, it doesn’t hurt to try new stuffs, furthermore my family, friends and colleagues are all very encouraging, saying that they will soon see me in the catwalk on tv. (laughs) So there I go, modeling for LUSH magazine. My latest job is a series of magazine-ad promoting a new cyber-chic fashion: the Headphone Bra. Hmm... interesting piece of fashion, isn’t it?

Oh ya! The model search competition is also the place where I first met my fiance. He is a businessman, his company is doing some sponsorship thingy for the model search competition at that time. I seldom ask about his work, so I don’t really know the details. I only know that he is a nice guy, been very good and nice to me... that is all I need to know =) Besides being nice, he is also quite charimatic and that made him the target of many other girls. Others often asked if I am worried that he might leave me for someone else, I always reply that he has a choice of whom he wants to be with, and if he chose to be with someone else, I will respect his decision but if he is with another girl while being in a relationship with me, then of course I won’t accept that. I will be very sad and I don’t know what I will do.
We have been together for quite a while now and plan to get married soon, so I hope nothing goes wrong and happiness will be with me all the way.

- Cleo

Cleo - LUSH magazine covers

noreply@blogger.com (Kyori) — Thu, 01 Apr 2010 18:12:00 +0000

version 1

version 2

raw version

LUSH magazine cover featuring Cleo wearing the all-new fashion gadget: the Headphone Bra! lol... The inspiration came after I was searching for a song in Youtube, and it happened that the picture being used is a girl covering her breasts with a headphone. Anyway, I was thinking of doing a magazine cover for her, so this discovery came at the right time and sparked it all.

I should be designing a few more Headphone Bra, will have her wearing them as in pages of the magazine or poster etc... so keep it a lookout ya!
Hmm.. perhaps I should also add and show an earphone wire connection to the Bra, as if it can really play MP3! LOL...

Cleo - IPS 01

noreply@blogger.com (Kyori) — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:25:00 +0000

In Progress Shot 01.

Cleo - teaser

noreply@blogger.com (Kyori) — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 17:05:00 +0000

Teaser. hehe... Oh my! I'm too slow, gotta work faster....

Cleo - design sheet

noreply@blogger.com (Kyori) — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 20:37:00 +0000

The 1st female character from Blades & Barrels! Ain't she sexy? hehe...
All her attires have her logo incorporated somewhere in them... can you spot them?

The write-up read:
A joyous oceanologist who is also a freelance model for LUSH magazine. She loves the ocean & her job so much that she could stay out there for days when there is no modeling assignment. Her colleagues and friends often enjoy her company due to her positive attitude & cheerful nature, which are also the reasons that attracted a lot of suitors. Presently engaged to her businessman boyfriend.

Cleo - line art

noreply@blogger.com (Kyori) — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 09:51:00 +0000

A small preview... =)

Confession #01 - To Seek & Rid

noreply@blogger.com (Kyori) — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 21:16:00 +0000

I am the best in the force, second to none... but the reason why I joined the force is neither because the pay is decent nor my dad is a good officer showing good example that influenced me. Mine is quite negative... so here is my story.

I was born in a happy family... or that was what it used to be.

My dad was an ordinary factory worker, so is my mum. They met, fell in love, got married and had me not long after.

Everything was normal and good... until an accident at the factory caused my dad to lose his right hand. Without it, he is unable to continue working in the job he is specialized in and has no choice but to leave the factory. He was jobless for a few months and soon things got worse when his ego kicks in. Not wanting to be provided by my mum nor wanting to accept jobs for the handicaps, he soon revert to his gambling-addict-self, which is whom he was, before meeting my mum. He then went on to gamble day & night, even shouted and get rough with mum when she tried to stop him. I sometimes get hurt too when I tried to help & defend my mum but was pushed away by him. To make things even more worse, he was in debt and the loan sharks came knocking on our door, terrorizing us now and then. I was in elementary school at that time... can you imagine the fear I had? That is also the time when I start to develop hatred for gamblers... petty gamblers.
Unable to see the light of hope, my mum decided that it is enough, and soon they got divorced. The happy family that I once have... was no more.

My mum brought me up all by herself, working overtime late into the night. Sometimes when I do not have much homework to do, I would visit her at the factory and brought her supper, we would then go home together. I usually didn’t get to enjoy the luxury most of my friends did... you know... cool toys & gadgets, gaming consoles etc. Sometimes my friends would invite me to go to their houses and play with those stuffs, so it wasn’t that bad after all. Well, although life was a bit tough but still, it was a happy one.
Do I envy or get jealous that my friends had those stuffs and I didn’t? No, not at all. I rarely envy others when it comes to material possession.

Talking about schooI life... I am quite the athlete, excelling in most track & field events and I have interest in most sports that allow me to push my physical skills to a new height. Then come 1 day while searching for jobs after graduation from University, I was thinking ‘why not get enlisted into the (police)force, since I have great physical skills?’... but deep in my heart I know that what I experienced as a child, contributed as part of the reason for joining the force... and so I sent in my application, passed the test and was enlisted.

In the force, I raised fast through the ranks and soon enough I was recommended by my superiors to join the local SWAT team. I passed the tests with ease and was accepted into the team. I continue to excel and soon enough, I was a high ranking officer but I refuse to rot behind the desk and most often will join my SWAT team in missions. Needless to say, I am also able to provide a better life for my mum too. Then finally the day came when I received a letter from SARS, saying that I am picked to join them. I was quite surprised when I received the letter... from the special force of the special forces! Could you believe that? SARS, the ultimate special force with it’s members being handpicked throughout the world. There is absolutely no recruitment or application for joining SARS... it is defintiely the elite of the elites. I am so honoured that I accepted the invitation and replied immediately.

Days at SARS are definitely tougher than that of SWAT’s or the force’s. I am seldom home nowadays because missions of SARS are worldwide, it requires me to be in this country for today and then in another country by tomorrow, for example. (So because of this, I miss my mum a lot... plus I also regret that now I have no more chance of busting gambling dens and arrest that petty gambler myself!)
After a few months in SARS, I raised quickly to the position of a section leader... and that is also about time when the role of SARS took a steep turn. We soon received a weird mission of apprehending an extremely dangerous individual, which we thought that it should be a piece of cake but we were gravely wrong. When we arrived at the mission destination, we found and get to see things that we have not seen before; corpses with bite-marks that of a vampire, just that these marks are much larger and they are found not only on the necks but some bite-marks are on various parts of the bodies... and we thought vampires are only fictional? Worse, we also found corpses that were sliced in two, some get their limbs sliced off and some get decapitated. The slices are very clean-cut, similar to that of a katana’s... so now we have a vampire samurai? We also found numerous circular marks everywhere on the scene, which look as if they were being hit by a huge hammer... but the targeted individual could not be found in the proximity though.
The next few missions are exactly the same, the same sight of the scenes and the same individual we are hunting. These sounds like a case for the X-files more than mission for SARS... and we were told that we will not have other missions if we could not locate and apprehend this mysterious individual... I have a bad feeling about this.

Anyway, although it sounds like it is getting more mysterious and dangerous by the day but it is also getting more interesting. At least that is how I feel about this... and I’m getting real curious about this mysterious individual that we are hunting. Did he/she caused all these? If so, how did he/she do it? Hmm...

- Nav Leo (Leader of SARS section 1)

S.A.R.S: Illustration

noreply@blogger.com (Kyori) — Sun, 28 Feb 2010 14:26:00 +0000

Finally its done! :)

S.A.R.S: teaser poster

noreply@blogger.com (Kyori) — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 18:11:00 +0000

version 1

version 2

Seems like I have been back to my old graphic design days and caught the typography bug :D
Here are 2 versions of the teaser poster, which one do you prefer? Hmm... I think I prefer the 1st version, since there isn't much information revealed except the title and my logo, fits very well being a teaser.

S.A.R.S: poster 2

noreply@blogger.com (Kyori) — Sun, 21 Feb 2010 14:47:00 +0000

Another poster...

S.A.R.S: poster

noreply@blogger.com (Kyori) — Sat, 20 Feb 2010 21:11:00 +0000

A quickie (preview) poster... the line-art is from an upcoming illustration that I will be doing.

The logo of Blades & Barrels

noreply@blogger.com (Kyori) — Wed, 17 Feb 2010 18:38:00 +0000

The final version of the logo: Blades & Barrels. This title & logo is to replace LEGNA:Ling, which I felt that it is not meaningful enough. Actually I have both titles in my mind at that time, but chose to use 'LEGNA:Ling' instead.

The name 'LEGNA' is an anagram and also the name of the protagonist in the overall story. 'Ling' is the pronunciation of the word 'Zero' in mandarin, which is also the name of the protagonist of this chapter of the story. I used Ling in the title to show that it is a prequel... 0 comes before 1... get it? Later I felt that this title sounds weird and has no impact, hence I finally decided to drop it and use 'Blades & Barrels'. Ok now, so much for the back history of LEGNA:Ling, let's talk about this new title & logo, shall we?

This title was inspired by the Japanese history, particularly the part on Commodore Matthew Perry and his Black ships of the United States Navy forcing the opening of Japan to the outside world, on March 31st, 1854. I have always imagined that event to be set in a futuristic alternate timeline where the United States Navy will be all mechanized, robots with guns etc... and the Japanese will be using the deadly sword energy with their spells & magic. It will certainly be a cool anime if its ever been made into one XD. So with those thoughts, the name 'Blades & Barrels' came into mind... hmm, this title also sounds 'anime-ish' ya?

'Blades' symbolized the main weaponry of the past and 'Barrels' symbolized the main weaponry of the present & future. So you see? 'Blades & Barrels' can be used to symbolize any contrasting stuffs, for example 'science vs spells & magic', 'good vs evil' or 'rich vs poor' etc. There are so many such ideas that can be used in the story, that is why I chose to use this title in the end.

For those who are wondering if you have seen the circular diagram behind... no, you are not wrong. It is the same one from LEGNA:Ling but I have modified it, so that it is now not as plain and boring like before.

Oh ya! The story and everything from LEGNA:Ling will remain, that includes the character 'Ling' but I will modify her costume later.

S.A.R.S: design sheet

noreply@blogger.com (Kyori) — Sat, 06 Feb 2010 18:55:00 +0000

1st character design from Blades & Barrels, done in a nu cel-shaded style. An elite special operation tactical unit named S.A.R.S (Special Assault ReconnaiSsance).

SARS is also the name of the deadly virus that once caused a near pandemic between the months of November 2002 and July 2003, infected thousands and killed hundreds. I chose this name for the unit because I want them to be like the deadly virus that strikes fear in the hearts of criminals, just like the real virus did to the public.

Here is the passage at the bottom of the page:
SARS is originally an elite special operation tactical unit operating independently away from the army and the police forces. However, after the discovery of the Deliriums and the Raptures’ activities, their role has become more of a “search & stall” unit for the Messiah Knights, which sometimes caused conflicts between members of the 2 units.
Members of SARS are selected from the very best and they are the elites among the armed forces. They are trained to perform high-risk operations that falls outside the abilities of the regular armed forces. They are also specialized in various weapons & equipments although their recent role requires them to be armed only with the basic weaponry.

Pan-fried Fish & Broccoli combo

noreply@blogger.com (Kyori) — Sun, 24 Jan 2010 15:06:00 +0000

Today's menu:
Dory Fish, Broccoli, Mushroom, Carrot & Spring Onion

Pan-fried the Dory Fish, while the vegetables are cooked in oyster sauce.
Yeah... Broccoli & Spring Onion are my favourite vegetables.

Itadakimasu!~

noreply@blogger.com (Kyori) — Mon, 21 Dec 2009 12:08:00 +0000

Today's menu:
Dory Fish, Broccoli & Spring Onion

It has been a long time since I cooked something different. Really like to eat Spring Onion, hence the garnishing.

Environment 02

noreply@blogger.com (Kyori) — Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:06:00 +0000

My 2nd try on environment artwork. Inspired by the game Crysis.
Hmm... is that a giant devil's tail or an alien craft?

Environment 01

noreply@blogger.com (Kyori) — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 10:05:00 +0000

1st time doing environmental artwork. Feels that there is something wrong with the mountains/rocks in front... and I'm at a lost of how to correct it...

HDB flats

noreply@blogger.com (Kyori) — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:37:00 +0000

Scrapped. This is the 3rd...

KMP5

noreply@blogger.com (Kyori) — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 00:52:00 +0000

Design based on the H&K MP5.

Snipe-Raptor

noreply@blogger.com (Kyori) — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 07:09:00 +0000

A sniper battle-copter... finished in 1 day... very sleepy now... "yawnz"....

Cyborg Queen: Final Illustration

noreply@blogger.com (Kyori) — Tue, 19 May 2009 00:23:00 +0000

The Cyborg Queen, the one and only supreme ruler of the cyborg race.

The design of this character is heavily influenced by Queen Amidala from Star Wars Episode One: The Phantom Menace. Since she is the queen, so my design will focus more on the elegancy
rather than that of a barbaric warrior. I also want her to be more human-like in appearance.

The final design is a mixed of oriental & western’s royal features. She will have a head-dress which resembles those wore by the oriental empresses, a body suit which resembles the western corset as well as a skirt of the old English noble to go with it. The overall appearance will remain futuristic with a visor on the head-dress.

A Queen must have her own ride. I do not want it to be a completely futuristic looking vehicle, since her appearance is not that of a typical cyborg’s. Therefore, I designed her ride as a floating platform with appearance similar to those in ancient mythology etc. A floating platform in the air high above everyone else, and also for her to give command from a safe location away from the frontline.

*The Illustration seen here is an improvised version of the one I sent in... but still I don't like the result... z