Transformers: Brothers in Arms

Tools
Pencils and traditional inking, scanned and painted in PS CS5.1 with Wacom intuos 4

About
Brother's in Arms! Bumblebee Sport and Cliffjumper Version R

Year
Apr 2012

eXpressions
As known, I'm a huge fan of Transformers! Not the Micheal Bay movie version but the G1 version we all loved when we were young.

Bumblebee was my favorite then, a small sized Autobot who rely more on stealth and skills than strength. Cliffjumper wasn't really my favorite Autobot, he's brave and charges into battle, but more often he gets himself into trouble due to his impulsiveness.

Anyway both Bumblebee and Cliffjumper belong to the subgroup of Autobots called the minibots, hence it's quite known that they are brothers. Moreover the toy of bumblebee is often repainted and renamed as "Cliffjumper"...

I always wanted to do an Autobot based on my Colt Version R, Cliffjumper, being red, fits the bill. Also, Suzuki just released a photo of their Swift Concept S so I know I just have to update my bumblebee from the previous model to the current model.

The outcome is pretty edgy. I planned to put it on T-shirt. Stay tuned for more...

“Transformers”, it’s characters and likeness are registered tradesmarks of Hasbro Inc.
“"Swift” and it’s likeness are trademarks of Suzuki Motor Corporation.  All Rights Reserved.
“Colt” and it’s likeness are trademarks of Mitsubishi Motors Corporation. All Rights Reserved.

Suzuki Swift Sport Fan Polo Tee

Tools
Digitally manipulated via Photoshop 6.0

About
Suzuki Swift Sport Fan Polo Tee Shirt

Year
March 2011

eXpressions
Before I did the Colt Version R shirt, I act experimented using a different car. Since Swift Sport was I first dream car (which I didn't manage to get it), I've decided to give it a go.

I was planning to make that "gritty-washed" feel hences I over-contrast it intentionally to give a a "retro-washed" feel.

Like the Colt Tee, I printed it and worned it countless times, now the print is almost faded and I'm thinking of re-printing it using better materials.



"Suzuki Swift Sport" is copyright of Suzuki Motors Co Ltd.
All Photos are source either from the internet of from the HyperRev Vol 121 SWIFT Catalog.

Colt Version R Fan Polo Tee

Tools
Digitally manipulated via Photoshop 6.0

About
Mitsubishi Colt Ralliart Version R Fan Polo Tee Shirt

Year
March 2011

eXpressions
As a fan and owner of the Mitsubishi Colt Ralliart Version R. I just gotta do a Polo Tee-shirt to show my fan for the car.

I've already had the 1st generation Colt Turbo Club SG shirt some time back with a BIG Garage R logo at the back, not exactly my kind of shirt. So I decided to do my own polo Tee based on my very on design, without any affliation from any of the folks in CTFSG.

Was pretty happy about it and printed it. I've been wearing it for months to the point that the colors are beginning to fade.


"Mitsubishi Colt Ralliart Version R" are copyright of Mitsubishi Motors Co Ltd. All images and logos are sourced from the Mitsubishi Motors Japanese website.

Cashcards for Colt Turbo Forum SG

Tools
Digitally traced image of the car from speedhunters.com using Photoshop 6.0. and the mouse (lazy to connect tablet)

About
CTFSG's cashcard (unofficial)

Year
Oct 2010.

eXpressions
One of the member of CTFSG seeked my help to redesign the CTFSG logo for the cashcard. I took a step further to recreate the whole CTFSG banner logo since the forum was moved to a new host.

This traced Colt looks to be more "3D" compare to my first attempt (Thanks to speedhunters.com for the source). The design is fortunately quite well received with orders from 18 members (considering it's small members base).

If you own a Mitsubishi Colt Ralliart Version R or all of it's variants, do Visit CTFSG at it's new location at http://ctfsg.signorekai.com/index.php

Traced from the image found in speedhunters.com

New Masthead for Colt Turbo Forum SG

Tools
Digitally traced from image by www.nihoncar.com and painted in Photoshop 6.0 with thumbnails from Mitsubishi Motors website.

About
The new Colt Turbo Forum SG forum title.

Year
Mar 2010

eXpressions
The Colt Turbo Forum SG (CTFSG) sort of hit a stump in the late Feburary when the forum account suddenly expire. Reason probably due to expired account payment or admin inactivity. Just one night and all local Colt owners lost a place in the internet. Affords to negotiate with the original forum owner, who is now inactive and domant, was unsuccessful.

So the Moderators has no choice but to start a new forum service to bring back all the members. After 3 weeks the forum is in good shape with most active members coming back. But it is unfortunate that alot of the old information from the old forum was lost.

I was tasked(or volunteered) to redesign a new logo for CTFSG. Turns out quite ok and the mods accepted it.

Check it out on ctfsg.ipbfree.com

Swift Club Alumni

Tools
Digitally traced and painted in Photoshop 6.0

About
The Swift Club Singapore Alumni Decal

Year
Feb 2010

eXpressions
As some of the Swift Club members "graduated" and changed their rides, no doubt some of our still think back of the time we've through thick and thin with the swift. So some of the members suggested doing a Alumni "Decal" to identify us previous swift owner and Swift Club member.

This design is my submission. Not sure if it'll get chosen.

Swift Club Singapore Polo Tee

Tools
Drawn and Inked, Scanned at 300DPI, Digitally painted with Photoshop 6.0 with Wacom Graphire

About
The Official Polo-Tee shirt for Swift Club Singapore.

eXpressions
The Swift Club Singapore is an online forum where owners of Suzuki Swift meets. End 2006 is the time and forum boomed and the club owners feels that we should design a Polo-tee where everyone can relate to the faternity.

As the forum includes members of both sexes who owns either the sedated Swift or the masculine Swift Sport, I had to incorporate both cars into the design. I also have to be careful not to "bengise" the whole design that stereotype Swift owners as chiogsters, who I combined the relaxed lifestyle of the Swift and the "need of speed" philosophy of the Swift Sport.

The shirt is excepted and when into production. Though I heard some of the Swift Sport owners found it too "cartoonish". They even designed their own Tee shirts with the oversized HKS logo at the back plus those samurai japanese words in the front, a typical "fierce" polo tees....

Oh well, as long as it satisfy their testosterone I really don't care. At least most of the general mainstream Swifters liked it.

Sidewinders

Tools
Drawn, Scanned and Digitally combined with background photo sourced online.

About
The four buddies with their average machines caused quite a stir in the Singapore underground racing scene with their countless victories against cars and teams much more powerful than them.

Is this where skills of the driver matters the most?

eXpressions
Partly influenced by watching too much Initial D animes, playing Gran Turismo 4 and by my love for cars. My mind thought of a more realistic version of Initial D in Singapore context.

The story starts from a normal guy who get to own the one and only Limited edition Toyota Vios Turbo paralled imported from Thailand. There he was pitted against only raging machine only to surprise opponents with his sleeper cars.

Of course the rest story I thought out deals with more realistic issues of racing, including crashes, police chases and of course, ERP. Maybe I'll do the comic someday. But it's confirmed NOT LTA APPROVED. LOLz

This artwork took almost a day to complete, was done Jan 2010. It is my latest artwork.

Background photo copyright boerx from Panaramio.

Transformers Bumblebee Sport

Tools
Hasty speed-inked, Scanned and digitally speed-painted. Background and Swift Sport picture sourced online.

About
One of my favorite Transformers character (old-school Bumblebee) transforms into one of my favorite Car (Suzuki Swift Sport)

eXpressions
This is done in 2007 during the onset of the Transformers movie. It was the time where everyone is hyped up by the movie. I did this quick art with the intention to use it as my signature in the Swift Club Singapore forum but apparently the image is too big for a Signature.

This explain why I didn't do a proper inking and color in hasty, cos my initial plan is for the artwork be as small as possible....Oh well.

This Bumblebee's design is based on the rejected VW Bumblebee from the Binaltech/Alternators toyline. I figured why not replace the VW Beetle's classis with the Swift Sport. And voila, Bumblebee Sport!!

The Suzuki Swift Sport is one of my favorite car, it's an affordable hot hatch with a 1.6litre high reving 125horsepower engine mated with close gear ratios. With 0-100km/h in 8.9sec, it's not a pushover despite it's size. A car destined to be a Bumblebee alt mode. That destiny finally is fulfilled in the Alternity toyline in 2009.....but I still prefer my design.

"Bumblebee", "Transformers" and mentioned are property of Hasbro Inc and Takara/Tomy Co. Ltd
"Suzuki Swift Sport" is copyright of Suzuki Motors Co Ltd.
background was googled from the internet, copyright of it's respective owner.

Colt Turbo Forum Decal

Tools
Digitally mouse drawn and colored in Photoshop 6, vectorize using online vector convertors.

About
The Official Rear Window decal (vinyl sticker) of Colt Turbo Forum Singapore (CTFSG).

eXpressions
CTFSG is a local forum founded by a group of Colt Version R owners. It was a close-door forum with members that own at least one of the Colt Variants.

I was "arrowed" in late 2009 to help designed a decal for the forum. Of course the numbering decal was patented and pioneered by the Fit Jazz Club (FJC) but with links from one of the founders of FJC who happened to switch to the colt, we got their blessings to go ahead.

I did many designs, but this one made it to print. So if you see a Colt with a CTF no.99 sticker, do give me a wave.

My Version R

Tools
Pencil drawn, Inked with Sakura soft-nips, 300dpi scan, speed colored in Photoshop 6.0 with Wacom Graphire 3

About
My Mitsubishi Colt Ralliart Version R in it's cutest form. At 154 horsepower and 0-100km/h in 8 seconds, it's one of the fastest 1.5l car in Singapore. A properly tuned Colt Ralliart eats RX8s for breakfast and I'm very proud to own one.

eXpressions
Done in August 2009, my attempt to do a cartoon version of my car. Initially I was inspired of "Cars" and even added eyes and a mouth, but GOD it's too kiddy for me so I re-edited. This one appears as one of our couple shirts.

"Colt Ralliart Version R" Logo and likness are properties of Mitsubishi Motors Co Ltd.