pocus: The ethics of life...

ToolsPencil Drawn, scanned, then digitally painted with a Wacom Intuos 4 tablet.

Software used Photoshop 6.0 before switching temporary to Photoshop Elements 6 for minor touch ups.

About
pocus: The ethics of life...

Year
Sept 2011

eXpressionsI took pretty short time to draw the picture, but a hell lot of time to paint it. I think I took like 3 days some hours each in total.

Completed quite early but I failed my first critique. My wife commented not of the technical skill, but of the color combination. She doesn't like the brown top. She suggested brighter colors but that will conflict with Pocus' character and style. In the end I played with the colors abit and gave her a slightly reddish top.

I redid the paint a few times to get some of the colors right. The lighting were dull white initially and I gave it a yellowish tone to it. Overall, not my proudest work but it's one of my most technically enlightened work. Here I know my limitation and places to improve.

This is my sandbox colored artwork after so many years... Hope to do more of such stuff in the future, at a shorter time too.

Hocus Pocus

Tools

Only Pencils

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About

Let's give a round of applause to ..... Hocus pocus!!

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Year

Oct 2010.

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eXpressions

Meet Hocus, The undermentioned sidekick of pocus! My 90s design for Hocus is a oversize chubby-looking clown, but I grew to hate it so much I ditch the sidekick and let pocus go solo...This actually suits her more as she doesn't seem to be the team playing type.

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Now I try to revive Hocus, but in a different way. Hocus now is only a mere marionette! Another split personality of pocus. And pocus' not even a ventriloquist!

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After a hectic week, took some time off to continue my momentum. Funny thing is when things are relaxed I'm too lazy to draw and now I can barely breath from all my outstanding stuff from office and I'm drawing. I guess it's my way of escape and de-stress. Wondering how long I can keep up before work consume all of it.

I'm sorry, I won't do it again...

Tools
Only Pencils

About
"I'm sorry! I will not fail again! I promise! Please don't hurt me....pleeeese.." - pocus

Year
Oct 2010.

eXpressions
What is suppose to be a flashback idea became a reality on paper. Another artwork while wait for my wife to knock from overtime. If this carries on, I can do a full art book. Wasn't fully satisfied with this piece, the background is actually not nessesary and now it looks so amatuerish...

Still not bored on pocus, I decided to explore her youth at 13 to 14 years old, where she seek refuge in a performance troupe to escape her abusive uncle.

But life was tough for her as she was chosen to be an acrobatic jester. She was often abused and punished by her trainer for any mistakes and failures. In here she almost suffer mental breakdown due to the tough training.

But all this is fated, for this is also the very place she learned acrobatic skills that will aid she in she hired jobs in the future.

I love crazy blanket-parties....

Tools
Only Pencils

About
"Call me a psycho I don't fucking care, I just love blanket parties..." - pocus

Year
Oct 2010.

eXpressions
Still fueled by the sketch from Sunday, I decided to do another one last night while wait for my wife to knock from her overtime. After this I'm totally maxed out.

This is pocus during covering her "dirty act" under the sheets. pocus have a tendancy to go on a "killing spree" once awhile even if it's not her hired job..She seemed to have something for leching rapists or those who sexually abuse their own kids or relatives....

She like how they scream in fear and pain running from her...

I'm better known as "pocus"

Tools
Only Pencils

About
My real name is Christina or "Chris" in short, but I'm better known as "pocus"...

Year
Oct 2010.

eXpressions
A lazy sunday afternoon, I decided to pack my artworks and stuff and I flipped through my "pocus" filebook containing all the old artworks of the "pocus" character I did from Polytechnic till more recent times (2008?) Except for those "recent" sketches, I realised most of the artwork of "pocus" are unrefined due to my infant skill during those times.

Funny bcos "pocus" is suppose to be my internet monikor yet I neglected her the most. Inspired, I decided to recreate "pocus" in my current idea of how she should be like during those days. Based on the costume I did for her from this entry, I refined her looks.

Hope to create more "pocus" artworks in coming days (if time permits)

pocus's Toy Gun

Tools
Drawn and inked, scanned at 100dpi in B/W mode. Digitally painted with MSpaint

About
pocus' Toy Gun for my 1st WebPage facelift.

eXpressions
This is done back in Polytechnic in 1996 even before i start using something called "Photoshop". During that time I always wanted to mimic those comic posters there the colors are so rich and the distinct tone shading that can only be associated with Japanese comic art.

I only use photoshop for webpage renders and haven't discovered layers, I stick to the old MSpaint to do digital painting using the mouse. It was hardwork and the work became grainy at the edges full of aliasing.

But looking back this is what make this digital art so retro...

pocus bored

Tools
Pencil drawn, 300dpi scan raw without editing.

About
As her rested, she pondered the times when life was simple and good.

eXpressions
A mid 2008 attempt to re-design pocus and to brush up my long rusted drawing.... As you can see, it qualifies for failblog. I still can't believe I forgot about her boobs. Posting this make me feel like re-attempting to draw her again.

Who is "pocus"

Tools
Pencil drawn, 300dpi scan raw without editing.

About
"pocus" in it's more mature incarnation.

eXpressions
Done in 2000, this is one my attempts to draw a more serious and realistic looking character instead of the typical Japanese anime styles I was attempting to copy in the mid 90s.

As for this character, it's one of my first comic character. She goes by the name of "pocus" as a circus performer turned assassin. Long story just right for a comic! "pocus" became sort of my trademark as my internet identity goes by the nick "pocus" in many of the forums I frequent. In fact "pocus" is my first internet account's user ID!