it'sssssssssssssssssss me again! Batsheba or Zalikha or Ika or Menggelabah, whatever name of mine that tickles your fancy..
Oh, only God knows how f*@$#$* hard it was to create the poster for All in the Timing! ONLY GOD KNOWS, I SWEAR! after weeks of bloody mental masturbating, pinjam-ing weighty Art books from the library (sometimes using Soni's card, Eri's Card, a junior's card, another friend's card- yes, i do not have a library card and i am THAT shameless to beg other people's library card to pinjam great, helpful books..) and doing thorough research on the net for illustrations to inspire my artistic side, i have finally came up with one! Alhamdulillah, one job is done. Now, i just have to distribute the posters.
It took me three days just to draw it out. Well not exactly like 72 hours but a really long time to get it done, nonetheless. The problem was, i'm doing a poster on a comedic play and me as Zalikha (Batsheba or Menggelabah), being so damn used to drawing out or designing things that are 'beautiful' instead of drawing funny stuff, I was tearing my hair out, whining, mental-masturbating, praying, asking for everyone's opinions and at times, even sobbing. The biggest stress on why I was so pressured of doing this poster was because two of my past work for my school-production posters (The Abandoned Space and Sunway Off-Off Broadway) were somehow dare i say, terribly popular. I guess I was comparing too f$%&$^ much with what i've done, before doing this one when deep down i completely know that i can't even compare it cos all of them were of different genres! The Abandoned Space was fantasy, Sunway Off- Off Broadway was well, broadway and a bit more minimalistic and All in the Timing is crazily comedic. And yeah, it would be fantastic if i could play with colour but due to given circumstances, i can't.
To me, it bites when people don't say anything about your work, or don't like it, or think that it could be better or even say something like "It's good stuff but not compared to your previous ones". I don't know how those artists survive out there without receiving a compliment or two once in a while. Hats off for them though. While acting can be harder to judge, i don't think so a picture or a poster is that hard to judge. You either like it or you don't- the first impression counts, most of the time, at least. Yes, guys, i do want people to like my work. and not just like it but be blown away by it. Yes people, i've been drawing, scribbling, colouring, painting, 'collage-ing' for the past 21 years of my life and i am daring enough to say that i'm a f&^$%^ People-Pleaser when it comes to poster-design or any fine arts work for that matter. And i know that it's partially a bad thing.
Anyway, lemme share with you peeps a pointer or two. (You can accept it or not, i'm not here to be didactic. .;) When doing anything at all- choosing a car, scuplting, poster-designing, what have you-it is important to bear in mind that ART IS SUBJECTIVE. i know this has been said to death but well, it really is. I had a dozen of sketches before i finally settled for the final draft for All in the Timing and before that, i was asking people around on their perceptions of my sketch ideas and trust me, EVERYONE HAD A DIFFERENT IDEA! sErIoUsLy! two of my friends might like the first idea very much but a junior would say blatantly to me" Nope, Zalikha, this one is ugly." i was like huh? as if i wasn't indecisive enough, the whole process just got me more perplexed! (yes, aaron, too many cooks obviously spoil the broth) and there were even times when a friend might like an idea which i thought was so- obviously- not- going- to- be- used-because-it's-so-lame/uncreative/too complex idea. Phew! All i know is that you can't please everybody. (Wait, aren't i being ironic here???) When you are assigned to do design things, yes, you have to follow what your boss wants but don't ever forget that; whether you like it or not, you have to put your own sense of aesthetics too. yes, balancing your own sense of what you think might work but at the same time be adaptable to the job.
BIG FAT SIGH.
anyway, hope the poster is not too bad.
come to this how, guys! it's for free!
come and book the tickets at 012-350 0626/012-6324657
the naked truth,
batsheba
Oh, only God knows how f*@$#$* hard it was to create the poster for All in the Timing! ONLY GOD KNOWS, I SWEAR! after weeks of bloody mental masturbating, pinjam-ing weighty Art books from the library (sometimes using Soni's card, Eri's Card, a junior's card, another friend's card- yes, i do not have a library card and i am THAT shameless to beg other people's library card to pinjam great, helpful books..) and doing thorough research on the net for illustrations to inspire my artistic side, i have finally came up with one! Alhamdulillah, one job is done. Now, i just have to distribute the posters.
It took me three days just to draw it out. Well not exactly like 72 hours but a really long time to get it done, nonetheless. The problem was, i'm doing a poster on a comedic play and me as Zalikha (Batsheba or Menggelabah), being so damn used to drawing out or designing things that are 'beautiful' instead of drawing funny stuff, I was tearing my hair out, whining, mental-masturbating, praying, asking for everyone's opinions and at times, even sobbing. The biggest stress on why I was so pressured of doing this poster was because two of my past work for my school-production posters (The Abandoned Space and Sunway Off-Off Broadway) were somehow dare i say, terribly popular. I guess I was comparing too f$%&$^ much with what i've done, before doing this one when deep down i completely know that i can't even compare it cos all of them were of different genres! The Abandoned Space was fantasy, Sunway Off- Off Broadway was well, broadway and a bit more minimalistic and All in the Timing is crazily comedic. And yeah, it would be fantastic if i could play with colour but due to given circumstances, i can't.
To me, it bites when people don't say anything about your work, or don't like it, or think that it could be better or even say something like "It's good stuff but not compared to your previous ones". I don't know how those artists survive out there without receiving a compliment or two once in a while. Hats off for them though. While acting can be harder to judge, i don't think so a picture or a poster is that hard to judge. You either like it or you don't- the first impression counts, most of the time, at least. Yes, guys, i do want people to like my work. and not just like it but be blown away by it. Yes people, i've been drawing, scribbling, colouring, painting, 'collage-ing' for the past 21 years of my life and i am daring enough to say that i'm a f&^$%^ People-Pleaser when it comes to poster-design or any fine arts work for that matter. And i know that it's partially a bad thing.
Anyway, lemme share with you peeps a pointer or two. (You can accept it or not, i'm not here to be didactic. .;) When doing anything at all- choosing a car, scuplting, poster-designing, what have you-it is important to bear in mind that ART IS SUBJECTIVE. i know this has been said to death but well, it really is. I had a dozen of sketches before i finally settled for the final draft for All in the Timing and before that, i was asking people around on their perceptions of my sketch ideas and trust me, EVERYONE HAD A DIFFERENT IDEA! sErIoUsLy! two of my friends might like the first idea very much but a junior would say blatantly to me" Nope, Zalikha, this one is ugly." i was like huh? as if i wasn't indecisive enough, the whole process just got me more perplexed! (yes, aaron, too many cooks obviously spoil the broth) and there were even times when a friend might like an idea which i thought was so- obviously- not- going- to- be- used-because-it's-so-lame/uncreative/too complex idea. Phew! All i know is that you can't please everybody. (Wait, aren't i being ironic here???) When you are assigned to do design things, yes, you have to follow what your boss wants but don't ever forget that; whether you like it or not, you have to put your own sense of aesthetics too. yes, balancing your own sense of what you think might work but at the same time be adaptable to the job.
BIG FAT SIGH.
anyway, hope the poster is not too bad.
come to this how, guys! it's for free!
come and book the tickets at 012-350 0626/012-6324657
the naked truth,
batsheba
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