Ice-Cream Monster Toon Cafe

Getting ready to fly to Seattle early morning.

Hi Everyone,

I will be exhibiting at Emerald City Comic Con, my table is L-16.  I am releasing a few brand new art prints, including the Sea Monster piece above.   Here is the link to the map of the convention hall.  If you are attending the event, please come and visit my table. 

Cheers,

Alina

These are very quick sketches, while waiting in line at the Neue Galerie in New York.

Just a kind reminder, my old Ice-Cream Monster Facebook page will be removed forever tomorrow.  The new Facebook page to replace it is: 

https://www.facebook.com/ainachauart

I hope you will enjoy this new page and continue follow my artwork.

Before I get into the brushes experiment story, just want to kindly reminded everyone that my Ice-Cream Monster Facebook account will be deleted in three days.  A new Facebook account have already been set up to replace it!  I am hoping this would  be a better more well organized FB account for me to share my artwork with everyone.  

Now back to the brushes experiment.  Top is painted using the piston water brush.  Bottom is using a regular watercolor paint brush.

Sunday outing at the Golden Gate Park.  I am trying a new piston water brush, I purchase from Blue Heron Arts.  Like the Japanese water brush, this brush hold water in the body.  With the Japanese water brush, you squeeze the water out whenever you need water.  With a piston, water flows at a consistent level, which mean the brush is always has the right amount of moisture.

Students and readers often ask me, what's the main different between developing a book, a app or an animation show?  The truth is ... the thought process is really not that much different!!  

Below are the early development sketches of our little Junganew hero - Theo!!  When we first started, we brainstorm a lot of different variation of design, before we settle down into the final design.

This is how Theo eventually look like in the production version!

We try different eyes size ...

The show will premiere on Friday, May 2nd at the Hero Complex Gallery.

HERO COMPLEX GALLERY

2020 South Robertson Blvd., Studio D                                             

Los Angeles, CA  90034

I have a new Facebook page dedicated to my artwork only.

More Junganew artwork sneak preview!! 

I am going to cancel the Ice-Cream Monster Art Gallery account in Facebook.  No worry, I am creating a new Facebook account to replace it - Alina Chau FB page.  A page which will be more organized, and focus in my latest art posting.  If you are interested to continue follow my art on FB, please like the new FB page!

Hope you will enjoy these new changes.

This piece is for an up-coming show at Gallery Nuclues -  IMAGINARY FRIENDS

April 19, 2014 - May 11, 2014

Opening Reception / Apr 19, 7:00PM - 10:00PM

The painting is watercolor on Aquabords.  The painting is inspired by our weekend road trip to LA.

A travel show of Three Continents, Five Countries, and Five Cities ...