Canto Cutie - Volume 3
Curated by Katherine Leung Edited by G and Tsz Kam Featuring the work of: Sally Chen | New York, USA Wandy Cheng | Toronto, Canada Cheng Tim Tim | Hong Kong Atom Cheung | Hong Kong Brenda Chi | Los Angeles, USA Brandon Chu | Hong Kong Adrienne Hugh | Hong Kong icylevs | San Diego, USA Tsz Kam | Austin, USA Kar | London, UK Steven Kin | Detroit, USA Cherie Kwok | Birmingham, UK Pamela Kwong | New York, USA Julie Lai | Hong Kong Karen Kar Yen Law | Toronto, Canada Lauren Man | Hong Kong Karon Ng | London, UK Misato Pang | St. Louis, USA PÚCA | Waterford City, Ireland Kristie Song | Irvine, USA Megan SooHoo | Los Angeles, USA J. Hyde T. | New York, USA Christina Young | New York, USA 莉子 | Hong Kong
Curated by Katherine Leung
Edited by G and Tsz Kam
Featuring the work of:
Sally Chen | New York, USA
Wandy Cheng | Toronto, Canada
Cheng Tim Tim | Hong Kong
Atom Cheung | Hong Kong
Brenda Chi | Los Angeles, USA
Brandon Chu | Hong Kong
Adrienne Hugh | Hong Kong
icylevs | San Diego, USA
Tsz Kam | Austin, USA
Kar | London, UK
Steven Kin | Detroit, USA
Cherie Kwok | Birmingham, UK
Pamela Kwong | New York, USA
Julie Lai | Hong Kong
Karen Kar Yen Law | Toronto, Canada
Lauren Man | Hong Kong
Karon Ng | London, UK
Misato Pang | St. Louis, USA
PÚCA | Waterford City, Ireland
Kristie Song | Irvine, USA
Megan SooHoo | Los Angeles, USA
J. Hyde T. | New York, USA
Christina Young | New York, USA
莉子 | Hong Kong
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Tell us more about the process
behind your recent works. How do
you locate the textures? What
programs do you use? What
inspires you?
可 以 分 析 你 近 期 作 品 背 後 的 創 作 過 程
嗎 ? 你 是 怎 樣 選 取 材 質 的 ? 你 用 甚 麼
軟 件 ? 有 甚 麼 啟 發 了 你 ?
I try to draw every day, and I am
inspired by my everyday encounters.
Whether it is a memory that I
suddenly thought of or something that
makes me feel happy or reminiscent.
As I am currently based in London and
we are in a lockdown, drawing to me is
a therapeutic process to ‘travel’ to
different places and memories.
Recently, I have been missing home a
lot and I love researching old
traditional Hong Kong objects and
interior design. When I recall some
specific objects I used to see in my
childhood, I message my family to see
if they can take photos for me in Hong
Kong, as well as researching online for
myself. Then I start sketching these
items roughly on my sketchbook with
a fine tip pen. I try to use sketchbooks
more often as it allows me to
appreciate every stroke I draw, even if
there is a mistake. For me, sketching
like this feels more authentic and ‘real’.
Then I use either Photoshop or
Procreate to fill in the colours and
textures.
When creating patterns and prints, I
really recommend creating them on
Procreate, as they have a function
called “Drawing Assist” and it is super
helpful when you have a wallpaper
print or tile design you want to create
in a short amount of time. Then, I
experiment with colour
combinations, seeing what works and
what doesn’t work. For colours, I often
draw inspiration from Victo Ngai,
who is a Los Angeles based illustrator
from Hong Kong and she has a
SkillShare class called ‘Color
Masterclass: Simple Steps to Create
Vivid Art’. Her works are always an
inspiration to me, they are very
intricate but also very vibrant with
perfectly balanced colour and
patterns.
我 嘗 試 每 日 都 繪 畫 , 因 為 我 的 靈 感 源
於 日 常 經 歷 , 可 能 是 突 然 想 起 的 回
憶 , 或 是 一 些 令 我 快 樂 或 懷 緬 的 事
情 。 因 為 我 現 在 身 處 倫 敦 , 而 我 們 正
在 封 城 中 , 繪 畫 對 我 是 一 個 治 癒 的 過
程 , 帶 我 「 遊 覽 」 不 同 地 方 和 回 憶 。
最 近 我 很 想 家 , 我 很 喜 歡 研 究 傳 統 老
香 港 的 物 件 和 室 內 設 計 。 當 我 記 起 兒
時 見 過 的 某 些 特 別 物 件 , 我 就 會 通 知
家 人 , 問 他 們 可 否 幫 我 在 香 港 找 那 些
物 件 拍 照 , 我 也 會 自 己 上 網 研 究 , 之
後 就 會 開 始 用 細 尖 的 筆 在 畫 簿 粗 略 素
描 那 些 物 件 。 我 盡 量 多 用 畫 簿 , 因 為
即 使 會 出 錯 , 我 也 可 以 欣 賞 自 己 的 每
一 筆 。 對 我 來 說 , 這 樣 的 素 描 感 覺 較
為 實 在 和 真 實 。 之 後 , 我 就 會 用
Photoshop 或 Procreate 加 上 色 彩 和 質
感 。
Karon Ng
Chinese New Year
Digital Illustration
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