THE ART OF NIEZAM

ILLUSTRATION FOR LOCAL FISHING MAG

2011-11-08T06:17:00.000-08:00

It's hard to do this kind of editorial illustration, I mean cross hatching drawing. But believe me, practice make you perfect but not for me. I'm far away from perfection.

Memang brader terkial-kial wat ilustrasi camni, cross hatching. Tapi ngan tekad dan semangat yang bersungguh-sungguh, brader berjaya melakukan smash... walau tak sebagus mana.

Black/white version for short story in local fishing mag. There's a color version for this one, but I'm not happy with the result.

Ada versi kaler untuk lukisan ni tapi brader tak braper suka sangat. Cuma yang ikan je brader agak layan.

EDITORIAL ILLUSTRATION

2011-11-02T22:15:00.000-07:00

Here are selected editorial illustrations from more than 70 pieces I have done for local weekly tabloid. You can head up for full gallery by click this link gallery or click gallery menu above.

G3 COVER #79

2010-10-07T07:47:00.000-07:00

Sorry for missing in action, but who cares! So here my art for local humor magazine called G3. Ink on paper and photoshop. I'll share how I create this from start to finish soon.

Hilang plak brader 2-3 bulan ni. Cover untuk majalah G3#79... nanti ada masa brader akan share camna brader buat cover ni.

Cover Run: The DC Comics Art of Adam Hughes

2010-08-23T08:19:00.000-07:00

The book is on my table

The book's dust jacket, niceeee

I think it was more than a year I didn’t buy an artbook. But the wait is over, just get myself Adam Hughes’s Cover Run Hard Cover. He one of my favorite comic book artist. And the book , Cover Run: The DC Comics Art of Adam Hughes is 208 pages hardcover book collecting the best of Eisner Award winner Adam Hughes's spectacular, sexy covers for WONDER WOMAN, CATWOMAN and other DC series. This amazing collection features the best of Hughes' work for DC Comics, along with commentary from the artist, rarely seen preliminary material and much more! Maybe some of you didn’t like his art but I found something that I can learn from him.

Dah lama brader tak beli artbook, lebih kurang lebih setahun rasanya. Bebaru ni, puasa artbook brader dah sampai ke kemuncak. Brader telah mengorder buku artbook dari Adam Hughes, Cover Run: The DC Comics Art of Adam Hughes. Buku ni koleksi hardcover dari kerjanya untuk DC Comic cam Wonder Woman, Cat Woman dan lelain lagi. Ada memacam la dalam buku ni yang boleh brader pelajari dan ambik iktibar. Mungkin ada sesetengah dari korang tak minat dia, brader pun bukan minat dia sangat tapi ada sesuatu yang brader boleh korek dari dia.

NAGASATRIA T'SHIRT

2010-07-30T04:48:00.000-07:00

If you remember, I have posted about t'shirt design here. A friend of mine Faizalmukhtar has produced 2 t'shirt's design using my art. It actually was his project, just using my art . The t'shirts were available for RM35.50 and can be purchased from their blog or their contact number. And here again the same t'shirt but the different is you can get it directly from me with special price RM30 only. If you buy 2, you'll get a free A4 black/white caricature drawing and I'll draw it myself. Just email me for further info. If this t'shirt sold well, of course I'll produced next t'shirt design myself. Please do support me.

Jika korang masih ingat, brader pernah post pasal t'shirt kat sini. Kawan brader Faizalmukhtar telah keluar idea untuk print t'shirt yang menggunakan lukisan brader untuk projek dia ni. t'shirt tu dijual ngan harga RM35.50 dan boleh dibeli melalui blog dia atau melalui dia terus.
Tapi kini korang boleh dapat t'shirt u melalui blog ni atau terus melalui brader dengan harga RM30 je. Kalau korang beli 2, korang akan dapat lukisan karikatur korang dalam format A4 hitam putih. Dan lukisan karikatur korang tu akan dilukis oleh brader sendiri. Kalau semuanya berjalan lancar sudah tentu brader akan keluarkan sendiri rekaan t'shirt terbaru. Jadi sokonglah brader ye.

Liam Neeson art

2010-06-18T09:33:00.001-07:00

click on picture to enlarge

Just did this for fun/experimental, also for my friend over devianart. Liam Neeson is her idol and I promised her to draw Liam since last year but I cannot make it because I'm too busy. And here a speed painting of Liam special for her. Enjoy!

Painting ni brader buat untuk suka-suka dan untuk bereksperimentasi warna/medium. Jugak untuk rakan devianart sebab brader berjanji untuk lukis gambar Liam ni sejak dari tahun lepas lagi. tapi sibuk punya pasal baru sekarang brader boleh buat. Ni spesel untuk dia.

New Editorial Illustration

2010-06-12T22:30:00.000-07:00

Illustration #5 (click to enlarge)

Illustration #6 (click to enlarge)

Illustration #7 (click to enlarge)

Really busy, I'm not working just for G3 magazine but as an illustrator for others magazine. Above are my illustration for a new weekly tabloid 'IluvIslam', that's mean I have a new weekly deadline to finish all the jobs. The illustration are basically 2.5 by 3 inches in black/white, too small for me to look at. So here again, the bigger size for your eyes.

Sibuk sangat la, brader bukan je tumpukan kerja untuk majalah G3 saja tetapi untuk majalh lelain yang memerlukan. Kat atas ni ilustrasi yang brader buat untuk akhbar tabloid mingguan terbaru 'ILuvIslam', ini bermakna brader bertambah satu lagi deadline mingguan untuk diselesaikan. ilustrasi dalam tabloid tu berukuran 2.5 kali 3 inci dalam bentuk hitam/putih dan terlalu kecik untuk dilayan. Jadi kat sini brader ulang tayang balik dalam saiz yang besar untuk korang layan. Layannnnn!

DEADLINE COMIC

2010-06-10T06:58:00.000-07:00

Hey! Just to share, I'm starting my new short comic called Deadline in G3 magazine starting Issue 76 June 2010. Not my best work but trying my best. drawing on paper with pencil and photoshop for coloring.

Baru je buat comic pendek terbaru kat majalah G3 bertajuk Deadline (pasal brader selalu langgar deadline kot). Komik ni bermula isu 76 Jun 2010. Bukan kerja terbaik brader tapi cuba yang terbaik. Seperti biasa brader lemah dalam penceritaan.

Ninja kapunden

2010-06-06T23:36:00.000-07:00

Here are 6 pages of my new comic for G3 magazine. Trying to do something different... not really like it.

6 mukasurat dari komik brader kat majalah G3. Cuba untuk buat sesuatu yang berlainan tapi ntah la... tak brape nak layan sangat.

Alfatihah untuk ex geng Din Beramboi

2010-04-02T22:09:00.000-07:00

Alfatihah untuk Din Beramboi yang panggil dia Meor je. Brader pernah bekerja dan satu geng dengan arwah dulu semasa bekerja untuk majalah 'BOOM!' bersama Aznil, Saiful Apek, kartunis Padi, penulis Ahadiat Akashah dan lain-lain lagi. Lama betul brader tak jumpa dia. Brader kenal sangat dengan perangai dia, kalau kat tv kita tengok arwah wat kelakar camtu, camtu la arwah kat luar. Alfatihah sekali lagi untuk arwah.

PEKOMIK Best Artist nomination/Comix21

2010-04-02T08:43:00.000-07:00

Have been nominated for the 'Best Comic Artist' award at Pekomik (Malaysia Comic artist Associated), also nominated for 'Best Traditional/Digital Artist' category for 2009 Pekomik Award. But unfortunately I didn't won any of those category. All the winning artist are the best. My comic also nominated for a 'Best Limited series' for 2008 Pekomik Award, but never won any award. Thanks to Mr, Apai (Karangkraf) for all this. But I still feel I'm not ready for any award, my art still need improvement. That is why I have been drawing comic since 1992 but never publish my own comic book.

Digital Malaya.com also has selected me for one of '20 Notable Young Illustrators'... hmm maybe I like this one because although I'm not young anymore but Digital Malaya has note me as an illustrator not a comic artist. Illustrator who trying to draw comic... yes, I think this is me.

Alaf 21 publication imprint, Comix21 head by Mr. Apai is another way for Malaysia comic artist to publish their comic. Comix21 is a Graphic Novel format (80 pages trade paperback format) with glossy art paper giving a chance for me to publish my comic with a quality printing but I'm still not confident since my art is not very good compare to a good paper quality offered by Comix21. And I don't think I have enough fan out there for my own book. But honestly, Comix21 give you better quality comic book, hopefully Mr. Apai can make double check on the quality artwork from the comic artist submission.

NAGASATRIA Limited Edition KLIBF`2010 Exclusive T-Shirt

2010-02-18T08:21:00.000-08:00

Hi... I know it was too late to say Happy New Year 2010 since my last post on August 2009. But who cares, so Happy New Year 2010 to everyone. So... here why I'm missing... busy, busy, busy and busy! Sound familiar isn't it? Okay, just to share, I just collaborated with my friend FaizalMukhtar (Manteraworks) to produce 2 t'shirt's design using my upcoming Nagasatria's comic characters. The t'shirt will be available in early March for a limited print only. Actually this is 90 percent Manteraworks project, and there are more project like this in the future with more quality for sure.

Here the update from FaizalMukhtar's blog:

NAGASATRIA: Limited Edition "Nemesis" Black T-Shirt
Special Price: RM$35.50 //
Sizes: M - XXL
( click on the picture for a larger image )

NAGASATRIA: Limited Edition "Rangga" White T-Shirt

Special Price: RM$35.50 //
Sizes: M - XXL
( click on the picture for a larger image )

With anticipation for Kuala Lumpur International Book Fair(KLIBF) 2010 reaching a fever pitch this coming month, we here at TShirt Studio is offering limited edition premium Manteraworks/MS Legacy merchandise product available for advance pre-order only at this site!

Here is the only place where you can get NAGASATRIA Limited Edition KLIBF`2010 T-Shirt in advance! On sale are TWO(2) super exclusive t-shirts complete with the Manteraworks banner with fine illustrated work by foreknown comic artist, Niezam. These shirts are available in black (featuring NEMESIS) or white (featuring RANGGA of Nagasatria).

Don't forget that TShirt Studio Malaysia online shoppe is also your only place to get this exclusive t-shirt before KLIBF`2010 starts on the 19th to 28th of March this year.

So remember the next time you feel like showing off your devotion to everything artistic, beautiful and rare, stop by TShirt Studio for some great deals and exclusive merchandise!

To order, please contact;
ALIZAN (012-672 3128) OR email: nasyranms@gmail.com
FAIZAL (014-232 6690) OR email: faizalmukhtar@gmail.com

You also can contact me on this blog.

NAGASATRIA preview pages

2009-08-07T23:21:00.000-07:00

Above are 4 pages preview of my new upcoming, the first publication comic book NAGASATRIA, and it just got fund from MDEC. Thank you again MDEC for the grant. The pages above need to be redo again, since this will be my first book... I'll make sure all the pages are in good quality. I'm working hard on the pages right now. I need to make sure 50 pages full color finish by end of this year but for sure not enough to tell the whole story. But the book will be more than 60 pages. All the pages are done on paper and color in photoshop. Lucky for me, most of the pages contain not more than 4 panel in a wide screen format page... so I enough time for me to finish it by end of this year. I'll share with you some of the character/concept art later.

Kat sini brader share 4 page preview mukasurat comic pertama brader iaitu NAGASATRI yang baru je dapat grant dari MDEC. Terima kasih bebanyak untuk MDEC. Comic preview ni akan brader cuba buat balik untuk mendapatkan quality yang bagus, maklum la... bakal buku pertama brader. Jadi brader perlu siapkan 50 mukasurat berwarna sehingga akhir tahun ni. Walau pun begitu, brader rasa tak cukup untuk menceritakan apa yang berlaku dalam komik ni. Jadi untuk versi print, brader akan pastikan ianya lebih dari 60 mukasurat berwarna. Nasib baik masa pitch brader propose format wide screen yang tak lebih dari 4 panel 1 mukasurat. Jadi rasanya boleh kejar dateline la camni. Brader akan share character/concept art kemudian.

GOOD NEWS part 2

2009-08-03T00:26:00.000-07:00

Cover for 'NAGASATRIA PREVIEW', a wide screen format with full color and black white preview art.

'NAGASATRIA PREVIEW' contains comic previews and a few concept art.

Good news for my online comic 'DARKSHADOW', I have been chosen as one of ten winner from 20 finalist in MDEC Intellectual Property Creator Challenge Series - digital interactive comic pitch to grab RM20,000 to produce a series of comic. So on 30 july 2009 was the pitching day, and I brought my 'DARKSHADOW' sequel entitled 'NAGASATRIA' for that day. They are (20 finalist) all the best, and I was lucky, my presentation has been chosen as one of the 10 winner. This is my first time entering an art competition. But I don't see this as a competition but a pitch. So, the grant will be use to publish my full color limited edition comic. So, I have to finish 'NAGASATRIA' in 6 month but for those of you who cannot wait, just read my 'NAGASATRIA' prequel, 'DARKSHADOW' online for free. The book will be on sale online and never sold anywhere except at a special booth at any local comic convention. I produced 10 preview books for the pitching day, 4 for the juries and the rest were sold for 10 ringgit (Just sold out right after my pitch session). So, no more in my hand.

Berita baik untuk brader punya comic online 'DARKSHADOW', brader telah terpilih salah sorang dari 10 pemenang grant dari 20 finalist yang menyertai MDEC Intellectual Property Creator Challenge Series - digital interactive comic pitch untuk mendapatkan grant sebanyak RM20,000. Masa pitching day tu brader bawak sequel 'DARKSHADOW' iaitu 'NAGASATRIA' sebagai bahan presentation, dan Alhamdulillah, brader terpilih sebagai salah sorang pemenang. Ni la pertama kali brader masuk pertandingan, tapi brader tak anggap ni sebagai pertandingan sebab ianya adalah pitching day. Brader dan lukis komik hampir 20 tahun tapi takde buku sebagai portfolio, ni la peluang brader untuk menghasilkan sebuah buku. Jadi duit grant ni brader akan gunakan untuk terbitkan buku komik secara edesi terhad penuh warna dan brader terpaksa menyiapkannya dalam jangka masa 6 bulan ni. Jadi sesapa yang tak sabar tu boleh la mengikuti komik online brader dulu ye. Cerita tu memang ada kaitan, versi buku akan dijual secara online saja dan juga kat meja jualan kat memana comic convention tempatan. Masa pitching day tu brader dah sediakan 10 bijik buku preview 'NAGASATRIA' untuk presentation. 4 untuk juri, selebihnya terjual sehabis saja sesi pitching brader. Semuanya dia beli RM10 satu buku oleh pemerhati dari industri creative luar sana. Jadik takde satu pun yang tinggal kat brader.

GOOD NEWS part 1

2009-08-03T00:17:00.000-07:00

My Xbox 360's box

Hey... it's has been more than a months since my last post here. Well, so busy with my day job... and it effects to my online comic 'DARKSHADOW' as well. But don't worry, more than five pages are ready to color and once they are ready, I'll post them here. Just stay tune. Only one thing I want to share with you here is... I got a new Xbox 360... yeahoooo. But don't fear, I'm not a video game addict so I'm still can manage my schedule. Yea... I need this console just to make sure my creativity always fresh and up to date.

Huih! Lama gak brader tak update blog ni, sibuk sangat ngan keja opis sampai tak tak sempat nak upload panel 'DARKSHADOW' yang seterusnya. Tapi jangan risau dah ada lebih dari lima mukasurat dalam tangan, tinggal nak kaler je. Bila siap je brader akan terus post kat blog ni. Mungkin lama tapi brader nak make sure artwork tu berkualiti. Haa... brader dah tangkap satu Xbox 360 untuk menjana kreativity brader yang makin berkarat ni. Nasib baik brader bukan kaki tegar video game, cuma main masa lapang je. Banyak menda brader dapat dengan video game ini, yang berkaitan dengan keja brader la.

FINALLY! MY WEB COMIC ONLINE!

2009-05-21T05:25:00.000-07:00

FINALLY! After a long delay... a comic series I'm creating for online reading are ready to read. It's free and will update a panel every week. If my schedule too busy... it will be a panel for every 2 week even a month. This online comic is a prequel to something I'm gonna do personally, another comic with a dark superhero in Steam Punk style. This will be in a real comic book form and only will available online for a limited sale. I have to do this way... because I don't have enough fan to sale the book and no money. Hmmm... hopefully! For your info, I'm using English for the comic and my English is bad, feel free to make it right in comment link. Click this link to read the comic: http://darkwerkcomic.blogspot.com/

Akhirnya comic online brader yang sepatutnya muncul pada 15 April 2009 lalu muncul gak! Komik ni akan di update setiap minggu satu panel. Itu je yang brader larat buat. Kalau sibuk gak, 2 minggu satu panel... tengok keadaan la. Komik online gak merupakan prequel untuk satu komik dark superhero bertemakan pendekar dan berkonsepkan Steam punk yang akan brader terbitkan sendiri secara terhad. Maklum le brader tak banyak peminat, dan ianya akan dijual secara online. InsyaAllah komik ni akan menjadi buku pertama brader, sejak brader melukis hampir berbelas tahun... takde satu pun buku koleksi untuk brader jadikan portfolio. Komik online ni gak brader buat sepenuhnya dalam bahasa English. English brader teruk skit jadik sesapa yang sudi perbetulkan sila tinggalkan pesanan kat ruangan komen. Jadik sesapa yang nak layan baca komik brader sila klik link berikut: http://darkwerkcomic.blogspot.com/

SORRY FOR THE DELAY!!

2009-04-26T06:53:00.000-07:00

I'm really sorry for the delay... my online comic should be online on 15 April 2009 but nothing you see nothing until now. Sorry again, I'm really busy with my day job... and I just came back from outstation job. Also it's hard to find an English translation to translate my language to English (I'm bad in English), yes I have my co writer but he so busy at the moment and I should not have to disturb him. Hopefully the comic will be online anytime by this month and hope for those whose like my work, be passion! I just doing comic for myself and for a few fan out there for free. Hey! My work (Supermarket) was nominated for the PEKOMIK'S 'Best Limited Comic Series)'... but hey, I don't like this because my work (Supermarket) is worst. And lucky I did not win... he he he. But seriously if I win... the worst work is the best work in readers mind. So we have to avoid this... and I draw comic not for award.

Mintak maaf bebanyak kepada peminat comic brader yang dua tiga kerat kat luar tu. Comic Online brader telah tersasar dari landasan, sepatutnya ianya akan online pada 15 April 2009 tetapi ni dah berapa haribulan. Breader terlalu sibuk ngan tugasan luar kerja pejabat yang memaksa brader berada di luar kawasan. Balik plak terus kena pegi kursus. Lagi pun brader tak sampai hati untuk hubungi co writer brader untuk translate skrip ke English (English brader teruk) sebab dia tengtah sibuk skang ni. Apa pun harap comic tu dapat online dalam bulan ni jugak bebila masa. Hey! Comic brader dalam G3 telah dicalon kan untuk anugerah Pekomik dalam katergori 'Komik Bersiri Terbaik'. Tapi brader tak menang le. Bagus la tu... brader pun tak tau sapa calonkan sebab brader comic brader tu hancus. Kalu menang akan membuatkan tanggapan orang yang komik terbaik tu adalah yang terbaik sedangkan ianya sebaliknya. Kalau menda camni berterusan camna komik tempatan nak maju. Lagi pun brader lukis komik bukan untuk menang award. Brader wat comic online ni pun sebab tangkap layan syok sendiri je. So, seswap0a yang stroke manga tu, gelap la harapan untuk menang kan? Jangan la sesapa menganak tirikan stroke dari Jepun tu. Ambik je apa yang bagus, buang yang tak bagus. Brader sendiri pun banyak belajar dari komik 'manga' tu. Kepada otai komik tempatan yang benci ngan manga, pikir la sendiri yang setengah dari korang pun ada mencedok stroke dari barat, ye tak?

NIEZAM (not nizamuddin or Nizam Bachok)

2009-04-25T23:41:00.000-07:00

For local comic scene only (Malaysia), I just want to make something clear about my name... I only using 'NIEZAM' for my comic's nickname not Nizamuddin. Also please take note that I'm not Nizam Bachok... he is my friend and he is more talented than me. I'm still learning but I'm willing to share what I know to everybody!

Hanya untuk penjelasan je, banyak media telah mengeja nama saya sebagai Nizamudin dan itu bukan nama pena brader. Brader hanya menggunakan nama 'NIEZAM' sebagai nama pena untuk komik-komik saya. Juga jangan silap, brader gak bukan Nizam Bachok. Beliau adalah kawan saya dan lebih berbakat dari saya, bagaimanapun walaupun saya kurang berbakat tetapi saya juga terbuka untuk berkongsi apa yang saya tau kepada sesiapa saja!

Bolt and Mr. Marvel concept art

2009-04-25T23:35:00.000-07:00

Quick concept design for a comic with Shawn Battle, still in progress. Another piece I did in fully digital photoshop and it only in one layer. This character is supposed to be a cyborg with the power of speed.

Photoshop

Lukisan konsep untuk sebuah komik bersama Shawn Battle yang masih dalam proses. Lukisan ni dihasilkan dalam software photoshop tanpa multi layer. Banyak lagi lukisan konsep yang brader takleh dedahkan banyak sangat nanti penulisnya marah.

ONLINE APRIL 15 2009

2009-03-23T22:46:00.000-07:00

I already posted the first teaser early this year in this blog and my gallery Devianart with title 'Comic Teaser'. You can scroll down if not sure which one. Here another teaser with official date. This comic is my first collaboration with Faizalmukhtar http://faizalmukhtar.blogspot.com/, a young creative writer with big ambition and vision in comic, that's why I'm gonna work with him. The comic (title will be confirm later) will be publish online, a panel per week and if I'm not busy with my day job it will be 2 0r 3 panel per week. The panel will be in color, that's mean if I post the panel in black and white... it doesn't mean it stays as black and white forever. So, stay tune for more update and the link.

Ni dia satu lagi iklan teaser comic online terbaru brader ngan Faizalmukhtar dari Manteraworks. Dah lama brader nak buat menda ni... tetapi tak dapat sebab tak menepati konsep di mana brader bekerja. So, ni la caranya brader nak buat komik syok sendiri yang korang tak payah bayar untuk baca atau layan. Kolaborasi brader ngan Faizalmukhtar dah lama brader idamkan sejak dia bersama-sama brader semasa satu opis dulu. Malangnya ianya tak kesampaian. Hah! Cerita apa? Apa yang boleh brader cakap, brader nak wat citer pasal pendekar Melayu tetapi berkonsepkan 'steampunk'. Korang penah tengok citer 'Wiild Wild West' versi Will Smith? Atau tengok citer Afro Samurai? Tak pun citer anime Seven Samurai? Camtu la lebih kurang. Komik ni akan online pada 15 April ni. Brader gak merancang untuk buat soft launching kat mini pekomikon pesta buku nanti. Komik ni bakal di dapati dalam bentuk print tapi tak kompem bila, tapi ada jugak target jual dalam bentuk print (very limited edition-10 copies maybe) masa pesta buku nanti. Masa yang menentukan. Jadik tunggu berita selanjutnya dalam blog ni atau gallery Devianart brader nanti.

Unpublished Naught comic

2009-03-18T22:27:00.001-07:00

A four pages comic I did with the story by Nathan Massengill (famous inker for DC comic) early last year. But unfortunately these pages were never use. I colored the pages straight on the pencil with photoshop. Since the pages never published, why not I share the pages here.

pencil/photoshop

Komik pendek pat muka yang brader collaborate ngan Nathan Massengill (inker untuk kebanyakkan DC Comic) awal tahun lepas. Tapi malang ianya tak diterbitkan atas sebeb-sebab tertentu. Brader kaler terus atas pensil, takde ink-inknye. Tapi kalernya brader tak brape puas hati, teruk skit kalernya. Jadi dah tak terbit, brader publish le kat sini. Tapi korang takleh baca le sebab citernya copyright orang.

The Fighter's Poster

2009-03-18T22:18:00.000-07:00

Poster I did for promoting my comic in G3 magazine. Not really like the poster, very rushing job and simple layout. I planned this poster to be a 'movie poster'. But I will do another one. Pencil/photoshop.

Poster untuk majalah G3, nak promote komik brader la kiranya ni. Tapi lain jadinya, ingat nak buat cam movie poster. Masa dah tak sempat takut lari dateline, maka brader wat yang simple camni je. Layan je la, ye tak?

THE FIGHTER FIRST EPISODE

2009-03-15T23:47:00.000-07:00

(Click on piture to enlarge)

Here are the first episode (6 pages), my new ongoing comic in G3 magazine. 'Apa Yang Ko Cari' or 'The Fighter' as it English title. A very different approach to my comic art. I really like to draw comic in realistic style but due to the magazine concept, I have to make it more cartoon.

Pencil/ink/photoshop

6 mukasurat dari episod pertama 'Apa Yang Ko Cari'. Memang berlainan dari apa yang brader minat selama ni, comic serius. Apa pun style ni terpaksa brader buat untuk selari dengan konsep majalah G3 yang menekankan konsep humor atau komedi.

MY NEW COMIC IN G3 MAGAZINE!!!

2009-02-02T01:34:00.001-08:00

G3 magazine #60 February issue is on market... with my new ongoing comic "Apa Yang Ko Cari' (means 'What Are You Looking For) on page 107. Only available in Malaysia... sorry. I only can upload just a page from six pages. I'll post the rest later. So, for the Malaysian who want to read it, get G3 magazine at book stall now.

G3 bulan Februari isu 60 dah pun kuar. Dalam isu ni bermulalah episod pertama komik baru brader bertajuk 'Apa Yang Ko Cari'. Dah lama brader nak buat citer yang berunsurkan pendekar dengan rentak silat yang bersifat kemelayuan sikit. Tapi kali ni baru dapat peluang... cuma ianya berbentuk humor dan mungkin ada adegan yang tak masuk akal. Walaubagaimanapun adegan pertarungan dalam komik ni memang brader cuba terapkan sesuatu yang berpijak di bumi nyata, takde terbang atau kuasa hebat cam komik Hong Kong tu. Kiranya menampilkan silat Melayu la ni. (Harap maafkan kerana membahasakan diri sebagai brader sebab kalu guna aku cam kasar je. Lagi pun brader dah berumur pun).

HAPPY NU YEAR 2009!!

2009-01-14T00:34:00.000-08:00

Hope not too late to say Happy new year to everybody. Just busy as always... but trying hard to make sure my blog 'alive'. I have done with my ongoing comedy comic series in local humor magazine 'G3' called 'Supermarket'. 13 episodes and no more... for now. It wasn't my best work so far but I learned something new during my 'journey' to finish it. It's over now. My new series will debut in G3 february issue, but still as a comedy or funny action comic. Sorry again for non Malaysian... the magazine is not available outside but don't worry, I'll keep trying to get permission from publisher to post it here or on my Devianart gallery. But of course you can enjoy the teaser page here.

Another new thing I'm gonna do this year to this blog is to add a Malaysian language section. So there are English for foreign visitor and Malaysian for local visitor. So I hope it's fair.

SELAMAT TAHUN BARU 2009!!
Harap tak terlambat bagi aku untuk ucapkan Selamat Tahun Baru 2009. Dah lama tak update blog... busy memanjang. Untuk tahun baru ni aku mulakan dengan siri terbaru aku kat majalah G3 menggantikan siri Supermarket yang habis dalam G3 isu January 2009. Citer baru ni pun masih mengekalkan konsep yang sama. Citer kelakar, cuma waktu je berbeza iaitu citer pendekar (kartunis Gayour banyak bantu aku untuk reka watak sampingan, teruatamanya watak genster). Episod pertama boleh korang baca dalam G3 isu Februari 2009 nanti. Satu lagi, untuk blog aku ni... aku akan tambahkan ruangan bahasa Melayu sebagai tambahan bahasa English. Aku buat bahasa English tu sebab banyak komen personal dari luar negeri yang diorang tak paham apa aku tulis. Lagi pun English aku teruk... harap korang jangan la gelak ye.

LES ARMES DU META-BARON (travis charest)

2008-12-21T03:51:00.000-08:00

Finally... long awaited book and more than five years in the making (I guess) by Jodorowsky and art by Travis Charest/Janjetov now is in my hand. Yiehaaaaaaa! LES ARMES DU META-BARON (oversize format) is unavailable in U.S and only available in French... so I have to order it from Amazon French, they said the book is out of print but lucky for me there are a few copies left at Amazon French. The book also in French but I still can read it with the 'magic' of internet. The artwork by Travis Charest looks wonderful but additional art by Janjentov is not so very good compared by Travis art. I know Janjetov can do more than this because I saw his previous art and better than this. Travis Charest steals the show in this book. Hopefully he can do more book like this in the future especially for Marvel book. I don't care if it painted art or line drawing as long as the art by Travis Charest. That's all I can say.

2008-11-30T23:15:00.000-08:00

I have no idea when I did this and where the original is, I only have this painting in low resolution format. It was for a publication long time ago. I always love to do like this again in the future, but not the shoe. Pencil/photoshop.

The Master Revisited

2008-11-11T21:34:00.000-08:00

Hey! Just adding the gray on my previous black and white which I posted on my gallery at Deviantart. This is one of my method (first step) on coloring in digital or traditional. I really enjoyed drawing old man... plus mechanical. Next... 'The Master Revisited' in color. You can see part of it above, the blog header.

Coming soon

2008-10-22T19:10:00.000-07:00

First image of my personal comic to be online soon, my friends Faizalmukhtar was the first person posted it in his blog. He will be co writer for the comic. Everybody can visit his blog by clicking the link here... http://faizalmukhtar.blogspot.com/. This teaser art/concept is for a free reading comic, will be update every week or every two weeks depend on my schedule. I'll post the pages on my Deviantart gallery but without any words or ballons. I'm not ready to reveal about the plot yet but I'll make sure the art will be kick ass (at least I'm trying cos I know I'm not good enough). So wait for more update.

Ink on paper/photoshop

Wolverine - speed painting

2008-10-19T20:59:00.000-07:00

Just practicing speed painting using photoshop in only one layer. That mean it's all 100 percent digital. I did this in about 30 minutes. Still preferring hand drawing and coloring in digital or traditional... but this speed painting for sure help me in concept art or character designing.

Calos Meglia passed away!

2008-08-18T01:28:00.000-07:00

First: Mike Wieringo, Stan Winston
Then: Micheal Turner
Now: Rest in peace
Carlos Meglia

The master and his student

2008-08-04T10:15:00.000-07:00

Actually I did this for a comic... the idea came to my head when I saw 'the Seven Samurai' and 'Afro Samurai' anime. I still not sure which one is suppose to be the master... how about the Cyborg?

The Skull

2008-07-26T23:23:00.000-07:00

I did this early this year just for fun... donno what I'm gonna call him... The Skull?

Bad Superhuman

2008-07-24T20:28:00.000-07:00

Also as back cover for G3 magazine... It was fun to create this guy's superhero costume... No idea what will I call him but he will make an appearance in current running comic 'Supermarket' in the same magazine. Drawing by me and color on photoshop by me.

Beware!

2008-07-24T20:20:00.000-07:00

Back cover/poster for local humor magazine... 'G3' issue no 52. Drawing on paper and color with photoshop.

I'm back!

2008-07-24T19:54:00.000-07:00

So I thought I'd post something but there's nothing in almost 7 month since my last post in January with Ladytron pin up, sorry about that. Something really unexpected... my life, my day job and almost everything that everybody won't to know. But it settled down slowly... and here I am.

Collaborated with Shawn Battle on his new self publish under 'Rebel Comic'. And the book will only available in US.

Still on working for my ongoing comic running in local comic magazine called 'Supemarket'. A funny story about a young superhero adventure with his friends. Only available in my country.

Last but not least... my online comic still in progress (again?). Take a long time to publish but only can I say is... it's free. The online comic will update every 2 weeks... The comic is about a new kind of supehero... I won't to tell you everything here but only this tagline as a teaser... "2 worlds, one hero".

see ya!

Ladytron

2008-01-17T08:29:00.000-08:00

Click on picture to enlarge

It was fun to draw Ladytron... female cyborg from comic Wildcats published by Wildstorm Comic. It was little bit complicated coz I had to draw all the Ladytron's detail. You can color it if you like. Hmm... if I got a chance to draw comic about Ladytron solo adventure but who knows. Actually I did this for my online friend Kim Loh, also an artist but I never meet her before. You can visit her at http://www.neo-epiphani.com/

Pencil on A4 paper (you can go to my Devianart Gallery for Bigger download).

Happy New Year!

2008-01-05T01:18:00.000-08:00

Click on picture to enlarge

Happy new year 2008! This is my first post in 2008 and more to come. Sorry for slow posting but better late than never. Conan was created by Robert E. Howard one of my faves character. I drew this just on A4 paper with pencil. Maybe later I'll paint it in photoshop... so wait for that!

Pencil on A4 paper.

Niezamcomic Myspace

2007-12-18T20:51:00.000-08:00

Hey! I have my own Myspace now... please visit me if you have time. Nothing there, still new but will up date later.
Here link to my Myspace:

http://profile.myspace.com/niezamcomic

Supermarket on the way

2007-12-18T20:23:00.000-08:00

Hmmm... little bit busy and no time to update my blog. But here I am. Better late than never. Just finished part one for my new comedy Slapstick comic in G3 magazine January 2008 (sorry for malaysia market only). It called 'Supermarket"... never before i draw comic cartoon like this before but i enjoyed it.

'Supermarket replacing my previous ongoing drama comic "Last Exit'. I'm not happy with the result of 'Last Exit', but i promise it will better in it second season.

My new comic project

2007-11-09T06:08:00.000-08:00

2 pages still in progress on my desk in my studio

Pictures of my new 2 painted comics project... I will announce soon but I will update it in this blog. One will be online comic and the other you will see it in print (this one will take almost a year). All in the same universe.

'Blues Selamanya' cover magazine

2007-09-04T00:02:00.000-07:00

I did almost all the covers for the magazine... only 'dark area' was done by somebody else as 'fill in' cover.

My last airbrush art (1995)

2007-09-03T23:42:00.000-07:00

Airbrush/Acrillic on Bristol

Airbrush/Acrillic on Bristol

Here... my last airbrush art I did around 1995-1996... 'Arnold Schwarzenegger' was the last actually. It was for humor cover magazine called 'Boom'. I did a lot of cartoon work in this magazine. Above: Van Damme movie poster for local editorial magazine.

My First cover job

2007-08-29T00:18:00.000-07:00

This is my first cover job for 'Fantasi' issue no. 70-Jun 1991. Fantasi-anthology comic magazine was the best comic magazine at that time. This portrait cover was done in watercolor. I also did several illustration for editorial as well as comic. 'Fantasi' also publish my first work in comic but the comic was so bad.

'Fantasi' issue no. 70 - Jun 1991

My second cover job and first cover using airbrush. This is the only original cover for 'Fantasi' I have. Almost over 10 years I stop using airbrush but I'm planning to use this tool again in future.

'Fantasi' issue no. 75 - November 1991

Actually this illustration supposed to be commision for a
friend. He asked me if I can paint him Superman. I agreed but then he gone and at that time 'Fantasi' editor called me... he asked me that he need cover for urgent and the Superman still in progress, without Blue and Red cape I decided to use it as 'Fantasi' cover.

'Fantasi' issue no. 77 - January 1992

More surrealistic cover... this idea cameout when I created special effect black/white photo for a photographic class during my art study at that time. Also 100% by airbrush.

'Fantasi' issue no. 78 - February 1992

Last cover for 'Fantasi' and the fifth cover for my early proffesional job. Bill Sienkiewicz was among my influance at that time so here you can see wire element in the art. But this is not my last airbrush cover... I also did airbrush cover for humor magazine, novel's cover and advertising. I'll post it here when I get another 'my early art' in future.

'Fantasi' issue no. 81 - May 1992

Kevin Eastman in Kuala Lumpur

2007-08-27T20:21:00.000-07:00

Mr. Eastman, my buddy Faizal, me and ghost at the back.

Yes... Mr. Kevin Eastman (TMNT fame) gave a talk on how he created the famous Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle on 24 August at KL Hilton. Also, Joe Pearson, President of Epoch Ink Animation, a respected Hollywood-based producer of world-class animation properties, as he details the creative process of creating global animation IP, from building characters to shaping worlds. The best moment... I got his signature on my Heavy Metal magazine and took picture with him.

Last night I opened 2 boxes of my collection of 'Fantasi' magazine (Fantasi was the best comic magazine at that time... around 1980-1995). I did 4 covers for this magazine if i'm not mistaken. i'll post my first cover job and the rest cover i did for this magazine in the next post. (For more picture please visit http://faizalmukhtar.blogspot.com/)

Step by step Wolverine

2007-06-20T21:22:00.000-07:00

Here i demonstrate how i colored my Wolverine piece using photoshop in simple way. But this is my way... others maybe using other way. (sorry bad English, hope you all understand).

Step 1: Drawing stage... using mechanical pencil on paper. If the drawing on A4 paper, 0.3 mechanical pencil was the tool for this stage. But for this Wolverine drawing, I used A3 drawing paper so 0.5 mechanical pencil was the best choice for me. Why i did't use just a normal pencil? Yes i know the normal pencil can give more value line for the drawing but i prefered mechanical for this drawing because it gave me consistent line for crosshatching drawing.

Step 2: Using photoshop, I applied dark brown color as my base color. That mean i gonna use dark to light for shading. I'm using this method for my acrillic painting.

Step 3: Basic color for the skin, costume etc. If i not happy with the color, i just let it go.

Step 4: Adding the highlight, here you can see what i mean from dark to light. At this stage, everything about the detail should be done at this stage. For me this is my hardest stage.

Step 5: I did all color correction with image adjustment (Hue/Saturation). It easy for me but if you want to change overall i advice you to redo again.

Ongoing'Last Exit' comic

2007-06-20T21:17:00.000-07:00

My semi comedy/action ongoing comic running in local humor magazine. I'm happy with the story but little unhappy with the drawing. But i have to accept it cos i'm trying to match it with the story. That's why all the figure in the comic look like a little bit cartoon. Although this is not my favourite genre but i'm happy to do it again.

My unfinished 'Echo' comic pages

2007-06-20T21:05:00.000-07:00

Just to post a few of my unfinished comic pages published in local comic mag. This were my 'bad' comic, only picture with panel full of face and posing guy. Also full of 'boring' story, suppose to be full of action comic but ending with just talking, talking and talking. But as i told before, i will finish it with new direction and slow progression (better late than never, right?).

One Eye Ronin

2007-06-11T20:04:00.001-07:00

Huh! So busy with my office work... nothing to post. But finally i have something to post... a character sketch/drawing for my online comic (still in the making). One eye ronin only was my experimental design during my free time but i like it very much and i want him to appear in my comic. He is not the ancient samurai warrior but he is in the modern day with the 'mad max' concept. And he not only using a sword as weapon...

My first 100% digital illustration

2007-06-01T01:35:00.000-07:00

My first illustration using 100% digital (Photoshop). This illustration (local band group called Enstranged) was done for a local humor magazine called G3. That's why it's look like more cartoon.

Echo

2007-04-22T23:48:00.000-07:00

Another link to my art is ready... but this is not my 'another' art gallery. This my web comic online comic gallery. You can click the link but there's nothing yet inside only the title 'Echo'. Yes... that's my online comic title and for local comic reader, some of you will know about 'Echo' comic. It's a bad unfinished comic with character posing and close up in every panel by me that appeared in local comic magazine.

But this time, i re visite the comic. If you familiar with Travis Charest's 'Space Girl' then this comic is something like that but the only different... i got more panel just like normal comic not strip and maybe in color (i donno yet if my online comic will be in color or b/w... juat wait and see). I'll update this comic once in two weeks maybe it faster than that and maybe it will take a month, it's depend cos i'm busy with my office's work. so, stay tune!

US Comic job

2007-04-11T21:15:00.000-07:00

Aku baru je dapat offer dari Zachary Sherman seorang penulis komik dari US. Dia ni buat special effect dgn ILM dan pernah bekerjasama dgn. beberapa penghasilan filem seperti:
* Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006)
* The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe (2005)
* Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith (2005)
* The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (2003)
* Hulk (2003)
* Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
* Mortal Kombat: Annihilation (1997)

Masalahnya sekarang ni aku dah ada satu projek buat komik untuk US juga. Kalau aku ambik... 2 kerja terpaksa aku buat nanti kantoi. Pehal pun aku tunggu skrip dia dulu, kalau susah terpaksa aku kensel je lah. Mdec pun dah start keluar borang untuk digital comic competition (RM15.000), tak tau la nak masuk ke tak nak (tahun lepas aku tak masuk). Takut tak terkejar. Apa hal pun tengok la nanti perkembangannya.

My comic illustration

2007-03-29T20:17:00.000-07:00

Some of my artwork... enjoy! All were published in local comic magazine as poster and cover.

Concept for new comic

2007-03-22T01:21:00.000-07:00

Concept character for my new comic? Enjoy!
Sori lambat post drawing... sibuk sikit err... banyak. Ni rekaan konsep untuk komik aku yang bakal diterbitkan kat US nanti. Tajuk dia aku takleh reveal lagi termasuklah publisher dia. Mungkin komik ni akan siap akhir tahun ni. Kalau aku laju... awal lah. Komik ni aku buat sebanyak 4 isu untuk first story arc. Mungkin aku ambik masa sikit pasal banyak detail yang aku nak terapkan. Dah lama aku nak buat komik macam ni tapi aku terpaksa bersabar kerana aku masih banyak kelemahan. Kalau kat local aku banyak lukis komik yang banyak close up dan kadang-kadang takde background (sebab aku banyak keja lain). Tapi kini aku dah full time melukis untuk local cuma komik aku ni agak banyak unsur humor. Tentu lari konsep kalau aku buat yang sesuatu yang dianggap mengarut oleh pembaca local.

Okeh! Okeh! Ada orang tanya jugak tajuk tu, terpaksa aku bagitau... tajuk dia yang unofficial ialah Sword-man. Komik anti superhero (cam Punisher la lebih kurang, tapi dengan pedang). So pueh hati?

Nemesis comic character

2007-02-21T18:47:00.000-08:00

Did this two years ago for a local comic. Planning to make him come back with a new twist for my new comic for international publisher, will announce soon (hope will finish soon).

Darth Maul quick drawing

2007-01-25T18:40:00.000-08:00

Darth Maul-my favourite villain in Star Wars universe. Pencil on A4 paper.

Nemesis

2007-01-17T01:35:00.000-08:00

Detailed pencil drawing I did few years ago for a local magazine but it was publish in colour. More shading then line drawing as you can see with Batman drawing. But it was easy to lay digital color because the shading itself can act as the shadow. But I'm happy with black/white. This is among my favourite character that I create myself. His look evil but never jugde by it's cover. Enjoy it!

Dark Knight

2007-01-17T00:55:00.000-08:00

AnotherDrawing but in black/white. Supposed to color it but it was to dark and all the linbe line art was gone. By the way... I just finish coloring wolverine piece and will posting here sometime later and you can see step by step coloring process for the piece in my Gallery's link or Deviant art Gallery later.

The first drawing I did on A4 paper and the second on A3 drawing paper with 0.3 mecahnical pencil.

I'm planning to do a illustration by acrillic for Batman base on 50's Batman TV siries starring Adam West. Now I'm looking for the reference for the character.

Wolverine pin up

2006-12-28T20:07:00.000-08:00

Unfinished Wolverine Pin Up (click on picture to enlarge)

As I promised before, here the drawing of Marvel character I have done for Fan Art. But it's not finish yet. This pin up only warming up for a comic project with one of the comic publisher from US. I'll not telling you which publisher (not comfirm yet) but this project will finish until end of 2007 or never... depend on schedule of my office job.

My first comic con

2006-12-17T19:30:00.000-08:00

Haa... ni la gerai/booth yang aku lepak. Nampak tak artwork aku yang Ori tu. Kat sebelah tu brader Gayour, yang duduk atas kerusi merah pakai baju hitam tu aku la. Haa... tak nampak... pendek umur la.

Sci-Fi & Fantasy Festival yang berlansung kat Damansara Cathay Leisure merupakan comic con yang pertama aku join. Selama ni pun aku tak pernah join apa-apa event seperti Comic Fiesta dan lain-lain lagi. Satu pengalaman berharga bagi aku dapat jumpa ramai artis tapi masalahnya aku segan nak jumpa diorang ni sampai kena tunggu diorang tegur aku dulu. Memang segan nak jumpa pasal diorang tu berpengalaman besar.

Simple Tips untuk pelukis komik/kartun yang baru (Malaysian Only)

2006-12-07T18:01:00.000-08:00

Simple Tips untuk pelukis komik/kartun yang baru (Malaysian Only)
Ramai yang aku jumpa pelukis komik atau kartun yang tak tahu cara yang 'betul' untuk menghantar karya ke penerbit.
Kat bawah ni aku senaraikan beberapa 'perkara' yang sepatutnya dielakkan tetapi berlaku bila berhadapan dengan editor atau penerbit.

1. Aku jumpa ramai pelukis baru yang sering menghasilkan komik sehingga berpuluh-puluh mukasurat sebelum berjumpa dengan editor atau penerbit. Apabila karya mereka di'reject' pastinya berlaku kekecewaan yang melampau. Jadi sebelum menghasilkan 'real' komik hubungi penerbit dahulu untuk menunjukkan contoh lukisan atau karya. Kepada yang tak dapat datang untuk berjumpa editor sila poskan fotokopi contoh komik tersebut dan tunggu jawapannya.

2. Kebanyakkan pelukis sering membebel atau memprotes apabila banyak artwork diedit, contohnya dialog. Pelukis harus ingat yang artwork mereka telah dibeli oleh penerbit dan ianya telah menjadi hakmilik penerbit jadi penerbit berhak melakukan apa saja terhadap karya mereka. Di sini pelukis haruslah melahirkan karya yang betul-betul bermutu sehingga penerbit berpuasharti tanpa perlu mengedit lagi.

3. Anggaplah segala komen dari editor/penerbit sebagai cabaran untuk menghasilkan karya yang lebih bermutu bukan untuk mengkondem editor tu balik kat kawan-kawan. Pengalaman aku sebagai editor aku telah menyenarai hitamkan beberapa pelukis komik yang bagus/tak bagus akibat perangai 'buruk' tersebut. Dan ini mungkin akan menutup periuk nasi mereka sendiri ternasuk menjadikan gelanggang komik semakin kecil. Ramai pelukis yang terlalu sensitif sehingga tidak boleh menerima segala komen yang diberikan oleh editor.

4. Kekemasan masih tidak diutamakan dalam menghasilkan komik. Terutamanya dari segi layout. Lukisan bagus tapi petak atau kolum senget dan tak kemas. Kertas lukisan kotor dan seperti kena minyak masak dan bermacam lagi. Malah cara menyusun folio untuk ditunjukkan kepada editor berterabur. Ini semua menjadikan ediror/penerbit hilang mood untuk menatap komik korang dan ini menutup peluang korang.

5. Mengkopi karya pelukis ternama pada permulaan adalah bagus tetapi bila korang dah sampai tahap semakin hebat, korang kena cipta stroke yang tersendiri. Melainkan stroke korang tu lebih baik dari stroke pelukis yang korang tiru tu.

6. Kepada pelukis komik yang baru berjinak-jinak dengan bidang ini (yang baru datang dari kampung), jangan bermimpi ingin menjadi pelukis komik sepenuh masa. Nasihat aku cari kerja lain yang mempunyai masa terluang pada sebelah malam atau sabtu/ahad. Dan waktu sebegini boleh korang luangkan masa untuk melukis. Korang boleh menjadi pelukis komik secara profesional bila korang dapat peluang di US dan mendapat tempat sebaris dengan pelukis komim ternama lain. Ramai pelukis komik/kartun yang aku jumpa bercita-cita nak jadi pelukis pro tapi miss soru. Malah ada juga p[elukis ternama kita yang aku kenal terumbang-ambing hidupnya. Jadi... cari kerja lain.

7. Penuhkan ilmu di dada sebelum pergi 'berperang' kalau tidak jangan memandai nak bercakap pasal copyright atau apa-apa yang berkaitan dengan industri. Ada pelukis tu nak sangat publish komik lepas publish sendiri kemudian tertipu akhirnya atau kecundang di tengah jalan. Jangan beranagn nak keluarkan buku sendiri, aku sendiri tak teringin nak keluarkan buku sendir sebab aku masih 'lemah' lagi. Ada jugak pelukis yang bergaduh nak copyright sendiri... hah ambik kau, tapi jika karakter korang belum diregister bermakna copyright untuk ciptaan korang itu masih lagi 'bebas'. Dan jika karakter ciptaan korang tu tak bagus jangan beria-ia nak bergaduh pasal copyright. Aku ada jumpa seorang pelukis yang berjuang pasal copyright, bila dah dapat dan dah register... tak ke mana-mana ciptaannya itu. Sebab mungkin tak bagus... pastu takde duit nak publish sendiri. Bila dapat publish sendiri kecundang.

8. Kepada yang menghantar secara post... harap jangan hantar yang original kerana segalanya tak akan dipulangkan. Kepada yang berjumpa sendiri dengan editor pun diharap dapat menyediakan satu photokopi untuk ditinggalkan kepada editor kerana editor menerima banyak artwork jadi kemungkinan untuk men cari balik artwork yang ingin dipulangkan agak memakan masa. Jadi sediakan PHOTOSTAT SAHAJA!

9. Aku akan tambah lagi di waktu yang lain.

My comic magazines

2006-12-07T17:49:00.000-08:00

US/UK (Sorry bad English)
I like comic medium very much... I start collecting comic since 12 years old. Action comic was the first comic followed by epic illustrated magazine. But all of them were gone in my hand. From Marvel to DC, from manga comic to Hong Kong Kung-Fu fighting comic. I'm trying to collect every comic in the world but only a few I have. I did a research about comic, drew comic... if my friend buys comic for their X-men character or Superman, but buy it cos it's comic. There are lot of single comic now day but only few comic magazine you can find in the comic shop.

2000AD a comic magazine from UK among the top. But don't forget Heavy Metal... I have been collecting this mag since I was 17 and stop until a few years ago. But now I'm ready to continue collecting Heavy Metal. Actually I have this mag from underground source because it was banned from Goverment. But 2000AD still survives in Malaysia market and you can get it even at kedai mamak. Other mag from Marvel called Epic Comic also one of the best comic book in the form of magazine. But sadly no longer available in the market. There also Frazzeta's Fantasy Illustrated, I only have it 4 to five issue. That's all cos they stop running it. And the only beautiful comic magazine so far... Penthhouse comic. That's why I called it beautiful mag, but it's truly good design mag. Anyone who wanted to see it... contact me cos I have in about 20 over copies/issues.

JAPAN
So far from Japan, the best comic magazine is Shonen Jump. Range Murata also trying hard to publish comic in magazines format but much expensive than Shonen Jump, its called Robot published by Wani Publishing Japan. Robot focus more comic art controled by Range Murata himself but it worth to have it.

MALAYSIA
From local (Malaysia) the best comic magazines so far but no longer in market, Fantasi which I collect a whole issue but after I graduate from Mara University of Technology more than 10 issue missing and damage. Gila-gila, Ujang, Gempak to name a few were survive until now in the market. But Gempak was a big 'victory' in Malaysia comic scene.

Girls portrait

2006-11-21T21:30:00.000-08:00

Here is the illustration I did for a local mag. Another beautiful girl.
Pencil/photoshop

Sci-Fi & Fantasy Festival 2006

2006-11-21T21:19:00.000-08:00

I'll be at Sci-Fi & Fantasy Festival 2006 Cineleisure Damansara, Malaysia on 15 Dec (Friday) & 17 Dec (Sunday). If i get enough time, there also limited edition sketch book (a lot of your favourite character such as DC and Marvel heroes as well as my own creation never publish before), comic zine, posters for sale. Maybe if somebody need me to draw his/her portrait, that's the time for it. Also be there Gilamon team, Kin Sun from One Academy and others plus Gayour. See you soon!

My Studio-Notice the poster Star Wars at the back? I will bring it the original to the Festival.

Star Wars gallery?

2006-11-12T23:50:00.000-08:00

Acrillic/prisma color on illustration board

Acrillic/prisma color on colored paper

This is my Star Wars art i did a few years ago. I enjoyed doing illustration by acrillic medium which is for me very easy to handle. I planned to do more Star Wars portrait illustration in the future but for the first, wait for Darth Maul together with Marvel Ultimate superhero art end of December.

My Action Figure

2006-11-12T23:31:00.000-08:00

There's no artwork or sketches this week... by the way i got a couple of picture of my only action figure to show. I like to collect action figure but my space/studio not allow me to do that.

Spawn (Ashley Wood Cover)

Hellboy (At the back of Arkham Asylum)
My wife gave me this Action Figure as my birthday present. And the Arkham Asylum actually belongs to my 7 years old son.

Another girl's Portrait.

2006-10-19T19:21:00.000-07:00

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I did this for a magazine and this pic/portrait base on a girls I met her a long time ago... forgot what her name is, sorry. You can view this also in my Deviantart Gallery.

Aku lukis awek ni ambik masa seminggu pasal aku tak terr lukis pompuan sebab posture muka dan badan pompuan begitu berseni. Aku kena tahan nafas baru boleh siap.

Portrait commissions

2006-10-16T01:59:00.000-07:00

Cover Magazines (Acrillic)

Gayour's Portrait

I have nothing to post here, I'm doing some fan art right now but still in the making. Above-This is portrait commissions I did a few years ago for a local magazine featuring Erra Fazira a local actress (Medium-Acrillic). Below-Another portrait of my fellow friend also famous cartoonist in Malaysia, Mr. Gayour. Beside comic illustration, I am also available to work on fan art and portrait commissions.... if any of you interested just email me and we can discuss more about the price.

Batman drawing

2006-10-05T21:21:00.000-07:00

Unfinished Batman drawing for my online comic. The problem with this drawing... Batman look skinny or the suit maybe too tight for Mr. Wayne. I'll post this drawing in my Deviantart also. I have done with my Batman, Ultimate Thor and Ultimate Wolverine (you can see in my previous post) and there will be 'Ultimate Darth Maul' after this. So stay tune!

hellboy quick sketch

2006-10-05T21:04:00.000-07:00

I did this sketch in about 10 to 20 minutes, very simple sketch. I like doing this kind of stuff and i'm willing to do more.

2000AD

2006-10-04T23:14:00.000-07:00

Semalam selepas aku balik nengok wayang The Banquet aku selongkar buku dari bilik studio aku yang masih bersepah aku terjumpa satu majalah yang boleh agak popular jugak tapi tak ramai orang ambik tahu kerana ianya dalam format magazine. 2000AD boleh kata aku beli bila ada artwork dan story yang best. Ramai gak comic artis dari UK bermula kat sini sebelum terkenal di US. Medium/format magazine juga popular di Malaysia selain dari single publishing kecuali format komik dari Jepun. Sekarang ni aku nak cari koleksi Slaine dari artis yang tertera kat cover 2000AD ni. Harap dapat!

Another fan art in the making

2006-10-02T19:04:00.000-07:00

Ultimate Thor... dah lama aku nak lukis karakter ni tapi takde masa. Baru 40% siap, sari dua lagi siap le. Jom layan!

Fan Art coming soon?!

2006-10-02T18:55:00.000-07:00

Aku dah mula cuba buat fan art kerana ramai jugak yang suka menda camni. Aku juga suka tapi untuk seronok je la dan ianya tak bleh dipublish sesuka hati sebab terikat dengan hakcipta. Jadi aku publish kat website je lah. Apa yang korang nampak ni ilustrasi Batman, Ultimate Wolverine yang dah 90% siap dan aku akan publish dalam dua versi color dan black/white. Ini permulaan kepada short komik yang akan aku buat nanti. Aku tengah kumpul stock takleh dedah lagi sebab bukannya best sangat.

Benjamin artbook/comic

2006-10-02T18:42:00.000-07:00

Hari Ahad lepas aku tangkap dua artbook oleh pelukis kelahiran Beijing iaitu Benjamin. Remember adalah salah satu bukunya. Sebenarnya buku ni dah diterbitkan di Malaysia oleh ArtSquare tetapi aku tetap nak cari yang original gak (bahasa Cina) kerana printing dan papernya lebih bagus sikit. Jadi aku dah ada 4 buku hasil kerjanya. Dua versi graphic novel 'Remember'. 'One Day'. Dan hasil terbarunya novel bertajuk 'Where Shall We Go'. Apapun novel ni walaupuin aku takleh baca tapi tetap aku beli pasal mengandungi beberapa ilustrasi buah tangan Benjamin. Komiknya ternyata sesuai dengan taste masyarakat Malaysia tapi yang aku kagumkan ialah ilustrasinya yang menggunakan software painter.

Apa hal dengan manga?

2006-09-25T18:21:00.001-07:00

Sekang ni banyak betul komik yang berunsurkan manga. Sehinggakan menjadi satu masalah besar kepada pelukis komik yang kononnya diorang adalah orang seni. Aku sendiri tak berapa menyukai stail komik manga tapi aku menerimanya kerana aku meminati dunia komik. Dulu seorang pelukis veteren yang juga pelukis komik pernah menyaran agar pelukis komik hari ini membuang pengaruh dari luar tersebut sedangkan dia sendiri berpaksikan komik dari barat. Malah dia menyebut manga itu budaya Jepun sedang tidak ada unsur budaya Jepun dalam komik manga kecuali komik itu menceritakan tentang dunia samurai. Apa yang mengatakan manga itu budaya Jepun? Kalau kita perhatikan kebanyakkan karakter manga tidak ada unsur perwajahan Jepun langsung. Ini kita kena ambik iktibar. Unsur komersial yang sebenarnya ada dalam komik manga. Kalau diorang memperlihatkan wajah Jepun yang bermnata sepet tentu manga tak akan mendapat pasaran di luar. Kita lihat kembali kepada komik local. Untuk menghasilkan komik pendekar yang berunsurkan komersial adalah sangat susah kerana betapa sensitifnya orang melayu. Komik Hong Kong yang mempopularkan budaya Kung Fu juga tidak memaparkan secara sebenarnya apa itu gerak Kung fu yang sebenar. Komik Pedang Setiawan karya Ma Wing Shing juga memaparkan buadaya China yang memang lari jauh dari wajah sebenarnya. Tapi ia mempopularkan budaya China. Fikir-fikirkanlah. Nanti akau membebel lagi dalam blog aku sendiri ni.

Perjuangan yang tamat?!

2006-09-24T19:59:00.000-07:00

Hanya setahun lebih aku dapat bertahan untuk membantu pelukis komik malaysia mencari tapak alternative selain dari gelanggang yang dah sedia ada. Aku bukan dahagakan pangkat sebagai editor kerana jawatan aku di tempat lama agak lumayan berbanding tempat baru. Tapi aku menyambut cabaran demi untuk menyediakan gelanggang dan mendidik pelukis komik Malaysia, Melayu terutamanya agar lebih terbuka dalam menjelajah dunia komik yang masih ditakuk lama ini.

Aku pernah mendengar soalan seperti ini "Eh! Pelukis kat Gempak tu cepatnya naik ye?!'. Soalan seperti tak payah dijawab, Gempak dilahirkan oleh orang yang minat komik yang meletakkan keuntungan ditempat kedua. Mereka ini adalah orang yang sabar. Mereka juga mempunyai kemahiran dalam 3 bahasa terutamanya mandarin dan ini memberikan kelebihan kepada mereka untuk bertapak di luar seperti Hong Kong dan China. Mereka juga mengikut aliran tanpa menyoal stail atau gaya seperti manga. Tak seperti pelukis melayu yang mengutuk pengolahan karya manga tanpa mengambil iktibar. Kebanyakkan kartunis/pelukis keturunan Cina di Malaysia lebih terikut kepada gaya dan stail daripada Hong Kong pada era 70-80 an tetapi gaya ini berubah dengan kemunculan bakat baru yang mengikut arus semasa. Maka pada awal 90an sehingga sekarang, gaya manga menjadi ikutan. Ini menjadi kelebihan kepada kaum Cina untuk mengikuti karya manga kerana kebanyakkan ianya di alih bahasa ke bahasa Malaysia. Walaupun ianya terdapat banyak di pasaran masa itu tetapi pemuda bangsa Melayu hanya menyebut ayat seperti berikut jika diajukan komik dari Jepun "bukan boleh baca pun".