Cat & Mouse by Cynful Comics

I guess I could make my comics a weekly thing. If you want to be guest comic story writer/artist, just shoot me a comment and we could definitely work something out. On a side note, I cannot wait to get chinese ink and bamboo brush from the art store; then, incorporate such media in comics. I definitely can draw better than this... though I might keep all my characters leg-less for now, until a petition for legs by either readers or my characters ensues.
Self-deprecating humour. Epic Fail: When Cyn learns to cook a dish with just ingredients, sans proper instructions. This comic strip is dedicated to Mike and Amy.

Yes, I shall find out how Mom cooks prawns or shrimps because it's not supposed to be fishy. (The failure was so epic that a photograph of the dish could go down to Ripley's Believe it or Not's headquarters. The batter turned out to be clumpy; shrimps very very naked and red, but was covered in "sauce".)

Cynful Comics: In the Life of a University Student

AH, yes. I'm trying to find humour beneath being buried by many research projects. You know it's definitely crunch-time if you're a university kid and April is flirting around the corner. Having worked with many different groups before, I find, sometimes, it really is hard to communicate with some people -- especially in the storming and norming phases of the team process. Some people want instant gratification of it being done while they have absolutely no clue which direction the project is going; I have the tendency to step up as the leader/coordinator of the project when nobody else will. I would make sure everyone has every member's contact information; etc. Well, sometimes in life, no matter how hard you try to make the mission statement clear or try to get everyone to contribute fairly, you've got to work with what you have and make the best out of it. The challenge I always face is to not create any negative energy when expectations are not met, but rather work with it. After all, group projects is a mini-threshold into the "real world"; or so my dad would speak in cliches and metaphors.

Below is a comic I drew earlier this morning. Disclaimer: This is not a direct representation of any event/incident that happened in real life. Even if it were, it would be made fictional and be completely blown out of proportion for the sake of comic humour.

Low-Rise Jeans Ettiquette

Ladies, please wear a belt. Nobody wants to see your knickers. If not the belt, how about sewing a sash onto your underwear? Wearing a longer blouse or t-shirt works fine too. Vive long tee's!! How I heart thee with the way you make me look a tad bit taller.


Low-rise jeans and me have been public enemies since way back. It started when pictures of me in low-rise jeans were not flattering at all; also, when I have to pull my jeans up immediately after bending over. Whether there is a correlation between buyers who buy low-rise jeans and fancy knickers, I do not know, but it could be an interesting marketing research topic.

Did I throw you off when I was talking about knickers with sash? Well, it's not a new idea, albeit a clever one. They are called high tied panties. However, I am not sure if such panties would douse my disinterest in low-rise jeans.

Chinese Take Away

This is what happens when two Chinese restaurant wrong workers collide!

Self-Portrait

Tracing from a mirror using a felt pen

This was such a hoot! I felt like a little kid again, drawing a caricature of myself. There is another one of me, but I am more self-conscious of myself in the other self-portrait because I was posing in front of the mirror with my chin down.

You could try it at home in front of the bathroom mirror too. Just get a non-permanent felt pen and trace yourself in the mirror. Then, trace again over with a tracing paper with your felt pen. You would get a 2D picture of yourself. Neat, huh?

Dad Makes Prom Dress

... out of condoms. Yes, a pretty original safe sex dress.

P.S. I got this in an email forward. It's too funny not to share.

Artwork

I love art. Contrary to what people think on this silly Facebook application Compare, I think I'm quite artistic; whether I'm good or not, it doesn't really matter because art is a mere hobby. When you're dealing with art, you're learning to take risks; you're always experimenting with different kinds of media. At the same time, you're solving problems; figuring out how to draw or create an object. Like Music, Art is very therapeutic for me; it exercises my right brain.

I have discovered that I love using India ink. I do the wash first, then I use a calligraphy pen, different brushes and paper towel (believe it or not) to further add details. You could also use a straw or even a toothbrush if you desire some cool effects with ink.

Above: Study of drapery -- a scarf.

Above: a daunting still life study -- the way as I interpreted it; it was not close to the real potted plant at all, but it was all I could see from my angle.

And here is a still-life study piece I did with conte. I am currently still refining my landscape of headlands in Cornwall, England, which is also done with conte. When I'm done, I will upload that here as well.