Throwback Whateverday

Decided to go back in time for a bit and draw this heavily-talked-about-at-the-time number.

The Girl with Flowers in her Hair

drawing hair sure is a hassle, but it's worth it once you're done :)

Genesis Girl #1

Grimes' Genesis music video is like a gift that keeps on giving.

I could go on for aged trying to draw everyone and everything in it.

For now, here's the cute japanese uniform wearing one and her awesome boa!

Word of the Day

So basically, I'm taking 'Words of the Day' from dictionary.com and drawing them out :)

TVPaint

Trying out TVPaint, the it software for animation. I need to get my head around it,
so here's a test walk cycle for a character for one of my assignments.

PPIA RMIT presents Project O: Ignite (Video Teaser)

If anyone's wondering what I've been up to. Well, one of them is this video I've directed, shot, and edited together with some friends for an upcoming event by the Indonesian Student Club at RMIT.
The event itself includes charity, art, and music. And our theme is 'Reach for the Stars' or in other words, making your dreams come true :)
I'd really appreciate it of you take the time to have a look. Feedback is always welcome :)

Monster Lipsync Exercise

the title says it all. my favourite class excercise EVER! :)

Cloudy With A Chance Of Cupcakes

 

The weather is indeed getting colder...
but there's nothing to complain about when you get free cupcakes two days in a row!

Happy weekend, folks!

Moonrise Kingdom

Ok, so we have this video assignment where we need to get movie clips and cut, copy, and rearrange them into a montage. Mine is based off of Moonrise Kingdom so I've been watching it a bazillion times these past few days. I really love the movie but watching it again and again within a short period of time can become a bit much. I'm basically obsessed with it now. So I just needed to get this out of my system :)

Font Frenzy

i was at the Victoria State Library two days in a row both times on my way back from campus. in the graphic & illustration section, there's this really cool lettering book with custom fonts from the 60's and 70's, so i sat down and copied the ones i liked best. good practice for handwritten stuff haha ;)

RAWR!

first post after a looooong time hahah! :)

a rainy Sunday calls for staying inside and playing around with watercolours! i usually use drawing pen for the outlines but all of the ones i have ran out of ink *boo!* so i opted to use paint, which i wasn't sure i could pull off. but i think it turned out ok :)

say hello to the monsters! it's ok, they don't bite!

(not so) happy new year!

p.s. i am in dire need of a scanner. this is just ridiculous ._.

but anyway, HAPPY NEW YEAR people! :)

Restaurant Hopping - The Kiosk Setiabudhi

i feel like adding 'restaurant hopping' as a regular tag because one thing Bandung is famous for is its countless restaurants and cafes. waiting for food is a golden opportunity to whip out my sketchbook and doodle, so this shouldn't be hard to keep up. i just hope my lack of discipline doesn't get in the way.

Goresan Semangat Kemerdekaan

Seperti kapur yang sudah digoreskan di atas papan, tentu kapur itu tetap saja bisa pudar. Bisa karena terkena air, bisa karena terkena gesekan tangan, bisa juga karena memang dihapus. Namun kalau kita ingin kapur itu tetap ada, cukup goreskan saja lagi. Mudah bukan?

Sama halnya dengan semangat kemerdekaan, semangat nasionalisme. Akan selalu ada percikan air dan gesekan tubuh yang bisa memudarkan goresan semangat kita. Tapi bagaimana jika kita ingin semangat itu tetap ada? Goreskan saja lagi!

Dirgahayu Republik Indonesia. Semoga seiring bertambah usiamu bertambah pula goresan semangat anak bangsa!

Jakarta, 17 Agustus 2012

and another one! :)

wanting to make either a short animation or a children's book. toying with the idea of a 'Si Kancil' remake. not sure about anything yet, no story, no visuals, so this is just me messing around looking for ideas.

Happy Birthday Dethie!

dearest Dethie,

first of all, sorry for the late birthday greeting. i knew it was your birthday yet i stalled instead of congratulating you right away because i wanted to do something a little more than just write you a 140-character shout-out.

i'm not good at birthday presents so i hope you like this little doodle i made just to make it clear, this is you and, yes, that's salmon in the background :)

2 minggu kemaren aku kan ikut orientasi. terus jadi inget aja lagi semua rangkaian kejadian dari mulai seleksi sampe berangkat sampe kehidupan sekarang post-pertukaran pelajar.
you are a big part of my journey and always will be. karena kita mulainya bareng dan sama-sama ngejalanin bareng.
apakah aku maupun kamu sudah bisa menjadi seperti yang diharapkan dari seorang alumni AFS, aku ga bisa nilai sih. tapi yang jelas mah satu kesamaan dari semua returnee dan volunteer AFS yang pernah aku temui adalah i would instantly feel that they are people i admire. including, YOU, of course. all the ones that are selected to go to norway are special, i'm sure you know that, right? ;)

i think you have amazing survival skills, you are always yourself no matter where you are and that's a good thing because you are definitely a very pleasant person to be around. siapapun yang kenal sama kamu pasti mendapat kesan kamu bukan sekedar sebagai kenalan, tapi sebagai teman, baik yang baru kenal sekalipun :) you can be clumsy and a bit absent-minded but it makes you all the more endearing. it makes you approachable. you are naturally kind, funny, caring, and talented (despite your crazy singing and dancing, people can surely tell you sing and dance well for real ^^). you're not afraid of being in the center of attention and show people what you're capable of.

i can go on and on and on about things i admire about you but let's just wrap it up and simply say, i look up to you, i always have and always will :)

so, HAPPY BIRTHDAY my cute crazy little salmon girl. i'm lucky to be able to have you as friend.

may you always be blessed with nothing but the best.


♥ always,

Namira Primandari

Hand Drawn Cards Galore!

a recent AFS Swiss returnee reminded me about something i love the most about Swiss people; they like sending each other greeting cards (or sometimes postcards when they're away). i've had a few big events for some very good friends during in the same week, so i went on a card-making spree. i had tons of fun making them, i hope they like it :)

Just Married

My best friend has asked me to draw for her a couple of times now. Hope that means she likes my watercolours :) This time around, a wedding gift for her friend.

I pretty much like the way it turned out. The colours are perhaps a bit too pale & subdued but i won't beat myself up for that. Heh.

Hyoyeon Inspired Doodles

doodles inspired by Kim Hyoyeon from Girls Generation (SNSD) participating in this season of Korea's Dancing with the Stars :) i've always liked her and she wears the most adorable outfits on the show, both during her performances and also during the behind the scenes cuts, i couldn't help but do some fanart ♥