Nayara

This was the gift for Nayara’s second birthday.

Nayara is my friend’s daughter. Her mother, Ms. Ika, is my workmate. We've known each other since we were working at the same school in Central Jakarta.

Nayara is so adorable. She has these big eyes which make her looks so cute.

And for her birthday, I would draw a portrait picture of her.

I started it by drawing her face on an A3 paper

Then, I thickened it by using charcoals. And tadaaaa!! This was the result. 

Her mother said that she really loved it. They put it in their living room. Happy birthday, Nayara :)

Andreas

This was the gift for Andreas’ first birthday.

Andreas was my boss’ son. His mother, Ms. Jeanne, gave me one set of charcoal pencils and a drawing book for my birthday gifts.

So, on his birthday, I would give him something special. And I thought, a portrait picture of him would be perfect.

Then, I got (read: stole. hehe... sorry Ms. Jeanne  =^_^= I did it for Andreas' birthday gift hehe...) the cute picture of him smiling from his Mom’s display picture or blackberry recent updates

I started it by drawing him on an A3 paper.

Then, I thickened it by using charcoals. And tadaaaa!! This was the result. 

The most wonderful part about this was he smiled when I showed him the picture. So cute!! 

Happy Birthday, Andreas :)

Andreas and Daddy cc: Ms. Jeanne

It was in 2011 when my boss, Ms. Jeanne, gave me one set of charcoal pencils and a drawing book on my birthday.

She knew that I had so much passion in drawing and doing an art work.

I was so thankful for her and the present.

I planned to give her something in return. So, I got the picture of Ms. Jeanne’s son, Andreas, and her husband, Pak Anto, from her Blackberry display picture (Sorry, Ms. Jeanne, I stole the pic hehe =^_^=)

Andreas was so cute. He was sitting on his Daddy's lap.

So, I took my drawing book and drew the picture by using pencils

Oops, the cheeks were too big (Sorry, Pak Anto :D ) 

So, I erased some and fixed them

Then, I thickened it by using charcoals. 

My first experience of using charcoals was enjoyable. 

I was astonished by how they smudged and created the effects of shading.

Charcoals were great for sketching. They were rich and wonderful. 

Thank you, Ms. Jeanne, I really love my charcoals

So, after finishing the picture, I gave it to her and she really loved the result. I called it 'Andreas and Daddy'.

And, my journey with charcoals started here