Q&A

Question and answer with Emily Hum from SCAD.Question and answer with Emily Hum from SCAD.

♥ What environment helps you to work best?
Good music or movie playing in the background, a warm drink by my side, and my head full of inspiration and ideas. Sometimes I put on some incense or scented candles, too.

♥ What gets you motivated or inspired when you're not?

Inspiration is everywhere for me, it’s just a matter of recognizing them and doing something about it. Music, colors, texture, facial expressions, all kinds of beautiful things are inspirational. I keep many art books, inspirational magazines and a folder-ful of interesting elements that never fail to pick me up when I need them.

♥ What do you like to draw the most/least?

I think I have grown to love feminine aesthetics most of all. Anything that is soft, gentle and curvy is really stimulating for me. Even though I can appreciate more masculine styles of futuristic robots or apocalyptic scenes, it's just not in me to enjoy painting them, so I leave them to those who do!

♥ What made you decide to be an illustrator?

Nothing is more frustrating to me than wasting time. I want every moment in my life to be fun and happy. It's not easy to be an illustrator but I think it was worth it because I have so much fun painting anyway, and getting paid to do what I love is icing on the cake.

♥ What medium do you prefer to work in and is that the medium you usually end up working in?

I enjoy digital art and yes, recently most of my work has been digital. It is just more convenient at the moment. I also enjoy painting using watercolors but it's not my primary media nowadays.

♥ Who is your biggest inspiration?

Art books and images that I stumble across on the Internet are great inspirations.

♥ How do you choose your color schemes (i.e. online color palettes, color wheel, trial and error)?

I tend to enjoy bright and cleaner color schemes. I think this may be influenced by my watercolor training, where I always use bright and transparent colors. Anything that looks fresh, clean and bright are usable to me. Sometimes I use a photograph or a lighting reference to keep me in check, but mostly I just pick whatever that looks good.

session 2!

This is the second session of Kylee's tattoo.. tattooed by Sarah Miller.
It's amazing how it's turning out. Sarah said that it'll require many sessions to complete, and each session needs 2 weeks in between for the skin to heal. I'll keep updating as it happens, this is very exciting for me as the artist of this pic!

I'm sorry I haven't been blogging much recently. Life got in the way and I found a new job as a graphic designer/illustrator.. it's so great :)! I'm balancing my etsy with my new life, but I've taken a vow to keep blogging and active. Just because it's a craft blog doesn't mean I can't share stuff with you guys!

The best compliments involves pain..

This is mind blowing for me.

This is a work in progress of my Brief Glimpse painting being tattooed on Kylee.
The tattoo artist is Sarah Miller.

Lisbonsky's giveaway!

Lisbonsky is doing a Fantasy Giveaway of one of my Brief Glimpse note cards!
It's ending soon so if you'd like to participate, click here :) Good luck!

ice cold golden eyes.

A new treasury.. I just love these decadent style items.

Giveaway.

It's a giveaway!
Win the above 4x6 inch notecard from the giveaway host LisbonSky.
There's a brief interview with me on her page, and instructions on how to win the card.
It's super easy.. good luck!!

dreuphony.etsy.com

I'd like to show off my friend's new etsy shop!
He's a crazy good illustrator so if you like my work, you'll love his!

burning moon review.

My Sweet Roses ACEO card received a positive review from the Burning Moon's review blog :)

"This ACEO card arrived within two days and was neatly packaged between two small pieces of cardboard to keep it safe. The seller also included a business card and a cute thank you note. This small card has a lot of small fine details to it such as her eyelashes and eyebrows, each ACEO is a print of a larger version available for sale. Cards are about the size of the palm of a hand, any of her cards or prints would be good to frame and hang in a bedroom or living room. Perfect for any special someone on your list who enjoys a bright & detailed painting or print. Please check out Schin.etsy.com by clicking on her shop's name. "

This card is also up for a giveaway on her blog!

oh honey my baby.

My ACEO The Hunter and the Bird is in this beautiful treasury called

Oh Honey My Baby. Don't you think it's just adorable? :D

new cards.

New year means new cards!
And since this image is so popular and eye catching, I decided to use it :)
If you want me to send you some cards, just let me know.
All I need is 80cents for shipping within the US.
Or.. you can buy something and get the cards anyway ;)

customer photo

A recent customer sent me this picture of his canvas Butterfly Lover print in his room.
I feel kind of honored that it is placed right next to Brad Pitt!
The canvas Butterfly Lover was special ordered. If you'd like one, email me!

tempting persephone.

A painting for a repeat customer's blog: Tempting Persephone.
She really liked my painting Persephone Destroys the Light,
so I made a matching one just for her. They look like sisters to me now :)

Here is the work in progress:
I think I'll make bookmarks of this image soon,
so keep checking back to my etsy! I add stuff very often!

peppertree cover.

Anyone in Sarasota, Florida? Pick up a copy of the Peppertree Press Magazine :)

The Brief Glimpse is their front cover for Fall 2009 and there's a little blurb in there about my work, too :) Go check it out!
You can get prints of The Brief Glimpse in large, medium, small size prints,
as well as an ACEO card.

feature

Little Prettlings featured Butterfly Kisses on their blog!
It's such an adorable blog, too!

Craftgawker #1

I'm on Craftgawker today!
Not bad, considering it was the first time I applied, too.
Honestly I did not even expect my work to be picked, but I'm really happy!

Also, HappyCloudMoments was so nice to feature my work on her blog. I warn you.. her blog has so many cool stuff that I found myself adding all kinds of items to my cart!