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A Perfect Mother's Day Gift Ideas

May 05, 2012 Admin's Thoughts, Mother's Day Special, sketching 26 comments

Mother's Day 2012 will be on Sunday, the 13th of May. It will be the most beautiful and appropriate moment to spend time with your mom. But before going to the store and picking up those chocolates hampers or flower bouquets at the store's window display, that are beautifully packed and ready to offer for moms on Mother's Day, maybe you need to think first on what is the perfect gift you could offer for your mom on this once a year celebration for her than that.

But what are the perfect Mother's Day gifts that suit her taste? Let me share with you my perfect Mother's Day gift ideas. Yes. It is only an idea that I'm hoping to realize.

I'll confess, I never tried dating with my mom ever since. Not because I am a bad son to her but because I don't know how. I don't know what she likes or even, I don't know if she's fond of that "dating" thing. And I'm afraid to ask (my bad). But, if I will be given a chance to spend time with her, these are my list of how my perfect Mother's Day gifts would be.

Unknown Mother | My first drawing entry at ratemydrawing.com

Idea #1
When I was 10 years old, I envied my classmates having their moms in our school during Mother's Day celebration. And I know that my mother is not like their moms. She showed her support in a different way not the same way like their mother's did, attending any school programs for the whole school years. And there’s a part of the program where our teacher asks us to tell something about our moms and the giving cards and hugging and kissing them... I was their left at my chair holding my personalized Mother's Day card and wishes that somehow she would come.
So, if given another chance as I've said, I will do it again this time. I want to tell the world how lucky I am to have her as my mother, that what I am today won't happen without her. And hug her tight and kiss her. And give her the most beautiful and colorful Mother's Day card I personally made.

Idea #2
When I was in high school, I almost forgot how to celebrate the occasion. What always on my mind, aside from studying is how to get involve with my peers and busy making things to win the heart of my first love.
Again, if given a chance, it is in my idea to offer my mom my involvement in everything she loves.

Idea #3
Now, I am working, gaining salary that can make my ideas come true. But still cannot do it. And it won’t work either because I am miles away from home, away from her. The thing that I wanted her to offer me before was the thing I am now longing to have… TIME.

Though I never gave her the material things or showed her the fancy places in the world, I am still proud that my UNDYING LOVE for her was I guess, is my most perfect Mother’s Day gift to her that I never mentioned as part of my ideas because it's not. It is for real.
I’ll be sending my LOVE, to the first face I saw and admired. To the woman who was there with me from the beginning of my life; to the same woman who rebuke me when I’m doing the wrong way; to my mama Nita whom I have debt for carrying me inside her bosom for 9 months and giving me this wonderful life, I will send it all to you.

Ahmm.. Okay, I’ll send chocolates and flowers, too. What else you want mom? ^^,.

How about you? What was the best gift you remember you gave to your mother? My advice... Go out with her! Have time with her while she was there with you. Treat her in a special way that she will never forget for the rest of her life. ^^,

To all the mothers in the world and to all of you who’s reading this, HAPPY MOTHER’S DAY to you and to your mom!!!

You may also love to read my other post: Woman named, Juanita

The Sketchbook that I Kept

April 19, 2012 drawing, sketch, sketching, sketching lesson 9 comments

I haven't kept any sketchbook before when I was in my elementary years. I used to draw anything I can think of at the back pages my notebooks. And it made my mother angry at me every time she saw it, when she checked my school bag at home. But that's who I am. You can't stop me doing it, most often when I am bored or even when I am excited, or even when I am with somebody on the phone.

Only one thing can stop me – "Hey! Where's my pencil?"

When I was in high school, I spend much of my money buying art materials and yes! of course – sketchbook. I can't recall how many sketchbook I've used and wasted. Some of it were forgotten and misplaced, sometimes stolen or borrowed and never returned.

I envy others which still now been keeping their sketchbooks.
I have a friend before who still had her sketchbook since preschool and another one when she had taken a fashion designers course, she used it as her illustration for fashion references. Sometimes, I got to thinking, if I keep my sketchbooks before maybe I have a dozen of it now and a lot of sketches I might shared with you.

And so I decided to get a sketchbook and a sketchpad now and promise to keep it for life. lol!

Here are few sketches I've done on my new mini-sketchpad.

Terms:

SKETCH

according to Wikipedia

is a rapidly executed freehand drawing that is not usually intended as a finished work. A sketch may serve a number of purposes: it might record something that the artist sees, it might record or develop an idea for later use or it might be used as a quick way of graphically demonstrating an image, idea or principal. Sketching is generally a prescribed part of the studies of art students.

And it is often applied to graphic works done by dry media such as graphite pencil, charcoal or pastel. It may also refers to drawings done in pen and ink, ballpoint pen, water color and oil paint. A sculptor might model 3D sketches in clay or plasticine.

SKETCHBOOK
is "a book or pad with blank pages for sketching," and is frequently used by artists for drawing or painting as a part of their creative process.

How To Draw Plastic Bottle In 3 Steps

February 08, 2012 drawing, how to, sketching, tutorials No comments

Three easy steps on how to draw a bottle.

Materials:

(I'm using HB STAEDTLER pencil for this tute.)

subject

STEP 1.

Focus on our subject. Now, put some imaginary lines on it.
Draw out the guidelines or frame (base on our imaginary lines) for our plastic bottle on your paper.

STEP 2.

Next is to draw out all the possible outlines to complete the shape of our plastic bottle.

STEP 3.
Finalize your drawing by applying artistic skills to make your plastic bottle look real. And it's done.

bottle outcome

How To Use Grid Lines as Drawing Tool?

January 27, 2012 drawing, grid lines, how to, sketching, tutorials 1 comment

Have you tried using a grid as drawing tool for enlarging a picture? If not, well let me share it why you should. It can be very helpful because it allows you to focus on one block of the picture at a time. So why pay for those expensive grid drawing tutorials when you can learn the same technique on your own for free. I learned using a grid for drawing when I was in grade school and till now it is the easiest technique I’m getting use to. From simple to delicate project, grid drawing can be used for almost any project and it is easy for the beginner to try.

I will teach you how to use grid as a tool for drawing on this post. But first, we have to prepare the following materials:

and of course, our reference picture.

Step 1: Draw a grid on the reference picture. (I’m using 1cm is to 1.5 inches ratio (ratio: 1 cm : 1.5 in) for that reason, reference picture will be scaled 1 centimeter per line distance.)