Jump shots at Redang Island and Hannoi Cruise (that recently sank LOL) Deck Thomas Fuller once said   "Leftovers in their less visible form are called memories.  Stored in the refrigerator of the mind and the cupboard of the heart." Pictures on the other hand are like what's stored in these cupboards and refrigerator.... i suppose... Pictures are what help spark our memories and moments. Little as it is, its capable of bringing us back in time to get a glimpse of the moment,...

Sometimes real world can be so dull...  We go day in and day out doing the same old mundane things. Sometimes all our daily activities even become a routine.. We function almost "robotically" (if that's even a word).. going mindlessly through our days...  Wouldn't it be pretty if life was like a fairy tale instead? Where anything can be possible and to defy physics and science? I don't know about you but i love being lost in a world of fantasy... be it reading a book, playing fantasy...

In the world of fantasy, nothing is impossible... Its where gravity, physics and science are defied.. But as for now, the furthest i can take you is on a visual and imaginary journey where real world collides with dreams. I'll be taking you through the land of fire, then take a dive into underwater world to cool off. We will walk the path of nature and take a U-turn for the land of death. Finish off our journey to the world of colours. This is a preview of what i will be doing for my 5 images...

ok here's a sneak peek of what i've done for the land of fire... it's almost complete but still trying to edit some parts out Enjoy :)  Land of Fire...

Visions are the best dreams to come true! This is my vision, to be have a career in ballet and it's the best dream to come true so far. It is said that we dream almost our entire life, even when we’re wide-awake. Dreams are images, sensation, ideas and emotions cooked up by our subconscious mind. Meaning, it sort of just happens. Like how you don’t have to remind yourself to breathe or your heart to beat. Many people tried to study dreams. Some think it’s a sign, some think it’s a voice telling...

Into the land of fire! A Little Blogging... I always wondered what it’s like to be able to control fire. When I was younger, I used to love times where there was a black out at home. It would be the only time I was allowed near fire. My sister and I would always come up with illusions and tricks to play on a lighted candle without burning ourselves. During Chinese New Year, my cousins and I would play with fireworks and noise-makers on the first night of Chinese New Year. We would battle with...

Swimming with the fishes! A Little Blogging... Has anyone ever asked you that if you could be an animal, what animal would you want to be and why? It’s a broad question with no right or wrong answer. I used to want to be a puppy when I was a kid because it was so adorable. As I grew older, I often think back to this question and if I were to answer it again now, I would say I want to be a blue whale. I always think life underwater is peaceful and calm and it would be nice if I could live underwater...

Creatures of the night! A Little Blogging... Have you ever had a déjà vu? Where you do or experience something that you felt like you have already done or experienced before? Sometimes it makes you think to yourself “hey, I’ve dreamt of this before”. And in certain cases it makes you think “hey, I dreamt I thought to myself that I dreamt this happened before”. I just like to think that those are just dreams that came true. Sometimes, like in this case, some dreams are better left a dream. Maybe...

Smell of crisp fresh grass! A Little Blogging... When I was a little girl, I loved nature. I used to play with insects and dig up earthworms and snails. I would spend my evenings laying on the grass and watching the clouds go by. My mom and I would watch the clouds and point out shapes of the clouds that make up pictures. Until today, I still love nature. I love the crisp fresh smell of greens in the early mornings. This picture shows how close to nature the girl is. I love the effect of the...

Of fairy dust and rainbows! A Little Blogging... Being a typical girly-girl when I was a kid, I used to loved cartoons like My Little Pony and Care Bears. I always wanted a unicorn as a pet and I absolutely love rainbows and stars and in fact, I still do. I always wondered what it would be like to be in Care Bear’s town or living with the Little Ponies. I created this picture to bring myself to my childhood dreamland where everything is not just fantasy but true. If only fantasy could come true....

Fireball Steps to make a fireball How in the world did I make that fireball?Okay, here’s how I did it. Create a new Photoshop document that is square with black background. Create new layer name it fire User eclipse marquee tool to create a selection in the middle, filling out almost the whole canvas. (tips: hold on to shift key + click and drag for a perfect circle) Render clouds. (keep pressing command + F until you get the pattern of clouds you want) Render difference clouds Press command...

Hair of fire! How its done! Wondering how her hair caught fire? Here’s how it’s done. Open the image you want to edit Press Q to enter quick mask mode and choose a round hard paintbrush and paint over the hair are. You do not have to be neat. Painted hair will appear red When you have covered the entire hair area, press Q again to exit the quick mask mode.  Press command + shift + I to invert the selection Press command + U to change the hue and saturation. Make sure the colourize box...

Water Reflections  How is it done? The underwater background in my image is digitally generated in photoshop without using any images. This is how it is done Create a new canvas and fill it with the gradient tool from dark blue to darker blue. You can choose the tone of your choice. Create a new layer and go to Filter > Render > Clouds. Then go to Filter > Artistic > Plastic Wrap and apply these settings Before clicking OK, scroll down and click on Chrome and apply the settings...

Photo Manipulated Foot How is it done? Oh, the beauty of photoshop. Nothing is impossible anymore. Here I changed a flexed foot to a pointed foot to make the girl look like she is floating/flying. This is how it is done Open the original photo and create a new copied layer of it hit Q to enter quick mask mode. Choose a hard brush with 100% hardness and paint the foot up to the ankle. When you're done, hit Q again to exit the quick mask mode. Now, a selection is created around the painted...

Wings How is it done? The wings used in my images are digitally created by photoshop. To create wings, it is advisable to use a stylus and trackpad as each strand of fur on each feather are created separately in short strokes of brush. This is how it is done. The four colours used are as shown. You can use different tones of colour as well. Use a thin brush with colour #1 and create a shape of the wind you want to have.  Using colour #3 with a soft edged brush, stroke the angle of the...

Light Ray How is it done? I have created light rays for the nature picture to create a whimsical look to the image. This can be done this way With the original image open, choose  a light yellow or white colour to create a rectangle. Go to Edit > Transform > Skew  Move the points to make the rectangle small at the top and larger at the bottom. With the shift key held down, drag the middle top point to the opening in the leaves and the bottom middle point to the ground. Go...

Unicorn Horn How is it done? A Unicorn is just a regular horse with a horn. And since there's no real unicorn, the horn has to be created. I made the horn this way Using the Shape tool, create a beige triangle as shown Using a dark brown, create curved lines on the triangle. The more angle of the line the more curvy the horn will be Use a lighter brown and paint it to the sides of the curved lines. Use the same dark brown as before and create some dark areas at the edge of the curves as shown. Choose...

Here are the original images I used to create the Fire scene. ...

Here are the original pictures i used to make the water scene ...

Picture i used to create the Death Scene ...

These are the pictures used to create the Nature scene ...

Here's the Fairyland original pictures that was used ...