New PixelReason Website!

 Hey Everyone!

I'm happy to announce a new Blog site for PixelReason! Just go to http://www.pixelreason.com and it will automatically take you to the new blog. You can sign up on the newsletter on the site there to get re-subscribed to the site. Thanks for supporting my art and sticking with me for all this time. I'm back to making a lot of art on my blog, YouTube channel, and Instagram! So I'll see you all soon!

Thanks,

PixelReason

Behind the Scenes: Mixing Skin tone for Seohyun Painting

Here's a look at how I mixed the skin color that I used for my SNSD Seohyun painting. 

All the info for the colors and brushes I used for this painting are available in the 

PIXELREASON TOOLBOX section of this website. Enjoy!

SNSD / Girls Generation - Seohyun Watercolor Painting

SNSD Girls Generation - Seohyun

By popular demand, here's my watercolor speed painting of Seohyun of SNSD (Girls Generation) aka Seobaby, aka Seolady.

She's the maknae (youngest member) of SNSD/Girls Generation and she's known as the "proper" or sometimes "uptight" one (in a good way). She's known to like reading and being educated, hence the books as the background ;)

Kim HyunA and KMUSIC Watercolor Painting

This painting is 4Minute's Kim HyunA (aka Hyun-a aka Hyun ah).

This was commissioned by Jae Sama, the CEO/Founder of the Kpop-website KMUSIC. 

KMUSIC also featured me in an article along with an interview! Be sure to check out the article on www.officiallykmusic.com and show your support in the comments of the article!

With Gangnam Style with PSY, HyunA has probably been discovered by millions of people who never even knew what KPOP was/is. But let's also not forget her HUGE YouTube hit Bubble Pop in 2011. 

Kim HyunA is known for her sexy image and aggressive dance style, but for her true fans, HyunA is much more well known/loved for her dorky funny personality. Any talk show apperances or her time on IY (Invincible Youth) will have you becoming her fan in no time!

*Point of interest: If you look at the subscribe button at the end of this painting video, you'll notice it's Hyuna's favorite color yellow and I gave it a little bit of the same style as the 4Minute logo (the pixel-squares) :) 

Quick sketch: girl's head

Doodling while on the phone is fun!

Quick sketch of a girl character I'm character-designing while on the phone. 

2PM Wooyoung - Drawing

2PM Wooyoung (click image for larger view)

This is 2PM's Jang Wooyoung 장우영 (aka Owl aka Mandu Cheeks aka AngAng aka Ssanti). 2PM is one of the biggest KPop boy groups and Wooyoung is known as the dancer and the funny member of 2PM.

There's a lot of things to respect him for (dance, being funny, singing (deuts with IU), acting (Dream High with Miss A's Suzy), hosting shows, Wooyoung's solo album), but what made him really respectable for me was the story that his father didn't want him to become a Kpop idol. So WooYoung would regularly write letters to his dad for 2 years trying to get his father's approval. Finally after Wooyoung proved himself through his hardwork and eventual success, his father accepted Wooyoung's choice and now writes letters to Wooyoung with words of encouragement.

KARA Goo Hara Painting

KARA Goo Hara

This is Goo Hara (or Koo Hara)  from the girl group KARA. When I was first discovering KPOP and Kara (at the same time), I found YouTube clips of this funny girl named Goo Hara from different variety shows. After that, I was hooked.

When Goo Hara is Boxing (she doesn't hold back!), Jumping up a slippery wall dressed as a giant stuffed animal, Bowling strikes, wrestling other idols with dominance, and most of all when she eats garlic to impress her mom, you can't help but smile when she gives that funny mischievous smile after she does it. 

Click "Read more" for more info!

PSY - Gangnam Style! Painting

PSY Gangnam Style!

Gangnam Style went viral, got featured on CNN International, had Nelly Furtado cover it, and STILL is going strong more than a month after it went insanely viral.

I have to admit that Gangnam Style was the video that first introduced me to PSY. But once I saw "Right Now" (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UmHdefsaL6I) and all his other videos, I have to say, I'm very grateful for Gangnam Style going viral, because I LOVE Psy's energy and pure artistic passion. Truly awesome and I'm planning to be a life-long fan!

(Click "Read More" to read ALOT more)

Happy 5th Anniversary SNSD Girls' Generation!

This doesn't have anything to do with my art, but Soshified did such a good job with this video to celebrate SNSD (Girls' Generation) 5th Anniversary, I felt the responsibility to share it. Enjoy!

Happy Birthday SNSD Tiffany Watercolor Painting

SNSD Tiffany Hwang

Happy Birthday SNSD Tiffany Hwang!! Fany, I've made this painting for you and all your SONE fans to celebrate this special day!

Brighter than jewels Tiffany is from the same state I grew up and currently live in (California). So I often daydream about one day meeting her while she's visiting her family in Diamond Bar, California. (Although, I'm here in America, SNSD and other Kpop groups tend to hold concerts down here in Los Angeles once in a while, so there's still hope!)

PixelReason is finally on Facebook!

The PixelReason Facebook Page is officially up, please feel free to join and spread the word!
http://www.facebook.com/pages/Pixel-Reason/203472623112798

I'll be updating it with lots more stuff as time goes on so keep checking back.

And feel free to become friends with me too!
https://www.facebook.com/pixel.reason

PixelReason Toolbox - Afterschool Kahi Watercolor Portrait

A lot of people have been asking what tools I use for the pieces I create so I'll be putting up regular posts to showcase exactly what I used for each piece. And if you want a deeper look at my full toolbox, be sure to check out the PixelReason Toolbox section of this website!

I always try to keep things simple as far as tools are concerned. And for the things I do for PixelReason.com, I especially try to keep from making things too complicated, because it always bothers me when aspiring artists believe that it's a magic brush or a magic pencil that will make you an amazing artist. It's not. It's practice. And when you're done with that, there's the real secret weapon:

...more practice :)


But I will say, after you understand what's really important, it doesn't hurt to have good tools. (Good music is always great too)

So here's the tools I used to create the latest piece: AFTERSCHOOL Kahi Park Watercolor Portrait.
(click "Read more" to... Read more!)

AFTERSCHOOL Kahi (Park Gahee) Watercolor Portrait Painting

Afterschool Park Kahi

This is my watercolor portrait painting (and some pastel too) of Afterschool Park Kahi (or Park Gahee). 
Of course, she's now officially a solo artist, but most people will still think of Kahi as the first leader of Afterschool.
(Click "Read more" to read more!)

KARA Han Seungyeon

KARA Han Seungyeon

SNSD Girls' Generation Yuri

Girls' Generation - SNSD's Yuri Kwon

This is Girls Generation- SNSD's Yuri Kwon (aka Black Pearl)

Yul (Yuri's Nickname) is amazing at dance and well known for having one of the most athletic (but still very feminine) figures in SNSD. (Watch the videos in this post for proof!) She is very strong, but also very funny. Which is probably why she's so loved by SONES.

PixelReason Channel: Kara Nicole Drawing

This is Nicole Jung from the girl group "KARA." She grew up in the same area I did in California (Glendale). Kara is the group that got me addicted to K-Pop. So this was a lot of fun for me to make for you guys.

KARA Nicole Drawing

KARA's Nicole Jung

SNSD Girls' Generation- Kim Taeyeon

SNSD Girls' Generation - Kim Taeyeon

PixelReason Channel: SNSD Girls' Generation Taeyeon Drawing

By very popular request, here's a drawing of the beloved "kid leader" of SNSD (Girls' Generation): Kim Taeyeon ! (aka Taengoo, aka Ajumma Taeng, aka Jumma Taeng, aka TaeTae)
("Ajumma" means Old Lady (but not quite a grandma) in Korean. And people have nicknamed her an "Ajumma" because she reacts to things and laughs like old korean ladies do)

This piece was drawn with the same #2 pencil that I found and used for my Jessica Jung video. The paper is basic sketch paper that I bought at Office Depot.

PixelReason Channel: SNSD Girls' Generation on Late Show with Letterman - Jessica Drawing/Sketch

The latest video on the PixelReason Channel on YouTube:
The Making of: K-Pop Invasion! SNSD Girls' Generation on Late Show with Letterman - Jessica Drawing/Sketch