Digital Art: Electronic Words Feel Cold

Electronic Words Feel Cold

I've had encountered a couple of "misunderstandings" with my friends due to e-messages. It is so much more refreshing to talk to someone in person.

©2007 Adi Yapyuco

Thesis is killing me. My thesismates and I are now "mentees gone mental". Hopefully I'll survive this term. Another art for stress relief.

Plugging!

Nana is created by Ai Yazawa, © Shueisha 2000

banner designed by Adi Yapyuco 2007

On July 7, 2007, SEVEN Pilipinas and will be presenting “707” International NANA Day – Philippines at R&B Music Venue, Metrowalk. “707” will be a night of great music, in vogue fashion and excellent craftsmanship.

“707” presents a rock concert paying homage to the series NANA by Ai Yazawa Sensei. Songs from NANA original soundtrack and tribute albums will be performed by the bands 3 Day Trial, Armada, Do’Ahou, Ducklings, Himitsu Heiki, Neotaku, PPF All-Stars, Progeny, Rtschrck, Sourei, This Side Up, and X Versus Zero. Announcements of “707” competions will be done between live performances of the bands. There will be a Cosplay Competition, Fan Art Competition and Fan Video Competition. Rules can be found at www.philnanaday.tk.

The Cosplay competition has three categories: Individual Female, Individual Male, and Group. Individual Cosplayers may dress up as a character in any of Ai Yazawa's creation. While the Group Cosplayers may only dress up as Black Stones or TrapNest, the two bands with whom the story revolves around with.

Fan Art Competition entrees can be classified into two categories. In Traditional Art, NANA inspired art entrees are all drawn, colored and finished by hand. Digital Art entrees are either hand-drawn NANA inspired art or taken from official NANA art, edited and masked digitally by using photo-editing softwares (e.g., Adobe Photoshop, Corell Draw, etc.)

Fan Video Competition takes entrees with a montage of clips from the anime and/or movie, a slide show of clips of manga or live action parody of any NANA scene over any music of the entrants' choice.

This event aims to gather, not only NANA or Ai Yazawa fans, but also people who likes great music, wonderful story telling, and enticing visuals to celebrate art. Especially art that transcends language and culture, uniting a force that breaks barriers.

Percentage of the proceeds will go to RockED's program Rock de Rehas, a project to support prison inmates.International NANA Day was proposed by fans of the series NANA by Ai Yazawa early this year. Major online NANA groups gathered organizers from all over to produce a worldwide NANA day. Here in the Philippines, SEVEN Pilipinas has taken the responsibility in producing an unforgettable NANA day.

“707” International NANA Day – Philippine is brought to you by SEVEN Pilipinas and its Official Media Partners: ClickTheCity.Com, Yehey.Com, NU 107.5 FM, Baranggay LS 97.1, Pulp Magazine, Burn Magazine, and PSICOM Magazines namely Otakuzine, Cosplay Mag, and Game Ex.

For questions about this event, please feel free to contact SEVEN Pilipinas at 0927-8180601 or philnanaday@gmail.com. For information on NANA the series, Ai Yazawa and the event, please visit http://www.philnanaday.tk/.

Reia's Photoshoot

Reia' Photoshoot

6.23.07

My friend, Reia Ayunan,who is studying to become a make-up artist, had a phostoshoot for her portfolio last Saturday. I got to model along with Hazel, Catherine, Luna, April, and Bebang. Too bad I only got to stay for awhile, but I got to take photos of Hazel and one quick photo of Cat. Wee :D

Hazel

Hazel in front of the studio

"What am I doing here again?"

Me (because I have nothing better to do)

Catherine (as Ayumi Hamasaki :P)

All images ©2007 Adi Yapyuco

Stock Photos

Set 1

Dawn

Zoom

Spiral

Set 2: Candid B&W Photos

Potz and Zoilo (1)

Zoilo

Potz

Potz and Zoilo (2)

All images ©2007 Adi Yapyuco

Stock Photos

Set 1

Spontaneous/ Candid Shots

Set 2

Rise Up

Road to Farm

To The Blue Sky

All images ©2007 Adi Yapyuco

Intramuros Revisited

Intramuros

Contemplation

San Agustin

Reminiscing Escolta

(Canon Powershot S60)

All images ©2007 Adi Yapyuco

Lyrics: Just Not The One (Snippet)

I never got to finish nor edit the lyrics of this song.

You're just not the one
This ain't easy for me.
You're just not the one.
Although it's hard to see
I thought we could make this work, baby.
You're just not the one, for me.

Poem: Jazz and A Drink

Jazz and A Drink

Day took so long to fade,
as I long for the words you have made.
"I have just the thing for you,
a bit of jazz and a drink or two."

Oh, I've waited the whole night
sipping wine in candlelight.
Holding onto your promise.
Hoping that tonight you've changed

Jazz and a drink helped me through.
Forgetting for a moment what was true.
The feeling flowing away for one night.
The music setting things right,
but Jazz and a drink isn't the same without you.

You act like nothing happened
you've told another excuse
You left me disappointed,
yet I still end up believing you.

Jazz and A Drink ©2007 Adi Yapyuco

Watercolor: Illusions

First.attempt.on.watercolor
6/13/06 ©2007 Adi Yapyuco

Vector Art: Mayan and Jaime

I made a gift art for my friend, Jaime.

Vector Art using Adobe Photoshop

©2007 Adi Yapyuco

Urban in Black and White

Urban
BlackandWhite
Canon Powershot S60

All images ©2007 Adi Yapyuco

First Roll

I recently tried out my Canon AT-1 (previously owned by my dad).

Here's the result of my first roll of film ... well, some of them at least.

All images ©2007 Adi Yapyuco

Vector Art: Tangerine Sky

My.First.Attempt.on.Vector.Art

(using Adobe Photoshop CS)

* note: reference photos for these works (excluding the last) are found in Mathew Wong's photoblog

All images ©2007 Adi Yapyuco