SEVEN Day 6: The Indian Breakfast

At morning, right after we dropped our daughters at school, we stopped by at Indian restaurant near our home. Son wanted chapati & we wanted chai haleeb (milk tea + ginger).

The restaurant was crowdy as usual, mostly taxi drivers. Yummy food & not a shabby place!

SEVEN Day 5: The Mural

"Kids. DO NOT draw on the wall! You have paper and...

Nevermind."



Those rebelious little artists cannot resist to 'scratch' the white canvas, the wall.
More story here.

SEVEN Day 4: The Dentist

We have appointment with the dentist today, kids. Brace yourself!
Let's make our teeth healthy & strong!

SEVEN Day 3: The Tapdance

One two three.
One two three.
Today is the day for tapdance lesson!

SEVEN Day 2: The Drawing

Kids are busy with their comic project. Done with their breakfast, they are opening their pencil case & start drawing & making story.

SEVEN Day 1: The Wait

Joining 2013 SEVEN event: Draw Your Days in seven days.

For a start: The Wait.
Someone is waiting for hours in a clinic. Patiently.



Hardware: Samsung Galaxy Note 3.

Sketching Our Previous Adventure

Based on the photo from our previous trips, I make some sketches with Galaxy Note. I think it's possible (and convenient) to make on-the-spot sketching with it on a family travelling. 

A corner of Grand Bazaar Sultanahmet, Istanbul

A tram passing in Sultanahmet, Istanbul

The corner of Blue Mosque, Istanbul

In the top of Citadel or Jabal Al Qal'a in Amman, Jordan

The guard in Petra, Jordan

Next travelling, we're going to bring the Galaxy Note & do some on-the-spot sketching along with our kids.

Sketching Kuwait part 2

Sketching Kuwait with Galaxy Note II & AutoDesk Sketchbook Mobile app.

On the spot sketching: Hard Rock cafe Kuwait in the morning

Fatayer maker working at night.

An old Kuwaiti & his transistor radio in Mubarakiya (details).

Fateh El Kheir - 1938 sailing ship in Scientific Center Kuwait

A ballerina performs in a British Academy of International Arts event

Learning how to skate in Marina beach

Related story:
- Sketching Kuwait part 1 with original Galaxy Note

Samsung Galaxy Note II

How good is Samsung Galaxy Note II? See for yourself :D


Software: AutoDesk Sketchbook Mobile

Thanks to its speedy quad-core 1.6 GHz processor, it feels more responsive for quick hatch & sketch.



  

The display is still bright & comfortable to use under bright sunlight. Suits better for on-the-spot outdoor sketching. The best sketching tablet so far, with bonus features: phone & internet :D



Related stories:
- In the pursuit of perfect digital sketchbook
- Sketching Kuwait part 1
- Sketching Kuwait part 2

In The Pursuit of Perfect Digital Sketchbook

My experience of sketching on digital device started when Apple released Newton in 1994. Black & white. Bitmapped & pixelated stroke. Low resolution screen up to 320 x 240 pixels. But it was awesome! Finally I could sketch, archive it, share it through email, whenever wherever I want.

I was using the best painting software NewtPaint. I could send & receive file between Newton & Mac with desktop software. Good for archiving & printing. The screen was okay, 1 bit 320 x 240 pixels.

After Newton, I met Psion Series 5 in 1997 with built in Sketch app. 4 bit with 16 grey levels, 480 x 640 pixels. It was like, "Whoa this is it! The best sketching device!" But I hate its form factor. Series 5 was intended for business market, with folded screen & keyboard. Felt uncomfortable when drawing with palm of my hand rested on keyboard.

Then in 2000 I got second Palm device, Palm IIIx - the first was US Robotics PalmPilot - with 2 bit grey levels but smaller screen: 160 x 160. Though it was smaller with my previous 'sketching device', I love its form factor. Size wise, it fitted in my palm & my pocket. TealPaint software was my favorite sketching software, from year to year, device to device until Sony Clie PEG-UX50 in 2006.

2007, Apple introduced iPhone without stylus. It was a big disappointment for me since finger painting is not my thingy. I'm a Apple user at heart, but I never use it as sketching device. Not even iPad. Yes, there are tons of drawing app & unofficial stylus' available for iOS devices, but still, something is missing.

2012, I got Samsung Galaxy Note from a drawing competition. When I first ticked the stylus on the screen, I was surprised it recognizes my stroke pressure. Pressure sensitive stylus just like Wacom devices! This is it! So far it's the best digital sketchbook that fits in my pocket! And I couldn't stop sketching & drawing with it ever since.

Now I'm waiting for a smaller & cheaper Cintiq. That will be perfect.

Sketching Kuwait

Digital sketches about our journey in Kuwait with Galaxy Note.


Arabian musics in the mall at Ramadan month.


Free gahwa and tea for iftar at Ramadan month.


Vintage gadgets seller in Kuwait friday market. We find a lot of retro gadgets like Polaroid cameras, calculators, Nintendo consoles. More about Kuwait friday market.


A shawarma restaurant. They put fruits on the top of the meat. One of the guy slices the laham (meat) & other creates saj (similar to kobus bread) from doughs.


Two Indian ladies waiting in front of bakala. India is the second largest population in Kuwait after Egypt.


Cashier guy in a grocery store with some Indonesian stuffs: "One telor asin and two terasi, all 1.2 KD."


A taxi driver having a good time. While driving, pulling his left leg & pulling hairs from his hairy nose. Life is good, eh?


Woman sells Kuwait traditional hand-woven textile, Sadu, in Souk Jumah. Some European tourists bargaining the price.


Waiting in the washing station.

More sketches are coming. Stay tuned.

Check our other sketches & illustrations about Kuwait here.

IF Teacher

Sometimes, the toughest job in the world is being a teacher.

Artist: Pinot
Tools: Samsung Galaxy Note with S Note app

The Heroine In TV Serial

Kiera Cameron from Continuum.
(updating..)

IF Bounce

Henry got a big giant rubber ball.
He climbs to the roof.
Plans to jump to the street below,
with that ball.

He will bouncing back, up & down.
So he can travel everywhere,
with his bouncing rubber ball.

Good luck, Henry.

Artist: Pinot
Tools: Samsung Galaxy Note with S Note app

IF Lonely

 

There's a party. Very crowdy. Super noisy. People are happy.

Except Harry. He looks so lonely. Because he just broke up with Sally.

Artist: Pinot.
Tool: Samsung Galaxy Note with S Note app.

Ramadan Sketch

Sketching the Ramadan festivity in Kuwait with Samsung Galaxy Note.
(updating..)

Arabic music in a tent inside shopping center (more)

Free tea & gahwa (coffee) kiosk for iftar

Tamar Hindi juice man offering free tamarind juice to people (more)

Gergean night when kids doing activity similar to trick or treat in Halloween with traditional costume, traditional song and treat candies and sweets. (more)

Free hinna painting for girls (and women)

IF Carry

Atlas, is the world becoming heavier & heavier?
How long can you carry it on your shoulder?

Artist: Pinot.
Tool: Samsung Galaxy Note.

IF Lost

In the dark of the night.
Driving straight no left no right.
But yet,
the home is still out of sight.

Artist: Pinot.
Tool: Samsung Galaxy Note.

Digital Sketchbook

I never leave home without this sketchbook & always bring it everywhere in my pocket. Waiting is no longer boring.



In the clinic. An old man checking the prescription for his medicine.



In Leia's ballet class. Waiting with other parents (or mothers) :D

Related sketches
- Heroine from TV series
- Ramadan Sketches
- Drawing with G-Note

Drawing With Galaxy Note

Remember when I was doing practices drawing with Galaxy Note back in March? It was for a Samsung drawing competition. And I won!



So finally, long story short, we have this doodling device & the family start using it.


Sky Train. Sketching with color.


In a wanzer factory. Not bad for shading, thanks to marker tool with opacity adjustment


Twiggy. Playing with duotone.


Didik Nini Thowok. Now I'm addicted.


Robert Redford.



Marilyn Monroe 


Propeller-driven locomotive. A bit difficult for detail drawing.

Doodling people around is fun. But a bit awkward especially when they realize someone is having a pencil & paper drawing about them. With Galaxy Note, I can doodle them unnoticable. Sneak doodling!


Arwen & her tap dance class

Mobarakiya, Kuwait traditional market

Indian ladies having chat


Kuwait flea market


Father & daughter in grocery store


And these are our 7 yo daughter Arwen's doodle with Galaxy Note.