Dont hate me... more fish!

Adobe Illustrator, vector based simple fish designs for Facebooks "FishWorld" Game created by Tall Tree Games.

Original art work by Abz Hakim.

Meow meow...

Zade: Logo Revealed

It's my honour to have my work associated with Zade, and his organization.

In 2007, I was personally asked to design the logo for "The Zade Foundation for international peace and understanding". Zade himself saw my work, and generously asked me to design the new logo. Out of words, I was beyond flattered, and started right away.

I stand behind the message, and this wonderful organization. I'm all for peace, in all its forms, in all the ways we can reach it. Music is truly a universal language, and that too is inspiring.

I have never worked on a project I am more "goose-bumped" by, that stands so strong, and has such a powerful message...to me personally, and to everyone on this Earth who's heart beats the same beat, and searches for peace in midst of all that goes on daily.

I am proud to present the new logo (the bird/music note icon above (and below on the left) is what I designed), which can be seen on Zade's official site:

Zade

A look back to my thinking process, sketches, and how this all came about:

HERE

Please, have a look at his wonderful site, work, and get a chance to listen to some of his very inspiring work.

Peace, indeed.

Yes, MORE sad, lonely fish! Muhahaha!!

You can adopt these little fellers (yes, FELLERS) from Fishworld right into your own virtual fish tank! Which one is your favourite, and what will you name it? I like the all-orange goldfish, and I'm going to name him Mitt.

Done in Adobe Illustrator- fairly quickly and simply, as always- need to be fast paced, since these will be tiny in the actual tank, and not too much detail is essential to make them run smoothly...or, swim smoothly, rather.

Hopefully the next post wont be crying fish....(or ANY fish for that matter..but concidering I work on a fish game, that'll be unlikey) but hey, they have feelings too- and they want some exposure on this blog to get a little love and attention. Let's be gentle.........then we can eat them! Oh, I love my fishies!

My little fishies...

My fish for Fishworld... Done all in Adobe illustrator for Flash. I will be doing about 6 more by the end of the week...but here's a chunk! ;)

P.s, the catfish is sad cuz it got 'lost in the storm' while 'swimming to your tank'...Gotta love online games.

A chunk of random updates...

I've been a bit occupied, so I figured I would just give a quick update with a bunch of stuff...finished and unfinished...icons, etc. Here are the rest of the Mermaids for you guys, along with the rest! ;)

P.s, yes, that blonde one is Britney inspired... ;) couldnt NOT do a britney-mermaid. Haha

Mermaid

So, as you folks probably know by now, I make Facebook games. Well, I draw them...other people do the funky work to make it all work. So as this crazy Fish game obsession continues to grow, we decided to get some sexy mermaids in the fish tanks as decorations for people to buy.... Many liked them...many thought they were too sexy and provocative. There are about 4... this is one of them. I'll be posting more later on...but just wanted to get this little one out first. :) These are all vector based, and done simply for gaming purposes, so I 'couldnt' go all crazy with details, shading, etc. I like her. :) What do you think?

Unexpected Expectations

The last of the black and white series. I did this in a aboutttt 7 hours total I guess. Not very long, but like I always say- it doesn't take long to do art when you're inspired. This is roughly a meter square in size. Acrylic on canvas...

It's huge. It's a lot nicer in real life...when the canvas reflects other lights in the room...rather than getting a so-so camera quality snap shot of the big painting... it makes it flatter and not as lively...not as expressive. One day, I'll have a showing! ;)

When you both expect, and don't expect...

New Facebook Game Icons

You know how when you play a game on Facebook, you get a little "publish" option, with icons showing what your activity was on your wall? Well, these are some of the new ones I came up with for a few games we're workin on. :)

Ache

Yup, as promised, here's the other painting I just finished yesterday. I had some time off for the holidays, and got right into it- and got it done! Its crazy how fast one can finish work when they're so inspired, or when you've got a lot of 'creative energy' to release. Don't you agree?

I realize its very close to the previous piece-in likeness- which is kinda intended, and not at the same time. I wanted the same style for both since I'm doing a mini "collection"...with limited colours, and what not, also they're pretty much the same mood\feel\inspiration-- so, go figure. Anyways, more to come in the following week hopefully... I've got this huge white canvas waiting at home. Black and white, or should I do a little colour this time?

Happy 2010!

P.S Which do you prefer "Seasonal Sighs" or this one, "Ache"? ...and out of curiosity, Why? :)

Seasonal Sighs

Another one of my paintings. I just finished this last night. I actually had time to sit down and paint a reflection of my inside. I love doing these... out of EVERYTHING I post on my blog...and I mean EVERYTHING, I would say this is mo
st me (in terms of personal style)

My personal work...uninspired by anyone but the true, raw emotions I feel. not trying to make anything pretty, or shaded, the right colours, or style...just pure expression. I'll post a few of my older ones below. (I've posted them previously on this blog).

The weather always gets to me, to be honest. I need sun to function. Being deprived of it makes me a little kuku..and well, my insides float with emotion and expression that just needs to released and painted. Plus, I haven't done one of these in SUCH a long time, so a lot of other emotions have been bottled inside as well.

I call it 'Sigh'. Ah, gotta love the winter blues! ;)

P.S, I'm working on a Black & White collection... so another one is shortly to follow. Im doin them black and white for 2 reasons, 1) I never painted with black and white alone, and 2) to match my new place which is all black and white! Tryin to do the whole...classy grown up thing. ;)

The others:

Happy Holidays!