Category: My Artistic Endeavors

My journey deeper into photography, art-making, filmmaking. Practiciing the craft that makes my creative juices flow.

  • Qt 4.8.5 c++ 3D demo update!!! No OpenGL or DirectX just pure Qt

    Had to revert back to Qt 4.8.5 but it works nonetheless. The video is choppy because I’m screencapturing the video as it’s running, but on my quadcore it runs at steady 60 fps. On duo-core it runs a steady 20 to 40 fps, so it really depends on your hardware, or I just need to optimize it more. But check out pure 3D in Qt and c++, no third-party dependency on OpenGL or DirectX!

  • How To Draw Le Hipster

    Learn from the master cartoonist and satirist how to draw le hipster!!!

  • How To Get Optimal Photo Print Quality with Lulu.com

    How To Get Optimal Photo Print Quality With Lulu.com
    By Chongchen Saelee

    Lulu.com is a book self-publishing service. You can print your own novel, comic book, photography book, calendar, etc. But each type of book will require a decent amount of technical skill to physically create a presentable product. When dealing with color printing, you will definitely encounter some road bumps. So I’ll share with you what I did to get optimal results for your printed photo book when using Lulu.com. (more…)

  • A Day In Paradise: Establishing Proper Tone in Comics

    A Day In Paradise: A Retro Comic by Chongchen Saelee
    A Day In Paradise: A Retro Comic by Chongchen Saelee

    A test to see if my tone is correct. The art isn’t exactly like retro comics, but I wanted to test if my understanding of the comics of the time is correct.

  • Stories From 2525: Eating At Simm’s Burgers

    Stories From 2525: Eating At Simm’s Burgers
    By Chongchen Saelee

    Promptly at 3:34pm each workday, I take my 30 minute break for lunch. I take a brisk stroll through the empty metropolitan streets just a couple of blocks away from The Cube, where I work. The streets are empty because most citizens are locked in their cages at home piloting their drones. And those personal drones scatter throughout the city like giant pests. I’m headed for Simm’s Burgers for lunch. Thank god Simm’s doesn’t allow drones.

    Simm’s is an old-fashion food vendor. Back in the day, they called their type of service “fast food”. I don’t know why, the automation food preparation system behind the kitchen viewing glass seems to move quite slow. On average, I receive my meal in an agonizing 30 seconds or longer. It irks me to have to come up with some kind of conversation in those 30 seconds to spare with the zit-faced kid at the front counter. (more…)

  • Pocky Strawberry Cream Flavor Asian Biscuit Stick Snack Review

    And the last one of my Asian snacks and drinks review series: Pock Strawberry Cream flavor biscuit sticks review. Check it out!

  • The Robot And The Cat

    The Robot And The Cat
    By Chongchen Saelee

    In a dank alley, a sanitation robot made its routine cycle tracking stray cats, containing them, and if the pound was overpopulated to exterminate them on site. This particular evening, it was extra cold, and a male cat had scavenged a half-eaten Whopper to eat. The crackling sound of dry leaves, paper, and plastic garbage bags did little to comfort or remind the alley’s inhabitants of the sound of warm burning kindle.

    The sanitation robot’s sensors detected a heat signature hidden behind a collapsed cardboard box. The robot uses automatic homing system to lock onto the heat signature and fires 2 tranquilizer darts at the target. There is a shrieking meow and then silence, only rustling of cold wind and paper.

    Clank, clank, clank. The male cat wakes inside to dark metal box. It starts clawing for a way out. (more…)

  • Pocky Chocolate Flavor Asian Snack Review

    It’s coming to a wrap, folks. My Asian snacks and drinks review series is finishing up. Here’s my review of Pocky Chocolate flavor Asian snack.

  • Nongshim Shrimp Cracker Asian Snack Review

    Nongshim is known for their instant noodles, but they also make snacks like this Shrimp Crackers. Find out what it tastes like!