Tuesday, July 27, 2010

On models keeping a CLEAN head shot when going to castings.

One of the things that really gets on my nerves is when a prospect model walks in to my office hoping to get a job, and presents a really lousy portfolio.  To be honest my dear models, a clean head shot is far better than any amount of makeup, clothes and eyelashes you could imagine putting on yourself for that amazing photograph.  Art directors, casting directors and makeup artists are looking at how you register on the camera.  You'll get a better shot of getting a job if you show how you look with very plain makeup in front of the camera. Then the rest of us can start imagining what to do with you, how to dress you up and put makeup on you.

No feathers for eyelashes, no strange diamond studs on your lips or anywhere else on your face please. That includes you boys as well! It's like your face was dipped in the junk section of a bead shop. No strange Page 3 poses either with nasty lingerie that makes our eyes melt, please. No pixellated pictures either please. No crazy airbrushing either please, we like skin, not plastic!

I want to see grace, beauty and class. I want to see a good range of emotion, maybe different looks with good makeup treatment. I want to see how your body moves when wearing different outfits and most importantly, you need to not take it too seriously, and be able to laugh at yourself too.  I think in a way it shows wisdom.

Here's a good friend of mine, Matteo.  I did his head shot as well.

he's holding back his laughter. I know it.

Now we're ready to get to work with him.  Body makeup artist Laura Bake starts painting on him.  Looks like she's erasing his face! haha...


Based on the sketches she and fellow makeup artist Bea Lopez made, she carefully draws Canada's maple leaf on Matteo


Tadaaahh.. nice clean makeup.  The leaf smack in the middle of his forehead still makes me laugh, no offense at all to Canada. Just to Matteo :)


Also, yesss I know it's time to update the look of this site. It's happening now, new look to come very soon. 

I'm so over black.

Tuesday, July 06, 2010


Happy 4th of July. Happy Politics, neverending politics...


Its a wonder that models aren't blind.  I was using the Broncolor Para, sooo nice!


Some photos exhibited in the 100 Square Foot show in Dalston

Monday, December 07, 2009


From a little poem called Poem Number Thirty Four.

Becky's getting bored.
Becky is tired of staying digital. (but secretly wants to do animation!)

*sigh*
Ever since I came back from my two week escape to my grandma's house in Holland to do non stop painting, i haven't touched any of the illustrations. They're sitting in my room, still packed in a few layers of protective plastic, waiting for me to spend quality time with them. I have books I want to make, and I'm making everything else except that.
I've been asked to create more and more websites -- and it's pretty fast, fun and easy for me, specially with guidance from my brother Danny who's a programmer. And though I find meaning in working for each of these sites, I want next year to be a lot more organic. 

Back away from the computer Becky or I'll place small open electric circuits embedded in the keyboard! Be Gone!

I see my own problem and it's just a matter of it fixing itself. I've said yes to too many projects, and they've come together all at once. Next year is a year of NOs! very wise, healthy NOs! (once the projects can stand on their own two feet)


something small I sketched recently for Shubha's event


The drawing that's waiting for me. (it has 10 brothers and 9 sisters!) 20 pages in total.


something I painted when I was 17. I don't know where the painting's gone. oh well







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