Tuesday, February 25, 2014

GIF ~ Dog

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GIF ~ Stick Dog ~ by Stick Man



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GIF ~ Smiley with Pet Dog


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GIF ~ Dogs Running



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Subject: GIF ~ Dogs Running

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Artists ~ Wife & Husband ~ Shu-fen Chen & Pinfan

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Date: Tue, Feb 25, 2014 at 11:33 AM
Subject: Artists ~ Wife & Husband ~ Shu-fen Chen & Pinfan

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Art
~ Pandora Tarot (Strength)
~ Lion with Pretty Face
~ by Chen Shu Fen

Pandora Tarot (Strength)


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Art
~ Focus
~ Pretty Face
~ by Pinfan (Husband of Chen Shu Fen)

Focus.

Artworks of Pinfan
First published on paper by renowned Taiwanese illustrator Pinfan in 1997, “FOCUS.” for iPad, an experimental artwork, tells the story in a movie-like format.
Despite its digital compilation, “FOCUS.” recreated watercolor touches, intentionally high contrast and ambiguous details for readers to experience the quiet, serene atmosphere of the story line.
It’s a movie, a storybook and a watercolor portfolio. Whichever you’d like, it’s an enjoyable experience to “FOCUS.” again on your iPad.

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Bio
Art ~ by Chen Shu Fen
Art ~ by Shu Fen Chen

Shu-fen Chen

Shu-fen Chen


Illustrator, graphic designer and fine arts
Shu-fen Chen was not born artist, but she eventually became one of Taiwan’s best-selling illustrators and comic artists ever. Trained as a stock market clerk, Shu-fen gave up the relatively bland job to pursue her interest in visual creativity.
After marrying Pinfan, also a popular artist, Shu-fen and her husband formed an unparalleled team in Taiwan’s digital art arena. They worked together on book covers, posters, illustrations and online games; while Shu-fen stands out with subtle, feminine characters and Pinfan well known for creating cool but attractive males, they are all masters of light, color and flowing lines of pure oriental style.
Shu-fen started her artist career by drawing Christmas cards and creating book covers for publishers in 1988, but she didn’t reach popular artist status until she designed posters for the Chinese edition of “Tokyo Love Story”, a Japanese comic series, in 1992.
Two decades later, Shu-fen is not only one of the top commercial artists in Taiwan, Hong Kong and China, but also among the few Taiwanese illustrators to survive the fiercely competitive Japanese market. She collaborates with Shueisha, Shogakukan, Kodansha, Akita Shoten and Dengeki Manga, among other publishers, on comic series and original artworks.
Over 40 books published in company with Pinfan, Shu-fen Chen fully demonstrates her ability to create a miraculous atmosphere that leads readers into their youthful years and brings back sweet memories.
Pinfan and Shu-fen Chen’s official sites in Chinese and Japanese.

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Husband of Chen Shu Fen

Pinfan

Pinfan


Illustrator, graphics designer and fine arts
One of the most popular contemporary illustrators in Taiwan, Hong Kong, China and Japan, Pinfan has been fascinating his loyal followers with an amazing mixture of light and shadow between two extreme ends of the spectrum.
Pioneer in the digital art field with sophisticated sketching and watercolor painting techniques in combination with “natural media” computer graphics software since mid-1990s, Pinfan previously worked in several advertising agencies and publishers as designer and manager.
After more than a decade working on fine arts, illustration, graphics, books and even game design, Pinfan and his wife, Shu-fen Chen, are both among the best-known digital artists in the Chinese-speaking world and Japan, where he is dubbed one of Asia’s greatest illustrators today.
In fact, it’s not uncommon that Pinfan and Shu-fen Chen cooperate on the same project. They each works on different parts on the digital canvas, or take turns to perfect one masterpiece, where Pinfan’s style is somewhat more masculine than his partner, while Shu-fen Chen being an expert of turning feminine colors and lines into an atmosphere of delicate, youthful emotion.
With more than 40 books and countless awards on hand, Pinfan keeps trying new media forms and functions on the Web and iPad. Puomo.com is privileged to publish “Focus”, Pinfan’s first digital book, and have him on our artist portfolio.
Pinfan and Shu-fen Chen’s official sites in Chinese and Japanese.
Puomo.com represents Pinfan in areas outside Taiwan, China and Japan. If you’re interested in collecting Pinfan’s original works or having him work on your art project or publication, please contact info@puomo.com.
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Here are some of their works.

 






 





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Silver Needle Noodles

Silver Needle Noodles
~ Do you know what this is?
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Silver needle noodle (simplified Chinese银针粉traditional Chinese銀針粉pinyinyín zhēn fěn) or Rat noodle (Chinese老鼠粉pinyinlǎo shǔ fěn) is a variety of Chinese noodles.[1] It is short, about 5 cm long and 5 mm in diameter. It has a white semi-transparent colour. The noodle is available in many Chinese markets in Chinese populated areas such as Hong KongTaiwanMalaysia and Singapore.

Names

Quite a number of names have been used to describe the noodle. The noodle is more commonly known as silver needle noodle in Hong Kong and Taiwan, and rat noodle in Malaysia and Singapore. The noodles are named as such because the shape of the noodles is long and tapered much like a rat's tail or a needle.
  • Lao Shu Fen, Lou Syu Fan (老鼠粉)
  • Yin Zhen Fen, Ngan Jam Fan (銀針粉/银针粉)
  • Mee Tai Bak, Mi Tai Mu (米苔目/米台目)
  • Mi Shai Mu (米篩目/米筛目)
  • Short Rice Noodle
  • Loh See Fun

Production

The noodles are made from ground rice flour but sometimes with some added cornstarch to reduce breakage during frying.[1] As with most Chinese noodles, they are commercially produced and seldom homemade as it is too tedious to make a small amount for home consumption.

Preparation

The noodles may be stir-fried, scalded and flavored with a mixture of sauces, cooked in soup or cooked dry in a clay-pot. As with most Chinese noodles, it can be served for breakfast, lunch or dinner as a main course or supplementing a rice meal. Many Chinese restaurants, hawkers and roadside stalls serve the noodle in various forms. One of the famous dishes that can be found widely in Southeast Asia is Clay-Pot Lao Shu Fen.[2] The purpose of using clay-pot is to keep warmth of the dish and make the dish look more appetizing.






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