I was a chemistry student. After working in industry for a while, I struggle with myself for a really long time. I try to get my mind straight and I finally realized that I want to create in terms of painting and drawing. Although I know that I start it late, I want to keep moving forward. Even just a little bit everyday.
At the beginning I wanted to try some landscape related subject as a practice of “getting out of your comfort zone”. So I pick this tree. I started the procedure as usual and it went not bad until the moment I needed to paint leaves. I figured out the bark, the rock and the earth … More Oil painting – Big tree
Finally, it is this time of year. 2019 is truly busy and challenging for me. But somehow I manage it and follow my schedule without too much delay. Yeah~ New year is even more challenging. Our whole family will relocate to another state. I’m not sure how I can accomplish that but I will keep … More Happy New Year, Welcome 2020~
For the record, I’ve tried variety drawing tables/pen display since last year. As I was not happy with Huion’s product at the end (please check out my blog for details), I started trying other brands. And this year VEIKK has a new tablet which is bigger screen than previous VK1560. VEIKK VK2200 drawing pen display. … More VEIKK VK2200 drawing pen display review
Ever since I started oil painting, I get a lot info on how bad the solvent is, especially its vapor (fume). Someone even describe it as an evil. Well, as a formal chemist, I need more data to prove any statement rather than description or imagination only. So I download the MSDS file and I … More Simple calculation of how much vapor of oil painting solvent in working area
As I finally have some finished painting on hand, I think it should be a good time for me to have a simple brochures for marketing needs. I use VistaPrint website. They have multiple options for brochures and I choose a classic tri-fold one. I try to keep the design as simple as I can. … More My first Tri-fold Brochures
This is a quick summary for choosing canvas size. I prefer to stick to one size and then enlarge it when I need. Soon I find out that some of the canvas sizes are related to each other. So I want to put them together to have a clear view that which size comes from … More Table of canvas sizes
I have been watching a lot YouTube art videos when I decided to become an artist myself. I know that sounds “instant” but during the days that I can only lay down on my bed all day due to physical issue, smartphone and YouTube was all I got. Well I have to admit that there … More Summary of some YouTube art channels
