Introduction 2026 marks my tenth year of painting as a primary life goal. Looking back, I realize I haven’t just been painting; I’ve been developing a scientific protocol to answer the question: “How do I find my art style?” Here is my 5-step approach to training your brain to paint what you envision. Disclaimer: ThisContinueContinue reading “The Algorithm of Art: A Scientific Approach to Finding Your Style”
Category Archives: What I learned
Exploring crochet flower bouquet
Crochet flowers bouquet In the beginning Last summer break, I got a crochet kit for my kids. It was a very simple one, and the goal was for them to spend some time doing crafts. However, the kids didn’t understand the crochet coding system, and neither did I. So the crochet pattern became a puzzleContinueContinue reading “Exploring crochet flower bouquet”
Exploring fabric dye and needle work on linen canvas for oil painting
“Gone fishing” fabric patchwork oil painting 11″ ×14″ ©YueZeng2025 Previous experiment Please check out my pervious experiment for background context. Project ideas 1) Dog portrait This piece is similar to the cat one. I paint directly on dyed fabric, but the difference is that I transferred the line drawing before dyeing the fabric. 2) GoneContinueContinue reading “Exploring fabric dye and needle work on linen canvas for oil painting”
I fixed the Website or online store needs improvement in Google Merchant Center
Disclaimer: The information in this post is based on my personal experience. How I fix Google Merchant Center website or online store needs improvement may not apply to everyone’s situation. The problem After I fixed the Misrepresentation in Google Merchant Center, I received another warning as “Website or online store needs improvement”. At this moment,ContinueContinue reading “I fixed the Website or online store needs improvement in Google Merchant Center”
I fixed Google Merchant Center Misrepresentation and unsuspened Google Ads account
Disclaimer: The information in this post is based on my personal experience. How I fix Google Merchant Center misrepresentation may not apply to everyone’s situation. Background After I installed the Google for WooCommerce plugin, I started to experience bumps. Days of setting up and adjusting, the Google promotion run about one week and all wentContinueContinue reading “I fixed Google Merchant Center Misrepresentation and unsuspened Google Ads account”
Exploring paper cutting and its design
Paper cutting Minnesota state map ©YueZeng The beginning It all started with the Christmas gift idea. I wanted something special for a music instructor who teaches guitar. I thought about guitar ornament or guitar decoration or guitar pillow but none of them inspired me. Until one day when I was looking for some Chinese NewContinueContinue reading “Exploring paper cutting and its design”
Exploring Boro and Sashiko with DIY bags and toys
Background Last Thanksgiving I got myself a sewing machine. Since then I played with it a lot. I focused on making fabric bags and found some good channels on YouTube such as Ae PooiM. One day YouTube sent me a video about Sashiko and I was totally amazed by this type of needle work. SoContinueContinue reading “Exploring Boro and Sashiko with DIY bags and toys”
Painting tips (4) Color palette painting method
Introduction When I started painting, I got used to replicate whatever color on the reference photo. After a while I found out that I could mix any color in the reference photo. But it made the painting process less interesting. I didn’t want to replicate the photo all the time and certainly I wanted toContinueContinue reading “Painting tips (4) Color palette painting method”
Painting tips (3) Green colors in nature, the essential undertone
Introduction Artists probably heard this tip “Never paint with the paint straight out of a tube.” This is true, especially for green colors. For landscape that has trees, grass, forest, woods and so on, we tend to use the green colors directly because our brain tells us those things are green. However, the color inContinueContinue reading “Painting tips (3) Green colors in nature, the essential undertone”
Painting tips (2) Different fur, short, long, curly and more
Polar bear with dry fur Introduction I’ve painted animals with short, long, curly and wet fur. It is a good time for me to organize what I’ve learned and put things together. I hope this information would help you painting/drawing furry animals. Dry fur Here is my cat model, Naomi. As what you can seeContinueContinue reading “Painting tips (2) Different fur, short, long, curly and more”