“The secret fountain” fantasy oil painting ©YueZeng2024 Initial thoughts The idea for “The secret fountain “is to paint some glowing water in the dark. It can be the sea like the glowing beach in Puerto Rico. Or maybe rivers, lakes and ponds. But eventually, I pick up fountain because it is more artificial feeling. UnlikeContinueContinue reading ““The secret fountain” Fantasy oil painting”
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“The lost throne” Fantasy oil painting
“The lost throne” fantasy oil painting ©YueZeng2024 Initial thoughts The idea for “The lost throne” started with the big tree. It suited for a throne in my mind. But who would put a throne in the woods? Then I thought about Maya pyramid. People once believed that Maya built their pyramid inside the forest. ButContinueContinue reading ““The lost throne” Fantasy oil painting”
“Pegasus” Fantasy oil painting
Fantasy oil painting “Pegasus” ©YueZeng2024 Initial thoughts Pegasus is a winged horse in Greek mythology. It is usually white and helps heros to fight foe. In the beginning I just want to try a winged horse. Like I mentioned before, you can put wings on normal animals then they would become mythical creatures such asContinueContinue reading ““Pegasus” Fantasy oil painting”
“Mermaid” Fantasy oil painting
Click the right arrow to reveal full version of this mermaid painting. Initial thoughts Mermaid is such a classic fantasy creature. It lives as early as 1000BC. As time goes by, mermaid becomes a default character in the ocean. The first time I painted a mermaid it was in a commission and the mermaid wasContinueContinue reading ““Mermaid” Fantasy oil painting”
“Cats wedding in poppy field” Fantasy oil painting
“Cats wedding in poppy field” fantasy oil painting ©YueZeng Initial thoughts Love is in the air. Well, I believe these two cats’ pose explain everything. I don’t need a story to backup their relationship. 🤣 It took me sometime to choose the environment. First I tried the common wedding background such as white roses, ribbonContinueContinue reading ““Cats wedding in poppy field” Fantasy oil painting”
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”
Digital sketch time lapse with Procreate (14)
This post is for time lapse videos of digital sketch “Lion dance” series, including “White lion”, “Black lion”, “Red lion” and “Yellow lion”. https://youtu.be/VItvjMbQQv4 Time lapse of digital sketch “White lion”. https://youtu.be/58LJ4ACW2hw Time lapse of digital sketch “Black lion”. https://youtu.be/jQfWwPRZqt0 Time lapse of digital sketch “Red lion”. https://youtu.be/OEvbLtAIqf0 Time lapse of digital sketch “Yellow lion”.
Mixed media painting with collage “Ramen noodle” series
Background Ramen (/ˈrɑːmən/) (拉麺, ラーメン or らーめん, rāmen, IPA: [ɾaꜜːmeɴ]) is a Japanese noodle dish. It consists of Chinese-style wheat noodles (or 中華麺, chūkamen) served in a broth; common flavors are soy sauce and miso, with typical toppings including sliced pork (chāshū), nori (dried seaweed), menma (bamboo shoots), and scallions. Ramen has its roots inContinueContinue reading “Mixed media painting with collage “Ramen noodle” series”
Digital sketch time lapse with Procreate (13)
This post is for time lapse videos of digital sketch “Ramen noodle” series, including “Beef”, “Chicken”, “Shrimp” and “Vegetable”. https://youtu.be/SgcTpW-D9fM Time lapse of digital sketch “Ramen noodle beef” https://youtu.be/uzEasRImD8A Time lapse of digital sketch “Ramen noodle chicken” https://youtu.be/7Jgb20neG68 Time lapse of digital sketch “Ramen noodle shrimp” https://youtu.be/zxc-Kv-_a1Q Time lapse digital sketch “Ramen noodle vegetable”
Oil painting “Under the sea coral reef” series
Coral reef blue Coral reef pink Initial thought The coral reef comes across my mind when I am watching some documentary films about ocean ecosystem. I have always felt that ocean is part of me since I grew up at a coastal city. One of my uncles who is in his 60s still dives downContinueContinue reading “Oil painting “Under the sea coral reef” series”