Abstract and Fantasy.
Initial thoughts These two waterlily paintings were originally planed as my “End of the year relaxing project in 2023“. But it turned out to be the “Beginning of the year warming up project in 2024“. The goal is to practice loose brush stroke, lost details and color swapping. I try to paint enough light and […]
Read MoreClick 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 was […]
Read MoreInitial 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, ribbon decorations and so on, but I didn’t like it. […]
Read MoreIntroduction 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 to […]
Read MoreIntroduction 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 in […]
Read MoreIntroduction Through these years of painting animals and wildlife, I have noticed that their noses are very interesting. We often love to paint their eyes, just like human portrait, but probably more reluctant to go for their noses. So I want to put some information that I have learned based on my experience. I hope […]
Read MoreInitial thoughts This cat’s eyes remind me judge only. So it needs judge’s outfit. Nowadays, judges in United States don’t wear wig anymore. But I simply like the outfit with wig, it looks so cool and feels so antique. Thus I pick up this type of outfit just like judges in United Kingdom. According to […]
Read MoreThe story The white tiger is resting in forest. Little wild flowers under its paws. It is getting dark. White tiger feels sleepy. Suddenly, it senses light. White tiger opens its eyes and lift its head, trying to find the light source. Then it sees a magical goldfish flying this way. Glowing with warm yellow […]
Read MoreThe story It is a giant empty turtle shell. Someone changes it into a cozy little home in the middle of woods. At the bottom there are piles of rocks to lift it above the ground. Inside the shell there is a bed, a chair, a room divider/curtain, a celling light, some food storage and […]
Read MoreThe story A secret house hides in an old tree trunk. With an aged wooden door, the warm light inside shows through. The rabbit comes to the door in the middle of night, gently knocks on it. Knock, Knock, “Who’s there?” “It’s me, rabbit.” “Just a second, coming~” Option 1) This is rabbit’s house. It […]
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