Fantasy oil painting “Hellhound puppy” ©YueZeng2024 Initial thoughts Hellhound is a well known mythology creature. One example is Cerberus in Greek myth. Descriptions of Cerberus vary, including the number of his heads. Cerberus was usually three-headed, though not always. But Cerberus is not the only one, the forklore all around the world often has somethingContinueContinue reading ““Hellhound puppy” Fantasy oil painting”
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“White fox shrine” Fantasy oil painting
Fantasy oil painting “White fox shrine” ©YueZeng2024 Background In Japanese folklore, the white fox is the companion of the god Inari (稲荷神). This god is in charge of agriculture and harvest. Therefore his companion or messenger, the white fox, is a positive and welcome figure. The reason is that fox hunts the mice and ratsContinueContinue reading ““White fox shrine” Fantasy oil painting”
“Snow mountain shipwreck” Fantasy oil painting
Fantasy oil painting “Snow mountain shipwreck” ©YueZeng2024 Initial thoughts I always like the concept of shipwreck. The deep water camera footage of the lost ships is thrilling yet fascinating. However, just like the <Whale oasis>, if a shipwreck appears on the seabed, that would be normal. I am looking for the place that the shipContinueContinue reading ““Snow mountain shipwreck” Fantasy oil painting”
Loose brush stroke oil painting “Waterlily pond blue/yellow”
Waterlily pond blue 20″×24″ ©YueZeng Waterlily pond yellow 20″×24″ ©YueZeng 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 detailsContinueContinue reading “Loose brush stroke oil painting “Waterlily pond blue/yellow””
“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 (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 (1) Animal’s nose, Cat, Dog and more
Introduction 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 hopeContinueContinue reading “Painting tips (1) Animal’s nose, Cat, Dog and more”
“Cat judge” Fantasy oil painting
“Cat judge” fantasy oil painting ©YueZeng2023 Initial 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 likeContinueContinue reading ““Cat judge” Fantasy oil painting”