Painting tips (2) Different fur, short, long, curly and more

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 see in this photo, she has […]

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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 hope […]

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“Cat judge” Fantasy oil painting

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 like judges in United Kingdom. According to […]

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“White tiger and goldfish visitor” Fantasy oil painting

The 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 […]

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“Turtle house” Fantasy oil painting

The 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 […]

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“Knock Knock” Fantasy oil painting

The 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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Printing 2024 calendar with my artwork

Background I wanted to print a calendar with my artwork years ago. It takes me years to collect 12+1 paintings that I like to put together. Finally, this holiday season I am able to try that. And I hope this would make a nice holiday gift for my family and friends. For this calendar, I […]

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“Angel and demon” fantasy oil painting

Initial thoughts The idea of “Angel and demon” appears at the moment I found this reference photo. Two tigers fight. One could be white with angel wings, the other could be black with demon snake tail. The feathered wings come from mythical creature Griffin. And the snake tail comes from another mythical creature Chimera. Interesting […]

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Fantasy oil painting “Encounter brown bear and grey wolf”

Initial thoughts The general idea of bear and wolf meeting each other started with movie “The Call of The Wild (2020)”. When Buck (the dog) became the leader of the wolf pack, he scared away the brown bear which used to terrify the wolves. It was a nice scene and I saved a screenshot. ⬇ […]

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2023 Relaxation small oil painting series (2)

Previous post 2023 RELAXATION SMALL OIL PAINTING SERIES (1) Snowy stream This one can be considered as another landscape study. I like the color of reflection on water surface. But I try not to paint every tiny branches of those trees. Fig salads I love fig. I’ve heard “fig” fruit since I was little. But […]

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