Most of things in this painting are done in very few washs
Students quite often came to me and asked, “How do I fix this?” I usually only have one answer to this dreadful question, “leave it, start a new one” I don’t want to be rude or unwilling to help, but my fear is that they caught up by all the different ways to fix their finished painting instead of doing it right in the beginning.
Read MoreOur work and our life should be equally inspiring. If people compliment on my artwork but unimpressed by the type of person I am, then I will not consider myself a successful artist. To be an artist is an incredible privilege, let us take up the responsibility on showing the world what does it mean to be an artist!
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Oceanside, San Diego
What is visual language. Let’s break the term apart first. Visual is what you see. Language is a form of communication, either speak or written. Simply put, visual language is to communicate with the viewer by what you show them. In this case, it is your painting. Since my day job is working on sci-fi video game. Visual language becomes very important, because even though we are creating futuristic looking environment, objects and characters. The players need to get what are they seeing in the game, and they need to get it in an instant!
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Cle Elum River, 12x16 Plein Air
Burnt out is very real. And it doesn’t always coming from work. I’ll say most of my stresses don’t really come from work, but lack of personal time and unable to do what I want. To be able to identify the source of stress is vital very important for an artist. If you are burnt out, your creative energy is drained and your motivation goes down.
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