Connecting your shapes in a painting is very important for a painting with good sense of depth and atmosphere. Although the world around us is filled with details, we only see them when our eyes are focusing on one thing. When your eye focus on a specific thing, other things in your peripheral vision will become blurry and they blended together.
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Why I don't paint photorealism
Photorealism seem like a trend right now. I personally see more and more photo-realistic paintings and drawings has gone viral on the internet. I don't know why they have gone viral, nor am I here to discuss this. I simply want to share why I don't paint in such a style and what does my painting style meant for me.
Read MoreThink twice, paint once
If you see me paint in person or in video, you often see me take a pause and ghosting the brush stroke a few times before I actually paint it. And if you've been to my live workshop where I can not cut or edit my demo, you can sometime see me staring at my paper without painting. It might appears that I'm not doing anything, but I'm actually doing the most important thing - thinking.
Read MoreUse the bead to make a big clean wash
Bead is the key for a clean wash. In this week's blog we are discussing about the bead. What causes it?what it's for? and how to use it.
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