Poker Heart 5: The Peaches are all mine!

There is an activity in Taiwanese illustration field that asks 53 artists do one of the 53 poker cards (include the joker) to celebrate the Chinese New Year. And luckily, I got a spot!

We also need to choose one of the 12 Animals of the Chinese Zodia into the painting. And what I got is Heart 5, and I picked monkey as my subject.

I used the peach shape to imitate the heart shape.

Well, I don't know why I ended up painting blue hair for the monkey girl, but I guess I need to try something new in my life... YOLO!!

The Sweet Sleep of the Pea Princess

I participated an competition hold by YKH Essential Oils on February. The subject should be about fairy tale with animal character(s) and the natural source of essential oil.

Since I've already known that I failed to be chosen in that competition, it doesn't matter that I publish this painting, right?

Well, I chose to do the Princess and the Pea as my subject. We know the Princess in that story has a very sensitive body that can feels the little pea through 20 mattresses. And my concept is using the orange essential oil to help the princess to sleep tight at night.

Even though I didn't make it in the competition, this painting was still an enjoyable piece during the process.

I personally think the cat princess is so adorable and pretty! <3

Sing with me when you hear the Birthday Song~ (birthday card)

Well, I haven't done watercolor piece for a long long while. I god damn miss watercolor!!
Lots of thing are going on and I just can't handle them at the same time.

Anyway, let's talk about the concept of this card.
It is inspired by the legend of Pied Piper of Hamelin. 
My concept is that when the girl Tina sings the Birthday song, all animals will follow her
unconsciously. Just like what Pied Piper did to the children, except this is a happy version with various animals.

Children's Book Illustration

 ↑ Illustrate the poem "Listen!" by Lillian Moore.

I think I still have a lot of space to improve... but I like my idea and composition anyway. 

 ↑ Value study by gouache for Alphabet book's illustration, 10 x 16"

↑ Color comps by photoshop for Alphabet book's illustration

↑ Alphabet book, 10x16", gouache

 Because of time, I don't think I did my best on it...T T

I didn't adjust the value carefully..., gouache really needs to take a lot of time to paint...

Anyway, I put the text and adjusted the value a little by Photoshop.

↑ "The Lion and the Mouse" character designs.

 I love my lion character so much! He is super handsome!!XDD

↑ Children's Book Illustration,

"The Lion and the Mouse," watercolor, 10x16 in.

  

↑ Children's Book Illustration,

"The Lion and the Mouse," watercolor, 8x10 in.

↑ The character design for my own story.

↑ My own story.

Watercolor and brown ink, 10"x16"

↑ My own story.

Watercolor and brown ink, 10"x16"

↑ A rough book cover design with value for my own story.

Illustration 2

Most are painted by Watercolor

↓24 steps Color wheel

 ↓Color Chart

↓ Faceted shapes in-class practice

 ↓ Faceted shapes project final

↓portrait practice

↓portrait practice 

 ↓portrait project final

 ↓in-class practice

↓Animal Realistic Rendering

↓Character pen and ink

 ↓Character Rendering

↓Self-portrait

↓Double-page Children book Illustration: Pinocchio

watcolor base with oil wash 

 

↓Children's book cover: Pinocchio

watcolor with oil wash

I really love my wood texture on the background.

 

 ↓ I put the words with Photoshop.