photo studies

 (Photo references on left side, studies on the right)

Rough layout Exercises - lost world treasure hunts!

using The Acropolis of Athens for this piece of the exercise

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LAYOUT EXERCISES

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this week I am trying to generate different layouts based on the nature references 

(the photo references I got from Mike Reyfman Photography)

Transforming rocks to the buildings - 

was thinking about a treasure hunt concept for this layout 

rough painting, not fully finished with details. The layout is the focus :P

would like to finish more details on the background buildings, but the layout is my focus here 

lighting exercises part II

* these are merely the lighting exercises

* reference photos were from google search, and the original environment photo was provided by John.

Lighting exercises - Interior

what's coming in this Fall 2018

Raise the Red Lantern

a young, confused, and sad bride, I believe there were so many of them in the past...

the painting is inspired by an old film,"Raise the Red Lantern," main casted by 鞏俐/Gong Li back in 1992.  It's about a young lady becomes the 4th wife of a wealthy lord and must learn to live with the strict rules and tensions within the household. The sadness in this bride / a naive girl's eyes caught my attention while I watched the film with my family. 

"大紅燈籠高高掛" 

"Raise the Red Lantern"

Loulan

Queen of Loulan with Progeria

Oldman Storyteller / Young&Old queen/ Evil advisor