~Little Christmas Elf~

The Christmas card that I illustrated was arrived yesterday!
They are available in my etsy store now. Let's Shop!

https://www.etsy.com/listing/116493962/the-little-christmas-elf-christmas-card

Happy Holiday!

RUN!

oil on gesso board (17" x 22")

I have learnt a lot of things from this painting. When I need to create a place/environment by my own imagination, I have to locate the shadow, reflection on the right place in order to make it looks believable and it is very difficult to do. Although I got some references to help me out, it just requires my brain to keep thinking the relationship between the light and shadow all the time. 

This painting is going to be finished this week, I still need to tone down some parts...such as the bird at the top right hand corner.

I also took some working process photos to record my progress, but I think I delete the photos accidentally. Sad!

Hope I can move on to the next illustration next week.

color comp for the story...

Recently, I just keep working on the sketches and color comps of the story that I wrote. The above color comp is one of spread of the story, I think I will do the finish illustration in oil or acrylic. After I finish all the sketches, I will let you know the whole story. For this illustration, I like the frog a lot... Do you notice where frog is? Zoom in, and find it out! haha!

Besides, I got commissioned jobs! YEAH! I will do my best. Thank you for my client.

p.s. Boosko, when I saw your website was down...I cried. Hope you can recover and be better soon. Miss you~

Handmade Necklace

I didn't spend much time on my illustration in last two weeks...reason? Because I almost spendt all my time to learn how to handmade necklaces!! I didi it and I am so excited about it now! I used my illustration for all these necklaces and I love them so much. It's always exciting to go beyond who you are and do something that you never learn!

There are more designs of the necklaces in my etsy shop, http://www.etsy.com/shop/phoenix7472
Besides, there are also prints of my illustration. Since I just start to do it, I set everything in lower price and hope more people can buy them!

please score it!

Always can be better...

Do you notice the differences and the improvement? I revised the painting after having my mentor, Kam Mak's critique. I really learn a lot from him:)) Obviously, the one on the right is the revised one that the girl is much more alive and everything is just more three-dimensional. It is always can be better!

p.s. I updated the website, http://phoenixchanillustration.webs.com/

A girl lives in a tree house with a fox...

8" x 10" (oil on gesso board )

under tone painting

In previous post, I had this girl in the painting and she appeared very small in the composition. Thus, I feel like I own her a portrait, which can show her lovely face clearly. I am definitely like her outfit and wish someone can make one for me!