Motion and space in illustration The CreativeMindClass Blog
Ever since as a young child I've been drawn to paint, and play with my hands. It was and always has been my most natural method for me to express myself. But growing in Taiwan the pursuit of an artistic profession was thought of as a negative thing, and I was often told by adults to study more practical subjects otherwise I'd end being hungry on the streets.
My mom was always encouraging me to do whatever I wanted and did anything in her power to help to achieve my objectives. After coming back to America, United States and graduating high school, I realized that I would like to make art an occupation.
I was accepted to ArtCenter College of design, studied Illustration intended to go to the field of feature animation. However, along the way I came across motion graphics and was enthralled by its versatility and all it's amazing art work done by those I admiration.
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How would you describe your style?
It's still a long path to finding the fashion that I'm able to claim as my own. I tend to be drawn to trying different things from time to time... One month I'll feel like doing very colorful things, soon I'll want to experiment with more naturalistic colors; I'll be really into a shape driving style for a time but then one day I'll get bored of it and will want to explore a style that's based on lines.
Or sometimes I'll try to merge opposite things that seem fascinating to me to make it seem like I'm in an endless quest to discover and discover. But after dabbling a little in a few places, I'm noticing there are some shapes, colors, compositions I'm drawn to, perhaps it's the beginning of a style?
This is part of the reasons why I am so happy being at Oddfellows and sometimes, I cannot believe that I'm fortunate to be part of an amazing group of people. At work we often have to adapt to different styles from project to project, almost every project is done in different styles which is why I am constantly discovering new information from my coworkers every day.
What is the key to making your illustrations?
I like to make illustrations on subjects that interest me or am interested in. I then attempt to add my own twist to it.
Most importantly, I love to have enjoyable. It is my opinion that having fun is essential to creating something, viewers can really tell whether a person had enjoyment doing something... that extra spark.
As I was battling the pandemic, seeing our studio and my peers trying their best in helping the community In the end, I decided to start a Patreon called Joy&Frens which gives 50% of the earnings go to the charities chosen by my patrons. There, I post Tips & Tricks, process videos, ask friends to join me for collaborations and share their wisdom.
I also show my work through Instagram as well as on my web site.
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