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Here, I've compiled the various ways I know of to study art. I hope it's helpful for those of you who are also studying abroad and want to learn! If there's anything you've missed, please politely add it in the comments.

I know I can easily ask ChatGPT or other generative AIs to create a building sketch for me. But as an artist I'm only asking ChatGPT for a set of latitude and longitude. I still enjoy finding my own reference pictures and working on the sketches myself.

Great news here! I applied for a local art & craft fair last week and got accepted to have a spot there next month. This post is going to share the market details and what I’m preparing for the market.

A blue lobster is wrapping seaweed prawn rolls with his big claws. He’s a prawn lover, and as a food booth owner in the Night Market Under The Sea, he just has to share his favorite dish with the rest of the ocean dwellers! This illustration features another character from the Night Market Under The Sea collection, Lob Lob.

A manta ray (Ms. Manta) is slowly grilling a hurricane sea cucumber with her one and only tail. She has no idea what it actually tastes like. After all, she only feeds on microorganisms. The reason she chose to make these hurricane sea cucumbers is simply because she thought it would be a good selling point. This illustration showcases Ms. Manta’s food booth, with details including live sea cucumbers in a glass tank, as well as pre-sliced, grilling, and the finished hurricane

I have started my Substack newsletter. It will share my art journey posts there. I will also share updates of my products and website.

What would a food booth run by a jellyfish-loving sea turtle even look like? This piece was actually pretty easy to envision, and in the end, it became one of my favorite illustrations in the Night Market Under The Sea collection. Jellyfish are such floaty, ethereal creatures. Just adding them into the scene instantly brings a sense of randomness and liveliness to the artwork.

The manta ray is a large marine creature, but it feeds on microorganisms and is harmless to humans. This illustration features a manta ray using its tail to grill a sea cucumber. When I was working on it, I struggled quite a bit, from figuring out the pose to deciding what food it should be grilling. So here are some behind-the-scenes.

With their sideways scuttles, powerful claws, and tough shells, crabs are some of the most recognizable creatures in the animal kingdom. But did you know these crustaceans are also incredibly diverse, clever, and even capable of regeneration? Whether crawling along the ocean floor or hiding in tide pools, crabs have plenty of secrets waiting to be discovered.

When you picture a lobster, you probably imagine a dark reddish-brown shell, but nature occasionally throws a curveball. Here is the blue lobster: a dazzling, electric-blue crustacean so rare that its odds of existing are just 1 in 2 million! These vibrant creatures have fascinated scientists, fishermen, and animal lovers alike, not just for their color but for the incredible science behind their appearance.