42nd Annual SCBWI Summer Conference & LA Trip

        I went to LA to join 42nd Annual SCBWI Summer Conference in 8/2~8/4. This is my first time to attend the conference, and I think it is a wonderful experience for me. In these three days, there were many good speeches and workshops. I learned how to create characters and stories from great Illustrators. I also started to understand what the market needs from the agents, editors, and art directors. Besides, I heard of many great stories from some famous writers. Though I didn't win anything in not only portfolio showcase but also the raffle, I still felt that I gained a lot there.

        I am so glad that I attended the conference with my AAU classmates Sunny, Kelley and Hyoji. We really had a good time over there. And because of these familiar faces, it really made me, this introvert person, feel easier to handle this big event with so many strangers. (Though these strangers are very friendly)

We are in Golden Kite Lunch

David Wiesner's workshop and two good students

Portfolio Showcase

Golden Kite Lunch

Jarrett Krosoczka & Me

David Wiesner & Us

      After the conference, I decided to stay in LA couple days more. Trying to enjoy the "real" Summer in LA. I went to some great Museums over there, and found a good cafe to do some sketches. After several weeks working all day long at home, this working holidays really refreshed me. I also visited my friend Barsha. She took me to lovely Stories Books & Cafe and the amazing Time Travel Mart. I strongly suggest everyone who have time travel experience to visit this shop.

LACMA

Stories Books & Cafe

Time Travel Mart

The Echo Park

The Getty

Griffith Observatory

Fulfill my dream of being an Astronomer for 3 minutes

Norton Simon Museum

      I just can say that I had a good time there. And now I feel so great to continue my work. :)

New Business Card

I prepared my new business card for the Scbwi Conference in LA.

Fly

I repaint an old sketch...
(It seemed that I didn't draw this kind of cute stuff for a long time...:p)

把過去的Sketch重新上色
(感覺我好久沒畫這種可愛的角色了)

I always think that...

Being an Artist is a beautiful and challenging road...

(It is a kind of Self Portrait...:p)

我一直覺得
畫畫是一條困難但美麗的道路...

FAUX COVER: GOOD OMENS

It is always not easy to stay in good side, right?

I became a book Lover when I was a little boy. So I always want to paint some covers for those books I enjoy very much. Good Omens is the book that I love written by Neil Gaiman and Terry Pratchett. It is a book with a very interesting story and hummer. I designed these two characters in Character Design class in 2011 spring. And I have this idea at that time, too. I am glad I finally finished it. It is also my first time to use  pen and ink to create something. I had lots of fun in doing it. I hope you enjoy it, too.

Neil Gaiman 和 Terry Pratchett 寫的"好預兆"是一本我很喜歡的小說。我從小就是一個很喜歡閱讀的小孩，書對我來說跟寶物沒兩樣，好的書更是如此，因此我一直很想為我喜歡的書畫一些封面，順便借紹它們給大家。我在2011年春天的Character Design課裡設計了這兩個角色，也在那時在腦中有這張畫的想法，我很高興我現在可以完成它。同時這也是我第一次嘗試用墨線來畫一些東西，我在過程中得到很多樂趣。希望大家也同樣喜歡它。

Repainting some old works

It is always not easy to repaint an old painting. Sometimes, it is harder than painting a new one. I always want to keep the beautiful part of the old painting and try to make it look better. But there will be a lot of conflicts in my minds. "Should I change this?" "I don't want to change it because I love it!" I have to make decisions all the time. This is very difficult for me. I just hope it looks better than before.

修畫總是一件不容易的事，有時候我覺得它比畫一張新的畫還困難。心裡總是想著要保留原本好的地方，然後使它看起來更好。但這時心中就會有許多掙扎，必須一直在修圖的過程做決定，這對我來說是很困難的事。我只希望修完的畫真的看起來更好些。

Portrait: The Jellyfish Girl

Floating Freely.....

This is a Portrait for one of my old friend. :)


自由的飄浮......

這是給一位老朋友的Portrait。