I am a self-taught artist and trained myself how to draw and paint at the age of three; my first drawing was "Elmo" from Sesame Street. 

Later as I got older, I joined various art challenges and started learning the art from seasoned art Masters and courses from well-known art institutions. (Above Picture) Yes!, it is me at the age of 3 drawing in Elmo, my toddler days growing up in New York. 

Kesh is a visual raconteur, artist. I attended his drawing camp courses and joined the challenges he developed, including the 100 Days Challenge.

Here's how it works; Draw every day for at least 6 mins/day for 100 Days. I joined the sketching challenge twice in 2000 and 2021, totaling 200 days. The challenge teaches you about consistency and growing with each art piece you make.

I also attended Drawing Camp offered by Kesh.

I previously joined the month-long Jake Parker's Inktober Challenge focused on improving skills and developing positive drawing habits. Jake Parker is an American comic short-story producer, concept designer, cartoonist, and animator. As a set stylist for Blue Sky Studios, Jake contributed to the animated films Horton Hears a Who, Rio, and Epic.

Continuous Line Challenge 

Continuous line drawings provide a unique way to help artists develop hand-eye coordination. Continuous line drawings are made by keeping the pen or pencil in contact with the paper for the exercise duration and matching the speed of looking with the speed of drawing. I created several drawings for the Continuous Line Challenge aka One Line Challenge.

I previously joined Ten Hundred Shape Challenge, aka Random Shape Art Challenge, in 2018, where I had to turn an irregular shape into a creation. Peter Robinson of Ten Hundred is an artist from Michigan, who created this challenge. Peter makes sketches, and paintings, and does fun art challenges. 

In this challenge, you take random shape forms and begin filling the frames with whatever you can fit into them. There are no set rules to achieving it; take the form and let your creativity take over.

Procreate® – Sketch, Paint, Create.
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I moved to Taipei in 2020 and studied Traditional Chinese two years for one year at the National Taipei University of Education and another year at Shih Chien University Chinese Language Center.

​​​​​​​Song Binghui is a seasoned artist, organizes his own exhibitions in the Asia region with a vast following, who trained me for Oil Painting, Chinese Watercolor, Calligraphy, Still Life Drawing in his studio in 2020 and 2021. He applies diverse art methods to define the continuity of a sketch and the essence of the scenes. His art reveals and combines tradition and contemporary with an entirely different style.

BOB ROSS

I practice my Oil Painting techniques by watching Bob Ross' official Youtube channel. Bob Ross, aka Robert Norman Ross, was a well-known oil paint artist who had his own TV show from 1983 - 1994. 

I decided to recreate The Grandeur of Summer Painting. I will share the progress soon so be on the lookout!

In my much younger days; I always was interested in beautiful design, making handcrafted items with my hands. 

PERLER BEADS: At the age of nine, I started to make Perler Beads. All the designs created were collected online. It helped me to improve my hand-eye coordination and learn color styles.

HANDMADE DOLLS: I handmade dolls in 2015. My first handmade doll was named “Brownie,” made from old clothing and buttons. My latest handmade doll was a crocheted fox called “Foxy”.

FELT TOYS: I created Felt Toys in 2016, utilizing felt fabrics, and taught myself how to sew. Later I used the felt toys created in my Stop Motion Project.

RAINBOW LOOM: I also made several Rainbow Loom creations in 2017, referencing Cortney Nicole.

OUTDOOR ART: I ventured out my comfort zone and applied my drawing and painting skills to outdoor items such as a deck to add color and fun, using various Exterior Wood paints. 

MOSAIC ART: In 2021, I experimented with making my own mosaic lamp.

BEADED JEWELRY: I  started making necklaces with materials such as stone, shell, bones, glass, plastic, wood, and pearl in 2022, learning from masters through their online workshops.

CUSTOMIZED SNEAKERS: I  customized sneakers to represent images of Alice in Wonderland using leather paint in 2022.

CROSS STITCH UNIF BAG: I made UNIF Stitch Bag inspired by a needlepoint kit from the '70s called Ecology Tote Bag by Columbia Minerva in 2022.

I joined Taipei Shih Chien University Continuous Learning Center with Adobe Courses, consisting of Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign, and received my Adobe certification. Shih Chien is considered one of the top schools in the field of Art & Design in Taiwan and the world and is ranked the #7 university ranking by Global Views.

I attended PCAE Art Experience at the Academy of Art University, an art and design education program. I completed courses for Summer 2021. My Portfolio at the Academy of Art University can be accessed at this link. The classes I took:

AE 33 OL10: Introduction to Illustration

AE 60 OL3: Painting: Still Life 

AE ANM33 OL3: Exploring Animation 

Shih Chien Fashion COURSE IN TAIWAN

I completed Fashion Design Course in 2021 from Taipei Shih Chien University. The program develops skills for the fashion design industry. The purpose is to bring students who have little to no fashion experience to complete a personal collection. They teach everything from basic sewing skills to the applications of industrial knowledge. 
 
Lessons Completed: Fashion Design, Apparel Construction, Fashion Illustration, Textile Design, and Color. 

In early 2021, I sparked interest in how to make a hand puppet. I examined online references, viewed various Youtube videos on the topic, and found Adam Kreutinger to be the most straightforward on to making customized puppets. As a result, along with the knowledge I gained through my fashion education, I created Monica The Puppet, which currently performs at Puppetwood Comedy and visits schools on request.

I previously joined The 100 Heads Challenge by the prior instructor at Art Center College of Design, World Winner at Limits Digital Art Battle, Concept designer of Guild Wars 2 Ahmed Aldoori.

Currently, I am working on my professional illustrator and concept artist skills in the concept art industry and taking Med's Map Digital Painting Course designed by Mr. Aldoori. The program consists of Rendering Form, Rendering Cubes, Skull, Skulls with no reference, Facial features, secret shapes, and ratios, Color Appeal, Value Technique, Alla, Prima Direct Painting, Stylized Painting, Master studies, Studying real faces, Shape Design, Appealing Art, Intro to Concept Art, Character Portraits, Staging Your Characters, Composition: Understanding Tension, Focal Points, Rhythm, & Composition, Masks and Gold, Tiefling Portrait.

I joined Aydin ​​Zubeyde Hanim Technical Girls Vocational School with CorelDRAW Courses. The school started education in 1944 and was named after the mother of Mustafa Kemal Ataturk.

I am attending Aydin ​​Zubeyde Hanim Technical Girls Vocational School's Graphic Design Program. I completed many courses, including Adobe Photoshop, Illustration, CorelDRAW, Human Anatomy, Still Life Drawing, and Perspective in this vocational school.

Asuman Dokuzlu graduated from Izmir Dokuz Eylul University, Faculty of Fine Arts, Painting Department where she became a student of many well-known artists like
Adem Genç, Cuma Ocaklı, Feyzi Saydam, Mümtaz Sağlam.

I received Art Tutoring from Asuman Dokuzlu, a Turkish Painter from Aydin in 2021 and 2022.
She also continued her art in the Netherlands and Turkey. She presented many exhibitions in both countries. 

Mehmet Cetin is head of the graphic and photography department of Aydin Zubeyde Hanim School. I have joined Mehmet Cetin's weekend classes and practiced Human Anatomy, and Still Life Imagery. 

I started Tezhip classes from Muzehhibe Elif Aydin in  2021 at Cihanoglu Kulliyesi. The Institution was founded in 1756 in Ottoman Baroque style with its decorations.  Artists, known as the 'müzehhip,' use a needle to impress the designs he has drawn onto paper attached to a hard boxwood or zinc base. He/She then places the perforated paper onto the material he intends to decorate and fills the holes with a sticky, black powder. When the paper is removed, the design is left behind. The motif is then rounded out and filled with gold leaf or paint.

I am currently receiving Sculpting classes from Gultekin Ruzgar since 2022. He is an artist who creates fine artworks and resides in Aydın. He creates, showcases, and gives private lessons in his studio.

I started Animation Mentor in August 2022. The school concentrates on the art of 3D character animation and prepares students to create the kind of animation that entertainment studios want. Animation Mentor has the most studio-diverse mentors with animators from studios like Pixar, Disney, DreamWorks, and ILM.

Animation Mentor uses a wide range of software for its courses and workshops. The ones I used: My Files Pipeline - Artella Drive, Autodesk Maya, Adobe Photoshop, Procreate, Keyframe MP.

Pottery is an enduring and universally embraced art form, creating functional and aesthetically pleasing items from clay. Anisa Ozalp gained training from Özay Korkmazgil, an accomplished ceramic artist known for his workshop Atelye Sır in 2023. Korkmazgil views pottery as a therapeutic practice that fosters creativity and emotional well-being, promoting a sense of calm and stress relief.

 You can watch and learn how I made some of my art by watching the Speedpaint videos and more on my Youtube channel. You can also let me know if you need to commission an artwork.