An illustrator/painter currently working. BA from University of California. Fairly prolific. Published my major sci-fi/game situations.
I watch her facebook and she often answers questions on her page. She makes her own paints and buys pigments from Kremer (?) because the colors are better. Uses DS absorbant ground and speaks well of it; uses it as WASHES to allow subtle colors to show through. Also uses it to create raised relief areas, slightly. Fairly friendly actually. Does small paintings on odd materials, also with DS absorbant ground.
All images from her website; ©Stephanie Pui-Mun Law
MOST OF THE FOLLOWING were originally placed between the images, but i had to upload them onto the blog directly and i did that all at once, so the assessments/thoughts/results of thought digestion are all in a group below.
Beautiful lush worlds, beautiful colors. very atmospheric paintings. Excellent technical skill. An entire gallery of works from a series on mythology and fairtales, which also influence me. Works on paper.
Color! Tiny details. Layers of color. Atmospheric and deep space. Occasionally western perspective styles, but hangs that on occasion when it's convenient. Lots of interesting critters.
EXTREMELY prolific; i remember some of these thumbnails on my FB feed a few weeks ago. several pieces a year. Seems to work for a long time on these htings.
Making a tarot deck which are, by their nature, extremely heavy on symbolism and iconography. Building meaning in intricate ways is a hallmark of good tarot decks; wish to integrate that intelligence into my own work.
Perspective systems may vary depending on the needs of the work. as do building backgrounds and compositions.
Great delicacy; doesn't loose its identity or integrity or subtle beautiful color despite having so much detail and activity. Calm chaos.
I want to incorperate this level of detail into my own work, and learn how to build landscapes that are both fantastically convincing but also boost the qualities of my work.
many of these are professional illustrations, commissioned. others seem to be personal works.
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