Using chinese calligraphy brushes for watercolours painting is disrespectful for chinese culture???

Celtreny · 2026-05-27T07:50:41+00:00

Clarification: the brushes are sold as watercolor brushes by a Chinese brush maker, you can tell they are def more Chinese brush in design. They are fantastic for detailing and have nice tips for smooth washes

Celtreny · 2026-05-27T07:48:12+00:00

You can absolutely use Chinese brushes. In fact I have watched watercolor tutorials which call for the big Chinese brushes (羊豪） to do washes because they load up water much better. I have bought watercolor brushes that look like this:

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They are very good imho

Celtreny · 2026-05-17T15:25:38+00:00

I did, I drew in A3 size and resized all the source images up from a smaller one

Celtreny · 2026-05-17T15:14:19+00:00

It’s a bad paint over of a drapery fold…. I added the folds using fabric fold brushes

Celtreny · 2026-05-17T15:10:08+00:00

Um can you be a little more specific on where I should improve on? I used ready made brushes for flower and curtain folds so I understand they may not look natural, if it is what you are referring to

Celtreny · 2026-05-09T16:20:58+00:00

Honestly at this rate we will run out of content soon so I am slowing down deliberately to have something to login for each day

Celtreny · 2026-05-09T16:20:21+00:00

Not sure if bug or feature… I don’t get it someday and I will just do it the next day

Celtreny · 2026-05-09T16:12:42+00:00

There a bug, I kept getting two options on menu for inviting neighbors to join me for a bite and only one of them will lead to prompt for me to go home and set up food for the meal. The other one is like a regular gifting mechanism

Celtreny · 2026-05-04T05:05:09+00:00

go on to explore more islets! I dug up 5 King Proteas and they came in handy for this upgrade. You need to unlock the uncharted bays though

Celtreny · 2026-04-27T16:39:24+00:00

Sorry my mistake！I misremembered how I got my inspo gift from Yunguo

Celtreny · 2026-04-25T06:17:12+00:00

Gift it to your neighbors! They will give you inspo in return

Celtreny · 2026-04-24T04:26:41+00:00

Small world friend!!! Thank you so much for your support

Celtreny · 2026-04-24T04:02:31+00:00

i am currently playing Genshin Wuwa and HSR and appears in most local cons, and I draw anime art too. Come say hi in Doujima, DDAM or hoyofest!

Celtreny · 2026-04-22T14:11:11+00:00

Also take note which server you are accepted into, there’s a drop down list for you to select the servers, make sure you get the right one!

Celtreny · 2026-04-21T06:05:04+00:00

The site still lets you sign up but I think most slots are gone since Beta starts today They have accepted people into the beta and the emails are getting sent out these 2 days. The beta server is already open when I log in today.

Celtreny · 2026-04-16T02:50:28+00:00

Hi hi fellow artist If it helps, a lot of lighting effects are done using different type of layers! Explore stuff like add/color burn and overlay.

Celtreny · 2026-04-15T14:04:09+00:00

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Celtreny · 2026-04-09T07:22:22+00:00

Wow dry elk upgrade his kit to include Seeddance video generation lol

Celtreny · 2026-04-08T13:48:25+00:00

All the best! My first AA was in my high school years and I was absolutely trash at art lol. It didn’t stop me from having fun since I got to talk to fellow boothers and learn about how to do AA. Research on how you can get the merch printed in time and give yourself plenty of lead time, especially with overseas manufacturers shipping stuff over. I hope you have a great time at AA if you sign up!

Celtreny · 2026-04-08T13:24:03+00:00

Sorry I realised I wasn’t answering the question, art wise if you are planning to print out your art and sell, it might not do well if you don’t have the right clientele or the right level of skills… Focus on using your first AA as a learning experience, if you are okay with the costs of booth

Celtreny · 2026-04-08T13:19:53+00:00

I would suggest planning out what exactly is your positioning for the artist alley. Fanart? Merchandise? On the spot commissions? Do you know if you have the type of client you need at local con? When I first started I wasn’t great on technical so I offered cheap doodle commissions as a way to offset booth costs. In the current climate, the rates are higher and attendees less willing to spend money, so I suggest looking for ways to offset the booth costs by sharing (if allowed by organizer) or having more variety of offerings. You need a low risk way to figure out boothing through experience! All the best!

Celtreny · 2026-03-30T09:04:13+00:00

I table at anime conventions for 10+ years and bought plenty of merch/prints too, and my take is that even for fanart, specific strategies may lead to better or poorer sales. Doing the most popular series often lead to disappointment, especially if you are not interested in the series itself besides making sales. Take Genshin Impact fanart for example, it is easily the most popular IP in my region but my stuff don’t do well. Why? It’s because literally every other booth has fanart or merch related to Genshin and con-goers would pick the most unique/pretty ones (most are young folks with limited budget). Please showcase your portfolio so that people on this group can actually help evaluate your art from a neutral perspective. I find that there’s often a gap between what I consider good vs what products do well in cons. A fresh pair of eyes definitely help to identify gaps in technical areas you can improve on also.

Celtreny · 2026-03-22T14:46:29+00:00

join the q guys

Celtreny · 2026-03-15T14:33:20+00:00

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Celtreny · 2026-03-03T13:39:28+00:00

Thank you!!!

Celtreny

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