I Will be there

Please stop by!

Ok,

Heros Con is winding down and I will rest a few days then jump on a flight to LA for Anime Expo. This will be my first anime convention in the U.S. and I will be at booth....forgot the number but look up Flag Studios. Please stop by if you are in the area!

Hey Everyone,

Although you wont find me on the guest list, I am at Heroscon in Charlotte, NC at booth A66

Please stop by if you are around

Anyone going?

Please drop by

Will be there!

Please stop by if you are around!

The first 1,000 copies will be individually personalized and
will include a SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PRINT as a GIFT!!!

Order your copy today!

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Hey Everyone,

Finally, the flag store is up and running!!!

The featured product is the long awaited "Art of Daxiong Collection"!!!

The new 144 page hardcover book by Daxiong!!

LOADED with concept art, original creations, mini comics AND STEP by STEP process of how
Daxiong creates his stunning art pieces.

The first 1,000 copies will be individually personalized and
will include a SPECIAL LIMITED EDITION PRINT as a GIFT!!!

Order your copy today!

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Hi Everyone,

This will be our first appearance at Chiller Theater in NJ. Stop by and say hi if you are around

Will be there!

Come by and say hi and check out some new prints AND we will be pre-selling the NEW ART BOOK

If you would like to purchase a t-shirt with my art on it, please visit my friends at oldschool85.com. They are GREAT quality shirts...Direct link here...

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Thanks!

Will be there!

please stop by and say hi!

Thanks everyone

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Hi Everyone,

We have officially partnered with the awesome guys at Oldchool 85 and now you can purchase shirts with my artwork on them from their website. The shirts are VERY well made and the images comes out VERY well. Right now the 4 divine creatures are available for purchase and please let me know here what other images you would like to see on a shirt that you would actually wear

You can order the shirts here...

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Thanks!

Great show! Everyone was awesome, thanks for stopping by!

See you next year!

Hi Everyone,

I am here at Megacon!!!

Please stop by if you are around

Hi Everyone,

Just wanted to take this opportunity to thank you all for all the Favs, Watches and Comments. I don't get a chance to respond to you all but be assured they are all very much appreciated!

If you are interested in my originals, please go to

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Thanks!!!

I have gotten a lot of requests for tutorials, here is something I did awhile ago but was on my own site so many of you prob never saw it....enjoy! Hope this helps! I will have a video series out this year that goes in depth about lines.


Daxiong is often asked how he approaches his artwork. Some of his pieces become extremely complex, so we asked him to give us a step-by-step tutorial.

The piece he chose was one he did for an exhibit of the French comics MuoWang. This piece is now on display and being used as a reference in the library of L. Senghor – a secondary school in Corbeil-Essonnes, France:







Daxiong: This drawing was the "longest" one in my life, with the draft starting in Hangzhou China, and the finished work in New York. It crossed the whole Pacific Ocean and North America. This piece took me a week with the art editor calling me on the long trip to tell me to hurry up. I had little money with me nor time. but I just wanted to begin the journey to the US, maybe just so I could breathe the free air.

This drawing is work for my art show in France. It is a backgrond on a large wall. It is really complicated, but I will show you step by step and maybe you will find it is not so hard.







This is beginning of the work, conception and composition. The topic is "The Last Samurai", so i must show the movement of the horses.







Add more details to solidify the composition.






With more details in the composition, you will find the lines are fluent and strong.








After solidifying the draft , I begin to ink, taking care of the details.








This is the effect after finishing the inks.









The next step is to scan into the computer, adjust, and erase the useless lines. Keep the drawing clean.








Next, begin to color in Photoshop, first fill in pure colors to separate the different planes.








I have figured out the structure and start giving them some light and shadow.









Color the water. By the way, you'd better color from dark part first and then hit the highlights last– you will find the picture will be brighter and brighter.









Many more details on water added. This is the basic effect.











But along the way, each editor can pose their challenges to the artist. The editor told me I should give the picture a Chinese countryside background– I nearly fainted.

OK , I am about to get on the flight already, so I called my assistant to finish drawing the background.










This is the effect of the Chinese countryside after color.










Finally, I put the samurai on the background in Photoshop .

Done! The editor was satisfied and it was printed and delivered to the exhibition.

We hope you found this tutorial insightful. Stay tuned for more to come!

Best,

Daxiong and the Flag Team



This is the link to the tutorial on my site if you want to get a better look at the images

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Never been, very excited!

See you there!

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Hi Everyone,

Shenyun Performing Arts is once again on tour with an entire new set of programming!

This is truly the BEST show in the world and I hope you will all get a chance to see it. No matter where you are around the world, there is probably a performance coming to a city near you so please check their website for touring dates and locations.

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Again I will offer anyone who gets a ticket to see Shenyun either a free print or a free small commission, no matter where you see shenyun in the world

For those of you in my neighborhood of New York City, Shenyun will be at Lincoln Center from January 11-15.

Happy Holidays!!
Daxiong