Schin Loong's The Rose Eater  “This is the first in my series of
Eater paintings,” says Schin Loong. “I wanted to create a very
opulent, grand view and collected many inspirations to create
the final image.  “Most of my work these days is digital,
although I incorporate traditional watercolor textures once in a
while. I use mainly Photoshop and Corel Painter.”  1. “A tiny
drop of highlight and colour in the eyes goes a long way in
brightening up the expression.”  2. “Next to the face, the hand
is the most expressive part of the body. Unfortunately, all
those fingers and little joints make it quite difficult to do. I
practise a lot by drawing my own hand whenever I have free time
and studying beautiful hands and how the fingers, nails and palm
curve.”  3. “Here I used a lot of textures, but kept her skin
marble-smooth as a contrast.”  4. “Flowers bring femininity [to
a piece], and the type of flower will shape the viewer’s
subconscious feeling for the portrait, too. Roses bring a
particular feeling of luxury a