I chose such an interesting pen name because I was called a cat by my family since I was a child, and "Lu" and "Lu" are homophonic. Most importantly, halogen cats are very similar in character to cats. He likes to live a leisurely life.
Weibo has 1 10,000+followers, published illustrated books such as Searching for the Planet and Fox Bu, and cooperated with major brands.
His paintings give people a warm feeling and are very healing. Although it doesn't look complicated, the overall color scheme always makes people feel comfortable. Seeing his paintings will make people feel very warm. I know that he happened to see his paintings in Weibo, and then I went to look for his previous paintings, websites and personal websites. At the same time, he lives in Xiamen, which makes me feel closer, so I often pay attention to his dynamics later.
The halogen cat is not only very healing, but also very handsome. The whole person gives the impression of an English boy. Curly hair, melancholy eyes, and his people are also very comfortable.
After graduating from college, I studied interior design. First, I got a job as an animation designer in a game company. I went to work during the day and drew illustrations at night, but it didn't take long.
I do not like my job. I always feel that there is no motivation when I do it. Faced with life, people always have to make choices. After careful consideration, the halogen cat resigned and concentrated on drawing illustrations.
Someone asked him, "What is the happiest thing about being an illustrator?"
He always answers without thinking, "Do what you want and draw what you want."
The illustrations of the 24 solar terms series of halogen cats are based on the 24 solar terms of the traditional lunar calendar in China, and show the unique features of the season through scenes such as weather, vegetation and human activities. The painting style is fresh and the tone is soft, which makes the viewer feel like he is in a fairy tale world.
His works are highly recognizable, and there is a pure childlike innocence in his small and fresh style.
The famous fox story, the creative inspiration of that lovely fox, is the carrot that halogen cat saw in the vegetable market.
The halogen cat made up a warm story: the fox fell in love with his natural enemy rabbit, but the rabbit ran away. From then on, the fox began to strive to become the radish that rabbits like.
They are the most common things around us, but they are also the details and scenery that we easily overlook.
Beautiful Four Seasons and Warm Paintings —— Four Seasons in a suitcase and Four Seasons in a suitcase were selected by illustrator Halo Cat in 10.
As a painting lover, I also like the works of halogen cats. I have enjoyed his illustrations about seasons on the Internet, which are very stylish. You will feel the unique style of halogen cats if you watch more.
Originally, I always thought that all the works of halogen cats were drawn by PS computers. After buying this album "Four Seasons in a suitcase", I found that most of the works with the theme of four seasons in this album are made of gouache.
Some of the pictures seen in the book were originally presented in the album, while others were very large works. At the end of each chapter, there will be several landscape photos or scenes of halogen cats' paintings, which can feel the state of artists' creation.
All the paintings in this collection are divided into four seasons. The halogen cat said, "The four seasons are his main painting themes. He has also been playing the role of a seasonal observer, collecting details of the four seasons and integrating nature into the painting bit by bit. "
The halogen cat said that he is recording plants, flowers and birds, light and feelings at the moment in his own way, which is the only insignificant thing he can do for the earth.
However, I think this effort of halogen cat is not insignificant. On the contrary, through his observation, his records, his brushes, which touched him and cured him of the changes of the four seasons, have been passed on to readers.
For readers like me, in the process of appreciating paintings and reading words, I was also cured by these paintings and moved by the words, which also reminded me of myself in every season.
In paintings about spring, the theme is mostly colorful flowers. There are colorful flowers covered with grass in nature, various flower arrangements on desks and vases, and gorgeous flowers blooming freely on the screen, which are colorful but harmonious. The color matching of halogen cats is also very comfortable, which allows me to stay in a painting for a long time. Another part of the theme about spring is that my hometown is full of green scenery, green parks and green mountains, full of spring.
One of the paintings entitled "San Francisco Botanical Garden" is my favorite. Not only do all kinds of greens complement each other, but they also look very comfortable. The picture of two grandfathers enjoying plants in the picture left a deep impression on me, which is very story-telling. Two old friends meet to see plants together. After watching life for most of their lives, they enjoyed all kinds of plants in the botanical garden together and deeply felt life in the life stories of plants.
In the paintings about summer, besides the beautiful scenery of lush light and shadow that we can imagine, the seaside customs or summer flowers, there are some paintings that I can't think of. That's a picture of Iceland in summer. Iceland near the Arctic Circle has a long summer. Sunset at midnight 12 o'clock is unimaginable for people like me who have never been to a place like the north.
I remember when I was on a business trip to Aksu, Xinjiang a few years ago, the sun was still high in the sky at 7: 30 in the evening. All the schedules have been postponed. So I can understand what the halogen cat said in the book: "The sunset at midnight 12 makes me reluctant to go to bed early, which is the most beautiful moment of the day."
The halogen cat also recorded this beauty. Blue-purple Lu Hua Bing in the mountains and plains or unknown white flowers in the dark green Shan Ye, the sky is blue, and the whole tone is mainly purple-blue, so you can smell a cool breath.
One of the characteristics of halogen cat paintings is that a small figure is lying on the grass and a dog is running or strolling beside it during the decoration in the open landscape. The contrast between the magnificence of nature and the insignificance of people makes me feel the love and awe of halogen cats for nature, and also makes the picture more agile, more story-telling and more powerful.
No matter how big the wilderness is, no matter how high the mountain is, we all have the strength to encourage and support each other with our best friends, get out of the desert and walk to the top of the mountain.
Autumn is the favorite season for halogen cats. Probably because he was born in autumn.
Yeah, me too. I also like autumn best. First, because I was born in autumn, second, because the lukewarm climate is really comfortable, and third, the colors of this season always make me feel warm.
In the halogen cat's paintings about autumn, I also feel the warmth of autumn. Orange, khaki,
Every time I go home, I feel that I am a child again, because many young memories will emerge with the smell, objects and environment. These memories grew up with me, hidden in a corner of my brain, quietly affecting the way I look at the world and my works.
Who knows how to draw a halogen cat? The painting of halogen cats is mainly done with hand-drawn boards and computer software PHOTOSHOP. See vision china's interview with halogen cat, halogen cat: the little prince left on earth:
Vision china: How did you get interested in illustration?
Halogen cat: You have always liked painting since you were a child. I always like to record my life in this way. Vision china: What tools do you use to create works in Douban, such as polarbear or sweet?
Halogen cat: Most of my works are created by PHOTOSHOP. It doesn't really matter what tools you use. Just find the way you like to draw.