The Art Of FlowerZZXU

Monkey and the land god (Via)

FlowerZZXU, aka Tim Xu is a Beijing based artist who floored me with his fantastic illustrations. If there's one thing that truly struck me about his work, its the fact that he obviously had a traditional painting background before moving onto digital mediums. How can you typically tell? Its a matter of looking at the subtleties, including incredible control of his values, color shifts and edge variation, even down to how he lays down his paint strokes.

Looking through his portfolio, Tim has also dabbled in comic book work, concept art and a few other fields, but his illustrations truly take the cake. Check out more of his work after the break!