Beijing 2024 - 3D Paint Kit from Beijing

 

This post is about how the paint kit turned out! I was excited to try it. It's a 3D painting, and I wanted to see how good it was. So here goes!

It was pretty cool that they guide you in how to paint the painting. It's all in chinese, and I think there is even a video clip to show you how to paint it. But sometimes, as like those paint-by-number kit, you don't really have to follow the instructions fully. Just let your creative juice flow!

What the kit looked like with all the content inside. It's a pretty small painting.

I like the saying on this. Creating things does make me feel happy! If I don't create things for a long time, I get pretty agitated. Create includes blogging, cooking, art and craft, or just producing something. I don't know how to explain it, but when you keep on consuming things, you feel like your life is pretty useless. At least that is how I felt. I needed to produce things to feel alive. I also need to pick up on new music from time to time to feel like I am still alive and relevant. I hate not liking any new songs, it makes me feel somehow like I'm left behind, old, and jaded. So yes, I do still listen to new songs. Even without radio, it is amazing how I discover different genre of music from instagram or YouTube. I think people should always stay relevant, whether in technology, news, and the arts. 

Painting half way. I did enjoyed it a lot.

The end product. I actually felt that I did a very good job, especially with the shading and shadows. 

My own art corner at home. How pretty! 

Lighting up my life daily :) There is always sunshine in my home in Penang :)  Above is the desk in my bedroom. In 2025, I also got an even smaller paint kit, also of Van Gogh. This time, it's the painting Starry Starry Night. I look forward to painting it as I will be back for 3 weeks soon. 

This is the end of my Beijing trip post. I may take a break from blogging for a while. The number of trips I'm making are now overshadowing my blog load! So much back log to clear! I don't even know what I should blog next! I have my 2024 Japan trip, and for 2025 the list of trips to blog includes: Scotland, Central Danang, Shanghai/Suzhou/Hangzhou, and by the time this post in published, the Balkans! Oh my goodness! At this rate, I can never hope to catch up! But I guess that is a good problem :)