Bingnan Wei is a fresh illustrator who draw a series of artworks about Beijing, the city that she lives in. And the Old House is one piece of it. Read on and enjoy!

WHAT INSPIRED ME TO CREATE IT:

In Beijing, we call narrow lanes 'Hutong', it's written as '胡同' in Chinese. The houses and courtyards on either side of the Hutong are called 'SiHeYuan' which is written as '四合院' in Chinese. Some of the HuTongs were built nearly 700 years ago and people are still living here. HuTong and SiHeYuan in Beijing are full of stories. They represent the culture of Beijing.

Though I didn't grow up in Beijing, it walked into my heart as soon as I came here. It's a city with long history, and when I walk through the narrow lanes between the old houses I can feel the countless stories happened there. That's the cause of this series of artworks. I want to draw the buildings which have history and stories, because they are the memory of the city.

- Bingnan Wei

HOW I CREATE IT:

· I usually walk into the HuTongs and SiHeYuans to take a good look at them and feel the atmosphere, especially pay particular attention to the marks which are left by the people living there. Sometimes I take a picture of the buildings.

· I usually make a quick sketch on sketching book to make sure the composition and the dark relation are OK.

· Then I draw a more detailed version in pencil on watercolor paper.

· After that I use Technical Pen to draw the final details.

· At last, I applied the watercolor.

- Bingnan Wei

TOOLS I USED:

Pencil, Technical Pen, Watercolor, Watercolor paint brush, Pentel Arts Aquash Water Brush.
- Bingnan Wei

About Bingnan Wei

Bingnan Wei is a fresh illustrator. She graduated from New Media majors and worked as a designer in a team. It took her a great deal of courage to make the decision to paint again as she already stopped painting for years and she didn't know if she can do a good job with it. She was lost at first so she made some counterdrawings of some illustrations that she liked and also made some portrait sketches of herself. She knew it's time to express something after she drawn them expertly. So, she decided to start drawing from the things around her. You can find more of her works on her Behance profile.