Siyuan David Zhou

As a little boy, I was heavily interested in reading books and spent my whole day on book illustration.  At that time, reading history books was my biggest hobby. These hobbies made me a traditional line drawing illustrator at the same time, a history buff.

I use many mediums, but a bit more traditional, such as oil paint, acrylics, watercolor, ink, and Sumi. Recently I've been starting to do more digital-based artwork. I believe, now a day and age. Only working in the traditional medium is restrictive to my artistic process. Being a vintage-style artwork illustrator doesn't mean being restricted to the traditional medium.

I enjoy reading historical books in my spare time and conversing with my friends and debating about historical events. I also profoundly study ancient masterpieces from the 1400s to the 1500s. These are my direct influence.