Category Archives: News

Doing figure drawings are always good ways to practice anatomy. Feel free to use these poses as references. See more here.

Here is a video interview of me discussing my journey as a first generation college student. The video was produced by the student team of: Jacob Bluhm, Tony Pha, and Michelle Sandquist from a PHOTO-330, Video Production Fundamentals at the University of Wisconsin-Stout.

Hello all! This summer, I’ve self-published a 23-page children’s book through Kev Xav. To preview or purchase the book, please click on this link. Feel free to look at Kev Xav’s other published books as well. Enjoy!

After having gone through personal experience and several art and design courses, I have compiled a list of important creative tips to live by as an artist. Hopefully some of these tips will be helpful or motivate some of you to continue thriving in the art world! 1. ALWAYS make work. The number one reasonContinue reading “Dua’s Artist Tips”

My Kev Xav group and I had a wonderful time at Center for Hmong Arts and Talent’s (C.H.A.T.’s) 11th Annual Freedom Fest held within the 34th Annual Hmong Sports Festival on July 4th and 5th in St. Paul, Minnesota. There were wonderful artists and entertainers! Met some inspiring individuals and hope to attend it next year again.

It’s official! My Kev Xav group and I will be attending and having a booth at C.H.A.T. (Center for Hmong Arts and Talent)’s 11th Annual Freedom Fest held within the 34th Hmong Freedom Celebration (July 4th Sports Tournament) in Como Park, St. Paul, MN! See you all there on July 4th!Visit us at: https://www.facebook.com/kevxavartistsC.H.A.T.’s Freedom Fest: https://www.facebook.com/events/1454041891493923/

An experimental four-page comic in a pop-up book form. This was a two-week project done using bristol board, watercolor, and color pencils. The story follows Gabby and Earl and their adventures on the island. A more in-depth explanation of the world can be found here. This is currently being displayed at the University of Wisconsin-StoutContinue reading “Pop-Up Comic”

A test print of my 23-page children’s book!

A two-page comic based on a world where there are two island experiments. One island have an experiment of 10 people that started 60 years ago and the other one is a more recent study full of 10 years old. The objective of these studies are to study human behavior without the influences of theContinue reading “World Building Project: Gabby and Earl”

A collaborative group project done for Comics class. The project took one and a half months. The group of five were to read short stories from P. G. Wodehouse’s My Man Jeeves. The original stories were published in 1919 and are in the public domain. Each student distilled the main plot points from a story and were inContinue reading “Wodehouse Project”