Vanont Ruk (@vanont) is my pick for today’s talent!
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Vanont is an illustrator and sketcher based in Bangkok, Thailand. In his profile he shares lots of paintings primarily done in a loose style (when watercolors don’t define crisp shapes and edges but rather stay a bit blurry, I like it a lot by the way!). There isn’t really a main subject as he goes for landscapes, cities, food, portraits, animals and whatever else!
In his food paintings he usually takes a picture with the finished artwork alongside the reference, it’s cool but they all look so delicious I don’t really know how he gets to the end without even dropping a single bite! I’d eat both the reference and the painting for how good, realistic and tasty they all always look.
Here’s a step by step short tutorial (you can find the post with instructions in his IG feed if you want to try it) on how to paint a delicious meal. I like the “messy” state the fried egg finds itself in at the end, and overall the choice of colors and the drawing are very good. A great painting, he ate the egg cold but it was worth it!
The second picture is about an on location sketch of a boutique resort in Thailand, near the Mae Klong River. I love the precision he had to represent the wooden walls and the roof, plus the grass in the foreground made with a soft light green makes me think it really has to be a wonderful place to be in and stay a couple days. Inspiring!
What do you think about Vanont? Do you also love what’s going on here?
I’d like to discuss today’s talent with you in the comments below!
If you think Vanont deserves a follow or you wanna see more I’ve got you covered
Instagram: @vanont
Facebook: Vanont Ruk
I hope you liked it, and see you tomorrow for the next episode!
