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				<title>Mike Lin posted an update in the group BeLoose Graphic Workshop: 
Tips of the Week: Drawing a Tree
A simple 5 mins tree with [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/activity/p/15404/</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 12 Apr 2014 12:11:39 +0000</pubDate>

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<strong>Tips of the Week: Drawing a Tree</strong><br />
A simple 5 mins tree with Chartpak markers:  First outlined it with red or 6B pencil and render leaves with Grass Green and Nile Green; trunk with Buff, Suntan and Mocha.  Finally outlined it with black Sharpie and hit it with Prismacolor pencils &#8211; Poppy Red and True Blue.  Always apply markers from lighter to da&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-15404"><a href="https://land8.com/activity/p/15404/" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Mike Lin posted an update in the group BeLoose Graphic Workshop: Better attitude can affect your drawing skills immensely [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/activity/p/15405/</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 09 Sep 2013 10:49:11 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="groups/23-RMikeLinFallingwater.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="groups/24-RMikeLinFallingwater.jpg?width=400" width="400" /></a><span>Better attitude can affect your drawing skills immensely  Ever since I have changed my attitude to be better and looser, my drawing skills improved drastically. These are what I have changed: * I will no longer want to compete with my peers<span>, just want to draw better than my wife, that is all. * I begin to realize that the more mistakes I have made&hellip;</span></span><span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-15405"><a href="https://land8.com/activity/p/15405/" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Mike Lin posted an update in the group BeLoose Graphic Workshop: TIP OF THE WEEK: How to place people in a sketch
It is very [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/activity/p/15406/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 22 May 2013 17:39:09 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><span><span><strong></strong><strong></strong><strong>TIP OF THE WEEK:</strong></span></span></strong> <span>How to place people in a sketch</span><br />
<a href="groups/25-people.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="groups/26-people.jpg?width=492" width="492" /></a><strong>It is very easy to place people in sketches or perspectives with the following rules:</strong><br />
<strong>1.</strong> You must assume yourself is a 5 ft tall person and people you are drawing are all 5 ft. tall just like you.<br />
<strong>2.</strong> Draw an eye line on paper, then sketch or trace people with their eyes located on the eye line.<br />
<strong>3.</strong>&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-15406"><a href="https://land8.com/activity/p/15406/" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Mike Lin posted an update in the group BeLoose Graphic Workshop: Do you have hard time drawing good looking trees?  Here are [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/activity/p/15407/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 15 May 2013 15:42:15 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Do you have hard time drawing good looking trees?  Here are some tips:<br />
1. Use of a black pen and outlines the tree with one of the four leaf languages &#8211;    Concave, Convex, Wendy and McDonald.<br />
2. Don&#8217;t draw any details inside a tree, just apply it with 45 degree strokes,solid     color or leave it blank.<br />
3. Use only one language per tree or grass,&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-15407"><a href="https://land8.com/activity/p/15407/" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Mike Lin posted an update in the group BeLoose Graphic Workshop: Tips of the "Loose Sketch" with Marker and PenBeLoose [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/activity/p/15408/</link>
				<pubDate>Sun, 28 Apr 2013 18:47:52 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong></strong><strong>Tips of the &#8220;Loose Sketch&#8221; with Marker and Pen<span><span>BeLoose Graphic Workshop &#8211; Mike Lin</span></span></strong></p>
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<span><strong></strong><strong>Tips of the Loose Sketch with Marker and Pen</strong></span><br />
<span>Often when you like make sketches to be loose and lovely with markers and pen,</span> <span>here are some tips to help you achieve great results and satisfactions:</span></p>
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<li><em><span><strong>Paper</strong></span></em>: <span>Use of paper towel, napkin or any rough texture&hellip;</span></li>
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<p><span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-15408"><a href="https://land8.com/activity/p/15408/" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Mike Lin posted an update in the group BeLoose Graphic Workshop: Simple Tips of Applying Colors to a Drawing:
Do you know [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/activity/p/15409/</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 25 Aug 2012 08:13:19 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Simple Tips of Applying Colors to a Drawing:</strong><br />
Do you know when we stare at a color (Blue for example), we actually saw the opposite color of the color wheel (Orange), these blue and orange colors are known as complementary colors in the color theory (see below left for a test). <br />
<a href="groups/35-lookattheyellowdotvisualillusiongirl.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="groups/36-lookattheyellowdotvisualillusiongirl.jpg?width=250" width="250" /></a><br />
Therefore two colors (Blue-Orange, Red-Green, and Yellow-Purple)&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-15409"><a href="https://land8.com/activity/p/15409/" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Mike Lin replied to the topic Discount for hand graphic workshop in Las Vegas, USA. in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/forums/topic/discount-for-hand-graphic-workshop-in-las-vegas-usa/#post-157678</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 04:02:51 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I go to east coast all the time, I need to go to Boston sometime this summer or fall. </p>
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				<title>Mike Lin posted an update in the group BeLoose Graphic Workshop: In setting up perspective in mounds or terrains, you must [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/activity/p/15418/</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2011 15:26:40 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In setting up perspective in mounds or terrains, you must assume they are in a square box, locate their base points on perspective and find their height, then do connect from each base point to the top.  Hope this help.</p>
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				<title>Mike Lin replied to the topic Render Landscape Plan with Markers in the forum GRAPHICS</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/forums/topic/render-landscape-plan-with-markers/#post-158972</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 23:25:20 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I recommend the marker paper by Borden Riley 100S. That is a very good marker paper that our BeLoose Graphic Workshop has been using for many years.  It does come with either sheets or in roll. 20# bond tends to bleed too much.  Let me know if you have more questions.</p>
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				<title>Mike Lin replied to the topic Render Landscape Plan with Markers in the forum GRAPHICS</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/forums/topic/render-landscape-plan-with-markers/#post-158974</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 19:17:06 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It is so nice to know our effort on Land8 was being appreciated. I do plan on having another new book published, but it won&#8217;t be this or next year yet.  I will consider putting more plant symbols per your request.  Thanks and tell your friends to visit Land8 for more tips of graphics under our group &#8220;BeLoose Graphic Workshop&#8221;.</p>
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				<title>Mike Lin replied to the topic Render Landscape Plan with Markers in the forum GRAPHICS</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/forums/topic/render-landscape-plan-with-markers/#post-158976</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:17:17 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>For your convenience, I have linked the article on the Land8 site under group BeLoose Graphic Workshop.  Thanks for your inquiry.</p>
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				<title>Mike Lin posted an update in the group BeLoose Graphic Workshop: 















A beautiful landscape plan nicely rendered [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/activity/p/15420/</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 12 Dec 2011 17:12:15 +0000</pubDate>

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<p><em>A beautiful landscape plan nicely rendered by our member Romella Edgmon who took our workshop in July 2007. She contributes the entire rendering process below to share with our members.  Thanks to Romella.</em><br />
It was a pleasure coming up with a conceptual design for a water feature in honor of philanthropist Walter Annenberg. A water&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-15420"><a href="https://land8.com/activity/p/15420/" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Mike Lin replied to the topic Biggest discount we have ever offered for a graphic workshop that will change your life in the forum GRAPHICS</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/forums/topic/biggest-discount-we-have-ever-offered-for-a-graphic-workshop-that-will-change-your-life/#post-159161</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 21:18:00 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>We conduct only a 2 day at requested locations or a 7 day in San Francisco or Las Vegas.  We have found that a 2 day program is a very good introductory workshop and 7 day is like a full course meal.  A 3 day session seems to be either too long or too short comparing to a 2 or 7 day session. Thanks for your feedback.</p>
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				<title>Mike Lin replied to the topic Biggest discount we have ever offered for a graphic workshop that will change your life in the forum GRAPHICS</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/forums/topic/biggest-discount-we-have-ever-offered-for-a-graphic-workshop-that-will-change-your-life/#post-159162</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 20:32:15 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for your valuable comment. Just for your information, I do post a lot of useful hand graphics information under <a href="http://land8lounge.com/group/beloose-graphic-workshop" rel="nofollow">BeLoose Graphic Workshop group</a> so interested members can access to our group and learn a lot from it.   Regarding the workshop discount, I may consider offering some kind of scholarships and will announce it shortly. <br />
Las Vegas ma&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-42117"><a href="https://land8.com/forums/topic/biggest-discount-we-have-ever-offered-for-a-graphic-workshop-that-will-change-your-life/#post-159162" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Mike Lin replied to the topic Biggest discount we have ever offered for a graphic workshop that will change your life in the forum GRAPHICS</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/forums/topic/biggest-discount-we-have-ever-offered-for-a-graphic-workshop-that-will-change-your-life/#post-159165</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 02 Dec 2011 06:18:48 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>No, I am a member as well and offer the biggest discount to Land8 members to help out the budget of interested people.</p>
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Drawing with a Good Attitu [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/activity/p/15421/</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 11 Nov 2011 19:42:45 +0000</pubDate>

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<span><b>                               </b></span><br />
<span><b>Drawing with a Good Attitude                    </b></span><br />
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Many people feel they are unable to draw or sketch well either due to the lack of talented background or missing proper guided graphic skill. I have spent over 35 years of my life teaching people how to draw well with confidence, often I have seen people walke&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-15421"><a href="https://land8.com/activity/p/15421/" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Mike Lin posted an update in the group BeLoose Graphic Workshop: Improvement of B/A drawings in just 7 days?

Before: Bad [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/activity/p/15422/</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2011 22:42:31 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span><b>Improvement of B/A drawings in just 7 days?</b></span><br />
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<span><em><strong>Before</strong></em></span>: Bad perspective, no gradual value change and lack of details on walls, ceiling and floor.  Requires nicer design with more furniture, bad person that was scaled too short, need more colors like blue, purple, and orange.<br />
<span><em><strong>After</strong></em></span>: Good perspective, good details on walls with nice gradual value&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-15422"><a href="https://land8.com/activity/p/15422/" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Mike Lin posted an update in the group BeLoose Graphic Workshop: How to render a sofa with markers

Left Sofa: (Rendered as [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/activity/p/15423/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2011 20:27:44 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span><b>How to render a sofa with markers</b></span><br />
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<strong><span>Left Sofa</span></strong>: (Rendered as Designer&#8217;s sofa): Outlined sofa lightly with a red or #B pencil, then render each surface of cushions by applying Chartpak Colorless Blender first and use the value sequence of Sunset Pink, Salmon, Deep Salmon, Scarlet and Maroon to achieve a nice <strong><span>Graduate Value Change</span></strong> to <strong><span>White Space</span></strong>. &hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-15423"><a href="https://land8.com/activity/p/15423/" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Mike Lin replied to the topic Why designers are afraid of showing hand sketches to their clients? in the forum GRAPHICS</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/forums/topic/why-designers-are-afraid-of-showing-hand-sketches-to-their-clients/#post-159870</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 17 Oct 2011 17:43:04 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Zach,<br />
You should know the different between designers verse artists, please read the following link I posted a while ago:<br />
<a href="http://land8lounge.com/forum/topics/designer-verses-artist-s-drawing" rel="nofollow">http://land8lounge.com/forum/topics/designer-verses-artist-s-drawing</a><br />
So you don&#8217;t need to draw well at all as a designer, you just need to know some basic skills to communicate your ideas with your clients.  Excited?</p>
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				<title>Mike Lin posted an update in the group BeLoose Graphic Workshop: How to draw Bubble Diagram and Marker Lettering: 
1. Use [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/activity/p/15424/</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2011 09:16:51 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><span><b>How to draw Bubble Diagram and Marker Lettering: </b></span><a href="groups/67-IMG_2228.JPG" rel="nofollow"><img src="groups/68-IMG_2228.JPG?width=492" width="492" /></a><br />
1. Use circle template, apply one circle with Sharpie and another one with Thin     Pen (don&#8217;t forget Professional Gap within circle), two circles offset to each     other with small gap in between. 2. Use different shades of green and blue markers and apply stripes with Over     The Edge just a b&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-15424"><a href="https://land8.com/activity/p/15424/" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Mike Lin replied to the topic Any body knows where are the best places to travel? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/forums/topic/any-body-knows-where-are-the-best-places-to-travel/#post-160108</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2011 04:54:58 +0000</pubDate>

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				<title>Mike Lin replied to the topic Any body knows where are the best places to travel? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/forums/topic/any-body-knows-where-are-the-best-places-to-travel/#post-160109</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2011 04:53:51 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I do experience this situation often when travel.  But it doesn&#8217;t stop me though.</p>
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				<title>Mike Lin replied to the topic Any body knows where are the best places to travel? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/forums/topic/any-body-knows-where-are-the-best-places-to-travel/#post-160110</link>
				<pubDate>Sat, 08 Oct 2011 04:52:42 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I agreed.  I have been to NZ three times and loved it every single time.  Especially Queenstown.</p>
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				<title>Mike Lin replied to the topic Any body knows where are the best places to travel? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/forums/topic/any-body-knows-where-are-the-best-places-to-travel/#post-160115</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 04:38:41 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>If you like to contribute an article on Brazil, please do and send it to my e-mail at <a href="mailto:mike@beloose.com" rel="nofollow">mike@beloose.com</a> with some pictures attached.  Then I will put that on our home page (<a href="http://www.beloose.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.beloose.com</a>) with your name.  I am excited and looking forward to your article at your convenience<br />
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				<title>Mike Lin replied to the topic Any body knows where are the best places to travel? in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/forums/topic/any-body-knows-where-are-the-best-places-to-travel/#post-160117</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 04:31:35 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Good place sounds like.  I will study it and see it will be on my list next year.  Thanks.</p>
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				<link>https://land8.com/forums/topic/any-body-knows-where-are-the-best-places-to-travel/#post-160118</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 04:30:24 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sound so good.  Indeed I will visit Africa and Bali someday in the near future.  Thanks for taking time to post so many pictures.  I love them.  Keep in touch.</p>
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				<link>https://land8.com/forums/topic/any-body-knows-where-are-the-best-places-to-travel/#post-160119</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 04:26:26 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I would love to visit Brazil someday.  I have had a few invitations to visit Rio and San Paulo, but didn&#8217;t try hard to go, may be I should.  Someday I will feature Brazil on my web site under Place of the Week and may be you can contribute an article about Brazil.  Thanks.</p>
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				<link>https://land8.com/forums/topic/any-body-knows-where-are-the-best-places-to-travel/#post-160120</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 07 Oct 2011 04:16:40 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Trevor, <br />
Thanks for taking time to suggest so many places to go.  I will try to make before I sit on wheel chair someday.  If you like, I am featuring a place of the week on my web site at <a href="http://www.beloose.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.beloose.com</a> and wonder if you like to contribute some articles on places you have been.  Let me know.</p>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 30 Sep 2011 12:24:44 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Glad to join KSU group as I spent over 18 year as LA faculty.</p>
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Dear Land8Lounge Member,
I just come across an outstanding [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/activity/p/15425/</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 22:53:53 +0000</pubDate>

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Dear Land8Lounge Member,<br />
I just come across an outstanding watercolor artist Jack Tia Kee Woon, his paintings are incredibly phenomenon.  Each painting is so alive, colorfully glow with all six colors, and loosely expressed in style of its own.  I upload 4 of his painting under photos.  There are over 60 of his masterpieces on my web site at <a &hellip;</a rel="nofollow"></a><span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-15425"><a href="https://land8.com/activity/p/15425/" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Mike Lin replied to the topic Hand graphics...to pay or not to pay??? in the forum GRAPHICS</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/forums/topic/hand-graphics-to-pay-or-not-to-pay/#post-163917</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:17:35 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Craig, thanks for your support from the bottom of my heart.  I just returned from teaching several workshops in New Zealand and Australia, it is so comforting to know that every attendee has found their new confidence and knows how to be loose in hand graphics.  Taking the fear of drawing out of people&#8217;s career is our specialty after all.</p>
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				<title>Mike Lin replied to the topic Hand graphics...to pay or not to pay??? in the forum GRAPHICS</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/forums/topic/hand-graphics-to-pay-or-not-to-pay/#post-163918</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 15:10:19 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Dear Deryn, I am so glad to hear what you have to say about our popular workshop that has changed many people&#8217;s lives.  We are not perfect and will continue to seek for the refinement, but so far we have pleased over 98 % of the designers from around the world, a great record that isn&#8217;t easy to maintain. <br />
Not for a moment, we didn&#8217;t think of how t&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-48482"><a href="https://land8.com/forums/topic/hand-graphics-to-pay-or-not-to-pay/#post-163918" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Mike Lin replied to the topic Hand graphics...to pay or not to pay??? in the forum GRAPHICS</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/forums/topic/hand-graphics-to-pay-or-not-to-pay/#post-163919</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 29 Sep 2011 01:20:06 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Sound like you have a lot of confidence yourself and maintain good graphic skills, where I can buy your upcoming book and do you have a place so I can take your workshop? I may be able to learn something from you.  I feel I always have rooms for improvement.</p>
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				<title>Mike Lin posted an update in the group BeLoose Graphic Workshop: To draw well, you simply need to do the following three [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/activity/p/15426/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:53:11 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="groups/71-BeLooseMetal.jpg" rel="nofollow"><img src="groups/72-BeLooseMetal.jpg?width=220" width="220" /></a>To draw well, you simply need to do the following three steps: <br />
<span>1. Learn best graphic tricks available.</span> So don&#8217;t waste time studying by yourself. <span>2. Learn to copy other people&#8217;s work.</span> Buy graphic books and copy, copy, and copy. <span>3. Work hard, never stop drawing.</span> Create opportunity to draw and draw continuously.<br />
Believe me, if you follow the above&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-15426"><a href="https://land8.com/activity/p/15426/" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Mike Lin replied to the topic Why landscape designers can&#039;t draw with hand comfortably anymore? in the forum GRAPHICS</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/forums/topic/why-landscape-designers-cant-draw-with-hand-comfortably-anymore/#post-160335</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 10:20:21 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Indeed, I am a true believer on having quick ideas with hands that can put down on paper instantly, this way our right brain (the creative side) will engage more. As long as I can breathe, I will continue to push the hand graphics to where ever I can reach.</p>
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				<link>https://land8.com/forums/topic/hand-graphics-to-pay-or-not-to-pay/#post-163923</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 05:12:56 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Deryn, I am browsing around the Land8 web site and found your discussion only after you have taken my workshop in Las Vegas this past May.  I must say that I thoroughly enjoyed not only you but the other two students from your school.  The improvement from three of you were stunning and amazing. I also appreciate your invitation to your s&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-48203"><a href="https://land8.com/forums/topic/hand-graphics-to-pay-or-not-to-pay/#post-163923" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<link>https://land8.com/forums/topic/hand-graphics-to-pay-or-not-to-pay/#post-163924</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 05:04:53 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Andrew, I was browsing around your web site and saw your comment on my workshop with great comment.  Thanks.  I always enjoy your site and keep up.</p>
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				<title>Mike Lin replied to the topic Why landscape designers can&#039;t draw with hand comfortably anymore? in the forum GRAPHICS</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/forums/topic/why-landscape-designers-cant-draw-with-hand-comfortably-anymore/#post-160336</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 28 Sep 2011 04:44:51 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Steve, thanks for your opinion, well said.  Hope to see you in one of our graphic workshops.</p>
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				<title>Mike Lin replied to the topic Why landscape designers can&#039;t draw with hand comfortably anymore? in the forum GRAPHICS</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/forums/topic/why-landscape-designers-cant-draw-with-hand-comfortably-anymore/#post-160338</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 23:50:21 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Yes, I see you point loud and clear, thanks.  But I only want to emphasize that a designer should use hand graphic to apply it during the design process and should use it more often to communicate with his creative side of right brain and his clients. <br />
I believe it is more spontaneous and not to mention that it is also more quickly and e&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-45938"><a href="https://land8.com/forums/topic/why-landscape-designers-cant-draw-with-hand-comfortably-anymore/#post-160338" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Mike Lin replied to the topic Why landscape designers can&#039;t draw with hand comfortably anymore? in the forum GRAPHICS</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/forums/topic/why-landscape-designers-cant-draw-with-hand-comfortably-anymore/#post-160339</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 23:38:53 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks Henry.</p>
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				<title>Mike Lin replied to the topic Why landscape designers can&#039;t draw with hand comfortably anymore? in the forum GRAPHICS</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/forums/topic/why-landscape-designers-cant-draw-with-hand-comfortably-anymore/#post-160340</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 23:38:27 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I couldn&#8217;t agree more Jason, I believe most people find hard to learn &#8220;how to draw&#8221; with hand and this may be one of the main reasons why people shy away from hand graphic and go toward computer more. Our <a href="http://www.beloose.com/" rel="nofollow">BeLoose graphic workshop</a> has proven that if one can breathe, we can teach them how to draw quickly and convincingly.</p>
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				<title>Mike Lin posted an update in the group BeLoose Graphic Workshop: 
 
Improvement of Before / After drawings in just one week [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/activity/p/15427/</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:20:11 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="groups/75-BeforeAfter2weeks.jpeg" rel="nofollow"><img src="groups/76-BeforeAfter2weeks.jpeg?width=250" width="250" /></a><br />
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Improvement of Before / After drawings in just one week during the BeLoose Graphic Workshop<br />
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For the past 35 years, I have taught at universities and run the <a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.beloose.com/" rel="nofollow">BeLoose Graphic Workshop</a> on &#8220;how to draw quickly and convincingly with hand&#8221;.   I have found the following reasons that most landscape designers are afraid of using hand graphics on t&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-15427"><a href="https://land8.com/activity/p/15427/" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Mike Lin replied to the topic Why landscape designers can&#039;t draw with hand comfortably anymore? in the forum GRAPHICS</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/forums/topic/why-landscape-designers-cant-draw-with-hand-comfortably-anymore/#post-160343</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:18:04 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Not only most universities will not do what you suggested, some are now even offering only 5 years to receive MLA instead of BLA.  With the lack of hand graphics in these programs, are we in the wrong direction in our profession?</p>
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				<title>Mike Lin replied to the topic Why landscape designers can&#039;t draw with hand comfortably anymore? in the forum GRAPHICS</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/forums/topic/why-landscape-designers-cant-draw-with-hand-comfortably-anymore/#post-160344</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:14:35 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Nick,<br />
I agree with your opinion totally.  I never intend to talk down the computer, but many schools shouldn&#8217;t take away graphic classes that build a very basic and important foundation for becoming a good designer.  I begin to see that knowing hand graphics is now called a &#8220;Niche&#8221;, it is like take an expensive fight on a business class, so m&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-45932"><a href="https://land8.com/forums/topic/why-landscape-designers-cant-draw-with-hand-comfortably-anymore/#post-160344" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<link>https://land8.com/forums/topic/why-landscape-designers-cant-draw-with-hand-comfortably-anymore/#post-160345</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 26 Sep 2011 00:13:15 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I know Stephen and he is a very good graphic teacher, lucky you and please say hi to him for me.</p>
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				<title>Mike Lin posted an update in the group BeLoose Graphic Workshop: Kirk, welcome and I will continue to add more tips of [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/activity/p/15428/</link>
				<pubDate>Thu, 22 Sep 2011 04:50:17 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Kirk, welcome and I will continue to add more tips of graphics.  Please ask your friends to join the group and also sign up at <a href="http://www.beloose.com" rel="nofollow">http://www.beloose.com</a> for more.</p>
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Do you [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/activity/p/15430/</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 29 Aug 2011 04:38:53 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong><span>Create your own book of Illustrations on computer</span></strong><br />
Do you realize that there are over 2500 sketches, renderings, illustrations, design photos and nice pictures on our BeLoose web site under &#8220;Photos&#8221;, many beautiful drawings are done by very talented illustrators from around the world.<br />
You are encouraged to spend a few hours and go to the <a href="http://www.beloose.com/" rel="nofollow">www,beloose&hellip;</a><span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-15430"><a href="https://land8.com/activity/p/15430/" rel="nofollow">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>Mike Lin replied to the topic Classical Furniture everyone should know in the forum GENERAL DISCUSSION</title>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2011 16:28:28 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Great.  Do you own any of these?  Most of them have good look but uncomfortable to seat.</p>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 27 Aug 2011 07:11:19 +0000</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is Mike Lin from the BeLoose Graphic Workshop.  Hope someday Brian Lin or I can visit your school and help out on you guys&#8217; graphics.</p>
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Render Landscape Plan
How you can render a landscape p [&#133;]</title>
				<link>https://land8.com/activity/p/15431/</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2011 07:44:25 +0000</pubDate>

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<span><strong><span>Render Landscape Plan</span></strong></span><br />
How you can render a landscape plan with the following easy steps:</p>
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<li>Outline your plan with pen (LePen used). Use tips: straight edge, circle template, overlap corner, professional dot, gap.</li>
<li>Outline two trees with heavier Sharpie pen next to thinner pen as they are closer to your eyes.</li>
<li>For more details, click <a href="groups/81-LandscapePlanEmail.docx" rel="nofollow">here</a>.</li>
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