Dailin Li
Zhengzhou,Henan
Summary
Proactive and bilingual Illustrator experiencing years working in highly collaborative environments creating murals, cartoons, illustrations, and traditional art forms. Searching for astute programs that guide to light up memorable ideas, imaginations, and strong concepts.
Hardworking painter with strong ability in detail manipulation and cultural background studies.
Overview
2
2
years of professional experience
Work History
Invited Education Material Illustrator
Beijing Municipal Education Commission
Beijing
09.2021 - Current
- Drawing Chinese Opera cartoon illustrations for the children's education material, including textbook, coloring book, and display board, for the “Traditional Opera Comes into Campus" program that carried by Beijing Municipal Education Commission.
- Teaching Assistance for Chinese Opera practice courses.
- Produced intricate pieces of art by using ink, Chinese watercolors, markers, pencils and computer software programs (Procreate, Photoshop).
- Studied different techniques to apply to artistic endeavors.
Art and Art History Researcher
Dunhuang Academy Department of Cultural Promotion
Dunhuang, Gansu
08.2023 - 09.2023
- Studied the mural paintings from the aspects of color usage, color material, line quality, and postures in Mogao Grotto Temples in Dunhuang, Gansu, and in Yulin Grottos in Guazhou, Gansu, Northwest China. My concentration is on paintings of music and dance themes.
- Appllied the techniques obtained in the observational learning and training in the Grottos to create copies of the mural paintings from preparing the ground to finishing applying colors.
- Got a thorough understand of mineral paint qualities, lines, and posture designs in Dunhuang Art.
- Obtained training for mural relic restoration skills such as grouting, sticking the peeled paint layer back together, desalination, and filling in the crackles.
- Created a series of creative illustration drawings about Dunhuang mural arts.
Diplomatic Gift Painter
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China
Beijing
07.2021 - 08.2021
- Created a Chinese traditional painting of Chinese Opera character which represent Chinese iconic art culture and virtue.
- Offered the painting as a diplomatic gift to Ambassador of Sierra Leone to China. Giving a speech in English that introduce the creation process and blessing message behind the painting in the 50th anniversary diplomatic meeting.
- Leading the performance team that perform for the Gala that celebrate the 50th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and Sierra Leone.
- Doing the text translation jobs for awards documents and the verbal translation job during the day of the anniversary.
- Obtained the title of "50th Anniversary Friendship Envoy".
Education
Bachelor of Arts - Double majoring in Art and Nutritional Science
University of Washington
Seattle, WA12-2033
Skills
- Chinese traditional watercolor
- Oil painting
- Mix-media art creation
- illustration drawing with traditional materials (water color, makers, ink pens, metallic colors etc)
- Digital Illustration
- Skilled in Procreate and Photoshop
- Subject Research
- Client Relations
- Art Styles and Techniques
- Conceptual Graphics
- Understanding of Anatomy
- Cultural relic restoration
- Chinese classic dance performing
- Chinese classic dance choreography
- Dance opera direction
- Chinese Peking Opera performing
Affiliations
- Doing art commissions during spare time.
- Working as president in Han Chinese Cultural Association (HCCA) at University of Washington during college years.
- Performing on the stage as chief dancer of HCCA dance group for 4 years.
- Working as choreographer and dance opera director，concentrating in Chinese classic Dunhuang dance.
Languages
English
Native/ Bilingual
Chinese (Mandarin)
Native/ Bilingual
Accomplishments
- "50th anniversary Diplomatic Friendship Envoy between China and Sierra Leone"
References
References available upon request.
Timeline
Art and Art History Researcher
Dunhuang Academy Department of Cultural Promotion
08.2023 - 09.2023
Invited Education Material Illustrator
Beijing Municipal Education Commission
09.2021 - Current
Diplomatic Gift Painter
Ministry of Foreign Affairs of China
07.2021 - 08.2021
Bachelor of Arts - Double majoring in Art and Nutritional Science
University of Washington
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