Talented female artist draws miniature folk paintings on the clock face through a microscope-Young man

Vu Thuy Duong suddenly received the attention of the online community when she demonstrated her talent of drawing miniatures on a clock face with a diameter of about 3cm through a microscope.

Ms. Vu Thuy Duong (38 years old, living in Hanoi) decided to quit her stable job to pursue her hobby of drawing miniatures on clock faces through a microscope. The female artist is fortunate to have her husband’s support and full support. Not only that, Duong’s husband also had a predestined relationship with the production of metal engraving tools and clock faces, so technically, the female artist had a solid fulcrum for her creativity. imagine and draw through the microscope.

With each small, super-detailed picture on the face of the watch with a diameter of about 3cm, in addition to the ability to draw requires high concentration, care and meticulousness so as not to overlook even the smallest detail. In particular, all drawing operations are done through a microscope to achieve precision and sophistication to every detail.

Ms. Duong introduces the steps to perfect a work on a watch face, which will include steps from sketching on paper, transferring the figure onto the dial, color painting, gold inlaid, multi-material inlay, protective coating, assembly on the machine to complete the leather strap.

According to Ms. Duong, drawing miniatures on the clock face through the microscope is a completely new subject, so there are many difficulties in conquering it. “I started to learn to draw miniatures through a microscope from 2021 – during the period of social distancing. Luckily, I inherited the talent for drawing from my father, so I also had a bit of a hand, gradually I became interested and interested in drawing. I wanted to pursue it for a long time. Thinking of doing it, I decided to quit a stable job to pursue my hobby of drawing miniatures on clock faces through a microscope.”

When she first started drawing through a microscope, Ms. Duong often suffered from eye strain and body fatigue because she could not adjust her sitting posture. Moreover, painting on metal has no permeability, so it is prone to color fading. And painting tools to draw miniatures on watches are not easy to buy, sometimes buying ready-made can’t meet the requirements for small drawings, so when you buy it, you still have to make more.

In countless completed works, the female artist is quite interested in the Five Tigers series that she spent 2 months drawing. Ms. Duong described: “I drew a collection of 5 watches “Ngu Ho Than Tuong” with the desire to preserve the beauty of folklore as well as put on a new look in folk paintings but still respect the values ​​of the people. core traditions”.

In addition, Ms. Duong is also interested in classic works, so she often develops watch models based on world famous paintings. In particular, the 8x female artist focused on developing topics on folk art to contribute to preserving and developing the traditional cultural beauty of the nation. Some other mini-miniature works of the 8x female artist: