His first project was to make sketches from his experience in finding jobs, which were received warmly by Crown readers. He became even more popular when his art works were carried in the United Daily News, one of the leading newspapers in Taiwan.
退伍後，陳朝寶不想教書，一時又找不到合適的工作，便把軍中漫畫日記，向各報章雜誌試著投稿，但一直都得不到賞識。