During the period that Lin was studying with Isaka Kyokko, a distant relative and painter named Chen Cheng-po returned home to teach after studying art in Japan. Chen loved to sketch from nature, and Lin and Chen would wander about drawing together. Chen introduced Lin to Western sketching and watercolor techniques.
而在林玉山向伊 2 旭江習畫的少年時代，熱愛油畫寫生的遠房親戚陳澄波回鄉任教，林玉山於是跟著陳澄波結伴四處寫生，因而接觸到水彩和速寫等西畫的表現技法。