After graduating from the department of arts of the Taipei Normal College, he took up a position as arts teacher at the Chang Le Primary School.
正好，台北師範學校是公費的，又有美術科，劉興欽這鄉下孩子考上了，來到繁華的台北，很刻苦的學教育、學書畫。導師孫立群先生，對他嚴加管教，必須苦練才能好過；但刻苦用功也得到報償，孫老師曾經買了一盒水彩獎勵他。