In the past when he was too poor to buy painting paper, he just used any kind of paper he could lay his hands on. Despite his current success, Li is not satisfied, and continues to practice every day.
至今他仍保持每日有恆作畫的習慣，有時靈感枯竭，筆風不順，他可能一連撕去數張畫紙，這時，他會走到屋外去散散步，透透氣，重新以心靈的眼觀察一下週遭熟悉的景物，然後再回到屋裡，仍然繼續下去。