During the following six months, he followed a routine of painting caricatures by day and Chinese paintings, using brush pens, at night.
雖然，我並不否認漫畫的價值，但就這樣畫下去，我心中總是覺得委屈啊！」經過半年的摸索，陳朝寶終於破繭而出。白天他照常上班畫漫畫，夜深人靜時，他埋首燈下，用毛筆渲染出一幅幅色彩繽紛的國畫作品。