In March of 1953 he began serving as Liao ’ s teaching assistant at his Yunhe Studio. During this time Kuo was able to distance himself from the romanticism of classical painting. In fact, he and his teacher once created paintings on the same piece of plywood, which created a sensation in artistic circles.
1954 年 3 月，他出任廖繼春「雲和畫室」助教，不僅學到不拘泥古典派的浪漫畫風，師生共用夾板作畫，也在畫壇傳為美談。