I think one of the biggest things about moving to a new place is actually adjusting to it. I’m still trying to get into the swing of things, and here I am, a whole month later, with boxes that still haven’t been unpacked and the house still in chaos. Still, I’ve been trying to plugContinue reading “New Beginnings”
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Long time, no see!
I know it’s been a while since I’ve written, and honestly, I blame it on moving, and my own procrastination. I know that I’m terrible at keeping up with regular updates, which is something that I would like to change about myself. I recently moved, which is always exciting, but also an exhausting experience. NowContinue reading “Long time, no see!”
The Baku
A while back I wrote a paper on the legend of the Baku from Chinese and Japanese mythology. To go with the paper, I drew this small illustration of the Dream Eater. I learned a lot about the folklore of this creature and had a lot of fun drawing my own interpretation of him, asContinue reading “The Baku”
Sunken Galleon
This work is a blend of vectors made in Adobe Photoshop, as well as Prismacolor Markers and Pencils. I had a lot of fun combining both the digital and traditional mediums, and it is one of my favorite works to this day. Have you ever done any mixed-media works? I’ve been trying to branch outContinue reading “Sunken Galleon”
Yūko the Butterfly
This is one of my older works, but I still love the way it turned out. This was a gift to my sister, who is a big fan of Yūko Ichihara from the manga xxxHolic. I noticed that Yūko is often pictured with butterflies, so the first thing that came to mind for me wasContinue reading “Yūko the Butterfly”
Self Portrait Project: 2017
I decided that for this past years self portrait that I would go back to digital to see how I could do now. I really enjoyed painting this picture, and I did it mostly on the iPad with an app called Procreate. I love Procreate because it can do pretty much anything that I wouldContinue reading “Self Portrait Project: 2017”
Self Portrait Project: 2016
This self portrait was largely experimental as I used two mediums that I had never painted with before: Indian Ink and also tea and coffee. I know that probably sounds weird, but tea paintings have been some of my favorites to look at over the years, and the tea stains the paper beautiful colors andContinue reading “Self Portrait Project: 2016”
Vector Portrait – Aitenn
This is my very first attempt at a digital portrait using vectors. I had never used Adobe Illustrator before, but I will admit that it was a lot of fun to learn and to come up with a new design with such vivid colors. It made me wonder what else I can manage to doContinue reading “Vector Portrait – Aitenn”
Self Portrait Project: 2015
This is an older self portrait, and I’ve got a few more to add since then, but this one was done in Adobe Photoshop.
Dendus
Another older work, but one I’m still very fond of. I really love working with pens and ink, though admittedly I think my inking skills are lacking. This is something I’d like to improve on this upcoming year, because I love to see linework, and I feel it’s an extremely important part of illustration inContinue reading “Dendus”