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Thinking about colors (pt 1)

I’ve been deeply invested in learning about color theory to advance my overall understanding of paint and all visual arts so I thought I’d share a few major points:

  • Secondary colors!! how.
  • Magenta is the secret to the perf...

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2D Animation on the iPad with Clip Studio Paint Pro

This was originally NDA material for an ongoing project but the client switched directions (again) so this got scrapped. Luckily, I recorded a bunch of BTS for it for later Patreon usage and get to drop it early :)

A bit into my process on h...

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back from the dead

I want to start with apologizing!!!

I know I've been MIA for the longest since I've made this patreon & I have tons of posts lined up to make it up before the month is up. I've been avoiding Instagram, and as a byproduct, my entire onlin...

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story time

things you saw on my story!

1. Trying out low poly modeling in blender to create vein-y sculptures. 

2-3. Angel Blue Puffer!!! I get a million questions so those of you aren't on depop, it's a very popular Japanese kids brand. Har...

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3D walkthrough type beat

Okay WOW I suddenly respect youtubers on another level because this video took WAY TOO LONG to upload.... and this is also my very first time doing a voice over! Also another reason to respect ppl who make tutorials.... I had to do 2190382 takes.&...

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blender (re)boot camp

So I spent the last 3 days trying to re-learn my entire pipeline in Blender… as some of you may know, I understand basic things like importing models off the internet, texturing, lighting, and animating them for the job I did in late November th...

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juicy smooth brain dump

Hi ya’ll my bad for dumping like this. Lunar New Year just took me OUT like I'm sure those who celebrate get it... but for those who don't, it's basically like a Thanksgiving and New Years in one. Spent a lot of time just catching up with my fam...

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doll update

Still making human sized versions of these hats soon but took a short detour into a doll sized one for my bb :’)

Her clothes are a cosplay from code geass... I got them from eBay for suuuuper cheap by sheer luck. The person listing the cl...

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CSP timelapse!

First time exporting a timelapse from Clip Studio Paint!!!

I'll write a thorough rundown of all the brushes and things I used in tomorrow's post, sorry a lot of glitchy stuff kept happening... it was my first time really doing a full drawing...

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painting progress & inspiration

Hey ya’ll~


Long time no talk, had to take some time away from social media because it was getting toxic… I think it’s an age thing but I have a pretty hard time being online and visible for over 2 weeks at a time…. I kinda...

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using 3D as reference

Pics 1-4 are by Tatsuya Kerada, a legendary illustrator who I am currently inspired by. 

I wanted to start off briefly going over this guy's work bc he's seriously a legend. it's a shame I don't own more of his art books, I only own View Post

3D modeling shoes in zBrush pt. 2

part 2!

we have our basic shape so in this 20 minute video ...

*it took 29038129382 cuts but I trimmed it down from like almost an hour*

Summary: I make a "shoe last" (a 3-dimensional wooden...

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slight detour into painting

hey everyone!

so I'm still editing the next videos for my zbrush tutorial series but in the meantime, since i am taking a short break from 3D freelance I decided to draw & paint.

now if you're here for 3D please understand I have n...

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3D modeling shoes in zBrush

hi ya'll soooo this is a first part in a series of videos I'll be uploading about my 3D shoe modelling process! 

I realized it was getting increasingly difficult for me to edit a 1 hour+ video about this so I scrapped the first version ...

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massive reference post pt2

hi ok so this is where i'll be discussing some anime series and some doll stuff oh and furniture lol because it was too much to fit everything into the last post. I also get these questions a lot but it ranges from "what are you watching right now...

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massive reference post pt1

ok ok happy holidays everyone! sorry I'm like 2 weeks behind on everything related to my life because I just got so caught up in the festivities.... I hosted a little hot pot gift exchange event at my crib and it took everything to prep!

I'm...

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bts of my first blender project

so many of you saw this on my IG story, but I did a project recently while on vacation. I landed in SF and essentially realized I was going to have to deliver a full 3D video without my fancy GPU and usual software. I only learned how to navigate ...

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blender bars!!

sorry I took a break from social media (with the exception of memes) and spent some more time learning about blender!! I had a few days of frustration with my PC once I got home when I kept installing versions of blender and kept getting an error ...

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I’m quitting freelance 3D

Hi yall!!! This is going to be so thorough I damn near should make a YouTube video about it but I’m stuck in LA with little resources please forgive my absence!!

So I know I haven’t been active on here and I wanted to explain also, I got...

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More reference

Hi y’all, wanted to share some of my favorite pages from this book today...


Famously known as the original artist for the manga version Ghost In The Shell, Shirow Masamune was killing the game before CGI dominated. This book, In...

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always use reference!

Sharing two books that I’ve owned and referenced since 2016!! Tekkonkkreet is a studio 4c animation (favorite anime studio in japan!) that came out in 1999... these books are the concept art collection for the film. Shiro (white) contains all be...

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how I made the happy hammer (video!)

this project took so long and even longer to edit this video... sorry I'm still growing as a video editor!!! in this video I design, model, and quickly color the happy hammer game.

I work from scratch, using a reeeeaaally rough sketch and ha...

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Art book reference dump!!

Hey y’all, wanted to share some of my favorite pages from a few issues of replicant I’ve acquired recently for $10 each on eBay :)

They’re pretty affordable and you can also probably find them at a kinokuniya or book off! I also includ...

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juicy lengthy happy hammer behind the scenes (&spoilers!)

***edit*** lord i take it back idk why patreon decided to flip all my pictures sideways i promise it does not look like that in the drafts... gna fix that brb****

***edit2*** sorry for the spam... had to fix the image issue but it should be ...

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2D animation explained (video)

hi ya'll so i've been bombarded by this request... everyone really wants to know how I finessed the 2D animation project for the strayrats x vans promo video... so here it is!


and yes.... i did start explaining what i'm working on...

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H99 HQ!!!

we were finally able to restock and get back to the groove of work today after several days of packing and unpacking!

The new spot has so much space (something we’re really not used to) and I’ve been able to set up a proper corner to org...

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Upcycling!!! Also done moving

Hi everyone!! Just wanted to start with saying I’m done moving and holy shit don’t ever try to move your apartment AND your office in 2-3 days. It was a nightmare.


Last week I was commissioned to do this cute upcycling/rework ...

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Testing Copics...

Currently obsessed with Hiroyuki Katou’s works!!! The first picture is the cover of his art book, which I hope to one day look through IRL... supposedly includes 7 short stories!!! 😫

Anyway I tried drawing something cute and quick to te...

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Life update

Hi guys!!!

It’s been a whirlwind (as usual in my life) since my last Patreon post & public boost!!

1. I realized my office lease of 1 year was expiring Oct 1st and after desperately searching for an alternative option and failing...

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intro to my 3D process! (video)

okay i got excited and made this first... wanted to make something that felt more intimate and in-the-moment than a voice-over recording of what I already made. this just answers some of the most frequently asked questions I get... and an overview...

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