Illustration

The same eye, a different brush.

A small selection of personal work. Painting and pixel art train how I see colour, hierarchy and mood, the same things I care about in an interface.

Under the Blossoms: a woman and a black cat under a pink cherry blossom tree — Under the BlossomsDigital painting · with speedpaint

Enchanted Stream: a glowing forest stream with pink mushrooms — Enchanted StreamDigital painting · environment

Characters & portraits

Painted in Clip Studio Paint, from semi-realistic portraits to softer fantasy characters.

Woman with pink hair and a crown of flowers and small skulls — Bloom & BoneHalloween portrait

Blonde girl in a blue dress standing in a sunlit forest — Woodland WandererCharacter illustration

Portrait of a woman with afro puffs, star freckles and moon earrings — StarlightCharacter portrait

Pixel art

Small canvases, strict palettes. Pixel art is where I practise doing a lot with very little.

Pixel art music production room at night with a desk, synth and window — Night SessionPixel art scene

Pixel art portrait of a girl with long red hair — Red HairPixel portrait

Pixel art girl in a pink hoodie — Pink HoodiePixel portrait

Animated pixel art girl in a beret, a draw-this-in-your-style entry — Draw this in your styleAnimated pixel art · DTIYS challenge

Storyboards & concepts

Where illustration meets UX: sketching a flow or a space before anything gets built.

Ten-panel storyboard: a person customises the view in a smart window from a phone app — Smart WindowTen-panel storyboard

Concept sketch for a horror-themed escape room — Horror RoomEscape room concept

Spring 2027 · Internship

Let's make something meaningful.

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