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I'm an artist and programmer currently working as a software developer. I have a passion for art, comics, animation, and storytelling. While I love picking up new hobbies, drawing, sewing, and kendo are my consistent pastimes.
Illustration
Pen Nibs and Ink
In October of 2024, I decided I had enough of owning dip pen nibs I hadn't used. I came up with the idea to concept little roadside shrines and use a different nib for each one. I really got a feel for how each of them inked, the line qualities they produced, and which ink I needed for each. I now add to this series if I ever acquire new nibs. It's also a great resource for knowing what I already have when I go to the art store!
October Inking 2025
Here are a few of my favorite pieces from the art challenge I participated in during October 2025:
"Robot"
Drawn from a photo of my 30 Minute Missions Cielnova model kit
"Instrument"
The vocal synth Hastune Miku is an instrument, so why not play her?
"Cats!"
Drawn from a photo of my brother's "teaching assistant" grading papers.
"Holding a Teacup"
I had to edit two photos together for the reference on this one.
Grapefruits for my Sister
My sister wanted a grapefruit phone background, so we traded favors. I drew this traditionally and colored it digitally.
D&D Monster High
Dungeons and Dragons and Monster High were both properties I grew up close to. In 2024, I thought it would be fun to try and design iconic D&D characters in the G1 Monster High style. I loved picking which monsters to use (a lich, beholder, and displacer beast) and breaking down the design aspects of early Monster High. Coming up with punny names was the cherry on top!
Comics
My Adventures in Sommerlund
In the fall of 2025, I played through the first of Joe Dever's Lone Wolf gamebook series, Flight From the Dark. It was during an October art challenge, so I decided to draw a recent... emotional experience I had in the book. As a fan of fantasy and tabletop roleplaying games, gamebooks are right up my alley. Being able to share my reactions to them through art is a blast. I drew this traditionally with a micron pen. That October helped me to realize how much I love using ink.
Towards the end of the book, I had a lot of opportunities to stray from my goal of delivering a vital message to the king, but I stayed the course. Doing so absolutely tickled me, so I drew up another installment of My Adventures in Sommerlund! This time, I inked it digitally. While I prefer traditional inking, being able to play with shading and lettering more easily is a strong trade-off. I had a lot of fun figuring out how to depict the gamebook's choices and which one I chose.
Yu-Gi-Oh
What is the point of art if you can't make silly jokes? This one was drawn on post-it notes!
Animation
Stop-Motion
In addition to helping my local scout troop with merch and designs, I am also an Animation Merit Badge Counsellor. The scouts have to create an animation to fulfill the badge requirements, so I put together a stop-motion skit as an example. I got one of my brothers to voice it with me and used my 30 Minute Missions model kit figures as actors. Animation, especially stop-motion, will always be near and dear to me, so I love being able to see what young scouts create.
Rotoscoping
One of my favorite ways to turn off my brain doing art in college was rotoscoping. Being able to trace each frame takes the thought out of getting anatomy right, but making sure each frame flowed beautifully into the next good still required skill. This is a segment of A.C.E.'s dance practice to their song Cactus. I loved being able to add to the insane choreography through linework.
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