Carmela Cucueco

Painter / Illustrator

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Yakan Woman work in progress. Happy Filipino-American Month! 🇵🇭🇺🇸 . . . #painting #oilpainting #illustration #tenbyten #wip #workinprogress #contemporaryart #lowbrowart #artph #neoanime #neorealism #portraiture #portraitpainting #bayareaart #sfart #igart #artistsoninstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CG1afuhBLtz/?igshid=1gzmooo53vpl1

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Did you watch Taco Chronicles yet? 🌮 INKTOBER DAY 3: Bulky . . . #inktober2020 #inktoberday3 #inktober #inktober2020bulky #inktoberprompts #drawingchallenge #octoberdrawingchallenge #jakeparker #penandink #indiaink #comicart #brushpen #ink #pentelbrushpenart #artonpaper #illustration #drawing #tacoart #foodart #streettacos #contemporaryart #sfart #igart #bayareaart #artistsoninstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CF4r-Ivh5n-/?igshid=1dufdrw1428vt

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3.5 hours on skin tones 😤 I could’ve pushed it more but sometimes you reach a point where you know you should not ✋🏼 . . . #skintones #gouachepainting #acrylicgouachepainting #moleskineart #moleskinepainting #illustration #portraiture #artstudy #contemporaryart #igart #sfart #bayareaart #artistsoninstagram #freckles #portraitstudy #pocmodels https://www.instagram.com/p/CEcZ5APBhlw/?igshid=n0rrpbbng36

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Finished Ube Product. . . . #acrylicgouache #gouachepainting #moleskinepainting #illustration #realism #fashionart #portraiturestudy #contemporaryart #princetonbrushes #figurepainting #moleskineart #igart #sfart #bayareaart #artistsoninstagram #purpletones (at San Francisco, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CEZs0RNhHMT/?igshid=11yfkawf4sdz0

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Gonna be working in more acrylic gouache stuff. Super forgiving when you’re not sure what colors to add because the opacity is so great, you can just keep layering and layering! Check my previous post for the timelapse 🔙 . . . #timelapsepainting #seascapepainting #landscapepainting #goauchepainting #acrylgouacheart #artwork #painting #contemporaryart #cooltones #illustration #morimotostudio #beachpainting #oceanbeach #sfart #bayareaart #igartist #artistsoninstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/CEQBD4rBahS/?igshid=k6k3d8kk3axx

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Flashback Prismakulays 🎨🖍 . . . #graphiteart #prismacolorpencils #coloredpencilart #neoanime #neorealism #popsurrealism #lowbrowart #illustration #portraiture #comicart #sfart #bayareaart #drawing #sketch #sketchbookart https://www.instagram.com/p/CDX8p7fhKNt/?igshid=81wngtf28fu6

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Is this how you do it? 🌝🌟 . . . #sailormoonredraw #digitalart #photoshopart #adobephotoshop #illustration #anime #neoanime #contemporaryart #igart #artchallenge #usagicry #hellabangs #comicart #cartoonart #conceptart #toomanylines #doneanddone https://www.instagram.com/p/CAr1I24hFVL/?igshid=1s54iaimw5mnz

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Found another unfinished Ton+Katsu Part II . . . #oilpainting #neoanime #neorealism #characterdesign #conceptart #lowbrowart #popsurrealism #contemporaryart #illustration #painting #gessoboard #cartoonart #sfart #igart #artistsoninstagram #tonkatsu https://www.instagram.com/p/CALskrvhZEC/?igshid=1p2nlwvm2pvn6

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Found something in the reject pile. Who’s a lazy mermaid rn 🙋🏻‍♀️ . . . #gouachepainting #illustration #mermay #mermaidart #comicart #studiocleanup #lowbrowart #popsurrealism #contemporaryart #underwatertings #sfart #igart #artistsoninstagram #neoanime #neorealism #brushpenart #pentelbrushpen #reevespaint #liquitexacrylicgouache https://www.instagram.com/p/CAHFDrhh9aD/?igshid=d32gw46760p0

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Mermay throwback 🧜🏼‍♀️ . . . #mermay #mermaidart #illustration #oilpainting #painting #lowbrowart #popsurrealism #neoanime #neorealism #characterdesign #seascape #contemporaryart #ladyinthewater #freshofftheboat #fob #igart #artistsoninstagram #sfart #bigeyes #pinayart https://www.instagram.com/p/CAE3pVCBSjN/?igshid=k90i1pacnrwg

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Study no.2. Those freckles were hard work 😤 . . . #digitalpainting #digitalart #photoshopart #characterdesign #conceptart #neorealism #neoanime #portraitstudy #illustration #contemporaryart #adobephotoshop #artwork #artistsoninstagram #igart #sfart #bayareaartist #lowbrowart #popsurrealism #portraitpainting #wacom #intuospro #photoshopbrushes https://www.instagram.com/p/B_8rCkbBZAp/?igshid=hs9nglj3anyo

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Almost there. Practicing from a limited palette 🎨 . . . . . #digitalpainting #digitalart #photoshopart #characterdesign #conceptart #neorealism #neoanime #portraitstudy #illustration #contemporaryart #adobephotoshop #wip #workinprogress #artistsoninstagram #igart #sfart #bayareaartist #lowbrowart #popsurrealism #portraitpainting #wacom #intuospro #photoshopbrushes https://www.instagram.com/p/B_7BDCfhTxx/?igshid=9tjq5lnmv47i

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Happy AAPI Heritage Month! Proud to be from 🇵🇭🇯🇵🇬🇺 . . . #aapiheritagemonth #aapi #asianamerican #pacificislander #representation #kalinga #roots #tribal #nativetattooart #mambabatok #whangod #whangodtattoo #neoanime #neorealism #illustration #portraitart #oilpainting #artworks #contemporaryart #gessoboard #bigeyes #popsurrealism #lowbrowart #igart #artistsoninstagram #asianart https://www.instagram.com/p/B_zTwTCBjta/?igshid=197g5gsdhhas2

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This was unintentional but Im getting Road to El Dorado vibes with this one. . . . #digitalpainting #digitalart #photoshopart #characterdesign #conceptart #neorealism #neoanime #portraitstudy #illustration #contemporaryart #adobephotoshop #chel #roadtoeldorado #artistsoninstagram #igart #sfart #bayareaartist #lowbrowart #popsurrealism #portraitpainting https://www.instagram.com/p/B_oj9tmBeSN/?igshid=f5yez7mk407v

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Finally finished no.5! Think I’ll do a Ghibli or anime #sixfanartschallenge next. Princess Mononoke was so fun to do. 😁 . . . #sixfanarts #princessmononoke #ghibli #neoanime #animefanart #lowbrowart #popsurrealism #fanart #illustration #digitalart #photoshopart #conceptart #hayaomiyazaki #comicart #sfart #igart #artistsoninstagram #bayareaart #quarantineart https://www.instagram.com/p/B_jAynvByCi/?igshid=i0kwzd97h18p

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This. Started it all. . . . #tbt #throwbackart #conceptart #neoanime #neorealism #streetart #comicart #illustration #lowbrowart #popsurrealism #contemporaryart #sketch #drawing #graphiteart #artstyle #initialsketches #sisters #sfart #igart #artistsoninstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B_WhsTQhvM7/?igshid=1l1lm74t1ojoz

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4/6! Starting to get the hang of it 👾 . . . #sixfanarts #sixfanartschallenge #sixcharacters #sixcharacterschallenge #digitalart #photoshop #adobe #wacom #ariel #thelittlemermaid #disney #neoanime #comicart #illustration #conceptart #cartoonart #mermaid #fairytale #igart #artistsoninstagram https://www.instagram.com/p/B-8REgJhU6a/?igshid=1xfg41tqobg3o