art by kino ☆

I do art for a living ☆ http://linktr.ee/artbykino

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Yes, I am a Con(vention) artist!

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Please welcome The CONPANION! Designed for convention goers and travelers who have an extensive pin, charm, or trinket collection! It comes in 7 awesome colors, and also introduces some cosmic horror accessories to start your collection off right. Thank you for looking!! :D (check it out at artbykino.com/conpanion)

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Please take a look at my next big project, going live only on BackerKit on January 22nd: The CONPANION! This is the ultimate backpack for convention goers and collectors alike! I'm also introducing a set of cosmic pastel pins and jet tags to accessorize your Conpanion! CLICK HERE to be notified when the project goes live, or head to artbykino.com/conpanion!! A limited number of early bird bags will be available, and EVERYONE that pledges within the first 48 hours will get a free eldritch eye jet tag! Thanks for looking :D

The CONPANION Launch Party

Get excited about The CONPANION on BackerKit - come join!

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This is live now btw!!! :D Check it out HERE!

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One More Sleep Til The CONPANION

I hope you guys are as excited as I am, I don't think I'll be able to sleep tonight lol!

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I made a series of blind bags of over 60 meme button designs! They're up in my store now :D only at artbykino.com!

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These are my designs for a series of blind box toys I'm gonna make this year :D Mold fees are really expensive so I'll probably have to crowdfund it T_T but I hope you like the designs! (The toon character is the secret pull!)

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With a rigid art print pocket that can hold an 11x17 art print, over a dozen D rings to hang charms and accessories, and two clear vinyl windows for your pins or trinkets, The CONPANION is the ultimate convention goer's backpack. Going live from January 22nd at 10am PST to February 12th, The CONPANION also introduces some cosmic horror pins and accessories to complement the backpack and start your collection off right! I am a small business, and as such, I use crowdfunding platforms like BackerKit to bring my ideas into reality. Help me fund The CONPANION and start your next convention off right! Head to artbykino.com/conpanion to check it out :)

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ONE MORE WEEK YOU GUYS!!!! I am so stoked for the Conpanion, I hope you guys love it too. I've worked really hard on this campaign, on the backpack and on all the little accessories accompanying it. If you happen to see any posts about it come across your dash, please signal boost this small business and reblog if you can! :'D

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The CONPANION launches on BackerKit on January 22nd at 10am PST!! As a convention goer, the rigid art print pocket is super valuable as I can slip my prints inside of it to keep them safe. But as a vendor, I also use this bag as a personal item when I fly, and it fits underneath the seat in front of me just fine! You can leave the inserts in the clear windows to display your pins, or you can take them out and display your little trinket guys instead. So many possibilities! Check it out here!

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Please take a look at one of my next projects I'm working on for 2026!! This will be a collection of soft PVC cat keychains in blind boxes :D Here's the alien cat! I'm also making a plush of this alien cat as part of the campaign!

And this lil illustration will be printed on a black zip up hoodie, also available during the campaign :) sign up HERE to be notified when the project goes live so you can take advantage of early bird deals! Or go visit artbykino.com/collect :D

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Daft disco dancin’!

I know this isn’t the smoothest of animations, but it’s cute enough, right? Ignore the wobbles and uneven lines, my hand started to hurt half way through this so I pretty much rushed the other half XD;

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It's my Tumblr birthday! That's pretty cool! When I started this blog, I literally only made it to follow two people--my cousin Mimi and @baruyon haha and at the time I was delving into the Daft Punk fandom.

Fandom was pretty new to me as I hadn't really been in many fandom spaces as a high schooler, except for reading the occasional Transformers fanfic. But as I listened to more of their music, Daft Punk really resonated with me emotionally and mentally, so I went hard into the DP fandom. I made a lot of friends and memories over the years because of them, and some of those friends I'm still in contact with today.

If you're into Daft Punk at all, you'd probably recognize this gif:

I was 17 when I made this! I didn't really know how to animate (still don't LOL) but I'm grateful so many people reblogged it! Anyway, 14 years later I'm happy to say that Tumblr was a genuinely good thing for me, and Daft Punk will always be my all time favorite. (Bonus pic of my tattoo)

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Is there any chance that you might add the bat fanny packs to your regular shop eventually? I missed the window for them and I am beating myself up for it now. They are so cute!!

Yes!! After I've completed Kickstarter fulfillment over the next few weeks, I'll have them up in my store :D

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The CONPANION is a backpack made for convention goers, live only on BackerKit starting January 22nd!! Show off your extensive charm and pin collection in style. It has a rigid art print pocket that can hold up to an 11x17 print. The backpack can also fit a Macbook Pro! Along with The CONPANION, I'm also releasing a set of pastel cosmic horror enamel pins, jet tags and a plush toy keychain! Support a small business and check it out here or head to artbykino.com/conpanion !

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Doing this for a living is ROUGH when I get cons like this :'D

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I thought this challenge was interesting so I wanted to participate! I first sketched her out without a ref, and then I made a secondary sketch with a ref. Which one do you like more?

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Hey! Question about the backpack you're selling - how large is it (in liters or just like general dimensions)? Is there an estimated price yet?

Hey! The main compartment is about 12 inches wide, 6 inches deep and ~17 inches tall (the rigid art print pocket is 12x18 so it fits an 11x17 print well). The second compartment is 12 inches wide, ~3 inches deep and ~15ish inches tall. There will be 50 limited early bird spots during the campaign for 160USD, then once those run out it will be 175USD, and retail price after the campaign will be 185USD. I highly recommend pledging during the campaign as that will be the cheapest it will be!