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Featuring a new item: "Gudzilla" drawstring pouches! This is the very first edition, more variety to come~ . I'm really excited about bringing these to MiniComi Art Market and SFU Summer Festival c: . . . #wipwednesday #workinprogress #sewing #godzilla #drawstringpouch #minicomi #minicomi2019 #sfusummerfest #sfusummerfestival https://www.instagram.com/p/BzL8NM7hTMA/?igshid=1quo9hyvt8vim
Artist Spotlight: Dasha + Yumo
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Today seems like another good day for… an artist spotlight! Today we’re featuring Dasha + Yumo (@yumomo)!
🎨 Tell us about yourselves!
Hello! We’re Dasha and Yumo, two illustration students who like to draw and make cute things.
🎨 What is the story behind how you decided to table together?
We go to the same university and finally met this past year in our shared concept art class — we bonded through our mutual love of Ghibli films and traditional mediums. Since neither of us has tabled before, we thought it might be fun to try it together!
🎨 How do your individual art styles differ from and complement one another
Beyond the differences in our subject matter, colour palettes, and finishing processes, we both like using traditional mediums like watercolour and tend to circle around similar themes like animals and food.
🎨 How long have you been practicing art for, and what inspired you to begin taking art more seriously?
Dasha: I have always been interested in making art since I remember, however I made a choice to work on drawing specifically during Middle School. That was the time in which I was first exposed to the internet, which led me to discover amazing artists all over the world. As my birth country didn’t have many illustrators at the time, I was very inspired to become one.
Yumo: Similarly, I’ve also been scribbling and drawing since I was a little kid, but I really started to get serious in sixth grade after I started watching Pokemon and saw other people’s fanart online. I was fixated with trying to draw Pikachu accurately.
🎨 What are your long-term goals involving art? How are you hoping to achieve these?
Dasha: Right now I am developing my technical and conceptual drawing skills in order to get myself into the editorial illustration industry. I am looking to work in children’s book illustration mainly, but I also would like to dabble in comics and visual development. I am also very interested in ceramics as a medium and really like to make functional ware and ball jointed dolls. I would really want to continue making ceramics in the future to accompany my illustrations.
Yumo: Careerwise, I would love to go into children’s book illustration and maybe visual development as well (specifically character design and matte painting). I don’t think there isn’t really a clear-cut path to either of these fields, so I’ll continue to work hard on all aspects of my work in the meantime.
🎨 Check out more of Yumo and Dasha’s art through their various social media pages! Yumo Tumblr: https://yumomo.tumblr.com/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/jellyfrill Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/yumo.m/ Dasha Website: https://www.dashayildirim.com Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dasharonii/ Store: https://dasharoni.storenvy.com/
@averageskeleton, @bohrium7 and I are at table E6 for @sfusummerfestival this year! aAAA
More Gudzillas! They are lined with a polka dot fabric because I think the cute pattern suits the cute pouches~ . Like everything else I'm making, these are limited stock for MiniComi Art Market and SFU Summer Festival c: . I get my fabrics and notions locally @dressew #shoplocal . . . #sewing #godzilla #drawstringpouch #dicebag #minicomi #minicomi2019 #sfusummerfest #sfusummerfestival https://www.instagram.com/p/BzbDg4nBZrO/?igshid=19hlnpl7u527y
Artist Spotlight: Winnie Liu
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Hope you’re all having a splendid Friday so far! Today’s artist spotlight focuses on Winnie Liu!
🎨 Introduce yourself!
Hello! My name is Winnie Liu and I’m currently studying illustration at an art and design school in NYC. I love the color pink (maybe a bit too much), food, and Japanese pop culture. You might see all of those interests come up in my work from time to time!
🎨 Describe your art style in 3 words.
Cute for adults. ;)
🎨 When someone looks at your art, what do you hope they will feel or think?
The concept of “cute” is extremely important to my work. It’s not immature, shallow, mundane, and most of all, it’s definitely not only for kids. I want to express the power and depth of this idea of “cuteness” by creating a whimsical space through my art. An illustration professor also called my work “bubblegum Bosch” once, which I’m not against at all!
🎨 According to you, what are some of the most important characteristics to possess as an artist?
Above all, you need to be know the story you want to tell with your work. Being self-motivated and passionate about why you make what you make will ultimately guide you along your entire artist path, despite the difficulties we all face as creative people!
🎨 You describe yourself as Vancouver-born, Chinese-raised, and New York-based. Do you find that your environments or roots have impacted your art in any way?
Absolutely! The diversity in the culture, people, environments (both physical and mental) have helped me to think more broadly of the world. I feel extremely blessed to have so many different experiences and interactions to call on in my artistic practice. I think it’s also beneficial to travel as frequently as you can to gain a better understanding of the world—you never know, sometimes one single conversation with a new person could inspire or pique something within yourself!
🎨 Check out more of Winnie’s art through her Instagram and website!
Instagram: xprincess_poohx Website: winnieliustudio.com
Artist Spotlight: Angels Tale Art!
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We’re kicking off this week’s Artist Spotlight with Angels Art Tale!
🎨 Introduce yourself!
Hi! I’m Ellie, aka Angels Tale! I love art, creating, gaming and cute things!
🎨 What are some of your largest sources of art inspiration?
My largest source of inspiration is games, shoujo anime/stories and cute cute things! Listening to music gives me inspirations too.
🎨 Which of your charms is your favourite and why?
As of the moment, my favourites are my My Hero Academia and Danganronpa charms~ I’m a big fan of those series! Super love love Tenya Iida-senpai! <3
🎨 We noticed that you have a mix of inked and digital art work. Which is your preferred medium and why?
I don’t have any preferred one. In terms of efficiency, my lineart is faster with inked and coloring with digital. :)
🎨 What advice would you give to beginner artists who eventually want to sell their art online and at local conventions? What have you learned through selling your own art?
Enjoy what you do, take time to sit down, research, observe the trends, study and know your brand. :) Being open to continuous improvements from product quality, art quality. I’ve learned that it takes time to grow everything, and being patient and optimistic helps a lot. Also, Remember to take breaks too!
🎨 Take a look at Angels Tale Art’s social media feeds!
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/angelstale_art/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/AngelsTaleArt
Twitter: https://twitter.com/AngelsTale07
The Summer Festival returns for our 9th year!
It's finally time to announce the date of the 9th Summer Festival! The Summer Festival will be held on SATURDAY, July 13th 2019, at SFU Burnaby’s West Gym! Attendance is free, and cosplay and Yukata is encouraged! This family-friendly festival will feature cosplay, matsuri-styled games, artists & vendors, contests, and wonderful prizes!
The official Facebook event page and table registrations will be coming soon, so stay updated by:
Liking our Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/sfusummerfest/
Following our Twitter: https://twitter.com/sfusummerfest
Checking our website: http://www.sfusummerfestival.com/
We're here!!!!
