Tara Saldajeno

I'm a freelance illustrator/animator graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art. Enjoy browsing my work!

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my full piece for the @whatmakesaherozine featuring the badass lovely Nejire Hado and mentor Ryukyu! this was the first fanzine I had ever been in, so this was a very special experience for me! c:

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HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO THE GOODEST BOY!!!! 🎉 in honor of Kirishima’s birthday, we finally get to show you our pieces for @takemyhandzine! here’s some sweet domestic fluff~

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20 minute color study from photo reference!

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30 minute color study from photo reference!

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more character designs and color options for my visual development project for Oatley Academy’s Spark mentorship with Sarah Marino!

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character design sketches and color options for Rose Red! done for the Oatley Academy’s Spark mentorship with Sarah Marino!

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character design silhouettes for my project for Oatley Academy’s Spark mentorship with Sarah Marino!

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styleboards and Asiatic black bear research research for my project for Oatley Academy’s Spark mentorship!

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help me

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( I may or may not have spent the past few days binge watching Sailor Moon Crystal )

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Lance gives me so much pisces imagery ☆

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This was supposed to be my entry for Zutara Week 2016, Day 6: Coffee , but well... my tablet pen broke into literal pieces. ^^;  Sooo here it is, a week late! <3 @zutaraweek

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Molly in the morning light~

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Some photos from last year’s trip to Morro Bay!

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@zutaraweek Day 5: Fever

um. well. ^^; I wanted to make this tasteful, with sort of a quiet feel to it.

(can you tell I like drawing hair)

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@zutaraweek Day 4: Lilac

I’ll let the meme speak for itself. ;)

“They’re Soulmates.  They are.  Did you watch the show?  But this is the thing, like, in life… you don’t always end up with your soulmate.  And that’s alright.  They still teach you things that are very important for the rest of your life.” - Dante Basco

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working on some concept art things for a big ol’ personal project with @personaromantic ~