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Mountain Scenery, January 2025
This is an original landscape I created utilizing multiple inspirations from places. I was inspired by Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, and the amazing trees on the Yemeni island of Socotra. Using those places, I combined m View fullsize

Mountain Scenery, January 2025 This is an original landscape I created utilizing multiple inspirations from places. I was inspired by Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, and the amazing trees on the Yemeni island of Socotra. Using those places, I combined my ideas into this surreal landscape.

Dadaji Character Design, January 2025
This is a character design of my grandfather, whom I call Dadaji. He was part of a story I worked on that follows him and a cup of Chai. In summary, it follows him cooking Chai, drinking it, and sharing it with h View fullsize

Dadaji Character Design, January 2025 This is a character design of my grandfather, whom I call Dadaji. He was part of a story I worked on that follows him and a cup of Chai. In summary, it follows him cooking Chai, drinking it, and sharing it with his family.

Egg Study, April 2024
This is a study of eggs I did challenging myself only to use Red, Yellow, Blue, White, and Black. I did not color-pick other colors from the selector, I only mixed and blended values together. I mainly used the airbrushes. The r View fullsize

Egg Study, April 2024 This is a study of eggs I did challenging myself only to use Red, Yellow, Blue, White, and Black. I did not color-pick other colors from the selector, I only mixed and blended values together. I mainly used the airbrushes. The reference photo was from a source online. This demonstrates my knowledge of color theory.

Hand Study, September 2024
This is a hand study I did, with reference poses taken from my friend's hand, mine, or from online sources. This demonstrates my skill in hand gesture drawings. View fullsize

Hand Study, September 2024 This is a hand study I did, with reference poses taken from my friend's hand, mine, or from online sources. This demonstrates my skill in hand gesture drawings.

Hand Study Sketch View fullsize

Hand Study Sketch

Wild West Graduation, June 2025.
This was the cover I designed for our Senior Graduation issue, the last newspaper cycle I was a part of in high school. The theme for the paper was Wild West, and it features cowboys after graduation riding into the s View fullsize

Wild West Graduation, June 2025. This was the cover I designed for our Senior Graduation issue, the last newspaper cycle I was a part of in high school. The theme for the paper was Wild West, and it features cowboys after graduation riding into the sunset.

The Dragonfruit House, June 2025. 
This was my Concept Art final at DigiPen, and the goal was to design a UI for a video game. I wanted to create a really whimsical landscape, fit for a small bug. Within this landscape, there's the centerpiece of the View fullsize

The Dragonfruit House, June 2025. This was my Concept Art final at DigiPen, and the goal was to design a UI for a video game. I wanted to create a really whimsical landscape, fit for a small bug. Within this landscape, there's the centerpiece of the Dragonfruit House, sitting atop these blue oranges.

Dragonfruit House Model, June 2025 View fullsize

Dragonfruit House Model, June 2025

Dragonfruit House Color Iterations View fullsize

Dragonfruit House Color Iterations

Dragonfruit House UI Iterations + Thumbnails View fullsize

Dragonfruit House UI Iterations + Thumbnails

The Bluest Hands, October 2024. 
I was experimenting with layer tools like color dodge and multiply, and it turned into this super neon blue hand piece. View fullsize

The Bluest Hands, October 2024. I was experimenting with layer tools like color dodge and multiply, and it turned into this super neon blue hand piece.

Ear Study, October 2023.
This is an ear study I did entirely without color picking, and only looking at the relative values and grayscale. View fullsize

Ear Study, October 2023. This is an ear study I did entirely without color picking, and only looking at the relative values and grayscale.

Still Life Study, October 2024. 
To start, we did thumbnail sketches of the still-life setup within our sketchbooks, figuring out the best ways to format the composition. After a composition was decided, we took photos of our sketches, as well as of View fullsize

Still Life Study, October 2024. To start, we did thumbnail sketches of the still-life setup within our sketchbooks, figuring out the best ways to format the composition. After a composition was decided, we took photos of our sketches, as well as of the setup, and transferred them to digital. The still-life features two cubes, a cone, a vase, and an apple, atop a light-colored cloth. Done entirely in a grayscale palette.

Pearl Study, April 2025
This is a simple study of a pearl. No color-picking involved, only relative value. View fullsize

Pearl Study, April 2025 This is a simple study of a pearl. No color-picking involved, only relative value.

Holographic Fabric Material Study, April 2025.
This was a study I did in class, looking at holographic fabric and replicating it on a cube. View fullsize

Holographic Fabric Material Study, April 2025. This was a study I did in class, looking at holographic fabric and replicating it on a cube.

Male Mental Health, September 2024. 
This was a cover I designed for my school newspaper, where the lead story was about male mental health. View fullsize

Male Mental Health, September 2024. This was a cover I designed for my school newspaper, where the lead story was about male mental health.

Mountain Scenery, January 2025
This is an original landscape I created utilizing multiple inspirations from places. I was inspired by Mt. Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, and the amazing trees on the Yemeni island of Socotra. Using those places, I combined m
Dadaji Character Design, January 2025
This is a character design of my grandfather, whom I call Dadaji. He was part of a story I worked on that follows him and a cup of Chai. In summary, it follows him cooking Chai, drinking it, and sharing it with h
Egg Study, April 2024
This is a study of eggs I did challenging myself only to use Red, Yellow, Blue, White, and Black. I did not color-pick other colors from the selector, I only mixed and blended values together. I mainly used the airbrushes. The r
Hand Study, September 2024
This is a hand study I did, with reference poses taken from my friend's hand, mine, or from online sources. This demonstrates my skill in hand gesture drawings.
Hand Study Sketch
Wild West Graduation, June 2025.
This was the cover I designed for our Senior Graduation issue, the last newspaper cycle I was a part of in high school. The theme for the paper was Wild West, and it features cowboys after graduation riding into the s
The Dragonfruit House, June 2025. 
This was my Concept Art final at DigiPen, and the goal was to design a UI for a video game. I wanted to create a really whimsical landscape, fit for a small bug. Within this landscape, there's the centerpiece of the
Dragonfruit House Model, June 2025
Dragonfruit House Color Iterations
Dragonfruit House UI Iterations + Thumbnails
The Bluest Hands, October 2024. 
I was experimenting with layer tools like color dodge and multiply, and it turned into this super neon blue hand piece.
Ear Study, October 2023.
This is an ear study I did entirely without color picking, and only looking at the relative values and grayscale.
Still Life Study, October 2024. 
To start, we did thumbnail sketches of the still-life setup within our sketchbooks, figuring out the best ways to format the composition. After a composition was decided, we took photos of our sketches, as well as of
Pearl Study, April 2025
This is a simple study of a pearl. No color-picking involved, only relative value.
Holographic Fabric Material Study, April 2025.
This was a study I did in class, looking at holographic fabric and replicating it on a cube.
Male Mental Health, September 2024. 
This was a cover I designed for my school newspaper, where the lead story was about male mental health.

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