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<b>Not to be forgotten</b> <br>Nov 2020 <hr /> <p>Submission to <a href="http://collab.utatane-pi.co/">Utapikollab</a>, a community collaboration celebrating Utatane Piko's 10th anniversary. <p>Concept based on the forget-me-not flower. The canvas ratio is meant to emulate a song PV.
<b>Deep in crimson</b> <br>Nov 2020 <hr> <p>Submission to <a href="https://vocalook.carrd.co/">VOCALOOK 2020</a>, a fashion-centric community collaboration VOCASynth characters. <p>Outfits featured are the masculine and feminine forms of modern áo dài, depicting MEIKO through a Sapphic lense. The composition was heavily inspired by studio photography.
<b>Augustian wasteland</b> <br>Sept 2021 <hr> <p>Personal illustration, inspired by unreal arch-viz art by those like Peter Tarka and Blake Kathryn. <p>The concept reconciles two ideas: the rainy season which reigns over Southern Vietnam from July to September, and this character's name, "plethoras of sand".
<b>Land of the living dead</b> <br>Feb 2020 <hr> <p>Personal illustration, reimagining the characters Aradia Megido and Damara Megido of Homestuck in a Vietnamese identity. This can be considered a response to Homestuck's controversial approach to canon Asian identities.
<b>Epilogue to the Revue of Jealousy</b> <br>July 2020 <hr> <p>Illustration for Patreon supporters. An imagined aftermath where even the defeated bathes in light that shines only for her.
<b>Mutual sweetness</b> <br>Feb 2021 <hr> <p>Personal illustration celebrating Valetine's Day. The flowers featured are dogwood and chimney bellflowers.
<b>Will</b> <br>Feb 2021</b> <hr> <p>Illustration for Patreon supporters, celebrating the will to break through adversity of Ushiromiya Jessica.
<b>Absolute Survival Strategy</b> <br>Sept 2020 <hr> <p>Illustration for Patreon supporters. A homage to Mawaru Penguindrum, which has always been a great influence on my work. The composition explores Oginome Ringo's willing erasure of herself to attain happiness, a selfless act in pursuit of a selfish goal.
<b>A visit, in autumn</b> <br>Oct 2020 <hr> <p>Illustration for Patreon supporters, mostly centered on the wonderful blue-yellow combo associated with autumn.
<b>The one behind fate</b> <br>Aug 2020 <hr> <p>Personal illustration, experimenting with lighting and seldomly used colors.
<b>Visitors from another world</b> <br>Oct 2020 <hr> <p>Personal illustration celebrating Halloween with a more fantasy approach.
<b>Multitude</b> <br>May 2020 <hr> <p>Personal illustration, following the Tsubasa Chronicle Month prompt list. <p>The second to last in a series illustrating Tsubasa characters as chess pieces, this piece explores the enigmatic nature of "Syaoran" and the concept of a protagonist who is "disposable" as they execute the narrative written by someone else.
<b>snapshot of the void</b> <br>Feb 2021</b> <hr> Personal illustration, impulsively made. Inspired by the strong contrast traditional illustrations CLAMP made for Tsubasa.
