Made for my district and neighboring stores.

Made with manga screen tones and colored pencils Freedom is moving forward. Looking toward the future without being weighed down by the burdens of the past. Always having something to work towards. That is my freedom. A symbolic representation of my progress in life. During spring of 2020, my time abroad as a student at Kansai Gaidai came to a halt. Through this piece, I reflected on how I was even able to reach that point. On the right is my high school self holding a Japane

I began using a unique method for my art. Half of the picture is hand drawn, the other half is digital. Below are original works using royalty-free backgrounds and assets. Below are using photos taken by me as backgrounds.

B-roll style footage of cherry blossoms. Recorded in Hita, Japan.

Photos I've taken while landing on my travels

More photos available for view in Gems of Kyoto: https://www.blurb.com/b/12473273-gems-of-kyoto

Original artist statement: A digital art piece for my class. We had to take a bunch of copyright free images and make a picture with it, it can be wacky or have some representation to it. Spider Lilies are often associated with death and the ending of a life. I put it in a field of real flowers in a meadow with fake flowers towering over in the sky. The message is the following: no matter how genuine you are, you are in a world of hardships and insincerity. It seems that the

Original artist statement: My final project for my digital arts class. We were supposed to make a piece that was persuasive and about something we're passionate about. I feel like a lot of modern day feminists demonize men and victimize themselves, often putting other women down and not seeing what they have. In order to achieve success, we all must work together. The ground is meant to look like a desert and barren, as in the past women didn't have any rights and yet people

From photography portfolio from university Original artist statement: Wenting Yang is a college student living in California. She attended high school and most of her childhood out of state, before attending community college and transferring to University. Miss Yang is an animal lover, cherishing her dog and anime enthusiast, wanting to try new things and visit places. Cosplay and traveling are on her to do list for the future! “A true friend leaves paw prints on your heart.

From photography portfolio from university Portraits in Elfin Forest using natural lighting and unedited Model - Maki Amano

From photography portfolio from university For my photography class in university. In the evening, we went into the city to use a combination of the night and artificial lighting to create atmosphere.

From photography portfolio from university Original statement: In this lab, we were to try five different lighting techniques in order to enhance our understandings of our cameras. To do this, classmates went up one by one to have their photos taken. Trying to get the right angle was the most challenging, as we’re unfamiliar with making use of studio light. However, most of the photos came out excellent and enhanced our understandings of studio lighting. Arthurgwain Marquez c

More photos available for view in Gems of Japan Vol.2: https://www.blurb.com/b/12855137-gems-of-japan-vol-2

More photos available for view in Gems of Japan: https://www.blurb.com/b/12855141-gems-of-japan

Artist statement: Things have started looking up recently but I'm not gonna hold my breath yet. I drew this with all the goals I had in mind for 2020. I was planning to spend most of the year in Japan, go to Comiket, visit Mount Fuji, fill up my goshuincho, etc. All these dreams and goals I had in mind felt like they were in the palm of my hand. Most of all, I was looking forward to taking a manga class. For 2 years I struggled to reach my goal to study abroad just for that o

My digital arts project. It's a sequel to my first pandemic inspired piece, "On Pause". This one is a bit more pessimistic. Whereas the other one represented hope and having control, this one represents the unknown and losing control. There's a play button here instead of a pause button because at that time, I didn't know when I'd be able to return to Japan and resume my goals. I had begun to get restless again because of that lack of knowing and not knowing what steps to tak

Design of Mikasa's Wings of Counterattack outfit, made by Crystal Delgado. Photography by Kris Z Photography This is unofficial and unsponsored. Intended solely for recreational purposes.

Photos by チケット (Haco Stadium Osaka) Featured fashion: MAYLA, Escape-Accessories, Take-UP, Air Twokyo, and Game Beauty This is unofficial and unsponsored. Intended only for recreational purposes. Some images were shared/reposted on MAYLA's social media accounts.

A celebration photoshoot for my high school graduation in 2015

I was in charge of the networking and visual marketing for the Kansai Gaidai International Engagement Program. I primarily made use of loyalty free assets to advertise our online events. (All copyrighted material is unofficial and unsponsored. Intended only for academic purposes)