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Vivian Chen

Vivian Chen

  • Work
    • UChicago Pride
    • The Kraken's Den
    • Pixel Prize
    • Cobble Fish
    • VSTR
    • illustration
    • When I'm Not There
  • About
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View fullsize (“11”. Pencil)

Does this count if I only used Procreate Pencil? ANYWAY this is Chicken. He chills outside my bldg and I can never get a good pic of his face because he likes to sit w his back toward me.

#peachtober23 #peachtober23pencil
View fullsize (“10.” Citrus)

I wanted to make a creepy face because this sounds mildly threatening. I was outvoted. Anyway, I guess it works as a Valentine’s Day card this way so bookmark it 😗
View fullsize (“09.” Blue)

I’ll come back to day 8! This started as a doodle and then I started to like it 27 minutes in lol. VERY LOOSELY inspired by a pot I’ve been using to cook except the fish is way less cute irl
View fullsize (“07.” Crater) of leaves??

A very Bill Watterson way to draw a pile of leaves to fit a very Calvin action. Calvin and Hobbes books were only things I bought from Scholastic book orders 😅
View fullsize (06. Eye) 

@yenasharmapurmasir called me and laughed while suggesting I draw pirate eyeballs, peg legs and all. 

In my mind, they’re eyes that pirates have lost and they’ve found each other to create a pirate crew of their own. Interpre
View fullsize (“05.” Sprig)

No sketch for this one because it is the sketch. I have no idea what this looks like on the grid but I like it?
View fullsize (“04.” Grub)
 
Twinning with a lil camping buddy??

My vision was ambitious with a tent but then it got weird and I scrapped it 😬
View fullsize (“03”. sweet)

a sweet w sweet trickz!!
View fullsize (“02”. cosmos)

they got signal up there and my phone is dropping calls from inside my own home. awful.

i had a vision of them falling into space in a weird emotionally charged spiral but heavy rumination orbit won
View fullsize day 01: bee

AYYYY it’s @peachtober again! it’s an annual art prompt list hosted by @furrylittlepeach. Today is “bee” so here are some fuzzy fellas havin’ a lil fermented honey. Will I do all 31 prompts this year? MAYBE!
View fullsize IN MY OWN HOME!! I did find it later though (slowed down by food coma, I’m sure).
View fullsize just wanted to draw the shaggy haircut of my dreams
View fullsize A cozy DTIYS by @alicevdm_ that I’ve been wanting to do. Congrats on the 3k! 

Swapped the plant for a Bird of Paradise because I think they’re cuteee
View fullsize Found this strawberry pin while out with @yenasharmapurmasir, my best friend who just happens to also be my favorite writer (go get her new book of poetry available for purchase @gameoverbooks!!!!)

I wanted to make a whole fruit basket to match. Hig
View fullsize (“09”. BOULDER) big crimpin’

You can see the alternate title was almost crimpin’ ain’t easy. If you’ll believe it, there were worse ones that I can’t even subject you to.
View fullsize (08. MASK) Zorro and Tuxedo Mask come home to celebrate their haul!

Whenever I imagine what a living room is supposed to look like, my mind goes to 90’s family sitcoms and “Calvin and Hobbes.” I’ve never had a lamp like this
View fullsize (07. POTION) a little mid-century magic! I imagine this would be a variety pack. A potion for every notion?? 

This style was way harder to get the feel for than rubber hose. But I had a lot of fun making it and also! reading about the ~instant food~
View fullsize (06. TREES) windbreak trees on duty!
View fullsize (05. BOW) I just wanted to draw him grumpy
View fullsize (04. TIGER) my fake brand of baijiu. don’t let the tiger deceive you. a tiny shot of it will put hair on your chest. 干杯!