Moments before disaster ...
*steps in a puddle and a Dark Souls style status effect bar rapidly fills until I’m struck with !!WET SOCKS!! nd i explode and die horribly*
*steps in a puddle and a Dark Souls style status effect bar rapidly fills until I’m struck with !!WET SOCKS!! nd i explode and die horribly*
All month long, we’ll be highlighting some of our favorite women gaming fan artists on Tumblr. Check back every Monday in March for an introduction to these talented ladies.
Hello, I’m Renkkai (or Ren), and I’m a freelance illustrator and character designer based in Spain! My dream as an artist is to work in many, many different capacities, such as game artist, character designer, VTuber artist, book illustrator, and self-publisher. Right now, I am trying to polish my 3D skills too! I like keeping myself busy and always like to plan my drawings days ahead, even if I sometimes fall behind schedule. I also take great inspiration from video game soundtracks! Nice to meet you all!
Thanks for sharing your art with us, Ren! For more of her incredible work, check out and follow @renkkai!
All month long, we’ll be highlighting some of our favorite women gaming fan artists on Tumblr. Check back every Monday in March for an introduction to these talented ladies.
Hey there, Vanillafry here! I’m a 22-year-old biracial artist from Singapore currently studying animation at a local university. My studies may keep me busy most of the time, but I still very much love to draw fan art for my favorite anime and video games. Nice to meet you!
Thanks for sharing your art with us! For more of her incredible work, check out and follow @vanillafry!
Howdy! I'm Mir (she/they), a Korean American freelance artist based in Texas. I guess a flex in my artist career is me winning first place in a one- shot manga competition hosted by SHUIESHA and Tite Kubo (creator of Bleach manga) but nowadays, I like to lounge around at home with my crusty white dog and draw my favorite characters from manga and mobile games. I frequently travel around to vend at conventions so feel free to stop by and say hello if I happen to be at your local con~
Nice to meet you, Mir! She has shared some artworks they have created for you all below.
Check out more of Mir's art over on their Tumblr, @mirshroom!
Hello! I’m Xiao Tong Kong, better known as “Velinxi.” I’m the creator of the webcomic Countdown to Countdown and have been doing freelance artwork since I was a teenager. I love telling stories with my illustrations! Tumblr was where I first got my start as an artist, specifically a small fandom artist as a hobby… and now I’m somehow here! When I’m not trying my best to stay awake in front of my tablets, I’m usually cooking, gaming, or sleeping. Sometimes all three, in my dreams.
Check out our interview with Velinxi below!
Yeah! I’ve basically been on track to become an artist since I was a child. I went to a middle school with an emphasis on arts and a high school specializing in it. I went to SVA briefly for computer arts but dropped out to pursue freelance and webcomics after my first year.
My biggest inspirations growing up were Yuumei and Shilin Huang, two titans on DeviantArt back in the day. They still inspire me today, but the list of inspirations has grown exponentially over the years, including artists, movies, entire art movements, etc.
Well, Countdown to Countdown started as a passion project back when I was 15, in high school, and pretty depressed. I just wanted to draw whatever story I thought was cool, inspired by my favorite media at the time. There was a very loose beginning and outline, but I was truly just writing as I drew the story. That’s why I had to stop the comic in 2018 and restart from scratch the year after. Now, the story has a set story and a clear outline. It still has similar roots, characters, and themes of neglect, abuse, and escape—but I think the story is a lot easier to follow now. It’s got an artstyle I can actually keep up with in the long run. The origin of why CTC exists also remains the same: I simply wanted to make a story I wanted to read for myself. Which happens to be about two dumb boys with superpowers navigating a hostile world that wants them dead or caged—together.
Oh, all the time. It’s part of the process. Personally, though—I just have to draw through it. Every month on my Patreon, I have my patrons vote on a theme I have to draw by the end of the month, and I try my best to make it as interesting as possible. I draw quite a few—tens even, of doodles or compositions for each of these themes to try to make something that tells a story while still being aesthetically pleasing and clear. I think pushing myself like this helps with art block, really. I also do remember to take breaks and simply consume other media I like! It gets the inspiration juices flowing.
If you do one—your first webcomic should be a short, fun, messy thing. It’s not often you can get it right the first time, but you’ll certainly learn a lot through sheer experience. This goes for a lot of things in art, to be honest.
3D Animation. I briefly learned it at SVA, and I think that’s enough of that tech for me. I accept that there are some things that are truly beautiful if done right, and I am too simple and lazy for it.
Get Countdown to Countdown book 2 finished! And live HAHA
@yuumei-art on Tumblr, still! They’ve been a huge inspiration for digital artists and storytellers online for years. I have no doubt that many digital artists of my generation have been influenced by them, and they’re still here, making beautiful art and stories. It’s a thing to behold.
Thanks for stopping by, Velinxi! If you haven’t seen her Meet the Artist piece, be sure to check it out here. You can also follow her for more amazing art over at her Tumblr, @velinxi!
Hello! I’m Xiao Tong Kong, better known as “Velinxi.” I’m the creator of the webcomic Countdown to Countdown and have been doing freelance artwork since I was a teenager. I love telling stories with my illustrations! Tumblr was where I first got my start as an artist, specifically a small fandom artist as a hobby… and now I’m somehow here! When I’m not trying my best to stay awake in front of my tablets, I’m usually cooking, gaming, or sleeping. Sometimes all three, in my dreams.
Pleased to meet you, Velinxi! We’ve asked her to share some of her artwork for you to appreciate below.
If you haven’t seen our Creator Spotlight with Velinxi, check it out here! For more of her beautiful art pieces, be sure to head over to her Tumblr, @velinxi.
From Othello, a silly little gay druid, and the Wizard of Waterdeep, have a safe and happy pride! 🏳️🌈
art by @heraxic ❤️