The character vs. how you draw them
#oceanblueart
#sonicthehedgehog #illustration

A blue heron wades through the river As the palms and grasses sway in the breeze. Warm water Serenity Viridian Endless, endless wilderness Endless, endless summer Old friends reconnect Over ocean waves and a pack of Coronas. Fishing rods Nostalgia Cerulean Endless, endless horizon Endless, endless summer Screams of joy echo through the air As the sun sets behind twisting steel. Dole Whip Exuberance Teal Endless, endless amusement Endless, endless summer Asphalt streets twist and turn Through copy-paste single-family homes. Swimming pools Vigilance Beige Endless, endless neighborhoods Endless, endless summer No one goes to this mall anymore After a better one was built. Empty corridors Liminality Magenta Endless, endless retail Endless, endless summer Cars congest the westbound freeway As hot air fills the afternoon. Overpasses Exhaustion Chrome Endless, endless traffic Endless, endless summer Nestlé bottles spring water As residents are sent another boil advisory. Plastic waste Greed Green Endless, endless exploitation Endless, endless summer Algal blooms congest the beaches As manatees desperately search for grass. Runoff Apathy Crimson Endless, endless promises Endless, endless summer

"The Endless, Endless Summer" - a poem by Oceanblue
#oceanblueart
#poetry #writing #florida #orlando

A black-and-white print of Michaelangelo's Pieta in the style of a Mayan relief carving

"Stela of the Unknown", copper #aquatint etching, edition of 3, 6" x 8", 2026
#oceanblueart
#printmaking #arthistory

Pencil sketches of jaguars- one has spots and the others don't as I was focusing on form and anatomy

More jaguar sketches- one is a stylized head and the other is a quick skeletal diagram

Did a page of jaguar studies while developing a character design for my comic
#oceanblueart

My first Miku ever, a watercolor drawing from 2014 (I was in 11th grade)

A chibi Miku illustration from 2017

My Streetwear Miku illustration from 2018

My Sakura Miku chibi illustration from last year

Every couple of years on #Mikuday I post how I drew #Miku back in the day vs. now, so here's a sampling of my Mikus from throughout the years
#oceanblueart #hatsunemiku #イラスト #ミク

The Jiji etchings are finished. I made a couple mistakes but this is just an experiment to teach me the process; I will be doing another aquatint project soon.
#oceanblueart #printmaking #cats

Official render of the new Fire-type starter, Pombon

Pokemon-style sketch of an orange Pomeranian in colored pencil

The new fire-type #Pokemon looks just like my childhood dog, so here's a Pokemon-style sketch I did of her back in 2016
#oceanblueart #oceanblueartchives

A copper plate with an outline of a cat etched onto it and a print of the etching

#WIP: Jiji aquatint copper etching proof
#oceanblueart
#cats #printmaking

A black and teal illustrative screen print of a sea turtle, an orca, and a manatee

"Across Florida," screen print edition of 26, 8.5" x 11", 2026
#oceanblueart
#Florida #manatee #orca #seaturtle #printmaking #screenprinting

A linoleum block in the process of being carved for printmaking

#wip: limited edition linocut prints
#oceanblueart #AkiTheExorcist

Cover: The design is divided into two vertical sections. In the top section, Aki and Donté are sitting on the floor in Donté’s room, chatting. There's anime posters on the wall and plushies all over the bed. In the bottom section, Ten Thousand Suns is fighting Okawa in a snowy landscape reminiscent of ukiyo-e.

The back cover description reads, "Aki Shinbo is a half-human, half-demon exorcist caught between worlds. Living in the rural South with painful memories of another dimension, an ordinary day turns into a nightmare when his father returns to Earth to capture his best friend and his best friend's parents. Will Aki be able to fight back, or will be have to return to his past in the Nowhere Lands?"

My comic series is now LIVE on #Tapas! Here's a preview of the front and back cover of Issue #1, which will also be available as free hard copies during in-person events.
m.tapas.io/series/Aki-t...
#oceanblueart #AkiTheExorcist #indiecomics

Model sheet for Aki, the protagonist.

The front cover art before coloring, editing, and lettering.

TOMORROW!! The first issue of my new #comic series will be live, hosted for free on #Tapas and available as hard copies during in-person events! For now, here's a sneak peek at some of the developmental artwork.
m.tapas.io/series/Aki-t...
#oceanblueart #AkiTheExorcist #indiecomics

An interpretation of The Garden of Earthly Delights in the style of ukiyo-e with reference to Japanese culture and contemporary art

"The Garden of the Floating World," #Copic on Bristol paper, 2025 (splash page art for an upcoming comic project)
#oceanblueart #illustration #イラスト

A pink Sonic the Hedgehog linocut print

"Live and Learn (B)," 1/1 monotype, 2025
#oceanblueart #sonicthehedgehog #printmaking #linocut

A blue linoleum block print of Sonic the Hedgehog

"Live Life," linotype print edition of 5, 2025
#oceanblueart
#sonicthehedgehog #printmaking

The set of 4 plushies on the beach

My hand holding up the Yuji plush

My hand holding up the Nobara plush

My hand holding up the Gojo plush

Made a set of #jujutsukaisen #plushies - Etsy link in top comment
#oceanblueart

Hapu sitting on the beach with dunes in the background with text reading "Greetings from Alola"

Hapu standing on a boardwalk

My custom Hapu doll standing on the beach with the ocean in the background

A closeup of Hapu's face

Went to Cocoa Beach today to take photos of my custom Hapu doll- Etsy link in top comment
#oceanblueart #pokemon #alola #customdoll #dollrepaint #dollsky

Dominique, a custom Bratz doll in mall goth fashion

Dahlia, a custom Bratz doll in E G L fashion

Dominique and Dahlia together

From the #oceanblueartchives: "Dominique" and "Dahlia," custom #Bratz dolls, 2022 (for sale- links below)
#oceanblueart #custombratz #customdolls #repaint #dollsky

A chibi illustration in shades of pale blue

The illustration in my sketchbook with my doll next to it

Drew some art of my #blindbox #bjd- their faceplate is a custom that I repainted
#copic on paper (sketchbook piece,) 11"x14", 2025
#oceanblueart
#dollsky #illustration #yumekawaii

A pen and marker chibi illustration of Jolyne Kujo

A pen and marker chibi illustration of Foo Fighters

A pen and marker chibi illustration of Ermes Costello

A photo of the physical Jolyne drawing propped up on my desk

From the #oceanblueartchives: my #StoneOcean chibi collection. All of my chibi character illustrations are done traditionally with #copics. This trio is available in my Etsy shop as a sticker set- link in top comment.
#oceanblueart #jolyne #ff #ermes #jjba #jojo

A riff on the Barbie the Movie poster with Miku in Barbie's place and Kaito in Ken's place

From the #oceanblueartchives: "She's everything. He's just Kaito." #Copic on Bristol paper, 9" x 12", 2024.
#oceanblueart #vocaloid #hatsunemiku #kaito #barbie #illustration

A cartoon marker bust illustration of a blonde Barbie in a bright pink dress

From the #oceanblueartchives: my #illustration of Holiday Barbie 1990, my favorite #barbie of all time. #Copic on Bristol paper, 9" x 12".
#oceanblueart #dollsky #barbiecollector

Line art depicting Hieronymus Bosch's The Garden of Earthly Delights in the style of Japanese ukiyo-e prints

#WIP: The Garden of Earthly Delights but it's ukiyo-e
#oceanblueart #illustration #arthistory

Mall interior entrance to Sears

🧵: Documentary photos of the last #Sears in the Southeast (Florida Mall)
#oceanblueart #deadmalls #photography #backrooms

A page of rough gestural sketches depicting various situations

Did a page of #comic framing experiments #oceanblueart #sketchbook

A three panel comic, rendered in marker and ink. In the first panel, Lex Luthor is saying "I've already killed you, Superman." In the second panel, he's saying "...is what I WOULD say if he were here right now. Thank you for your time, Mr. Kent." In the third panel, Clark Kent looks up from a notepad with an anxious expression.

My favorite issue of All-Star #Superman in a nutshell
#oceanblueart
#comics #DC #illustration

The first time I ever drew Nana Matsumoto. It is an inkless pencil line drawing. I was saving up for a BJD from a maker called Xagadoll and this was going to be my design- I intended to do the faceup, wig, and outfit myself. I made up a backstory for this character design and that's partially where Neko Neko Nana came from.

My most recent illustration of Nana Matsumoto, rendered in ink and marker. It's part of a holiday illustration series.

The first time I drew my OC vs. the most recent time I drew my OC

#oceanblueart #oc #NekoNekoNana

A pen and marker illustration of the R X Seventy Eight Gundam

A pen and marker illustration of Sakura Miku

A pen and marker illustration of Hello Kitty

A pen and marker illustration of Godzilla

I'll be taking over the President officer position at the Japanese Culture Club at #UCF this fall! Here are four new illustrations that I've created for the club to use for promotional materials and fundraising merch.
#oceanblueart

An anthropomorphic monster girl with big fluffy red hair wearing a black dress, red jacket, and striped boots

Drew #Pygmon as a #MonsterHigh ghoul
#oceanblueart #ultraman #kaiju #gijinka #ウルトラマン

A gold anthro monster girl in a brown leather outfit

Kaneko, daughter of Kanegon
#oceanblueart
#Ultraman #MonsterHigh #MonsterHighOC #illustration