Graphic Designer
PHOTOGRAPHER
PRINT DESIGNER

About

Hi! I'm KAI•SO, aka Kai.
I am an artist and designer.

ILLUSTRATOR
TRADITIONAL ARTIST
3D ARTIST

The Beginning of my Art Journey

I remember when I became addicted to art. I was around 12 years old when I started watching art tutorials on YouTube, just for fun. I drew in lined composition books for a while with pencil and some colored pens, but I was always afraid of running out of paper or supplies and that I’d have to stop one day until I could get more. A whole new world unlocked for me when my best friend showed me his new Wacom Intuos small drawing tablet and how the pen pressure behaved like a regular pen in his digital drawing program. I was fascinated. I immediately begged my mom for one, and I spent that entire year patiently waiting for a holiday to receive it as a gift, as our gifts were very limited. Infinite canvases, brushes, and paint colors, without having to worry about wasting supplies while learning. I began hanging around on Twitch Creative back before Twitch had an art category, where I learned a lot about digital illustration and painting from some creators who are still some of my biggest inspirations.

Now, I am addicted to not only creating art, but learning about art and art software and finding my favorite ways to combine mediums and ideas for my personal projects. My favorite mediums are digital painting, acrylic painting, and 3D modeling, but I intend to try and learn much more on my art journey.

My first drawing tablet, a Wacom Intuos Small.
My second drawing tablet, a Wacom Intuos Pro Medium

CONTINUING MY JOURNEY

Now, I am addicted to not only creating art, but learning about art and art software and finding my favorite ways to combine mediums and ideas for my personal projects. My favorite mediums are digital painting, acrylic painting, and 3D modeling, but I intend to try and learn much more on my art journey.

I recently received my degree in Technical Arts and Visual Communication and gained some experience working with both print and web design. I want to continue applying my design knowledge from my degree to share my work in other art mediums that I wish to explore.

What's next on my journey?

I am currently pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree that will focus on combining all of my shared art interests, both digital and traditional mediums, both graphic design and fine art, without treating them as entirely separate, unrelated degree tracks. I believe that every skill you have builds off of the foundation of knowledge you already have, and treating design and fine art as completely separate practices ultimately does nothing but limit your ability to create. 


Check out my work!