( Kay - yuh - zell )
2D Digital Artist specializing in character illustrations, with a unique art style that draws inspiration from anime and painterly pieces.OK = icon/banner/edits (must ask for permission first + credit in bio/description), wallpaper (no permission needed)
NO REUPLOADS, NFT, AI
About Me
KAY or KAYDEN
Queer Chinese American Artist
He/Him/他 ︱ 18 ︱ INFP-T ︱ Taken <3
I draw primarily OCs and personal content, but I also occasionally dabble in fanart. I’ve been passionate about visual art ever since I learned how to hold a pencil, and I'm currently in university to be an art teacher. My goal is to make art and write stories that spread joy, give comfort, provide catharsis, and inspire others to create their own artistic masterpieces.I primarily speak English, but I also know a little bit of Mandarin and very basic Cantonese. 因为我还是在学说中文，我可能会说什么奇怪的东西。我平常用翻译机说中文。对不起。
Important to note: I actively use my platform, however small, to amplify the voices of those who are suffering, silenced, or marginalized, as I believe change starts when we speak up about injustice. Politics, although an unfavorable topic, is an inseparable, inherent part of many people’s lives—including my own—and not having these discussions allows us to remain complicit and ignorant while hegemons grow braver and bolder in violating our rights to life and liberty. I do not tolerate any degree/form of bigotry or neutrality towards bigotry, and I block freely for my own personal comfort and safety. If you do not agree or if this boundary makes you uncomfortable, neither I nor my work are a safe space for you.
coming soon!
Art Showcase
(Best viewed on PC)Some of my favorite/recent pieces that I've done! Click on each image for full view.
FAQ / Permissions
What programs do you use?
↝ I currently use ibisPaint X! Most of my work pre-September 2025 was made using FireAlpaca.Can I use your art as my PFP/banner/wallpaper/in my edit?
↝ For use of my work in PFPs, banners, or edits, DM me first! I generally will allow you to, but I’d appreciate being asked first. Please remember to credit me somewhere visible, like in your bio! Please don't use art of my OCs as your pfp/banner.
↝ As for wallpapers, feel free! If you do use my art as a wallpaper, consider showing me. I'd love to see it!Can I print out your art?
↝ Only for personal use. Please don't print out art of my OCs.Can I reupload your art or use your art for commercial purposes?
↝ Unless you have commissioned a specific art piece from me with the intent to use it for certain commercial purposes (such as in a sponsored YouTube video), please don't.Can I trace/edit your art? Can I use your art for NFTs/AI training?
↝ You may only trace or edit my art if I give you permission to. Please only trace my work for learning/studying purposes; do not post the traced art anywhere or claim the traced art as your own.
↝ You absolutely may not use my work for NFTs or AI training.Can I use your art/OCs for inspiration/reference?
↝ As long as you aren't outright copying them, then sure! I am all for referencing for the purpose of improving one’s own art. I will take issue, however, if blatant copying or stealing occurs.Can I roleplay as/kin your OCs?
↝ I'd be happy if you related to them or felt represented by them, as that is one of my goals when I create my OCs. However, please don't kin or roleplay as my OCs. I write and design my characters in specific ways, often as extensions of myself in some way or form, and I’m not comfortable with people claiming my characters are “so them”.Can I ship your OCs with my OCs/myself?
↝ I’m personally not comfortable with my characters being shipped with characters that are not my own or other people, for the same reason as I am uncomfortable with people kinning my OCs; my characters are essentially extensions of myself to varying degrees, and it would be weird to see extensions of myself be shipped with other people or characters.Can I make fanart/fanfiction of your OCs?
↝ Please do!! And tag me while you're at it, I'd love to see! I will block and report any sort of bigoted or offensive themes. (NSFW is okay with characters who are 18 or older. However, I’m not personally comfortable with anything that approaches the territory of hardcore kink/BDSM.)