characters
concept art
digital art
sketchbook
projects & exhibitions
concept art
Gigi Galaxy - a character created as part of a dream project for Mattel.
Later pitched as a character for an animated webseries.
Let's Jam! - concepts for posters promoting strawberry jam
Drawn to You - character exploration for an original story reel
character art
imaginary cartoon friends
digital art
illustrations made with the help of millions of tiny robots
sketchbook
thumbnails, process, and experimental doodles done on paper
projects & exhibitions
Sarap! - a short series of informational illustrations based on Filipino foods eaten throughout the day.
American Dental Association - an entry for a competition at Columbia College Chicago held by the American Dental Association (ADA). The challenge was to create a poster and activity sheets following the theme of "Water: Nature's Drink."
SQUiDS - a Splatoon fanzine inspired by the Japanese street fashion magazine FRUiTS.
The full zine is available for download on my itch.io, here.
INK Fest Chicago 2019 - an art convention held at Columbia College Chicago.
Below are pictures of my set up and some of the prints and stickers I sold.
(the lemonade can on the table was not for sale)
'STACHE: The Show - a charity show benefitting the Movember Foundation.
My piece, titled "Blue is for Boys," playfully celebrates gender nonconformity.
ABOUT
Kim Tupas, also known as shrimpy scamp to those cool internet kids, is an illustrator based in Chicago, IL.
She is very inspired by kawaii culture, cartoons, and toy design. She loves designing fun characters who live in bright, colorful worlds that make her viewers curious, excited, and maybe a little nostalgic.
Kim primarily works digitally on her iPad using Procreate and sometimes animates using After Effects.
She is currently pursuing a BA in illustration with a minor in traditional animation at Columbia College Chicago.
You can contact her at [email protected]