Author: zbn

This album cover design for my friend Marshall’s Dewed Desire reflects the album’s theme of selfcare within our desires. The character, symbolizing us, struggles against hands that represent
different desires—success, ambition, homesickness, and America’s allure. Inspired by Persona 5
Royal, the Desire Frog embodies hidden, deep-seated desires. Hands holding the frog signify our
protective yet conflicted relationship with desire, while swords and wings represent self-care tools
that both defend and empower. Through music and art, this cover design captures the delicate
balance of embracing and managing our desires.

I want to advocate for freedom of speech in the poster while keeping in mind that we all need to see before we talk. We have the right to speak up, but also we need to remind ourselves how to exercise this right.

I built this pig head as a spiritual decoration for a scene that I am working on in Maya. I chose to build it with a shiny gold texture because of the light treatment, which gives it the effect of a heavy, shiny object. The image also contains details such as animal skin texture, rolls of fat and uneven teeth.  And, to make the image more realistic I gave the head a serious yet arrogant expression. Zbrush was used because this image will be used in a 3D animated story.

A map of New York schools ➕New York landmarks ‼️

As a New Yorker who has lived in New York for 7+ years, how could I not draw manhattan for my map design project? Manhattan is divided into Upper, Middle, and Lower City, and there are famous landmarks near the universities in each area.
1️⃣Manhattan Island Uptown
🏫 Schools: Columbia University, Juilliard, Cornell Medical School, Hunter University
🌟Environment: Quieter, with a strong arts scene
📍Landmarks: surrounded by Lincoln Center for the Arts, Broadway, NY Museum Met, Guggenheim, Central Park, Central Park Zoo

2️⃣Midtown Isle of Man
🏫Schools: nyc university, brooke university, new york fashion institute, new york school of visual arts, parsons school of design
🌟Environment: the busiest area, lots of entertainment, luxury buildings and cars all over the place
📍Landmarks: surrounded by the famous Times Square, Empire State Building, Koreatown, vessel, and even the Love Love Museum

3️⃣ Downtown Isle of Man
🏫Schools: pratt school of art, pace university, NYU, NYU tadon, parsons school of design
🌟Environment: busy area with many office buildings
📍Landmarks: Wall Street, soho, ice cream museum, color factory, china town, lots of good food!

In this picture I depict a monk sitting on top of the surface of water. I left a large portion of the canvas empty to keep the composition simple, showing the serene and relaxed life the monk has. I used different brushes to draw the characters and their surroundings, which contrasts the weight of the characters with the landscape, a wonderland-like calm, and a light environment. I chose the overhead view to show peacefulness.