Hi, I’m Kathy Nguyen. I’m 18, Vietnamese, and a High School senior. I want to be an illustrator/designer/concept artist. I love digital painting and watercolor.Tumblr (3.0; @kathynhunguyen)http://kathynhunguyen.tumblr.com/<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/fab4d2acd3e8c0a79833cf8dd29d046e/tumblr_mh7te0ZizG1ru9u3vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>stoned doodles (at I Live Here)</p>http://kathynhunguyen.tumblr.com/post/41497016592http://kathynhunguyen.tumblr.com/post/41497016592Sat, 26 Jan 2013 11:20:24 +0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/87df3a1aa45c1e1c931e6a72773afdac/tumblr_mg9xivmo8C1ru9u3vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>comfort food.<br/> (at I Live Here)</p>http://kathynhunguyen.tumblr.com/post/39951959001http://kathynhunguyen.tumblr.com/post/39951959001Tue, 08 Jan 2013 04:11:19 +0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_maot8eoM2f1ru9u3vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Figure sketching. (Taken with <a href="http://instagram.com">Instagram</a>)</p>http://kathynhunguyen.tumblr.com/post/31973859347http://kathynhunguyen.tumblr.com/post/31973859347Fri, 21 Sep 2012 13:41:02 +0700<p>Heyy thank you! I really appreciate it. :D</p> <p>I really don’t know what tips I could give you, for your question is sort of vague, but I’d say keep practicing? I use a Wacom Bamboo tablet and Adobe Photoshop CS3 to draw and paint digitally, and it took me quite some time to get used to the tablet.</p> <p>What I did is that I would look up other artists, and if they had a video where they would show their process, I would watch it. And I realized there is no “right” way to paint digitally (even traditionally). For example, some use tons of layers and use each layer for every different value/color, but some would just paint everything on the same layer. So you should try everything out to find the way that suits you (and your style) best.</p> <p>I hope that helped! :) And good luck on your pursuit of digital art!</p>http://kathynhunguyen.tumblr.com/post/28253302105http://kathynhunguyen.tumblr.com/post/28253302105Sun, 29 Jul 2012 14:21:00 +0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7wtmk50dv1ru9u3vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Right eye - no reference (Taken with <a href="http://instagram.com">Instagram</a>)</p>http://kathynhunguyen.tumblr.com/post/28252080090http://kathynhunguyen.tumblr.com/post/28252080090Sun, 29 Jul 2012 13:49:32 +0700artdrawingdoodleeyeshadingpencilrealism<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7vx05tGkC1ru9u3vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My version of Merida - my current favorite Disney Princess <3 (Taken with <a href="http://instagram.com">Instagram</a>)</p>http://kathynhunguyen.tumblr.com/post/28210962579http://kathynhunguyen.tumblr.com/post/28210962579Sun, 29 Jul 2012 02:04:52 +0700artdoodledrawingmeridabravedisneydisney princess<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7vpwloku81ru9u3vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Look what I got today :3 🎨 (Taken with <a href="http://instagram.com">Instagram</a> at Kathy’s Home)</p>http://kathynhunguyen.tumblr.com/post/28202726625http://kathynhunguyen.tumblr.com/post/28202726625Sat, 28 Jul 2012 23:31:32 +0700artoil paintbrushesart supplies<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m7tcurMlnR1ru9u3vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Hmm afternoon doodle - it’s been a while since I last drew anything… Need to get practicing again. 🍵 (Taken with <a href="http://instagram.com">Instagram</a>)</p>http://kathynhunguyen.tumblr.com/post/28118955897http://kathynhunguyen.tumblr.com/post/28118955897Fri, 27 Jul 2012 16:54:26 +0700artdoodledrawing<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6hcszx0zZ1ru9u3vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Sunset from my window. No edit. 💛 (Taken with <a href="http://instagram.com">Instagram</a> at Kathy’s Home)</p>http://kathynhunguyen.tumblr.com/post/26270941325http://kathynhunguyen.tumblr.com/post/26270941325Sun, 01 Jul 2012 18:48:34 +0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m6chi3MNs91ru9u3vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>My chestpiece is finally finished! 7 hours ish in total. Painful as hell, but totally worth it. (Taken with <a href="http://instagram.com">Instagram</a>)</p>http://kathynhunguyen.tumblr.com/post/26092016044http://kathynhunguyen.tumblr.com/post/26092016044Fri, 29 Jun 2012 03:42:02 +0700tattoochest tattoolotus tattoocrow tattoome<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3jjl3lldt1ru9u3vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Bonding with Frodo ❤ (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://kathynhunguyen.tumblr.com/post/22436243162http://kathynhunguyen.tumblr.com/post/22436243162Sat, 05 May 2012 15:29:27 +0700memycats<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m3c39rAL071ru9u3vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>A design I’m more happy with for a friend of mine. She’s a very sweet and cute girl so I thought a simple design would suit her more than the typical “badass” big letter tattoos.</p>http://kathynhunguyen.tumblr.com/post/22182967413http://kathynhunguyen.tumblr.com/post/22182967413Tue, 01 May 2012 14:53:51 +0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m38zpvquZr1qfkao5o5_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m38zpvquZr1qfkao5o3_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m38zpvquZr1qfkao5o4_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m38zpvquZr1qfkao5o1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m38zpvquZr1qfkao5o2_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><strong>Trivium</strong> is legit my favorite band in the world. </p>http://kathynhunguyen.tumblr.com/post/22112180615http://kathynhunguyen.tumblr.com/post/22112180615Mon, 30 Apr 2012 14:14:18 +0700TriviumPaolo GregolettoMatt HeafyNick AugustoCorey BeaulieuIn Waves<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m36qzu6wu81ru9u3vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Stage 2: Crows colored + Clouds shaded. (and the Beatles will judge you if you think it looks bad. Jk lol. But seriously.) (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://kathynhunguyen.tumblr.com/post/21970047547http://kathynhunguyen.tumblr.com/post/21970047547Sat, 28 Apr 2012 17:40:00 +0700tattoocrow tattoochest tattoolotus tattoome<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m31mr8YJ7D1ru9u3vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>The curious case of the chinky eyes. Asian face study hurr :} (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://kathynhunguyen.tumblr.com/post/21787039831http://kathynhunguyen.tumblr.com/post/21787039831Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:21:08 +0700<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m31mm2aQRU1ru9u3vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Doodle in class cause I was bored… I name her Valerie (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://kathynhunguyen.tumblr.com/post/21786913409http://kathynhunguyen.tumblr.com/post/21786913409Wed, 25 Apr 2012 23:18:00 +0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m30puhOKfr1ru9u3vo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p>Oh my god.</p> <p>This made my day. Thank you guys for following! :D</p>http://kathynhunguyen.tumblr.com/post/21767458987http://kathynhunguyen.tumblr.com/post/21767458987Wed, 25 Apr 2012 11:30:17 +0700<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2xwgzUOyZ1ru9u3vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><em>Re-Creation</em></p> <p>Pencil drawing + Digital edits for colors.</p>http://kathynhunguyen.tumblr.com/post/21650075738http://kathynhunguyen.tumblr.com/post/21650075738Mon, 23 Apr 2012 23:00:00 +0700artillustrationkathy nguyen<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2tr92l6EY1ru9u3vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Stage 1: Line art (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://kathynhunguyen.tumblr.com/post/21488878787http://kathynhunguyen.tumblr.com/post/21488878787Sat, 21 Apr 2012 17:17:25 +0700metattoochest tattoolotus tattoo<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m2rz32RAON1ru9u3vo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p>Happy 4-20 bitchesssss! 🍁(weed on fire?) (Taken with <a href="http://instagr.am">instagram</a>)</p>http://kathynhunguyen.tumblr.com/post/21430985260http://kathynhunguyen.tumblr.com/post/21430985260Fri, 20 Apr 2012 18:11:25 +0700meweedmarijuanasmoke420ganja