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.
Kathy Nguyen
Right eye - no reference (Taken with Instagram)

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Right eye - no reference (Taken with Instagram)

Jul 29th at 1PM / tagged: art. drawing. doodle. eye. shading. pencil. realism. / reblog / 1 note
My version of Merida - my current favorite Disney Princess <3 (Taken with Instagram)

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My version of Merida - my current favorite Disney Princess <3 (Taken with Instagram)

Look what I got today :3 🎨 (Taken with Instagram at Kathy&#8217;s Home)

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Look what I got today :3 🎨 (Taken with Instagram at Kathy’s Home)

Jul 28th at 11PM / tagged: art. oil paint. brushes. art supplies. / reblog / 10 notes
Hmm afternoon doodle - it&#8217;s been a while since I last drew anything&#8230; Need to get practicing again. 🍵 (Taken with Instagram)

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Hmm afternoon doodle - it’s been a while since I last drew anything… Need to get practicing again. 🍵 (Taken with Instagram)

Jul 27th at 4PM / tagged: art. doodle. drawing. / reblog / 1 note
Re-Creation
Pencil drawing + Digital edits for colors.

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Re-Creation

Pencil drawing + Digital edits for colors.

Apr 23rd at 11PM / tagged: art. illustration. kathy nguyen. / reblog / 72 notes
Chest Tattoo
The idea for this design is basically incorporating the two things that I’ve always wanted: a lotus and a crow (or in this case, crows.) I needed some decorations for these main parts, and I’ve decided to add a sunset (because I love sunsets, who doesn’t?!) in the background for the lotus and the crows. I’m not too happy with the clouds though… 

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Chest Tattoo

The idea for this design is basically incorporating the two things that I’ve always wanted: a lotus and a crow (or in this case, crows.) I needed some decorations for these main parts, and I’ve decided to add a sunset (because I love sunsets, who doesn’t?!) in the background for the lotus and the crows. I’m not too happy with the clouds though… 

OC  Sascha
Okay… so this is my entry for Color Palettes’ Contest! Basically, you have to design your own human/animal using only the colors provided from the palette of your choice, taken from color-palettes.tumblr.com, of course. However, you can’t use transparency or make a new color by mixing the colors provided, hence the cartoony, flat-looking doodle. 
I didn’t enter this for the prize, but this is actually kinda fun and… doable, so I thought why not? So if you’re interested, you can click on the first link to get more info.
The palette used here is called So Close. It wasn’t my favorite, but it definitely caught my eyes (and my mood at the time).

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OC  Sascha

Okay… so this is my entry for Color Palettes’ Contest! Basically, you have to design your own human/animal using only the colors provided from the palette of your choice, taken from color-palettes.tumblr.com, of course. However, you can’t use transparency or make a new color by mixing the colors provided, hence the cartoony, flat-looking doodle. 

I didn’t enter this for the prize, but this is actually kinda fun and… doable, so I thought why not? So if you’re interested, you can click on the first link to get more info.

The palette used here is called So Close. It wasn’t my favorite, but it definitely caught my eyes (and my mood at the time).

Self-portrait
Not my first attempt at a self portrait, but definitely the first in this style and digitally! It was hard but really fun to try out something I’ve never done before. Maybe I should practice painting more. This is the first time I ever got so close to painting a realistic looking piece so it’s undoubtedly a big step for me!

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Self-portrait


Not my first attempt at a self portrait, but definitely the first in this style and digitally! It was hard but really fun to try out something I’ve never done before. Maybe I should practice painting more. This is the first time I ever got so close to painting a realistic looking piece so it’s undoubtedly a big step for me!

[WIP] Self-Portrait
This is the first time my work gets this close to being realistic… So hard! I gotta practice more.

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[WIP] Self-Portrait


This is the first time my work gets this close to being realistic… So hard! I gotta practice more.

Mulan
One of my favorite Disney girls!

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Mulan

One of my favorite Disney girls!

Apr 19th at 11AM / tagged: art. kathy nguyen. illustration. / reblog / 2 notes