Viri's Art // imagination has no limits

Hello there! I’m Viri / Jen, a digital designer and illustrator—here to appreciate cute things, enjoy good art, and draw for fun~ (Extras under the cut!)

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lmao so I basically took an unannounced "semi-hiatus" from social media and I haven't been browsing or posting as much, mostly because I've been feeling burnt out from all the shit that's been going on both IRL and online

gestures vaguely at everything

anyway, nothing bad happened to me; I've just been taking the time to mentally decompress, but I've also been working a lot and spending 99% of my creative energy at work. I don't mind since what I'm creating at work is meaningful to me and I'm satisfied with where my creativeness is being focused right now, I just don't have the energy to post about shit or scroll through socials

and honestly that's probably a good thing

regarding that "semi-hiatus" I'll likely just continue it since I'm feeling less stressed out from not scrolling as much and not seeing as much discourse

does that mean I'll stop posting art? probably not, I just don't feel the need or desire to post right now, and I'll start posting again whenever I feel like it

I drew a birthday card for one of my IRL friends of their cat, Lucky 😊 she’s a calico/tabby mix with a crinkly ear and always greets me at the door when I visit

I forgot I took some photos of my fountain pen collection at the time back in November; I was super enamored with my BENU pens and still am, they’re just so blingy and pretty and sparkly and make me feel magical ✨

The Iridescent Kaweco Sport is also one of my favourites, it’s so CUTE and matches every ink I fill it with

a sketch of my tiny bb Jiro in a chibi-ish style that ended up not so sketchy

me: yeah I'll just do some silly fast art of my character, who cares if it looks wonky

other me: but make it detailed and good

I bought myself the Platinum #3776 Century - Shape of a Heart fountain pen in a fine nib as a late xmas gift a few weeks ago and it finally arrived 💖

This is such a stunning pen! The rose gold trim, the heart-shaped breather hole, and the clear, crystal filled finial—which features two tiny, 1mm wide gold hearts that Platinum says is punched out from their nibs and inserted into the finial. The hearts are really hard to find since the crystals are loose and move around, so I was quite lucky to get a photo of the two hearts side by side.

I’ve already started writing in my Hobonichi with the Platinum pen, which I’ve filled with my current favourite ink, Sailor Manyo Nekoyanagi. It has a bit of feedback (which I like), writes smoothly, and feels balanced both posted and unposted. I’m very pleased 😊

I’m excited to be starting my journalling adventure this year ✨ it’s something I’ve wanted to do for a while but I never really committed to it

The Traveler’s Notebook is going to be dedicated to more designerly and artsy spreads for when I feel like being creative, while the Hobonichi Techo (A6) will be for daily journal entries where I can just write about my day, make goals, and keep track of important dates

Anyway, here’s my inner cover spreads for my Hobonichi; plus a couple closeups 🌸 I’ll be tagging my journalling posts with “viri journals”

The moment I laid eyes on it, there was no turning back ☕ BENU Euphoria Iced Caramel Latte (Special Edition) with a Medium nib, paired with Colorverse Coffee Break and written on Tomoe River Paper

I've been getting into fountain pens again and I'm really enjoying it; this BENU writes like a dream! Photos can’t capture how truly sparkly this pen is, it’s just so PRETTY ✨

“Dreaming of Lavender”

Featuring my Jupiter Djinni OC, Plume 🪶

This is my first time using fountain pen inks as a painting medium rather than just in my pens, and I quite like the result! I drew this whole piece with only two inks if you can believe it—Platinum Carbon Black for the lines, and Sailor Manyo Nekoyanagi for the rest. Chromashading inks like Nekoyanagi are difficult to photograph consistently because of their colour shifting properties, but the results are rewarding.

Pens: Kaweco Sport (M), LAMY Safari (F), Sailor Fude De Mannen 55° Nib, Sakura Gelly Roll White (08)

Inks: Platinum Carbon Black, Sailor Manyo Nekoyanagi

「 Dead Flowers 」 for the torn apart Laid at the grave to heal a broken heart Let it rain until it floods Let the sun breathe life once more Reborn...

I’ve been working on this on and off for the past who knows how long (months??) and I’m finally FREEEEEE

This is only something like the 3rd full illustration I've drawn in Procreate, so I'm quite happy with it 😊

I also included some progress pics! It's kind of unfortunate that the foliage and Zorua obscures some of the detailing on the stone, but you can still see the Dialga, Palkia, and Giratina motifs

bomb ass boba b*tch ✨

gift art for @royalmylk 💖 I'M LOVE YOU SO MANY

I loved the idea of giving Inked a pair of aviators and a bomber jacket while drinking bubble tea, 10/10 was super fun to draw

Something I’ve been working on for the past while in Procreate (wip)

The second image is just to show off the more intricate details hidden behind of all the foliage in the first image, since it’s somewhat difficult to make out what’s actually depicted

I usually don’t post wips but I haven’t posted anything in a bit and I don’t want people to think I’ve just stopped drawing again; I just don’t have that much free time so progress is slow lol

A couple of casual flower inks 🌼 featuring my newest fountain pen addition, the Sailor Fude De Mannen 40° Nib pen

Left: peach-leaved bellflowers Right: calendula (pot marigold)

I used multiple photo refs and limited my time to 20 - 30 minutes per page

Exasperated, Jiro slowly drags his claws over his face, giving you a look that screams "I'm so fucking tired of your shit."

I’ve started working on new emotes for personal use and on Twitch again, it’s been a while! Here’s virizeTIRED / JiroTIRED

This has basically been my mood every day for the past who knows how many years

I designed my own Jupiter Djinn—meet Plume and Tempest 🍃

Plume was inspired by seraphim (six-winged deities) and initially was going to be called Seraph, but the name didn’t really suit the design that well other than the “six wings” motif. Tempest, on the other hand, is pretty straightforward.

I didn’t bother coming up with hard stats for these two cuties, but I did put some thought into their “in-game” battle effects!

Plume: Deals a Jupiter-aligned physical attack equal in power to the user's normal physical attack plus an additional 60 damage points. 15% chance to afflict Stun, 30% chance to afflict Sleep, 60% chance to afflict Delusion.

Tempest: Deals a Jupiter-aligned physical attack equal in power to the user's normal physical attack plus an additional 20 damage points. 80% chance to deal a damage multiplier of x1.2 (30%), x1.6 (25%), x2.0 (20%), x2.5 (15%), or x3.0 (10%).

Please do not use these designs or ask me if you can use them; they’re very personal and I plan on using them for future projects!