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I am Vivian (they/them), a queer and autistic Australian/Melbourne-based artist who can't for the life of them stick to one hobby.

I'm a small art business owner of VivsEmporium, where I sell painted ttrpg minis such as Warhammer and Dungeons and Dragons minis, alongside digital art commissions, and stickers!

You can find me on Vivsemporium:

Instagram, Etsy, and Ko-fi

Thanks so much for visiting and I hope you like my work :)!

Future projects/goals:

▪︎ Dioramas/environmental pieces for tabletop games with dnd scale system.

The dire bear!!! A quick and fun mini project that I completed this month. Still staying in the theme of this month it seems: tongues, teeth, and grossness. Finally treated myself to a new gloss varnish, so got to play with that too for the mouth and blood.

Fingers crossed my mini bases arrive this week, as I have a lot of chocobos (7 in total) that are ready to stand on bases and to have their photos taken.

May still touch up on the bear later on, but for now, i'm happy with how they've come out.

Sculpted by Mammoth Factory’s “Frostwild” collection

3D printed by Print3dChaosAU

OH AND LASTLY FOR TODAY: It's my 2 year anniversary on Tumblr 🥳!!!!

Todays post is of some of the work back in September and November with a regular commissioner of mine. This lovely individual has been supporting my business for a year now and is an absolute joy to work with. 

Firstly, I would like to apologise to everyone who follows me on Tumblr, I went through burn out and some health problems in September 2024 and have had a lot of trouble to keep on top of my social medias. So, lets be transparent and give you all a reintroduction and get back in the swing of things.

Hello! I am Vivian, the creator of VivsEmporium! I started this business as a hobby project in January 2023, and started working on dnd environmental pieces. Not long after that, the craft hyperfixation kicked in HARD and its been ever evolving since. VivsEmporium delved next into miniature figurine painting with Warhammer AoS, then Dungeon and Dragons themes alongside Final Fantasy Chocobos and character minis. With the word emporium, I want it to introduce more mediums and experimentation, so that will be what this year includes; whilst still sticking to its roots of minipainting.

I have always been a creative person and have needed a creative outlet in order to stay sane. Ontop of that, I am disabled who depends on NDIS and DSP to get by. I am neurodivergent and have chronic pain conditions that have impacted the majority of my life: Fibromyalgia, HSD, CFS, chronic migraines. Meaning that working your definition of a job is something that is near impossible to me. So instead, I started up VivsEmporium to build routine and create pieces for others to enjoy!

There are downsides however and ones that force me to go into hiatus. I experience pain flares, which just amplifies my daily symptoms. This deeply affects my already weak hands that are always in pain, and can't push through like I normally do when in a flare.

Thankfully, October 2024, I started seeing specialists that take me and my condition seriously. With this, I am actively seeking help to strengthen and improve my quality of life after years of medical gaslighting.

With this support, one of my resolutions is to be more active and be more vulnerable online. Sharing experiences, showing progress, and just experimenting with the platform a little more.

22 days remaining - Final Fantasy stickies with:

Half-body moogle - inspired by Final Fantasy 9's moogles

Full body moogle - inspired by Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicals: Echos of Time.

Tonberry - whose design usually stays the same or has little variation.

Day 24 - The mascot of the sea slug superorder: Sacoglossa, is the Seabunny / Costasiella kuroshimae. The telltale signs of this particular species are their vibrant green bodies, pink cheeks and their floppy and distinct rhinophores (bunny-like ears which helps them navigate and sense food).

This superorder is special as they can photosynthesise as they eat the plant’s chloroplasts which is the organelle for energy production with help from UV rays of the sun.

With Conquest Games Market quickly approaching (31st of August), I have decided to put Etsy on holiday mode starting from August 1st and will be reopening on the 2nd of September.

This is because I am the sole artist of VivsEmporium and minis take me a significant amount of time to complete. To have enough merch for Conquest, I need to be building up with stock to prepare for this event. During this Etsy hiatus, my socials will still be active and will be sharing progress updates and completed minis that you will see on the big day!

This Chocobo is a commission for someone who found me on Tumblr! This lovely person asked for a birb that entailed experimenting with brand new paints – SMS Colour Shift Galaxy that shifts from blue to purple, to get that interesting iridescent oil slick effect. 

Modelled Epic Miniatures and is a part of their "Lost Paradise" collection.

Printed by Print3dChaosAU

Introducing you to the Leocorn!

This mini is extra special as it's my first collaboration with Miniporium who has a 3D printing business with so many goodies, that I will definitely be using more of his services in the future.

Go check out their website https://miniporium.au/

IMPORTANT INFO:

Sculpted by RNEStudios and part of their 'Monster Hunters Vol.2' collection 3D printed from resin by Miniporium Hand-painted by me