About the Artist

Queenfish (QF) aka Mel is a digital artist specializing in colorful, fun illustrations. While drawing all my life, I have only recently in the last 5 years fallen into a style that I can call my own. Never happy with the same old, I continue to learn new techniques and develop new styles to further advance myself as an artist.

I prefer to use digital medium over traditional when it comes to illustration for not only the time saving (ctrl+z, I love you) but also for the money saving abilities. I never have to worry about destroying that nice piece of paper I paid $5 for.

I do like to have the most natural feel possible when drawing digitally and I find Painter lets me achieve the quality I would normally get through traditional means.

I've been asked in the past how I choose my colors. The answer is simple - color theory. I use pre-designed palettes, color wheel coordination, and paint samples to determine my color ideas.

I find inspiration in every day life, music, and friends. Being surrounded by people and new ideas is the best way to get the creative juices flowing.

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