Kiara
@ectasymk.bsky.social
Character Concept Artist, Animator, Illustrator 🌈
💌 ectasymk@gmail.com
bio.site/ectasymk
💌 ectasymk@gmail.com
bio.site/ectasymk
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"Not even in my wildest dreams did I imagine that one day I would paint a picture of hot Bowser for official material, announced by Miyamoto himself. 😭 I laughed so hard in disbelief while painting, you have no idea lol"
November 12, 2025 at 5:22 PM
"Not even in my wildest dreams did I imagine that one day I would paint a picture of hot Bowser for official material, announced by Miyamoto himself. 😭 I laughed so hard in disbelief while painting, you have no idea lol"
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Give folks their flowers
No, I mean right now. Go tell someone you loved their work right now. They're on social media just say it, it has never been easier
"They know how much people love--" no they don't go say it right now to a composer or artist or game dev or writer or anyone AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH
No, I mean right now. Go tell someone you loved their work right now. They're on social media just say it, it has never been easier
"They know how much people love--" no they don't go say it right now to a composer or artist or game dev or writer or anyone AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH
September 29, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Give folks their flowers
No, I mean right now. Go tell someone you loved their work right now. They're on social media just say it, it has never been easier
"They know how much people love--" no they don't go say it right now to a composer or artist or game dev or writer or anyone AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH
No, I mean right now. Go tell someone you loved their work right now. They're on social media just say it, it has never been easier
"They know how much people love--" no they don't go say it right now to a composer or artist or game dev or writer or anyone AAAAAAAHHHHHHHHH
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please support ur friends making creative shit in this cruel world. u have no idea how much a kind comment can mean to an artist when every website just tries to make you focus on the numbers
April 27, 2025 at 5:08 AM
please support ur friends making creative shit in this cruel world. u have no idea how much a kind comment can mean to an artist when every website just tries to make you focus on the numbers
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some of my rough animation for #KnightsofGuinevere pilot, ft Frankie and Andi and some Things she had to say 🥸 Many thanks to Dana and Kofi for letting me have fun with this one! 🤸
#animation #officialwork
#animation #officialwork
September 24, 2025 at 1:16 PM
some of my rough animation for #KnightsofGuinevere pilot, ft Frankie and Andi and some Things she had to say 🥸 Many thanks to Dana and Kofi for letting me have fun with this one! 🤸
#animation #officialwork
#animation #officialwork
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btw telling an artist you like their OC/want to see more has a lot more impact than numbers of likes and shares... obv those are appreciated too, but you don't really know what ppl sharing your art think of it unless they tell you. and it feels really nice to know! a kind comment goes a long way :)
September 3, 2025 at 10:07 PM
btw telling an artist you like their OC/want to see more has a lot more impact than numbers of likes and shares... obv those are appreciated too, but you don't really know what ppl sharing your art think of it unless they tell you. and it feels really nice to know! a kind comment goes a long way :)
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Art motivation 💪
September 20, 2025 at 6:17 AM
Art motivation 💪
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"Hades II" trailer by The Line Studio for Supergiant Games.
Director: Louve Sarfati Karnas
Character design & lead animation: Amanda Jespersen Holm
Storyboard : Neil Dieu, Zhihuang Dong
Art director: Meryl Franck
Full 4K video & credits >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8lJ...
Director: Louve Sarfati Karnas
Character design & lead animation: Amanda Jespersen Holm
Storyboard : Neil Dieu, Zhihuang Dong
Art director: Meryl Franck
Full 4K video & credits >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8lJ...
September 13, 2025 at 9:40 AM
"Hades II" trailer by The Line Studio for Supergiant Games.
Director: Louve Sarfati Karnas
Character design & lead animation: Amanda Jespersen Holm
Storyboard : Neil Dieu, Zhihuang Dong
Art director: Meryl Franck
Full 4K video & credits >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8lJ...
Director: Louve Sarfati Karnas
Character design & lead animation: Amanda Jespersen Holm
Storyboard : Neil Dieu, Zhihuang Dong
Art director: Meryl Franck
Full 4K video & credits >> www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8lJ...
AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH
September 12, 2025 at 6:51 PM
AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH
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THIS ANIMATION IS SO INSANE
September 12, 2025 at 1:42 PM
THIS ANIMATION IS SO INSANE
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Sometimes we’re unsatisfied with a thing we made because when it only existed in our head, we saw all the things it could have been and when it’s done we know all the things that it isn’t, but we can’t see the way it expands into a million new things when someone else unpacks it in their head. 🖊️🦑
August 31, 2025 at 9:04 AM
Sometimes we’re unsatisfied with a thing we made because when it only existed in our head, we saw all the things it could have been and when it’s done we know all the things that it isn’t, but we can’t see the way it expands into a million new things when someone else unpacks it in their head. 🖊️🦑
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August 29, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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Via Variety: 'Guillermo del Toro refused to make #Frankenstein with too much visual effects and green screens: "I want real sets."'
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August 20, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Via Variety: 'Guillermo del Toro refused to make #Frankenstein with too much visual effects and green screens: "I want real sets."'
variety.com/2025/film/fe...
variety.com/2025/film/fe...
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Deeply recommend getting absolutely brainrotted about a pairing/oc/concept that no one else is making food for so you have to cook for yourself. Not only is making what you want to see deeply rewarding, you will improve and it will not even be on purpose it will just be the inevitable byproduct.
Once again I will always recommend getting totally obsessed with something you want to see more of as motivation for getting good at creative stuff.
August 17, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Deeply recommend getting absolutely brainrotted about a pairing/oc/concept that no one else is making food for so you have to cook for yourself. Not only is making what you want to see deeply rewarding, you will improve and it will not even be on purpose it will just be the inevitable byproduct.
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I'll say it once and I'll say it again. If you think artists are just "naturally talented", you're deeply wrong. The only difference between you and us is that we kept trying when it didn't come out like we hoped.
You can always make art yourself. There's no bad time to start, you can start now.
You can always make art yourself. There's no bad time to start, you can start now.
August 17, 2025 at 3:02 PM
I'll say it once and I'll say it again. If you think artists are just "naturally talented", you're deeply wrong. The only difference between you and us is that we kept trying when it didn't come out like we hoped.
You can always make art yourself. There's no bad time to start, you can start now.
You can always make art yourself. There's no bad time to start, you can start now.
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Happy 25th Anniversary, Paper Mario !
August 10, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Happy 25th Anniversary, Paper Mario !
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Leopard gecko studies
October 22, 2024 at 3:04 AM
Leopard gecko studies
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Make art that you think is fuckin sick as hell. Make the shit you never thought you could that you always wanted to see. Beat your insecurity to death and fight to become your own favorite artist.
November 26, 2024 at 5:18 AM
Make art that you think is fuckin sick as hell. Make the shit you never thought you could that you always wanted to see. Beat your insecurity to death and fight to become your own favorite artist.
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Genuinely think anyone can “git gud” at any creative craft they are interested in. If we wanted to actually “democratize” art we would invest in housing, healthcare, food and education as human rights. All GenAI does is make people even more financially precarious and less able to pursue a passion
I think a bit of the "AI is democratizing art" argument is trying to avoid the ugly truth that to get good at anything you have to do a lot of it. I grew up "knowing" I was a good writer, but I really wasn't until about 700k words, and it took reading hours of scripts to really have a voice
November 28, 2024 at 1:04 AM
Genuinely think anyone can “git gud” at any creative craft they are interested in. If we wanted to actually “democratize” art we would invest in housing, healthcare, food and education as human rights. All GenAI does is make people even more financially precarious and less able to pursue a passion
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In case any of my fellow creatives also needed this reminder:
November 16, 2024 at 1:12 AM
In case any of my fellow creatives also needed this reminder:
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More of my Captain Amelia design drawings....
#captainamelia #treasureplanet #characterdesign #kdunc9 #kenduncananimation
#captainamelia #treasureplanet #characterdesign #kdunc9 #kenduncananimation
November 30, 2024 at 5:52 PM
More of my Captain Amelia design drawings....
#captainamelia #treasureplanet #characterdesign #kdunc9 #kenduncananimation
#captainamelia #treasureplanet #characterdesign #kdunc9 #kenduncananimation
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and you know what, you might as well post it too. because one man's suck is another man's fuck.
You gotta make art that sucks in order to make art that fucks
December 9, 2024 at 11:37 PM
and you know what, you might as well post it too. because one man's suck is another man's fuck.
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You gotta make art that sucks in order to make art that fucks
December 5, 2024 at 9:23 PM
You gotta make art that sucks in order to make art that fucks