Ahoy!
My name’s DeadPhoenX (or DPX for short), rose-tinted anime artist specializing in pinups of retro ladies! Born and raised South Bronx native. I’ve been drawing for most of my life, eventually getting serious about it in the Summer of 2006. I learned how to draw in an anime/manga style mostly on my own, inspired by the likes of Yoshitaka Amano, George Kamitani, J. Scott Campbell, and Genzoman. When I’m not drawing, I’m mostly playing videogames, particularly retro ones from the 80s and 90s. I tend to gravitate towards RPGs, platformers, fighters, and puzzle games.
I started out on Traditional, using Prismacolor and Crayola colored pencils. I eyeballed artwork from games like Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 and Capcom vs. SNK, eventually moving on to drawing my own original characters.
I started showing my artwork online on a fansite, and eventually DeviantArt. I also switched to digital art, using an old Windows '98 and Picture Publisher 7.
I upgraded to new laptop after losing my old PC to a short circuit with a peripheral. I started using GIMP 2.6, opening the doors to more techniques. The RDP gallery would also open this year.
I got my Wacom Intuos4 as a Christmas gift, further opening the doors to even more techniques. I'd also begin focusing on old-school ladies from videogames, anime, cartoons and comics as my primary subject matter for drawings.
I began a gaming blog called The Wired Fish, devoting much of my time there to writing articles and graphic design when it was still active.
I returned to doing artwork after my time on TWF. I expanded my audience to Pixiv, and began doing variants to some of my artwork, as well as doing more scenic backgrounds.
Commissions would finally open. I upgraded to Clip Studio Paint, eventually retiring GIMP completely. The first iteration of The Blue Fish Apartment opens on FC2 blog.
I upgrade to a custom built computer with artwork and artstreams in mind. I'd also finally open a Patreon page.
Along with getting a second monitor in 2018, in 2019 I would upgrade to a Cintiq 16, a display tablet, thus retiring my aging Intuos4.
I started out on Traditional, using Prismacolor and Crayola colored pencils. I eyeballed artwork from games like Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 and Capcom vs. SNK, eventually moving on to drawing my own original characters.
I started showing my artwork online on a fansite, and eventually DeviantArt.. I also switched to digital art, using an old Windows '98 and Picture Publisher 7.
I upgraded to new laptop after losing my old PC to a short circuit with a peripheral. I started using GIMP 2.6, opening the doors to more techniques. The RDP gallery would also open this year.
I got my Wacom Intuos4 as a Christmas gift, further opening the doors to even more techniques. I'd also begin focusing on old-school ladies from videogames, anime, cartoons and comics as my primary subject matter for drawings.
I began a gaming blog called The Wired Fish, devoting much of my time there to writing articles and graphic design when it was still active.
I returned to doing artwork after my time on TWF. I expanded my audience to Pixiv, and began doing variants to some of my artwork, as well as doing more scenic backgrounds.
Commissions would finally open. I upgraded to Clip Studio Paint, eventually retiring GIMP completely. The first iteration of The Blue Fish Apartment opens on FC2 blog.
I upgrade to a custom built computer with artwork and artstreams in mind. I'd also finally open a Patreon page.
Along with getting a second monitor in 2018, in 2019 I would upgrade to a Cintiq 16, a display tablet, thus retiring my aging Intuos4.
I started out on Traditional, using Prismacolor and Crayola colored pencils. I eyeballed artwork from games like Marvel Vs. Capcom 2 and Capcom vs. SNK, eventually moving on to drawing my own original characters.
I started showing my artwork online on a fansite, and eventually DeviantArt.. I also switched to digital art, using an old Windows '98 and Picture Publisher 7.
I upgraded to new laptop after losing my old PC to a short circuit with a peripheral. I started using GIMP 2.6, opening the doors to more techniques. The RDP gallery would also open this year.
I got my Wacom Intuos4 as a Christmas gift, further opening the doors to even more techniques. I'd also begin focusing on old-school ladies from videogames, anime, cartoons and comics as my primary subject matter for drawings.
I began a gaming blog called The Wired Fish, devoting much of my time there to writing articles and graphic design when it was still active.
I returned to doing artwork after my time on TWF. I expanded my audience to Pixiv, and began doing variants to some of my artwork, as well as doing more scenic backgrounds.
Commissions would finally open. I upgraded to Clip Studio Paint, eventually retiring GIMP completely. The first iteration of The Blue Fish Apartment opens on FC2 blog.
I upgrade to a custom built computer with artwork and artstreams in mind. I'd also finally open a Patreon page.
Along with getting a second monitor in 2018, in 2019 I would upgrade to a Cintiq 16, a display tablet, thus retiring my aging Intuos4.