personal work
to the world of phantasy!
In my spare time, I enjoy pursuing various design hobbies, including illustrations, customizing shoes, and nail-art.
Here is a collection of some of my work!
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customizing shoes
During the pandemic, I began customizing shoes as a creative venture.
You can find more pictures of my designs on my Instagram page, @SHOELISSA
The design process begins with a consultation with the customer, followed by creating digital sketches in Procreate or Photoshop.
Once the customer approves the design, I begin painting!
I use leather-grade paint, and each project can take between 3 to 16 hours to complete.
Digital design
Final design
Painting shoes challenges my creativity by requiring me to adapt designs to an unconventional surface.
I enjoy discovering new ways to tell a story through each custom shoe design.
Illustrations
Some of my illustrations, inspired by movies-
blending two of my favorite creative mediums.
The illustrations are either done in Photoshop or Procreate.
The Social Network,
one of my favorite movies!
Hover over the illustration to see the process.
Drawing has always been a safe haven for me, allowing me to enjoy it without much thought.
While I also enjoy drawing traditionally, I lean more towards digital drawing because of its convenience!
Nail-art
Nail-art! My favorite medium, as of lately.
I only do it as a hobby; practicing and painting on all of my girl-friends’ nails.
I use nail-gels to paint!
My favorite set I’ve done so far!
Can you spot the cat?
This set took around 8(!) hours to complete, making it the longest set I’ve ever done.
I like to find fun ways to showcase the nails!
Nail-art gives me the opportunity to push myself in how much detail I can fit onto a tiny canvas.
I also enjoy the creative freedom to come up with 10 different designs.