Hello, I am an independent artist living in the United States. I go by "Nyx Aurelia" as my artist name. I was previously an engineering student at UCLA, but decided I wanted to pursue art on my own terms.
As an artist I love painting characters and scenes inspired by a mix of high fantasy, mythology, games, and anime. My ultimate goal is to develop my own project "Iteration", a medieval-cosmic universe, and an epic tale which I hope to make a reality through my original paintings and stories.
Inquiries: nyx@nyxaurelia.art or Discord username nyx_aurelia
I'm most active on my Discord server and Newsletter. Check it out if you want to stay connected! If you'd like to support my work, connect on an ongoing basis, and get rewards like WIPs, hi-res bundles, discounts, and small gifts, you can support me on my Patreon page.
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〉Painting Software: Paintstorm Studio
〉Tablet: Wacom Cintiq Pro 16
In 2017, I started learning by myself and drawing my own work. First drawing anime with pencil and then with watercolor. These are mostly on my Instagram account. My drawings slowly became motivated by creating my own characters, and my own storied universe "Iteration".
So in 2021 I started painting digitally in order to match the style I wanted for "Iteration". That year, I often watched WLOP's videos and tutorials to help me get a grasp on how to approach digital art, and his work influences my style quite a bit.
Afterwards, wanting to forge my own unique style, I have started to experiment with techniques on my own. From there, I have come into work as a professional artist.
ITERATION is my medieval-cosmic universe project and IP that I am developing through my original illustrations and stories, which first started with the creation of my first character. You could say it has the spirit of discovery and worldbuilding of a comic series, but presented more as a set of short stories.
Its final form it will be a searchable database of entries of my paintings and written lore, where stories are not meant to be read in any particular order but rather guided by how you choose to follow along, whether it's through a certain character, a place, a particular painting, a point in time, chronologically, or even just a single word. It'll be a story which explores the mess of truths, lies, misunderstandings, rewritings, and assumptions that occur when stories are told from different perspectives over history and time. It's inspired by how old mythologies, folk tales, and even factual history and current news have multiple retellings that may be similar or completely different, it'll be a chaotic story, where depending on the path taken, everyone will have just a slightly different version of Iteration in their heads, different ideas on who we should root for, and remember things quite differently than everyone else.
Well, it's a big dream. For now, I am simply trying to draw more. My current Illustrations gallery with its search, filter, and sort function is a good prototype of how this may work. I'm not sure if I will directly added to this website or if it will be elsewhere. It'll be in a long time far in the future, and there's not only a lot of art & writing for me to make, but also technological and design aspects to work out. But what I have on this site is a good start :)
I'm an occasional gamer. Hades and Ender Lilies are examples of games I like. I occasionally also play League of Legends and osu!
I used to swim, but am not as interested anymore. Same goes for watching anime (I have some knowledge of older ones like Akame ga Kill, Code Geass, Elfen Lied, etc.), though I'm slowly picking it up again (Jujutsu Kaisen and Chainsaw Man, etc).
I love fountain pens, fine stationery, and mailing things. I've also dabbled sparingly in building computers and keyboards - my current computer, keyboard, and keypad I use for art are all custom built :D
As long as you credit me, Nyx Aurelia, and add a link to my website (http://nyxaurelia.art / social media), you may post it to your website, blog, social media, etc. You are also welcome to use my work for YouTube music videos with credit in the description. Of course, you can use my art for your personal device wallpapers and other personal enjoyment/study.
Full uncropped HD versions can be downloaded through my website galleries or on my Artstation.
High resolution versions of my work (4k+) may not be shared or posted online. These files are paid content and should only be available through my official shop, Patreon/Gumroad, commission work, or license.
PROHIBITED USE:
My art, designs, and other IP are copyrighted. You may not use my work any sort of commercial activity such as use for products for sale (digital or physical), promotional material, resale of license rights, monetization, mass distribution, etc.
This is regardless of if your project is non-profit, for profit, or free. I do not want it to appear that I am endorsing any product, service, or company that I did not know of beforehand.
If you would like to use my art in these ways, you may contact me to purchase a license. Using my work without a license is theft and will be met with legal action.
If you have any doubts, please feel free to ask me directly!
Not yet. I'm definitely interested in tabling in the future. I haven't visited many conventions myself so I want to give myself some time to see some and learn. I also want to work on Iteration and have a more cohesive body of work before I feel comfortable having a booth, as my work has been split up over the past couple years.
Maybe I will be ready sometime around mid-2025. Let me know any recommendations for cons you think I'd do well with!