tubby's art

original art (samples below, left row)
Purpose: to share personal struggles and thought processes, to spread mindfulness and mental health awareness, and to create a safe space for those who struggle deeply in their day-to-day lives. Some drawings are sold as original artwork, art prints and stickers.
fan art (samples below, right row)
Purpose: to create adorable and hearty fan art of both famous and niche fandoms, particularly in animations, comics, and games. Some drawings are sold as original artwork, art prints, stickers and keychains.

Tubby's current tools 🎨

traditional art: pencil, pen, paper
digital art: IbisPaintX
Tubby does NOT use AI
Tubby is an ARTIST 🖌️ not a PROMPTER ⌨️
Tubby uses an AI Disturbance Filter to protect their art from AI.
A detailed explanation of how the filter protects artworks is on the official Ibis Paint website.

tubby's art related activities
(2012-2025)

Representative - Frankenweenie Art Competition @ The Mines Shopping Mall, MY (2012)Featured Fanart - the Witch's House playthrough, PewDiePie (2012)Main Designer - ACE @ HELP College, MY (2017) :
Created designs to be used on crew tags, tickets, and posters / Created the mascot design / Drew content for social media posts
Featured Art (Head Sculpture) - Cedar Valley Biennial Student Juried Exhibition @ Waterloo Center for the Arts, USA (2020)Graduated - Bachelor of ? in ? with Minors in Creative Writing and Arts, Magna Cum Laude @ ?, USA (2020)Vendor - C2AGE Mini @ Jaya Shopping Centre, MY (2022)Vendor - Season4Otaku Mini @ the Starling, MY (2022)Featured Art - Girl with a Pearl Earring Exhibition @ Artcore Malaysia, MY (2022)Featured Artist (Program Graduation Exhibition) - Young Art Entrepreneurs! Showcase @ GMBB, KL, MY (2023)Vendor - Season4Otaku @ the Starling, MY (2023)Vendor - 3rd International MAAFIM Conference @ Palace of the Golden Horses, MY (2023)Vendor - C2AGE N.E.O @ Jaya Shopping Centre, MY (2024)Social Media Manager for Aphesis Resources : Gathered and summarized information to make infographics to post on social media (2024 - 2025)

digital art commission form 🖌

Terms & Conditions:
Sorry! We're CLOSED (for now)

pencil art commission form 🖌

Terms & Conditions:
Sorry! We're CLOSED (for now)

behind the name

After finishing a degree majoring in something that is not art at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, Tubby thought,"I regret not majoring in art."Opportunity gazed upon Tubby when a friend, who is also soulfully drawn to art, introduced Tubby to the Young Art Entrepreneurs! program under Balai Seni Negara.Thus, TUBBY DOES ART was born! 🐣TUBBY DOES ART is a small art business established on the 1st of September, 2022.
'Tubby' is a cutified pun for 'tabi' which means 'travel' or 'journey' in Japanese.
Tubby chose this pseudonym because to them, art is a journey full of discoveries. 👣

who is tubby?

For personal reasons, tubby prefers to keep their identity private.However, tubby can share that they enjoy rainy cold weather 🌧 cats 😺 poetry and drawing ✍️In contrast, tubby despises AI because it is the thief of mankind's experiences and is detrimental to Mother Earth 🌏