Artist Spotlight, Interview: NoFlutter, Steampunk Goddess; Renaissance Sailor Senshi

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This week’s Artist Spotlight deviates from Etsy to feature a popular anime-centric artist (who often inspires cosplay):

NoFlutter Art & Design is headed by Jen, who is a concept artist in Clermont, Florida.

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Jen’s art revolves around pop culture favorites, Disney princesses, popular animes and cartoons; she has a strong following for her original art.

NoFlutter is a household name among cosplayers (you can see plenty of them on FB), who often sport her beautifully redesigned characters. If you like cutesy, edgy, and ludicrous amounts of sexy, NoFlutter will charm you to awe, along with her 12k Facebook fans.

Jen’s mini interview:

How do you choose the characters you draw?
Sometimes an idea just pops into my head while I am asleep, (haha)! Sometimes it’s a conversation between me and friends, or a commercial, or a video, or even music. I kinda just get randomly inspired by things.

What inspired you to begin drawing?
My mother had some how to draw books from her childhood. The first think I learned to draw were horses actually,
and not people, (haha)! I was an awkward child, quiet and sorts. Also dyslexic, so I was in special classes. I was bullied
because I was one of those “weird” kids. [I’m] kinda glad I was one of the “weird” kids, we ended up being so much cooler.

How do you conceptualize your steampunk renditions?
I first think of the setting, and the type of character they would be. For example, the Steampunk Sirens, I got a lot of
flack from people because they weren’t steampunk enough or “just because they have goggles and masks doesn’t make it steampunk.”

NO. In my fictional steampunk world that lives inside my head, goggles and masks would be common for anyone living (or going to) the lower sides of town. The world is being mainly run on heavy steam power, so there would be lots of fog, steam, dirt, and what not, that these factory towns would have. Also, anyone riding an air ship would need goggles and masks, and I wouldn’t put it past any villains to take one down. The ladies’ outfits were based on the popular opium places and brothels during the Victorian times, since I highly doubt they would be living it up in high society with Bruce Wayne.

I do put a lot of thought process into each drawing, and in my head, they each have a back story.

Why are you so drawn to the steampunk genre?
I love the idea of an alternate universe and as a kid I LOVED all the stories by Jules Verne. So as the steampunk
genre grew, I knew it was the place for me.

You can check out the full Sailor Senshi (inner, outer, & Tuxedo Mask!) collection here.

All NoFlutter prints can be purchased on NoFlutter.com. Jen also makes incredibly adorable
Lolita flower crowns, and Tricorns, she really is every cosplayer’s dream! To keep up with Jen’s newest pieces
check out her DevianArt.

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Artist Spotlight: Sailor Senshi Paper Sculptures, by Jackie Huang

Sailor Moon will always be in the center of every young girl’s heart. Watching Sailor Moon in the 90s made you a champion of love and justice, and now budding girls today (and die-hard Moonie fans too old to admit to it), can revel in the glory that is Sailor Moon Crystal!

In anticipation for the episode premier of today’s Sailor Moon Crystal, our Featured Artist of the day is Jackie Huang! Huang is a freelance artist, with an uncanny ability to sculpt beautiful pieces out of paper.

Each Sailor Senshi is handcrafted to bring the magical enchantment of Sailor Moon to life in beautiful wall art. These individual pieces showcase Rei, the spunky guardian of fire Sailor Mars, the effervescent Minako (or Mina), Sailor Venus, ass kicking (and my favorite!) black belt Makoto (or Lita), Sailor Jupiter, our favorite (and sometimes neglected) bookworm Ami Sailor Mercury, and our favorite talking cat, Luna! These beauties are available for purchase at Huang’s Etsy Shop.

Huang:

“I did these pieces because I was invited to a Sailor Moon tribute show in Anaheim, CA back in July. I tried to do something different with these pieces than my usual work. I incorporated watercolor
paints as well as worked in all white.”

To follow Jackie Huang’s newest work she is available on Facebook, Twitter, Instagram, & Tumblr.

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