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Daphne
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Artist and comic creator | Kadokawa TATESC Global Comics Awards Silver Prize Winner | Occasional fanartist | Reproduction and secondary use prohibited | Represented by Phoebe Schmidt of Britt Siess Creative Management

https://daphnecomics.carrd.co/
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Had the amazing pleasure of designing some stickers for my good friend's book launch!

Diana has one final book launch event on Tuesday (19 Jan) at 6pm, hosted by Broadway Books in Portland ^^

More info: broadwaybooks.net/event/2026-0...
January 19, 2026 at 5:15 PM
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Feels like I'm fighting for my life in more ways than one lmao but hey new art in the works
January 15, 2026 at 7:34 PM
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Sale ends tomorrow! Use the code 2025Survival at checkout to get 10% off your order ^^

*Orders will resume shipping in January
December 30, 2025 at 5:43 PM
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I am open for business! 10% off all orders until the end of the year (with code)‼️

Please note that there is a $15 minimum purchase requirement and I will not be shipping outside of the US this time around. Also, orders may not arrive before Christmas 😔

🛒 daphnecomics.bigcartel.com
Celebratory image with party decorations. Dimitri from Fire Emblem 3 Houses sits, dejected, while holding balloons. Banner reads: Good Riddance 2025 Text below reads: 10% off entire order Use code 2025SURVIVAL at checkout Ends Dec 31 (PST)
December 6, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Hello to all the Twin Cities ORV fans (and cooks) xD @chocolateandt.bsky.social and I are excited to bring to you this super awesome, double-sided kitchen towel‼️

Travel the Dumpling Road *cough* stamp rally *cough* to claim one for yourself at #TwinCitiesCon this weekend ^^
November 7, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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My contributions for the kumoricon ORV stamp rally tote ^^

I will not be carrying the totes at future conventions, but these two will be debuting as bookmarks at Twin Cities Con this coming weekend😌

#orv | #sp | #abfd
Abyssal Black Flame Dragon from ORV making heart fingers. Secretive Plotter from ORV with a finger over his lips as if shushing someone.
November 3, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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I do have this Monoco that I prepared in advance tho! Before I erased all the sketch lines... lmao
November 3, 2025 at 4:09 AM
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Happy Halloween everyone!

It's also day 1 of Kumoricon xD I'll be at table C3 all weekend for anyone who wants to say hello
October 31, 2025 at 5:05 PM
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#ORV stamp rally at Kumoricon! Pick up cards at any participating artist's table and collect all the stamps for a 10" tote featuring our favorite constellations 😌✨
In a text box themed after the ORV scenario prompts: Star Stream Sponsors Stamp Rally Collect the constellation stamps at Kumoricon 2025 Category: Bounty Difficulty: F Time Limit: Nov 2nd, 3:30 PM Reward: 10" mini tote bag with D-ring Penalty for failure: ??? 1. Make a $10 minimum purchase or tip to collect a stamp from each participating artist 2. Bring the completed stamp card to table C3 to redeem your prize On the right, a map with tables highlighted and lines leading to boxes that say: C3. (IG logo) daphnecomics *redeem here D12. (IG logo) twochoux F2. (IG logo) chowpandraws The image in the bottom right is Bihyung holding the tote bag
October 29, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Yulei must slay the evil beast to regain his place in the Heavens, but after finding out that his bounty is just a child, he has a better idea: reform it.

A found family reversal of the "princess and dragon" tale, told through a blending of Chinese myths and legends.

#DVPit #DVArt #POC #GN #YA
October 8, 2025 at 9:35 PM
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Yulei must slay the evil beast to regain his place in the Heavens, but after finding out that his bounty is just a child, he has a better idea: reform it.

A found family reversal of the "princess and dragon" tale, told through a blending of Chinese myths and legends.

#DVPit #DVArt #POC #GN #YA
A graphic novel page drawn in traditional chinese ink wash style. Water from the waterfall spills from one panel to the next. Panel 1: The top of a waterfall. Narrator: Once upon a time… Panel 2: The water spills over the scales of a dragon. Narrator: …deep in the mountains of the Mundane Realm… Panel 3: A dragon is limp on the shores of a river beneath a waterfall. Its body dips in and out of the water. Narrator: …a dragon fell from the Heavens. A page from the original graphic novel, Once Upon a Magpie, introducing Yulei and his mission to slay the savage beast. Panel 1: A foot with the ground rippling around it. SFX: fwoosh Panel 2: Yulei, clothes and hair billowing in the wind, staring intensely at something off in the distance. Yulei narrating: My name is Yulei, and I’m a dragon. Yulei narrating: Or to be more precise, I used to be a dragon. Panel 3: A flashback of Yulei in the heavens being scolded by a goddess. Yulei narrating: A while back, I picked a fight with some human bandits, and the gods were so furious when they found out that they tossed me out of the Heavens while spouting nonsense about karma and atonement. Yulei narrating: In short, I ate a couple people and got banished… Goddess in the background, scolding: Get out of here and repent, you fool. Panel 4: Yulei twirls a spear as a dragon chimera charges at him. It has the head of a bull, the mane and teeth of a lion, the body of a snake, and the legs of a tiger. Yulei narrating: …and getting rid of this thing is my ticket back. The beast: I’ll get you this time, you stinky human! Panel 5: Yulei swings the spear and cheekily says: Not a human. Concept art of the main character, Yulei. The left side is Yulei charging forward, surrounded by swirls of wind drawn in a more ink brush style. The tight side is a bust of Yulei half in his dragon form. Text at the upper right reads: Yulei The Exiled Dragon Concept art of the savage beast, Yayu Left side is Yayu in his beast form, a chimera-like creature consisting of a bull’s head, a lion’s teeth and main, a tiger’s limbs, and a dragon’s body. Center is Yayu looking up with a grin on his face. Upper right is Yayu sobbing after a bump to his nose. Bottom text reads: Yayu The Savage Beast
October 8, 2025 at 5:56 PM
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OKAMI x FRIEREN

Yulei must slay the evil beast to regain his place in the Heavens, but after finding out that his bounty is a young, delinquent spirit he comes up with a better idea: reform it. Raising a child, however, is turning out to be a lot harder than he expected…

#DVPit #POC #GN #YA #NA
Splash page for Daphne's original graphic novel, Once Upon a Magpie. A man stands in a pond, surrounded by lily pads., hanging scrolls, and willow branches. A graphic novel page drawn in traditional chinese ink wash style. Water from the waterfall spills from one panel to the next. Panel 1: The top of a waterfall. Narrator: Once upon a time… Panel 2: The water spills over the scales of a dragon. Narrator: …deep in the mountains of the Mundane Realm… Panel 3: A dragon is limp on the shores of a river beneath a waterfall. Its body dips in and out of the water. Narrator: …a dragon fell from the Heavens. A page from the original graphic novel, Once Upon a Magpie, introducing Yulei and his mission to slay the savage beast. Panel 1: A foot with the ground rippling around it. SFX: fwoosh Panel 2: Yulei, clothes and hair billowing in the wind, staring intensely at something off in the distance. Yulei narrating: My name is Yulei, and I’m a dragon. Yulei narrating: Or to be more precise, I used to be a dragon. Panel 3: A flashback of Yulei in the heavens being scolded by a goddess. Yulei narrating: A while back, I picked a fight with some human bandits, and the gods were so furious when they found out that they tossed me out of the Heavens while spouting nonsense about karma and atonement. Yulei narrating: In short, I ate a couple people and got banished… Goddess in the background, scolding: Get out of here and repent, you fool. Panel 4: Yulei twirls a spear as a dragon chimera charges at him. It has the head of a bull, the mane and teeth of a lion, the body of a snake, and the legs of a tiger. Yulei narrating: …and getting rid of this thing is my ticket back. The beast: I’ll get you this time, you stinky human! Panel 5: Yulei swings the spear and cheekily says: Not a human.
October 8, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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OKAMI x FRIEREN

In order to regain his place in the Heavens, Yulei must slay the rampaging beast, but after finding out that his bounty is no more than a delinquent water spirit he comes up with a better idea: reform it. Turns out, raising a child is really hard.

#preDV #POC #OG #GN #YA
Splash page for the original graphic novel, Once Upon a Magpie. A man stands in a pond, surrounded by lily pads., hanging scrolls, and willow branches. A graphic novel page drawn in traditional chinese ink wash style. Water from the waterfall spills from one panel to the next. Panel 1: The top of a waterfall. Narrator: Once upon a time… Panel 2: The water spills over the scales of a dragon. Narrator: …deep in the mountains of the Mundane Realm… Panel 3: A dragon is limp on the shores of a river beneath a waterfall. Its body dips in and out of the water. Narrator: …a dragon fell from the Heavens. A page from the original graphic novel, Once Upon a Magpie, introducing Yulei and his mission to slay the savage beast. Panel 1: A foot with the ground rippling around it. SFX: fwoosh Panel 2: Yulei, clothes and hair billowing in the wind, staring intensely at something off in the distance. Yulei narrating: My name is Yulei, and I’m a dragon. Yulei narrating: Or to be more precise, I used to be a dragon. Panel 3: A flashback of Yulei in the heavens being scolded by a goddess. Yulei narrating: A while back, I picked a fight with some human bandits, and the gods were so furious when they found out that they tossed me out of the Heavens while spouting nonsense about karma and atonement. Yulei narrating: In short, I ate a couple people and got banished… Goddess in the background, scolding: Get out of here and repent, you fool. Panel 4: Yulei twirls a spear as a dragon chimera charges at him. It has the head of a bull, the mane and teeth of a lion, the body of a snake, and the legs of a tiger. Yulei narrating: …and getting rid of this thing is my ticket back. The beast: I’ll get you this time, you stinky human! Panel 5: Yulei swings the spear and cheekily says: Not a human. Concept art of the main character, Yulei. The left side is Yulei charging forward, surrounded by swirls of wind drawn in a more ink brush style. The tight side is a bust of Yulei half in his dragon form. Text at the upper right reads: Yulei The Exiled Dragon
September 29, 2025 at 7:01 PM
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In order to regain his place in the Heavens, Yulei must slay the rampaging beast, but after finding out that his bounty is no more than a delinquent water spirit he comes up with a better idea: reform it. Told through a blending of Chinese legends and folktales.

#preDV #DVArt #POC #GN #YA
A graphic novel page drawn in traditional chinese ink wash style. Water from the waterfall spills from one panel to the next. Panel 1: The top of a waterfall. Narrator: Once upon a time… Panel 2: The water spills over the scales of a dragon. Narrator: …deep in the mountains of the Mundane Realm… Panel 3: A dragon is limp on the shores of a river beneath a waterfall. Its body dips in and out of the water. Narrator: …a dragon fell from the Heavens. Splash page for the original graphic novel, Once Upon a Magpie. A man stands in a pond, surrounded by lily pads., hanging scrolls, and willow branches. A page from the original graphic novel, Once Upon a Magpie, introducing Yulei and his mission to slay the savage beast. Panel 1: A foot with the ground rippling around it. SFX: fwoosh Panel 2: Yulei, clothes and hair billowing in the wind, staring intensely at something off in the distance. Yulei narrating: My name is Yulei, and I’m a dragon. Yulei narrating: Or to be more precise, I used to be a dragon. Panel 3: A flashback of Yulei in the heavens being scolded by a goddess. Yulei narrating: A while back, I picked a fight with some human bandits, and the gods were so furious when they found out that they tossed me out of the Heavens while spouting nonsense about karma and atonement. Yulei narrating: In short, I ate a couple people and got banished… Goddess in the background, scolding: Get out of here and repent, you fool. Panel 4: Yulei twirls a spear as a dragon chimera charges at him. It has the head of a bull, the mane and teeth of a lion, the body of a snake, and the legs of a tiger. Yulei narrating: …and getting rid of this thing is my ticket back. The beast: I’ll get you this time, you stinky human! Panel 5: Yulei swings the spear and cheekily says: Not a human. Concept art of the main character, Yulei. The left side is Yulei charging forward, surrounded by swirls of wind drawn in a more ink brush style. The tight side is a bust of Yulei half in his dragon form. Text at the upper right reads: Yulei The Exiled Dragon
September 29, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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Another update, this time of Jun, the female lead 😌

I didn't want to redraw this at first because I was wondering how much my art realistically could have changed in a couple years, and if it was worth the effort. Apparently it changed a lot more than I thought haha...

#Concept | #MagpieComic
Art of Jun, the female lead of Once Upon a Magpie. She's jumping while holding onto a celestial robe. Left was drawn in 2023. Right was drawn in 2025.
September 22, 2025 at 11:05 PM
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My #commissions are now open! The form will be available until Oct 1st. Slots through Nov are first come first served. IF there's a waitlist for Dec, slots will be determined through lotto and I will reach out early October with results.

Links below
Center text reads: Commissions Open Form open through Oct 1st or until full Top left: A bust of someone's OC. The design is similar to a motorcyclist. Top Right: Two page, comic-like spread of Seadall from Fire Emblem Engage dancing in the Somniel. The moon shines bright behind him. Bottom: Hilda and Claude from FE3H laughing as they're pushed together by two wyverns. Text reads: Commission info, Cel Shade Bust, $50+, shoulders and above Part body, $70+, knees and above Full body, $95 Comic, $275/page, written scene required, ~5 panels per page. A list of items with checkmarks in front reads: OCs, Fanart, WOLs, Creatures, Kemonomimi and Anthros, Armor and Mech, Action, NSFW, 1- or 2-Page Comics A list of items with crosses in front reads: Real People, Full Comics The center image is Kyrgios Rodgraim from Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint standing in front of a dark, moonlit sky. Text reads: Commission info, Full render Bust, $75+, shoulders and above Part body, $100+, knees and above Full body, 120+ A list with checkmarks in front reads: OCs, Fanart, WOLs, Kemonomimis, Armor and Mech, Action A list with crosses in front reads: Anthros, Real people, Comics Center image is Hilda and Byleth from FE3H standing in front of a flag that bears the Crest of Flames. The piece is based off the Tactics Ogre cover. Text Reads: Commission info, Terms - No discount on additional characters - Max 4 characters total, with the exception of comics - Does not include scenic backgrounds - Complex character designs and props may incur an additional fee - 50% due upfront, 50% upon completion - All payments through Square invoice - See my carrd for full Terms and commission process (linked in bio) Bottom image is of Dimitri from FE3H and Chrom from FE: Awakening standing back to back in front of a starry sky.
September 19, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Old concept for the magpie sidekick 🐦 Need to update it since it's been about... 2 years

#magpiecomic
An expressive magpie. Upper left: it's melting and crying while giving a sad "cha cha cha..." Bottom left: It looks shocked and is sweating nervously while crying "Chawwwk!" Right: It stands at attention, full of confidence, and gives a dignified "Squawk!"
September 17, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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I love this man so much. One of my favorites fr and no one will ever be able to change my mind.

#Kyrgios | #ORV
Kyrgios from Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint, standing pompously with electricity surrounding his sword and sword arm.
September 16, 2025 at 9:51 PM
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Wheeee been a while since I drew the bestest smol man 🤭

#WIP | #orv
September 16, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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#RCCC Brush pen~

Once again forgot to take photos of a few oops. Need to get better at that. But also a huge thank you to @/pocketleslie (IG) for introducing me to these colored brush pens 😭
Tighnari from Genshin Impact, brush pen on shikishi board. Zoey from K-Pop Demon Hunters, brush pen on shikishi board. Rumi from K-Pop Demon Hunters, brush pen on shikishi board. Mira from K-Pop Demon Hunters, brush pen on shikishi board.
September 9, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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I'm at Rose City Comic Con this weekend! Table H24 🫡

Forgot some items so won't be fully stocked until tomorrow tho...
September 5, 2025 at 7:03 PM
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Some #ANYC2025 brush pen commissions!

I don't know how I managed it but I think I got like 10??? or so??? over the course of the con? It was hectic and I forgot to take photos of a lot of them. But here's some of what I do have.
A bust drawing of Hysilens from Honkai Star Rail, brush pen on watercolor paper. A bust drawing of someone's original character, brush pen on watercolor paper. A bust drawing of Testarossa from Tensura, brush pen on shikishi board. A bust drawing of Ultima from Tensura, brush pen on shikishi board.
August 31, 2025 at 8:19 PM
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Catching up on some traditional brush pen/shikishi comms and my cat is two seconds away from ruining my day I can sense it /affectionate
A cat poking its head out from behind a coffee table, staring at the stationery and drawing materials on top of it with want.
August 29, 2025 at 5:29 PM
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Ready for ANYC! I'm splitting table H28 🫡
August 22, 2025 at 2:26 PM
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Special prints, acrylics, clear cards, books, and stationery that I'll be bringing with 😌
August 14, 2025 at 6:22 PM