hiiiiiiiii X3

I am the stranger in your computer.
I am working on many cool projects for your enjoyment.things i do:
- draw pretty girls
- animate silly little guys
- write stories
- make music (eventually)

News!

2/11/26 - hi!⊹ I made a new Journal post about a really great new drawing I made! I also did a good bit of rambling about the new album that inspired it! Give it a look if that's your thing.

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Portfolio

Digital Art

Animation

Sketchbook

Illustration

Here are some of my various digital artworks created on FireAlpaca and/or Procreate!
(You'll need to click on some of them to get a better look!)

Animation

Here are my animated projects!
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Channel 7 - Pilot
(12/13/24)

channel 7.2
(4/16/25)

milliereport.mp4
(5/14/25)

brain stew
(12/18/24)

yungmasterslice.mov
(1/27/25)

wizard.mov
(2/19/25)

milliewalk.mov
(3/26/25)

hahaha
(11/2/25)

Sketchbook Art

Here are some fun shots of pages from my sketchbooks!
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Projects

Channel 7

Meadowlark

Channel 7

What is Channel 7?

"Channel 7" is a silly animated series meant to parody the bizarre, anything-goes concept of public access television.I was tremendously inspired by the classic animated YouTube series "asdfmovie", created by Thomas Ridgewell (aka TomSka).asdf's simplistic visuals and fast-paced comedy are what made it so charming, but also what I find makes it feel so accessible. Ridgewell was able to create an iconic piece of internet culture with some really simple tools, which is where its importance to me really shines through.I like art that makes me feel like I could have made it. This isn't to say a project like asdfmovie is of some kind of lesser value because of its simplicity. I love it because it reminds me that I can make cool things too. Everyone can.I really appreciate when art feels accessible, I suppose.So, when it came time to decide what to do for my senior thesis project in college, I felt moved to try to make something of my own.

Channel 7 thrives under the notion that if you want to get something done, sometimes you just have to do it poorly.I had all these ideas for what I wanted to do with this pilot episode. I had spent so much time on the planning stage that December had rolled around and I hadn't even begun animating yet.Then came the grand realization:
Making something amazing is really difficult. Making something stupid and shitty is really easy.So I decided to make Channel 7 dumb as fuck.It certainly wasn't asdfmovie, but it made me laugh and was fun to look at. And sure enough, people loved it. My professors, classmates, friends, family- people were really entertained, despite it being stupid.

Channel 7 is a celebration of making messes. Messes are really easy to make. They're so easy that anyone can make them. But you still get to call it art. It can still be a comedy show, or some deep message about the state of things, it doesn't really matter. It's your mess, you get to call it what you want :)

Meadowlark

hey!
The Meadowlark page is currently under construction. Check back soon!

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Changelog

2/11/26

⊹ added a new Journal post!

2/5/26

⊹ added a new Journal post!⊹ did some smaller cosmetic changes:
- slightly lightened text color in places (expect that to change again)
- changed backgrounds for Journal pages
- added icons to the navigational buttons

1/29/26

⊹ added a new Sketchbook page under the Portfolio section!

1/26/26

⊹ added a new Journal post!

1/23/26

⊹ added an intro to the Channel 7 page under the Projects section.

1/1/26

Added the red update.⊹ my art and animation sections condensed under one Portfolio section.
⊹ added the Projects section, with subpages for Channel 7 and Meadowlark.
⊹ added the Journal section, and wrote its first post.
⊹ added the Changelog.

Contact

Journal

Directory

Post 1, 1/1/26

Post 3, 2/5/26

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Post 2, 1/26/26

Post 4, 2/11/26

1/1/2026

Post 1 - hi.

hey.
I was planning more of a full-site-revamp + visual overhaul, but I decided just implement the new pages and splash a bit of red into all this blue.

I have a lot of big plans for 2026, and updating this site is the foundational first step to a lot of those. In 2025, zemessai.com was pretty much just a portfolio site. The portfolio content is still here, just condensed into a proper Portfolio tab.For 2026, I'd like to follow through on my vision for making zemessai.com my "home base" of sorts online. This is where the Projects and Journal tabs come in.

The Projects tab is a hub that houses subpages for my various creative projects. As of tonight, Channel 7 and Meadowlark will be the only projects living there, but more will come soon.
With this section, I'll get to really dive into my projects with you- I can share work, explain my ideas, and lay out my plans.

The Journal tab, as you might have gathered by now since you're inside it, gives me a space to talk further about creative plans/ideas. I don't plan on any sort of schedule for journal posts- I'll make them when I feel the need to share a new idea, something that inspires me, or some miscellaneous third thing.

This site update + my great big 2026 plans come as a result of a burst of newfound yet familiar inspiration. I'll get into it next post.
Here's a song in the meantime:

1/26/2026

Post 2 - the year 2026

hi.
I'm back. Now I get to tell you about the cool plans I have for 2026 :)

I've talked a lot with friends about wanting to make 2026 a year in which I build things that'll carry on into subsequent years. I kinda do that by continuing to exist, but it's an idea I'm excited about regardless.

zemessai.com is the start of this, as I had mentioned in the last post. Using this site as a creative home base for myself is a fun idea I'd like to integrate into my process. These journal posts (which I'd like to make at least a weekly thing), act as little check-ins or updates where I can spill about where my brain's been at- what I'm working on, what's inspiring me, etc.

Figuring out how to use the Projects tab is going to be an ongoing process, and it'll likely look different from project to project, but I finally got to work and wrote a little intro to Channel 7 in its corresponding page. I have a lot more to say about it, but it's worth taking a look at now!

This next idea will take some work, but I'd like to make 2026 the year I finally open a Sticker Shop!! I've had dozens of fun doodles and designs that have been begging to be turned into stickers, and I'm tired of just sitting around thinking about it. Since I'm wanting to build up this site and make it a place worth visiting, I'd like to figure out how to host the shop right here on zemessai.com!

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More projects I'm excited about:⊹ Channel 7.3!!! I'm wanting to make it funnier and more memorable than the previous two episodes- I want to really follow through on what the show is meant to be, now that I'm doing it without an assigned due-date. I also want to give it a devoted promotional rollout for its release.⊹ Rearranging/reimagining my room and turning it into a creative studio! I've always been really jazzed by the idea of an office/studio, and I know they say you should separate your work and rest spaces, but I'll have to make-do as-is. I think changing up my environment will be really invigorating :)⊹ Meadowlark! Where Channel 7 is an experiment with humor and internet culture, Meadowlark is my tonally serious project, and it's been a long time coming. There's much more to figure out about it compared to Channel 7, however, so I'll have to get into it later.⊹ TikTok! My TikTok page has actually been doing quite well. I started January at around 100 followers, and I could very well hit 200 by the end of the month! It's been incredibly refreshing actually getting some kind of reception to sharing work online- I never used to get anything out of sharing work on places like Instagram or Twitter. TikTok has allowed me to build a fun little digital art-journal, and people seem to be having as much fun with it as me :) I'm hoping the audience I'm slowly building there will have fun with stuff like Channel 7 or the sticker shop! Time will tell, but I'm going to make a point to start plugging zemessai.com there more often.

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That's probably plenty for one post. I know at the end of the last post I talked about exploring "newfound yet familiar inspiration", but I think I was imagining I'd write about it pretty soon after making the first post. Now it's been weeks. That inspiration is still there, and I still have words for it, but I'll have to get into it another time.It does has a lot to do with music and identity, though, so....Here's that playlist I promised.

2/5/2026

Post 3 - February Update

hiiii.I've been working on one of those projects I talked about last post :3
Much of February is going to be devoted to setting up my sticker shop!!!

Unfortunately the actual sticker production is the step of the process where things get bottlenecked, since I'm not the one printing them. I've given myself other things to work on in the meantime: stuff like designing a thank-you card, figuring out packaging, and gauging people's interest in various designs.

I'm going to make new designs specifically to be turned into stickers, but I've also got plenty of existing drawings I'd love to turn into stickers too!
I ordered my first test batch of stickers with these designs I already had laying around, so I'm currently waiting on those.

I'm thinking of making a google form as a means of collecting data for a bunch of designs at once.

Also, after some deliberation, I decided I'm gonna host the sticker shop on Ko-fi! As of right now, my Ko-fi page just houses some slightly old art.I'll make it very apparent once the sticker shop actually goes live, but I'm thinking that'll be more likely to happen around March. This month is for handling a lot of the groundwork stuff.

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The United States has acquired 80% ownership of TikTok's platform (just within the country, not in general). I don't know for sure if they're to blame for the algorithm seemingly caving in on itself, but I'm a lot more than 80% sure it's their fault.It's been pretty fucking demoralizing. All the fun success I shared with you last post has gotten its wings clipped massively. My reach has been totally slashed. My stuff just isn't getting to people's feeds right now.It threw me off balance for sure, but I'm trying to get back to posting regularly regardless. Staying quiet won't do me any good. And it'd be really nice to have that old reach through this sticker shop endeavor- I could get their input on designs and have more eyes on the project once it goes live.

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The TikTok stuff is certainly frustrating, but life goes on. I'm more jazzed about the sticker shop, anyway.

Hopefully you see this. Consider yourself lucky if you do.

2/11/2026

Post 4 - Sojourn

howdy.This is less of a general "here's what i'm working on" journal entry and more of a very specific one. I'm gonna ramble about a new album, which is something you should come to expect from me.

Joji released a new album last week- his 4th one if you don't count Chloe Burbank (I do, but I call it album #0).It's called Piss in the Wind, and following a very strong run of promotional singles, I am very very happy with what we got. It's about what I was expecting it to be:Now that he's separated from his past label (88rising) and is operating under his own independent record label (Palace Creek), this new album is rather experimental compared to his previous projects, housing a mix of innovative singles floating between handfuls of shorter songs, interludes, and demos.My strongest recommendations are the album's singles, particularly:
- Track 1 - PIXELATED KISSES
- Track 3 - Last of a Dying Breed
- Track 4 - Love You Less
- Track 11 - Past Won't Leave My BedAll four are incredibly strong and diverse. Tracks 3 and 11 are reminiscent of stuff we've seen him do before, but with their own flavor + strength. The biggest standout to me, however, is most certainly this album's first single and opening track: PIXELATED KISSES.
For an artist generally known for a chill/somber sound, this song fucking skull punches you off-rip. It singlehandedly carried my excitement for this new album because it stuck out so much from the stuff he usually makes while still being very much Joji.When an artist releases two very different sounding singles, I'm left to wonder which one is more representative of the album's sound. The single I find more interesting is usually the only one of its kind, which is why I was delighted to find that PIXELATED KISSES is not the only skull-rattling song on this album.After Track 13 - CAN'T SEE SHIT IN THE CLUB lulls you into a false sense of security with its very chill sound, Track 14 - Sojourn fucking sucker-punches you awake. It's so fucking cool, and it's easily the standout of the album to me (aside from the singles, of course). Sojourn was the very satisfying answer to my wish for there to be another intense song like PIXELATED KISSES.I've been so obsessed with the song, in fact, that I made one of my new best drawings whilst listening to it on loop:

I'm really really happy with how it came out! There's a part of my drawing process I refer to as "post-processing" where I make use of filters and overlays and effects. This is very likely the most heavy lifting my post-processing has ever done. This version below is how it looked pre-post-processing:

I've heard (and have parroted myself) that overlays and filters can finish a drawing for you, but this is a whole new level for me. I'm really happy that I can get so much out of so little. Not that I have a problem with these messy sketches- I quite like them- but they're missing a lot of the later steps I usually do like lineart and coloring. I feel like I've expanded my toolkit a bit with this one, which is certainly one of the best things to get out of a creative project.

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Also, no new updates on the sticker shop just yet. I'm going to whip up a google form that will help me gauge interest in different designs. With that data, I can figure out what designs to prioritize when stocking my shop.
I'll share that here once it's made!And TikTok's also still being wack. yippee.

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I'm also happy to say I'm most likely past this weird rusty phase I've been in with digital art the last couple months. I'm really jazzed about this new one. It's certainly telling that I'm happy enough with a drawing to devote an entire journal post to it (granted this is also an excuse to yap about music, but still).I highly recommend listening to Piss in the Wind. If you need to be convinced rather than just jumping in, I'd strongly suggest you listen to any of the 5 singles, OR Sojourn, which I've linked below :)

Hopefully you see this. Consider yourself lucky if you do.