With berries back in season and a whole lot of leftover flour in my cupboards, I wanted to make a simple dessert to bring to my first BBQ of the year. I illustrated the entire process.

IllustrationSophia LiuApril 22, 2019food, recipe, berry crumble, dessert, summer, illustration, digital drawing, illustrated recipeComment

Illustration: San Luis Obispo Map

A visual love letter to my college town, this map of San Luis Obispo highlights some of my favorite spots in this charming happy city.

IllustrationSophia LiuJuly 16, 2018san luis obispo, map, illustration, illustrator, green, SLO, central coast, projectComment

Illustration: The Lemonade Stand

I had the chance to create an illustration for e-commerce fashion company Louise and Eleanor.

IllustrationSophia LiuApril 23, 2018work, louise and eleanor, illustration, drawing, procreate, digital drawing, fashion drawing, lemonade standComment

San Francisco Cable Car Animation Process

I was inspired by San Francisco's famous cable cars for this animation. I thought the uphill climb would be the perfect looping route to illustrate this city of hills.

The Blogging Sponge Animation

A fun lip sync animation test.

Animation, IllustrationSophia LiuMarch 12, 2018animation, 2d animation, character, illustration, video, lip sync, talking, audio, after effects, shirleyComment

Highway 5, A Horizontal Journey

Recently I've been getting into 2D illustration and animation. Learning After Effects is a game changer. I've been intrigued by looping animations that tell short stories.

Illustration, AnimationSophia LiuMarch 8, 20182d animation, highway 5, illustration, after effects, dribbble, car, road, freeway, californiaComment

Character Illustrations

I love drawing people I love, so my subjects always end up being my family.

Illustration, DesignSophia LiuJanuary 24, 2018Comment

Finding that spark again

My website is "Studio Sophy" because it's an online art studio! Everything falls into the realm of my creativity and I have no limitations. So here I am opening myself up to that again.

Inspiration, Personal, IllustrationSophia LiuJuly 25, 2017drawing, art, illustration, inspiredComment

Brand Design: The Vagina Monologues

The Vagina Monologues is an annual production of Eve Ensler's episodic play about female empowerment.

Snap

A personal ad for my sister's high school volleyball yearbook.

Photography, Illustration, Art, DesignSophia LiuJanuary 28, 2015yearbook ad, volleyball, high school Comment