Lately, it’s hard to know people who are both talented in traditional and digital art. Surely, I have a couple of friends I know who can wield a pen and bring a blank, livid canvass to life. One of them is Hiyasmin De Guzman.

Hiyas is a graduate of University of the Philippines in Diliman with a Degree in Fine Arts. She currently works as a graphic artist, drawing lovely female illustrations in their sexiest lingerie garb. I know, you may utterly hanker and request for one. But, let me show you first some of her artworks both traditional, digital and a mix of both.

Portraits of Lennon and Tolkien

An ode to my favorite Beatle, John Lennon. This was based on one of his famous photos. I used silver poster color on the back of an illustration board for this. I had a bit of fun working on this because I was painting the broader bits and smudging some parts with my fingers.-Hiyas

My homage to J.R.R. Tolkien. I made this as a Christmas gift for a friend, who was a fellow fan of the author. My reference was his photo on my copy of The Lord of the Rings trilogy. I actually drew an earlier portrait based on the same photo, but that was in charcoal and was given to another friend in high school.-Hiyas

 

Beary Project

*One of her Bear artworks for an MMS project*

 

Neil Gaiman’s Sandman-Inspired

This one is heavily influenced by Art Nouveau. I’m a big fan of Alphonse Mucha and was going through one of my Mucha phases when I drew this. The autumn-inspired wreath thing on the background was to add warmth on what started as a mostly monochromatic watercolor piece. That, and I felt like autumn suited Neil Gaiman’s Death better than winter.-Hiyas

 

See more of her Artworks

Explore more of Hiyas’ Artworks by visiting her online portfolio, http://hiyas.underthepillow.net/. You can also contact her at hiyasdg@gmail.com for inquiries and services.