A blue lobster is wrapping seaweed prawn rolls with his big claws. He’s a prawn lover, and as a food booth owner in the Night Market Under The Sea, he just has to share his favorite dish with the rest of the ocean dwellers! This illustration features another character from the Night Market Under The Sea collection, Lob Lob.

A manta ray (Ms. Manta) is slowly grilling a hurricane sea cucumber with her one and only tail. She has no idea what it actually tastes like. After all, she only feeds on microorganisms. The reason she chose to make these hurricane sea cucumbers is simply because she thought it would be a good selling point. This illustration showcases Ms. Manta’s food booth, with details including live sea cucumbers in a glass tank, as well as pre-sliced, grilling, and the finished hurricane

What would a food booth run by a jellyfish-loving sea turtle even look like? This piece was actually pretty easy to envision, and in the end, it became one of my favorite illustrations in the Night Market Under The Sea collection. Jellyfish are such floaty, ethereal creatures. Just adding them into the scene instantly brings a sense of randomness and liveliness to the artwork.

The manta ray is a large marine creature, but it feeds on microorganisms and is harmless to humans. This illustration features a manta ray using its tail to grill a sea cucumber. When I was working on it, I struggled quite a bit, from figuring out the pose to deciding what food it should be grilling. So here are some behind-the-scenes.

With their sideways scuttles, powerful claws, and tough shells, crabs are some of the most recognizable creatures in the animal kingdom. But did you know these crustaceans are also incredibly diverse, clever, and even capable of regeneration? Whether crawling along the ocean floor or hiding in tide pools, crabs have plenty of secrets waiting to be discovered.

When you picture a lobster, you probably imagine a dark reddish-brown shell, but nature occasionally throws a curveball. Here is the blue lobster: a dazzling, electric-blue crustacean so rare that its odds of existing are just 1 in 2 million! These vibrant creatures have fascinated scientists, fishermen, and animal lovers alike, not just for their color but for the incredible science behind their appearance.

Gliding through the water like underwater aircraft, manta rays are among the most majestic and mysterious creatures in the sea. With their massive wingspans, intelligent eyes, and graceful movements, they’ve captured the hearts of divers and ocean lovers alike. But there’s more to these gentle giants than meets the eye. In this post, we’re diving into 10 fascinating fun facts about manta rays, from their surprising smarts to their high-flying acrobatics.

K.O. Squid is a booth owned by an octopus, which I call Uncle Octy. After finishing Mr. Squid’s booth, painting Uncle Octy’s booth felt like a natural next step. Both make full use of their many tentacles, just doing different tasks.

This is the very first stall in the Night Market Under The Sea collection. The squid character, Mr. Squid, is making full use of his many tentacles, simultaneously cooking takoyaki, folding containers using seaweed for serving the takoyaki, and drizzling mayonnaise over the finished ones. Takoyaki is a popular snack even under the sea. Although Mr.Squid has so many tentacles, he can barely keep up with the demand!

What comes to mind when you think of sea turtles? Their slow and steady pace? Digging holes on a beach to lay eggs? What I picture is a sea turtle munching on jellyfish. Maybe because I’m a foodie, and I always imagine animals while they’re eating lol.

Graceful, ancient, and endlessly fascinating, sea turtles are among the most iconic creatures in our oceans. These gentle reptiles have glided through the seas for over 100 million years. They’ve got some seriously cool tricks up their flippers. Whether you’re a turtle fan or just love ocean trivia, here are 10 incredible sea turtle facts that will make you appreciate these marine marvels even more.

The ocean is home to many mysterious creatures, but few are as fascinating as the octopus and the squid. With their soft bodies, many arms, and ability to squirt ink, it’s easy to lump them together. But while these two sea creatures are cousins in the cephalopod family, they’re as different as cats and dogs once you get to know them!

In my Night Market Under The Sea setup, squids and octopuses are family rivals, so I felt I had to draw another piece showing Mr. Squid and Uncle Octy fighting each other.

Slippery, speedy, and straight out of a sci-fi movie. Squids are some of the ocean’s most astonishing creatures. With arms that flash color, eyes as big as dinner plates, and jet propulsion worthy of a spaceship, squids are full of surprises. But there’s much more to them than tentacles and calamari. In this post, we’re unveiling some of the most wonderful facts about squids, from their glow-in-the-dark tricks to their deep-sea mysteries.

Mysterious, intelligent, and endlessly fascinating, octopus is unlike any other creature in the sea, or on land. With three hearts, blue blood, and arms that seem to have minds of their own, this eight-legged marvel has captivated scientists and storytellers alike. Whether it’s squeezing through impossibly tiny spaces or vanishing in a cloud of ink, the octopus feels more like a science fiction alien than a real-life animal.

Behind-the-scene story about creating a octopus character for my night market under the sea collection.

Behind-the-scene story about creating a squid character for my night market under the sea collection.