Sakimichan is the pen-name of Yue Wang, a Canadian artist known for her digital paintings and unique style, particularly those in which she draws fanarts of game and popular characters, and creating gifs for her fans with voice-acting.[2]

Sakimichan
Born
Yue Wang

(1991-06-18) June 18, 1991 (age 33)[1]
NationalityCanadian
EducationDawson College
Known forFanart

Education and work

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After graduating from Dawson College in 3D animation in 2012,[3] she began work at BioWare as a Junior Concept Artist where she worked briefly on designs for Mass Effect: Andromeda. She participated in various art and comic conventions, including the Anime Expo in Los Angeles, and is a regular artist at both Anime North and Fan Expo Canada in Toronto. In 2017, she attended the Singapore Toy Game and Comic Convention (STGCC) as a guest artist.[4] Currently, she makes most of her income from creating both original and fan-based work and tutorials on Patreon.[5] In 2019, she started a sponsor page for Chinese fans.[6]

Some of her fan art pieces include genderbends, where a male character is redesigned as a female character or vice versa.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "sakimichan - about". deviantart.com. Retrieved 2022-12-28.
  2. ^ Heigl, Alex (April 22, 2014). "Frozen's Elsa as a Man? Gender-Bending Portraits Reimagine Disney Ladies". People. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
  3. ^ "Yue Wang | 3D Animation and Computer Generated Imagery".
  4. ^ ". SAKIMICHAN - - - Delegates - Singapore Toy Game and Comic Convention". www.singaporetgcc.com. 2016-07-20. Retrieved 2017-10-09.
  5. ^ "Monster girls, yaoi, and virtual reality: The best adult Patreons to follow". The Daily Dot. 2019-05-25.
  6. ^ "Sakimi Chan in Azz". Azz.net. Retrieved 2019-03-09.
  7. ^ "12 gender-bent Disney and Ghibli characters that are utter perfection". RocketNews24. 2014-04-17. Retrieved 2016-03-09.