Hello!! My name is Jewel!!

I'm striving to be a showrunner and make my own cartoons that help represent people and destigmatize heavy topics like abuse and mental health.
I also dabble in merch and fashion design!

This is my portfolio and showcases many examples of the mediums I dabble in. I mostly do character design & art.
The hardware I use: Dell Inspiron 7506 2n1; Nikon D3400; Nikon 70-300mm lens, 18-55mm lens
The software I use: Clip Studio Paint EX; Grammarly; Audacity; ShotCut; Picsart; Calligraphr; FontForge

Current Projects

House Of Misfits
A series of slice of life short stories following ten characters living in one house far away from anything interesting. Hoping to turn it into an adult cartoon.
Safety Blanket
indefinite hiatus
A coming-of-age novel following a Muslim girl as she enters her senior year of high school. Her family doesn't make her follow all the rules, so she's determined to have as much fun as she wants.
*Title Pending*
Hoping to develop a children's show with a nonbinary hijabi protagonist. No info at the moment.

History

I have been drawing since I could hold a pencil, but only started making characters in 5th grade. I never considered photography until I took digital arts as a high school freshman. And it wasn't until 2021 I actually started taking writing seriously.
I'd say I'm most experienced in the concept design part of creating and my animation needs the most work.

Areas Of Expertise

__From most expirienced to least__
-Character design
-Illustrations
-photography
-storytelling
-animation

Personal Mission Statement

To write stories to help people cope, to explore taboo subjects, to bring light to people's lives, and, most importantly, to show that representation matters.

Inspiration

Individual Artists/Writers

Published Medias

Goals

Flags, left to right:
bigender, nonbinary, oriented aroace, abrosexual, polyamorous, pink lesbian, blue gay

Jewel
My persona/mascot
Full name: Jewel
Age: 18
Pronouns: it/its
Gender: a multigender mess but a pinkish/purplish hue describes it pretty well
Sexuality: acespec/arospec abrosexual/romantic
Species: elf
Likes: punk rock music, the texture of shaved hair, hot chocolate, platform shoes, big ole stompin boots, jewelry
Dislikes: ppl who judge others on appearance in casual settings, censorship, ppl who take internet discourse seriously
Interests: fashion, makeup, cosplay, art, photography, gaming, anime, internet discourse
Diagnoses: ADHD, severe asthma, Dyslexia
Language(s): English
Summary: Jewel is an overly bubbly little stoner elf. It lives on a small floating rock in a solar system with two suns. It has a small house with a rope attached to an even smaller rock with a flower garden and tree on it. The tree grows Achee fruit, a sweet heart-shaped fruit, and the bush grows Dream Frerry, a pink flower similar to a rose. It has purple heart-shaped freckles, a mole above its belly button, and two tattoos. Both sides of its hair are shaved, and it sometimes flips its hair to the other side if it wants more volume.
Playlist: On YouTube

Flags, left to right:
genderpiracy, genderpunk, nomaflexible

Jason
Full name: Jason
Age: 20
Pronouns: he/him/his/hisself, fuck/fuck/fucks/fucksself
Gender: boy, genderpiracy, genderpunk
Sexuality: nomaflexible
Species: demon
Likes: gently and affectionately teasing Amber, weed
Dislikes: negative feelings, serious people, being 'professional'
Interests: punk fashion
Diagnoses: Autism, anorexia
Language(s): English, Spanish
Summary: Jason lives in a house with nine other people, but tends to keep to himself. Usually found hanging out on the couch listening to music, he's not aware of his surroundings and generally won't notice problems or messes. He gets irritated fast, but would rather be playful about it than actually yell or argue. To others, it looks like he couldn't care less about his house, but they're the most important people in the world. To him, they're his family. He isn't physically affectionate AT ALL, preferring to do things behind the scenes like making sure everyone eats or takes their medication. Jason is in one throuple with Amber and Zero, and is also dating Cleo and Milly outside of that. He is a little insecure about his attraction to Cleo/Liam and Milly, both of them being the first and only dudes he's ever been attracted to. It didn't help that when it happened he told an online friend who insisted that he had to have been attracted to other dudes and just didn't remember it, when Jason knew that, no, this was definitely the first time he'd ever liked a dude,
Jason grew up in the foster care system and was never adopted. He went into the system when he was 2 years old after his parents were hunted by demon hunters while he was home with a babysitter. While in foster care, he experienced intense bullying for how much he ate. This was because when he was younger and upset he would just eat his safe foods. When he was about 12 the bullying became so bad he stopped eating around people, and at 14 he stopped eating. It was so severe that a foster family he was with had him sent to a mental hospital, which is where he met Amber. At first he picked up some bad habits from Amber, but this just meant they ended up figuring things out together. Amber rationalized her anger at everything and everyone to him, and Jason agreed, they did both deserve to be angry. This is a habit that neither of them fully broke out of, but definitely manifests in different ways. They both left at different points (although Jason relapsed a couple of times and had to return once or twice) and tried to keep up with each other, but they both had a lot going on in their lives and Amber sucks at keeping up relationships. By the time Jason was 18, Amber had moved to a city fairly close to him and they agreed to meet up. About a year later they agreed to move in together, and a year after that they actually did. They didn't get together until after they lived together for two months. At some point, Jason started talking to Zero online and they started dating, after Liam moved in Jason invited Zero to move in and ey and Amber also started dating.
Playlist: On YouTube

Flags, left to right: cloudgender, soloamare, unianthrosexual

Amber
Full name: Amber Rose
Age: 23
Pronouns: she/her/her/herself
Gender: cloudgender girl
Sexuality: unianthrosexual,
soloamare (romantic)
Species: fawn (deer satyr)
Likes: Jason, Zero, Cleo/Liam
Dislikes: mess, pranks, pancakes
Interests: herbalism, homeopathic medicine, witchcraft, theology, geology
Diagnoses: Major Depressive Disorder, Anti-Social Personality Disorder
Language(s): English
Summary: Amber is a mom-friend that lives in a house with nine other people. She has Major Depressive Disorder and takes medication, but often forgets it (usually, Jason will remind her, but won't force her to take it). She also has Anti-Social Personality Disorder, which strained her relationship with her family until she moved out. Their relationship improved significantly once she moved out since they didn't have to deal with her, as they had difficulty actually understanding why she did things. She's still doesn't like them very much. She is very physically affectionate and you will rarely find her without someone on her arm. Amber and Jason are dating, but have an open relationship. While Jason has other significant others, Amber doesn't. She has trouble forming connections with other people due to her personality disorder, which is part of the reason she and Jason decided to rent out their extra rooms. Since it gives her unavoidable situations to be around other people, and it is working. She is particularly fond of Zero and Cleo/Liam and has an improving relationship with Milly. Everyone else in the house, however, as far as she is concerned, just exists. Amber is missing an arm and has many scars all over her body. This is due to being a human trafficking victim, and her abuser being extremely violent. She was around him since she was born, all of it ending with the event that caused her to lose her arm when she was 12. When she was 14, she was adopted by a human couple who only chose her for her looks. They didn't really do any digging into her outside of that and by the time they found out about what happened to her, they considered their pride on the line. They didn't want their image ruined by getting so close to her moving in before changing their minds. They went ahead with adopting her, despite not wanting her anymore. Because of her trauma, she had many problems adjusting to a life where she was expected to be sweet, perfect, and quiet. Her parents didn't really understand this, so instead of trying to talk to her about it, they sent her to boarding schools and mental hospitals. This did help to an extent as Amber did need therapy and medication, but she also needed stability and familiarity. It became a pattern where Amber would get shipped off to a prestigious boarding school that she was "so lucky to get the opportunity to attend", get kicked out for various reasons (lashing out, fighting bullies, failing grades, etc), and get put in a hospital. Right before she turned 17, she got sent to a hospital where she thrived in. They found the perfect medication for her dissociation, helped her try to talk to her parents (this failed, but the nurses had her back), and she met Jason. After she left her parents sent her off to another boarding school, where she actually tried to stay, but ended up getting kicked out due to being bullied and starting fights. After that, her parents gave up on boarding schools and private schools and she was homeschooled until she was 18. When she turned 18 her parents gave her an allowance that was basically "don't cause trouble; don't come home" money. She moved around a lot until finally moving in with Jason.
Playlist: On YouTube

Flags, left to right: femboy, bisexual

Milly
Full name: Milo 'Milly' Lune
Age: 19
Pronouns: he/him/his/hisself
Gender: boy
Sexuality: bisexual/romantic
Species: putto (commonly/wrongly known as cherub)
Likes: Casper, gore, writing, Sex On The Beach, pastel colours
Dislikes: bitter drinks, dull colours, vibrant colours
Interests: sweet lolita, pirate lolita, mixology
Diagnoses: N/A
Language(s): English, learning Japanese
Summary: Milly lives in a house with nine other people. One of those people is Casper, his lovely boyfriend. They both make jokes about being both femboys with such different aesthetics (Cecili joins in).
Playlist:

Flags, left to right:
abinary, asexual, abroromantic, panromantic, butch lesbian (romantic)

Zero
Full name: Zero
Age: 21
Pronouns: ey/em/eir/eirself
Gender: abinary
Sexuality: asexual, abroromantic (lesbian/pan)
Species: elf
Likes: drugs
Dislikes: yelling, bad vibes
Interests: gaming, pharmacogenomics
Diagnoses: N/A
Language(s): English
Summary: Zero lives in a house with nine other people. Ey couldn't be happier. Eir family is rich and sends money, but absolutely miserable to live with. So ey lives with a bunch of friends.
Playlist: On YouTube

Flags, left to right:
bigender, genderfluid, polyamorous,
male lesbian by aerons-pride-flags on Tumblr (deactivated)

Cleo/Liam
Full name: Cleo/Liam
Age: 19
Pronouns: she/her/her/herself, he/him/his/hisself
Gender: bigender/genderfluid
Sexuality: male lesbian, polyamorous
Species: concubus
Likes: speeding, cuddles, smoking
Dislikes: going too far
Interests: pranks
Diagnoses: N/A
Language(s): English
Summary: Cleo lives in a house with nine other people, who she constantly pulls pranks on. He knows his limits however and avoids them when other's are upset. If he plays a prank and then sees that somethings off, he'll do anything to fix it, whether it's getting meds or cleaning up the mess he made. One time she made a huge mess, and only afterward realized that Amber was out of pills, so she bribed Casper and Cecili to go with her to the city and pick up everyone's prescriptions. Liam is also a playful flirt and likes to pick on Andie and Milly because of how flustered they get.
Playlist:

Flags, left to right:
aporagender, pan lesbian, sapphic

Lucille
Full name: Lucille Rearings
Age: 22
Pronouns: she/her/hers/herself
Gender: aporagender
Sexuality: pan lesbian (sapphic)
Species: human
Race: African-American
Likes: Aniyah
Dislikes: loud noises, pushy people,
Interests: pastel goth fashion
Diagnoses: Autistic
Language(s): English, Spanish
Summary: Lucille used to live in the deep south with her and Aniyah's families. She and Aniyah grew up together; their families shared a duplex. They got married right out of high school; their families immediately got enough money together to send them somewhere else, as they lived in a very small town in Texas. It wasn't much, however, so they looked for places with cheap rent and ended up rooming with eight other people. Lucille mostly keeps to herself, as she is completely uninterested in most other people. She prefers to stay with Aniyah, though even when they lived at home they didn't share a room. Although Lucille had a very stand-offish attitude, she's very attached to Aniyah. Wherever Aniyah goes, she follows. Lucille is autistic and semiverbal, and when she was younger, had a habit of walking on her tip toes. Her mom managed to get ahold on and correct this habit before it caused much muscle damage, but she still does time to time tip toe without realizing it.
Playlist:

Flags, left to right:
transfeminine, rosegender by HarmonicLol, biromantic, lesbian

Aniyah
Full name: Aniyah Amaryllis Rearings
Age: 22
Pronouns: she/her/her/herself
Gender: trans woman, rosegender
Sexuality: biromantic lesbian (split attraction model)
Species: hybrid; human/plant person
Race: Afro-Latina, mixed African-American (mom's side) and Guatemalan (Dad's side)
Likes: Lucille, tudor roses, classical music
Dislikes: loud noises, fire
Interests: botany, entomology,
Diagnoses: N/A (no insurance)
Language(s): English, Spanish
Summary: Aniyah used to live in the deep south with her and Lucille's families. She and Lucille grew up together; their families shared a duplex. They got married right out of high school; their families immediately got enough money together to send them somewhere else, as they lived in a very small town in Texas. It wasn't much, however, so they looked for places with cheap rent and ended up rooming with eight other people. Everyone in the house is generally warm to Aniyah. Her legs are very weak, being mostly made of foliage, so she uses crutches most days and a wheelchair on days she feels particularly weak or when her arms are tired. Despite her weak legs, her arms are pretty strong, her forearms having bark around them, and gaining muscle from supporting her body on her crutches. Before she had crutches, all she could do was hold onto her mom and Lucille for support. And if she was alone, she had to lean against the wall or just stay in place until someone came to help.
Playlist:

Flags, left to right:

Andie
Full name: Andie Dove
Age: 20
Pronouns: she/her/her/herself, they/them/their/theirself
Gender: nonbinary girl
Sexuality: lesbian
Species: archangel
Likes: dresses, archery
Dislikes: needles,
Interests:
Diagnoses:
Language(s):
Summary:
Playlist:

Flags, left to right: femboy, gay (romantic), autosexual

Casper
Full name: Casper
Age: 18
Pronouns: he/him/his/hisself
Gender: boy
Sexuality: gay, autosexual
Species: human
Race: Japanese
Likes: Milly, love songs, yandere troupe, physical affection
Dislikes: being interrupted
Interests: fashion, fanfiction
Diagnoses: Narcissistic Personality Disorder
Language(s): English, Japanese
Summary: Casper lives in a house with nine other people. He REALLY likes everyone because they're the first people that whom he feels like he can be open about his NPD. He often struggles with rejection-sensitive dysphoria, but after much trial and error has learned when to keep it to himself. He's dating Milly and often infodumps about his favourite show, and even reads his own fanfic to him. He self ships with two characters from this show who are named Dev and Kyo and are siblings.
Playlist: On YouTube

Flags, left to right:
kircoric, boy+, asexual, biromantic, panromantic

Cecili
Full name: Cecili
Age: 19
Pronouns: they/them/their/theirself, he/him/his/hisself, pup/pup/pups/pupself
Gender: kircoric boy+
Sexuality: biromantic/panromantic, asexual
Species: Inumimi
Likes: colourful clothes, trendercore, physical affection, sweets, kids
Dislikes: sour and bitter foods, being alone, deafening silence (tinnitus)
Interests: fashion, biking
Diagnoses: ADHD, Autism, tinnitus
Language(s): English, learning Spanish and Japanese
Summary: Cecili is a very happy-go-lucky person, true to their puppy-like appearance. They have a speech impediment that doesn't seem to bother them. They live in a house with nine other people, all of whom he's very close to. Pup is very affectionate and it's rare to see pup alone and not holding onto someone. Part of the reason pup is constantly holding people is bad vision and horrible spatial awareness, the former due to visual snow syndrome and the latter to autism. Cecili has a horrible sweet tooth that is VERY expensive to satisfy; his favourite sweets are chocolate doughnuts and chocolate cookies. Cecili interns at a daycare. Because of his childlike behaviour, colourful clothes, and soft voice, he is great at working with kids.
Playlist: On YouTube