https://dirtcoveredguy.net/about-me daily 0.75 2023-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ee68ae7d2b101dc1a6c8d4/1626247322268-W6CW0FJMY7UQ2E1IU248/maysia+sp.jpg About me - About the Artist I am a Japanese-American freelance illustrator who graduated from the Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration in 2020. I specialize in editorial illustrations and am interested in venturing into the world of children’s book illustrations. I was on the MICA Dean’s List in 2019 and 2020 and received the MICA Trustee Academic Excellence Scholarship from 2016 to 2020. I currently live in Maryland with my boyfriend and our cat. I’m excited to work with you! For commission inquiries, contact me at kiyohiroart@gmail.com https://dirtcoveredguy.net/resume daily 0.75 2025-12-10 https://dirtcoveredguy.net/work daily 1.0 2025-10-02 https://dirtcoveredguy.net/work/greek-mythology monthly 0.5 2023-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ee68ae7d2b101dc1a6c8d4/227500c5-6503-456b-ad0c-63209034768d/aphrodite3.jpg Work - Greek Mythology Aphrodite, digital media, 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ee68ae7d2b101dc1a6c8d4/8e1d04ed-8538-4764-a0da-a4c6cdc8c349/herbsfinal.jpg Work - Greek Mythology Herbs, digital media, 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ee68ae7d2b101dc1a6c8d4/2b2f6c71-9b52-421b-beeb-4e8159d4b33b/tykheandnemesis.jpg Work - Greek Mythology Tykhe and Nemesis, digital media, 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ee68ae7d2b101dc1a6c8d4/5df0debd-d74c-4b95-b100-535c75afdc5a/delos2.jpg Work - Greek Mythology Delos, digital media, 2018 https://dirtcoveredguy.net/work/japanese-mythology monthly 0.5 2023-03-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ee68ae7d2b101dc1a6c8d4/235fee50-bae6-4384-8d54-ff7663e48ddf/jizo.jpg Work - Japanese Mythology Trans Jizo Bosatsu, digital media, 2022 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ee68ae7d2b101dc1a6c8d4/c351eaa1-8eca-44ca-9e2c-adbc94fb31c6/slaying+the+dragon.jpg Work - Japanese Mythology Slaying the Dragon, digital, 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ee68ae7d2b101dc1a6c8d4/124039fc-acb5-4a8d-96c3-f70f617feabd/ebisu+sama.jpg Work - Japanese Mythology Ebisu-sama, gouache and ink on board, 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ee68ae7d2b101dc1a6c8d4/4e996097-a418-4b5a-8aa0-768144f01511/izanami+okami.jpg Work - Japanese Mythology Izanagi no Mikoto, gouache and ink on board, 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ee68ae7d2b101dc1a6c8d4/6b73fa6c-c423-4119-8b5f-5596a8e76ee3/aisen.jpg Work - Japanese Mythology Aizen Myoo, digital, 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ee68ae7d2b101dc1a6c8d4/f041ba85-55a0-4599-b784-326f17c2e66b/yatagarasu.png Work - Japanese Mythology Yatagarasu, digital, 2021 https://dirtcoveredguy.net/work/reds-journey monthly 0.5 2021-07-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ee68ae7d2b101dc1a6c8d4/3ee1887b-e2bb-4286-891a-8a08120a2115/CCI_000010.jpg Work - Red's Journey Sketch, gouache on paper, 2019 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ee68ae7d2b101dc1a6c8d4/be221d35-ebc6-4d1e-92ee-0d549eb054bc/Scan+5.jpg Work - Red's Journey Departure, gouache on board https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ee68ae7d2b101dc1a6c8d4/474c8298-d66c-4777-bb52-1c4a99324fe5/Nishio_Illumination.jpeg Work - Red's Journey Illumination, gouache and colored pencil on board, 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ee68ae7d2b101dc1a6c8d4/36b52de4-957a-42af-aa55-937fc881cb54/Nishio_Respite.jpg Work - Red's Journey Respite, gouache and colored pencil on board, 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ee68ae7d2b101dc1a6c8d4/f11d5b94-ff92-463d-8d21-3202b0dee08a/Nishio_Sailing.jpg Work - Red's Journey Sailing, gouache and colored pencil on board, 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ee68ae7d2b101dc1a6c8d4/887361e3-c911-4ccc-90fa-214b57ecb057/Scan+7.jpeg Work - Red's Journey Hot Tea, gouache and colored pencil on board https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ee68ae7d2b101dc1a6c8d4/0dc9761c-e670-4e39-bcff-51ae27fb6b68/Nishio_Reunited.jpeg Work - Red's Journey Reunion, gouache and colored pencil on board, 2020 https://dirtcoveredguy.net/work/miscellaneous monthly 0.5 2025-10-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ee68ae7d2b101dc1a6c8d4/25d701a0-73e0-4a52-a689-7d1732896825/nekoharai.png Work - Miscellaneous Work Nekoharai, digital media, 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ee68ae7d2b101dc1a6c8d4/d17462ec-1b5a-4acc-8c1d-52bfa82fc608/jester2.png Work - Miscellaneous Work Jester Cat, digital media, 2025 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ee68ae7d2b101dc1a6c8d4/4e77f55f-7e5a-4cef-a10f-17c37587951c/beleth.jpg Work - Miscellaneous Work Beleth, digital media, 2023 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ee68ae7d2b101dc1a6c8d4/a8c883e3-d810-48a8-b670-e31bfd792623/buer.jpg Work - Miscellaneous Work Buer, digital media, 2023 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ee68ae7d2b101dc1a6c8d4/0a2a6762-a7ef-4c92-8b5a-18ab6f3017a2/marbas.jpg Work - Miscellaneous Work Marbas, digital media, 2023 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ee68ae7d2b101dc1a6c8d4/6decfbfa-2792-484b-93ba-4a5bf9dba574/neko.jpg Work - Miscellaneous Work Happy Halloween!, digital media, 2022 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ee68ae7d2b101dc1a6c8d4/651c602a-29ab-4c2a-a153-774cb4af2206/crowlove.jpg Work - Miscellaneous Work Crow love, digital media, 2022 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ee68ae7d2b101dc1a6c8d4/1df185bd-a08d-4b7b-83f9-31b82f9dff4f/greatcat.jpg Work - Miscellaneous Work Great Cat slaying the evil serpent, digital media, 2022 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ee68ae7d2b101dc1a6c8d4/162afc6b-12b5-4d50-b7d6-b115492df150/trans+gorgoneion.png Work - Miscellaneous Work Trans Gorgoneion, digital media, 2022 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ee68ae7d2b101dc1a6c8d4/221647e9-b85d-40d1-b4d3-806748e72dcd/cat.jpg Work - Miscellaneous Work Cat student, digital media, 2021 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ee68ae7d2b101dc1a6c8d4/925b3c4a-1a57-4dcd-8e13-ef1ba5fe8c49/hachimura_rui.jpg Work - Miscellaneous Work Rui Hachimura, digital media, 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ee68ae7d2b101dc1a6c8d4/5877b39b-a8f4-45ec-b970-57ac5f5bfec3/lebron.jpg Work - Miscellaneous Work Lebron, digital media, 2020 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ee68ae7d2b101dc1a6c8d4/393272b5-d67e-4396-96b7-64a60bfe3a52/teriscomic.jpg Work - Miscellaneous Work My Cat, digital media, 2018 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ee68ae7d2b101dc1a6c8d4/c00398d8-2a00-49da-9d5a-0860b133c591/Miyu_Nishio_Final.jpg Work - Miscellaneous Work Self Portrait, digital media, 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ee68ae7d2b101dc1a6c8d4/ee17c88a-9aea-4c19-895d-94c251da0756/figure+drawing.png Work - Miscellaneous Work Digital Figure Painting, digital media, 2017 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ee68ae7d2b101dc1a6c8d4/60479d09-23f8-4058-927b-88464e837533/IMG_1093_2.jpg Work - Miscellaneous Work Figure Painting, oil paint on canvas, 2016 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ee68ae7d2b101dc1a6c8d4/ec04471d-eb4c-438f-a785-9f937ee158bb/milk2.png Work - Miscellaneous Work Milk, digital media, 2024 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/60ee68ae7d2b101dc1a6c8d4/04ee7ab7-7c1d-474d-84eb-be3a6add9452/egg2.png Work - 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