Introduction and Art Portfolio – Minh-Chau Doan

Hello! I am Minh-Chau and I am from San Jose, CA.

I’ve always enjoyed being creative and trying new art mediums. For me, art is a way to explore and express myself. I find that art can exist in anything: room arrangement, jewelry, traditional painting.

My traditional art experience includes painting and ceramics. Digital art includes Illustrator and Photoshop. I hope to improve with using Procreate on my iPad. I have experience with Arduino, soldering, and basic programming. I took Electronic Arts in sophomore year and really enjoyed the class. I also enjoy sewing, digital and 3D collages, and card making.

Inspiration for me tends to come first from my loved ones; I love creating gifts for my friends and family. Additionally, I draw a lot of inspiration from my culture and my surroundings.

Some recent creative projects:

HeartBEAT: an interactive art project. The flowers move according to the user’s heartbeat through a heartbeat sensor. Touching the flowers can trigger additional sound effects. Fall 2018.

Lunar New Year Poster: Photoshop. Promotional poster for Vietnamese Student Association. Winter 2019.

Lunar New Year Photo Backdrop: paint. Photo backdrop for Vietnamese Student Association. Winter 2019.

Graduation Floral Arrangement. A gift for my friend. Spring 2019.

Sewing Projects

Sushi Plush. Summer 2017.
Tote Bag. Summer 2019.

Minion Macarons. Summer 2020.

11 Comments Add yours

  1. erocco says:

    Cute. All of your projects are super cute. I love the macaroons!

  2. mgravina says:

    Cute! I love your heartBEAT project, so cool! All the animals you created/incorporated are so cute too!

  3. mchaney says:

    Colorful, I love all of the bright and vibrant colors you use in your artwork, they all feel very lively!

  4. tegiddings says:

    Cute. The face on the sushi is amazing OwO.

  5. mmgarciaduarte says:

    Colorful. It seems your understanding of color is very good with the flower arrangement you made.

  6. macastro2 says:

    Funny. The faces on the minion macarons made me laugh

  7. smmcclellan says:

    Cute. Everything you make is adorable! and I love the floral designs!

  8. avyannaconevarga says:

    Cute. You have a very bubbly, adorable style that I love. Your heartBEAT project was very cool. I actually remember it. I didn’t take the class it was for but by some sheer coincidence I happened to be working on an animation project in the same room the day you guys presented. Your project is actually the only one I remember from that day. I thought you did a wonderful job.

  9. cjscholler says:

    Cute. All of your work is super cute. The flowers that respond to your heart beat and touch is an especially cute idea.

  10. cctulig says:

    Cute, all of the these pieces, while different in medium, convey a similar cute theme. I especially like the minion macarons.

  11. Kyria Nelson says:

    Cute and Colorful.
    I’m sure you got almost everyone’s cute vote, but come on! The sushi plush is just so squishable. I adore him. I also adore the minimalistic, endearing artwork of the pig on the Lunar New Year backdrop. The artwork you make is professional and colorful, tending towards a sweet, pastel, pink-and-yellow color palette.

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