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Painting & General Illustration

Japanese Symbolism Series

Other Illustration

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Concept Art

Dead by Daylight Cosmetics

Once a year, the horror game Dead by Daylight has a cosmetic concept contest where they invite players to design both cosmetics for characters (divided into killers & survivors) as well as player cosmetics (such as badges and banners showcased on their profiles).

Fatal Frame/Project Zero Fanmade DLC

A Final in my University Concept Art class where we had to make three finalized concepts of either characters, props, or environments
taking inspiration from a culture that we researched. These concepts could either be from a completely original idea
or as a fan-made DLC for an existing game.
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Fatal Frame (or Project Zero) is a Japanese survival horror game set in 1980s Japan, where the protagonist navigates some sort of haunted environment, fighting ghosts and the main antagonist spirit with a camera called the Camera Obscura.
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To make a DLC for this game, I decided to use the same elements from the original game but replace the Japanese setting with China, while the historical elements focused on aspects of the Tang Dynasty.

Afterimage

Afterimage is my independent thesis project for a visual novel!
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It centers around the main protagonist, Naomi, and her best friend Sumie who goes missing without any trace of her ever existing in the first place. Yukie is a ghost that appears to Naomi after Sumie's disappearance that strikingly resembles Sumie but also seems to not know anything about her disappearance.

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Editorial Illustration

Cosmic Double Literary Magazine

The Sentry || CU Denver's Student Publication

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Illustration for Contests

DPS Shakespeare Festival || Poster Design Contest

State-Wide Contest, Winner 2019 + 2020

Global Oneness Project || Spirit of Reciprocity Contest

International Contest, Winner 2020

Our hearts beat one and the same.The will of tranquility is finite and still.
You can hear the sounds of energy flowing through the quiet silence.
Despondency has made its way into the lungs of so many, but not you.
You hear the notes playing a song of reverence.
Among the roar of inferno, there is something speaking to you softly.
You bind from root to feet, becoming something greater than what’s around you.
A blueprint of serenity, all by looking at the small things.
You blossom and bud alongside the entity of life.
It tells you of all that has been lost, but also all that is yet to gain.
Warmth becomes you. You become the future.Eternity is only ever what comes next.You listen.

Dead by Daylight || Cosmetic Contest

International Contest, 2024 Nominee

Denver Westword || Cover Art Contest

University-Wide Contest, 2025 Nominee

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Illustration for Fanzines

Aesop Carl: An Identity V Fanzine

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A digital fanzine surrounding Identity V's Embalmer character, Aesop Carl, in order to show appreciation for his character and storyline.

Attaché: A Leon S Kennedy Fanzine

A charity physical fanzine featuring art and stories focusing on Leon S. Kennedy from the Resident Evil franchise and his evolution through the series.

Home & Exile: A Kai Satou Fanzine

A charity physical fanzine focusing on Kai Satou from the game Kimi Ga Shine (Your Turn To Die) and his life, relationships, and story.

Le Fleur: A Persona 5 Tarot Fanzine

A charity physical fanzine with art and stories focusing on the characters of Persona 5 & Strikers as their assigned tarot cards mixed with flower language.

Nevermind Regality: A Sonia Nevermind Fanzine

A physical fanzine centering on Sonia Nevermind from Super Danganronpa 2, covering everything from her upbringing in Novoselic and her time at Hope’s Peak, to her apocalyptic years and time in the killing game.

Ode To Teyvat: A Genshin Impact Poetry Anthology

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A digital anthology centering around conveying the stories of Teyvat through poetry accompanied by illustration.

OMORI: An OST Fanzine Project

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A slideshow-based digital fanzine that goes into the emotional journey of Omori by incorporating visuals done by an array of different artists to accompany its soundtrack.

ONCE: An Identity V Fanzine

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A digital zine that explores the idea of what Identity V characters’ lives would have been like had Oletus Manor not been a part of it.

ORACLE: A Futaba Sakura Fanzine

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A digital fanzine focused on Futaba Sakura, everyone's favorite hermit hacker, from Persona 5.

Realities Visions: A One For All Vestiges Fanzine

A Boku no Hero Academia fanzine that follows the predecessors and successors of the One For All quirk from the past to the present.

The Scars Are Fading: A Kyoko Kirigiri Fanzine

A charity physical fanzine celebrating Danganronpa's Ultimate Detective, Kyoko Kirigiri, presented with a casebook theme, loosely following her case files.

Train Your Heart!: A Tenko Chabashira Fanzine

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A digital fanzine centering around Tenko Chabashira from Danganronpa V3 and everything that makes her, her.

I often get asked where "Limbs To Wings" (my artist name) comes from; it's a song lyric from an album I listened to on repeat growing up.
Birds Eye View (Intro) by Amy Kuney

Maya Rae Taylor

真 弥 麗 | (she/her)

With a love for human facial expression, I'm a Illustrator who specializes in character work!
As of right now, I'm an undergraduate student at University majoring in both Illustration and Creative Writing with an emphasis in Fiction.

Thank you for stopping by!

Artist Statement

My work is heavily influenced by my Japanese heritage and the artwork that surrounded me growing up; there was always some form of art to absorb. I have always been fascinated with human facial expression and how it can create an entire narrative or visually capture the essence of a person.In my work, I primarily create fan art that transforms characters from manga and video games into the people I would imagine them to be in real life, creating their story through realistic human expression and gesture. I believe that art can spark empathy and new ways of thinking, and my hope is that my work challenges the viewer to find some aspect of themselves within someone else's story.

Professional Experience

I'm currently working as the Cover Illustrator for Cosmic Double Literary Magazine!
It is unfortunately on hiatus, but you can find more information through the link below.

I'm also employed as the Design Editor for my University newspaper publication: The Sentry!
You can find some of the previous work I've done for them + Cosmic Double through the button here.

Gallery Exhibitions

2023

"New Life, Rebirth, Resurrection" at Pirate Contemporary Art Gallery
Juried by Kim Dickey
March 31st - April 16th
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"Kagami no Naka no Tamashi | Soul In Mirrors." Acrylic on Canvas.

Performance Art Week at Emmanuel Art Gallery
Juried by Andrew Palamara
April 18th - 19th
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"To Continue." Mixed Media Installation + Performance.

"Guilty" at Emmanuel Art Gallery
Juried by Stella Yu and David Griggs
April 24th - May 4th
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"The Raven (Reimagined in Chinese Tang Dynasty Inspired Garments)." Triptych. Mixed Media.

"Guilty" at Emmanuel Art Gallery
Juried by Louise Martorano
October 12th - 21st
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"Kagami no Naka no Tamashi | Soul In Mirrors." Acrylic on Canvas.

2024

"The Ties That Bind Us" at Pirate Contemporary Art Gallery
Juried by Andrew Palamara
March 1st - March 17th
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"To Continue." Mixed Media Installation.

2025

"Guilty" at Emmanuel Art Gallery
Juried by Jann Haworth
March 13th - April 10th
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"Afterimage." Digital Painting.

"ILL" at Experience Art Gallery
Juried by Charles Valsechi
March 20th - 23rd
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"Burn Scars." Digital Painting.
"Ouji Volition | Yui Kimura Cosmetic Concept." Digital Painting.

"Two Sides, One Coin" at Experience Art Gallery
Curated by Evan Kosakowski, Asher Hoffman, Vivian Sprague, and Maya Rae Taylor
April 26th - May 19th
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"Waiting on a Pipe Dream." Digital Painting.

"ILL" at Experience Art Gallery
Juried by Natalie Andrewson
October 9th - 19th
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"Maomao's Atlas of Medicinal & Poisonous Plants." Digital Painting.

"Dressing Outloud" at Experience Art Gallery
Curated by Andrew Palamara, Darjia Medic, and Maya Rae Taylor
November 13th - February 15th

Limbs To Wings

真 弥 麗 | Maya Rae Taylor

Freelance Illustration

Commissions

For Inquiries:

Commissions will be taken with VGen in the future!

In the meantime, please contact me at [email protected]
or direct message me on any of the social medias below.

Types of Commissions

I work in two different styles!Style 1: More realistic and painterly, with a similar ambience to old Renaissance paintings.
Style 2: Stylistic and more vibrant, with emphasis on shapes within colors.The first style is usually used for illustration commissions and the second for more literary or commercial work.
However, you are free to commission with either!

Style 1: Realism | Examples

Style 2: Stylized | Examples

Pricing

All prices listed here are base prices!
Any additional costs will be added based on the details required.

Type:RealismStylized
Icon$30 USD+$25 USD+
Portrait$100 USD+$60 USD+
Half-body$150 USD+$80 USD+
Full-body$200 USD+$100 USD+

- Terms of Service -

By commissioning me, you thereby agree to these terms and conditions.

General

• Commissioned work is typically for non-profit/personal use only.
Commercialized usage (such as social media banners or use on merchandise) must be discussed beforehand.• I will send you process photos throughout the commission.• Commissions are generally completed within a month of payment, unless discussed otherwise.• When completed, your commission will be sent to you via either GDrive or Dropbox as a PNG. My canvas sizes start around 4000 px and 300 DPI, but changes to this can be discussed if desired!

Payment

• I only take PayPal and Venmo; everything is in USD.• Payment is sent in full after finalizing the idea and receiving a rough sketch from me.• I charge for any major revisions requested after the first process photo.

Other Notes

• I reserve the right to refuse a commission for any reason.• I reserve the final rights over a piece and to post it online or use it in my portfolio.
(If you don't want a piece posted, please just ask!)• Concept art and reference photos are not required but immensely appreciated!
They help me get the feel for a character and what exactly you're looking for.

Limbs To Wings

真 弥 麗 | Maya Rae Taylor

Freelance Illustration

Fanzines Portfolio

If the status is marked as completed with a link, it should lead you to the entire zine for free!
If a zine has a checkmark under the ☆ category, you can view the finished piece through the link below.

Contributed In:

TitleFandomRoleStatus☆
Home & ExileYour Turn To DiePage ArtistCompleted✔
Le FleurPersona 5Page ArtistCompleted✔
Nevermind RegalityDanganronpaPage ArtistCompleted✔
Ode To TeyvatGenshin ImpactArtistCompleted✔
Realities VisionsBoku No Hero AcademiaPage ArtistCompleted✔
AttachéResident EvilPage ArtistCompleted✔
Aesop CarlIdentity VPage ArtistCompleted✔
Love StruckBoku No Hero AcademiaPage ArtistShipping 
The Scars Are FadingDanganronpaPage ArtistLeftovers✔
IDV OnceIdentity VPage + Spot ArtistCompleted✔
Selfless DevotionDanganronpaPage ArtistCompleted✔
Train Your Heart!DanganronpaPage ArtistCompleted✔
ORACLEPersona 5Page ArtistCompleted✔
Omori OSTOmoriPage ArtistCompleted 
LIS 10th AnniversaryLife Is StrangePage ArtistCreation 
Dead PixelMouthwashingPage ArtistCompleted 
Our Happy EndingBoku No Hero AcademiaPage ArtistCreation 
RequiemDanganronpaPage ArtistCreation 

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