Louise "Izu" Leung is a BC based artist who has worked in the animation industry companies such as with Titmouse and Wildbrain as an animator, scene setup artist and production coordinator since 2016. She's also participated in local and international artist alley conventions since 2010.Between work, she also organizes and produces the annual anthology series, the Object Head Zine: a collection of art, comics and merchandise all dedicated to object heads. What started as a personal, collaborative project in 2014 became a passion project now with hundreds of artists involved and several physical books.Izu is currently available for both commission work and studio work.
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MameMochi
$ 25
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Flat Color
Bust/Icon: $35
Halfbody: $70
Full body: $100
Backgrounds
Simple BG: $10
Complex BG: Message me for a quote
Chibi
Half Body: $ 35
Full Body: $ 70
Rendered
Bust/Icon: $75
Halfbody: $110
Full body: $150
Other
Extra Characters: + base price per character
Complex Designs: 1.5x base price
Animal / Creature Commissions
Please email to discuss a quote
Youtube Thumbnails
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Merchandise Design
Need merchandise designed for a special event? A wedding, party, etc? How about a kickstarter or for a vtuber shop? Any project you have in mind, I would love to be a part of.Please email me for inquiries on merchandise designing.
Commissioned Merch
Wedding Charm Favors
Vtuber Quicksand Charm - Bunnii Angel
Examples
General
As the artist, I have the right to reject a commission request, post finished commissions to my social media or on my website, and showcase artwork as a sample for future clients unless asked!As the client, you have the right to post the artwork on social media with credit to myself as the artist, use the artwork for personal use, and the right to a full refund if there is no communication between the artist and client for 120 days.I will NOT draw NSFW. I can draw suggestive works. Please email me if you'd like to confirm a suggestive commission.
Payments
All prices are in USD. Conversion costs will be handled by the client.The commission must be paid in full before I begin work with references provided.
Revisions
Up to 3 major changes may be asked for after sketches are approved. More detailed changes could add additional charges, so please be specific and provide references!If your character/subject matter is too complex, additional costs may applyex: detailed armor/clothing, detailed weapons, robotic parts, complex animal traits, etc.
Delivery
Please allow 5-14 days for artwork turnaround per piece!Rush may be done for additional fees from 5-15% of the total price depending on the project size.
Use
Payment and prices reflect commissions for personal use only. If you would like to commission me to design your merchandise or characters, please email me to discuss it.Commercial use for monetized streams may be subject to an additional fee. Please email me to discuss.Commissions may NOT be used for commercial purposes or for profit, nor may they be minted for NFT or any type of crypto currency/art.Artwork may NOT be used at any stage to feed or be used in generative AI.
Intellectual Property Rights
I, the artist, retain full and exclusive rights to all sketches and artwork made. The client may not claim my artwork as their own or use the artwork for anything other than personal use.My watermark and signature may not be removed unless permitted by myself, the artist.
Refund Policy
1-2 sketches will be sent to the commissioner (unless specific pose is asked for). Refunds can be given before the approval of the sketches. Once the sketch is confirmed, no refund can be given.If I, the artist, do not give you a written or verbal update with your commission within 120 days (4 months), the client has the right to a full refund (even if sketches have been approved).I, the artist, reserve the right to cancel a commission at anytime. In the event a commission must be cancelled, work in progresses will be sent to the client along with a full refund.
Communication
I will communicate with you either through discord or email.
By commission me, you agree to my terms of service.
About the Object Head Zine
The Object Head Zine is a collection of artwork from different artists coming together for a common love of object heads. By 2014, there were numerous fanzines and original zines for monster people being created but nothing for Object Heads. After asking around for advice from Jenna Brown (cyanastar), creator of the Kill la Kill Zine, co-creator of the Splatoon Turf War Zine and Crystal Gems Zine, I decided to make my own for my somewhat niche love.
2015
The first edition was a small test and hopeful experiment to see how many people would want to join. The response was exceptionally better than I had expected with 30 artists - 10 pre-selected and 20 application based - and the first book went off without a problem. There was even a physical book printed for the contributors as thanks (along with a choice of sticker sheets as a bonus).(Available here for free)
2017
The 2017 edition, themed Spooky, was the first book to be physically available to the public with 140 pages for 51 different artists; 25 preselects and 25 application participants, containing both a work in progress section and an essay discussing the origins of the Object Head genre. This edition is also the first time artists were paid for their pieces at a page rate of $100 CAD.Available for purchase here
2019
The book for 2019’s edition is themed Superstitions. It is a paid zine at $100 CAD page rate, same as 2017’s, and features 71 artists collaborating together to make 11 comics 59 illustrations. This book also contains a work-in-progress section in the back and the credits for this edition also included the origins for all of the superstitions illustrated in the book.Available for purchase here
2021
The 2021 Object Head Zine’s theme is Celestial Bodies: Space and Angels. It features 51 different artists with 9 comics and 41 illustrations. This book also contains a work-in-progress section in the back and the credits for this edition and had a successful Kickstarter to pay the artists an additional $50 CAD per page.Digital copy available for purchase here
Physical copy available for purchase here
2023
2023's edition is Historical Fiction, featuring 61 artists producing 53 illustrations and 7 comics. I wanted a nice variety of different cultures represented in this zine so I asked the artists to try drawing from their heritage if they wanted. This book also includes a work in progress section in the back as well as excerpts that explain the history/story behind their pieces. Artists were paid $100 USD per page.
Digital copy available for purchase here
Physical copy available for purchase here
2025
2025's edition is Fantasy and Magic - and I really wanted people to explore this theme a lot since it feels very broad compared to the previous themes. The mascots for this theme were a not so subtle hint to not pigeon hole into high fantasy. The book features 72 artists with 57 illustrations and 13 comics with a work in progress section in the back. The artists were paid $115 USD per page.
Digital copy available for purchase here
Physical copy available for purchase here
2016
With the success of the first book just completed, I was already planning the second right after with a theme: Food and Utensils. I decided to make the 2016 edition a free-for-all book where I accepted all submissions and it was another success with 64 pieces and 59 artists collected.Available here for free
2018
2018’s free-for-all edition - Flora and Fungi - had the highest participant count at 126 participants and 145 completed art pieces. It was the first one where artists from Japan, who did not speak much English, had the instructions translated to Japanese to participate in the book!Available here for free
2020
Science and Technology focused zine was admittedly a more tongue-in-cheek theme since a lot of the object head community loves TV and other tech headed characters. I wanted an edition for everyone to draw them in instead of being asked if a TV could be in a plant zine. However, there weren't a lot of that in this edition; there was a lot more variety than I thought there'd be. This book features 61 pieces drawn by 54 different artists.Available for free here
2022
2022's edition focuses on Classical Elements, which I wanted as an opposite yet similar topic to 2020's Science and Technology. This book features 44 art pieces from 36 artists.Available for free here
2024
2024 is the Anniversary edition of the zine, celebrating 10 years of the project! I wanted to reprise the first edition and made it more a grab-bag of themes where people can draw any object head they like. The only caveat is that they had to draw the zine's megaphone mascot Ashley in the piece somewhere. This edition features 32 art pieces by 31 artists.Available for free here
2026