Melissa Chen | mel@hellumelu.com

About

Hellu, I am Mel(u)!

I’m an Illustrator/Visual Designer, currently based in Tokyo. For any work or sales inquiries, please contact me at mel@hellumelu.com or fill in the form on the side. Here is a link to my Résumé and my LinkedIn profile.

Fukuoka

#gouache #painting #illustration #travel #japan #fukuoka

Kamome Studio

DJ station at the Amu Plaza in Nagasaki

#nagasaki #gouache #japan #music #illustration #seagull

Reeds by the canal

#gouache #itoshima #pleinair #illustration #painting

In Dec 2023, @angrlyn @rollround and did an art residency at @studiokura in Itoshima, Japan. It was a really fun, enjoyable time in the idyllic town, and it was great exploring Kyushu for the first time! My goal for that month was to unplug and focu

"It's Not Too Bad"
Gouache & Posca 5x5

Painted this for the @giantrobotstore Neko show 2024 from Feb 10th to Feb 25th. Based on the water biscuit cat photo I couldn't get out of my head for a while now. Looking forward to seeing the ot

Went to @angelaccpan 's workshop today at @gallerynucleus ! It was fun, and I learned a ton about poscas and techniques for color design with markers and how to utilize them differently. I look forward to using these markers more!

My piece "Choi Ban" is currently showing at @chunky.things for the Hi, "I'm Home!" show till Feb 25th. Made this piece about hakka dumplings my grandma makes that feels like home. The painting is still available online or in pers

My piece was showing at the Totoro Show at @giantrobotstore over Dec 2023. Wanted to depict how my cat sleeps over my head but in the form of Catbus and Totoro.

I didn't get to see the show in person as I was in Japan but got to check out the lovely