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Hey, I’m Rodny Mella—designer by trade, artist at heart. This blog is my little creative space where I share projects, stories, and ideas that inspire me. Social media may be louder, but here I get to slow down, write in my own voice, and celebrate the kind of creativity only humans can bring. Thanks for visiting—stick around, explore, and let’s keep the conversation going!


RodDraw Tutorial

Let’s talk about SVGs (Scalable Vector Graphics). Unlike JPEGs or PNGs, they’re not made of pixels but of paths and shapes. That means you can resize them forever—big or small—without losing sharpness. They’re perfect for logos, icons, and even animations, all

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Markus the Sarcastic Street Cat

Meet Markus—a gray tabby with more sarcasm than whiskers. He’s street-smart, proudly a pusakal (street cat), and somehow still a hopeless romantic with eyes on Helga, a classy Siamese living the condo life. It’s basically “opposites attract,” but with fur, atti

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Sketching Under Pressure

Back in 2019, a friend from ISZAF—a buzzing art collective in Shenzhen—invited me to join one of their Thursday night sessions. From 2016 to 2019, those gatherings were my creative playground: sketching, painting, swapping tips, and running the occasional work

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Horsemen of Time Act One

There was a time when I felt swallowed by a creative void—haunted by one theme I couldn’t shake: death. Heavy, yes, but in that darkness, I found a strange kind of spark. Ideas began to crawl out of the shadows, and one question refused to leave me alone: what

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Horsemen of Time Act Four

Welcome to Act Four of Horsemen of Time: The Plague. This chapter peers into the fractured soul of Death—not the silent reaper we imagine, but a being caught between love, consequence, and the weight of eternity. What happens when Death learns to feel? What hap

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Art and Design Workshop

Back in 2017–2018, my Saturdays felt like something special. I’d head over to the cafés around OCT Loft, sketchbook in hand, knowing I was about to spend the afternoon surrounded by art, chatter, and the smell of good coffee. Those workshops started with quick

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Offline

This digital painting, crafted in 2009, has an intriguing backstory that you can explore below. I thoroughly enjoyed bringing it to life in Photoshop using my Wacom Bamboo. In the sprawling neon-lit metropolis where Romer resided, the world had become a re

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Loose Screw

Aboard the "Vessel," a sprawling starship on a 378-year journey through the galaxy, a crew of misfit robots diligently maintained the nuclear power reactor. They were a ragtag bunch: Rusty, the paranoid worker drone with a penchant for conspiracy theories; Cog

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Kitchen Organizer

During the pandemic, I had the opportunity to work on a unique project that blended creativity with practicality: creating an animation for an Amazon seller's kitchen sink organizer. The seller provided a real sample of the product, which was delivered to my a

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Lemon’s Ark

More than a decade ago when I was still designing toys, the idea of Lemon's Ark sprouted in my mind. The story revolves around Lemon, a yellow-spotted giraffe who stumbles upon a mysterious ark by the river. Despite being somewhat neurotic, Lemon is deeply car