About me

Xiaooyuart (Jasmine) is a Chinese-Canadian visual artist based in Toronto, Canada. She enjoys combining her love for nature, portraits, and colourful sunset skies to create surreal and fantastical paintings that invoke strong emotions and reflectivity in its viewers.

For personal or business inquiry, please reach out to her at xiaooyuart@gmail.com or connect on instagram (@xiaooyuart)

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ) 

Q: What's your name and what does it mean? 

A: 小雨 (Xiǎoyǔ), pronounced similar to "shiao yoo" is Chinese for light rain or drizzle, and uses the character rain from my Chinese name. There are two O's because in 2015, the username on Deviantart for Xiaoyu was taken. However, I've come to like the two O's and I associate it with the infinity symbol. 

Q: What tools, programs, or materials do you use for your artwork? 

A: I currently use Photoshop CC and procreate for digital paintings and recently for animation, and I also enjoy painting in watercolour and gouache, and of course, sketching with the good old pencil and pen.

Q: What inspires you?

A: Sunsets, flowers, clouds, and stars never fail to amaze me and I always find myself stopping to gaze at them. I believe God created this beauty in the natural world to inspire awe in us and for us to enjoy, and I want to communicate the beauty of these things in my art. I also take a lot of inspiration from anime, stories, games, going to art galleries and shows, and from my favourite artists on social media. Seeing art and creativity by others make pushes me to want to create too. 

Q: Can I use your art/ post it on my website/ or sell it?

A: I accept reposts on other websites with a clear credit of my name and social media handle (xiaooyuart), or website (xiaooyu.ca). On instagram, you may also tag me in the post or mention me in the bio. 

I do not consent to any unauthorized selling of my work, prints of my work, or close tracing / copying of my work. Do not remove my watermark, re-sell, or attempt to claim ownership of my original ideas or intellectual property (ie. my character designs, story concepts, paintings subject and compositions). 

I do not have any NFT or crypto accounts. Please be aware it is not me, if you come across any accounts claiming to be me or are using my artwork. 

For for-profit use of my art or projects and personal inquiry, you may contact me to discuss the details.