Digital Illustrator

About Me!

Hello! I'm Star (she/her) and I'm the artist behind Startist17.
I'm an Asian-Canadian freelance illustrator and merch artist inspired by bright colours and anything cute!
I have an educational background in fine arts and live performance production.
Next Event: Interesting Things Pop-up Market (May 3, 2025)

INTERESTS/FANDOMSTOOLS OF THE TRADE
Hypnosis MicrophoneArtisul SP1603
Haikyuu!!Clip Studio Paint
SEVENTEENiPad Air 11"
HoYoverse GamesProcreate

Portfolio - Illustrations and Commissioned Work

Original

Fanart

Commissioned Work

Please direct any business inquiries to [email protected]!

Vtuber model for PenbuVT | Youtube

Please visit my Instagram for more of my work!

Portfolio - Merchandise

Original Merch


Fanart Merch

Please visit my Instagram for more of my work!

Events Schedule

Please visit my Instagram for more details on events I'm attending!
Next Event: Interesting Things Pop-up Market (May 3, 2025)


EVENTLOCATIONDATETABLE #
Bamtori's Anime Market 2.0Tyndale University CampusJuly 19, 2025TBA
happy cute martThornhill Community Center (Toronto)June 14, 2025TBA
Interesting Things Pop-Up MarketInteresting Things, 173 Baldwin Street (Toronto)May 3, 2025-
Toronto Game ExpoExhibition Place, Queen Elizabeth Building (Toronto)Mar. 29-30, 2025Artist Alley T65
MUTUAL CREΔTIAAvant Garde, 218 Merton St. (Toronto)Mar. 8-9, 2025Table A05
Gacha Get-TogetherSCC Building @ TMU CampusMar. 7, 2025-
Bamtori's Valentine's Day MarketTyndale University CampusFeb. 1, 2025Table #12
Bamtori's JingleBam MarketTyndale University CampusDec. 7, 2024Table #36
UTMSU's Christmas MarketUofT Mississauga CampusNov. 28, 2024Table #26
Shop The SLC: A Winter MarketSLC Amphitheatre @ TMU CampusNov. 20, 2024-
Bamtori's AAPI Fall Harvest MarketTyndale University CampusSept. 21, 2024Table #5
TMU Orientation Night MarketGould St. @ TMU CampusAug. 26, 2024-
Bamtori's Anime MarketTyndale University CampusJuly 13, 2024Table #3
TMU Film FestIMA Building @ TMU CampusMay 1-2, 2024-
Genshiken FestivalUofGuelph University CenterMar. 23, 2024Booth #7
Dino Overload CSETiger Sugar @ Yonge/CollegeFeb. 17, 2024-
SooKwan CSEKung Fu Tea @ WellesleyJan. 7, 2023-
Woohaohae CSEKung Fu Tea @ WellesleyNov. 12, 2022-

Consignment/Shop In-Person

SHOPLOCATIONDATE
Mr. Surprise Toys (Scarborough)3290 Midland Ave. Unit 4, M7V 0C8 (Toronto)TBC (June 2025)