Amy Matsushita-Beal

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illustrator ・ designer ・ hāfu・ L.A. → Tokyo・ they/them・イラストレーター・デザイナー・ハーフ・ロス出身東京在住・Eng/日本語/ASL/日本手話

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Amy Matsushita-Beal@colorshelf· 18d

Best to Heed the Call of a Maiden

risograph print of a drawing of a woman in armor riding on a horse, greeted by another woman in a dress. There is an ornate floral frame and the background is signed in light colored print "Amy Matsushita-Beal."

Amy Matsushita-Beal@colorshelf· Jul 15

Hello #PortfolioDay My name is Amy Matsushita-Beal and I am an illustrator/designer based in Tokyo, Japan!

Amy Matsushita-Beal@colorshelf· Jun 25

Sneak peak of my piece for My Liege, an artbook of queer knights in love! Kickstarter below :)

Illustration of a large woman with big hair and armor smiling down at an older elf royal who looks back up at her. The bottom shows the title “My Liege Queer Knights in Love”

Amy Matsushita-Beal@colorshelf· May 27

怪獣になっても

orange and teal risograph print of an illustration of a talking person with a kaiju head and tail sitting next to a man with goggles on their forehead. Their tail is loosely wrapped around the man. The man is looking at the other and has his arm around their shoulders.
The text at the top reads "Kaiju ni nattemo" and the bottom left is signed Amy Matsushita-Beal

Amy Matsushita-Beal@colorshelf· May 3

stuck on you 🧡

Amy Matsushita-Beal@colorshelf· Apr 28

Amy Matsushita-Beal@colorshelf· Apr 23

Little One

risograph print with blue ink. It is a drawing of a small goat lying down with its tongue sticking out. it has a heart mark on its hind leg. The goat is surrounded by leaves mushrooms stars and a moon. The top left corner is signed Amy Matsushita-Beal.

Amy Matsushita-Beal@colorshelf· Apr 14

Hello #portfolioday My name is Amy Matsushita-Beal and I'm a freelance illustrator • designer, currently based in Tokyo 🌈 Linktr.ee/colorshelf amymatsubeal@gmail.com

Amy Matsushita-Beal@colorshelf· Mar 27

Highly encourage everyone to support their local bookstores and libraries when getting their hands on this book 💕

The book cover for "I Am a Bon Dancer," along with the author name: Brandi Uyemura, and illustrator name: Amy Matsushita-Beal. The recommended age range is 4-8 years old.

Amy Matsushita-Beal@colorshelf· Mar 27

Happy to announce the picture book "I Am a Bon Dancer" has been published! #kidlitart

An illustration of a Japanese girl in a pink yukata (casual summer kimono) dancing and smiling . The bottom text writes "I Am a Bon Dancer"

Amy Matsushita-Beal@colorshelf· Mar 13

Why Miss Elphaba, look at you. You're beautiful

A drawing of Elphaba from the movie Wicked, having a pink flower put in her hair by Glinda

Amy Matsushita-Beal@colorshelf· Feb 21

Nothing Sweeter Than ICE Creamed

A blue and orange illustration of an ice cream cone being held. There appears to be a person in a helmet and gear sticking out of the back of the ice cream. The text on the right and hand lettering on the left both read "Nothing sweeter than ICE Creamed"
There are stars and X's and scribbles scattered throughout, including over the figure behind the ice cream.

Amy Matsushita-Beal@colorshelf· Jan 8

Hi Brian, Love drawing expressive humans and magic and would love to work with you! linktr.ee/colorshelf

Amy Matsushita-Beal@colorshelf· Jan 7

MIKU

Amy Matsushita-Beal@colorshelf· Dec 17

Copic on Post it

Marker drawing of a black woman's portrait done on a post it, the bottom right is signed Amy Matsushita-Beal

Amy Matsushita-Beal@colorshelf· Dec 13

The back is interesting too 🍭

A photo of the back of the post it from the quoted post

Amy Matsushita-Beal@colorshelf· Dec 12

Post it

Amy Matsushita-Beal@colorshelf· Dec 7

My full piece for the Villainess Art Book from @damesprod.bsky.social and @novamali.bsky.social 🧡

An illustration of a pale woman with horns in a wheelchair looking lovingly down at another darker skinned woman whose face she holds in hand. The darker skinned woman looks up, enraptured. She also holds a distressed man in a chokehold. Out of the man's eyes and mouth come orange smoke which appears to be his soul getting breathed in by the pale woman with horns.

Amy Matsushita-Beal@colorshelf· Nov 16

A sneak peek of my piece for the Art Book "Villainess" 🧡 Thanks to @novamali.bsky.social and @damesprod.bsky.social for having me!

Crop of an illustration of a demoness who appears to seduce a woman while breathing in someone's soul (orange smoke).

Amy Matsushita-Beal@colorshelf· Oct 31

Please Do Not Run With Your Pitchforks

risograph print with red ink on pink paper of an illustration of three little devils with pitchforks, floating in space. One is running, one is sitting, and one is lying down. The piece is signed Amy 松下 Beal

Amy Matsushita-Beal@colorshelf· Oct 27

🔥

A red and green risograph print of a portrait illustration of someone nearly licking their finger. They are wearing glasses and around them are floating hot peppers. The white type at the bottom says Too Spicy? and the top left is signed Amy Matsushita-Beal

Amy Matsushita-Beal@colorshelf· Sep 6

🍎

risograph print of an illustration of a woman under water. She is wearing scuba gear and a two piece swimsuit that shoes her cleavage. Around her is floating red apples. Her mouth piece also has an apple design. The strap on her shoulder also reads "Amy Matsushita-Beal" written partially in Japanese kanji.

Amy Matsushita-Beal@colorshelf· Aug 9

woof

A red and green ink risograph print of an illustration of someone with short braids and a neutral expression holding up a dog with floppy ears using one hand. The dog’s forehead says “hey” (or possibly “they” with the T partially cut off).The text to the left of the figure says “woof.” A small heart appears near the dog’s head. The top right corner is signed Amy Matsushita-Beal, with the Japanese part of the name written in kanji.

Amy Matsushita-Beal@colorshelf· Aug 8

#KidLitArtPostcard Hello! My name is Amy Matsushita-Beal. I love drawing people and lettering and especially love doing book covers!

risograph print of a person with a bob haircut underwater in a two piece swimsuit, with wings that look like bubbles or air bags, and snorkel gear. They are holding a large, orange, smiling fish as big as they are.

Amy Matsushita-Beal@colorshelf· Jul 30

My Gender is Kaijuu

Amy Matsushita-Beal@colorshelf· Jul 25

Out of Sheer Delight

An illustration of a woman with a triangular afro wearing sheer underclothes and skirt, and a dark gray blazer. She uses forearm crutches. Behind her are several potted plants. The piece is risograph printed on brown craft paper with red and black ink.

Amy Matsushita-Beal@colorshelf· Jun 27

🍓

risograph print of an illustration of a cute cartoonish creature with big angry eyes and a smile and hands covered in jam. It is surrounded by strawberries. The left side reads いちごジャム or strawberry jam in Japanese. The upper right corner is signed

Amy Matsushita-Beal@colorshelf· Jun 10

An Old Love Stops By

Black and sky blue ink risograph print of an illustration where someone in a vehicle like a tractor with large wheels, wearing a tight shiny jacket with a fur collar and goggles smiles up at someone who appears to have flown down onto the wheel of the tractor. They have long black hair and large blue wings and are wearing kneepads and short shorts akin to swim bottoms. A small blue heart can be seen coming from the direction of the winged character. The upper right hand corner is signed Amy Matsushita-Beal.

Amy Matsushita-Beal@colorshelf· Jun 1

Something Fishy

A red and green risograph print of an illustration of a cat excitedly about to eat a fish. Faintly in the background, a muscular person in an apron, stirring a pot, looks shocked and angry at the cat. A shorter person with long hair lovingly hugs the buff person from behind and appears to have kissed the their face all over, leaving lip stick stains. The upper left hand corner is signed Amy Matsushita-Beal in a way that looks like a hanko stamp.

Amy Matsushita-Beal@colorshelf· Apr 5