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Artist Illustrates Popular Characters In Her Own Dreamy And Shiny Style

Her Instagram page has more than 575k followers.

Artist Illustrates Popular Characters In Her Own Dreamy And Shiny Style

Abigail Diaz has a knack for turning familiar characters into something softer, shinier, and a little more magical. The self-taught digital artist from the Philippines blends anime influences, video game energy, and a dreamy glow that makes each portrait feel fresh.

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She has been drawing since childhood and began sharing her work online in 2011, where her audience quickly grew. Now her colorful takes on popular characters keep drawing in fans who wait for every new piece.

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Here are more than 30 of her best illustrations, and the lineup is full of surprises.

1. Zarya From Overwatch

1. Zarya From Overwatchserafleur.art
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2. Ariel

Zarya from Overwatch, alongside Hermione and other characters in dreamy styleserafleur.art
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3. Hermione

3. Hermioneserafleur.art

4. From Nier Automata

4. From Nier Automataserafleur.art

5. Black Cat D.Va

5. Black Cat D.Vaserafleur.art

6. Elsa

Black Cat D.Va, Lapis Lazuli, and Mulan in shiny character artworkserafleur.art

7. Lapis Lazuli From Steven Universe

7. Lapis Lazuli From Steven Universeserafleur.art

8. Mulan

Elsa and Lapis Lazuli, plus Raven New 52 and Arcade Sonaserafleur.art

Abigail's style gives each character a softer, more luminous edge.

9. Raven New 52

9. Raven New 52serafleur.art

10. Arcade Sona From League Of Legends

10. Arcade Sona From League Of Legendsserafleur.art

11. The Red Queen

11. The Red Queenserafleur.art

12. Elsa

Arcade Sona and The Red Queen, featuring Catwoman and Cinderella in glowserafleur.art

13. Catwoman

13. Catwomanserafleur.art

14. Cinderella

14. Cinderellaserafleur.art

15. Zerotwo From Darling In The Franxx

15. Zerotwo From Darling In The Franxxserafleur.art

The lineup keeps getting more playful with every new portrait.

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16. Alice

Cinderella and Zero Two, with Ghost in the Shell and Princess Leiaserafleur.art

17. Ghost In The Shell

17. Ghost In The Shellserafleur.art

18. Princess Leia

18. Princess Leiaserafleur.art

19. Sailor Moon

19. Sailor Moonserafleur.art

20. Wonder Woman

20. Wonder Womanserafleur.art

21. Harley Quinn

21. Harley Quinnserafleur.art

22. Rin From Fate/Grand Order

22. Rin From Fate/Grand Orderserafleur.art

23. Pink Mercy

23. Pink Mercyserafleur.art

By this point, the artist has fully made the style her own.

24. Sailor Moon

24. Sailor Moonserafleur.art

25. Futaba Sakura From Persona 5

25. Futaba Sakura From Persona 5serafleur.art

26. Star Guardian Lux From League Of Legends

26. Star Guardian Lux From League Of Legendsserafleur.art

27. Mercy From Overwatch

27. Mercy From Overwatchserafleur.art

28. Selena Gomez

28. Selena Gomezserafleur.art

29. Rey From Star Wars

29. Rey From Star Warsserafleur.art

30. D.Va From Overwatch

30. D.Va From Overwatchserafleur.art

31. Magilou From Tales Of Berseria

31. Magilou From Tales Of Berseriaserafleur.art

The final portraits keep the same dreamy glow all the way through.

32. Belle

D.Va from Overwatch, Magilou, and Lunafreya in dreamy glossy character portraitsserafleur.art

33. Lunafreya From FFXV Kingsglaive

33. Lunafreya From FFXV Kingsglaiveserafleur.art

Her fan-favorite style makes these characters feel brand new.

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