ARTIST GAMER POSSUM HE/THEY Taro Byte, a.k.a. @4tarobyte (for-tah-roe-bite), is a dark-cozy art dude who fell facefirst into vtubing circa July 1, 2023. View lore here!Con(vention) artist in the making, aiming to start artist alleying by 2025! Dabbles in digital art, pixel art, writing, and gamedev. Oxford comma fan and willing to proofread your projects. ➤ CON ARTIST PROGRESS ▰▱▱▱▱▱▱▱▱▱ LOADING...
Gallery
A sampling of my 2023-2024 art for your viewing pleasure! Besides fanart for other vtubers, some of these are meant to become stickers or prints. Pixel art's better viewed on Pixel Joint and commission info's here. <3
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⚠️ NO AI OR NFT USAGE ALLOWED ⚠️
Please also don’t use my pixel art as bases, crafting patterns, etc., that’s not very pog. Questions? Message me!
Taro Byte digital painting portrait (2024)
Mixed digital media. Taro Byte new vtubing model sneak peek (2024)
Pixel art Taro Byte portrait (2024)
Pixel art Taro Byte walking sprite (2024)
Pixel art sprite of my current design (2024)
Taro Byte design sheet (2024)
Chibi drawing of my beta design (2023)
OC portrait (2024)
Pixel fanart for @Teikki_! (2024)
Pixel fanart for @Marpo_VEL! (2024)
Pixel fanart for Daze! (2024)
Original sunset plein air painting (2024)
Possum’s Wish (2024)
Cat sticker (2024)
Pixel art pet portrait (2024)
Pixel art vanlife tiny home print
Pixel Dungeon Meshi fanart (2024)
Picture frame designs (2024)
Pixel adventurous mealtime family (2024)
Chatter (2024)
A sprite from my colordex pixel art challenge (2023)
Sketchbook print: my Pokemon Sleep journey (2023)
Sketchbook mini print: Meowth (2023)
Sketchbook mini print: Marina (2024)
SpongeBob fanart (2023)
About
Species: possum(?)
Age: dead (previously)
Personality: tired, wired
Languages: English (native), Japanese (beginner)
Goal: online art shop by end of year, any%
Likes: drawing, gaming, writing, cooking, cute art, psychological horror, J-pop, J-rock, metal
Dislikes: drawing, coding, waste, hostile architecture, cars, Beat Saber maps that make you go 🔽🔼🔽🔼🔽🔼🔽🔼🔽🔼 really fast
YT watch history: artist alley vlogs, art tips, social commentary video essays at 1.25x speed, gamedev, indie gameplay, going green, city design, medical stuff, Vocaloid MVs, recipes, Japanese lessons
Fun fact: I'm ace and nonbinary!
Art tools I think are neat (⭐ = my mains):
➤ iPadOS/iOS ⭐Procreate, ⭐Pixquare, Nomad Sculpt
➤ PC CSP, Krita, Aseprite, GIMP, Blockbench
➤ WEB ⭐WebGlaze (online AI scraping cloaker), Blockbench
Lore
Taro was once an ordinary possum, if a bit of a foodie even then, for whom scavenging purple potatoes from local backyard gardens was a great joy. This simple life was not to last, for these gardens would run wild after their human caretakers abruptly disappeared.A favorite food became laden with poison.A small possum laid to rest beneath a flowering potato plant and did not wake.As the humans were swallowed by a great sickness and hid themselves away, the possum suddenly stirred again, uncannily aware of the warm dirt cradling him. His limbs now gangly and furless, he could walk tall on two legs but struggled to make sense of the world, finding himself isolated in his time of need.Three years passed. He was wiser now and his voice hoarse from disuse, but the mighty keyboard let his words pierce through walls. Gaming and drawing provided welcome reprieves from the numb monotony. Yet loneliness ached deep in his bones, spurring him to action."Hi... Twitch... My... name... is... Taro."
Commissions
I offer digital art, pixel art, copywriting, editing, and proofreading services. While I get this page properly set up, please simply message me for quotes and commercial or manufacturing rights to commissioned artwork. Thanks!Past artwork here and on Pixel Joint.▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃
⚠️ USAGE OF MY ART OR CONTENT FOR UNAPPROVED COMMERCIAL OR DERIVATIVE PURPOSES IS FORBIDDEN AND NOT VERY POG OF YOU ⚠️
Examples include using my work in your content in ways that aren't fair use, basing fuse bead or cross stitch patterns on my pixel art, or using my content for NFTs or AI training/input. Questions? Message me!
Current Queue
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Digital Art
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Pixel Art
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Writing Services
My secret hobby is crying over typos online.Looking to improve the English in your game, Etsy/Shopify listings, online content, or other written stuff? Need some straightforward yet playful copy for your site or newsletter? Hit me up for a quote!I have some professional copywriting and proofreading experience and specialize in casual, business professional, and informative tones with some friendly humor mixed in. I'm an English native and not-quite-conversational beginner in Japanese, and prefer using gender-neutral language as often as possible. While I use American English, I'll roll with your British or Australian English spellings and quirks to the best of my ability if needed.▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃▃ ➤ COPYWRITING You throw me raw info, I'll cook up some nice sentences with it. It's like ChatGPT except a little more, y'know, retro and human (no regenerative AI is ever used in my work). You're reading some copy right now! ➤ PROOFREADING You bring your own sentences, I'll plate them up nicely so they're ready to serve. I focus on basics like correcting spelling, punctuation, and grammar, rudimentary line editing to tighten up your prose and improve its flow, and some basic copyediting to keep your wording and formatting choices consistent. ➤ TUTORING AS I EDIT If you want to learn the grammatical or artistic reasoning behind my corrections and advice, I'd be happy to offer per-change explanations while working with you! As a language enthusiast myself, I enjoy helping others master English to more accurately and vividly bring their creations to life. Think of me not as a formal tutor, but a buddy helping you express yourself better!
Schedule
Currently on Hiatus!
After experimenting with a couple weeks of streaming games last year, I'm reassessing my content and design to focus more on art and (hopefully soon) gamedev, not just gameplay.
Credits
| Thing | I use... (⭐ = my mains) |
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| Digital art | ⭐Procreate (iOS), CSP (PC) |
| Pixel art | ⭐Pixquare (iOS), Aseprite (PC), GIMP (PC) |
| Drawing tablet | ⭐secondhand 11" iPad Pro (1st gen/2018) with Apple Pencil (2nd gen) and Pro-Draw Grip, secondhand Wacom Bamboo Capture (2011) |
| PNGtubing | Veadotube |
| Video editing | CapCut (PC), DaVinci Resolve (PC) |
| Recording, streaming | OBS |
| Mic | some basic gamer headset found secondhand irl (I did next to no research, please do research lmao) |