Who?

I am a freelance 3D artist and former software developer (he/him) from Augsburg, Germany creating furry 3D art and VR avatars.

During my first internet adventures in 1998, I found the name Kianga (pronounced key-UN-ga) in a Swahili dictionary, translated as “burst of sunlight after rain.” It reminded me of the beautiful ending scene from The Lion King, and I chose it as my online nickname. I learned that it’s a female name only after I had used it for almost every online account. It’s nice and short though, and I still like the image.

Many of my art projects are inspired by the fantasy MMO Guild Wars 2 and its fierce battle cats, the charr. I do not work for ArenaNet nor am I sponsored by them—I just love their work.

If you’d like to know more about my personal history and career and don't mind me rambling a bit, I've written a longer post about it. I also have a list of tools that I use for my work and personal life, if you’re curious about that.

I used to think of myself as politically moderate, but in recent years I've found myself leaning more and more towards the left. I value empathy and kindness, and I have zero tolerance for hate, bigotry, and abuse.

Contact

My main social media platform is Mastodon, feel free to follow me there if you’d like to stay in touch!

You can also send me an email, contact me via other platforms, or leave me a (hopefully nice!) note in my anonymous mailbox.

If you’re curious what I’m up to, check my now page.

Latest Project

Auto-Typography — Obsidian plugin

This is a simple plugin for Obsidian that converts ASCII typography to the correct Unicode symbols for English writing, similar to the original SmartyPants plugin by John Gruber.

Software — May 21, 2023

Latest Articles

Navigating this website

There are four main sections: Pages about specific topics like my commission info & prices, articles (basically blog posts), my creative projects, and mementos—art I have received from friends over the years. You can also browse all of these by categories (like 3D art or virtual reality), characters (like my charr warrior), or collections (like Charrtober 2021).

If you’re looking for a specific page, try the quick search or the site map.

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You can also subscribe to this website via RSS: There are feeds for the entire website and for each section like articles or 3D art. If you add the URL of any list page to your favorite RSS reader, it should discover the feed automatically.

This site will automatically use a light or dark color scheme based on your browser or system preferences, but you can also toggle it manually.

Profile Icons

You'll find one of these on most of my social media profiles. They are commissioned artworks for my personal use only; please do not use them without my permission.

Digital bust of a smiling anthropomorphic jaguar with dark gray fur and golden eyes, with a bright rainbow-colored outline.
RGB panther
By Vae
Digital colored bust drawing of an anthropomorphic black jaguar in side view, flexing his right arm and smiling at the viewer. He has a red cloth tied around his wrist and an flag with asexual pride colors draped over his shoulder and arm.
Black jaguar with ace pride flag
By Sayna Jaye
Digital bust drawing of a male charr with an eye patch against a red background. He's looking at the viewer with a confident smile.
Kianga Snowstorm, my charr warrior from Guild Wars 2
By Vae
Digital art of a feline eye close-up, exquisitely detailed with black fur and a golden iris, looking directly at the viewer
Black jaguar eye icon
By Twilight Saint

Featured Projects

3D render of a male charr wearing a bamboo hat with holes made to fit his horns, and a black coat and pauldrons with gold accents over a jade green shirt and purple pants. He's holding a shining dagger in his right paw.
3D outfit
May 5, 2023
3D render of a male charr with dark gray fur, orange tiger stripes and a yellow mane. He is wearing a combination of leather harness and bronze-colored scale/chain mail armor, based on the "Savage Scale" outfit from Guild Wars 2.
VRChat avatar
Mar 27, 2023
3D render of an anthropomorphic winged unicorn with a very stocky build, feathered wings, brown fur and hair, and blue eyes. His hands and feet are extra large and fluffy. He’s standing in a relaxed pose and looking at the viewer.
VRChat avatar
Mar 3, 2023
3D render of a male charr with yellow-golden fur, blue eyes, and a long fluffy mane, standing in a volcanic cave and looking past the viewer with a friendly expression. His outfit: a golden wreath with green leaves on his head, a brown piece of cloth tied around his neck and shoulders and pinned together at his left shoulder with a golden brooch, large black epaulettes with gold edges on his right shoulder, a denim-colored chest piece, black leather gloves, close-fitting white pants, and black leather boots that are open in the front to leave room for his large clawed toes.
VRChat avatar
Feb 2, 2023
3D render of a bipedal dragon with wings and ear fins. His body and scales are golden orange with black hands and feet and an orange light shining from his eyes, from a gem on his forehead, and between his chest scales.
VRChat Avatar
Jan 2, 2023
3D render of a male charr with dark blue-ish fur in a combat-ready pose. He is wearing a leather harness, steel gauntlets, leg plates, and boots, a long beige racing scarf, and a Blood Legion banner on his back.
VRChat Avatar
Sep 21, 2022
3D render of an anthropomorphic black jaguar sitting casually in a jungle environment. Brightly glowing rosettes on his body illuminate his surroundings in all colors of the rainbow.
Prompt 95: ILLUMINATE
Sep 16, 2022
3D render of a male charr (Wan Shi Tong) in a martial arts pose, looking towards the right. He has black fur with white hands and feet, golden eyes, horns similar to a ram, and long, dark, braided hair, and is wearing the Infused Samurai Outfit from Guild Wars 2: steel armor with red paint and yellow glowing accents, held together by thick yellow cords, and with dark red leather underneath.
VRChat Avatar
Aug 30, 2022
VRChat Avatar
Aug 4, 2022
3D render of a bipedal dragon standing in a cavern with wings extended. Fiery light illuminates him from below. His body is covered in glossy black scales, with a row of larger sharp light gray scales on his chest. Magical symbols run from his neck to his legs and also along his tail, glowing with a golden light.
VRChat Avatar
Jun 22, 2022
3D close-up render of an anthropomorphic black jaguar with orange eyes, looking at the viewer with a smile, head slightly tilted. He has a simple steel earring in his left ear.
VR Avatar
May 23, 2022
3D render of Drizzlebone, a male charr standing in a dark, rocky environment. He’s wearing armor made of dark green steel with a ghostly blue glow, skull-like shoulder armor, and chains draped decoratively around his neck, wrists, and waist. He’s also wielding a large, semi-transparent hammer in his right paw that glows in a similar ghostly blue color.
VRChat Avatar
Mar 14, 2022