Tyson Tan

File:Kiki the Cyber Squirrel mascot of Krita plastic model kit design sheet.png

Tyson has an art style that draws inspirations from both anime and western cartoons. He draws mostly anthropomorphic animal characters.{{Cite web|url=http://tysontan.deviantart.com/gallery/|title=Tyson Tan's Deviantart Gallery|website=deviantART|access-date=2017-07-20|archive-date=2017-07-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170713092321/http://tysontan.deviantart.com/gallery/|url-status=live}} He is also known for his ability of designing robotic characters with organic shapes while keeping a level of convincing mechanical details.{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/TysonTanX/status/751442160885633025|title=#オリロボ ケモロボ専門です。|last=Tyson Tan|date=2016-07-08|website=Twitter|access-date=2017-07-19|archive-date=2018-05-13|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180513111449/https://twitter.com/TysonTanX/status/751442160885633025|url-status=live}}

File:KDE Mascot Konqi by Tyson Tan.png

File:Libbie Tyson Tan front.png

Tyson designed Kiki the Cyber Squirrel as the mascot for Digital painting software Krita in 2012, and has been Krita's startup artwork artist since.{{Cite web|url=https://krita.org/en/about/kiki/|title=Krita's mascot Kiki|last=Krita Foundation|website=krita.org|access-date=2017-07-19|archive-date=2017-10-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171030104758/https://krita.org/en/about/kiki/|url-status=live}} In 2013, his re-design concept of KDE's mascot Konqi was chosen from a contest and has been used since KDE version 5.x.{{Cite news|url=https://timeline.kde.org/|title=26 Years of KDE|access-date=2017-07-19|language=en|archive-date=2017-12-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171210142519/https://timeline.kde.org/|url-status=live}} He also designed Kate the woodpecker as the mascot for advanced text editor Kate in 2014.{{Cite web|url=https://kate-editor.org/2014/10/12/kates-mascot-kate-the-woodpecker/|title=Kate's mascot woodpecker|date=2014-10-12|website=Kate Editor|access-date=2017-07-19|archive-date=2017-12-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201043442/https://kate-editor.org/2014/10/12/kates-mascot-kate-the-woodpecker/|url-status=live}} Tyson submitted a mascot (Libbie the Cyber Oryx) for LibreOffice during a contest run by The Document Foundation in late 2017 however his entry was unsuccessful.{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/TysonTanX/status/913430461866704896|title=LibreOffice contest entry|date=2017-09-28|website=Twitter|access-date=2018-03-27|archive-date=2017-11-20|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171120191357/https://twitter.com/TysonTanX/status/913430461866704896|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=https://design.blog.documentfoundation.org/2017/11/13/mascot-iteration/|title=LibreOffice Mascot: Iterating the submissions|date=2017-11-13|website=The Document Foundation Blog|access-date=2018-03-27|archive-date=2018-03-27|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180327213552/https://design.blog.documentfoundation.org/2017/11/13/mascot-iteration/|url-status=live}}

Tyson drew several pieces of fan-art for the platform game Freedom Planet after its release. His fan-art was later adopted by the game's developer and publisher, GalaxyTrail, for promotional purposes.{{Cite web|url=https://twitter.com/burnttoshreds/status/629750860784861184|title=@galaxytrail keeping it real with Freedom Planet. Excellent art for the booth! #RTX #RTX2015|last=BurntToShreds|date=2015-08-07|website=Twitter|access-date=2017-07-19|archive-date=2019-05-15|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190515224651/https://twitter.com/burnttoshreds/status/629750860784861184|url-status=live}} He later became the concept artist and character designer of the game's sequel, Freedom Planet 2.{{Cite web|url=http://freedomplanet2.com/about.php|title=Freedom Planet 2 - Now in Development!|website=freedomplanet2.com|access-date=2017-07-19|archive-date=2017-07-11|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170711094032/http://www.freedomplanet2.com/about.php|url-status=live}}

Tyson's works have been included in the following books:

• IMAGINE: the art of Imaginary Friends Studios (Artwork used){{Cite web|url=http://greg-johnson-books.mybigcommerce.com/imagine-the-art-of-imaginary-friends-studios/|title=IMAGINE: THE ART OF IMAGINARY FRIENDS STUDIOS|website=Greg Johnson Books|access-date=2017-07-20}}
• Furries Furever: Draw and Color Anthro Characters in a Variety of Styles (Artist and writer of Chapter 6){{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=VPlhBQAAQBAJ&dq=tyson+tan&pg=PT425|title=Furries Furever: Draw and Color Anthro Characters in a Variety of Styles|last1=Hodges|first1=Jared|last2=Cibos|first2=Lindsay|date=2014-07-16|publisher=IMPACT|isbn=9781440334474|language=en|access-date=2021-12-14|archive-date=2022-05-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530163021/https://books.google.com/books?id=VPlhBQAAQBAJ&dq=tyson+tan&pg=PT425|url-status=live}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.northlightshop.com/furries-furever|title=Furries Furever: How to Draw Furries {{!}} NorthLight|website=NorthLight|language=en|access-date=2017-07-20|archive-date=2017-07-10|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170710114641/http://www.northlightshop.com/furries-furever|url-status=live}}
• Digital Painting with Krita 2.9: Learn All of the Tools to Create Your Next Masterpiece (Cover artist){{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=M6MyjgEACAAJ&q=Digital+Painting+with+Krita+2.9|title=Digital Painting with Krita 2.9: Learn All of the Tools to Create Your Next Masterpiece|last=Petrovic|first=Scott L.|date=2015-10-28|publisher=Louvus Media|isbn=9780996851701|language=en|access-date=2021-12-14|archive-date=2022-05-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530163022/https://books.google.com/books?id=M6MyjgEACAAJ&q=Digital+Painting+with+Krita+2.9|url-status=live}}
• Dessin et peinture numérique avec Krita (Artwork used){{Cite news|url=https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_ThuUeFfCjXa1wZStdmSx_dDkusrMhxf2FFcUbQJ5N0/edit|title=Dessin et peinture numérique avec Krita|work=Google Docs|access-date=2017-07-20|language=en|archive-date=2022-05-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220530163022/https://docs.google.com/document/d/1_ThuUeFfCjXa1wZStdmSx_dDkusrMhxf2FFcUbQJ5N0/edit|url-status=live}}{{Cite book|title=Dessin et peinture numérique avec Krita|last=GIET|first=Timothée|date=2016-03-10|publisher=Editions D-BookeR|isbn=9782822703802}}
• Made with Krita 2016 (Artwork used){{Cite web|url=https://krita.org/en/item/made-with-krita-2016-the-krita-artbook/|title=Made with Krita 2016 — the Krita Artbook {{!}} Krita|last=Foundation|first=Krita|website=krita.org|language=en-US|access-date=2017-07-20|archive-date=2017-09-06|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170906064548/https://krita.org/en/item/made-with-krita-2016-the-krita-artbook/|url-status=live}}

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• Freedom Planet 2
• Konqi, mascot of KDE
• Kiki the Cyber Squirrel, mascot of Krita
• Kate the woodpecker, mascot of Kate editor
• {{slink|LibreOffice|Mascot competition}} for details about Libbie the Cyber Oryx

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