Hailing from the Isan region of Thailand and raised in rural Nakhon Rachasima (also known as Korat), Phatthranit Osman prefers to go professionally by the nickname Biruoh (the Japanese word for “beer”). The artist has parlayed her childhood love of drawing into a freelance career as an illustrator and UX/UI designer, currently based in Cork, Ireland.
“My mother and aunt are seamstresses, so growing up I would often see my mother and aunt drawing, and I used to ask them to draw a picture while I watched,” Biruoh says. “Back then, I couldn't draw on my own, so I felt like it was something so pleasant and interesting to watch.” As a teenager, Biruoh spent most of her time immersed in comics or in front of her computer. This period seeded an early interest in Adobe Photoshop, and graphic design.
“Drawing makes me feel like myself, and allows me to express my thoughts freely,” says Biruoh, who cites anime, games, and movies as major points of inspiration for her subject matter. But she also loves to travel with friends.
“I come home and look at the photos from my trip, and I often want to turn that picture into a fun story,” she says.
Her portfolio for Adobe Stock, featuring work from her Artist Development Fund commission in 2021, offers a kaleidoscopically colorful window into those travels and experiences, executed with her signature style: full of energy, movement, and color.
