A phone screen recording shows a young man holding up a blue-toned portrait. A small banner drops in from the top: "arianagrande liked your post."

That is the moment Faiz Khilafa waited for, and thousands of Indonesians watched it happen.

Faiz Khilafa is a student from Majalengka, West Java, who draws realistic drawings and digital art recently got a like, a Story repost, and a comment from American singer Ariana Grande.

Who Is Faiz Khilafa?

Faiz is a student, not a full-time professional artist. According to Cretivox, he is known for realism, meaning drawings that look very close to the real subject. He also makes digital art for his social media followers.

His style changes with the subject. One piece is a portrait with cold blue light across the face. Another is a watercolor with soft brown tones on textured paper. A third is a bold comic-style poster with halftone dots and loud yellow lettering.

What Did Ariana Grande Actually Do?

She did three things. She liked his post. She reposted his work to her Instagram Stories, and she left a comment on his video.

The comment is short and warm. "my heart! i love you all so, so much thank you so much," she wrote, followed by a white heart. Faiz replied fast: "i'm crying."

The Story repost is the most interesting part. Faiz drew a comic-style illustration of a woman in a yellow dress. Around her are panels labeled "Make-up," "Hair style," "Photographs," and "Directors," with the words "Brighter Days Ahead." Cretivox says this piece shows the singer with her team behind the Eternal Sunshine album. The credit line tags Faiz, Ariana Grande's account, and a creative account called theglindabubble.

In other words, he did not only draw the star. He drew the people behind her, and they got their credit too.

 

 

 

 

 

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Why Did His Art Get Noticed?

Faiz pays attention to small details, and he picks subjects fans care about. Cretivox says Ariana Grande also reposted a watercolor of her two dogs, Toulouse and Quinn. One is a small fluffy dog with a tiny blue-and-red charm on its collar. The other is taller, with a pink collar and floppy ears.

His feed also has a green-faced witch in a black hat, drawn in the style of Wicked. A blonde figure leans in to whisper to her. Another piece is a black-and-white comic panel with song-inspired text like "hate that I made you love me." It even has small name tags for the people in the scene.

Here is the surprising part. The repost that reached the singer was not a perfect portrait. It was a comic-style thank-you to her creative team. Fans often try to get a celebrity's attention by drawing the celebrity. Faiz got it by drawing everyone else.

How Can Young Artists Learn From This?

Faiz's story does not prove that one post makes you famous. What it shows is a pattern that is easy to copy.

He posted consistently, tagged the right accounts, and chose subjects with a real community behind them. He also made work in different styles, so people had more than one reason to stop scrolling. And when the moment came, he answered quickly and honestly.