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Behind the Scenes: Dungeons & Dragons Illustration
Two things inspired me this week to go and create new artwork. And both of them are quite big, though one flew a bit under the radar. I'm talking about the Dungeons & Dragons movie - Honor Among Thieves. And the best thing - the movie is actually good! If you're a D&D fan, you know how it went with the movies in the past. There were three, but other than Jeremy Irons in the villain role, let's just not talk about them at all :)On the other side, D&D basically laid the foundations for...
Baldur's Gate
I’m a huge Dungeons & Dragons fan, so when both movie (that’s actually consumable) and probably the largest RPG game of all time, Baldur’s Gate 3 both come out in such a short time, there had to be a Mimic diorama made.
Behind the Scenes: Design Factory Illustration
We'll get a little bit more practical this week, so you'll get a bit of sneak peek into what's cooking behind the scenes. Thing is, apart from my courses, I also freelance. But I have to be really picky about the inquiries, because there's so little time left.But the inquiries keep coming in and I always found it waste of potential to deny them all the time. Even if smaller low profile jobs, some of them would deserve a high quality illustration treatment. I thought about this, a...
Design Factory
I’m working on a new design studio website hero illustration, so I thought I will record the process and share with you. The main theme is a design factory with American diner style elements. What do you think?
Behind the Scenes: Calm Abstract Illustration
When you're searching for ideas, the best thing you can do is to go look around for some. And if you're not inspired by the world or your surroundings, you can always just browse and save other artworks, that scream "I should have made that" at you.Over time you build up a list and you're able to pick the theme you're in a mood for on a regular basis. That's more important than any strike of inspiration. A lot of great works were achieved by consistency, rather than b...
Calm Room
Let’s get into a more relaxed and mindful mood and create a calm abstract environment. What do you think?
Behind the Scenes: Docking Boat Illustration
Summertime peaks and I got interested in a bit of boating lately, so why not enjoy some of that new found interest while indoors?There were many ways to go, so I had to think for a while about some favorite approach. Do I want to go for an open sea, or the mooring? Motor boat or a sail boat?I picked the easier to do adventure motor boat, because I was a bit tight on time and didn't want to get entangled (ba-da-ts) in all the lines and ropes on the sail boat. Also, I wanted to go with a bit o...
Docking Boat
Enjoying the summer, so I got in the mood for some cute little adventure boat at a dock.
Garden Cinema
As the summer peaks and the weather keep insisting on grilling us, evenings in the garden open up new possibilities, so I'm making the garden cinema setup this week.
Behind the Scenes: How to reach clients?
I'm one of those people, that actually enjoy commercial work for clients. I can appreciate a good brief and I really love to dive in, extract the important details and nuances and build a creative strategy around it. The resulting visual concept is always just a cherry on top.So it's no surprise, that occasionally, I just practice this on my own projects. If you want to stay sharp and be ready for the upcoming freelance project, it's really easy. Just make a list of interesting theme...
Gadgets Illustration
New stylized marketing illustration representing the living room entertainment and gaming gadgets.
Behind the Scenes: Friends Apartment
Some themes are probably just eternal. If you feel like there's nowhere to turn for inspiration and you want to make your consistent weekly or monthly progress with a new project, they are a good pillars that you can count on.All of us have some shared popular culture moments. Be it the blockbuster movie that defines an era, or a TV show that everybody in a generation watched at least a bit at some point.So this week it was my time to take a creative rest, grab one of those evergreens and ju...
Friends Apartment
Can you hear the title song playing? I was in a mood for some nostalgia so here’s a stylized tiny Friends sitcom inspired living room. What do you think?
Behind the Scenes: Lo-Fi Illustration
I really enjoy simple and low tech visuals, that represent analog world. They have a sense of calm and focus. That's probably the reason, why the creator of lo-fi study music channel chose the mellow visual of a girl studying in a simple room with not much around.Apart from it becoming a meme that represents the grit (study forever), it's also one of the best grounding and focused experiences. Running that music with the image on the background while working can really elevate your focus...
Lo-Fi Room
I wanted to do my take on the lo-fi study meme and match the atmosphere and aesthetics of the well-known relaxing piece of art.
Behind the Scenes: Diablo Illustration
I remember it like yesterday, sitting behind a CRT monitor as a 12 year old and scared senseless after the first Diablo cinematic ends and I have to dive into the corrupted Tristram cathedral.Then, few years later in high school, linking with a friend's PC using twisted UTP cables to play through the Diablo 2 campaign.So, when a new Diablo releases, you might imagine the effect it has on me. But times change, and my schedule isn't really supportive of gaming :) That's why 3D design a...
Diablo 4 Barbarian
I don’t get to play a lot of games, but Diablo 4 is such a huge thing for me (fan since the first Diablo in 1997) I just had to jump in and naturally it inspired me for the next render as well. Do you play?
Mixed Reality
Apple Vision Pro is all the fuss now, so I felt like making a mixed reality theme illustration this week. Let’s see what possibilities get unlocked by developers with new apps, hopefully we’ll also get some non-pro versions soon. What do you think?
Behind the Scenes: Art Studio Illustration
This week, I was looking for some refreshing and uplifting idea. Ideally without any connection to an existing pop-culture reference. Of course, I like to re-create my favorite popular TV moments, and they reach audience a bit better too. But sometimes, I just want a blank canvas.As I was browsing through some of my older works, I came across this series of small shops I did back in the day. Bakery, coffee shop, gift shop and others. And I noticed how simple they were. Mostly made out of low pol...
