Thanatos Death Tarot Card
Over the summer, I studied the symbolism of Tarot cards and played the rouge-like RPG game Hades. While doing these things at the same time, I thought the character Thanatos would look great as the Death Tarot card. To create a traditional look and feel, I experimented with True Grit Texture Supply's fun brushes and textures. Working with halftones gave me a new perspective on lighting and values in illustrations.
Original Character Design
I played a lot of games this summer, so I thought it would be fun to incorporate elements of Chinese culture in an original character design of my own. I challenged myself by creating a series of 90-minute black-and-white sketches, and this is one of my favorites.
Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint
I don't have a fancy explanation for this one, I just thought the character looked cool and was very creatively inspired by the space adventure, time-traveling tragedy of a 551 chapter web novel.
Cowboy Bebop Poster
I was inspired by the typography in the opening for hit 1998 anime Cowboy Bebop, as well as its overall atmosphere. The show is a neo-noir space western set on The Bebop, a spaceship piloted by an odd found family of bounty hunters, a goofy hacker, and a corgi. Its soulful jazz soundtrack, stunning frame composition, and creative speculative technologies had me hooked and obsessed.
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