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artfight 2026 – Prep
https://artfight.net/~aster_tech Prep – Icons and Card In preparation for Artfight 2026, I created icons for all 10 of my characters in stages – first sketch, then flat color, shadows, then highlights (some of those were actually more steps, but then the list would be too long). Below is an example of the process. I then…
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ref sheet update – aster
Earlier this year, I started a redesign of my oldest character – Astēr. I created two front-on images, that refined some details I had established in a previous illustration. I created a character sheet for Artfight that elaborated on these ideas and finalized a new design. The initial layout I came up with had two…
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ref sheet and updated design – silly
In preparation for artfight, I made a ref sheet for Silly, one of my creature characters. I originally got this character as a part of an art trade, so the initial design was not my own. The image I received was below. When I first got the character, I made some loose doodles, but kept…
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ellie the blood eel – iron lung fanart
After re-watching Iron Lung, I wanted to draw Ellie the blood eel. I started with a basic sketch of layout. I knew I wanted to showcase her tail details and open maw, and that I wanted a decent amount of vignette. I followed it up with some base colors and a large brush. I started…
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Lander Concept Art
I wanted to demonstrate the various stages of development possible with the Lander, and decided to make three snapshots. These are not all the states the Lander is capably of being in, but they provide a good range of statuses that give you a good idea of all the available options. The lander is placed…
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Philadelphia Magic Gardens Rebrand
I was given the task of a total rebrand for the Philadelphia Magic Gardens on South Street. I first visited the location to get an idea of their visual presence. Because the project was based on the work of an existing artist – Isaiah Zagar – I wanted to make sure my work was true to…
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WKIL 109 VHF
This project is based on The True Lives of the Fabulous Killjoys comic book series by Gerard Way and Shaun Simon. Visuals are pulled from California, National Anthem, and Danger Days. One particularly good resource for footage was the series of student projects created for the Dr. Death Defying listening party in 2014 Below is…
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Thrice Wounded Deer
After attending the My Chemical Romance concert in Los Angeles for the Long Live tour, I was inspired to make some art. Below I have a series of screenshots of my process and a few notes. One early issue I encountered was with the anatomy of the back legs. I ended up redoing them, and…
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Commission – MySpace Era Kippa
For this commission for Kippa I was given a significant amount of creative freedom, and ended up designing a mirror selfie myspace-era design. Below are some of the reference images I showed the client to approve. With the clients approval, I moved on to the sketch. I wanted to include a variety of easter egg…
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Artfight 2025
2025 was my second year participating in Artfight. This year was Fossils vs Crystals (I chose team fossils). images courtesy of Artfight – Art Fight 2025: Fossils vs Crystals Below are all my attack thumbnails if you are interested – I’m going to highlight a few of my favorites/ the ones with the most interesting…
