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The Rise of Independent Creators: Taking Back the Creative Space
The Rise of Independent Creators: Taking Back the Creative Space
There’s a quiet revolution happening in the creative world — and it’s powered by independent creators. 💥 Once upon a time, artists, writers, and animators shaped culture with raw imagination... Read more...
A guy wears a cool what the kraken long sleeve tee
What the Kraken?
🐙 What the Kraken? – When Myth Meets Street Some say it lurks beneath the waves — a whisper, a ripple, a shadow with too many arms and way too... Read more...
Bloodbath on Unholy Island — Issue #1: Improv
Bloodbath on Unholy Island — Issue #1: Improv
Scene Five and Six. The end of Issue One.That’s thirty-six pages down. “Improv” feels like the right name for this one — not just for Rom, who’s surviving by making... Read more...
Bloodbath on Unholy Island: Scene 3 & 4
Bloodbath on Unholy Island: Scene 3 & 4
Storytelling on the page is never one-to-one. The script is a guide, but when I sit down to draw, the visuals start to argue back. Sometimes I stay strict, but... Read more...
Spreads for scene 2
Bloodbath on Unholy Island: Scene 2 – Frank
Storytelling is momentum. Each scene, each page, each panel builds pressure. With Bloodbath on Unholy Island, I’m testing how much tension I can hold before it snaps. In my last... Read more...
The first 4 spreads, 8 pages of, scene 1.
Developing Bloodbath on Unholy Island
How do you tell a story? As an artist, as a designer? For me, storytelling almost always starts with a pencil. That’s my gut instinct: sketch it out, visualize, let... Read more...
First 2 pages of bloodbath, my new horror graphic novel
Reworking Bloodbath on Unholy Island
Working on an indie graphic novel is messy, experimental, and full of surprises. Bloodbath on Unholy Island is my ongoing comic book project, and here I’m sharing the process—rewriting scripts,... Read more...
Final poster design for Nuasicaä
The Final Nausicaä Poster
When I shared the sketch for this Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind redesign, it was still just an idea in progress—shapes, tones, and moods starting to take form.... Read more...
Rediscovering Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind: Hidden Details and a Modern Poster Reimagining
Rediscovering Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind: Hidden Details and a Modern Poster Reimagining
Note: This is a work-in-progress sketch — not the final piece. I’m sharing it now to offer insight into the creative process and how these ideas are taking shape. Few... Read more...
Designing The Silent Dance of Stars
Designing The Silent Dance of Stars
I’m at a special point in the journey of publishing my new book, The Silent Dance of Stars. After years of shaping words and worlds, I’m now holding the visual... Read more...
Roots and remedies image
Timelapse: Roots and Remedies
There’s something fascinating about watching an illustration come to life, stroke by stroke — the way a rough idea becomes a living, breathing world on the page. My latest piece,... Read more...
A Journey into Princess Mononoke — Ghibli, Myth, and My Art Tribute
A Journey into Princess Mononoke — Ghibli, Myth, and My Art Tribute
I’ve been a lifelong Studio Ghibli fan — the kind who replays Totoro for its quiet magic, swoons over Spirited Away for its uncanny beauty, and always returns to the... Read more...