PK: OIL GOLEMS

My first task at my new job working for PerBlue!! These were re-designs of oil golems for our game Parallel Kingdom. The originals were just gray blobs, I wanted to give them a bit more of an oily sheen.

GRIFFIN

RUGBY MINOTAUR TATTOO

Tattoo design commissioned by a team member of the Madison Minotaurs Rugby Club.

Inked by Bill at Big Guns Tattoo in Madison.

ENKIDUDE

Reworking my old logo, inspired by the character Enkidu from the Epic of Gilgamesh.

VG CONCEPT ART TEST

I applied for a job doing concept design for video games, and they required an art test. I had to create two seamless background tiles for an old school RPG, a pixel art house suitable for cell phone games, and a fire resistant zombie.

UPDATE: I got the job! I am now a proud employee of PerBlue Mobile and Social Gaming!! SUPER EXCITED!!!

CAMPUS CONNECT: LASER TAG

TOAD FOR AUSTIN

It's a masterpiece!! There's a bar I frequent that has chalkboards in the men's restroom. I usually draw a goomba from Super Mario Bros. when I go in there, it's sort of my calling card. Last night, my buddy Austin requested that I draw Toad.

Should I count this as commissioned work for my portfolio? :)

CAMPUS CONNECT: SKI FREE

CAMPUS CONNECT: GLEE

I have very short deadlines for these Campus Connect flyers, usually only a few hours. They aren't overly elaborate compared to my fine art, but I'm proud of their quality considering how quickly I turn these out.

I was divided on whether or not to give the central character a face. The client ended up printing the one with the face, but a lot of people also prefer the one without.

And the answer to this question is yes, I am a Gleek!

CAMPUS CONNECT: SUPER BOWL PARTY

Trying to loosen up, and explore colors and abstract shapes to convey energy and conflict. The beloved Lucky elephants make their long awaited return of course.

JAR OF HEART CONTAINERS

A mashup of Christina Perri's hit song and the Legend of Zelda.

NEW LOGO

New logo.

The original "monster face" design was a bit too illustrative to use for more conservative purposes, so I redesigned it to be more abstract and business friendly. This functions better as a professional logo, but still speaks to the original’s aesthetic qualities.

HARRY POTTER SPELLS CHART

DOLLARS 4 DEGREES

Did this as a favor for a co-worker, she needed a graphic for a group project she was working on.

CAMPUS CONNECT: CHICAGO TRIP

CAMPUS CONNECT: HARRY POTTER EVENT

To promote this movie field trip, I paid close attention to Harry Potter mythology in order to create a genuine visual experience for fans of the franchise. I reinvented the logos of the three SBA properties as medieval-inspired dormitory banners, similar to those used in the movies. The newspaper page is loaded with Harry Potter trivia. There is also a nod to the UW-Madison football team hidden in the Quidditch stats.

CAMPUS CONNECT: HOOFERS' RAIL JAM

STU LIKES SUSHI

A friend of mine had this photo of his roommates' cat and wanted me to clean it up enough to print and frame as a digital painting, to give them as a gift. I enlarged the photo to print resolution and painted on top of it to give it an artistic feel.

WOOT SHIRT: PHOBIAS

Derby.

CAMPUS CONNECT: ROOMMATE MIXER

Having fun with Lucky's elephant mascot.

WOOT SHIRT: MEME MASHUP!

Derby. This design won an Honorable Mention award from Woot and a Best Loser Award.

JmmBell1987 nominated me for the Best Loser, and said:

"In a derby full of half-hearted traces and slapdash, mindless designs, Eshto's 'Ultimate Wisdom' stood out. It's a clever piece that's based around a funny theme, not on slapping a few memes onto a shirt and calling it a day. Not to mention, its art deco design and colors make the whole thing quite visually striking."

CAMPUS CONNECT: MOVE IN FLYER

A simple, straightforward flyer that pays attention to corporate identity. These were the colors Lucky was using on its website at the time.

WOOT SHIRT: CRYPTOZOOLOGY REDUX

Derby. I had to watch an episode of Jersey Shore to research this. It was excruciating.

WOOT SHIRT: KAWAI!!!!!!!!

Kawaii is a "cuteness" style of cartooning and illustration associated with Japanese culture. Derby.

VG ICONS: MS. PAC-MAN

WOOT SHIRT: SPRING

Derby.

INTERVIEW: BESTLOSERS.COM

I was interviewed by BestLosers.com, a website that tracks Shirt.woot activity.

INTERVIEW

WOOT SHIRT: HOW DO THEY WORK?

How Wack-a-Mole works.

WOOT SHIRT: EARTH DAY

A re-imagining of The Lorax by Dr. Seuss:

WOOT SHIRT: CLASSIC LIT MASHUP

Noah's Ark meets giant squid from 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea:
3rd place/766 votes - PRINTED!! :D

The Tell-Tale Heart of Darkness:
9th place/442 votes

I was really happy with both of these. My first time in the fog (top nine) and both made it in, and my first printing!