Character Designs

Tawnya, Carla, and Vince (Spindlehorse Style attempt)

Before sending in an application to Spindlehorse Toons, I thought back to when I had the opportunity to talk with the studio’s founder Vivienne Medrano and how she recommended that if I ever wanted to work for them I should find a way to show that I was capable of drawing in a similar style. With that in mind I decided to take a bit of free time to rough out a few demons who could, hopefully, fit into the world of her show “Helluva Boss.”

Emi and Anika (“Epithet Erased: Great at crime” contest entires)

In the past few years, I’ve become a bit of a fan of the web show “Epithet Erased.” So, when the show’s creator announced a character design contest, I thought it would be a fun way for me to spend my free time for the next week. The prompt for the contest was to design a female member of the show’s criminal organization, “The Banzai Blasters,” who one could envision singing the show’s song “Great at Crime.”

Dr. Decapus

One of the first characters I ever made, Dr. Decapus, was envisioned to be a serious educator who also possessed a form that could naturally lend itself to a variety of comedic possibilities. Decapus has gone though a few revisions over the years as is to be expected since he was one of my first serious attempts at an original character, but his core appearance has always remained the same. His tentacles where fun to work with when it came time to decide how his mood affected them

Arianna "Ari"

Arianna was born of an idea of a council of the supernatural blending into everyday society. While many of the other members of this group keep to themselves, I always thought Ari would be much more social. As such, she needed to look more approachable and, for lack of a better word, normal, compared to what I imagined her colleagues were like. However, this perception of normality would fall apart should you ever see her covered eye. 

Ekimuu "Kim"

Another from the world Ari inhabits, Ekimuu is more or less the original vampire, just never tell her this or she'd become enraged as she hates to be compared to the blood suckers (possibly because she's embarrassed to admit that their existence is her fault). Due to her condition she forever is forced to appear as though she is a child, but make no mistake, she is one of the most ancient and wise beings on the planet. 

Additional designs can be found in my Old Design Archive