ILLUSTRATION • CHARACTER DESIGN • CONCEPT DEVELOPMENT • CHILDRENS BOOKS
hi, I'm T.J. 👋 equal parts playful zen monkey & neurodivergent sketch goblin...I draw weird sidequests filled with natural magic...
Finding The Right Flavor
Bringing life to line & color requires inhabiting the character you are searching for and creating their internal world as well as their visual nuance...
Embedding Narrative
A story is more than sequencing and character arcs, it is embodied in the world and each element. It is cultivated in the subtext and context of every image...
Ideation & Iteration
The real special-sauce is imagination and determination. Repeatedly asking "how else could these elements exist?" and putting it down to reflect upon...
