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Mantabu! my buddy @tessamag designs some really great critters and has a rad color sense. When she did some manta themed doodles? Game over- I had to make fan art.  Check out her profile here and on DA for more goodness! https://tessary.deviantart.com/ For my part, I had a blast playing with the shapes and colors of these little guys :)) 

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Process video for Merle! Music is Teaspoon by The Long Winters Figured it might be interesting to see some of the work that goes into a design of this sort for some of yall? Made start to finish in Procreate on the Ipad Pro!

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Two Januaries ago I put my Cintiq in storage, purchased an iPad Pro, and never looked back- I’ve worked on it full-time ever since! I’ve been meaning to write an digestible review of my experiences, since I get a lot of questions about my setup. Here’s a swing at that! First off: I bought my iPad Pro after testing it out twice at the Apple store. I definitely recommend that- I only knew I could make it work when I got a feel for it. The responsiveness of the stylus, a basic attempt to understand Procreate, and a little chat with the salespeople at the shop sold me on it. My current set up: I use a 512 gig 12” iPad Pro and Apple Pencil. I love the large screen area (the 10” is totally viable, it’s down to preference in this case). I started with 32gigs, but found cloud storage too clumsy & craved more local space (layered art files are huge). I use the basic Apple brand protective case/cover and I splurged for a MacCase Flight Jacket bag made for the Pro. Here’s why: the first night with an unprotected iPad on my nightstand, I knocked it to the floor & it shattered. Walking in a day after to speak with the same sales reps with the wreckage, was quite the experience. Apple was lovely & they replaced it, but I’ve been paranoid about iPad safety since. I chose the Flight Jacket (padded, a snug fit, with a natty pencil holder) to keep it safe & still stylish. I also use an elastic strap for the case made by GearCase that you can pick up on Amazon and Etsy as an additional way to keep track of my stylus.

IPad Cons: there are a few features I still miss from Photoshop (Liquify, Typesetting). The feel of the Pencil on glass can take some getting used to (a few friends use screen protectors that change the texture, I myself keep it clear since I’ve gotten used to the feel). Cloud storage is quite clunky, transferring large files over wifi is not a great experience yet. 

Ipad Pros: gesture controls are a breeze, and @procreate has a lovely, minimal UI to accommodate them. Procreate’s in-app recording is great & let’s me share my process with you all! The devs & community are lovely- Tara https://gumroad.com/dizzytara Max https://gumroad.com/maxulichney and Georg https://gumroad.com/georgvw have made some brushes that push the experience up a notch. And of course: I’m no longer confined to where my computer sits. I can...just leave! In 2 years my iPad & I have been all over the states, Hawaii, Poland, Japan & Vancouver. I’m always drawing wherever I am, working meaningfully on planes & trains between bases. I even met a beautiful woman on Instagram, who lives on the other side of the continent...we’re engaged now! The best!  If you draw for a living, have the itch to travel, and are teetering on a tablet decision, I recommend trying out the iPad Pro for yourself. You can give it a spin in any Apple Store. Try out Procreate (and make sure to read their free ebook manual, since a lot of features are tucked away from immediate view), and see what you make of it! It won’t be for everyone, but it’s a tool that has opened a lot of doors for me- and two years on, I’m still thrilled with it. I hope this has been helpful- Cheers folks! -n

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A recent illustration done for Monocle Society’s card-based storytelling game, Weave! This was the cover for the Solar Age module, and it was a really fun exercise in quickly spinning up some pulp sci-fi designs :)  Really fun client work!

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For those interested, here’s an extended look at the process of creating that last Magnus concept in Procreate on the iPad Pro!

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Presenting: 

www.nicholaskole.art

My brand new portfolio page :)Felt like it was high time for a new pass at things, and I wanted to make sure folks had a feed-free space to browse at their leisure. Please take a look, share it around, let me know what you think!The work will stay up to date, and there’s plenty of new stuff featured :DCheers,-n

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The Wingfeather Saga Short Film Trailer

The epic saga comes to life in an all-new animated short film - December 26th! Thousands of Kickstarter backers helped us get this far. You can help us make ...

WOAHO! Tis here! A trailer for our indie short- The Wingfeather Saga! Please check it out and share it wide- it’s been a labor of love and we really hope to make more :)

The whole short will be on its way at the end of December- I’ll be sharing more production artwork and information about some of the really awesome crew I got to work with while putting this together.  Yee- exciting!

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We've been cooking up some fun stuff over on the Jellybots Patreon in the last month and a half! Including a new hour-long Color tutorial video by yours truly (and a new one coming up this month!) Get in on Jellybots' videos and designs: www.patreon.com/jellybots Looking forward to working for you :) -n