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@themusingowl

Jamie's illustrations are infused with vibrant character and background work, reflecting lived experiences abroad, and blending techniques from both Eastern and Western influences.

Personal digital illustration project created using Adobe Photoshop, featuring grayscale coloring, color overlays, and overpainting techniques. The artwork captures a moment of quiet connection and introspection between two characters in a serene café setting. Soft, natural light streams through large windows, enhancing the depth of their conversation. The interplay of light and shadow emphasizes the characters' expressions, creating a gentle ambiance. The composition invites viewers to ponder the nature of the conversation and the bond between the characters, evoking a delicate sense of contemplation and connection.

Personal digital illustration project created using Adobe Photoshop, featuring grayscale coloring, color overlays, and overpainting techniques. The artwork highlights a key plot element of a game through a metallic-textured background and graffiti motifs. It emphasizes the centrality of the main character to the game's events, using contrast to make the character stand out against the dark tones of the overall composition.

Personal digital illustration project created using Adobe Photoshop, featuring grayscale coloring, color overlays, and overpainting techniques. The artwork is set against a purplish-blue backdrop and portrays a poignant moment of distress and comfort between two characters. The desolate and destroyed background is deliberately chosen to underscore the hidden distress of the pigtailed girl, enhancing the intrigue of the scene.

Personal project digital illustration created with Adobe Photoshop, featuring grayscale coloring, color overlays, and overpainting techniques. Depicts characters from Mario Kart Double Dash, with one character looking anxious as the other races through the game environment, capturing the essence of speed and adventure.

Commissioned digital illustration for print, created using Adobe Photoshop with grayscale coloring, color overlays, and overpainting techniques. The artwork, commissioned by voice actor Paul Castro Jr., captures the uncertainty and anxiety of the main character he voices. It highlights key elements from the original game, including background buildings that pay homage to the box art. The composition leaves ample space for the client to add a signature or note, designed as a signing board for fan purchases.

Personal project book illustration created with Adobe Photoshop, utilizing grayscale coloring and overpainting techniques. Depicts a pivotal story moment where a character's words cause a family to freeze and stare in shock, using a voyeuristic perspective akin to video camera footage.

Personal project book illustration created with Adobe Photoshop, utilizing grayscale coloring and overpainting techniques. Depicts a nostalgic scene where one character surprises another with a half-opened dandelion as a gift, evoking warmth and emotion in the viewer.

Personal project book illustration created with Adobe Photoshop, utilizing grayscale coloring and overpainting techniques. Depicts a chilling scene where a monstrous figure is juxtaposed with main characters, emphasizing their presence and the ominous atmosphere.

Personal project digital illustration created with Adobe Photoshop, utilizing grayscale coloring, color overlays, and overpainting techniques. Depicts characters in a lighthearted manner within a nostalgic childhood memory setting, featuring cross-hatching and brushstrokes for a drawing-like appearance. Contrasts warm emotions with the cold snow and rundown school environment.

Personal project digital illustration created with Adobe Photoshop, utilizing grayscale coloring, color overlays, and overpainting techniques. Depicts an elder character immersed in a cold, contemplative environment with painterly background strokes, while holding a younger sisterly figure. Emphasizes warmth, closeness, and affection between the characters.

Personal project digital illustration created with Adobe Photoshop, utilizing grayscale coloring, color overlays, and overpainting techniques. Depicts two characters showcasing excitement and camaraderie, emphasizing their complementary relationship.

Personal project digital illustration created with Adobe Photoshop, utilizing grayscale coloring, color overlays, and overpainting techniques. Features a subdued color palette of grey, black, and orange, highlighting a central focal point with graffiti-like barbed wire motifs. Symbolizes a sense of entrapment reminiscent of themes in the character's originating game.

Personal project digital illustration created with Adobe Photoshop, utilizing grayscale coloring, color overlays, and overpainting techniques. Depicts a character remembering a brother-figure amidst a painterly snowstorm, contrasting their physical presence with the ephemeral nature of memory.

Personal project digital illustration created with Adobe Photoshop, utilizing grayscale coloring, color overlays, and overpainting techniques. Features a character with gold and metal accents, symbolizing their role as an archon of commerce. Depicts a stoic expression juxtaposed with flowing leaves and running water, emphasizing authority and elegance.

Personal project digital illustration created with Adobe Photoshop, utilizing grayscale coloring, color overlays, and overpainting techniques. Depicts a character known for their icy motif, conveying a sense of loneliness and intrigue.

Commissioned digital illustration created with Adobe Photoshop, utilizing grayscale coloring, color overlays, and overpainting techniques. Depicts a character from Genshin Impact, emphasizing the hawk, rose, and outfit as requested by the client. Uses red tones to convey danger and romance, with a limited color palette enhancing the character's thematic presence.

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