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tyson @tysonpease.com · Dec 12

Hey there! I'm Tyson. I love characters, stories, games, and helping people with their creative projects. Give me a shout if you'd like to work together!

self-portrait illustration of Tyson in a colorful shirt

vignette illustration of a young anthropomorphized fox in a natural setting as he discovers a hole in the ground, within which colorful crystals contain a ghost-like boy with antlers

illustration from the cover art of the game Monochrome Heights, depicting a black-and-white robot running along similarly colored platforms and obstacles in his ascent of a tall colorful tower

inkwash style illustration of the video game character Luigi as he performs an out-of-control flaming uppercut, based on his move from the Super Smash Bros series

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tyson @tysonpease.com · 6d

You can read more about my contributions on my website
tysonpease.com/portfolio/mo...

Monochrome Heights cover art, logo, & character portraits

Digital illustrations, vector logo, 2023-24 This was a multi-part project, including key art, logo text, and in-game character portraits for the video game Monochrome Heights. Developed by indie st…

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tyson @tysonpease.com · 6d

Monochrome Heights is now available for PC! Anyone who likes tricky platformers should take a look

Besides the cover art & logo, I made the in-game character portraits (over 100!) and concept art for some of the cutscene backgrounds. What a joy to see it all as a part of the final product

One Frog Games @onefroggames.bsky.social · 15d

Available now on Steam! Tight platforming! Twisty narrative! Fast respawns! Numerous Robots! Sick tunes! And more!
store.steampowered.com/app/2336210

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tyson @tysonpease.com · Sep 10

I did not expect silksong to go all zero mission for a bit but well here we are

tyson @tysonpease.com · Sep 10

So exciting to see my cover art and especially the concept art I made now fully realized for in-game cutscene backgrounds. The game is looking *nice* 😎

tyson @tysonpease.com · Sep 10

It's happening, Monochrome Heights has a release date! And it's coming soon!

One Frog Games @onefroggames.bsky.social · Sep 9

Monochrome Heights has a release date! Check out the release date announcement trailer:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=cqOD...

Monochrome Heights - Release Date Announcement Trailer

YouTube video by One Frog Games

www.youtube.com

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tyson @tysonpease.com · Aug 13

Update: got it on mobile! In dark mode I couldn't see the required checkbox acknowledging the item is a preorder, lol

tyson @tysonpease.com · Aug 13

Whoops forgot to mention I'm shopping the NA store

tyson @tysonpease.com · Aug 13

Are there some tech issues with the website? Or maybe it's me? I'm currently on mobile and can't get to checkout. Can't even add to my cart on desktop. Using Firefox in both instances, hmm...

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tyson @tysonpease.com · Jul 24

Did some printing on textiles recently. Small batch stuff to try things out!

photo of a t-shirt printed with a design of a friendly looking controller with the text "beep boop"

photo of a t-shirt printed with a design of a little fox friend sitting and looking out

photo of a tote bag printed with a design of a young fox warrior who's ready for adventure

photo of a tote bag printed with a design of a small boat sailing toward the cloudy horizon and 3 moons

tyson @tysonpease.com · Jul 22

Thanks! So happy with how they came out

tyson @tysonpease.com · Jul 22

Here's the fifth one.

Oh! Also did a fresh run of Ready for Adventure

wow, another photo of me holding up one of the vignette prints

photo of me holding up a cute little fox adventurer print

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tyson @tysonpease.com · Jul 22

I've done it! Prints for the whole 5-entry series are now online
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photo of me holding up one of the vignette prints

another photo of me holding up one of the vignette prints

yet another photo of me holding up one of the vignette prints

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tyson @tysonpease.com · Jul 15

Ooh yeah that could be a lot of fun!

tyson @tysonpease.com · Jul 15

I went back to this image from 5+ years ago (!!) for some light touch-up. A fun little illustration. I like its youthful imperfect vibes. When are you ready for adventure? The moment you set out, of course!

watercolor style illustration of a young fox adventurer standing on a cliff over a valley and distant mountains; the fox holds a sword and shield and faces the viewer; colorful text reads, "Ready for Adventure"

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tyson @tysonpease.com · May 27

Finally giving bsky lists a try. Great so far, wish I had thought of it sooner!

tyson @tysonpease.com · May 8

Here's the development material for the concept / vibes series. I'm happy with how the final pieces came out, but I still like these sketches, too!

collection of colored sketches depicting the illustration series; includes images of a dark forest, an open field, a vast ocean, a giant tree, and a deep cave; also depicted is a fox-child featured in several entries in the series

tyson @tysonpease.com · May 7

Ah, fantastic! I'm glad it had a positive impact. And good luck with your own, if you decide to go for it!

tyson @tysonpease.com · May 7

Thanks so much! It's great to see work I did years ago resonating even now. I guess it just goes to show how timeless Watterson's and Smith's work is

tyson @tysonpease.com · May 6

It's been very rainy today. Reminded me of this piece from lockdown

illustration of a bird and anthropomorphic fox waiting out the rain under a grassy embankment, rendered in a pastel style

tyson @tysonpease.com · May 1

I talk a bit more about my process for this series on my website:
tysonpease.com/portfolio/dr...

I'm also planning to have prints of the full series available later this year.

Dream story concept series

Digital illustrations, 2024 I developed these concept pieces to help me explore visual ideas and potential iconography for a long-form story project I have in the works. I had a few key elements th…

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tyson @tysonpease.com · May 1

The final piece in my concept / vibes vignette series!

This one was the toughest. I started with the crystalline gash idea but struggled to pin down a composition. I like the cross-section approach here. It offers a unique perspective and differentiates the image from the others in the series.

vignette illustration depicting a small fox-child explorer as they discover an antlered boy trapped inside a crystalline wound in the ground

detail: the antlered boy trapped in crystal

tyson @tysonpease.com · Apr 29

My maybe-favorite entry from the concept / vibes series?

Sometimes you begin an image without fully knowing how you’ll resolve it. The tree with sunlight breaking through the canopy was one of those. With some experimenting I settled on something I liked.

vignette illustration depicting a small fox-child explorer as they discover a giant tree nestled in shallow waters; sunlight breaks through the dense foliage; a path leads to the base of the tree, where stands a heart-shaped doorway in the trunk

detail: the tree’s canopy with sunlight breaking through

tyson @tysonpease.com · Apr 26

Overall the in-store experience was so much better than the dumpster fire of online preorders the night before.

I'm relieved it worked out and that I had the flexibility to try for Plan B the next day. Phew! 😌

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tyson @tysonpease.com · Apr 26

About 5 minutes before the store opened, we lined up according to our numbers.

The last ticket / system was accounted for about 2 min before opening

tyson @tysonpease.com · Apr 26

At one point we joked about how it was like at a deli. And then someone remembered there was a grocery store at the other end of the strip mall…

…5 minutes later, we had a length of actual deli tickets to use. It was great, it all worked so smoothly