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Nicholas Kole

@nicholaskole.bsky.social

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Character Designer & Illustrator, Jesus-follower, married to Erkshnrt 🎨: Spyro, Crash Bandicoot 4, Disney Lorcana, Sonic Prime, Wingfeather Saga https://www.domestika.org/en/courses/3952-fantasy-character-design-in-procreate/nkole www.nicholaskole.art

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Nicholas Kole @nicholaskole.bsky.social · Jan 22

Something to pin, I think- a sampling of some of my favorite recent(ish) work!

I'm a character designer, except for when I'm an illustrator, which is all the times I'm not a teacher, and the rest of the time I'm...asleep ✨

An illustration of Martin The Warrior from the Redwall books- framed in a stone archway, crowned with a blooming rose. A javelin, ladle, and rabbit's mask are woven in to the thorny branches. In the distance we see fortress Marshank and the Sea Scarab approaching on the waves. In the margins, embroidered stoats and a leviathan are stiched into a tapestry.

Several clowns! One unzips to reveal a crescent moon inside its head. One is robotic, with colorful baloons for fingers. Another is made of patchwork and filled with glowing light. The last is smiling, eyes on the bells of its hat, long trailing sleeves conceal confetti, flowers and a string of tied scarves.

A character concept of Oca, an Ocarina Golem from Project Dragon aka Everhaven. It's body is terracotta and studded with holes like an ocarina, its arms are accordions that retract back inside the chest cavity. Wind chimes hang from its back. Wind spirits sit comfortably on its head, and play songs through its hollow chest

An illustration of Mickey Mouse, Brave Little Tailor from Disney Lorcana. Mickey is dressed in fairy tale adventure regalia, scissors for a sword, ready for battle

Nicholas Kole @nicholaskole.bsky.social · 1d

I understand and respect your decision, also did you know Moby Lick's human form was called Jets Taylor and was the only one of Dr. Paradigm's Seaviates to overcome the mind control serum?

Nicholas Kole @nicholaskole.bsky.social · 1d

follow for other thoughts about Moby Lick, a street shark

Nicholas Kole @nicholaskole.bsky.social · 1d

Venom is a form of man-orca

Nicholas Kole @nicholaskole.bsky.social · 1d

this is an *incredible* thread

Nicholas Kole @nicholaskole.bsky.social · 1d

in halo you play a military tulpa made of the suburbs

Nicholas Kole @nicholaskole.bsky.social · 1d

fight back

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think about it

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Chibdm @chibdm.bsky.social · 2d

Robin Williams' daughter has some quality thoughts on AI slop

Nicholas Kole @nicholaskole.bsky.social · 5d

Oo I love the silk spool that’s a good touch

Nicholas Kole @nicholaskole.bsky.social · 5d

and they were roomatesss

Nicholas Kole @nicholaskole.bsky.social · 5d

no I'm all over the place! this is just the standard export that comes with procreate!

Nicholas Kole @nicholaskole.bsky.social · 6d

WE WE!!!!! I am going to
kms myself

Nicholas Kole @nicholaskole.bsky.social · 6d

NooOOOooOoooo

Nicholas Kole @nicholaskole.bsky.social · 6d

FUCK

Nicholas Kole @nicholaskole.bsky.social · 6d

NOOOOOOOO

Nicholas Kole @nicholaskole.bsky.social · 6d

LOL woahhh this is some high effort shitposting!! Thank you!

Nicholas Kole @nicholaskole.bsky.social · 6d

Hahaha I hoped it might

Nicholas Kole @nicholaskole.bsky.social · 6d

Help yourself! I’d love to see what you come up with!

Nicholas Kole @nicholaskole.bsky.social · 6d

how the hell did I misspell "enhance", what we we DOING HERE

Nicholas Kole @nicholaskole.bsky.social · 6d

enchance!

Nicholas Kole @nicholaskole.bsky.social · 6d

The gang was chatting and @beavs.bsky.social said “beaver dragon” so I had to:

Nicholas Kole @nicholaskole.bsky.social · 6d

like a mountain peak, of hair, with a little hat way up there

Nicholas Kole @nicholaskole.bsky.social · 6d

Nicholas Kole @nicholaskole.bsky.social · 6d

(Blue Prince, Death Stranding 2, and DK Bananza are all incredible tho and I need to get back to all of them)