Happy Thanks Day!

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I'd like to say "Thanks!" to all of you that have supported me over the years, which has kept me inspired and creating. This is for you.

Kyle Kesterman on Thrillest!

Yes, they spelled my name wrong.. haha

www.thrillist.com/seattle/deli-art-series

The DAS is a limited edition, staggered drop of shirts boasting original designs from the local artists whose paintings grace the walls of Pioneer Square's preeminent delicatessen-themed boutique. The plan's to drop one new tee per month, but for critical mass purposes, they're kicking off with four, including ... a cartoonish hand whose TV-encrusted gold ring broadcasts a mushroom cloud (from toy designer/illustrator Kyle Kesterman, who sometimes gives his stuff away for free if you can find the hidden words doodled therein);

www.deliseattle.com

Creature Typography

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Download the zip with layers and create your own words.

Materials: Prisma marker / colored pencil, ink and acrylic on cut-out construction paper.

Nodnik Release

As some of you know, I've been working on a project called the "Nodniks" for about a year here at Funko. This is some of what I've been up to. I worked on the character conception, toy illustration, packaging illustration and overall packaging for each of these. Click to enlarge

There are quite a few more on their way! I'll keep ya updated.

Frankloaf

My buddy Frank Chimero, the amazing illustrator, was in Seattle for a couple weeks and we got to sit down and chat it up. I always leave our conversations feeling quite inspired. In the midst of one of our conversations, this popped into my head. It haunted me for about a week until I sat down and got it out. I know it's entirely out of context, but enjoy it for what it is! haha

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Also I was working on some Nodniks packaging and when I deleted the character, some of my layers were locked - this is what was left over. Can you guess which character it was?