Sometimes it’s nice to just sit down and draw in the flow, with no plan for style, theme, or subj...

Sometimes it’s nice to just sit down and draw in the flow, with no plan for style, theme, or subj...Sometimes it’s nice to just sit down and draw in the flow, with no plan for style, theme, or subj...

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Jonathan Swanson

• 2d

Sometimes it’s nice to just sit down and draw in the flow, with no plan for style, theme, or subject, and see where it leads. This time, I ended up creating a comic panel with some stylized characters and a suspicious figure in an office, longing to go home. It’s a feeling we’ve all shared, though I can’t quite put my finger on why, something tells me his home might not actually be here.

Adobe Fresco Illustration comic

Sam Stoof

pro

• Sep 14

Wonder -- Visual Expressions

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Rohan Ahmed

pro

• Sep 14

The restraint in the warm palette really lets the sound-object concept breathe—especially that shift from readable type to atmosphere.

Anita Autorino

max

• Sep 14

What does sketch to shippable actually look like in real time? 🎥

Honestly, I went in doubting it, and came out convinced, for early concepting at least. 🤔 I recorded the whole process, doodle to final.

Calling all desginers to run it on your own idea and drop the result below. Here's the prompt I edited, templated so you can run it on your own campaign:

"Create an original artwork inspired by the attached sketch. [describe your product: material, finish, colors, depth]. Main focus on [your hero element]. Do not preserve exact strokes or shapes. Boldly reimagine its forms, proportions, colors, materials, and details. Never trace or retain the original lines, integrate their ideas naturally through texture, lighting, and color. For simple sketches, invent a richer interpretation. Ask me about preferred artistic style with a few options."

Where does it hold up, where does it break? 👀