2D art of the week: Jakob Eirich
Inside the artist's immersive artwork inspired by Japanese and Western media.
Jakob has long been inspired by Japanese and Western media, and their themes and styles can be seen in his work. From fantasy to sci-fi and stylised to realistic, Jakob sees beauty in all artistic approaches.
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Squawk
“An early exploration of fully 3D assets where I delved deeper into hard surface design. The heads have been painted on top in a semi-stylised way.”
Knightfisher
“This is one of the many paintings I’ve been happy to make for Magic: The Gathering. Here I’m blending stylised and semi-realistic rendering to make the focal point stand out.”
Millionaries
“This painting has been a milestone in my career. It was created for an art challenge and won first place.”
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