Vice & Void

Sometimes authors let me draw their characters popping bubblegum and give them tattoos that say "Live Fast. Eat Ass." I have the best clients.

Some of my favorite art happens when an author tells me to go nuts and I get to be my horny goblin self. Sadie Hewitt sent me pintrest moodboards of her characters, including a cute aesthetic photo of a blonde blowing bubblegum. So of course I thought "What if bubbles but horny?" I'm shocked and thrilled the author said yes.

I also got to experiment a little with a background. She wanted something Sons of Anarchy meets occult meets gold and black to match the cover and vibe of the book. I think it turned out well without being too time consuming (background take forever and I hate them). I might play around with abstract backgrounds a little more.

I got to design almost all of his tattoos. The runes are a nod to my past work. Anytime I'm drawing tattoos, someone is getting rune fingers. The art across his chest and right arm is all trash polka, a style I fell in love with while researching the Harry Potter tattoo series.

I'm also a little obsessed with giving men little moles now? It started with Theo. Blame Theo. (Actually, it started with this drawing of communist camboy Draco back in 2021 when I first started drawing, but we're going to pretend this art doesn't exist because looking back at old work gives me THE CRINGE)

If you're interested, check out the book here (nonaffiliated link, I don't get any profit): Vice and Void by Sadie Hewitt.