2D art of the week: Jakob Eirich

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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