These characters, Pickle & Mash, began as simple sketches from a Character Design class. I later expanded them into a full illustration to explore their personalities and story through color and composition.
The piece portrays two carefree, ill-prepared friends perched on a lone rock in the open sea, fishing with nothing but their rods—unaware that a hungry seagull is closing in on their catch.
The piece portrays two carefree, ill-prepared friends perched on a lone rock in the open sea, fishing with nothing but their rods—unaware that a hungry seagull is closing in on their catch.
Late at night in a quiet library, a young girl notices her neighbor’s cat playing with a book that has fallen to the floor. As she opens the book to take a closer look, the cat suddenly dives into its pages. Instinctively, she reaches out to grab it—only to be pulled along with the cat into a magical world beyond the book.