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Character Art & Illustration
Focused on the creation of characters through illustration—covering design, storytelling, anatomy, expression, and visual development.
In Full Bloom - An Asian Festival Illustration Poster Design
How the Korean-American Society of Iowa featured a beautiful illustration of a Korean woman wearing the national flower for CelebrAsian 2025
Daniel Wathen
Jul 10, 20252 min read
Onna, what? Never heard of it...what is Bugeisha??
She stood over the motionless bodies gazing fixedly upon you with gleaming blade. She has weighed your worth, foresaw the outcome and waits.
Daniel Wathen
Dec 16, 20193 min read
Hello, Pretty Kitty~
A pretty kitty in fashionable pink strides down the corridor in an anthropomorphic reality. Illustration painted in PaintTool SAI.
Daniel Wathen
Sep 22, 20192 min read
Owls with Smiling Eyes
A story about an illustration deal to provide my cute & elegant characters printed on ladies handbags for the Japanese market in 2017.
Daniel Wathen
Jun 14, 20193 min read
Poirot Returns
My 'Mystery to Me, Mon Ami', Poirot comic art illustration is really cool and available to buy at my Character Issues Art shop @Threadless!
Daniel Wathen
Apr 22, 20192 min read
The Warrioress
An illustration of a young ebony warrioress clad in Euro armor armed with samurai sword that was initially prepared for a book cover design.
Daniel Wathen
Oct 19, 20183 min read
The Kitsune and The Inu
The journey of illustrating a fox and then altering it into a dog after learning that the Japanese prohibit certain sacred animals in print.
Daniel Wathen
Jun 21, 20182 min read
Aviator Girl
A stylish low-poly 3D character model created in 3DsMax.
Daniel Wathen
Jun 19, 20182 min read
A Game of Cat and Mouse
An animal character children's illustration of a tiny mouse that would bell the ferocious kitty cat, inspired by Aesop's 'Belling the Cat'.
Daniel Wathen
Jul 7, 20172 min read
Anon le Mouse
Introducing a simple mouse character in pen & ink style.
Daniel Wathen
May 24, 20161 min read
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