The Great Seagull Hunt

Retro video game-inspired pixel art of a platformer game in which you play as a human with a witch hat and small wings stuck in a cavern with potions and books. A seagull shopkeeper flies away with a gold coin, declaring that you must catch him to get your coin back.

Retro video game-inspired illustration accompanying my original short story, "The Great Seagull Hunt."

SKILLS: Character Illustration, Creative Writing, Environment Illustration, Fantasy Illustration, Pixel Art

SOFTWARE: Adobe InDesign, Paint Tool SAI

DIMENSIONS: 11" x 17" (With Story Layout), 9.5" x 7.6" (Standalone Illustration)

YEAR: 2022

Layout With Short Story

The layout of The Great Seagull Hunt illustration with the accompanying short story, which follows a human who seeks out a potion that allows the drinker to grow wings. A seagull merchant tricks the human out of his one gold coin for a potion that does not work properly, and flies off with his coin. The human must quest to take back the coin.