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I'm a huge fan of the Oddworld video game franchise, and it is easily one of my biggest influences as an artist. In particular, artists Farzad Varahramyan and Raymond Swanland inspired me in ways I could not put into words.

The original Oddworld team (Oddworld Inhabitants) is no more, but a UK-based indie developer known as Just Add Water has picked up where the original creators left off. J.A.W. is exactly what an indie company should be; games made by the fans for the fans.

One such fan, who I met in the early aughts through an Oddworld fan forum, now works as J.A.W.'s studio coordinator. He approached me with some graphic design work that their in-house artists couldn't complete because they were bogged down by other responsibilities. The opportunity was too good to pass up.

Dat sexy emboss.

I was almost certain J.A.W.'s ceo, Stewart Gilray, would have some revision notes for me, but he didn't! All the feels when someone tells you your work is perfect. I may or may not be working on a few more of these in the future. I'll be sure to post about them here if that ends up being the case.