Nicholas Kole
@FromHappyRock
Character Design/Illustration ~ Jesus-following Hobbit ~ 💜 erkshnrt's ~ Spyro, Bandicoots, #ProjectDragon, Disney Lorcana, now @studiomdhr
My project, that I've been pouring my heart and soul into for 3 years, has just been cancelled at phoenix labs and myself and the entire incredible team have been fired. We were weeks away from announcing- I'm just numb and heartbroken, but I'm definitely available for work now
Beetlejuice! Inspired by the concept of @FromHappyRock
Alright folks, this will likely be my last relevant post for #ProjectDragon. The rest is more on the managing/mentoring side. Maybe I'll still share some stylized tips now and then, from the extensive art bible I made over there. I hope you liked it! - artstation.com/artwork/XJVedL
Just backed this and gladly!!!
🚨HUGE News🚨 🐸BIG HOPS is a froggy platformer with deep movement, fresh tongue-gameplay, where you use powerful veggies to grow paths forward! ✨Free demo out NOW 🎮Coming to Nintendo Switch 1 & 2 in Q4 2025 💰Our publisher dropped us, so we're KICKSTARTING (links below)
More forest props and textures for #ProjectDragon highpolys on my Artstation - artstation.com/artwork/a0r1bq - #3dart #3dmodeling #VoxelArt #GameDev #UnrealEngine5 #zbrush #artstation
🧵1/5 This day marks 1 year since Forte cancelled #Everhaven and fired the dev team at Phoenix Labs. Efforts to save it were also intentionally stopped by Forte, who now sit on the IP. Spread the word about this, to any potential company, like @Xbox. #BringBackProjectDragon!
My project, that I've been pouring my heart and soul into for 3 years, has just been cancelled at phoenix labs and myself and the entire incredible team have been fired. We were weeks away from announcing- I'm just numb and heartbroken, but I'm definitely available for work now
Disney Lorcana just revealed a ton of new info for the future of the trading card game, including that the ninth set - Fabled - will be released on September 5, 2025, with the first-ever Iconic and Epic cards and the long-awaited arrival of A Goofy Movie. bit.ly/3YV6PYb
HELL yeah goofy movie in Lorcana finally confirmedddd
The culture of AI is nihilism. It’s that simple. It’s a rejection of the idea that economies are for human cultures, and a rejection of the idea that art is special because it involves a component of recognizing something subjectively shared between human beings.
Episode 307 of the #IDPodcast—with illustrator and character designer, Nicholas Kole—will be available tomorrow, April 29! Nicholas talks about what “feeling” has to do with character design; why artists should follow the 80/20 rule; and more. Here’s a preview…
Episode 307 of the #IDPodcast—with illustrator and character designer, Nicholas Kole—is now available! Nicholas talks about what “feeling” has to do with character design; why artists should follow the 80/20 rule; and more. ⚡️illustrationdept.com/idpodcast
Saying it louder for those in the back. 👇🏽
AIdobe Photoslop poked their head up on Bluesky, got ratioed into the ground by the art community, deleted their post, and then got added to the top of the largest communal AI blocklist ✨
