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False Spring Zine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/273bfe13-7646-4942-8df4-f51b88fc1896/9-false-spring-sketch-24.png Portfolio - False Spring Zine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/3fc0087a-6d15-4105-84da-f6784a8a0e42/10-false-spring-sketch-24.png Portfolio - False Spring Zine https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/891fb740-7d60-4214-8ff7-9796f1b15ca0/11-bibliography.png Portfolio - False Spring Zine https://michafessler.com/portfolio/champ-8zgh7-p48a3 monthly 0.5 2025-06-02 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/df949039-37e5-4f1b-bb4d-a97ac022fcdc/environment.jpg Portfolio - Champ and the Photo Contest Treehouse concepts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/30029c0d-5ce0-43f2-b32d-bc5c27077774/objects.jpg Portfolio - Champ and the Photo Contest Camera Concepts https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/8cdaea11-8ad8-46e4-a2c9-d46754b0ca76/bee.jpg Portfolio - Champ and the Photo Contest Outfit and color concepts for Bee https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/049d4458-6729-4fc5-b134-a36ddf96065e/sonny.jpg Portfolio - Champ and the Photo Contest Outfit and color concepts for Sonny https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/2f3328bf-c5fd-4623-a0b3-d576dacd2dfe/fessler-pg-1.jpg Portfolio - Champ and the Photo Contest Page 1, setting up the world and premise https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/238607ad-0883-4a6b-99e5-5a7866d83790/fessler-pg-2.jpg Portfolio - Champ and the Photo Contest Page 2, introducing the characters https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/338a0059-7923-4fed-b20a-11d36048026e/fessler-pg-3.jpg Portfolio - Champ and the Photo Contest Page 3, more of the world https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/f279442b-0b5e-44a0-a273-d3bbbfb5b57e/fessler-pg-4.jpg Portfolio - Champ and the Photo Contest Pages 4 and 5, a spread showing Champ and the lake https://michafessler.com/portfolio/through-the-woods-risograph-print monthly 0.5 2025-06-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/1747193440489-4UI150TAYL1UEN4JQ1IH/yellow-small.jpg Portfolio - "Through The Woods" Risograph Print Layer One. This layer is the lightest, and establishes major silhouettes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/1747193467775-BT1UCO4KDWE25JC6C4TF/orange-small.jpg Portfolio - "Through The Woods" Risograph Print Layer Two. This layer adds detail to the first layer, and builds tone in the foreground. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/1747193486051-271IHOH6EQ3VBYVFW2TP/red-small.jpg Portfolio - "Through The Woods" Risograph Print Layer Three. Detail is added to the foreground, and shadows are defined. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/1747193513424-XJWY9EM25LQH2MGF1S9D/full-color.jpg Portfolio - "Through The Woods" Risograph Print Layer Four. My final layer adds a contrasting color to define line, shadow, and add a cooler overlay to tone down some of the brighter colors. https://michafessler.com/portfolio/off-key-press-branding monthly 0.5 2025-07-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/e2c8c361-d272-4c9a-b207-0eb32daaac49/tight-logo-blue_Artboard+3.png https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/4a846e71-a7d4-43fc-b4da-eaf7b23d72cf/OK-Press-Brand-Doc.jpg https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/6ef7a27b-40e7-4cc3-811f-defc03613e4e/logo-ideation.jpg Portfolio - Off Key Press Branding Logo ideation. I knew I wanted geometric shapes, hand lettering, and graphic lines. I needed something that would work with a lot of different illustration styles and stand out. I also liked that when shortened, it looks like a key and says "OK Press". https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/a5d2a424-8baa-461d-baf8-4a8216d37270/what-is-riso-poster.jpg Portfolio - Off Key Press Branding Example of using the brand colors and typography. This poster was designed to answer questions customers might have about risograph. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/88fc2017-7e4a-41ba-9fc8-8e7408eca41f/what-is-riso-poster2.jpg Portfolio - Off Key Press Branding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/fb30b673-15dd-4927-bbfc-3799be47d77c/lily.jpg Portfolio - Off Key Press Branding All of the following are examples of my printed illustrations, all for sale in my Shop page! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/ffeb94cc-39a6-4f29-850f-a04c1e4d07fc/tulip.jpg Portfolio - Off Key Press Branding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/85bf7af6-27d5-4534-a3a0-7da9e0399b97/bluebell.jpg Portfolio - Off Key Press Branding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/cb3a3589-5394-426d-8e5f-32bfc2e843ba/p-d-1.jpg Portfolio - Off Key Press Branding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/857c9cf5-3da6-4b2d-ab2d-e2ee89191f51/full-color-soup.jpg Portfolio - Off Key Press Branding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/f5a5fcec-dc5e-4e13-b4c5-1ba4691c8873/dragon-detail.jpg Portfolio - Off Key Press Branding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/1753061610901-EP202NK0HZ933IJ9SKYP/design-expanded.jpg Portfolio - Off Key Press Branding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/82368e2f-88b8-474f-94f6-49990c8533ef/a-sid-front.jpg Portfolio - Off Key Press Branding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/e737a824-0f15-4b23-80a2-b31d83922df3/halibut-red.jpg Portfolio - Off Key Press Branding https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/ba0f7645-7816-4f6d-8574-a7c5a86eed58/sqaure-front.jpg Portfolio - Off Key Press Branding https://michafessler.com/portfolio/finding-ellis-short-comic monthly 0.5 2025-07-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/ca9e91a0-2cfc-4337-8c1f-b0b01a6df0bf/cover.jpg Portfolio - "Finding Ellis" Short Comic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/621165c4-b874-44be-bc9b-7f91b8cb25d1/pg-1.jpg Portfolio - "Finding Ellis" Short Comic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/422554d3-320b-49f6-a74e-3802c80cd705/pg-2.jpg Portfolio - "Finding Ellis" Short Comic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/6910d2f7-ebcc-46de-ae7c-e8aa86d35e95/pg-3.jpg Portfolio - "Finding Ellis" Short Comic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/56b0f3a8-8188-49de-a7f5-ad4cce6bb7ab/pg-4.jpg Portfolio - "Finding Ellis" Short Comic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/870cfcc4-fdf0-4c1c-ab5e-ae36bfac8542/pg-5.jpg Portfolio - "Finding Ellis" Short Comic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/0f533ed2-0bfb-4ff3-ab1d-8dc1de4eb111/pg-6.jpg Portfolio - "Finding Ellis" Short Comic https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/36c3d246-fc01-4dba-aea8-35b4f27fee65/thumbnails.jpg Portfolio - "Finding Ellis" Short Comic Preliminary thumbnails. Here I figure out composition, story beats, and dialogue. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/c5115840-bc48-4ddf-8edf-1a7493b12b68/ellis.jpg Portfolio - "Finding Ellis" Short Comic Initial sketches for Ellis. Ellis was relatively easy for me to figure out, I knew what I wanted them to look like pretty early on. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/b11764a2-2520-4546-89a8-b42a3aa74ce8/caspian-initial.jpg Portfolio - "Finding Ellis" Short Comic Round one of sketches for Caspian. Unlike Ellis, I had more trouble landing on a design for Caspian. I wanted to riff on a traditional merman design, adding more fish elements. I ended up lengthening limbs for swimming, and adding more fluidity in motions and shapes. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/80931814-6d68-4c6a-9137-33ce09c74f65/caspian-1.jpg Portfolio - "Finding Ellis" Short Comic Caspian's turnaround. Since Caspian is made of more complex shapes and details than Ellis, I took the time to create a turnaround sheet for myself, which saved so much time when I was illustrating the final comic. https://michafessler.com/portfolio/greeting-cards monthly 0.5 2025-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/87aded95-6e53-40e0-bfbd-e5ad78213b58/egret-card.jpg Portfolio - Greeting Cards https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/20b1247a-28b3-42b0-902a-cf5665f73aa5/tomato-digital.jpg Portfolio - Greeting Cards https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/cb7b21a4-390d-49b2-a2f9-1f35cb9fa74f/halibut-green-front.jpg Portfolio - Greeting Cards https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/41e2d53f-64ed-4c13-af49-3d1ab5811588/a-sid-front.jpg Portfolio - Greeting Cards https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/85bf7af6-27d5-4534-a3a0-7da9e0399b97/bluebell.jpg Portfolio - Greeting Cards https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/ffeb94cc-39a6-4f29-850f-a04c1e4d07fc/tulip.jpg Portfolio - Greeting Cards https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/fb30b673-15dd-4927-bbfc-3799be47d77c/lily.jpg Portfolio - Greeting Cards https://michafessler.com/portfolio/misc-character-exploration monthly 0.5 2025-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/5ec34368-a997-4f6f-9f6d-4f6ea97c85e5/coffee-to-die-for.jpg Portfolio - Misc. Character Exploration Turnaround and expressions from a short comic project featuring vampire baristas. This turnaround explores my characters from multiple angles, and their height difference. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/fc1c8fc5-4f41-4e77-85a5-cb89b2cdb15a/dr.orlov.jpg Portfolio - Misc. Character Exploration A costume exploration for an underwater scientist named Dr. Orlov. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/d65254be-ee91-4f7d-a6ee-8d8ecda7e03a/starwoman.jpg Portfolio - Misc. Character Exploration Turnaround and body shape exploration for a character from an unfinished short comic about an alien that crashlands to Earth. https://michafessler.com/portfolio/the-light-illustration monthly 0.5 2025-12-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/1d72498f-2ce4-42e1-811b-4aabe6819763/thumbnail.jpg Portfolio - "Be the Light" Illustration A rough thumbnail of my initial idea https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/84b7c728-6c40-4ce1-97f0-06ad5bc63813/value-map.jpg Portfolio - "Be the Light" Illustration Value sketch to get an idea of lights and darks https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/01e74d35-54e8-4a9c-abc4-beb9c8988432/value-final.jpg Portfolio - "Be the Light" Illustration Final value illustration. I map colors onto this later, and use it as a guide to finish the final color illustration. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/ab30cb59-0740-4e02-9ff1-c52266ff498e/color-explore-1.jpg Portfolio - "Be the Light" Illustration Color option 1 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/be093519-b5fc-4b95-91d4-0631afd6d6e4/color-explore-2.jpg Portfolio - "Be the Light" Illustration Color option 2 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/67ffd5473d5daa22f6b22dc7/f2d025eb-e4f3-4082-8eac-1412f4b466fa/the-light-final.jpg Portfolio - "Be the Light" Illustration Final illustration