super mario rpg! the original game on the super nintendo has always been so dear to my heart, so i've been enjoying playing through the remake. i didn't think it was possible for geno to be even cooler, but HE IS! amazing! ✨
i do wish i could practice sonic mania more right now; i really want to shave my speedrun time down to sub-1:15:00, but it'll take a lot of practice and i'd rather wind down with a chill rpg in my free time these days... hopefully in 2024!
a great post about some of Min's details in Winter Jam; he did serious big brain moves during this issue, and as y'all know, his art is just all-around lovely! check it out!!
❄️✨❄️REMINDER THAT IDW SONIC WINTER JAM IS OUT!!! ❄️✨❄️
I'd love to talk about some neato things I got to draw in the comic! Spoiler warning for some contents below! If you haven't read anything yet, come back after reading the comic!
Let's start off with the cover thumbnails! I was more inclined to do A since it wouldn't spoil the big surprise Orbot and Cubot had in store! Otherwise I probably would've gone with B or D! It has that bombastic party sort of feel that I think would've been super fitting!
Here, Eggman is temporarily staying at one of his many bases throughout the world after the collapse of his Eggperial city! This base is inspired by Industria from Future Boy Conan and a bit of Eggmanland!
He also sure loves his chicken and fries!
A little beachside balcony in Green hill! I felt like we generally don't get structures there as much so I thought it'd be a nice addition!
The design on the floor is the stage from the JP Sonic X intro! It gets covered up by snow after but still neat to include!
Look at this magnificent cast of characters! I wanted to use the poses that each pair had when they were first seen together! I'd considered giving Big his winning animation pose from SA1 but alas no space haha!
Cubot's taped on eye brow gag was one I suggested and it's a reference to the same gag from FLCL!
Lil sonic team logo Iasmin asked for! Sonic sure knows to appreciate himself! Good on him.
And here's a sonic 3 wreath and the SA2 lock on reticle from the mechs!
Amy and cream's spread of delicious looking food beautifully rendered by the coloring god Reggie! I wanted to include all their items from the Official Sonic the Hedgehog Cookbook! So if you want to make them yourself, YOU CAN! (except for uhh the experiment on another panel. you guys can figure out what's in that yourselves haha)
Also made sure to list all the pages you can find the recipes!
This is one of my fav gags that Iasmin wrote in!! Can you all guess what this is meant to vaguely resemble?
Quick round of character refs from Eggman's screen going in order from left to right! [Conductor's wife and Conductor, Barry and Gadget, Early Conductor design, Early Barry design (his outside eye markings are white tho), My uh Sonicsona lol]
Mecha Sonic mark 3? Yep Iasmin wanted him to be there and so there he shall be!! Hopefully we get to see him again!
I remember seeing the story Iasmin made and it really felt like it could be something you'd see in a sonic anime episode if it were made nowadays. I drew the comic with some influence from Sonic X because of that. I think the most telling detail fans might notice is the constant 3 spines for Sonic.
but YEAH another absolutely wonderful comic I got to work on! See ya'll on another issue!
yesterday, my best friend & i went on a journey to local comic book shops to find my cover (1:10) in the wild -- and we found it!! so exciting! we also saw the lovely Cover A (Min Ho Kim, right) and Cover B (Abigail Oz, left) as well. shoutout to the kind store employee who directed us to the section with "sonic and his assorted friends", a phrase i will absolutely start using from now on.
HAPPY WINTER JAM DAY! this comic was an absolute delight to work on, everybody did such a fantastic job, and i hope you all enjoy it. happy holidays from us to you! 💙
❄️ The Winter Jam Crew ❄️
⭐️ Iasmin Omar Ata (that's me!) (story/Cover R-10)
⭐️ David Mariotte (editor)
⭐️ Min Ho Kim (line art/Cover A)
⭐️ Reggie Graham (colors)
⭐️ Shawn Lee (letters)
⭐️ Johanna Nattalie (production)
⭐️ Abigail Oz (Cover B)
⭐️ Adam Bryce Thomas (Cover R-25)
⭐️ Priscilla Tramontano (Con-exclusive Cover)
hi again folks -- i've seen people asking about my rates in tags and such, and unfortunately i can't reply to you directly that way! so let me just give you a breakdown of my rates here:
Regular vtuber models - (the more traditional type)
Extra animations (aka, anything you have to bind to a hotkey): +$50+ each
If you have your design, but need me to make the model's art: + $200
If you want me to design your model: +$250, plus art fee
Flat 2D vtuber models - (more like animated PNGtubers)
Model rig (lip synching, blinking, breathing, hair/head physics): $250+
Extra animations (aka, anything you have to bind to a hotkey): + $50+ each
If you have your design but need me to make the model's art: +$150
If you want me to design your model: +$250, plus art fee
hey folks! did you know that i also rig and animate Live 2D models? that's right! i design, rig, and animate models for vtubers, commercial-use, and for video games (with Unity integration!) here's my reel for the end of 2023; lots of fun models this year!
i'm currently taking commissions and commercial work, you can email me at [email protected], or send an ask here, for my rates! happy watching ✨
check it out, it's the logo-less version of my cover for Sonic Winter Jam! (It's retail incentive 1:10!)
you all know, it’s no secret that working on sonic is a big dream of mine -- so when i got to write Winter Jam & do this cover, i was so excited! i put sonic on center-stage, in the bright spotlight, channeling that excited energy even in the winter snow. the comments comparing this cover to the older sonic art from the 90’s are a massive compliment for me. i'm so glad that all of this shines through. thank you!
this was a kinda big undertaking as an illustration -- there are 21 characters on this cover! -- so i gotta say a big thank you to David Mariotte at IDW & Sonic Team, for both giving me the opportunity and their part in helping me pull this all together into one big ol' drawing.
you may be asking: why is sonic on stage? what’s going on in all those screens?? what is up with shadow 3 & knuckles??? you’ll just have to read the story to find out! ❄️✨
hey folks! did you know that i also rig and animate Live 2D models? that's right! i design, rig, and animate models for vtubers, commercial-use, and for video games (with Unity integration!) here's my reel for the end of 2023; lots of fun models this year!
i'm currently taking commissions and commercial work, you can email me at [email protected], or send an ask here, for my rates! happy watching ✨