05 · Illustration & Visual Development
AHappy Ghost
- Services
- Character design
- Visual universe & art direction
- Illustration & storytelling
- Client
- Personal project
- Year
- 2024 — ongoing
Description
AHappy Ghost began as a drawing and became a way of talking about things that are hard to say plainly: identity, sensitivity, mental health and neurodivergence. The palette — pink, lavender, blue and melon — was chosen to keep the subject warm rather than clinical.
ahappy-ghost-cover2400 × 1350 · 16:9Hero: the character in its world
Gallery
ahappy-ghost-character1600 × 2000 · 4:5Character sheet / turnaround
ahappy-ghost-world2400 × 1350 · 16:9The wider visual universe
ahappy-ghost-illo-11600 × 1600 · 1:1Illustration — emotional theme
ahappy-ghost-illo-21600 × 1600 · 1:1Illustration — second theme
ahappy-ghost-applications2100 × 1400 · 3:2Applications — editorial, digital, physical
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