Ian Zell

specimens

fig 1. Vermis gyrophageus
fig 2. Cochlearium thanatophylax
fig 3. Araneomorpha ossifraga
fig 4. Anomalocaris necrocarapax
fig 5. Scorpio spinomalignus
fig 6. Homunculi exsiccatus
fig 7. Chthonomorphus
fig 8. Equus foetiformis abominatus
fig 9. Pupa digitorum vivens

a cute doodle of me (Mike) on a yellow post-it note drawn by Ian

If I may, I'd like to present the single most compelling argument for returning to the office... Coming in to find a new doodle of yourself by @ianzell.bsky.social 🥺

Feeling the necessity to make process videos of all your artwork to make sure no one thinks it is AI is a fun little nightmare of 2025

honestly Im considering just making pastries at this point

yesss! love it, I think that was my first thought before making this

I love the idea of video game menu being a little globe. Tried that out here where each level select is an island showcasing the level art a bit

Some recent doodles! trying to loosen up a bit this year and draw little things I'm thinking about and notice each day.

#art #drawing #sketch #digitalart #artistsoninstagram #characterillustration #illustration #artist #instaart #creative #picture #instaartist #conceptart #conceptartist #doodle

u̸̢̞̯̲̹͈̟͔̙͔̩͙̮̯̗̭̟̱͚͕̟͍̺͍͉̖͆͋̉́̊̏͂̀̆̀́̔͋̽̈̽̌̏̚̚̕͜͝ư̵̢̝̮̜̥̟͗̉̃̀̎̊̄̉̃͆̾̓̍̉̈́̎̔̚͠u̸̲̹̣̘͓̞̘͛̉ͅu̶̢͇̠͕͍̇͛͒̌͗́̿́̾̿ͅų̵̨̨̯̦͓̬̤̞͍͔͍̩̯͕̦͖̦̥͎̯̖̖̜̜̯̎̃̒͊͗ù̶̧̢̧̙͓̲̺̼̖̳̝͙͍̘̖̩̗̭̪̘͎͚̯̟̪͕͍̦̅͗̀͂̽̽̄́̓̈͌͘͘͜͜ṳ̴̧̳͙͉͖͎̼̳̦̩̞̥͇̙̤̫̦̻̪̩͌̒͐̅̅͑̈́̉̿͋̃̿̎̑̾͋̿͗́͂̿̎͆͋͐̾͛̈́͐͌̍̚̕͜͠ò̴̜̹͓̾̿̅͆̂̍͑́̂̇̄̈́͆̓̈́̃͌͊͊̔̃̽͋̈́̃̑̑͒͘̚̚͝͝͝ö̵́͛̋͂̅͆̊̆͘͠

thanks! don't remember exactly, we had a great tech artist @maxvdm.bsky.social who got that look

Alba was a great game to work on looking back. Going around trying to take nice picture compositions is a super underrated game mechanic.

#art #artist #blender3dart #3dart #artwork #3dartwork #videogames #blender3d #blenderart #albawildlifeadventure #unity3d #unity3dgame #unity3dengine #gamedev

u̸̢̞̯̲̹͈̟͔̙͔̩͙̮̯̗̭̟̱͚͕̟͍̺͍͉̖͆͋̉́̊̏͂̀̆̀́̔͋̽̈̽̌̏̚̚̕͜͝ư̵̢̝̮̜̥̟͗̉̃̀̎̊̄̉̃͆̾̓̍̉̈́̎̔̚͠u̸̲̹̣̘͓̞̘͛̉ͅu̶̢͇̠͕͍̇͛͒̌͗́̿́̾̿ͅų̵̨̨̯̦͓̬̤̞͍͔͍̩̯͕̦͖̦̥͎̯̖̖̜̜̯̎̃̒͊͗ù̶̧̢̧̙͓̲̺̼̖̳̝͙͍̘̖̩̗̭̪̘͎͚̯̟̪͕͍̦̅͗̀͂̽̽̄́̓̈͌͘͘͜͜ṳ̴̧̳͙͉͖͎̼̳̦̩̞̥͇̙̤̫̦̻̪̩͌̒͐̅̅͑̈́̉̿͋̃̿̎̑̾͋̿͗́͂̿̎͆͋͐̾͛̈́͐͌̍̚̕͜͠ò̴̜̹͓̾̿̅͆̂̍͑́̂̇̄̈́͆̓̈́̃͌͊͊̔̃̽͋̈́̃̑̑͒͘̚̚͝͝͝ö̵́͛̋͂̅͆̊̆͘͠

😂

little red guy with a tan nose sitting on some berries

little red guy sitting in a hole in a tree

More pics of the plush I made. Was tricky sewing it so small but I wanted it to sit on some berries like a pikmin.

Also I'm gonna be more active on Instagram so if you have one please find me over there! Hoping to find some more mutuals on there to follow :)

www.instagram.com/ian_zell/

little red guy with a tan nose sitting on some berries

little red guy sitting in a hole in a tree

More pics of the plush I made. Was tricky sewing it so small but I wanted it to sit on some berries like a pikmin.

Also I'm gonna be more active on Instagram so if you have one please find me over there! Hoping to find some more mutuals on there to follow :)

www.instagram.com/ian_zell/

thanks! :)

little red plushie with a tan nose sitting in a black berry bush

New plushie 🍓 this one seemed like he would want to chill in a blackberry bush

me & what I create 🩷✨

#artvsartist

And with some very creative UV mapping, It also works wonders with little insects and other critters!

YouTube video by Ballyhoo Creations Five Easy Hand Stitches for Making Quality Dolls, Puppets, and Plushies

www.youtube.com/watch?v=PNy6...

thanks! yeah this one was good for just general hand stitching. not brave enough to get into sewing machine stuff yet

ah yeah I tried this one too, super helpful to see what it will look like all puffed up from the stuffing. I noticed everything turns out a little more round and bloated compared to the plain 3d model

thanks! yep just hand sewing andf watching tv

finished up my new magpie plushie. theres a couple magpies that always wait outside my window and I throw them unsalted nuts. so I was inspired to plushify them

Here's a lovely photo of the fabric art ghost bag. She's a black ghost with a gray face, twinkly red eyes, and a little frown. The top of her head is a silver-colored coin purse clasp with a fabric, magnetic witch hat attached to it. She's covered with embroidered red flowers. There's green fur in the background of the pic. All around her are the items I mentioned in the skeet: a fabric art green homunculus with twinkly red eyes and a little frown, a red vintage monster finger puppets, a black mushroom sculpture with one eye, and a little ET figurine where he's dressed up as a lady.

Here's another lovely pic of the ghost bag. This is a view of her back, which is covered with embroidered red flowers. She's wearing the witch hat here as well.

Here's a lovely peek inside the bag. Her lining is a black cotton fabric with dancing skeletons all over it.

My newest creation is this fabric art flower ghost bag. I designed, hand-sewed, and hand-embroidered her.

She believes she's perfect for carrying your most essential items, such as homunculi, ET figurines, mushrooms with one eye, and vintage monster finger puppets.

jeremycreature.bigcartel.com

Monument Valley 3 is out! I made these little claylike designs of Noor last year for sticker making purposes. Don't think I've shared yet

amazing! love the stripy sweater

the process I'm figuring out so far is, I make a simple mesh in Blender, then UV unwrap it where I want the plush seams, then upload it to a website called plushify.net, and that turns it into a pattern I can print and cut out

finished up my new magpie plushie. theres a couple magpies that always wait outside my window and I throw them unsalted nuts. so I was inspired to plushify them

thanks!! sewing is surprisingly fun, wish I did it sooner

quick turnaround of one of my new plushies, it was going to be a little alien guy in a spaceship, but the spaceship turned out too small so it just looks like a green squid guy in a weird shirt lol, Im still new at this