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Cool Ideas Compilation

Cool Ideas is such a fun client to work for! Here's a compilation of some of my work.

Rob Roi being the mascot for the brand you'll see that he's used in a lot of fun and different ways.


May 4th
Went through a few options of Yoda Rob Roi before we settled on the final one.
Forecourt
Having to design Rob Roi in Endgame Thor and MK Scorpion style was a time challenge because I wanted to do the characters justice while still staying true to the Cool Ideas flat vector style but I think everything turned out okay :)
Looking for references gave me a good excuse to watch some Mortal Kombat & Avenger videos. How is it that "Get over here!" will never not be cool?
I hadn't realized how much his mask had evolved over time!
I came thiiiiiiis close to not adding the scale armor and braided beard details...but we all know that I had to
If you've watched Endgame then you know why I had to give Stormbreaker some special love!
Of course 44 layers isn't all  that much but the expression Rob Thor is making is how I feel every time I have to go and properly name each layer to get a character ready for rigging :(
Cool Ideas and Vumatel
Festive Post
December time always makes everyone feel warm and fuzzy so this was a cute one to design :)

I think I got ill when it was time to animate this so Nkosinathi Mhlongo really came through with some great animation here
Cool Ideas and Mix Fest
Cool Ideas was one of the official sponsors for Mix Fest so they set everyone up with some free WiFi during the event. Didn't I say these clients were great?!
Bug
So I don't know if client ended up using the post that we originally made this bug for but I think it looks pretty rad so here it is
Agency: Birthmark
Creative Director: Gareth Norman & Gene Clark
Illustration: Zama Zikhali
Design: Zama Zikhali
Animation: Zama Zikhali
Copywriter: Jaco Muller
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