Illustration

Illustration of a neon variable sea slug. The image is made of cut paper layered together. The slug is black with teal and orange stripes, and the background has gray rocks with yellow, orange, and green reef flora/fauna
Papercut illustration of a crusty nautilus eating a shrimp. The nautilus is cream with red pattern on its shell, and has translucent brown papers layered on its shell to look like the fuzz characteristic of that nautilus species. The background is made of blue and patterned papers layered on each other to form a rocky oceanic outcropping
A coconut octopus sits in both halves of a clamshell, with a snail shell, glass mug, and coconut shell visible in the background. On the bottom portion of the illustration, a coconut exists is stages from whole, halved, and hollowed out.
Red squid on dark blue background with lighter blue details, including a full moon viewed from deeper and deeper in the ocean, a map of the north pole, a squid eye, and close up of the arms and suckers
4 fried egg jellyfish made of paper swim on a painted paper background. The jellyfish show different amounts of detail and are at different proximities to the viewer. Their tops look like fried eggs, while their tentacles are white, purple, and orange. the background has blue paper to show light breaking through a green and purple sponge-painted background.
Illustration of a large red cephalopod with huge arms and white swirls on its skin. The background is blue with green swirls that are vaguely reminiscent of sea flora
An illustration of a blanket octopus floating toward the surface of the water. The multi-colored, translucent web for which it is named billows below it
Illustration of a purple octopus with blue suckers holding a coconut shell
Digital illustration of a chambered nautilus with a shell spiral in the background
Illustration of a close up of a squid so large that only a partion of it fits in the frame. The image centers its giant eye, while numerous arms are visible in the background
Illustration of a red octopus with white spots on a dark blue background
Illustration of a yellow cirrate octopus with coiled arms and large fins on its head. Around the octopus is a yellow and pink doodle frame.
Illustration of a white squid with black stripes, burying itself under pebbles
Papercraft collage illustration of an orange and white snake crawling out from under green tropical leaves
Illustration of a hanging fruit bat with fruit and insects around it
Illustration of a mermaid with coral antlers drawing on their long, snaking tail
Digital painting of shakshuka cooking. 5-6 eggs are visibly cooking in red sauce, with many squiggles layered over each other to create depth
Digital painting of a circular bowl of rice porridge. Two eggs have been cracked into it, and green onion, garlic, and lemongrass pieces lay on top. The eggs are very squiggly
Digital painting of two fried eggs on an orange background with green herb. A fork is puncturing one yolk, causing yolk to spread. The art style has a lot of squiggles
Many boiled egg halves on an orange background, with green herb poking up between. Each egg white is relatively simple, and the yolks have many squiggles
Digital painting of two halves of a ramen egg and one whole ramen egg. The background is dark purple, the yolks are shiny and jammy, and the shading is very squiggly
Digital painting of a fried egg on a bagel with light blue background. Some cheese is visible under the egg. The artist has used a plethora of squiggles to add shading and definition
Three fried eggs colored with CMYK halftones. The artist used lots of swirls to color them
Digital painting of two fried eggs on a green squiggly background. White squiggles are coming off of the eggs, as though still runny and cooking

C.A.T. Backgrounds

Backgrounds drawn for a game created for the month-long Autistic Creative Festival Game Jam 2025

Our game can be viewed at https://mattihase.itch.io/cat

Illustration of a sunset over the side of a cliff
Title screen for the game, with Ari's art in the background
Illustration of the same grassy clearing at night. Tents have been set up in front of a small campfire.
Illustration of a cave entrance
Illustration of an underground tunnel that looks similar to an abandoned train station
Illustration of the same underground tunnel with a giant dragon-like creature lunging forward

Torchbear Background and Sprites

Background and sprites added to a game created by James Weishaus

Game can be viewed at https://demonbismuth.itch.io/torchbear

Illustration of a forest, with a large clearing on the right side of the screen
Spritesheet with various status effects and crawly critters
Screenshot of the game Torchbear with original assets
Screenshot of the game Torchbear with assets by Ari added
Whimsical geometic botanical vector illustration of various fruits from the video game Slime Rancher. From top left to bottom right: Pogofruit, Cuberry, Mint Mango, Phase Lemon, Prickle Pear, Kookadoba
Whimsical geometic botanical vector illustration of various vegetables from the video game Slime Rancher. From top left to bottom right: Carrot, Heart Beet, Oca Oca, Odd Onion, Silver Parsnip, Gilded Ginger
Green illustration of a large window through which you can see a lily pond. Inside, a set of drawers is set under the window. A potted plant crawls along the wall over the window, and a terrarium with two beetles sits on the other side
Illustration in green with brown lines, white and gold details. A tall, arched window shows a storm outside. Below the window is a cushion with pillows and an open book laid out on it, and on either side stand tall bookshelves.
Green illustration with gold and white details. A big window looks out into the branches of a tree. Two birds are on the windowsill, and pine trees are in the background. Inside, there is a counter under the window with a sink, knife block, and cutting board. Around the window hang a small pot, pan, clock, and spice rack. Above the window is a shelf of various bottles and jars.
Digital illustration of a dragon bursting from the flame of a lit candle. The linework is made of squiggles and swirls
Digital illustration of a small dragon coming out of the flame of a sparked match. The dragon's mouth is stuffed full of matches and it has a startled expression on its face.
A cheap lighter is on, creating a flame that rises and twists into a small, curious dragon. The dragon is pressing down on the lighter button, effectively sustaining its own flame
Vector illustration of the characters from the game Death's Door
Illustration of a small bug-like creature at an overgrown bus stop