about the artist
Sīns is a Latvian freelance visual artist who has been active in online art communities for over a decade. They're most interested in illustration and character design, exploring heavy stylization and funny shapes.Education:
♦ Masters in New Media Art
♦ Professional qualification in Multimedia DesignPast clients:
Elbertson and Sons LLC, Behaviour Interactive, What Pumpkin Studios, KoorinGal Publications.Work has been featured in various art zines and books, included in community projects, used in game and streamer merchandising, and more.
Currently they are tabling in various artist alleys of Baltic and Nordic conventions.>> COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF FEATURES>> CONVENTION PORTFOLIOFor questions and freelance opportunities you can reach them at sintijaukse@gmail.com
SHOPS + SUPPORT
upcoming conventions
J-Tsoon Burning Pumpkins 2024, Tallinn, Estonia - November 2 - 3
webcomic
PIXELWISH
Melvin is obsessed with Milton’s Game. He also has a huge crush on the titular character.
Milton is a digital trickster entity with reality altering powers, housed in the game's cart. Urban legends on forums state that by playing Milton’s Game you can make your wildest dreams come true.
What happens when Melvin commits to summoning the digital trickster to grant him a very special wish?Pixelwish is my first delve into making a webcomic. The comic was first posted online September 10th, 2018 and is currently technically ongoing, however on an indefinite hiatus.
>> COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF FEATURES
GROTTO BEASTS TRADING CARD GAME
(2023)
I got to do 2 card illustrations for Jerma985's trading card game Grotto Beasts!
I did the card art for Dunk Tank and Top Rope.
DEAD BY DAYLIGHT OFFICIAL SHOP
(2021)
I did the Women of Dead by Daylight design which is available on various products on the Official Dead by Daylight merch shop.
HLVRAI MERCHANDISE
(2020)
I did several designs that were available for a limited time for a poster, mug and various stickers for the Half-Life VR, but the AI is Self-Aware series, that were available on the WayneRadioTV Teespring shop.
2018 HOMESTUCK CALENDAR
(2017)
I got to do the illustration for October in the 2018 Homestuck Calender that was available on the For Fans by Fans store.
HOMESTUCK TAROT
(2012)
I got to do 4 card illustrations in the first Homestuck Tarot deck which was included in the Kickstarter rewards for the Homestuck Adventure Game.
3D modelling
Games
COMPREHENSIVE LIST OF FEATURES
ILLUSTRATIONS IN ART ZINES AND FANZINES
[upcoming] Object Head Zine 2025 Magic and Fantasy (2025) || LINK
The Oceanview Guestbook (2024) || LINK
Guild Wars 2: Commander of Your Heart Zine (2024) || LINK
FBC Zine, a Control Fanzine (2023) || LINK
Object Head Zine 2023 Historical Fiction (2023) Louise Leung || LINK
At Home in the Mirror: A Disco Elysium Fanzine (2022) lileiv || LINK
Paranormalcy: A Cryptozoology Zine (2021) Vinegar Zines || LINK
Object Head Zine 2021 Celestial Bodies (2021) Louise Leung || LINK
Population Growing: An Animal Crossing Zine (2020) Pibmo || LINK
What a Cartoon! Cartoon Network Fanzine (2020) finnyinspace || LINK
Majima Everywhere (2019) HoneyPro || LINK
Object Head Zine 2019 Superstitions Edition (2019) Louise Leung || LINK
Of Money And Explosives - A Junkrat Fanzine (2019) Tokio’s Zines
The Uncanny Zine (2018) Julian Miholics || LINK
Fat Mermaids II (2018) whimsipop || LINK
Fearful Asymmetry. A Jasper Charity Fanzine (2018) RhandiDandy
Game Grumps V (2018) Drew Gamble || LINK
Sharper Than Knives. A Talon Fanzine (2018) Catstealers Zines || LINK
It Takes A Woman Volume 2 (2017) Catstealers Zines || LINK
Chompers Zine (2017) Aika || LINK
Classified. A Blackwatch Zine (2017) Allie and Robin || LINK
Green Hill Zine. A Sonic Fanzine For Charity (2017) Ellen Alsop || LINK
LucasFans: A LucasArts Fanzine (2017) Marco Brunello || LINK
Celebrations. An Overwatch Event Zine (2017) MissDeerFace, Drew Gamble || LINK
EgoSonic Allstars (2017) Ludolik || LINK
I Wanna Be A Superhero. A One Punch Man Fanzine (2016) Rodrigo and Kyla Carneiro || LINK
Game Grumps Community Celebration (2015) Ludolik || LINK
The Crystal Gem Zine (2015) Jenna Brown, Nicole Sexton || LINK
Object Head Zine (2015) Louise Leung || LINK
Turf War! A Splatoon Zine. Team Octoling Edition (2015) Sami Briggs, Jenna Brown, Emi Jack || LINK
Heiresses of Atalanta. Volume 1 of the Buff Babe Zines (2015) Noella Whitney || LINK
Sweet Treats Comic Zine (2015) DAP Show, DAPshow, ISBN: B010KWCXM0 || LINK
BOOK ILLUSTRATIONS // COVER ART
Epoch: Transposed (2016) Korin Gould, KoorinGal Publications, ISBN-13: 978-0987326362 || LINK
With a Side of Chicken (2015) Korin Gould, KoorinGal Publications, ISBN-13: 978-0987326355 || LINK
Epoch: Rescission (2015) Korin Gould, KoorinGal Publications, ISBN-13: 978-0987326348 || LINK
Matilda and the Three Drop Bears (2011) Lauren Hemphill, Kooringal Publications, ISBN-13: 978- 0980740073 || LINK
ART IN OTHER PROJECTS
2 card illustrations in Grotto Beasts Trading Card Game (2023) Elbertson and Sons LLC || LINK
One of 2 winning entries in the poster design contest for the convention WinterCon VII (2023) UniCon Latvia
1 design "Women of Dead by Daylight" on 3 products in Dead by Daylight Official Store (2021) Behaviour Interactive || LINK
7 (limited time) product designs in “Wayne Radio Tangible Vitems” Teespring store (2020) WayneRadioTV || LINK
Storyboard first pass for Newborn This Way Pencilmation (Uncredited) (2019) Bollinger Animation
October's illustration in 2018 Homestuck Calendar (2018) For Fans By Fans, What Pumpkin Studios || LINK
3rd place in #BorderlandsOnSHIELD art contest hosted by NVIDIA (2016) || LINK
1 card illustration in Pacific Arcana (2015) Mia Mardikian || LINK || LINK
T-shirt design “Brobots” in Homestuck's For Fans By Fans store (2014) For Fans By Fans || LINK
Art featured in “Doctor Who: Farewell to Matt Smith” documentary segment (2013) BBC America || LINK
T-shirt design "The Apprentice" in Yogscast Kim Spreadshirt Store (2013) Yogscast
Greeting card design "The Yogscast" (2013) Yogscast
4 card illustrations in Homestuck Tarot Cards (2012) Andrew Hussey, What Pumpkin Studios || LINK
Art used for 1 track cover (Let’s All Rock the Heist), in the album At the Price of Oblivion / Homestuck Vol. 7-8 (2011) Homestuck || LINK || LINK
EXHIBITIONS
ARTIST ALLEY PARTICIPANT
[upcoming] J-Tsoon Burning Pumpkins 2024, Tallinn, Estonia
Tracon 2024, Tampere, Finland
Unicon 2024, Riga, Latvia
Ropecon 2024, Helsinki, Finland
Comic Con Baltics 2024, Vilnius, Lithuania
Anime Nights 2024, Kaunas, Lithuania
J-Tsoon 2024, Tallinn, Estonia
WinterCon VIII 2024, Riga, Latvia
J-Tsoon Burning Pumpkins 2023, Tallinn, Estonia
Comic Con Baltics 2023, Vilnius, Lithuania
UniCon 2023, Riga, Latvia
WinterCon VII 2023, Riga, Latvia
AnimeWeekend Winterfall 2022, Vilnius, Lithuania
UniCon 2022, Riga, Latvia
UniCon 2021, Riga, Latvia
UniCon 2020, Riga, Latvia
WinterCon VI 2020, Riga, Latvia
UniCon 2019, Riga, Latvia