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CARAMEL COMICS SPECIALTIES

Illustration

The artist at Caramel Comics, Carmen “Rain” E. Schwierking, creates illustrations in many different styles and mediums. They excel at following established style guides as well as creating artwork under their own personal styles. This page features the many options available for commercial illustration and for personal client commission work as well.

Illustration mediums:

  • – graphite
  • – charcoal
  • – ink pens
  • – markers
  • – colored pencils
  • – watercolor paint
  • – acrylic paint
  • – digital art software

Color Illustration

Mediums used for color illustration include watercolor paint, ink, colored pencils, and digital painting software.

This gallery features full color illustrations of original ideas, IPs, and client work.

A digital illustration of two player characters from the video game franchise Destiny. They are resting in a park in the Last City wearing casual clothing instead of armor. The Awoken Warlock is wearing a large ruffle collar long-sleeve shirt, brocade waistcoat, Bond of the Emperor's Minister, dress shorts, fishnet stockings, frilly tall socks, and high-top basketball shoes with Emperor Calus symbols. They are sitting on a brick half wall and blushing shyly. The Exo Titan is wearing a flannel long-sleeve button up with the sleeves rolled-up halfway, denim jeans, leather belt with a large Tex Mechanica belt buckle and two different handkerchiefs, purple and silver lamé, hanging off it, and leather biker boots with Tex Mechanica insignias. They are looking into the distance with a thoughtful expression. The guardian's ghosts are floating around their respective persons.
A digital illustration of a stylized island in the ocean. The island is shaped to look like a person leaning over and crying.
A watercolor painting of a dragon. The dragon is an Amphithere and has green scales and purple and gold feathers. The dragon is flying above a jungle river towards the viewer with its wings spread. Its mouth is open showing off its fangs and the top of the head is visible showing off the third eye on the forehead. The background was painted with regular watercolor paint, while the dragon was painted with metallic and pearlescent paints to make it feel more magical.

Black and White Illustration

Mediums used for black and white illustration include ink, graphite, and charcoal .

This gallery features black and white illustrations of original ideas, IPs, and client work.

A traditional ink illustration of two characters rendered in an old school ink comic cover style. The characters are a mechanic and android. The pair are holding opposite hands together to balance on unsteady ground. The android is firing a laser gun at an unseen threat and a huge explosion cloud is rolling into the scene, covering most of the background.

Fan Works

Mediums used the for fan illustrations shown here include ink, pencils, and digital art software.

This gallery features illustrations from various different IPs. Some of this work was published in or alongside fan zines.

A digital painting that was the book cover for the zine Ring Fit Kitchen. It features characters from the game Ring Fit Adventure all wearing chef hats.
A digital painting of the rival battle fight in the White Jungle level of the video game Sonic Adventure 2 Battle. Sonic the Hedgehog is on a platform in the middle of a forest. He is looking up angrily at Shadow the Hedgehog who is in the tree branches taunting him.
A illustration of a player character from the game Final Fantasy XIV. The character is a woman of the Viera race and playing the Sage class. She is wearing the Classical Medicius set. She is standing with one arm across her torso supporting the other arm which is holding a closed fist to her mouth with a contemplative expression.
A digital painting of the final encounter in the raid Last Wish from the video game Destiny 2. The background has the defeated body of Riven being swarmed with Taken enemies. The enemies are trying to stop the six Guardians running towards the foreground using different weapons and powers. The sixth guardian is standing in Riven's open mouth holding her corrupted heart.
A digital painting of the Ironwood Tree in the Tower from the video game Destiny 2. The painting shows the tree softly lit in the light of sunrise with wind blowing through the leaves and decorations. The Colonel is resting under the tree with some pigeons. In the background, Commander Zavala is overlooking the Last City with his ghost, Targe.
A digital illustration of Pokémon from the Pokémon franchise. They are hanging out together in a forest clearing by a river. A Hatterene is hiding in the trees, a Hatenna and Ditto are playing in the grass, a Hattrem is watching a Primarina sing in the river, and a Sylveon is trying to coax a Shiny Sylveon into the river to play. There is a Mew hidden in the tree tops watching the scene below.

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