NOTIDEE
notidee@gmail.com
Available for hire
Looking to work on Board Games & tabletop illustrations, card decks, labels, and more !
Theo is an alsatian freelance artist whose personal work explores grief and the struggles of living with schizophrenia. He often collaborates with professionals from the field of animal behavior science, and works on portraits and memorial pieces for many pet owners around the world.
On his free time, he focuses on developing his worldbuilding project, [Kernel]
(Does not work / collaborate with genAI/NFTs)
PORTFOLIO
[KERNEL]
(The following sequence is a series of preparatory sketches for traditional illustrations)
[Kernel] is a world building project set in a world torn apart by conflicts revolving around two deities who are said to be fighting for control over reality itself. The final products currently in the work are a zine and a fake game trailer. At the moment, most of its art and lore are available on Patreon.
The ‘Daily Kernel’ series has been running since December 2024 and consists of making at least one sketch for the project every day.
COMPANION CREATURES
The companion creature series now has over a hundred creatures ! Above are samples of the most recent batch. Companion creatures are private commissions for which people answer a set of questions and get a creature designed from scratch just for them.
MISCELLANEOUS
COMICS
Of Dogs and Cups
The void behaves
The egg
Four-parters
Extract from : Talks with Nox
Talks with Nox is a series of several comics, spanning over ~60 slides total that concluded in 2024. You can read them all on TikTok.
CONTACT / ABOUT
Currently available for hire - looking to work on Board Games & tabletop illustrations, card decks, labels. Otherwise open to anything my work might suit. Looking for someone ? Please get in touch !(If you’re looking to work with me on a project adjacent to animal behavior/welfare, please feel free to ask for my CV / certifications)
Next availability for traditional work :: End of March 2025
ABOUT
Like most of my peers, I grew up the odd child. Fascinated by critters big and small, my wardrobe had a ‘dedicated spider spot’ where I hid the arachnids I’d find through the flat in hope of preserving them from shoes and newspapers. Media could only retain my attention with dragons, dogs, giant boars and other monsters I’d root for.My teenage years were spent hiding in imaginary worlds - playing pathfinder, VtM and other tabletops and board games every Saturday evenings under the harsh neon lights of a small room rented by the year. During the weeks, I got through classes by drawing imaginary monsters and many-eyed dogs in the margin of my notes, dreaming of one day seeing my art buried in a bestiary next to the artists I admired so much.I evolved from the start in an environnement scarred by addiction and unaddressed mental illnesses, unknowingly struggling with similar issues until my life took a sudden turn with a parent’s suicide and the passing of several loved ones as well as my African grey, all over the same two years. Diagnosed with and treated for bipolar and schizophrenia, I use my work to explore grief, guilt, the chase for reality and the struggles of being the other.The time not spent working or developing my personal projects revolves around the continuous learning of animal behaviour science, caring for foster cats, spending time with my dog and loved ones or making my way through gas and projectiles as a protest medic. Long Covid and financial hardship had me leave behind my passion for diving, but a piece of me remains on the coast, tainted by saltwater and the wonder for marine fauna.
