Maria
James

Manga, comics, 2D and pixel art, drawn in ink and violet.

2D Art

Character-first illustration: colour, light and story in every piece.

Two characters at sea, one carrying the other in her arms — Carried Across the SeaSunlit ocean, a gentle lift and a quiet blush

Red-haired pirate girl with cat ears running along a beach — Pirate Cat QueenIsland adventure with a tall ship on the horizon

Four characters posed in front of a golden sunburst — Four Against the SunGroup key art in black, gold and ember red

White-haired vampire woman with a red cape and dagger — Crimson CountessA vampire queen, a blood-red cape and a curved dagger

Dragon and a winged creature facing off above a ship deck — Sky Deck ShowdownA giant black dragon looms over a ship's deck

Dancer in gold armour with red scarves in a rainstorm — Storm DancerGold armour, red silk and a dance in the rain

Two fighters crossing swords in a stadium at night — Clash Under the LightsTwo blades meet in a packed night arena

White-haired knight with a sword in front of a purple moon — Moonlit BladeA white-haired knight beside a violet moon and crystals

Pink-haired girl twirling a jump rope on a promenade — Jump Rope DayA playful wink, a pink rope and a seaside promenade

Pink-haired performer holding a glowing spotlight — Stage Light MelodyPink hair, a glowing spotlight and floating music notes

Character lounging in a red gaming room above a city — Night Shift GamerA red-lit room above the city with a console in hand

Five characters in swimwear on a bright beach lineup — Summer SquadFive characters, one beach day lineup

Two portraits in pink and neon colours, one with smoke and one with a fox mask — Pop Colour PortraitsA silver-haired girl in neon smoke and a girl with a fox mask on hot pink

Scarred muscular man in a tank top with a burning city behind him — Scarred SurvivorA muscular man with scars stands before a burning ruined city

Two characters embracing before a spaceship window showing Earth — Starlit WindowTwo characters embrace in front of a window with Earth and stars

Red-haired woman in black armour holding a sword — Dark Knight LadyA red-haired woman in black armour with a torn red cape and a dark sword

Manga

Black ink, sharp screentones and speed lines. Chapters built panel by panel.

Manga page with a storm over a capitol building and news screens — Athens and the StormA storm over the capitol, a market crash and Mount Parnassus on the news

Manga page with a horse rider and a man shouting Khafra — KhafraA rider on horseback and the line "This time, I will kill you..."

Manga page with a gang and a long-haired man grinning — We Will Win This TimeA gang with bats faces off, and one man says they will win this time

Manga page with a castle, a knight and a crying baby — Mallowland PrologueA kingdom, an old prophecy and a hero reborn

Manga page with scientists in a lab — The LabScientists at their screens get a POSITIVE result

Manga page one with two people talking in a car — Page 1: The Beach TripGrant is asked about taking John Paul to the beach

Manga page one with two characters at a bar counter — Page 1: Off the MapStatus: on the run, a bar scene with Earl and Lance

Manga page with a man falling in a schoolyard while others laugh — Different This TimeA man trips in the schoolyard, his books scatter and others laugh

Black and white illustration of a white-haired boy holding scissors — Character IllustrationA white-haired boy with scissors, in black and white

Three manga action pages with sword fights and a rooftop chase — Action PagesSword fights and a rooftop chase

COMIC

Bold colour, thick outlines and big sound effects.

Bonehead and the Justice Gang

Bonehead and the Justice Gang title art with an alien hero beside a car — Title ArtBonehead steps out of a flaming car: "Now I'm early for school!"

Cover with three heroes running from giant puppet dolls — Cover: Giant PuppetsBonehead and the gang run from huge grinning ventriloquist dolls

Cover with an alien hero above a donut shop and two girls below — Cover: Donut ShopBonehead above the donut shop sign, two friends in the foreground

Cover with an alien hero jumping over a van on a night street — Cover: Night ChaseBonehead leaps over a moonlit street chase with a van

Cover with an alien hero holding a bomb on a dock between two ducks — Cover: Ducks and a Bomb"Some days you just can't get rid of a bomb!"

Alton Story Pages

Comic page 1 with story text over space art and a city train — Page 1The legend of the Energy of Life and the planet Alton

Comic page 4 with Jeremy confronting Dr. O'Voride at a council — Page 4Jeremy bursts into the council meeting and calls Dr. O'Voride a fraud

Comic page 7 with Jeremy walking through a futuristic building — Page 7Jeremy heads back to his office at night

Comic page 8 with Jeremy and the armored villain Hellion — Page 8Jeremy overhears Dr. O'Voride and sees Hellion

Comic page 9 with Dr. O'Voride and Hellion in a lab — Page 9Dr. O'Voride and Hellion talk about phase two of the plan

Comic page 10 with Jeremy and Dr. O'Voride talking — Page 10Dr. O'Voride stops Jeremy on the way to his office

Single Pages and Covers

Comic page with a giant horned robot and lava cracks — Lava Robot PageA giant horned robot, with WHAM! and SLAM! panels

Comic page with an armored soldier fighting a demon — Containment BreachAn armored soldier shoots a demon after the breach warning

Comic page with a white-haired character, ice and fire — Ice and FireA white-haired character in a field of ice ends with a KRAKOOM

Spawn issue 1 cover with a caped figure with chains on a staircase — Spawn #1 CoverA caped figure with chains walks down a staircase

Pixel Art

Every pixel placed by hand. Sprites and small scenes.

Pixel art beach scene with umbrellas, a beach ball and a blanket — Pastel BeachA sunny cove with umbrellas, a beach ball and a picnic blanket

Pixel art game scene in a dark forest with a hooded figure and a dialogue box — Graveyard EncounterA scythe wielder faces a hooded figure, with a health bar and dialogue box

Top-down pixel art village with market stalls and a central well — Market VillageA top-down village with market stalls, a well and an inn

Top-down pixel art forest path with fighters and hooded enemies — Forest AmbushA top-down forest path where sword fighters meet hooded enemies

Pixel art girl with a skateboard walking past a vending machine — Street SkaterA girl with a skateboard and bubble gum walks past a vending machine

Pixel art of four characters standing in a dark wheat field — Harvest FieldFour characters in a dark field of wheat and sunflowers

Pixel art of five dancing jester characters — Jester TroupeFive dancing jester characters with sun and moon designs

Pixel art of two dark robed characters with flames — Flame FiguresTwo dark robed characters with floating flames

Pixel art character sheet with broken wings and two face close-ups — Winged Character SheetBroken pale wings and two face close-ups, one with a rose

Pixel art sprites of a purple skull mage with a crystal staff — Skull Mage SpriteA purple hooded skull mage with a crystal staff, shown from several sides

Pixel art of a crouching fighter with a green cloak — Green Cloak FighterA crouching pointed-ear character with a green cloak and red gloves

Pixel art of two small characters with reflections — Chibi PairA staff bearer and a girl in a red dress, with reflections

Pixel art portrait of a blonde girl with glasses — Glasses PortraitA blonde girl with glasses, a blue tie and a dark jacket

Pixel art of a pink-haired girl with headphones — Headphones GirlA pink-haired girl with blue headphones on a blue background

Halloween

Pumpkins, ghosts and bats. A spooky set in orange and purple.

Witch pouring a purple potion by a window with a crescent moon — Moonlit PotionA cat-eared witch pours a glowing potion into a cauldron under a crescent moon

Witch with a spellbook and a green potion flask — Spellbook and SlimeA green-eyed witch with a spellbook and a bubbling yellow potion

Witch flying on a broom at night with bats and ghosts — Broom FlightA witch on a broom with a candy pumpkin basket, bats and little ghosts

Pixel Broom RideA pixel witch flies past the moon and bare trees

Girl with a lantern in a graveyard next to a cat with a pumpkin bucket — Graveyard LanternA cat-eared girl with a lantern and a fluffy witch cat with a pumpkin bucket

Witch Hat PumpkinA pumpkin wearing a witch hat

Girl with a lantern surrounded by ghosts and pumpkins before castles — Haunted Castle NightA girl with a lantern among ghosts, pumpkins and bats

Horned winged girl sitting on a stone wall with a pumpkin and a castle — Castle WallA horned, winged girl with a lollipop sits by a glowing pumpkin

Horned man in a striped suit holding playing cards — Card Trick DevilA horned man in a striped suit fans out playing cards beside jack-o-lanterns

Chibi girl on a porch with a shadow monster behind her — Porch VisitorA small chibi girl with candy on a porch while a shadow creature looms

Red-haired elf with glasses holding a police sign in front of a height chart — Police PhotoA red-haired elf with glasses and bubble gum holds a police department sign

Nurse with a ScalpelA nurse in white holds a scalpel next to a blood bag

Masked figure behind a girl at a bathroom mirror — Mirror ScareA masked figure stands behind a girl putting on lipstick in a bloody bathroom

Girl crawling in a graveyard with a masked figure behind her — Graveyard ChaseA pink-haired cat-eared girl crawls away from a masked figure with a machete

3D Art

Characters and creatures sculpted and modelled in 3D, plus a few live shapes that turn and catch the light.

3D character with mint hair, bunny ears and a grey checkered hoodie — Bunny Hoodie GirlStylised 3D character with mint hair, bunny ears and a checkered hoodie

3D character in a green dinosaur hoodie with claw boots and an orange tail — Monster Hoodie3D character in a green dino hoodie with claw boots and tail

ZBrush sculpt of a hooded wolf warrior leaning on a greatsword, shown from several angles — Wolf WandererZBrush sculpt, hooded wolf warrior with greatsword

ZBrush sculpt of a monkey fighter balancing on one leg with a red staff — Monkey MonkZBrush character with staff, front and back view

3D model of a white and grey dragon creature with crimson horns, spikes and claws on a dark background — Crimson DrakeCreature model in white, ash and crimson

Stylised 3D sculpt of a character with teal hair, spiked horns, bat wings and magenta bat-print tights on a black background — Bat QueenStylised sculpt, teal hair, bat wings and magenta tights

Cel-shaded 3D game scene with a blue-haired cat-eared character on inline skates in a colourful city plaza — City SkaterGame-ready character on skates in a cel-shaded city

Low-poly 3D character with blonde hair, a checkered open shirt and dark shorts on a teal background — Low-poly GirlLow-poly character with a hand-painted pixel texture

Stylised 3D render of a small horned jester character with stitched floppy hat and red stockings on a black background — Patchwork JesterStitched jester demon in red and brown

Grey ZBrush sculpt of a spiked beast with horns and a tail, with trees growing on its back — Garden TarasqueZBrush creature sculpt with a forest growing on its shell

Glass CubeLive 3D model, turning

Violet OrbShading and rim light

Block StackIsometric model

Low-poly GemFaceted model

Animation

Drawings that move. Timing, weight and frame-by-frame loops.

Basketball PlayersA player dribbles, then dunks in a stylised, colourful scene

Neighbourhood ScenesA man at his laptop, kids filmed on a phone and a street with a brick house

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How I Make a Page

Every story goes through the same five steps, from a rough idea to a finished page.

1

Idea

Story, characters and mood.

2

Sketch

Thumbnails and panel layout.

3

Ink

Clean lines and screentones.

4

Colour

Violet palettes and lighting.

5

Publish

Final pages, ready to read.

About Maria

I am a 2D and 3D comic and manga artist. I draw stories from the first thumbnail to the final inked page, and I work in pixel art when a project needs a retro feel.

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