K. Thornquist

My professional work ranges from collaboration with authors for comic books and children’s book illustrations. Most recently, my work includes diving into narrative and art design for video games. For the Game Maker’s Toolkit 2024 jam my team’s game, Colleidescope, ranked in the top 100 for Style. While I have a background in illustration for comics and children’s literature, I’m interested in pursuing projects for character design, pattern design, product packaging, and further artwork with game design for video games or board games.

What brings me joy in art is messing with different media; from water soluble crayons to markers, ink, and colored pencils. I use a mix of traditional and digital forms to finalize my work and craft images that can tell a story independently or with the company of words. Topics that bring me interest are magical realism, fantasy and science fiction, environmental awareness, regenerative agriculture, female empowerment, uplifting diversity narratives, marine biology and oceanic studies, adventure sports (climbing and wild swimming), and alternative sustainable living.