Illustration

Polygonal Octopus
| December 2010 +

In my free time, I like to experiment with new styles and techniques when I draw. I think it keeps things interesting and also pushes me to work outside of my comfort zone and develop as an artist.
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Smolder
| December 2010 +

My love for drawing skulls is well-documented in this section; this illustration being one of the latest examples in a long history of drawing tributes to our brain bone.
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Skateboarding Cures Depression
| November 2010 +

This is another playful personal project, despite the apparently serious subject matter. I modified the ubiquitous support ribbon into something a little more skateboarding-appropriate.
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Skateboarding Is Fun
| September 2010 +

I designed this as a potential t-shirt that has yet to see the light. Nonetheless, I like the drawing a lot — it captures a sentiment most skateboarders can relate to.
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Unpopular
| August 2010 +

This was just a fun personal project I put together in my free time, combining hand drawn illustration with digital elements rendered in Photoshop.
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Designed to Self-Destruct
| May 2010 +

This illustration is a playful jab at certain Apple products' seemingly intentional short lifespan. As a business model, it's sinister although quite profitable. If your laptop dies after 2 years, you'll have to buy a new one, and fortunately Apple always has a fleet of updated models waiting for your wallet.
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The Repentant Shinner
| January 2010 +

Another personal project, this was inspired by one of skateboarding's well known hazards and a bane to many a skateboarder's legs — the shinner. Getting hit in the shin by a wayward skateboard is a special kind of pain, and this drawing sums up the experience fairly succinctly.
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Mourning Breath
| January 2010 +

This was just a personal project I did — a little play on the term "morning breath," combining it with my general obsession with anything involving skulls or skeletons.
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Bad Taste, Good Eats
| April 2009 +

This started out as a silly project inspired by my enemies and allies in the food pyramid, so to speak; however, it ended up reawakening my interest in cartooning which has waned a bit in recent years as I grew more involved with design. I found this illustration to be a fun combination of both.
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Hangover Hell Series
| June 2008 +

In this set of drawings I wanted the explore some of the stereotypes and realities of the party lifestyle galmorized in our culture within quirky imagery. I let my imagination run a little wild here; at its heart, this series was more an exercise in creativity, not taking art too seriously and having fun with it.
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I Don't Feel Sick
| May 2008 +

Before this painting, I took a long time off from doing larger pieces and stuck primarily to sketches and pencil drawings. During that time, I developed a new cast of characters, so to speak, and became interested in exploring new themes. Combining that with a few new Photoshop tricks I'd picked up along the way, I came up with this.
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Aaron Hatch

Designer and Illustrator, www.ahatchdesign.com