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  • illustration
    Welcome!
    To the online portfolio of Jake Masbruch, an illustrator and graphic designer based in Brooklyn, NY.
  • LEGO® cards
    LEGO® Ninjago™ cards
    "Weapon Force"
    "Head Spin"
    "Total Recall"
    "Finders Keepers"
    "Ice Shield"
    "Sacrifice"
    "Recovery"

    Illustrations I created for LEGO® Ninjago™ Collectible Card Game.
    All images © LEGO®
  • LEGO® comic
    LEGO® HEROICA™ Comic
    A comic I created for LEGO® HEROICA™. Comic stillframes were made by me, animators for LEGO® completed the movies.
  • Freep King
    Freep King
    The man with the plan.
  • Poolhall Freeps
    Poolhall Freeps
    Dedicated to the hustlers.
  • Swamp Freeps
    Swamp Freeps
    Three buddies hang out on a leaf boat, drinking mead and generally having a great time. Coming from the land of 10,000 lakes, I can say I've done my fair share of this.
  • Smelting Pot
    Smelting Pot
    An illustration of a huge furnace where metal is melted down for manufacturing building structures or weapons. The molten metal is released in rivulets from slots on the side of the furnace by numerous workers. Molds collect the metal further down the sides of the furnace, where workers hammer and temper it.
  • Solace
    Solace
    An illustration of a serene, remote temple on a cliffside.
  • Sunflowers
    Sunflowers
    An illustration of a samurai on his way to challenge the Sunflower Demon in its temple.
  • Elven Warship
    Elven Warship
    An illustration for Fantasy Flight Games' Warhammer CCG series.
  • My Life for the Hold
    My Life for the Hold
    An illustration for Fantasy Flight Games' Warhammer CCG series.
  • We Are Not Afraid
    We Are Not Afraid
    A personal illustration of an aquarium on a distant world where sea serpents as big as blue whales swim the oceans.
  • Space Station Workers
    Space Station Workers
    A personal illustration of a group of laborers repairing a large, spherical power generator on a space station. Workers are held securely to the generator by means of magnetic boots.
  • character design
  • Nimbus
    Nimbus
    An alien creature created as an embellishment for the world of the Freeps. His color and the pattern on his torso changes according to mood.
  • Skreek
    Skreek
    A member of a tribal bird society intended for the world of the Freeps. Lives in cliff dwellings.
  • Freepius
    Freepius
    A small jungle creature who lives in tribes. This particular character is a Shaman for the tribe. The hookah, of course, is a necessary accessory for the Shaman.
  • Voodoo Monkey
    Voodoo Monkey
    An mischievous gorilla who is a master of potions.
  • Old Monk
    Old Monk
    A traveler of the land and a master of martial arts.
  • Malarkey
    Malarkey
    A logo I created for a comic book character. The character is a young mad scientist who builds himself an army of robotic minions, only to have them turn on him. The story revolves around his attempt to stem the ever increasing tide of A.I. drones. The "singularity" (the ability of A.I. to spawn better A.I., in a nutshell) would play an important role in this comic.
  • Gunrilla
    Gunrilla
    A weaponized, robotic gorilla with a shoulder cannon.
  • Sunflower Demon
    Sunflower Demon
    A demon who terrorizes a small Asian village and steals children away.
  • Tribal Warrior
    Tribal Warrior
    The champion warrior of a tribe, skilled with daggers.
  • Transformers
    Transformers
    Two vehicle "turnarounds" (linear artwork for use by 3D modelers) created for High Moon Studios in Calsbad, CA.
  • Transformers (more)
    Transformers
    A collection of Transformers head paintings for High Moon Studios.
  • graphic design
  • The Stitchin' Hen
    The Stitchin' Hen
    A website created for a small sewing and costuming business. The site utilizes standards- compliant HTML and CSS, with additional JQuery functionality.

    The Stitchin' Hen
  • Emerge
    Emerge
    A sample logo for a company idea.
  • 3D
  • ZBrush Soldier
    ZBrush Soldier
    A Zbrush sculpture of a soldier as a sample for an MMO game.
  • ZBrush Head Model
    ZBrush Head Model
    A ZBrush sculpture of a gangster character.
  • 3DS Max Car
    3DS Max Car
    A low-poly 3DSMax model with simple texture mapping.
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