michael.fran
@michaelfrancis.art
he/him
kiowa illustrator and vis dev
🌎 austin, texas
🪶 sharing my culture with human made art
🚫 NO AI/NFT
💼 clients: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Sony/Columbia Pictures
#visualdevelopment #illustration
https://bio.site/michael.fran
kiowa illustrator and vis dev
🌎 austin, texas
🪶 sharing my culture with human made art
🚫 NO AI/NFT
💼 clients: Bureau of Indian Affairs, Sony/Columbia Pictures
#visualdevelopment #illustration
https://bio.site/michael.fran
👋 i've had a crazy summer (i think we all have). i spent a lot of time offline. while i was away i created this spider-verse piece. i took an old sketch of spiderman 2099 i had and gave him the background he deserves. 🕷️
August 12, 2025 at 6:31 PM
👋 i've had a crazy summer (i think we all have). i spent a lot of time offline. while i was away i created this spider-verse piece. i took an old sketch of spiderman 2099 i had and gave him the background he deserves. 🕷️
I used the model in my latest illustration, 'hot wheelz'! it was actually kind of a fun process of going back and forth between blender and procreate. seeing a change in blender work in the illustration was satisfying ☺️
June 20, 2025 at 7:42 PM
I used the model in my latest illustration, 'hot wheelz'! it was actually kind of a fun process of going back and forth between blender and procreate. seeing a change in blender work in the illustration was satisfying ☺️
my blender experiments did not stop with the doughnut! I modeled this mustang-esque car. I was inspired by hot wheels, one of my fav toys as a kid!
June 20, 2025 at 7:38 PM
my blender experiments did not stop with the doughnut! I modeled this mustang-esque car. I was inspired by hot wheels, one of my fav toys as a kid!
get a load of this clown! 🤡🤡🤡
last i checked we don’t do kings here in america. if you’re out protesting today, be safe, be smart and let’s show this clown we don’t want him here!
#nokings #nokingsprotest
last i checked we don’t do kings here in america. if you’re out protesting today, be safe, be smart and let’s show this clown we don’t want him here!
#nokings #nokingsprotest
June 14, 2025 at 6:28 PM
get a load of this clown! 🤡🤡🤡
last i checked we don’t do kings here in america. if you’re out protesting today, be safe, be smart and let’s show this clown we don’t want him here!
#nokings #nokingsprotest
last i checked we don’t do kings here in america. if you’re out protesting today, be safe, be smart and let’s show this clown we don’t want him here!
#nokings #nokingsprotest
for years ive tried to teach myself blender but never did the infamous donut tutorial by blender guru on youtube. i finally did it and im hoping to implement some more 3D into my work
June 4, 2025 at 12:06 AM
for years ive tried to teach myself blender but never did the infamous donut tutorial by blender guru on youtube. i finally did it and im hoping to implement some more 3D into my work
some stitch sketches i did this evening, he was always one of my favorites
May 26, 2025 at 1:54 AM
some stitch sketches i did this evening, he was always one of my favorites
so the last two days have been, very busy for me but that didn't stop me from completing pleinairpril! here's the last three days of studies #pleinairpril #procreate
April 30, 2025 at 10:40 PM
so the last two days have been, very busy for me but that didn't stop me from completing pleinairpril! here's the last three days of studies #pleinairpril #procreate
I got super busy yesterday and forgot to post my pleinairpril here on bluesky. so now you get two of em. days 24 and 25. ive been trying to take what ive learned from gouache and apply it to my digital work. #pleinair #pleinairpril #procreate
April 25, 2025 at 4:40 PM
I got super busy yesterday and forgot to post my pleinairpril here on bluesky. so now you get two of em. days 24 and 25. ive been trying to take what ive learned from gouache and apply it to my digital work. #pleinair #pleinairpril #procreate
when I liked in Alaska I went to Kincaid Park in Anchorage and while walking around we found a moose chowing down. The lighting was cool so I captured the moment and today I painted that for #earthday the earth is something we should live in balance with, not fighting it. #pleinairpril #gouache
April 22, 2025 at 5:36 PM
when I liked in Alaska I went to Kincaid Park in Anchorage and while walking around we found a moose chowing down. The lighting was cool so I captured the moment and today I painted that for #earthday the earth is something we should live in balance with, not fighting it. #pleinairpril #gouache
I love the architecture in the Bay Area! When I was living there I took so many photos of all the cool buildings and houses around there. my focus on this gouache study was more composition and tone than the details. I spent a lot of time today mixing paints lol
#pleinairpril #sanfrancisco #gouache
#pleinairpril #sanfrancisco #gouache
April 21, 2025 at 3:18 PM
I love the architecture in the Bay Area! When I was living there I took so many photos of all the cool buildings and houses around there. my focus on this gouache study was more composition and tone than the details. I spent a lot of time today mixing paints lol
#pleinairpril #sanfrancisco #gouache
#pleinairpril #sanfrancisco #gouache
When I was at SCAD I would sketch this church on my way to class or during our breaks. My skills are in a different place now so I decided to try and tackle this building again, this time in gouache. #pleinairpril #nopleinnogain #savannahgeorgia
April 20, 2025 at 9:23 PM
When I was at SCAD I would sketch this church on my way to class or during our breaks. My skills are in a different place now so I decided to try and tackle this building again, this time in gouache. #pleinairpril #nopleinnogain #savannahgeorgia
they tore down this barn near my old neighborhood a few years back and they wanna build a gas station there now. boo! that's super lame. So I decided to make the barn live forever! I painted it for today's #pleinairpril study. I miss the longhorns that roamed around there too...
April 19, 2025 at 5:58 PM
they tore down this barn near my old neighborhood a few years back and they wanna build a gas station there now. boo! that's super lame. So I decided to make the barn live forever! I painted it for today's #pleinairpril study. I miss the longhorns that roamed around there too...
in 2018 I took a day trip to NYC. not the best idea lol. too much to see and not enough time to see it all. I did get this cool shot of the WWII memorial in Battery Park. I chose it for today's #pleinairpril study. #gouachepainting #batterypark #nyc
April 18, 2025 at 6:39 PM
in 2018 I took a day trip to NYC. not the best idea lol. too much to see and not enough time to see it all. I did get this cool shot of the WWII memorial in Battery Park. I chose it for today's #pleinairpril study. #gouachepainting #batterypark #nyc
todays #pleinairpril is from volcano bay at universal studios orlando. i got to take a trip out there last summer to see my best friend and I noticed these birds chilling on the steal beam. i took a quick pic. I thought the beams and pipes were perfect for 'industrial' #gouachepainting
April 17, 2025 at 6:08 PM
todays #pleinairpril is from volcano bay at universal studios orlando. i got to take a trip out there last summer to see my best friend and I noticed these birds chilling on the steal beam. i took a quick pic. I thought the beams and pipes were perfect for 'industrial' #gouachepainting
I got to spend about two hours on today's #pleinairpril. I found this cool cafe in Marble Falls last summer. The lighting plus the cool signage caught my eye.
#gouache #gouachepainting #pleinair #cafe
#gouache #gouachepainting #pleinair #cafe
April 16, 2025 at 6:45 PM
I got to spend about two hours on today's #pleinairpril. I found this cool cafe in Marble Falls last summer. The lighting plus the cool signage caught my eye.
#gouache #gouachepainting #pleinair #cafe
#gouache #gouachepainting #pleinair #cafe
todays #pleinairpril study is of a clock tower near my house! I had to fight this one most of the time but I got it somewhere im happy with! I'll take the lessons from this one and make these next few even better! 🤠
#pleinair #gouachepainting #photostudy
#pleinair #gouachepainting #photostudy
April 15, 2025 at 3:41 PM
todays #pleinairpril study is of a clock tower near my house! I had to fight this one most of the time but I got it somewhere im happy with! I'll take the lessons from this one and make these next few even better! 🤠
#pleinair #gouachepainting #photostudy
#pleinair #gouachepainting #photostudy
#pleinairpril2025 14/30 marble falls
The last 'aqua' themed plein air for this month. I looked through some photos and found this one. I really liked the way the sunlight was glowing on the hillside. My photos never do justice to how it felt in the moment, I tried to fix that in the study.
The last 'aqua' themed plein air for this month. I looked through some photos and found this one. I really liked the way the sunlight was glowing on the hillside. My photos never do justice to how it felt in the moment, I tried to fix that in the study.
April 14, 2025 at 3:42 PM
#pleinairpril2025 14/30 marble falls
The last 'aqua' themed plein air for this month. I looked through some photos and found this one. I really liked the way the sunlight was glowing on the hillside. My photos never do justice to how it felt in the moment, I tried to fix that in the study.
The last 'aqua' themed plein air for this month. I looked through some photos and found this one. I really liked the way the sunlight was glowing on the hillside. My photos never do justice to how it felt in the moment, I tried to fix that in the study.
#pleinairpril2025 week 02 ‘aqua’: 13/30 sunset pond
April 13, 2025 at 4:51 PM
#pleinairpril2025 week 02 ‘aqua’: 13/30 sunset pond
I really fell into the flow state with this one. I started with a loose burnt sienna value underpainting and I had forgotten how much the underpainting can show through. I spent about 1 1/2 hrs on this one and I could spend another hour or two tweaking it, which I might do once pleinairpril is over.
April 12, 2025 at 5:17 PM
I really fell into the flow state with this one. I started with a loose burnt sienna value underpainting and I had forgotten how much the underpainting can show through. I spent about 1 1/2 hrs on this one and I could spend another hour or two tweaking it, which I might do once pleinairpril is over.
#pleinairpril2025 week 02 ‘aqua’: 11/30 - beach bird 🏖️
I got another fun reference photo from Florida. I spent about 45 minutes on today’s study. Didn’t have as much time as I’d like today to work on this one. I definitely want to take another stab at this study on my iPad in Procreate soon.
I got another fun reference photo from Florida. I spent about 45 minutes on today’s study. Didn’t have as much time as I’d like today to work on this one. I definitely want to take another stab at this study on my iPad in Procreate soon.
April 11, 2025 at 5:28 PM
#pleinairpril2025 week 02 ‘aqua’: 11/30 - beach bird 🏖️
I got another fun reference photo from Florida. I spent about 45 minutes on today’s study. Didn’t have as much time as I’d like today to work on this one. I definitely want to take another stab at this study on my iPad in Procreate soon.
I got another fun reference photo from Florida. I spent about 45 minutes on today’s study. Didn’t have as much time as I’d like today to work on this one. I definitely want to take another stab at this study on my iPad in Procreate soon.
todays pleinairpril gouache study is from a photo I took while visiting the Japanese Tea Garden in San Antonio, TX. I really wanted to push the warm and cool contrast with the koi and the water. Took me about 45 minutes
April 10, 2025 at 3:33 PM
todays pleinairpril gouache study is from a photo I took while visiting the Japanese Tea Garden in San Antonio, TX. I really wanted to push the warm and cool contrast with the koi and the water. Took me about 45 minutes
#pleinairpril2025 week 02 ‘aqua’: 09/30 - whittier rocks
I used to live in Alaska and in 2018 I visited Whittier and of course I took a bunch of photos. For today's gouache study I used a photo of some rocks with some algae on them. I liked the lighting!
I used to live in Alaska and in 2018 I visited Whittier and of course I took a bunch of photos. For today's gouache study I used a photo of some rocks with some algae on them. I liked the lighting!
April 9, 2025 at 5:24 PM
#pleinairpril2025 week 02 ‘aqua’: 09/30 - whittier rocks
I used to live in Alaska and in 2018 I visited Whittier and of course I took a bunch of photos. For today's gouache study I used a photo of some rocks with some algae on them. I liked the lighting!
I used to live in Alaska and in 2018 I visited Whittier and of course I took a bunch of photos. For today's gouache study I used a photo of some rocks with some algae on them. I liked the lighting!
#pleinairpril2025 week 02 ‘aqua’: 08/30 - panama city beach
Last summer I took a trip to Florida and while I was there I took some cool photos while I was there. I even brought my phone into the water (not a good idea) and took some shots. I spent about an hour on this one!
Last summer I took a trip to Florida and while I was there I took some cool photos while I was there. I even brought my phone into the water (not a good idea) and took some shots. I spent about an hour on this one!
April 9, 2025 at 3:08 AM
#pleinairpril2025 week 02 ‘aqua’: 08/30 - panama city beach
Last summer I took a trip to Florida and while I was there I took some cool photos while I was there. I even brought my phone into the water (not a good idea) and took some shots. I spent about an hour on this one!
Last summer I took a trip to Florida and while I was there I took some cool photos while I was there. I even brought my phone into the water (not a good idea) and took some shots. I spent about an hour on this one!
👋 #PortfolioDay, my first on bluesky!
I'm Michael Francis, an illustrator and vis dev artist working in animation and games! When I'm not doing personal work, I love exploring new worlds and telling a great story! I've worked with clients like Sony and the BIA.
I'm also currently looking for work!
I'm Michael Francis, an illustrator and vis dev artist working in animation and games! When I'm not doing personal work, I love exploring new worlds and telling a great story! I've worked with clients like Sony and the BIA.
I'm also currently looking for work!
April 8, 2025 at 2:46 PM
👋 #PortfolioDay, my first on bluesky!
I'm Michael Francis, an illustrator and vis dev artist working in animation and games! When I'm not doing personal work, I love exploring new worlds and telling a great story! I've worked with clients like Sony and the BIA.
I'm also currently looking for work!
I'm Michael Francis, an illustrator and vis dev artist working in animation and games! When I'm not doing personal work, I love exploring new worlds and telling a great story! I've worked with clients like Sony and the BIA.
I'm also currently looking for work!