William Patrick McQuaide
@wpmcquaide.bsky.social
Award-Winning Illustrator & Visual Development Artist • Birmingham, UK 🇬🇧 • Carte Blanche Greetings, Raised By Meerkats, Motion Manor • wpmcquaide@gmail.com /// linktr.ee/wpmcquaide
This is my design and interpretation of Sony's 'Murray the Hippo' character from a personal project in which I envision a reboot of the iconic 'Sly Cooper' franchise!
#characterdesign #illustration #visdev #visualdevelopment #slycooper #sony #fanart #animation
#characterdesign #illustration #visdev #visualdevelopment #slycooper #sony #fanart #animation
November 1, 2025 at 11:36 AM
This is my design and interpretation of Sony's 'Murray the Hippo' character from a personal project in which I envision a reboot of the iconic 'Sly Cooper' franchise!
#characterdesign #illustration #visdev #visualdevelopment #slycooper #sony #fanart #animation
#characterdesign #illustration #visdev #visualdevelopment #slycooper #sony #fanart #animation
Some photos I took this weekend that I've added to the photography section of my website! Might post a few more later this week as I sort through all the rest I've taken.
October 27, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Some photos I took this weekend that I've added to the photography section of my website! Might post a few more later this week as I sort through all the rest I've taken.
The Opium Twins
#characterdesign #illustration #visdev #visualdevelopment #animation #opium #kencarson #destroylonely #playboicarti
#characterdesign #illustration #visdev #visualdevelopment #animation #opium #kencarson #destroylonely #playboicarti
October 16, 2025 at 8:48 PM
🦝💰 My design & interpretation of Sly Cooper! I imagine a reboot with a younger Cooper Gang, with only 1 or 2 successful heists completed. I envision this story taking place in a fictional & cartoony but still technologically-modern Paris.
#illustration #visualdevelopment #visdev #characterdesign
#illustration #visualdevelopment #visdev #characterdesign
September 27, 2025 at 1:42 PM
🦝💰 My design & interpretation of Sly Cooper! I imagine a reboot with a younger Cooper Gang, with only 1 or 2 successful heists completed. I envision this story taking place in a fictional & cartoony but still technologically-modern Paris.
#illustration #visualdevelopment #visdev #characterdesign
#illustration #visualdevelopment #visdev #characterdesign
been drawing a lot lately. not satisfied until I get to a drawing I feel really good about that fulfills the emotion/feeling/story I was aiming for. this one is going to be super fun
#illustration #visdev #visualdevelopment #characterdesign #animation #slycooper
#illustration #visdev #visualdevelopment #characterdesign #animation #slycooper
September 24, 2025 at 2:28 PM
been drawing a lot lately. not satisfied until I get to a drawing I feel really good about that fulfills the emotion/feeling/story I was aiming for. this one is going to be super fun
#illustration #visdev #visualdevelopment #characterdesign #animation #slycooper
#illustration #visdev #visualdevelopment #characterdesign #animation #slycooper
pretty happy with how much I've learnt and grown recently, but I'm already seeing big things to work on and tackle next!
September 19, 2025 at 10:12 AM
pretty happy with how much I've learnt and grown recently, but I'm already seeing big things to work on and tackle next!
working working working, thinking thinking thinking, learning learning learning
September 18, 2025 at 4:36 PM
working working working, thinking thinking thinking, learning learning learning
September 11, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Full day of working on character design concepts! Realising how important it is to create iterative designs and expand upon them. Ultimately visdev artists are designers. It's all design to serve the story. Done some research into other production designers. Good work today!
September 10, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Full day of working on character design concepts! Realising how important it is to create iterative designs and expand upon them. Ultimately visdev artists are designers. It's all design to serve the story. Done some research into other production designers. Good work today!
September 9, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Starting work on a new portfolio project! Final outcome will be a big cinematic visdev piece but I'm taking time to design characters in-depth first. These may change as I keep working on the project. This is 'The Giant'!
#illustration #visdev #visualdevelopment #characterdesign
#illustration #visdev #visualdevelopment #characterdesign
September 6, 2025 at 12:54 PM
Starting work on a new portfolio project! Final outcome will be a big cinematic visdev piece but I'm taking time to design characters in-depth first. These may change as I keep working on the project. This is 'The Giant'!
#illustration #visdev #visualdevelopment #characterdesign
#illustration #visdev #visualdevelopment #characterdesign
Standalones
August 10, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Standalones
original stylised character designs based on Ridley Scott's 'Blade Runner' (1982). (2025)
#illustration #visualdevelopment #visdev #characterdesign #bladerunner
#illustration #visualdevelopment #visdev #characterdesign #bladerunner
August 10, 2025 at 10:58 PM
original stylised character designs based on Ridley Scott's 'Blade Runner' (1982). (2025)
#illustration #visualdevelopment #visdev #characterdesign #bladerunner
#illustration #visualdevelopment #visdev #characterdesign #bladerunner
really starting to find myself (artistically, visually, process-wise, life-wise)
August 9, 2025 at 8:52 PM
really starting to find myself (artistically, visually, process-wise, life-wise)
jon brion - ok
August 1, 2025 at 3:24 PM
jon brion - ok
painting practice/exploration from today
July 29, 2025 at 3:38 PM
painting practice/exploration from today
work in prooooooogress
July 8, 2025 at 7:30 PM
work in prooooooogress