NOISY GHOST . ART //
All Projects:
Art is the point.
I express my point with weird looking dogs.
100% human made art.
This artist is NOT interested and will not EVER be interested in blockchain-related technologies. This includes NFTs, cryptocurrency, or any future inventions made in the space. My art may not be used in conjunction with AI.
ZODIACS
Original works
Corvidae
Fan Work
Wander
Fan Anthology Works
SILENT HILL
Fan works
LORE
Original Works
The Wedding
Original Anthology Works
Yharnam Dreams
Fan Works
GODZILLA
Fan Works
Resident Evil
Fan Works
Classics
Original Anthology Works
The Moon
Original Work
THE EVIL WITHIN
Fan works
CRITICAL ROLE
Fan Works
Wolf Moon
Original Work
[UPDATE:] Some links are currently broken while this tab is under construction!
Caliburn
Tieflings
Zduhać
Ark
Warriors of Light(?)
David & Leviathan
Angels
Josie
Werewolves
Fantasy / Tabletop
Demons
Wrestling
MERCHANDISE PHOTOS
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CONVENTION SCHEDULE
No more cons scheduled for 2025!
2026 Schedule TBA
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2024-2025 Booth Photos:
Sakuracon 2025
Anime NYC 2024
NDK 2025
Anime Boston 2025
Tekko 2025
Animate Philadelphia 2025
pol·ter·geist
etymology: from the German poltern 'to make sound, to rumble' and geist 'ghost, spirit'. Literal translation: 'noisy ghost'.
My name is Nate, but most people on the internet know me as Bug! I'm an American illustrator and character/creature designer from the east coast.I create illustrations for themed anthologies as well as design characters for tabletop and video games. You'll notice a lot of fantasy and macabre inspirations in my work, and there's a good reason for that! Primarily, I am interested in work on book covers, promotional illustrations, visual development, and game design (especially horror themed!)I practice a wide variety of techniques when it comes to my finished pieces, and I like to explore different expressions of form and line, but most of my work includes deep, saturated colors and well defined shapes. I love utilizing a broad range of line weights and textures to create visual interest. I also really like the color orange.
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EDUCATION:
Cab Calloway School of the Arts
Major in Visual Communications
Drexel University
Major in Game Art and Production
RECOGNITIONS:
Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, Regional
Bronze, Silver, and Gold Keys for Short Story, Drawing and Illustration, Digital Painting, and Art Portfolio
Scholastic Art and Writing Awards, National
Silver Medal for Drawing and Illustration
PROJECTS & EXPERIENCE:
Illumicrate
Illumicrate Exclusive 'Indian Lake Trilogy' dust jacket cover artist (2025)
Nova and Mali Publishing House
"Star Crossed: A Queer Tarot" card artist (2025)
"And They Were Monsters" page artist (2024)
"Classics... but make it Gay" Volume 3 print & page artist (2023)
"Cover Me Queer" spread artist (2022)
"Classics... but make it Gay" Volume 2 page artist (2022)
Anthologies
"Fathoms, a Mermay anthology" character designer and page artist (2024)
"Unmask the Truth: a Batman fan anthology" page artist (2022)
"The Sunlit Earth: a Shadow of the Colossus anthology" Moderator, page artist (2021)
Interested in working with me?
Fill out the form below, or send inquiries directly to noisyghostart@gmail.com
SOCIALS
SUPPORT ME
| ZODIACS |
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| 2024-2025 Original, Personal, Visual Development |
| A series of illustrations completed over the course of a year. |
| Each illustration depicts a different astrological zodiac sign depicted as a sort of angel from my own original setting. |
| This series is loosely inspired by the work of Alphonse Mucha. |
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| LORE |
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| 2023-2024 Original, Personal, Visual Development |
| A series of illustrations completed over the course of a year. Each characters name is listed in the captions. |
| Each illustration depicts a different type of fantasy character in a style loosely inspired by the work of Ivan Bilibin. |
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The Evil Within 2
The Evil Within
Process
| THE EVIL WITHIN |
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| 2020-2023 Fan art, Personal |
| Fanart for Tango Gameworks 'The Evil Within' and 'The Evil Within 2'. The first set of illustrations was originally painted in 2015 and then repainted in 2020. |
| The second set of illustrations are stylized studies from the games themselves. |
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| THE WEDDING |
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| 2020-2023 Original, Anthology |
| Originally created for a nautical horror anthology and a monster romance anthology respectively, these paintings depict two original characters: a sea monster and their lovely human companion. |
| Her white bathing suit is meant it invoke wedding gown imagery, yes, but it's also a reference to Julie Adams suit in 'Creature from the Black Lagoon! |
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| CLASSICS |
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| 2020-2023 Original, Anthology |
| Two pieces completed for Nova and Mali's 'Classics but make it gay' anthology (volumes 2+3). |
| The first image is a re-imagining of "The Fisherman's Wooing" by Eugene de Blass. The second image is a re-imagining of a mosaic depicting the angel Gabriel in the Hagia Sophia. |
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| SHADOW OF THE COLOSSUS |
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| 2021-2024 Fan Art, Anthology, Personal |
| Three pieces of fan art, 2 of which were painted for 'The Sunlit Earth' - a Shadow of the Colossus anthology I helped organize. |
| The first painting shows the moments before my favorite colossi fight (Phalanx). The second depicts the fight with the final colossus, and the third represents one of the final scenes of the game. |
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| GODZILLA |
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| 2023-2025 Fan art, Personal |
| Fanart for my personal favorite Godzilla incarnations: Minus One and Shin Godzilla. |
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Main Reference
Clothing Breakdown
Head Detail
CALIBURN
2020 - 2022An original TTRPG character, built for DND 5e.A battle master fighter, Caliburn is meant to be a lightly armored heavy hitter, but not armored to the point of a tanky paladin.
TIEFLINGS
2020 - 2022Two original TTRPG characters (a mother and son duo), built for DND 5e.A college of creation bard, Cowlick is meant to be brightly colored, eye catching performer. His mother, Lady, is an arcane trickster rogue and former performer herself.
'Dragon' form
Back View
Head + hand details
Human reference
Head reference
Scar, side view
Inspiration sketch
CHESLOV & VASILI
2021 - 2022Original character.Initially from a war torn country that no longer exists, Ches is a heavily scarred human with the ability to 'project' a dragon warrior from his soul in his sleep.
ARK
2021 - 2023Original character.Nervous guy. Sometimes a giant dog. Likes baking brownies.
Head reference
Body reference
Back + details
werewolf reference
Face study
Fashion study
Visual development and worldbuilding sketches. This character is a werewolf that is sometimes in a band.
FFXIV: ASSORTED DESIGNS
2021 - 2023
(NOTE: Nudity in final image)A small handful of designs for characters meant to exist within the fiction of Square's 'Final Fantasy 14'.A tank, a healer, and two DPS. A full light party!
Final reference (male roegadyn)
Alternate outfits
Outfit exploration (female roegadyn)
Final reference (male hrothgar)
Final reference (female viera)
DAVID
2020 - 2023Original character.A guy. Sometimes a large reptile.
Full body reference
Face reference
Monster form
Monster form cont.
Body study
Body sketch (2022)
Body transformation exploration
Face study (2023)
| ANGELS |
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| 2020-2024 | Original, Personal, Visual Development |
| Angelic oddities, designed for an ongoing personal project. Most angels are designed to represent a vague concept, feeling, or idea. |
JOSIE
2020 - 2023Original character.Werewolf girl.
Face reference
Full body reference
Werewolf form reference
Face study
MIRA
2020 - 2023Original character.Magic girl.
Face reference
Full body reference
Magic study
Magic study 2
