PHOTOS: Meet The Artist Behind The Schedule Release

Jake Larsen: @ jakelarsenart

Larsen is a storyboard artist and illustrator based in Los Angeles, California with extensive experience in music video, advertising, and animation production. His diverse list of credits includes musical acts like The Weeknd and Slipknot, as well as international brands like Nike, Adidas, and Meta.

Q: What has been the best part of being a part of the schedule release plan?

A: "For me, the best part of working on this campaign was the process of designing a cool concept alongside Riq's ideas for his superhero alter- ego. I love sketching and brainstorming new ideas, and I had a great time coming up with a cool pose to show off Riq's unmatched superspeed. I also loved working with the iconic Seahawks color palette; once I started filling in the different blues alongside the striking green, I could really feel it all coming together."

ToeJam Films: @toejam_films

ToeJamFilms is a duo that creates and directs claymations. We are self-taught and make everything from scratch, from the characters to the set design.

Q: How would you describe your work?

A: "We would describe our work as playful and charming. Our work is imagination combined with realism. Our characters are made from clay, and their environment is made from everyday materials and crafts."

Onyekachukwu Akwara: @thatpandaart

Akwara is a Nigerian America illustrator.

Q: How does it feel for the Seattle Seahawks to be showcasing your work?

A: "To have the Seattle Seahawks showcasing my art was something I couldn't even imagine just a month ago. This opportunity forced me to bring the best of my capabilities to the forefront. This was a design process that I would love to do again in the future!"

Earnest Park: @wheresearnestpark

Park is a graphic design artist based in North Carolina that experiments with AI to create artwork and concepts based around pop culture, such as music, film, sports, television and street wear.

Q: When someone looks at the work you did for schedule release, what is something you want them to take away from it?

A: "The one thing I want people to take away from the work I did on this Schedule Release is to be inspired. My goal as an artist is to create the best thing I possibly can and fuel the imagination of others. I hope I can fuel their imagination and help them to be inspired to create their own takes on my art or come up with their own concepts/artwork from scratch. The world needs art and art needs more artists and I hope this schedule release will bring more creatives to our space!"

Ridwan Radji: @ridartwork

Radji is an Illustrator and comic artist from Benin. Radji has been drawing ever since he was a kid. He started sharing his work online in 2017 and has been growing ever since. Radji's work is a mix of semi-realistic and anime style with a touch of warm colors.

Q: What has been the best part of being a part of the schedule release plan?

A: "The best part, for sure, is merging my passion for comics and the Seahawks into this project. It's been a blast to develop this unique superhero concept. Especially knowing it will be enjoyed by Devon's fans and the team's fans in general is incredibly rewarding. It's an incredible honor to be a part of something that will excite Seahawks fans around the world."

Super Kaylo: @superkaylo

Super Kaylo is a pixel artist and animator from the UK. He specializes in creating pixel art using a limited 1-bit color palette and compact canvas sizes. Influenced by the nostalgia of growing up in the 90s/00s, his work often revolves around references to pop culture and video games from that era.

Q: How does it feel for the Seattle Seahawks to be showcasing your work?

A: "It feels really amazing and validating. It was a such a pleasure working with the Seattle Seahawks, not only did I have such a great time learning about such an influential team, city and players, but it has given my work the ability to reach different parts of the world where I didn't think it was possible."

Mike Ryan: @mikeryanart

Ryan is a visual artist, designer, and educator from Westchester, New York. His illustration work focuses on nostalgia, pop culture, portraiture, and nature. He draws inspiration from a wide variety of subject matter, and his mixed media artistic approach includes both traditional and digital techniques. His professional work includes traditional & digital illustration and graphic design. Mike's artwork has been featured by major brands, shared via social media by various celebrities, and showcased by multiple art supply companies. In addition to his professional creative work, Mike has over fifteen years of higher education experience and teaches a wide range of art and design subjects. Learn more about Mike by exploring his portfolio at mike-ryan-art.com and follow him on Instagram @mikeryanart where he routinely shares new work.

Q: How does it feel for the Seattle Seahawks to be showcasing your work?

A: "It feels incredible to have my work showcased by the Seahawks. As an artist, I love to try new things, and having this opportunity which allowed me to combine my nostalgic superhero-style artwork with Seahawks fandom has been an wonderful experience. It has truly been a pleasure to work with the Seattle Seahawks on this project, and I'm excited to have my artwork shared with a new audience. When someone looks at my artwork for this project, I want them to feel nostalgic for classic comic book superheroes, inspired by the strength and dedication of the Seahawks players, and excited for the upcoming season."

Aswath Sugumar: @suguboii

Sugumar is a digital painter based in Singapore and is passionate about animation and hopes to venture into making animated films in the future. Sugumar spends a lot of free time painting comic book characters and posting reels of his art-making process online.

Q: How does it feel for the Seattle Seahawks to be showcasing your work?

A: "I honestly still can't wrap my head around it. I don't watch the NFL that much so when I was initially approached, I didn't really know a lot about the Seahawks. That said, the pitch for the schedule release was very enticing and I knew I really wanted to be a part of it. I absolutely love superheroes and this seemed like a very exciting project. I enjoyed every stage of this process and I can't wait for people to see the finished product! I take a lot of inspiration from comic books and anime, and my art style is heavily inspired by popular media like Spiderverse and Arcane. I try to take the best elements of these media and incorporate them in my own work."

Nolan Wall: @designedbynolan

Nolan Wall is a 23 year old artist from Michigan.

Q: When someone looks at the work you did for schedule release, what is something you want them to take away from it?

A: "When people look at my work, I want to reawaken that sense of unrelenting creativity we all possessed in our childhood. Many people (myself included) played with clay, drew, and made crafts when we were kids. In adult life, it's much harder to find the time and inspiration to make art. Through clay, I want my work to evoke not only nostalgia, but a burning desire to create again no matter what age you are."

Broly Su: @8rolysu

Su is an Atlanta-based Graphic Designer and illustrator. His work features a bold-lined graffiti drawing style, often accompanied by eye-catching color palettes with unorthodox creatures and out-of-box imaginations.

Q: How does it feel for the Seattle Seahawks to be showcasing your work?

A: "It's an incredible feeling! This whole time I've been sitting down and putting in work trying to perfect my craftsmanship. When I received an invitation to create an illustration for Boye Mafe I felt like I was heading towards the right direction. I'm beyond grateful for the opportunity and go Seahawks!"

NeDavius Ladmirault: @mute.psd

Ladmirault is an artist based in New York creating visual worlds exploring design, animation, and music culture via mute.psd.

Q: How does it feel for the Seattle Seahawks to be showcasing your work?

A: "Being part of this schedule release was a very exciting and energizing project! It was a fun process of getting to imagine these superhero ideas with the team and call upon the vast history of comics to create a gift that can spark some anticipation for the coming season and be enjoyed by the Seahawks community."

Genevieve St. Charles: @goldsuit

Genevieve St. Charles (GOLDSUIT) is a California-born visual artist with work spanning graphic illustration, installations, and traditional & aerosol painting. Influenced by works of science fiction and the luscious textures and gradients of street art found in alleys throughout Latin America, her work is meticulous in its geometry and juiciness.

Q: How would you describe your work?

A: "My work comes from a place of joy and playfulness, with organic but calculated linework and colors often inspired by the tropical or lemon-lime candy color-scape of the 90s. Whether it's a vector illustration or resin-dipped painting, my approach is the same: to create a piece of ripe fruit - vibrant, shiny, and sweet."

Keith Smith: @_smitty__

Keith Smith, a Seattle native who began his journey as an athlete. Smith played Division 1 basketball at the University of Oregon and Pepperdine University where he also discovered his passion for art. Specializing in illustration, the athlete turned artist is completely self-taught, experimenting and mastering his craft as he goes.

Q: How does it feel for the Seattle Seahawks to be showcasing your work?

A: "Growing up in Seattle it became sort of a ritual for my mom to put on the Seahawks games in our house every Sunday and watch as a family. She would cheer so loud at the TV the whole neighborhood could hear her. For the Seahawks to now be showcasing my artwork, it feels surreal, a true full circle moment for me. I think the best part of this whole project was being assigned Geno Smith as the player for my cover. I've been following Geno all the way back to when he was at West Virginia. He was one of my favorite players in college, and was my pick to win the Heisman Trophy his senior year. To see his pro career finally blossom in Seattle is really cool, and I hope he enjoys the artwork I've created."

Sebastián Piriz: @sebpiriz

Píriz is an artist from Buenos Aires with more than 10 years of experience working mostly for indie publishers. His recent works are "We Ride Titans" (Vault), "Godzilla, Valentine's Day special" (IDW) and Jonny Quest (Dynamite). He co-created "Black Beacon" with Ryan K. Lindsay for Heavy Metal magazine, and he's done covers for titles like Red Sonja, Stranger Things and Transformers.

Q: How would you describe your work?

A: "I tried my best to make the artwork feel dynamic and natural. While I like it to have many details, I think it's way more important to achieve a connection between what I do and the viewer."