This year we collaborated with another wonderful artist, this time based in Russia. Her name is Rm_ilo, and she has been such a welcoming and active artist in the Remedy community for several years now, posting regular pieces of beautiful Quantum Break and Control artwork. Her incredible artwork has evolved a lot over the years and with different techniques, but this past year, she latched onto a specific look as her iconic and personal style.
Before approaching her about the commission, there was a specific piece which I fell in love with instantly and routinely went back to as I drafted an email to her. The piece in question was posted in June and featured Jack Joyce standing side by side with Jesse Faden. I loved the sharpness of Jesse's features and the wavey hair; she looked absolutely badass.
Rm_ilo very kindly took on the project, and I described the general design I was hoping for; essentially it was "Jesse Faden with a Christmassy twist" something like a Santa hat or a twist to make it festive. A little while later, I got back three incredible sketches and as I picked my favourite one, she got to work while I sent her the commission money across and waited eagerly for the final image.
The previous year, I contacted Rudy (aka Trenchiikoat) for the card design and with Rm_ilo this year, I feel really lucky to have worked with two incredible artists and lovely people. Seriously if you're looking to commission original artwork, look them up! I seriously loved talking to them and cannot recommend them highly enough!
When I got Rm_ilo's piece this year, I spent a long time looking at it thinking "is this real?!" The attention to deal was mindblowing and I LOVED her style. She really nailed her no-nonsense badass look, and the additional Christmas tree cradled in her arm was so cute!
Thank you so much, Rm_ilo!
