JM Tolman

@jmtolman.bsky.social

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Illustrator, graphic designer, and pattern artist from Los Angeles. Linktree: https://linktr.ee/jmtolman No AI used for any of my works!

A pumpkin kid is leaning over a pond in the middle of a dark, mossy forest. Their smiling reflection beams back at them!
A pumpkin kid is leaning over a pond in the middle of a dark, mossy forest. Their smiling reflection beams back at them!
A pumpkin headed person is sitting on the bank of a pond with their feet in the water, looking up at the big tree on their left. They are surrounded by a big field filled with bushes and flowers; a forest and a hill can be seen in the distance, along with some very tiny birds.
A pumpkin headed person is sitting on the bank of a pond with their feet in the water, looking up at the big tree on their left. They are surrounded by a big field filled with bushes and flowers; a forest and a hill can be seen in the distance, along with some very tiny birds.
A portrait of Max by timotheeking (https://artfight.net/~timotheeking).
A portrait of Claire by Kiscoolen (https://artfight.net/~Kiscoolen).
A portrait of a witch character by Swagwork (https://artfight.net/~swagwork).
The Frankenstein's Bride design as a sticker, in six pride colors: Rainbow, (Old) Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender, Pansexual, and Asexual.
A photo of all four keychain designs. From left to right: Mermaid, Vampire, Frankenstein's Bride, and Zombie. Each keychain has a rainbow colored bead right above the acrylic monster charm.
A portrait of a butch-looking vampire woman with a toothy grin, a popped collar, and a rainbow-colored pompadour.
An illustration of Rise from Reid's POV; Rise is looking absolutely ADORABLE and sparkly.
Commander Reid is sadly looking at his tablet as Rise floats near his face.
A cute illustration of the Artemis II crew working in the Orion capsule. Rise is floating near Commander Reid Wiseman, who is looking at his tablet.
A simple portrait of a vampire lady; Her hair is black, shoulder length with bangs. Her expression is eerily passive. The image is in black and white, except for the red blood covering parts of her mouth, chin, and neck.
Two sketches of Rise looking out one of the capsule windows, watching the Earthset during Artemis II's lunar flybly. The sketch on the left has a close-up of the lunar surface. The sketch on the right- the one I ultimately drew- is a more distant view of the moon suspended in space.
Rise, the Artemis II Zero-Gravity Indicator, looks out one of the capsule windows, watching the distant crescent Earth sink behind the moon.
An image showing off my new emotes for the tier 2, tier 3, and bit reward levels! Top to bottom, L-R: A pumpkin saying "Ugh...", a golden pumpkin with a monocle & top hat laughing with a "HO HO HO HO", a Frankenstein monster pumpkin, a vampire pumpkin, and a witch pumpkin.
An image showing off my new emotes for the follower & Tier 1 levels! Top to bottom, L-R: A pumpkin saying "Hi!", a stitched up heart, a happy pumpkin, a sleeping pumpkin, an angry pumpkin with a fiery eye, a winking pumpkin, a sad pumpkin, a blushing pumpkin with literal heart eyes, a pumpkin going HUH?, a scared pumpkin, an animated rainbow pumpkin, and an animated pumpkin yapping away.
Two pumpkin headed people are dancing to the music coming from the phonograph on the left, throwing their heads up in the air in joy. A pumpkin-headed cat is singing along with the music on the right. Text on the left side: "HIP HIP HOORAY FOR THE LUCKIEST DAY!" Text on the bottom: "Happy Friday the 13th!"
The front of the card depicts two men, a couple, planting a tree sapling during a sunny day. There is text on the bottom of the card, reading "The most important thing I want to do with you..." The color scheme is yellow, orange, red, green, teal, and white.
Two women are holding hands as they finish breakfast at their kitchen table; the woman on the left has a steaming cup of coffee, the woman on the right has orange juice. The steam from the coffee forms a small heart. A calendar, a clock, and a photo of the two women decorate their walls. A window is right behind their table, and we can see the sun rising, illuminating the vase of flowers they have on the table. The color palette for the piece is white, yellow, orange, and teal.
A pumpkin kid is resting on a snowy hillside, surrounded by trees and bushes. They are looking at a red bird, who has hopped out of one of the trees and walked towards the kid as indicated by its footprints. In the distance, there is another hill, a forest, clouds, the sun, and tiny birds flying in the air.
A pumpkin kid is bursting out of a snowbank, with a tree stump house, snow field, and forest in the background.
A close-up of the pumpkin kid running full-sprint, with arms flung out behind them and a big grin on their face. Trees, clouds, and the sun can be seen in the distance.
A pumpkin kid, dressed in a winter coat and scarf, is sprinting full-speed across a snowy field towards a forest.
A Black Lagoon-inspired monster eats a whole bag of candy from behind the counter of a sweets shop while two crying kids look on in dismay, There is a "NO FREE SAMPLES" sign on top of the display case.
A drider woman is carrying two cones of cotton candy to an excited monster kid. Her cotton candy stand is outdoors, with little spiders crawling all over the candy.
A diner scene from behind the counter. The owners are embracing, while one of the customers laughs. The other customer, a kid, is busy starting at the giant cake in the display case.
An extreme close-up of the same characters sharing an ice cream float. Behind them is a window, with a screaming child and tired-looking mom looking in the shop.
The piece shows the exterior of an ice cream shop. Through the giant window, we can see two teen girls- one Black Lagoon-like monster and one vampire- on a date and sharing an ice cream float. Behind them, we can see the counter & menu, with a tentacled monster making a GIANT ice cream cone stack for a little flying vampire boy. Another customer watches the scene with delight.
A pattern of frames, with pictures of cakes, cupcakes, cake pops, and Edith & Bella in the middle of baking. The colors are red, teal, mint, burgundy, and gray against a gray & black striped background.
Two monster girls, one vampire and one werewolf, behind the counter at their monster-themed bakery, surrounded by all the baked goods they made.
Two water monsters with a giant heart in the background. The man on the left is caressing the man on the right with one of his tentacles. The man on the right is based on deep sea fish and the end of his glowing angler is shaped like a heart.
A zombie girl and a Bride Of Frankenstein style monster about to kiss with a giant heart in the background.
A print of cartoony cats, drawn with solid shapes of color and minimal linework. The colors are pastel green, true green, teal, and lavender.
Rough sketches of Gilded Age & plant-inspired furniture, including mushroom lamps and a very, very rough layout of a possible interior of a tree stump house.
Four whimsical tree stump houses, each more ramshackle than the last.
A style sheet of cartoony, flat-style trees and bushes. They are reminiscent of background paintings from 50s and 60s Warner Bros' cartoons.
Blueline sketch of the piece.
Two pumpkin-headed people in a snowy forest with a mostly-finished snowman. The one on the right has taken off his head and is holding it over the unfinished snowman with a goofy expression. The one on the left is in the middle of adding snow to their snowman, looking at the other one's head with surprise.
A pattern of blue & purple frosted Christmas ornaments with glittery designs painted on the them in white. The design is done against a dark blue background, and there are large empty spaces between the ornaments.
A simple pattern in a diamond configuration of leaves and pumpkins. The colors are cream, light beige, orange, and brown against a very light cream.
Two pink owls hiding in two teal and gold teacups; the one on the left has the phases of the moon, and the one on the right has stars and a crescent moon. There is a window with open curtains in the background.
A pattern of alternating rows of cartoony nightshade flowers, stars, and crescent moons. The colors are light yellow, lavender, and light teal against a purple background.
A phone wallpaper of twelve dog characters from Animal Crossing: New Horizons in a polka dot pattern.
A phone wallpaper of twelve bird characters from Animal Crossing: New Horizons in a polka dot pattern.
A phone wallpaper of twelve squirrel characters from Animal Crossing: New Horizons in a polka dot pattern.
The same pin design as before, only attached to a backing card. The top says SPECTRAL SWEETHEARTS in white font with a pink glow. The illustration on the card is a hillside with a tree against a pink and purple galaxy night sky. The pin is positioned so it looks like the couple in the pin are stargazing.
A pattern of ghost couples in various romantic poses. The colors are dusty pastel pink, dusty lavender, and steel blue against a gray background.
A portrait of a woman, eyes sleepy and expression vacant, with the hot sun behind her. Her bobbed hair flutters in the warm breeze; the whole piece is done in dark cream, yellow, orange, and red-orange.
One half of the pattern, depicting a springtime forest with two witches looking over a cauldron, two deer, and a couple of faeries. The colors are salmon pink, pale green, and lavender against white.
A pattern of flowers & greenery drawn in a folk art style inspired by Scandinavian florals. The colors are pink, wine red, coral, white, and black against a cream background.
The original Tunes for Freaknik Ghouls pattern, consisting of six squares. Four of the them are the already-described print series, but the remaining two are: -A cover for Tentacle Bop, a compilation of music for an imaginary dance hall trend, featuring two tentacles holding martini glasses with eyeballs for garnish. -A cover for Moonlite Lover, featuring a three-eyed vampire under a crescent moon.
A faux album cover for To All The Ghouls by Gary Ghast. It features a ghost, Gary, singing into an old-style microphone with the caption "Songs for the Spirit".
A tuxedo cat looks over its should as it sits on a stack of books in front of a window. To the left, text reads "Why Read When Can Pets?". The book titles are all cat puns ("The Great Catsby", "The Complete Hercule Purrrot", etc.)
A pattern of goofy-looking cartoon bats in red and black.
Three jack-o-lanterns look at a black cat singing/yelling their heart out in various states of dismay. A full moon and starry night sky complete the picture.
A ghost holding up a zombie mask. The image is monochromatic green except the mask.
A vampire holding up a werewolf mask. The image is monochromatic purple except the mask.