A self potrait of Nick Volkert flying in the sky as Super Mario, against a yellow background.

Super Mario Nick

March 10th, 2022

About This Image:

An homage to one of the greatest video games ever made: Super Mario 3. So much hype around this game back in the day. Here's my homage as a Super Mario Nick!

Skills: illustrator, cintiq, photoshop

Tags:

super mario, mario, super mario 3, NES, nintendo, hat, racoon tail, flying, flight

Da Designs

Chicago Designs

All of my Chicago-based designs in one handy spot! Da Bears!

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Created: December 9th, 2018 | Role: Illustrator

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Created: June 20th, 2023 | Role: Illustrator

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Created: June 14th, 2023 | Role: Illustrator

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Created: March, 2015 | Role: Illustrator

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Created: March, 2015 | Role: Illustrator

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Created: March, 2015 | Role: Illustrator

A donut perfect for Halloween: a partially eaten delicious donut is now one of the undead!