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To create a series of graphic props belonging to John Blacksad, the main character of the eponymous book.

Set in 1950 New York City, the story starts when John Blacksad, a private detective, discovers that his ex-lover Natalia Wilford has been murdered. He decides to find the culprit and make them pay.

I have created some items that could be found on Blacksad's messy desk, based on the 4 books: a cigarette pack, the photo of Natalia Wilford, torn from the newspaper announcing her death, his business cards along with a couple of fake ones used during his investigations, a letter wrote to him by his friend in the 3rd book and a bourbon bottle. Even though the characters are anthropomorphic (Blacksad is a black cat), I made them humans for this project, to make it more real.