Toyin "Morby" Ajetunmobi
Toyin "Morby" Ajetunmobi
Illustrator / Concept Artist
Lagos, Nigeria

Summary

Morby is a concept artist with an extensive body of work spanning digital media; comics, graphic novels, and video games.

Raised in Lagos, Nigeria, his work is deeply influenced by the Yoruba belief system, history and broadly, African lores & traditions.

His art also draws inspiration from the Japanese anime subculture.

In 2021, he was nominated for the Ringo Awards in the category of Best Colorist.

That same year, a series of artworks he created played an integral role in securing a 10-book deal between Youneek Studios and Dark Horse Entertainment.

One of the graphic novels from this collaboration, Iyanu: Child of Wonder Vol. 2, for which he served as color artist won the award for Best Graphic Novel at the prestigious 2022 Nommo Awards.

Skills

Digital PaintingComic ArtComic Illustration

Software proficiency

Procreate
Procreate
Krita
Krita
Photoshop
Photoshop
CLIP STUDIO PAINT
CLIP STUDIO PAINT
Figma
Figma
Illustrator
Illustrator
InDesign
InDesign

Reel

Productions

    • Book
      Malika: Warrior Queen Volume 2
    • Year
      2022
    • Role
      Color Artist
    • Company
      Youneek Studios and Dark Horse
    • Book
      WindMaker Volume 1
    • Year
      2022
    • Role
      Color Artist
    • Company
      Youneek Studios and Dark Horse
    • Book
      Zufan
    • Year
      2021
    • Role
      Color Artist
    • Company
      Etan Comics