In 2020, during the lockdown, the amazing folks at Chillhop Music entrusted me the visuals for their 2021 anual compilation called Chillhop Essentials, a 4-album set based on each season of the year, all merged with a story stared by their Chillhop Raccoon who has found an isolated getaway for a relaxing retreat at home, a place to cultivate creativity and to step away from the stressors and worries of the outside world. Along with the albums and and an animated youtube video, they also released limited edition double vinyls, exclusive playing cards, prints, and more.
Chillhop Essentials 2021
Art direction and lead illustration: Jorge Artola
Illustration: Kiko Sebastia (Madriguera Studio)
Animation: Jorge Artola Magali García Juan Cereceda
Character Development
![Chillhop Essentials 2021 Character Development 01](https://jorgeartola.com/wp-content/uploads/Ch-E21-web22-Character-v01.jpg)
![Chillhop Essentials 2021 Character Development Grid](https://jorgeartola.com/wp-content/uploads/Ch-E21-web22-Character-Grid-v01-1523x1024.jpg)
![Chillhop Essentials 2021 Summer Raccoon Chilling](https://jorgeartola.com/wp-content/uploads/Ch-E21-Behance-02-Summer-Racooon-Reading-v02.gif)
![Chillhop Essentials 2021 Winter Inside Characters Chilling](https://jorgeartola.com/wp-content/uploads/Ch-E21-Behance-04-Winter-Indoor-01-WIDE.gif)
Spring Season
![](https://jorgeartola.com/wp-content/uploads/Ch-E21-web22-thumb-01-1820x1024.jpg)
![Chillhop Essentials 2021 Spring Artworks](https://jorgeartola.com/wp-content/uploads/Ch-E21-web22-01-Spring-Grid-v01-1399x1024.jpg)
Summer Season
![Chillhop Essentials 2021 Summer Landscape](https://jorgeartola.com/wp-content/uploads/Ch-E21-web22-02-Summer-Landscape-v01-1820x1024.jpg)
![Chillhop Essentials 2021 Summer Artworks](https://jorgeartola.com/wp-content/uploads/Ch-E21-web22-02-Summer-Grid-v01-1399x1024.jpg)
Fall Season
![](https://jorgeartola.com/wp-content/uploads/Ch-E21-web22-03-Fall-Landscape-v01-1820x1024.jpg)
![Chillhop Essentials 2021 Fall Artworks](https://jorgeartola.com/wp-content/uploads/Ch-E21-web22-03-Fall-Grid-v01-1399x1024.jpg)
Winter Season
![Chillhop Essentials 2021 Winter Landscape](https://jorgeartola.com/wp-content/uploads/Ch-E21-web22-04-Winter-Landscape-v01-1820x1024.jpg)
![Chillhop Essentials 2021 Winter Artworks](https://jorgeartola.com/wp-content/uploads/Ch-E21-web22-04-Winter-Grid-v01-1399x1024.jpg)