Original art · Kampala, Uganda

Hi, I'm Nagibu.I draw quiet worlds.

Kampala-based artist drawing quiet worlds & the characters who wander them. Browse the gallery, watch drawings learn to move, and commission something made only for you.

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11 works/4 animations/open for commissions
Ember Requiem
★ Featured work

Ember Requiem

Digital painting

USh 5,200,000

New Releases

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Ember Requiem
New

Digital Painting

Ember Requiem

USh 5,200,000

The Cartographer's Dream
New

Illustration

The Cartographer's Dream

USh 3,600,000

Grey Morning Study
New

Sketches

Grey Morning Study

USh 680,000

Quiet Machines
New

Sketches

Quiet Machines

USh 780,000

Character Art

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Saffron
Sold

Character Art

Saffron

USh 2,300,000

Foxglove
Available

Character Art

Foxglove

USh 2,750,000

Hollow Crown
Available

Character Art

Hollow Crown

USh 3,200,000

Now moving

Short Animations

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Lantern
0:12

Lantern

A 12-second loop following a paper lantern as it drifts through a sleeping town. Hand-animated, 24fps.

First Light
0:20

First Light

Animated study of dawn breaking over water. Frame-by-frame colour keys.

Foxglove — Turnaround
0:08

Foxglove — Turnaround

Character turnaround animation for the Foxglove design.

Sketches

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Grey Morning Study
New

Sketches

Grey Morning Study

USh 680,000

Quiet Machines
New

Sketches

Quiet Machines

USh 780,000

Digital Painting

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Ember Requiem
New

Digital Painting

Ember Requiem

USh 5,200,000

Neon Hymn
Reserved

Digital Painting

Neon Hymn

USh 4,100,000

Portrait in Rust
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Digital Painting

Portrait in Rust

USh 4,800,000

Illustration

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The Cartographer's Dream
New

Illustration

The Cartographer's Dream

USh 3,600,000

Tidewalker
Available

Illustration

Tidewalker

USh 3,300,000

Marigold Procession
Available

Illustration

Marigold Procession

USh 3,800,000

From the Archive · Sold

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Saffron
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Character Art

Saffron

USh 2,300,000

Portrait in Rust
Sold

Digital Painting

Portrait in Rust

USh 4,800,000

Worlds & series

Collections

The Wanderers

The Wanderers

An evolving series of original characters who travel between imagined worlds.

Nocturnes

Nocturnes

Paintings made after dark, about the dark.

Paper Studies

Paper Studies

Graphite and ink works on paper — the daily practice.

Commissions open · Limited slots

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Portraits, character designs, illustrations, and short animations — made for you, from the first sketch to the final frame.

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