I think it’s finals week for Ramy, so I’ll rule that one out at least.
I would say no, since he’s not a copyrightable character.
Sandman is one of the characters in Rise of the Guardians, though, so…would have to be careful to avoid similarities.
Sorry to break it to you man, it doesn’t change much once you get into the field. Still lots of late night deadlines. 
(I’m an engineer too)
I would say RVW = no, since it was in 1819 and that’s not exactly “pop” to me… closer to folklore at this point
I think I shall take a nap, and perhaps dream up an idea.
Was thinking of doing the Greek God of sleep Hypnos… here’s a sketch of something it might look like
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Fun facts about sleep:
Penguins don’t sleep. They can turn half the brain off at a time, to be easily awakened if something tries to eat them (unihemispheric sleep).
Cats sleep more than any other large mammal, and spend a lot of time in REM
There’s not enough tryptophan in turkey to actually make people sleepy. Most of the sleepiness after Turkey feasting is due to having a full stomach (called postprandial sleepiness)
Nightmares are bad dreams. Night terrors are a form of epilepsy
I like it, his wings should probably be bigger though.
Agreed–wings should be bigger and down. They appear to be coming out of his neck.
i think some depictions of hypnos have wings on his head.
http://philosophers-stone.co.uk/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2012/07/hypnos.jpg
This is going to be a cool derby… I feel like I am finally getting the hang of photoshop too!
Hey, can anyone tell me how to get their links in a horizontal row instead of going down vertically… I have like three entries in this one and I don’t like my sig taking up so much room.
My ideas are turning out cuter than planned… I am so ashamed…
Just an idea if anyone is looking for one (b/c I could only draw this as blobs + stick figures)… a sheep (or several) trying to sleep counting humans jumping a fence.
Hrmm, if that was what he was going for then I’d make them a little smaller and more clearly coming from the head. Or maybe stylized into a winged helmet or something.
Updated. Obviously have a lot more to do but I’m tired now.
Yes, the wings are supposed to be coming out from his head. I thought about a stylized helmet but I kinda think this is more bad-a$$ personally
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I couldn’t agree more! Ban cats from a few. Mix it up a bit.
Where’s the bunny?
Nice…but someone looking at it wouldn’t get that it was Hypnos, just a shirtless dude with wings under a moon…