Category Archives: Illustration

United Airways

Written by mikellis. Filed under Illustration, Traditional Media. No comments.


Trip Insurance
Enjoy peace of mind wherever your travels take you

Economy Plus
Such a small price to bring happiness to your legs

Here are two posters for a United Airways advertising campaign. I painted these pieces with acrylic and added the line work using ink. Background paper texture was added in photoshop.

Clint Torino

Written by mikellis. Filed under Digital Media, Illustration, Photoshop, Traditional Media. No comments.

This is an illustration I created for class a few weeks ago to be intended for Rolling Stone magazine. A portrait of Clint Eastwood in effort to showcase a review of his most recent film, Gran Torino, released in 2009. This image was created from individual ink drawings that were scanned and coloured digitally.

Pértsy 2.0

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I updated my Pértsy character a few weeks ago, so i decided to post it!

Pertsy 2.0

Pink Cigarette

Written by mikellis. Filed under Digital Media, Illustration, Photoshop. No comments.

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This was completed for a digital media class. The assignment required us to choose one of two songs chosen by our prof, I chose the song Pink Cigarette by Mr. Bungle. I have mixed feelings about the finished product, but to be honest I wasn’t incredibly inspired by the songs we were given as choices to illustrate. Not a huge fan of the colours, but I felt they suited the song well.

Laws of Power

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Two illustrations for the book “48 Laws of Power”

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Conceal Your Intentions
Keep people off-balance and in the dark by never revealing the purpose behind your actions. If they have no clue what you are up to, they cannot prepare a defence. Get them far enough down the wrong path, envelop them in enough smoke, and by the time they realize your intentions it will be too late.

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Keep Your Hands Clean
You must seem a paragon of civility and efficiency. Your hands are never soiled by mistakes and nasty deeds. Maintain such a spotless presence by using others as scapegoats to disguise your involvement.