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As every kid who enjoyed heavy metal I started illustrating influenced by CD covers from bands as Sepultura, Slayer and Cannibal Corpse. I always enjoyed the gore and splatter aesthetic of this type of artwork, but I actually thought no one could make a living doing extreme metal artworks. I was wrong, as Mark Riddick is actually one of the veterans of this kind of illustration, making artworks and covers for a lot of death metal, black metal and other extreme genres of bands.

You can see more of Mark’s visceral artworks at his Website.

Mark Riddick, an award-winning illustrator, has been a fanatic of heavy metal music since 1986. Riddick began his career as a freelance illustrator for the heavy metal music scene in 1991 when he began illustrating demo cassette covers, 7” EP record covers, and filler artwork for cut & paste underground death metal and black metal fanzines, bands, and record labels. By the mid-90s Riddick had gained credibility as the ‘go-to’ artist for underground extreme metal bands in the United States and overseas. (Mark’s Website).

One thing I love about illustration is the variety of styles a single illustrator does nowadays. Everyone is multi-task, and also does lots of cool stuff, like this American artist, Johnny Dombrowski. His work is pretty amazing.

The variety of styles of his work just assures me on how talented this guy is! Everything is inspiration, how some might say. So, for more of his great work, you should all visit his portfolio at his personal portfolio. He’ll really appreciate it! I hope you all enjoy it. Cheers! 😉