Austin Shurtliff | Illustration | Graphic Design
Welcome to my portfolio
I use my imagination to see the beauty that exists in people and the world, to help me better relate to the experiences of others, and to find new possibilities to solve difficult problems.
I’m a comic creator, freelance illustrator and graphic designer. Born and raised in a small community in Northern Canada, I spent much of my free time creating and drawing new stories and worlds. I attended college in Idaho, where I studied illustration and visual media and worked as a designer. I have also completed two online mentorship programs: in comics with indi creator Jason Brubaker and in hand-drawn animation with director Don Bluth. My wife and I are the parents of five children, and we live and work in Globe, Arizona.
I am currently available to work on freelance projects in both illustration and graphic design.
Illustration: I focus on illustrating for younger readers— especially comics, graphic novels, book covers, and heavily illustrated novels—but I am also interested in doing work for games and animation.
Graphic Design: I focus primarily on building Squarespace and sales pages, as well as visual identity (logos, branding, etc.) and layout of multi-page documents. I also have experience creating thumbnails for YouTube and social media posts and laying out books.