Mark Armstrong Illustration Specializing In Content Marketing Advertising Editorial Infographics Animation Videos and Social Media

I decided to spring for an ad in next year’s Directory of Illustration— big step for
me. I already have a corresponding online portfolio. The ad is for their annual print edition, which won’t be published till December. I’m designing the ad myself.

I decided to put myself in the ad. Despite appearances (below), I’ll be a relatively small detail. I doctored a photo in Photoshop, then used the Liquify tool to semi-caricaturize myself. I broadened my high forehead, shrunk my receding hair, pinched my thin face, and further exaggerated my big teeth and moustache. Then I added a little cartoon body and a prop.

I won’t attempt to put the result in context, but I’m clearly a guy with a lotta “pull.”