Profile
Mark Summers has been a full-time freelance illustrator since graduating from the Ontario College of Art in 1978. He has devoted the past 35 years of his career to the technique of scratchboard, a onetime popular medium which had become all but obsolete by the mid 70’s. Author and illustration historian Steven Heller credits Summers giving the medium a second life.
Style/Techniques
Black & White, Caricature, Cartoon, Conceptual, Engraving, Figurative, Graphic, Line, Line with Color, Realism, Scratchboard, Stylized, Watercolor, Concept Art
Subject/Specialties
Adventure, Animals, Architecture, Book Covers, Botanical, Celebrities, Editorial, Family, Fantasy, Health, Historical, Leisure, Medical, Music, Mystery, Nature, Packaging, People, Portrait, Posters, Product, Religious, Sports, Technology, Transportation, Travel, Web Illustration, Agriculture, Food/Beverage, Vintage / Retro, Feminine, Masculine, Spiritual, Environmental, Urban, Branding