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Welcome to The Art of Austen Mengler! The main hub for information on art updates, convention appearances, new signed mail order prints, book releases, original drawings, social media, Patreon, Merchandise Store links, art resources plus much more! All Artwork Copyright © Austen Mengler.
Choose from over 100+ traditionally drawn & digitally painted illustrations as signed prints, books, comic, original drawings & more. Start your collection of the POP HORROR, EXECUTION, MY SHADOWS & SCARY SKETCHES series of horror, scifi and fantasy characters and creature designs or add to your existing beastiary. Available to order & ship worldwide with email & SMS tracking from my studio in Perth, Western Australia. Signing location & remark options are available at checkout. Orders over $150 AUD are eligible for Free worldwide shipping use the code FREEWOSHIP10 at checkout to apply. For any custom print size orders or print orders of artworks not yet available as prints, feel free to get in contact via email.
Pop Horror is a surreal parody art series of my favourite pop culture characters turned into nightmare fuel! Since 2011 I’ve been celebrating my love for the darker side of character & creature design concept art by reinventing and having fun with comedic pop horror parodies. I’ve also been lucky enough to show some to the stars over the years. Check below for the whole series of my traditional + digital artworks!
My science fiction horror series, exploring the inhabitants of a post apocalyptic future Earth. A mix of survivors, zombies, cyborgs, demons and giant creatures. The first volume of the graphic novel follows the story of The Patient, a survivor who must escape the laboratory prison he finds himself in to reach the surface. Many other prints and original drawings are available of other characters & creatures in the series. The self published comic/short story is now available in EXECUTION: Volume 01: Awakening (2022), with volume 02 coming soon. An art book of the world design of Execution is also in development…
My Shadows is a collection of digital personal paintings and illustrations of warped shadows, creatures and demons from my imagination. Working in black & white has always been just as important to me as full colour work, as it's a great way to practise and warm up whilst also keeping to the core of a design. The Remastered & Extended Volume 01 (2008-2014) art book is available, with book two in development.
Although I primarily work in Photoshop for my final digital artworks and illustrations, fundamental drawing and creating sketches in a sketchbook is a crucial part of concept art and the process. The skeleton of the design is most important, and sometimes restricting the medium and sticking to pens and pencils can really help let loose when creating new ideas. Below is a collection of my best sketches and rough work, but there are many more to see in the Gallery as well.
Be a part of my pop horror, creature designing & worldbuilding artistic journey by joining my Patreon! Gain early access to new artwork uploads and see my behind the scenes traditional drawing with pen & ink, as well as the digital painting process that I’ve been developing for over 10+ years.