I am Anthony Christou an Illustrator and Concept Artist who loves making cool art. I also love coffee, video games, comics and card games. I never plan to grow up.
It is the inner child that creates this art. I paint both traditionally with Acrylics and Digitally. It is not all digital, I love all tools.
What inspired me to be an artist was my Grandfather George. He would tell me stories about Greek/Cypriot Mythology, his journeys from Cyprus to Australia. About angels and their existence and St.George who he said he saw fighting dragons in visions. This makes for great inspiration and it illuminated my imagination as a child. This experience plus traveling distant exotic lands as a child inspired me to make fantasy environments Dragons and more!
I love all cultures and mythology and have studied many histories and stories from other cultures, it inspires many of my works. I also am a writer and comic book artist and have created my own comic book series which you can read up to issue 2 for free at luminousages. Anyway my passion for art and illustration has translated into so many paintings over the last 8 years. It was time I made a book of 100 of my best illustrations and works of art.
Any support is welcome to make this book amazing and the stretch goals are amazing. So check it out and I hope to see you on kickstarter.
How is all the work done? I love to use all tools from: traditional marker illustration, acrylic/oil painting to digital illustration with a Wacom Tablet or Ipad Pro.
My traditional marker illustrations can take 1-2 days. My digital paintings 3-5 days for characters. Digital illustrations of environments depending on details can take 1-2 weeks. My original Acrylic and Oils can take from 1-4 weeks depending on the size of the canvas. I have painted up to 1.5 metres by 2 metre wide canvases.
I have spent my youth drinking coffee and painting until 4:00 am but. Now that I am 36 no matter how much coffee I drink or caffeine I fall asleep by 1:30am. I prefer earlier starts now. I love painting in the morning but I do miss being a night owl artist.
I just love to draw always.I am always drawing, in hotel rooms, plane flights, in nature, at home I always draw. Just slightly obsessed. I even draw while eating!
More info: kickstarter.com
Kitsune Illustration
Kitsune Illlustration completed for a Kickstarter backer. My fans get epic paintings when they back me on the highest reward levels.
The Kitsune is one of my favourite paintings. I love Japanese legends and thought I would make a Kitsune illustration for a fan.
The Kitsune is one of my favourite paintings. I love Japanese legends and thought I would make a Kitsune illustration for a fan.
Longest Halloween
The Longest Halloween Illustration completed digitally for the author Frank Wood and his book series the longest halloween.
Nero Tiger
Nero Tiger illustration completed for the Luminous Ages Card Game. This was done for kickstarter backers.
Abandoned Asylum
Award winning 2d digital illustration completed for www.thegnomonworkshop.com.
Wolf Captuveri
Wolf captuveri illustration completed for the Luminous Ages Trading Card Game.
Robin Hood Illustration
An illustration of a Cosplayer.
Robin Hood Speed Up Art Video
Speed painting video of some of the painting process for the robin hoos cosplayer James Murray.
City of Kiria Concept Art Video
Digital illustration of one of the cities Kiria in the Luminous Ages comic book and card game.
Luminous Ages Comic Book Art
Sample of some of the comic book art for the Luminous Ages Comic.
Luminous Ages Comic Book Page
Sample video lesson of some of the comic book art for the Luminous Ages Comic.
Bone Dragon Zerolios
Dragon Illustration done for the comic book series Luminous Ages. This was a commission for a backer on kickstarter.
Reshepia, White Lightning Dragon
One of the dragon gods from the Luminous Ages comic book series and card game.
Tharja Cosplay portrait of Katyuska Moonfox
Illustration of the famous cosplayer Katyuska Moonfox.
Katyuska Moonfox
Video recording of the Illustration of Katyuska Moonfox.
Dangerous Seas
Digitallly touched up version of the Dangerous Seas painting for the punk band "the path less travelled".
Dangerous Seas Acrylic version
Traditional Acrylic version of the Dangerous Seas painting for the punk band "The Path Less Travelled".
Merlin and the Dragons
Some of the dragons from the Luminous Ages comic book series and card game.
Merlin and the Dragons Illustration
Art video of the dragons from the Luminous Ages comic book series and card game.
Cheshire Cat
Cheshire cat illustration done for comic convention attendees!
Cheshire Cat
Cheshire cat Art Video illustration done for comic convention attendees!
Call of Cthulhu
I am a massive fan of H.P Lovecraft and did this illustration in honor of his great writing. I also share lovecrafts birthday and year in reverse. Talk about creepy coincidence!
Cthulhu Digital Paiting and Talk with Legendary Steven Stahlberg
I am a massive fan of H.P Lovecraft and did this illustration in honor of his great writing. I also share lovecrafts birthday and year in reverse. Talk about creepy coincidence!
Angel of Light
One of the angels from the Luminous Ages comic book series and card game.
Angel OF LIGHT
One of the angels from the Luminous Ages comic book series and card game.
Mad Hatter
This is my interpretation of the Mad Hatter from the Adventures of Alice in Wonderland.
Mad Hatter
This is my interpretation of the Mad Hatter from the Adventures of Alice in Wonderland.
Crucible Art - Sea of Hungry Grass
Artwork done for the Crucible tabletop game.
Sea of Hungry Grass Crucible Art -Consultation
Art video recording of the crucible painting and consultation.
The River Styx
A personal painting done inspired by the myths and legends of the River Styx.