Oculus Renatus by Garrett Flamme - Another recent cover art and design project. Overall, this was a lot of fun to create! The illustration pushed me to further develop my environments, and Garrett was awesome to work with!

The Last Test - a recent sketch that I created in between commissions. For this one, I started with the environment & then built the storyline & character on top of that - I usually do it the other way around. It was pretty interesting to see how the sketch evolved after I changed my approach.

King Vs. Kings: Golden Era by J. L. Johnson • This illustration turned out to be one of my all-time favourite book cover commissions! I just love the dark and menacing vibe of the character and the simplicity of the composition. 💀😈 •
#scarrillustration #bookcoverartist #menacing #fantasyart

Another recent cover art and design for ‘Echoes of Control’ by Sean Urrutic. For this cover, the brief leaned much more toward a cinematic movie-poster feel rather than a traditional book-cover composition. If you’re looking for a book cover artist, feel free to get in touch!

New cover art for ’Stone of Chaos’ - Demon’s Fire Book 2 by Christopher Patterson. Do you prefer this more cinematic approach to fantasy book covers, or do you favour a more archetypcal or ‘immersive’ style? I’d love to hear your thoughts.

I am excited to share a new personal painting entitled ‘Evelina’. The piece depicts a character who was an apothecary in her former life, an interest she has maintained even after becoming a vampire.

Snap Back • Here’s one of the more unusual colour sketches that I recently created for Chrono CCG’s digital collectible card game. If you’d like to learn more, click here: www.playchrono.com •
#chronoccg #scarrillustration #coloursketch #thumbnail

Stern Arbitor • I really enjoyed breathing life into this menacing character. One more colour sketch that I recently created for Chrono CCG’s digital collectible card game. If you’d like to learn more, click here: www.playchrono.com •
#chronoccg #scarrillustration #coloursketch #thumbnail

Opener of the Way • This colour sketch, which I recently created for Chrono CCG’s digital collectible card game, was right up my alley:). If you’d like to learn more, click here: www.playchrono.com • #chronoccg #scarrillustration #coloursketch #thumbnail

A Thursday night sketch from a while back which I decided to develop into a more finished illustration:) This portrait was actually deceptively difficult to get right but it was good practice as I really like this type of dramatic and ominous lighting.

The Guardian • A personal painting from a while back. With this one, I pushed the rendering style to be a bit looser which I still really like. •
#scarrillustration #fantasyart #freelanceartist #personalartwork

I created this painting for the 2000AD Art Stars ’Judge Death’ competition a while back. I’ve been a fan of Judge Death since the 80’s and really wanted to represent the character in my own unique way. And despite the time that’s passed, I still like this painting.

Sharing the first book cover I created for Will Wight - ‘The Captain - The Last Horizon (Book 1)'. Creating this cover illustration was a lot of fun & also a turning point in terms of my style & how I handled different elements.

An alternative movie poster that I created for ‘The Batman’ when it came out a few years ago. I still really like the colour scheme and the use of silhouettes in this poster, instead of realistically rendering the character and supporting elements. •
#scarrillustration #thebatman #movieposterart

A favourite of mine that I created for Monte Cook Games entitled ‘Other Worldly Rider’. I haven’t created many Western illustrations but I really enjoyed painting this one! •
© 2024 Monte Cook Games •
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Cover art that I created for “The Pilot,” Book 4 of “The Last Horizon” by Will Wight. I also got to design the characters, environment and background spaceships which was a cool process! Want more info? Click here: www.willwight.com

UnWelcome Home • I originally painted this in Cynthia Sheppard’s Smart School class in 2024 and then later made some refinements. I still dig the vibe of this one:) •
#scarrillustration #unwelcomehome #freelanceillustrator #fantasyart

Another recent illustration for Monte Cook Games’ Cypher Character Rulebook, entitled Calm Sniper. This was a completely new challenge for me, and I loved the process of bringing this character - & the scale of the moment - to life! #scarrillustration #montecookgames #cyphercharacterrulebook

A unique & challenging commission from Monte Cook Games for their Old Gods of Appalachia project. For this painting, I was tasked with bringing ‘Mr. Poe’ to life - a creature that is between a fox & a dog, with huge batlike ears & a face that was part fox, cat, & weasel with 7 detachable tails…

Last year Christopher Patterson, an author I’ve been fortunate enough to have worked with over a number of years, requested that I redo the cover for his book ’Dragon Sword’ - Demon’s Fire Book 1. If you’d like to check out this and Chris’s other books, here’s the link: www.christopher-patterson.com

A little late to the party, but here’s my #artvsartist2025. This year brought some great commissions and a gradual evolution in my work, leaning into texture and muted tones for a grittier, more realistic finish that feels more authentic.

A selection of some of my favourite sketches. These all started out as either warm ups or lunchtime sketches, and later some became fully finished paintings. #scarrillustration #sketches # #freelanceartist #digitalartistry

Another compelling commission from Monte Cook Games for their Magnus Archives project: “Dramatic Manifestation - Comedy & Tragedy.” #scarrillustration #montecookgames #themagnusarchives

A lunchtime sketch from a while back that I developed a bit further - still like this one. • #scarrillustration #fantasyart #illustration #lunchtimesketch #digitalartistry

A recent and unusually striking commission for Monte Cook Games’ Magnus Archives project: “Dramatic Manifestation - Head Banger.” I love bringing strange and surreal characters to life, and this piece was no exception. #scarrillustration #montecookgames #themagnusarchives

A film study from a few months ago. For this one I opted to limit my brushes to just 2 so that I could practice edge control. And just to make things a little more ‘interesting’, I went ahead and painted this on one layer... #scarrillustration #paintingstudies #freelanceillustrator #digitalartistry

My entry to the 2025 Folio Society Book Illustration Competition entitled ‘The Witch’. The subject matter for this year was Rapunzel by the Brothers Grimm. •
#scarrillustration #foliosociety #bookillustration #rapunzel #brothersgrimm

A lunchtime sketch from back in the day... • #lunchtimesketch #digitalpainting #sketching #artpractice #progressoverperfection

Excited to reveal my cover art for The Call of the Rift: Fuse by Jae Waller. Painting the covers for this series over the years has been both challenging and very rewarding. The book will be available on April 28, 2026 from ECW Press and you can pre-order the book now!

Shade • A photo study which I then developed into a final painting. I chose this particular photo as I was drawn to the interesting lighting and I really enjoy the challenge of painting fabric folds.
• Photo credit: Tamara Velazquez •
#scarrillustration #photostudy