Mark Crilley
@markcrilley.bsky.social
Author and Illustrator of books published by Random House, HarperCollins, Little Brown, and Dark Horse Comics
etsy.com/shop/MarkCrilley I am gobsmacked to be able to say that out of the 8 new pieces I put on my Etsy on Sunday, 5 of them have already sold. 🥺🙏 This one, my study of a painting from Monet's Rouen Cathedral series, is still available.
February 11, 2026 at 12:13 AM
etsy.com/shop/MarkCrilley I am gobsmacked to be able to say that out of the 8 new pieces I put on my Etsy on Sunday, 5 of them have already sold. 🥺🙏 This one, my study of a painting from Monet's Rouen Cathedral series, is still available.
etsy.com/shop/MarkCrilley Today I added 8 new pieces to my Etsy, and-- thanks to a very wonderful person-- 2 of them have already sold! 😊🙏 But this one is still available, along with 5 others:
etsy.com/shop/MarkCrilley
etsy.com/shop/MarkCrilley
February 9, 2026 at 12:15 AM
etsy.com/shop/MarkCrilley Today I added 8 new pieces to my Etsy, and-- thanks to a very wonderful person-- 2 of them have already sold! 😊🙏 But this one is still available, along with 5 others:
etsy.com/shop/MarkCrilley
etsy.com/shop/MarkCrilley
Miki and I on a train in Japan, 2019. Though everyone else in our family has returned to Japan for visits since then, this was the most recent trip for me (Someone has to stay home and take care of the dog). 😁
February 7, 2026 at 10:00 PM
Miki and I on a train in Japan, 2019. Though everyone else in our family has returned to Japan for visits since then, this was the most recent trip for me (Someone has to stay home and take care of the dog). 😁
My daughter Mio and I, circa 2013. I believe the object behind my head is a miniature soccer ball, which I turned into a makeshift pillow 😂
January 27, 2026 at 1:06 AM
My daughter Mio and I, circa 2013. I believe the object behind my head is a miniature soccer ball, which I turned into a makeshift pillow 😂
Monty Python fan art I did when I was in high school. Apologies to Terry Gilliam, I evidently forgot about him! 😅
January 25, 2026 at 11:45 PM
Monty Python fan art I did when I was in high school. Apologies to Terry Gilliam, I evidently forgot about him! 😅
A drawing I made of my son Matthew when he was a little boy.
January 25, 2026 at 1:53 AM
A drawing I made of my son Matthew when he was a little boy.
Nine different chibi emotions. In number 6, the Japanese phrase "おねが~い" (onegai) means "Please!"
Or, more accurately, "Pleeease!" 😁
Or, more accurately, "Pleeease!" 😁
January 22, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Nine different chibi emotions. In number 6, the Japanese phrase "おねが~い" (onegai) means "Please!"
Or, more accurately, "Pleeease!" 😁
Or, more accurately, "Pleeease!" 😁
My daughter with her grandmother in Japan, 2013. I believe she was eating some sort of popsicle, and we brought a glass bowl out to reduce the mess as it started melting. 😅
January 22, 2026 at 12:11 AM
My daughter with her grandmother in Japan, 2013. I believe she was eating some sort of popsicle, and we brought a glass bowl out to reduce the mess as it started melting. 😅
Still kind of amazed that there was a scene in the movie "18x2 Beyond Youthful Days" ("青春18×2 通往有你的旅程") that looked this much like an illustration from my graphic novel, "Lost in Taiwan." Just a coincidence, I'm sure, but I mean, come on! What are the odds?
January 20, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Still kind of amazed that there was a scene in the movie "18x2 Beyond Youthful Days" ("青春18×2 通往有你的旅程") that looked this much like an illustration from my graphic novel, "Lost in Taiwan." Just a coincidence, I'm sure, but I mean, come on! What are the odds?
Here's another photo from when my parents came to visit me in Japan, 1992. On the right is a student of mine, named Tomomi, and on the left is her uncle, who I knew as Mr. Bando.
January 20, 2026 at 1:08 AM
Here's another photo from when my parents came to visit me in Japan, 1992. On the right is a student of mine, named Tomomi, and on the left is her uncle, who I knew as Mr. Bando.
Check out this terrific drawing done years ago by the immensely talented ColorCarley (instagram.com/colorcarley), who based it on one of my illustrations in MASTERING MANGA. Here's an example of the phenomenal art Carley's creating now, painted directly onto the surface of a pair of shoes!
January 18, 2026 at 10:55 PM
Check out this terrific drawing done years ago by the immensely talented ColorCarley (instagram.com/colorcarley), who based it on one of my illustrations in MASTERING MANGA. Here's an example of the phenomenal art Carley's creating now, painted directly onto the surface of a pair of shoes!
A photo from when my mother and father came to visit me in Japan, 1992. The older child was one of my students; her name was Kaori. It was a wonderful time, and I was so grateful that they made the effort to get to me in Morioka-- an extremely long journey by air and by rail.
January 17, 2026 at 10:39 PM
A photo from when my mother and father came to visit me in Japan, 1992. The older child was one of my students; her name was Kaori. It was a wonderful time, and I was so grateful that they made the effort to get to me in Morioka-- an extremely long journey by air and by rail.
Every month I give away a piece of original art to one of my top supporters on Patreon. Here's the piece I'll be giving away later this month. It's not too late for it to belong to you!
patreon.com/MarkCrilley
patreon.com/MarkCrilley
January 17, 2026 at 12:17 AM
Every month I give away a piece of original art to one of my top supporters on Patreon. Here's the piece I'll be giving away later this month. It's not too late for it to belong to you!
patreon.com/MarkCrilley
patreon.com/MarkCrilley
Just wanted to wish a speedy recovery to Kara Baldus's adorable dog, Bradford, who had to undergo surgery recently. As a dog owner, I know there are few things harder than seeing your pup suffer, so I sincerely hope Bradford will be fully recovered and trotting around happily very soon indeed!
January 15, 2026 at 12:32 AM
Just wanted to wish a speedy recovery to Kara Baldus's adorable dog, Bradford, who had to undergo surgery recently. As a dog owner, I know there are few things harder than seeing your pup suffer, so I sincerely hope Bradford will be fully recovered and trotting around happily very soon indeed!
In my book THE TWO PENCIL METHOD, I showed how to get from the first picture to the second, step by step. The image is of a hillside pathway in Bergen, Norway. This neighborhood, filled with historic houses and lovely paths, is truly one of my favorite places on earth.
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January 13, 2026 at 11:43 PM
In my book THE TWO PENCIL METHOD, I showed how to get from the first picture to the second, step by step. The image is of a hillside pathway in Bergen, Norway. This neighborhood, filled with historic houses and lovely paths, is truly one of my favorite places on earth.
www.amazon.com/Two-Pencil-M...
www.amazon.com/Two-Pencil-M...
Miki and I at her parents' home in Japan, 2015. I'm holding a plate of gyoza that we had made together. 🥟
January 13, 2026 at 12:31 AM
Miki and I at her parents' home in Japan, 2015. I'm holding a plate of gyoza that we had made together. 🥟
One page from a feature I did in my AKIKO comic book series, showing different ways of drawing Poog. There were either 24 altogether, or 36 altogether. Anyway, there were a bunch! 😅
January 11, 2026 at 9:55 PM
One page from a feature I did in my AKIKO comic book series, showing different ways of drawing Poog. There were either 24 altogether, or 36 altogether. Anyway, there were a bunch! 😅
Artwork from THE REALISM CHALLENGE, my book providing step-by-step lessons on creating photorealistic art using watercolor, colored pencil, and white gouache.
Did I deliberately break a plate in order to create this lesson? I might have, my friends. I might have. 😅
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Did I deliberately break a plate in order to create this lesson? I might have, my friends. I might have. 😅
www.amazon.com/Realism-Chal...
January 9, 2026 at 1:33 AM
Artwork from THE REALISM CHALLENGE, my book providing step-by-step lessons on creating photorealistic art using watercolor, colored pencil, and white gouache.
Did I deliberately break a plate in order to create this lesson? I might have, my friends. I might have. 😅
www.amazon.com/Realism-Chal...
Did I deliberately break a plate in order to create this lesson? I might have, my friends. I might have. 😅
www.amazon.com/Realism-Chal...
My wife and I in Japan, 2013. We had the good fortune of many family trips to Japan when the kids were young; I look back upon those days with great fondness.
January 8, 2026 at 12:38 AM
My wife and I in Japan, 2013. We had the good fortune of many family trips to Japan when the kids were young; I look back upon those days with great fondness.
Art from my "frustrated chibi artist" paper craft video. I always had fun doing projects like this, in which a 2-D character appears to interact with three dimensional objects in the real world. You can view the video here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4Yp...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4Yp...
January 6, 2026 at 10:29 PM
Art from my "frustrated chibi artist" paper craft video. I always had fun doing projects like this, in which a 2-D character appears to interact with three dimensional objects in the real world. You can view the video here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4Yp...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=D4Yp...
patreon.com/MarkCrilley A few months back I created an exclusive ebook for my top Patreon supporters that showed how I used photo reference in the creation of my graphic novel, LOST IN TAIWAN. Here's the cat photo I used to make sure I got a natural pose in my illustration. patreon.com/MarkCrilley
January 6, 2026 at 12:44 AM
patreon.com/MarkCrilley A few months back I created an exclusive ebook for my top Patreon supporters that showed how I used photo reference in the creation of my graphic novel, LOST IN TAIWAN. Here's the cat photo I used to make sure I got a natural pose in my illustration. patreon.com/MarkCrilley
My wife and my daughter in Japan, 2013. Thanks to my father-in-law, we had the chance to stay in this lovely hotel in Shikoku with a truly spectacular view.
January 4, 2026 at 10:34 PM
My wife and my daughter in Japan, 2013. Thanks to my father-in-law, we had the chance to stay in this lovely hotel in Shikoku with a truly spectacular view.
Every couple months I create an exclusive digital book for my top supporters on Patreon. Today it was a sampler of my sketches back in college, including this one: a study of a painting (inset) by Andrew Wyeth. It's interesting to see what changed as I translated it from full color to pen and ink.
January 2, 2026 at 10:07 PM
Every couple months I create an exclusive digital book for my top supporters on Patreon. Today it was a sampler of my sketches back in college, including this one: a study of a painting (inset) by Andrew Wyeth. It's interesting to see what changed as I translated it from full color to pen and ink.
"The Castle of Alia Rellapor." A double-page illustration from my AKIKO comic book series. For many years this was the most detailed illustration I'd ever done, but I believe there's one in BRODY'S GHOST that goes even farther. 😅
January 2, 2026 at 12:38 AM
"The Castle of Alia Rellapor." A double-page illustration from my AKIKO comic book series. For many years this was the most detailed illustration I'd ever done, but I believe there's one in BRODY'S GHOST that goes even farther. 😅
This was by far the most popular of my online comics. It was shared a great many times, and viewed by hundreds of thousands of people, maybe more. It clearly struck a nerve with people! 😅
December 31, 2025 at 2:02 AM
This was by far the most popular of my online comics. It was shared a great many times, and viewed by hundreds of thousands of people, maybe more. It clearly struck a nerve with people! 😅