Illustration for

WHATCHAMASAURUS

Picture Book

Pen and Ink
Acryla Gouache
300 lb Hot Press Watercolor Paper

Illustration Portfolio

The Bicycle Wranger

Picture Book concept inspired by an NPR story about African American cowboys combined with the universal challenge of learning to ride a bike.

Pen and ink
Digital color

BOOK COVER: The Halloween Tree by Ray Bradbury.

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“They'll never find me here.”

Picture Book illustration.

Pen and Ink
Paris Paper
Digital Color

Bedtime Astronaut

or: Where the Wild Science Is.

That night, in JT's room, a universe grew...

Pen and ink
Digital color

My Kidlit4Climate contribution. Movement started by Emma Reynolds.

Pen and Ink
Digital color

Todd Sturgell

Author / Illustrator

Cover Illustration for

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Pen and Ink
Digital Color

Illustration for

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Pen and Ink
Digital Color

About

Character Expression studies don't have to be boring! I wrapped this one around a little story about a Homework Zombie.

Pen and Ink
Digital color

Todd Sturgell

Author / Illustrator

Illustrated Character development.

Fun interpretation of a recent discovery. Katepensaurus had an unusual air sack system in its bones to make it extra light.

Ink, watercolor
Cold press, 140 lb watercolor paper

Menhaden Fishermen

sang to work in time when pulling in the nets.

Acrylic
Canvas

The NASA Rover Opportunity isn't gone. It's living on a Martian farm with lots of room to run and play.

Pen and Ink
Digital Color

WINNER: SCBWI's monthly DRAW THIS contest for February 2019 (for the B/W version).

A good old-fashioned standoff over the last cookie.

Pen and ink
Digital color

Todd Sturgell

Author / Illustrator

Picture Book illustration

Pen and Ink
Acryla Gouache
Cold Press 140 lb Watercolor Paper

Illustration from picture book concept EXCEPT ANTARCTICA.

Pen and ink
Digital color

Picture Book Illustration

Watercolor
Pen and Ink
140 lb Cold Press Watercolor Paper

This snowman dreams of being abominable.

Ink, digital

Todd Sturgell

Author / Illustrator

Ready to watch some Shark Week.

Pen and Ink
Watercolor

Todd Sturgell

Author / Illustrator

Illustration for

WHATCHAMASAURUS

Picture Book

Pen and Ink
Acryla Gouache
300 lb Hot Press Watercolor Paper

Todd Sturgell

Author / Illustrator

Black & White

Illustration for a book of mythical and legendary creatures.

Pen and Ink

Theatre folks are a

superstitious lot! They're simply not allowed to say "Macbeth" in the theater for fear of the curse.

Pen and Ink

Kid Lit Illustration.

Pen and Ink

They look like they're taking off but these Falcon Heavy rockets are coming in for a stand-up landing! 2/6/18

Pen and Ink

Poster illustration

featuring owl species

of the Adirondack Park.

Ink
Illustration Board

Magazine illustration for a spooky short story.

Ink
Illustration Board

Triassicrumb Tinies

Illustrated dinosaur tribute to Edward Gorey’s Gashlycrumb Tinies. The series is ongoing! Click one to see all the series illustrations completed so far – or follow along on Instagram.

About Todd Sturgell

Todd is an illustrator, designer, and copywriter with 20 years’ experience.

He's created award-winning logo designs, posters, websites, and advertising. But his favorite part of the job is creating worlds, telling stories, and drawing on anything that will take ink, lead, or crayon.

Todd's clients include Jacksonville Jazz Festival, Cape Lookout Studies Program, Beaufort Wine & Food Festival, and Squadron Signal Publications. He also spent a recent summer as a story-telling pirate which, as it turns out, is strangely relevant experience for a picture book writer/illustrator.

Todd Sturgell adores picture books, dinosaurs, and nature. He lives and hikes near Asheville, NC with his wife, his two daughters, and his dog, Max.

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Contact Todd Sturgell Illustration

sturgellillustration (at) icloud (dot) com

Instagram feed @SturgellIllustration

Illustration for

WHATCHAMASAURUS

Picture Book

Illustration Portfolio

The Bicycle Wranger

Picture Book concept inspired by an NPR story about African American cowboys combined with the universal challenge of learning to ride a bike.

Picture Book illustration.

Bedtime Astronaut

or: Where the Wild Science Is.

That night, in JT's room, a universe grew...

My Kidlit4Climate contribution. Movement started by Emma Reynolds.

Todd Sturgell

Author / Illustrator

Cover Illustration for

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Illustration for

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland

Character Expression studies don't have to be boring! I wrapped this one around a little story about a Homework Zombie.

Todd Sturgell

Author / Illustrator

Illustrated Character development.

The NASA Rover Opportunity isn't gone. It's living on a Martian farm with lots of room to run and play.

Todd Sturgell

Author / Illustrator

Picture Book illustration

Illustration from picture book concept EXCEPT ANTARCTICA.

Picture Book Illustration

This snowman dreams of being abominable.

Todd Sturgell

Author / Illustrator

Ready to watch some Shark Week.

Todd Sturgell

Author / Illustrator

Illustration for

WHATCHAMASAURUS

Picture Book

Todd Sturgell

Author / Illustrator

Black & White

Illustration for a book of mythical and legendary creatures.

Theatre folks are a

superstitious lot! They're simply not allowed to say "Macbeth" in the theater for fear of the curse.

Kid Lit Illustration.

They look like they're taking off but these Falcon Heavy rockets are coming in for a stand-up landing! 2/6/18

Poster illustration

featuring owl species

of the Adirondack Park.

Magazine illustration for a spooky short story.

Triassicrumb Tinies

About Todd Sturgell

Contact Todd Sturgell Illustration

Todd Sturgell

Illustrator, Author, & Designer