Ellis Ricketts

Ellis Ricketts (b. 1989, Windsor, Canada) is a painter, illustrator and mixed-media artist working across Toronto and Windsor, and a graphic artist for film and television. A Humber College 3D Animation graduate, he sometimes uses 3D for environments and textures. His main media are pen and ink and digital illustration, often mixed with other media.

I work in pen, ink, pencil, and paints because after trying nearly every other media, these ones help me express myself creatively in the highest level detail as I look for in the development process. I'm inspired by many different artists wielding many different styles. If I had to pick a few, currently I have my sights on the styles from Hieronymus Bosch, Salvador Dalí, James Jean, and Lauren Marx, and the late Kim Jung Gi to name a few. Although these artist styles don't all reflect in my work, they all inspire me in other ways including technique, work ethic, and mastery.

The main subject of my work is usually the blending of fiction and reality. My style usually strays away from realism and goes towards the trend of dark fantasy, or dream-like dimension. This is important to me because reality is what we all face day to day. It's important to me to preserve my imagination and no...

Humber College - 3D Animation (Diploma)
St. Clair College - Graphic Design

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