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Michael Mantel

Michael Mantel

Michael Mantel - Character illustrator. Germany

Character design, comics, editorial, storyboarding, advertising and branding – German illustrator Michael Mantel is a versatile artist who feels at home with just about any brief. Working in a loose, languid and expressive style, the joy he experiences when drawing often shines through in his art, which has a happy sense of creativity to it. His clients find him reliable, amenable and able to meet just about any request.
You can tell from Michael’s portfolio that he’s always enjoyed drawing comics and cartoons. He studied Communication Design at HTK Hamburg but is an artist who learns by doing and before becoming an illustrator worked for the German studio behind the animated films Animals United and Tarzan. Bringing that character-based experience across into his illustration work, his influences include Albert Uderzo, Bernhard Vogel and Pixar.

Approach

Michael works on a Wacom Cintiq using Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator, and sometimes uses an iPad Pro if he needs to work on the road. Having mastered an array of natural media, he gives his work a real-world look and feel even though it’s created digitally.

Styles

While most of Michael’s work can be described as lively, colorful and humorous, he works in a range of styles chosen to suit the needs of his client and their brief. Each image is styled uniquely for its application.

Client list

Michael’s clients include Asklepios Kliniken International, Audi, Bahlsen, Deichmann, Continental, GEOlino, Handelsblatt, Reveal Hearst Magazine, Samsung and Warner Music.
children flower kids
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Cartoon design of Tradesman working for house
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Digital art of submarine underwater adventure
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Sunset view from children room
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Smell of spring lettering illustration
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Girl walking on tree trunk in forest
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Child friendship with octopus illustration
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People happy man
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Lifestyle of Young woman with umbrella
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Child riding a squirrel line and color illustration
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Child with pet in self made space suit staring at moon
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Young couple farewell at train station digital artwork
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Cartoon character of road trip buddies
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Line illustration of a girl smelling flowers
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Retro art of different types of men and women
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Moonlight maker illustration
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Children painting a meadow
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Line illustration of a girl setting inside the Cloud
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Animal Ape digital art
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Children lovesickness illustration
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Painting of animals Dinosaur
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Humor illustration of Ostrich Bird
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Animal Blue Whale painting
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Young woman in summer fashion
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My View
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Computer Generated Skipping stones.
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children nose dive
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Animals The fox is on the road
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children friendship
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Cartoon & Humour Police Officer Brody Brown
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Editorial illustration of truck driver roaring dirty words
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Political man giving speech
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Man taking a parking ticket
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Beauty Woman on a swing, autumn leaves
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People guests at wedding
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Computer Generated Young man looking young woman.
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People the Gardener
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Line illustration of a couple writing love letter to each other
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people girls with marriage in thoughts
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