Illustrator Ken Dutton has developed recurring characters for both commercial and editorial clients. Ken combines traditional and digital drawing tools to develop characters from concept to finish. Here are a few of his latest characters in action.
Dial Troll: this troll is an edgier, darker version of the Good Luck Trolls so popular in the 1960s. The character is the the cover illustration that serves as the face of a performance podcast series featuring standup comedian Jeremy Arroyo and co-host Anthony Racic.
Originally developed for the 2015-16 season in the ultra-competitive, hoops-crazy Indiana market, Shooter is the instantly recognizable face of prep basketball coverage for the News-Sentinel newspaper. If you are basketball fan in Indiana you know who Shooter is.
Fin Waters is the face of Levhon, a menswear accessory company. He’s everybody’s ultimate shark-about-town. Fin is depicted in a series of six illustrations titled A Week in the Life of Fin Waters, featured prominently on Levhon’s web site.