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Azamael - The Gate of Life and Death

E.J. Mickels II

Illustration
Fantasy


This cover illustration was done for the story "Tower of Heaven, Sword of Night" by Jonathan Moeller. The image depicts Azamael before the Gate of Life and Death and was rendered completely in PSE2 using a Wacom tablet.



 

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Copyright 2010, E.J. Mickels II. All rights reserved.

E.J. Mickels II , aka "Hisart", is a multi-talented artist, has a BFAA in Drawing with Minors in Illustration and Graphic Design from the University of Akron. A veteran of the USAF, he has traveled through Europe and most of the USA.

E.J. ventured out as an illustrator and has appeared in The Sword Review, Ray Gun Revival, Dragons, Knights and Angels, and Fear and Trembling. He has also done book-cover illustrations for the original DEP Publishing which can be seen at his website Hisart.us. He also writes and maintains his own website which contains a small fraction of the art he has produced. He works in any medium and is just as comfortable sitting at a PC with pen and tablet as he is with a chainsaw, airbrush or welder. He has done custom motorcycle and helmet work as well as, in the distant past, worked as a tattooist. He is also a writer; he participated in NaNoWriMo 2005-2010 and maintains his own blog "Sword and Pen" at www.hisart777.blogspot.com.

E.J. was the ArtWrangler at the now deceased DEP magazine Fear and Trembling.

He would like to thank all who have taken time to look at his work and it is his heart felt hope that they enjoyed it.


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