Film Character Illustration by Michael Kutsche

Michael Kutsche is a Los Angeles based German illustrator who has done notable character design work for the films "John Carter", "Alice in Wonderland", and "Thor".  He's a self taught artist, and utilizes both traditional and digital media, where his work has been described as an astoundingly lifelike  depiction of parallel realities reminiscent of comics, films, and Flemish Renaissance painting.

The Empire Strikes Back Posters

 

A small collection of posters for The Empire Strikes Back with some German, Japanese, and French thrown in the mix.   

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Vintage German Ads by Ludwig Hohlwein

Ludwig Hohlwein (1874-1949) was a commercial German poster artist with an architectural background who had an affinity for watercolors, tempera painting, and poster prints.   He creates some really rich compositions & shadings and had produced over 3,000 advertisements ranging from pre-World War II posters to American advertisements for Camel and Fatima Cigarettes.