JOHN
PACHKOWSKY
they/he
Earnest dedication to craft meets good-natured irreverence is JP’s illustration jam, always searching for that perfect mix of careful technique and knowing wink. When not professionally engaged in wild creative work, you’ll find this comfortably weird visual wizard furiously scrawling all over the art dungeon with ink-smudged nose and a meticulous mountain of notes for that next big idea.
![Profile photo of John Pachkowsky and 2 pieces of sample work.](https://ideagradshow.com/2023/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/pachkowsky-profile.jpg)
ILLSTRN
Illustration & Design
![A figure in blackened spiked armor looms over the viewer with a burning sword, while the Midnight Sun hangs overhead. A mock-up of the final page layout and spot illustrations sit in the lower right. Spot illustrations depict a skeletal knight with shattered links of chain, and a boss room icon set into a dungeon map.](https://ideagradshow.com/2023/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/pachkowsky-work1.jpg)
![Two spot illustrations of a towering gothic palace and a smoking black fortress, with a large accompanying illustration of the fortress gate and towers leering overhead.](https://ideagradshow.com/2023/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/pachkowsky-work2.jpg)
![Two draft sketches of the mural composition, depicting a swirling young star emerging from a floral cocoon with dozens of fantastic creatures large and small converging excitedly. Below are four work-in-progress shots of the artist drawing freehand on the wall. A large-nosed mushroom creature waddles with a barking dog, and intricate linework is laid down on a wintry giant’s head.](https://ideagradshow.com/2023/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/pachkowsky-work3.jpg)
![Four close-up crops of mural scenes in various stages of progress. A boisterous living village, a beaming moon boy, and a well-dressed bird stooping out of arched roots.](https://ideagradshow.com/2023/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/pachkowsky-work4.jpg)
![A wide angle shot of the completed mural’s entire span in a brightly lit mall corridor.](https://ideagradshow.com/2023/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/pachkowsky-work5.jpg)
![A character sheet with various poses and expression samples for the protagonist Delilah and her brain-goblin companion, Brian.](https://ideagradshow.com/2023/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/pachkowsky-work6.jpg)
![Four sample illustrations depicting the labyrinth gate and gatekeepers, as Delilah hesitates to confront them, with a cover card and the title Into the Labyrinth in hand-lettering.](https://ideagradshow.com/2023/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/pachkowsky-work7.jpg)
![A black bottle of gin sits left, with a second image of the label, superimposed on a textural illustration background.](https://ideagradshow.com/2023/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/pachkowsky-work8.jpg)