Jeff Carlisle - Concept Art and Illustration

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Jeff Carlisle - Concept Art and Illustration

An award-winning illustrator& designer with over 15 years experience, Jeff Carlisle creates fantasy, sci-fi, children's illustrations as well as design.

05/08/2026

I hope everyone has had a great Star Wars Week (May the 4th Be With You! Revenge of the Fifth/Sixth! And all the days heading to May 25th, which was always Star Wars Day when I was young. We'll, why should the fun be over?! Let's cast back our minds to 1986, when a 12 year old Jeff Carlisle was gleefully enjoying Star Wars cartoons and dreaming of being an artist. Let's remember the glorious work of Nelvana animation studio and their storied career which brought joy to so many! You have see me draw the Droids characters before, but I thought it would be fun to bring Droids, Ewoks and even the original Star Wars cast from the Faithful Wookiee sequence of the gleefully terrible Holiday Special and have a post-Return of the Jedi mashup! This project was so much fun and a labor of love. Thank you to George Lucas and Lucasfilm for giving us so much glorious Star Wars to enjoy. Thank you to Nelvana for everything from Cosmic Christmas, Droids and Ewoks, Rock & Rule, Care Bears, Cadillacs & Dinosaurs, Sam & Max Freelance Police, and so many more. And thanks to everyone who still cares about art and the artists who make art. Sometimes it is still a helluva lot of fun! MAY THE 40TH BE WITH YOU!
*PS--I misspelled "wookiee" in the images. Oops.

04/18/2026

I know it has been a while since I shared any art.
The last couple years have been brutal with a number of family tragedies, never-ending dayjobs, mental and physical health issues, and of course the entire world falling to pieces.
But, I have been building back--and here is new artwork: The cover art to Tripwire magazine's Spring 2026 issue celebrating the work of director Steven Spielberg and movie poster artist Drew Struzan! Everyone tries to copy Drew's style and fails miserably. I decided to use elements of his work as a springboard and fuse it with my style into something hopefully fun and pleasing. He was such a great person and amazing artist and will be missed. Copies of the magazine are on sale now!

https://trpwire1001.bigcartel.com/product/tripwire-spring-2026-magazine

12/01/2025

Hi everyone. Just wanted to let you know that a last-minute table opened up at GalaxyCon Columbus this weekend, so feel free to head down to the Columbus Convention Center and get your Geek On with us. I know it’s been a while—and certainly a long time since I have shared any art. The last couple years have been a struggle, having six family funerals, various personal and professional setbacks and a feeling of disconnection with the world—but I am still here! And so are you! And after months of not doing being able to do art, I am working again and will have new work to share very soon. There will be some new stuff with us at the show, and you can get a sneak peek at the things I am working on. Hope to see you there!

12/04/2024

Sorry folks. Maybe next year.

07/23/2024

An image in my mind for years:
A dragon Ouroboros made of weapons from throughout time, eating it's own tail. It's head is made of instruments of torture, of various kinds. Within that image, broken dolls littering a ruined landscape. It is an image of death. It is an image of human nature. Every war, in all of history, is built upon the broken backs of dead children. Why is it easier to kill than to talk through our problems? Is it fundamental to being human, or is it simply that we surround ourselves with so many weapons that we have made it much easier to kill each other? Or is murder the ultimate form of social anxiety? Peace, like love, is a choice.
Who do you CHOOSE to be?
"WARoboros: The Fate of Innocence" 2024

06/02/2024

Happy Birthday to Me! After 51 rotations around the sun, I decided to give myself a present and share an image (and close-ups) of the project that has been taking up so much of my time, LUPIS THE BOLD, along with a potential description of the basic plot. I hope you like it. I swear, one day, this will be a real thing you can interact with!

03/31/2024

Happy Easter to those who celebrate. Happy Last Day of March to everyone else. I hope everyone was able to spend this Sunday the way they needed to: With Family, Friends and Love or as I did, with quiet, contemplation and rest. However you did so, you are loved and appreciated--especially by me. Thanks as always for following me on life's journey. More art coming soon.

03/22/2024

First day of Indiana Comic Convention! Come find us at Artist Alley E-22! Oh, and behold the !

03/10/2024

HEY, INDIANA GEEKS! Come hang out, talk art with me, and buy stuff at the Indiana Comic Convention in Indianapolis from March 22 to the 24th! ARTIST ALLEY - Table E-22! We will have prints, original art and some books--and there is an excellent lineup of guests this year. See you there!

12/01/2023

Today, tomorrow and Sunday you can find me at GalaxyCon Columbus! Hope to see you there. We can be Geeky and try to think of better worlds among all of life's chaos.

03/20/2023

A Big Announcement this morning! Four years ago, we had a one-time sale with Pulse Gallery in order to release the most popular image I have ever made, "Another Night at the Warp Core Cafe"! That was supposed to be it. The End. BUT, after years of requests, we have repartnered with Pulse to bring you the image again! With FOUR EdItions and three sizes!
And it isn't a one time sale!
Go to the link and check it out!
And thank you to everyone who has shown love to the piece over the years!
EDIT: Any questions about the Gallery website, shipping or printing questions should be directed to the Gallery. I just did the art.
https://pulse.gallery/products/limited-edition-another-night-at-the-warp-core-cafe

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http://www.jeffcarlisle.com/

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