ABOUT ME

Hi! I’m Courtney Autumn Martin,

(known professionally as C.A. Martin).

I'm a US-based freelance artist living in Rhode Island. I studied illustration at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD) and graduated with honors in 2006. (Wowee, time flies!)

I spent the first 11 years of my career working as an in-house graphic designer and freelance children's illustrator on the side. My work in children's publishing appeared in children’s picture books, book covers, and educational materials. In 2017, I left my graphic design job to work on entertainment illustration exclusively and to pursue my true passion: alternative movie posters and pop culture art.

Since 2020, I've been a member of The Poster Posse, a collective of artists creating for-hire alternative movie poster art. Clients include Disney, Marvel Studios, LucasFilm, and Sony Pictures. I also pursue independent freelance illustration work and officially licensed prints.

In my spare time, I enjoy reading outside, exploring new places in nature with my husband, Adam Hunter Peck, and obsessing over our beloved young cats, Nino and Teddy.

ABOUT MY ART

Whether creating posters or cover art, I enjoy telling a complete story in a single striking image. My posters often give a solid sense of character, relationships, setting, and tone at a glance. Portraiture plays a big part in what I most love about creating film posters and I work with particular care to capture the likeness of every character.

My work is created digitally, typically using my favorite grainy/speckle style brushes. I tend to paint and draw in a realistic style that feels recognizably illustrative rather than photorealistic. I try to keep the hand of the illustrator visible in the imperfections of my textures and drawing marks.

MY PROCESS >

My favorite part of creating my own posters is the puzzle-like process of collecting, assembling, unifying, and transforming reference materials to build exciting and sophisticated compositions.

Learn more about how I create my posters by clicking here.>

SIDE QUEST

On the side, I create DoodlePaintings; colorful abstract paintings made using watercolor, gouache, ink and colored pencil. My doodles had been active around local art fair circuits in the past, but these days doodling is a background hobby. Prints and original paintings are available exclusively online.

Learn more about them here.