C. M. McKay Works masthead showing traditional and digital art tools arranged across an artist's worktable.

Illustrator • Creative Producer • Visual Storyteller

Original worlds, memorable characters, and finished creative work.

Illustrator and multidisciplinary creative professional developing original characters, narrative worlds, interactive visual experiences, and print-ready products. Combines traditional drawing and design experience with AI-assisted development, production judgment, and hands-on project direction. Creates distinctive work from initial concept through illustration, refinement, presentation, and final production.

Selected Work

A range of illustration, design, storytelling, and visual development.

The Great American Food Frenzy, a dense satirical illustrated map filled with highways, restaurants, signs, and visual jokes.

The Great American Food Frenzy

Narrative Cartography · Satirical Illustration · World-Building

Spiro and Hermes story illustration showing a frightened woman in a dark theatrical alley filled with cards and ominous signs.

The World After Tomorrow

Narrative Illustration · Character Drama · Environmental Storytelling

Cover for That Creepy Old House showing a child facing a large haunted house under a full moon.

That Creepy Old House

Book Cover · Original Story Property · Atmospheric Illustration

Humpty Dumpty scene with two egg characters, startled soldiers, horses, and a king reacting to a cracked egg.

Humpty Dumpty

Children’s Illustration · Character Ensemble · Visual Comedy

Workplace Review magazine cover featuring an editorial cartoon about privacy in the workplace.

Workplace Review

Editorial Illustration · Magazine Cover · Visual Satire

The Count monster action figure presented in gothic retail blister packaging with themed accessories.

The Count

Character Design · Product Visualization · Package Design

A cosmic traveler follows a winding path through a colorful illustrated universe of planets, eyes, castles, and spacecraft.

Cosmic Journey

Fantasy Illustration · Visual Spectacle · Narrative World-Building

Character model sheet for Zoe the Fortune Teller with front, side, and back views, portraits, expressions, poses, and color palette.

Zoe the Fortune Teller

Character Design · Visual Development · Model Sheet

About

C. M. McKay creates work built to reward a second look.

Working across illustration, character design, narrative cartography, editorial art, product concepts, and original story worlds, McKay combines humor, mystery, visual storytelling, and a lifelong drawing practice with modern creative production tools.

Current projects include The Impossible Map and Maze Company, original illustrated playing-card decks, character-driven story development, and visual concepts designed for print, web, and animation.

Contact

Available for illustration, visual development, and creative collaboration.