WHO AM I?
UI ARTIST | GRAPHIC DESIGNER | FINE ARTIST
I’m Christopher “Gryphon” Johnson!
I’m a UI Artist, Graphic Designer and Fine Artist with over 15 years of experience in design, as well as over 20 years as a Fine Artist. My preferred mediums are watercolor and acrylic paints, with a focus on Character Design / Worldbuilding / and Concept Art, as well as Pop Culture, Fan art and Impressionist Landscapes. My focus in Graphic Design has been on Corporate Branding, Creative Pieces and Promotional Items, with a specialty in Vector Illustration and Print Production. I currently operate my own successful Fine Arts / Design Business selling my artwork online, and at comic cons, with an emphasis on comic, game, anime and fantasy art.
I have recently graduated from a UI / UX Certification Course through ELVTR and instructed by Ivy Sang, UI/UX Director for Blizzard (home of Diablo, WoW and more!).
I also dabble in writing, leatherwork, wood carving and trading card game design!
See my online portfolio of Traditional Art, Design and UI/ UX projects at: https://the_bearded_brush_and_blade.artstation
thebeardedbrushandblade@gmail.com
BBB LOGO
WITH CHRISTOPHER SABAT, VOICE OF VEGETA
COMIC CON
LEATHERWORK DEMONSTRATION
PAINTING A GIANT VEGETA
BOOTH DEISPLAY
WITH KEVIN SORBO, A CHILDHOOD HERO
COMIC CON
BOOTH
BOOTH DISPLAY
LEATHERWORK
BOOTH DISPLAY
WITH STEPHEN AMELL - CW'S ARROW
LASER OFFERINGS
WITH SEAN SCHEMMEL, VOICE OF GOKU
LASER WORK
GIVING A GIANT VEGETA PAINTING TO VEGETA
HAPPY CUSTOMERS - WITH GOKU SIGNATURE ON MY PAINTING
BOOTH
WITH JAMES O'BARR - CREATOR OF THE CROW
BOOTH
HAPPY CUSTOMERS WITH STEPHEN AMELL SIGNATURE ON MY PAINTING
PAINTING ARAGORN
“I’m the weird kind of artist that doesn’t believe in making hundreds of prints from my work. I’m the kind of artist that values making things by hand, one at a time, the slow way…the old way. My art is a way for me to connect with my Creator and Savior as I seek to create artwork that is not only an extension of myself, but of Him, as well. I believe in keeping my work as affordable as possible, so that others can actually afford to buy it. I believe that art is more than just a picture on a wall, art is a piece of someone’s soul, something that someone invested a portion of their life into. Thousands of hours of practice, devastating failures, triumphant successes, all leading to the moment in time that a piece is created. I’m the weird kind of artist that just wants to create and to follow my inspiration wherever it may lead.”
SKILLS
UI/UX DESIGN
GRAPHIC DESIGN
2D ILLUSTRATION
VECTOR ART
ACRYLIC PAINTS
WATERCOLORS
WRITING
STORYBOARDING
BRANDING
CONCEPT ART
PROMOTIONAL
TCG DESIGN
TOOLS / BRANDS
ILLUSTRATOR
PHOTOSHOP
FIGMA
ZOOM
GRUMBACHER / LIQUITEX PAINT
HOLBEIN WATERCOLORS
FEATURES / INTERVIEWS
2013 - Featured in Sparks Tribune Newspaper
2014 - Online Featurette on RGJ.com
2015 - August Artist of the Month / interview at 100.1 The X Radio
2015 - Featured on KTVN Channel 2 News
2015 - Featured on KOLO Channel 8 News
2015 - Featured Artist @ Great Basin Geek Con
2016 - Featured in interview with Reality Comics, LLC
2016 - Featured artist for UNR's Otakupalooza
2016 - Featured interview with G33k-HQ
2016 - Interview with Doors to Recovery
2016 - Interview with The Retrenders at Wizard World Sac 2016
2017 - Gallery Hanging at Oblivion Comics
2019 - Featured art used by Clamavi De Profundis, “The Dragon is Withered” on Youtube
2019 - Featured art used by Clamavi De Profundis, “The Song of Eärendil (Part III)” on Youtube
2021 - Featured art used by Clamavi De Profundis, “The Loss of Negankerdak” on Youtube
2021 - Featured art used by Clamavi De Profundis, “The Secret of Negankerdak” on Youtube
2023 - Featured art used by Clamavi De Profundis, “The Claiming of Negankerdak” on Youtube
2025 - Interview with the Sacramento Bee at SacAnime Spring 2025
