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Skills

  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Affinity Designer Software
  • Procreate
  • Cover Art
  • Drawing
  • 2D Design
  • Affinity Photo
  • Animal Illustration
  • Background Design
  • Book Cover Design
  • Book Illustration
  • Book Writing
  • Brand Identity
  • Brochure Design
  • Canva

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Services

  • Illustrator

    $30/hr Starting at $300 Ongoing

    Dedicated Resource

    With more than 20 years of professional illustration experience, I bring a proven ability to transform ideas into compelling visual solutions that communicate clearly and engage diverse audiences. My...

    Adobe IllustratorAffinity Designer SoftwareAnimal IllustrationBackground DesignBook Illustration
  • Comics & Cartooning

    $30/hr Starting at $200 Ongoing

    Dedicated Resource

    With more than 20 years of experience creating comics, I have successfully evolved alongside the industry's transition from traditional pen-and-ink production to today's digital workflows. My career began...

    Adobe IllustratorAffinity Designer SoftwareAffinity PhotoCartooningCharacter Art
  • Graphic Design

    $30/hr Starting at $100 Ongoing

    Dedicated Resource

    With more than 20 years of experience in graphic design, I have created book covers, logos, brochures, marketing materials, and complete brand identities for a diverse range of clients. Throughout my...

    2D DesignAdobe IllustratorAffinity Designer SoftwareBook Cover DesignBook Writing

About

Lightning Dog Design Labs crafts wonderful illustrations and designs as unique as you are.

With a degree in Illustration from SCAD and over two decades of hands-on experience collaborating with clients like Hasbro, Chik-Fil-A, the University of Alabama, and Toyo Tires, I bring a unique blend of artistic versatility, storytelling instincts, and production-ready design skills to the table.

My work has been featured on Shark Tank (via Sealed by Santa), and I continue to build lasting creative partnerships with brands like Treboles & Key Vodka and Going Interactive. Whether crafting brand identities, comic book narratives, educational visuals, or web-ready assets, I specialize in delivering high-impact visuals that resonate. I’m especially passionate about manga and sequential art, but I adapt fluidly to any style your project demands.

As an autistic professional, I bring strong attention to detail, team loyalty, persistence, creative thinking, honesty, a strong memory, independent thinking, and a deep commitment to producing high-quality work.

Portfolio: https://www.artstation.com/lddlmike. LinkTree: https://linktr.ee/mikedyson.lddl

Work Terms

I work on the weekdays and I'd like to be paid half the amount in the middle of the project and the other half at the end once you are completely satisfied.