Illustration | Christopher Ikonomou

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Illustration

Digital Realism

Digital Realism

digital color realism illustration of the Ikonomou family, including mum, dad, 3 siblings and a bunny

Family Portrait (2023) | Procreate

digital color realism portrait of James A. Janisse and Chelsea Rebecca from the short film Pre-Game

James A. Janisse and Chelsea Rebecca from "Pre Game" (2023) | Procreate

digital color realism portrait of a white trans disabled person with short brown hair wearing a pink jumpsuit, a black undershirt and black shoes. They sit in a teal folding chair on a pink and teal striped blanket reading a book about disability pride. pink and teal gradient background.

Trans Pride and Disabled Joy (LookDeeper Zine Issue 3 "Once Upon A Hot Crip Summer," 2023) | Procreate

digital color realism portrait of a brown nonbinary person with big glasses and chin length black hair. they pose with their hairy arms in front of them wearing a deeo blue shirt in front of a turquoise, blue, and purple gradient background

Hair: Chronicling My Journey To Queer Joy (OutWrite Newsmagazine "Reflections of Radiance," 2022) | Procreate

digital color realism portrait of a brown nonbinary person with short curly black hair with bleached tips looking in wonder at three outstretched hands of different skin tones. they reach from a dark purple void toward a deep warm orange red area where the person stands

Violence In The Binary's Shadow (OutWrite Newsmagazine "Wanting: A Queer Beauty & Burden," 2022) | Procreate

digital color realism portrait of a white queer man dressed as a rhinestone cowboy. he has a stoic look on his face as he stares off, bathed in pink, blue, and purple light

Archaic (OutWrite Newsmagazine "Queer Rage, Resistance, & Renaissance." 2022) | Procreate

digital color realism portrait of two men from the film My Beautiful Laundrette, embracing under blue neon lights.

My Beautiful Laundrette (OutWrite Newsmagazine, 2022) | Procreate

digital color realism portraits of six busts representing people of different races and genders between the letters spelling out diversity. behind them are dozens of identity terms spanning the background

Diversity (OutWrite Newsmagazine, 2020) | Procreate

illustration of four heads, each split between a realistic black and white portrait and a colorful cartoon alien version of the person.

Embracing Alienation (OutWrite Newsmagazine "Space: The Final Frontqueer" 2020) | Procreate

digital portrait of evelyn hooker, an older white woman with slicked back dark. hair, kind eyes, and a blazer

UCLA Centennial: Spotlighting Evelyn Hooker (OutWrite Newsmagazine, 2020) | Procreate

digital color realism portrait of a mixed intersex person with dark hair and round glasses gesturing to the words "intersex bodies are good bodies. Intersex Awareness Day." They wear a yellow shirt with flowers over a white undershirt, light blue jeans and a fanny pack with pride pins.

Intersex Bodies Are Good Bodies with Mari Wrobi (Intersex Awareness Day, 2020) | Procreate

Cartoon

Animation

Finding Home (2021)

Procreate, Adobe Premiere Pro, Adobe Photoshop

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