Professor Primatus

Digital Painting 2014
Professor Primatus, the ape a la Thomas Eakins

This character concept came from a personal project inspired by a series of great ape and hominid drawings I did in college. The image of Professor Primatus is a take off on a portrait of Frank B A Linton by famous American artist, Thomas Eakins.

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Jeff Butler
Jeff Butler

Jeff Butler is an American illustrator, comic book and video game artist. Butler is best known in the comic industry for his work on Badger and The Green Hornet. He worked in the art department of TSR Inc., illustrating products for Dungeons & Dragons and the Marvel Super Heroes role-playing games. He also created character and concept art for 11 AAA video games, working for Raven Software. Butler appears at various comic events and teaches in the Madison area.