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Sam Mulhern
Sam Mulhern
Dark Art Freelance Artist @MechanicalPen_
Brisbane, Australia

Summary

Hi, I'm Sam Mulhern, the artist behind MechanicalPen! I've always been obsessed with the heavy inks and intricate line art of comics and manga, and over the last decade have been honing my style. I re-imagine pop culture characters, usually with a dark twist, and create prints, stickers and dioramas from these black and white line art pieces.
Shop: http://mechanicalpen.etsy.com
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/MechanicalPen_/

Experience:
2025 - current: Art wall coordinator at Working Title Brew Co
2023 - current: Full time freelance illustrator
2021 - current: Running successful Etsy online store with 9900+ sales

2025: Recipient of Aether Brewing "Artist Amplifier Initiative" and featured artist on beer can
2025: Curated group art show "Saturday Morning Cartoons" themed
2025: Vending at 10 confirmed conventions (4 local, 5 interstate, 1 international)

2024: Solo art show "Destroyed Nostalgia" - Dissecting Consoles and Core Memories
2024: Curated group art show "Studio Ghibli" themed
2024: Vended at 23 conventions (7 local, 16 interstate)

2023: Solo art show "NopeMan" - A Pokemon Oddities Show
2023: Vended at 13 conventions (10 local, 3 interstate)

2018 - 2023: Electronics Engineer

Skills

Vector Illustrationdigital artTraditional Artdark artcross sectional anatomypop culture reimaginingblack and white rendering

Software proficiency

AutoCAD
AutoCAD
Inkscape
Inkscape
CLIP STUDIO PAINT
CLIP STUDIO PAINT
Paint.NET
Paint.NET
KiCad
KiCad
Altium
Altium