Justin Hrala was born in Pittsburgh, PA and raised in Canadohta Lake, PA. Early in life he discovered his talent and love for art and has continued to refine his skills. Justin graduated from the Art Institute of Pittsburgh in March of 2006 with a Bachelor's Degree in Media Arts and Animation.

Justin has done work with various genres, to include comic books, children's illustration and his first love in life, fantasy and science-fiction. Justin's inspiration comes from many sources; traditional inspiration includes Rembrandt, Dali and Van Gogh. More modern inspiration includes Jason Chan, Marko Djurdjevic and Kuang Hong.

Justin works with graphite, pen and ink, oil, and acrylic, but does the majority of his work digitally, utilizing his mighty Wacom tablet to paint his finished images.

Affiliations:
Pittsburgh Society of Illustrators