Combining traditional graphite drawing techniques with digital tools, illustrator Brian Lutz offers an in-depth look at his process of creating under the pressure of deadlines. Lutz grew up in the suburbs of Philadelphia, and earned an associate degree in advertising art from Penn College, a BA in studio art from Tyler School of Art at Temple University, and an MFA in illustration from the University of Hartford.

His work as a freelance editorial illustrator has been recognized by American Illustration, Communication Arts, Applied Arts, 3×3 Magazine, Creative Quarterly, and Society of Illustrators of Los Angeles. He has created art for Coastal Living Magazine, Toy Machine Skateboards, ProPublica, TIME, POLITICO, Entertainment Weekly, Los Angeles Times, New York Magazine/Vulture, and more.