illustrator \ il-uh-strey-ter

Someone that creates drawings, pictures, or other artwork intended for explanation, elucidation, or adornment.
I'm Michael Hartmann, an illustrator, designer, animator, developer and guitarist. In short and artist. I have been creating my entire life and obsessed with guitars since the mid-eighties. Several years ago I decided to try and develop photo-real guitar illustrations only using vectors. The experiment lead me to creating a wide range of guitars that have influenced and inspired me through the years. After the passing of my guitar hero, Eddie Van Halen, I started to do a tribute to the many guitars that he had played through his career. With some 32 designs just on his guitars, I thought it would be great to have a single place to showcase these designs as well as add to the many guitar illustrations I want to do and from there vctrgtr was born. The guitars in this gallery are my own personal collection, the ones I play. In the future I'll include some of my own designs. There is plenty more to come. BTW all names, brands and designs are copyright of their respected owners. And yes all my personal guitars are black. Follow on instagram @vctrgtr