A little mash-up action, with Anger from Inside Out and X-Men’s Wolverine

A trending challenge on Instagram this past year was the Disember challenge which called all artists to try their creative skills at drawing a Disney themed prompt word for each day of December. I was only able to participate in two of the thirty-one challenges. Mouse and Glen Keane

Zorbie is a Habitat Ranger on planet Garp and gets around in T.H.I.N.G, the Terrain Hovering Industrial Navigation Guardian!

I’m working on a new adventure story but I only have a few character designs, notes and sketches at this point. I’m pretty stoked to get creating though.

This graphic style is one of my favorites to work with. The flat colors and bold lines are a lot of fun to create while playing with shapes and expressive character. 恶

Once I design a character I like, start piecing together a story in my mind. Here’s The Jade Blade! The right hand woman to the Evil Bun

In 2024 we’ll see the release of three new books in the Afro Unicorn collection by April Showers and illustrated by Anthony Conley. You Are A Unicorn and Divine Makes A Splash both arrive in stores and online on March 26th and A Magical Parade follows on May 7th! Mark your calendars and be sure to pick them up!

Character poses of the Afro Unicorns, Magical, Unique and Divine

January 2nd 2024 was the release date for Captain America Sam Wilson! Here are a few illustrations from the book written by Frank Berrios and illustrated by yours truly. Shop your copies at this link

Prepped for battle, Space Faerie, Mira is fitted in Virtupets Super Strength Mech Gear.

Here’s an illustration I made as a throwback to a Neopets game that was very popular called Hannah and the Ice Caves!

Here are a few turn around drawings that Neopets commissioned me to create about a year or two before Jumpstart gave up ownership. I think most of the plush designs were produced with the acception of Alien Aisha and Bori if I’m not mistaken.

Alien Aisha

Angelpuss

Faerie Draik

Baby Xweetok

White Bori

Island Kadoatie

Royal Meepit

This one won’t be out until July 2, 2024 but the cover art is now live so I figured I’d share it with you guys.

This Little Golden Book is based on the Kiya & the Kimoja Heroes animated preschool series on Disney Junior and Disney+!

Coming March 26, 2024 by April Showers & illustrated by Anthony Conley, this empowering board book You Are A Unicorn is the latest installment from the Afro Unicorn line of books, which features stories about Black and Brown unicorns embracing their outer beauty and inner abilities.

Book Illustrations by Anthony Conley for Afro Unicorn

My latest book project, ‘The Most Magical Time Of The Year’ is available October 10, just in time for the holidays. Find it everyplace books are sold!

December is finally here, and all the unicorns in the kingdom of Afronia are excited to meet Santa. But when Santa gets lost on the way, the unicorns fear that Christmas will be ruined. It’s up to Magical, Unique, and Divine to use their superpowers of love and kindness to save Christmas.

Let the Christmas countdown begin in this tale of love and hope for the holidays!

Kull’s gauntlet was ensorcelled with dark energies that could cause destruction on a massive scale. He planned to unleash its power on the unsuspecting citizens of Meridell, and he wouldn’t stop until every inch of the land was consumed by chaos.

Carrier VanBron’s mission to save the last remaining vandagyre egg from extinction at all costs was no easy feat. He relied on his Maractite lined backpack to keep the egg safe and secure in a dystopian war zone.

Fyra was a fire faerie who loved to cause trouble. She had a mischievous streak and enjoyed setting fires throughout Faerieland. Even though the other faeries warned her about the danger of her actions, Fyra continued to do as she pleased.

One day, Fyra went too far. She almost set fire to Queen Fyora’s castle, the most important and beloved building in all of Faerieland. The queen was furious and demanded that someone capture Fyra before she could cause any more trouble.

It was then that the brave lupe knight-in-training, Tormund, stepped forward. He had heard about Fyra’s dangerous games and knew that he had to stop her before she caused any more harm.

Tormund followed Fyra’s trail, which led him to a hidden cave deep in the forest. As he entered the cave, he saw Fyra sitting beside a small fire, mesmerized by the flickering flames.

Tormund knew that he had to be careful, as Fyra was a powerful faerie and could easily escape or cause harm. He approached her slowly and cautiously, wearing his enchanted fireproof glove given to him by Queen Fyora.

With the flick of his hand, Tormund captured Fyra in his glove. She struggled and fought to escape, but the glove was too strong. Tormund had managed to capture the troublesome fire faerie.

Fyra’s capture put an end to the fires that had been causing so much destruction throughout Faerieland. The citizens of Faerieland rejoiced and thanked Tormund for his bravery. And though Fyra was imprisoned in a faerie bottle, never to cause trouble again, the stories of her mischievous ways was a warning to all who sought to disturb the peace in Faerieland.

Creating technical drawings for the production of sculptures or walk-around character costumes is a trade that involves a keen eye and an understanding of form and space. These are turn poses that I did for Nickelodeon as they were planing attractions at several locations and needed sculpts produced.

For the past two years I’ve been working with Afro Unicorn and Random House on six books. The first two books just released on September 5th, with the third set to release in October and the next three in 2024. Here are a few illustrations from the Little Golden Book title We Are Afro Unicorns.

Marinia, a lush forest world, has been invaded by scientists who want to capture the animal inhabitants and turn them into mutated soldiers. At first, the animals resist, but then they began to see the bright side of their transformation: they become stronger, faster, and smarter. Their new abilities help them defend their home against the scientists and their machines. As the conflict rages on, a group of animals band together, calling themselves the Origin Cycle, to protect their world and fight for their freedom. With their newfound powers and unity, the animals just might be able to save Marinia from being taken over.

Have you had a chance to check out the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Mutant Mayhem movie yet? It’s a great new direction for the Turtles brand and the “Spiderverse” inspired animated style really works.

I took an old drawing I made of Leonardo and added the rest of the turtles to this series of rough cut out, stylized characters with layered textures on top.

For years my wife and I talked about creating a family crest but never got around to it. Finally, we put some thought and fun into it and came up with the Hall Conley Family Crest. We even had a few embroidered patches made too ⚜️🔰⚜️

The Color Wheel Challenge challenges artists to draw characters that match each of the eight hues in the color wheel. Here’s three entries of Neopets characters that I’m quite happy with.

I was contracted to create tight line character poses for Nickelodeon‘s latest spin on the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. The tight poses are then handed off to another artist to be digitally painted and used for merchandise and promotion of the Mutant Mayhem movie.

Afro Unicorn and Random House Children’s Books are excited to present to you the first 3 in a series of five Afro Unicorn Books that I had the honor of illustrating.

“We Are Afro Unicorns,” on September 5, 2023

“A Magical Day” on September 5, 2023

It’s Magical’s birthday! She and her unicorn friends can’t wait to celebrate at her magnificent party. But when Magical’s enchanted crown suddenly goes missing, it’s up to everyone in the enchanted kingdom of Afronia to come together and find it before her big party is ruined.Join these three extraordinary unicorns in a story full of friendship, love, and fun.

“The Most Magical Time of the Year!” on October 10, 2023.

December is finally here, and all the unicorns in the kingdom of Afronia are excited to meet Santa. But when Santa gets lost on the way, the unicorns fear that Christmas will be ruined. It’s up to Magical, Unique, and Divine to use their superpowers of love and kindness to save Christmas.
Let the Christmas countdown begin in this tale of love and hope for the holidays!

In the Chinese Zodiac my birth year, 1975 is the year of the Rabbit – 2023, is also the year of the rabbit and more specifically, the water rabbit! Happy Chinese New year 🧧 🐇 The character in the image is Cybunny. I designed the character when I worked for Neopets.com in 2000. I thought it would be a fitting tie in for this illustration! 🐰

Young Batman™ fans can leap into the Caped Crusader’s latest adventures as Batman upgrades the Batmobile with big tires for some big action when a group of motocross bike riding jewel thieves hit Gotham City. Unfortunately, these bad guys are teamed up with a Super-Villain that may prove to be too much even for an All-terrain Batmobile to handle. Written by David Croatto and illustrations by Anthony Conley

Here are some characters and illustrations for the Alexis Snipperdoom book series created by the amazing JD Broyhill. This book series will introduce you to a magical world of adventures and characters that you really should check out!

JD Broyhill, Amazon Books

Inspired by the question her young son asked during a fun moment of play, Sundra Oakley’s debut picture book, Why Do I Get All the Kisses? is a love letter response to her sweet boy and a multilingual message of love from mommies around the world.

Check out some art from my recent board book project with Penguin Random House, I LOVE MY HAIR (SESAME STREET)

One of Sesame Street’s newest neighbors, Gabrielle lets everyone know how much she loves her beautiful black hair in this joyful board book illustrated by Anthony Conley. Young Black girls and boys will not only identify with Gabrielle but learn to love their natural beauty!

Two heroes are better than one when Marvel’s Black Panther and his sister, Shuri, team up in this action-packed Little Golden Book! By Frank Berrios illustrated by Anthony Conley.
Available on Amazon, Target.com, Penguin Random House and other places books are sold

Shazam! Heroes Help! is finally available! I just received my copies in the mail and it’s really great looking. It’s the first Little Golden Book I’ve illustrated and I’m stoked for how it turned out! Below are a few illustrations, tight drawings and final paintings from the book! Be sure to Buy yours here! Written by Frank Berrios Illustrations by Anthony Conley

by David Croatto, Illustrated by Anthony Conley

My latest book illustration work for Random House coming Jan 03, 2023 lets young Batman fans leap into the Caped Crusader’s adventures with this full-color storybook inspired by the All-terrain Batmobile RC vehicle toy.

Batman has to upgrade the Batmobile with big tires for some big action when a group of motocross bike riding jewel thieves hit Gotham City. Unfortunately, these bad guys are teamed up with a Super-Villain that may prove to be too much even for an All-terrain Batmobile to handle.

Over on Facebook there’s a group which hosts monthly character design challenges sponsored by www.characterdesignreferences.com. This month’s theme is Marvel, Heroes and Villains and we’re encouraged to reimagine what a Marvel character could look like. I chose The Black Panther and designed him wearing a Vibranium armor suit!

I was contracted by Penguin Random House to illustrate a new board book, I Love My Hair (Sesame Street) which is coming December 6, 2022!

Sesame Street’s Gabrielle lets everyone know how much she loves her beautiful black hair in this joyful board book. It’s based on the song of the same name and the popular Sesame Street video, viewed more than 19 million times on YouTube.

I’ve got two SUPER projects for Little Golden Book that are completed and set to be released in September 2022. Since I’m impatient as hell, I’m going to share the covers for each now and then more of the interior illustrations after the book’s release dates!

Shazam! and Black Adam team up in this Little Golden Book starring the beloved DC characters!

Even the smallest DC Super Hero fans can learn all about teaming up to lend a hand in this Little Golden Book starring Shazam! and Black Adam. The hero and villain are brought together to solve a problem, and in the process, discover what they have in common. This Little Golden Book is perfect for children ages 2 to 5, as well as fans and collectors of all ages!

Two heroes are better than one when Marvel’s Black Panther and his sister, Shuri, team up in this action-packed Little Golden Book!

The threats to the African nation of Wakanda are many, so Marvel’s Black Panther teams up with his little sister, Shuri, to defeat their foe! Boys and girls ages 2 to 5 will love this Little Golden Book, which features Black Panther, Shuri, and lots of other great Marvel characters. The friendly eye-catching retro art style is the perfect way to introduce little heroes to the Marvel Universe, and is equally loved by adult collectors and comic book fans as well!

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Black History Month is celebrated in February as an homage to the triumphant achievements of African Americans and their contributions to the world. Designed in collaboration with talented Black artist Anthony Conley, the Black is Beautiful card is a tribute to the legacy and rich cultures of the Black community.

Happy New Year everyone! I just received copies of my latest project with Penguin Random House and writer, Sonali Fry. COOKING WITH THE LORAX, which is available on Amazon, Target and other retailers. I’ve had a busy year and I’m grateful for each new opportunity that’s come my way. Looking forward to sharing my new projects that I have lined up for 2022!!! 🥳 🍾

Hello to any new onlookers and followers here on my website. I posted a video of the new book that I illustrated, A Pony Called Spike (Finnish title: Poni Nimelta Spike) on TIKTOK that went viral so that’s probably how a few of you found me! 😉 Welcome!

Artist, Gary Baseman shares a birthday with my mom (Sept 27) and his pet cat Bosko’s birthday is just a few days before! I made this illustration as a tribute! Three cheers for @garybaseman 👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

New book alert. I’m currently illustrating a new book for Hasbro’s My Little Pony. The book will be printed in Finnish and may print copies in English soon after. Here’s a brief description of the story…

A Pony Called Spike

In the richly illustrated, easy-to-read children’s novel, Princess Twilight Sparkle’s beloved dragon helper Spike turns into a pony for one day.

The little dragon Spike is a loyal friend and helper of Princess Twilight Sparkle. He knows the habits of the ponies well, and one day he becomes annoyed that dragons don’t have cutie marks too. Spike wants to find his own special skill, so he turns to magic! There is a rather surprising cutie adventure in store!

Two designs for Neopets Merch T-shirts, Faerie themed and The Return of Dr Sloth

I created this illustration for a Neopets fan page called Sun and Moon Featuring a customized Draik, Kougra Petpets and Petpetpets

Bringing Black History fun to everyone with my latest card design for @LovePop ,

Playpop Card™ We Are Black History

Black history month is coming up so be sure to go to lovepopcards.com, search BLACK HISTORY and order your cards today!

A Stranger Things illustration I created for licensees was available at retailer, Pull&Bear as a tote bag!

Some logo and character design work for a new project I’m involved with. Stay tuned for more to come…

Practicing a little faux CG painting in Photoshop. You can’t go wrong if you’re always brushing up on your skills.