geometric retro style travel poster design with Wawel Cathedral in Poland

geometric retro style travel poster design with saint mary's basilica in Poland at night


Travel posters: Krakow

I got commissioned to create travel posters of Krakow, a city in Poland. Inspired by a rich history of Polish posters I designed decorative posters in retro style.

The first one pictures the Wawel Cathedral (which traditionally has served as the coronation site of the Polish monarchs) and highlight its construction made of many architectural parts. The geometrical artwork stays quite true to the actual image of the building. The colors: gold, patina, brick red and other, create an elegant look.

The other poster shows the St. Mary's Basilica during the night. The gold color is prominent here as well, this time contrasting with the dark blue sky. The "O" in the "Krakow" name doubles as the moon.



simple town buildings illustration for an educational map for children


hand-painted illustrated educational map for children about Polish patriotism

Illustrated educational map for teenagers

GD Events agency needed to create a painted map with several dozen characters for the National Culture Center. I was happy to take on this task.

The map serves an educational game about patriotism. It's filled with challenges about Poland, its history, tradition, nature, symbolism and civil rights, all divided into 5 paths in different lands.

The style of the drawings was to be lively, fun, cartoon, colorful and attractive. I also tried to model the characters look and clothes after historic images or most recognizable more recent depictions.

fun color hand-drawn cartoon character illustration of traditional Polish christmas caroller
fun color hand-drawn cartoon character illustration of Marie Curie-Sklodowska dressed in a blue dress, holding vials with elements
fun color hand-drawn cartoon character illustration of Polish king Sigismund III Vasa
fun color hand-drawn cartoon character illustration of Polish queen Jadwiga or Hedvig of Poland sitting on a throne
fun color hand-drawn cartoon character illustration of Polish knight Zawisz the Black in armor
fun color hand-drawn cartoon character illustration of Polish boy in occupied Warsaw

fun color hand-drawn cartoon character illustration of an old cannon blasting fire
fun color hand-drawn cartoon character illustration of boletus mushroom fungi
fun color hand-drawn cartoon character illustration of rye and wheat bread
fun color hand-drawn cartoon character illustration of scared green apple and traditional Christmas carp fish

fun color hand-drawn cartoon character illustration of an allosaurus dinosaur, cowboy from an Solidarity election poster, white lady ghost, a bat, trash and the parliament building
fun color hand-drawn cartoon character illustration of Polish nobleman Reytan protesting the partition of Poland

hand-drawn color cartoon drawing of a striped whale with a toothache
hand-drawn color cartoon drawing of a robot winning gold in the Olympics
hand-drawn color cartoon drawing of a green snake wearing scuba diving equipment


Cartoon drawings for teenagers

For a language course, I drew these funny illustrations depicting unusual themes: a striped whale with a toothache, a robot winning gold in the Olympics, a snake wearing diving equipment and a superhero with ice skated riding a motorcycle. The drawings use a dynamic stroke and an attractive coloring style, highlighting the key elements.


realistic hand-drawn motorcycle drawing illustration
realistic hand-drawn pizza place front drawing illustration
realistic hand-drawn old well drawing illustration
realistic hand-drawn newsstand drawing illustration
realistic hand-drawn pinetree drawing illustration

Realistic drawings

I'm proficient with black and white or color illustration in various styles. Here is a selection from 67 realistic drawings for an activity book for children. It was important for every object to be easily recognizable.

realistic hand-drawn old wooden windmill drawing illustration
realistic hand-drawn florist store front drawing illustratio
realistic hand-drawn nest with eggs drawing illustration
realistic hand-drawn tractor vehicle drawing illustration
realistic hand-drawn pond drawing illustration

simple colorful hand-drawn illustrations of pepole practicing first aid at school


First Aid spot illustrations

An example of a less realistic, more simplified style, that is clear and pleasant. These drawings were made for the Pearson company and used in social media posts to promote a first aid course for teachers.


hand-painted realistic illustration of the ingredients of vegetarian avocado guacamole for the label design




label designs for packaging of vegetarian natural, mild, spicy and mediterranean avocado guacamole featuring a hand-painted realistic illustration of the ingredients

Fruit, Vegetable and Plant illustration for packaging

Natural, traditional ingredients are worth emphasizing on labels with hand-drawn illustrations. It is time-consuming but worth the work.

For the PureRein brand, I have designed the logo and subsequently a full line of over 20 packages with black and white plant drawings.

For the Marcus Fresh brand, I have created (along with a logo redesign) various packaging designs with hand-drawn illustrations in various styles.

PureRein, etykieta, opakowanie na jagody goji, zdrowa żywność. Odręczna ilustracja i typografia, naturalny papier pakowy
painted key visual illustration of a coconut fruit for a smoothie juice label design
painted key visual illustration of mango and blueberry fruits for a smoothie juice label design
painted key visual illustration of a strawberry fruit for a smoothie juice label design
painted key visual illustration of an orange fruit for a smoothie juice label design
painted key visual illustration of a raspberry fruit for a smoothie juice label design
hand-drawn illustration of goji berries plant for packaging label design
hand-drawn illustration of apricot plant for packaging label design
hand-drawn illustration of grape, melon and pear fruits for packaging label design
hand-drawn illustration of green coffee plant for packaging label design
hand-drawn illustration of birch tree for packaging label design
hand-drawn illustration of coconut plant for packaging label design




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