Robert Carter | Cracked Hat Illustration
@crackedhat.bsky.social
Professional Illustrator
I just caught whiff Tom Brady is in talks to step into the WWE wrestling ring. And then I remembered this illustration I’d done for Bleacher Report of Brady wrestling Philip Rivers with Gronk refereeing from 2019. #TomBrady #WWE #Wrestling #Portrait #Illustration
4 years ago in August of 2022 @MidWorldPress announced shipping of their illustrated version of Scott Hawkins’ ‘The Library At Mount Char’ I was honoured to have been the illustrator! #TheLibraryAtMountChar #ScottHawkins #MidWorldPress #DarkFantasy #BookIllustration
‘Tenacious D (Medieval Rock Gods!)’ - old portrait illustration of comedy rock duo, Jack Black and Kyle Gass (based off/ inspired by the works of Frank Frazetta) for Synthesis magazine (2006) #TBT #TenaciousD #JackBlack #KyleGass #FrankFrazetta #SynthesisMagazine #Painting #Portrait #Illustration
‘Curaçao Baseball’ - A piece about the island of Curaçao and how it's a huge producer of top MLB baseball talent. For the LA Times (2018). #Curaçao #Illustration #MLB #Baseball #LATimes
Saddened to hear of the passing of Sir Christopher Ondaatje (July 20 2026) A Canadian-English businessman, philanthropist, adventurer, writer and bob-sledding Olympian for Canada. Portrait illustration for The Royal Canadian Geographical Society (2018) #ChristopherOndaatje #RIP #RCGS #Portrait
‘The Korean War’ - On this day July 27th 1953 marks the anniversary of the end of the Korean War. Created for the BLOWBACK podcast (2022) #KoreanWar #BlowbackPodcast #History #Seoul #SouthKorea #NorthKorea #CheongWaDae #TheBlueHouse #USArmy #War #Illustration
'Lebron Signs with Philly' - Rework of my piece for the LA Times when Lebron James left the Cleveland Cavaliers and signed with the LA Lakers in 2018. This time he’s leaving Los Angeles for the Philadelphia 76ers. #LebronJames #76ers #Philadelphia #NBA #Basketball #Portrait #Illustration
‘American Horror Stories’ - Quick animation of the various iterations of my ‘American Horror Story’ illustration. Original version created for The @NewStatesman magazine. #AmericanHorrorStory #Trump #Horror #Nightmare #NewStatesman #EditorialIllustration #Portrait #Illustration
Happy to learn my ‘Transhumanism’ illustration for Christianity Today magazine has also been shortlisted for the Hiii Brand 13th Annual International Illustration Awards! #HiiiIllustration #HiiiBrand #IllustrationAwards #Transhumanism #ChristinaityToday #EditorialIllustration #Illustration
Delighted to learn my ‘POMPEII’ book illustrations for The Folio Society has been shortlisted for the Hiii Brand 13th Annual International Illustration Awards! #HiiiIllustration #HiiiBrand #IllustrationAwards #POMPEII #FolioSociety #RobertHarris #BookIllustration #Illustration
The great Alex Trebek was born this day July 22 1940 in Sudbury Ontario Canada. I was honoured to paint his portrait for the Royal Canadian Geographical Society many years ago. He sadly passed away November 8th 2020. #AlexTrebek #Jeopardy #RIP #ChateauLaurier #Portrait #Illustration #RCGS
‘Inner Dialogue’ - Self portrait (2005) #InnerDialogue #SelfPortrait #Disembodied #Painting #Surreal
‘Blood War’ Originally Illustrated for Legion magazine about the side effects of the anti-malaria drug Mefloquine prescribed to veterans (2017) #Mosquitoes #Skeeters #Mozzies #Bloodsuckers #BloodWar #Soldier #Malaria #Mefloquine #LegionMagazine #EditorialIllustration #Illustration
‘Princess of Wales’ - portrait illustration of Kate Middleton for Al Majalla magazine (2024) “Kate Middleton’s cancer revelation adds to royal strain." #KateMiddleton #PrincessOfWales #AlMajallaMagazine #Portrait #PortraitIllustration #EditorialIllustration #Illustration
A Way Forward - Illustration for Legion magazine (2022) “Sexual misconduct scandals in the Canadian Armed Forces have been a catalyst for change. But will it go far enough—and will it last?” #SexualAbuse #SexualAssault #MeToo #MentalHealth #PTSD #LegionMagazine #EditorialIllustration #Illustration
‘Wade Davis’ - Portrait of Canadian anthropologist, ethnobotanist, author and photographer. For The Royal Canadian Geographic Society (2016) #WadeDavis #RCGS #RoyalCanadianGeographicalSociety #CanadianGeographic #Anthropologist #Ethnobotanist #Portrait #Illustration
Happy to learn my POMPEII book illustrations for Folio Society were selected winners for the 3x3 Illustration Awards 23! Thx to Charles Hively, 3x3 the judges and Folio Society! #3x3mag #3x3Annual #3x3Annual23 #POMPEII #RobertHarris #FolioSociety #IllustrationAwards #BookIllustration #Illustration
‘Assisted Suicide’ - Illustrated for Edify magazine (2022) #AssistedSuicide #Suicide #MAiD #MedicalAssistanceInDying #PAS #Euthanasia #Death #Edify #EdifyMagazine #Illustration
‘Race Against Climate Change’ - When it comes to saving the planet, time is of the essence. For CBA National magazine (2016) #RaceAgainstClimateChange #ClimateChange #GlobalWarming #Pollution #SaveThePlanet #CBANational #EditorialIllustration #Illustration
‘George Kourounis’ - one of Canada's top 100 living explorers. For The Royal Canadian Geographic Society (2018) #GeorgeKourounis #RCGS #RoyalCanadianGeographicalSociety #CanadianGeographic #ExplorerInResidence #Explorer #Volcano #Portrait #Illustration
‘Downward Spiral’ - Cover illustration for The Washington Post, Medical Mysteries column about a woman who rapidly started losing functionality of her body (2015) #DownwardSpiral #WashingtonPost #WaPo #MedicalMysteries #EditorialIllustration #Illustration
‘Football Is...' (white version) - Would a Super League be the rebirth of Football or would it Kill it? Illustration for GOAL (2020) #Football #Soccer #FootballIsDead #FootballIsLife #FootBallIsLove #SuperLeague #FIFA #UEFA #EditorialIllustration #Illustration
‘The Federalists’ - Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay. Book cover for Harvard University Press (2009) #TheFederalists #AlexanderHamilton #JamesMadison #JohnJay #FederalistPapers #HarvardUniversityPress #JohnHarvardLibrary #America #Portrait #Painting #Illustration
‘Racial Tension’ “Why are old-guard LA Latino politicians so angry at their African American neighbours? It goes back 40 years.” For Los Angeles magazine (2022) #BlackVsBrown #AfricanAmerican #Latino #RaceWar #RacialTension #LA #LAMag #LosAngelesMagazine #EditorialIllustration #Illustration
'Jennifer Mnookin' - Portrait for The Chronicle of Higher Education. “Can Jennifer Mnookin Heal Columbia? One of Higher ed’s most skilled negotiators arrives at one of its most fractured campuses." #JenniferMnookin #ChronicleOfHigherEducation #ColumbiaUniversity #Portrait #Illustration
🇨🇦 Happy Canada Day! 'True North Strong & Free' - cover illustration for Canadian Geographic's Special Collector's Edition celebrating Canada (2025) #CanadaDay #Canada #CanadaStrong #TrueNorthStrongAndFree #CanGeo #CanadianGeographic #MapleLeaf #Illustration
🇨🇦 Countdown to Canada Day… ‘Beaver Tales: Celebrating 50 years as Canada’s national symbol’ Cover illustration for Canada's History magazine (2024) #Beaver #Canada #CanadaDay #CanadasHistory #NationalAnimalOfCanada #Illustration
🇨🇦 Countdown to Canada Day… ‘Canadian Peace Keepers’ #Canada #CanadaDay #Peace #PeaceKeepers #Dove #MapleLeaf #EditorialIllustration #Illustration
