About Kris Black

Kris Black is an American cartoonist and visual designer.

I was born and raised in Greenville, South Carolina, United States. I graduated from the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art Studio with a concentration in Graphic Design.

I started my career as a graphic designer and illustrator for my state’s health department, eventually being promoted to art and photography director. I worked for Squarespace on their product support team, and authored two books about Squarespace—Squarespace For Dummies and Squarespace 6 For Dummies. My primary job is working for a user experience company helping corporations create usable and friendly websites and applications.

I’m married to Stacey Black, who has been creating miniature watercolor and pen & ink paintings—maybe you’ve heard of her? We have two smart, sweet, and beautiful kids; a hound dog; and a cat.

My Tools & Resources page shows what I use to create graphic novels, comics, and children’s books.

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For those that don’t know, @staceybee.art is my wife and the mommy of our kids. She’s the best. She’s my inspiration as a person and an artist. I love you!
Sketching a better layout of my original iPod Moon illustration. Why the book light? Family wanted to watch another episode of Dexter (rewatch for me) so I borrowed my wife’s book light. Drawing on the couch is super comfortable if you have all
Starter my first apple illustration to sell on my website which is still … ugh … under construction. Saying my site is under construction kind of feels like it’s 2001 when the first iPod was released.
New art supplies came today courtesy of @blickartmaterials. Oval templates, triangle straight edges, and a new ruler. Unfortunately the ruler doesn’t have cork on the back so I’ll need to add that myself. I love modifying things to fit my