Eric - Chalk Art and Cartooning

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Well known Chalk Artist, Kinda known Illustrator. Lover of Halloween, paranormal stuff, books, comics, anime, conventions, and most things that pull me away from the “real world". Just say NO to NFTs, AI, and bad takes for clout.

“goodbye, Lara” chalk Art created at Anime Central. 9 feet wide by 12 feet tall and 25 hours to complete from start to finish.
The “Goodbye, Lara” premiere panel at Anime Central.
Chalk art mural for the anime Bleach: Thousand-Year Blood War made by Eric Maruscak at Anime Central 2022
Chalk art mural of road buster bean bandit anime by Kenichi sonada by Eric Maruscak at anime central 2019
Anime Central chalk art from 2018, a recreation of their pirate theme program cover art by Julia Lichty.
A Jo Jo’s Bizarre Adventure chalk mural made by Eric Maruscak at Anime Central in 2017 for Viz Media
Anime Central 2014 chalk art mural for the show Blood Lad. 9 feet wide by 12 feet tall.
Savage Oppress First Look mural made at Star Wars celebration in Orlando, Florida.
Anime Central 2012 chalk art of the anime Madoka Magica created by artist Eric Maruscak
Chalk art drawing of Hellboy with a sword, original illustration by Mike Mignola. 3 feet wide x 4 feet tall, 2.5 hours to create.
Superman chalk art
A Far Side comic by Gary Larson where a native tribesman steals a TV from suburbanites as if it was their idol.
A pen and ink cartoon style drawing of Jason Voorhees and Freddy Krueger.
Eric Maruscak created a chalk art drawing of Ben Grimm (aka The Thing) at a stop on the Broome County Arts Council Art Walk. The chalk art is 5’ x 9’ and is based off of a Neal Adams original illustration. The art was created in conjunction with the Nanticoke Historical Society as part of there mini chalk art festival at today’s artist event.
A view of the Chautauqua Lake shoreline.
Superman chalk art showing the man of steel floating in the air. The chalk art size is 6 feet wide by 9 feet tall, took 13 hours to create, and was made at Anchor Con in Clayton NY the original art is by Jason Fabok from a variant cover of Superman Issue 1000.
First Edition of the Wizard of Oz book by L Frank Baum at the All Things Oz Museum. This is rare.
Poster advertising the appearance of Eric Maruscak making chalk art for his first ever appearance at Anchor Con in Clayton New York, August 16-17, 2025.
Eric takes some time to hang by the water in San Diego while waiting to go to the airport for his flight home. In the meantime he enjoys the first volume of the Sci Fi comic Drive by Dave Kelley.
The finished Winx Club chalk mural at San Diego Comic Con. This is an anamorphic drawing meaning it is distorted to that it appears correctly when photographed from this angle.
The outline for the Winx chalk mural at San Diego Comic Con. This shows the basic layout and proportions being worked on to ensure the art looks correct from the proper viewing angle.
A photo of the video backdrop from the Weird Al Bigger and Weirder 2025 tour, before the show starts at Bethel Woods.
Our dog Iris at just 8 weeks old and 3 pounds. She is wearing a bright pink cat collar that is still too big in her.
Jojo’s Bizarre Adventure chalk artist created at Anime Central at the Donald E. Stephen’s convention center in Rosemont, ill. 9’ x 12’ and about 30 hours to complete.
The completed Anime Central 2025 chalk mural for the anime Look Back, with me next to it for scale. 9’ x 12’ and 25 hours to complete.
I pose by the finished Look Back chalk art mural at the end of Anime Central 2025. It was an incredible show, and I was honored to get to recreate this artwork.
Eric Maruscak of Pepper Ink, Guest of Honor badge at Anime Central 2025.
Detail of the manga sketch page on the Look Back anime mural, showing the pencil line work, inking, rough eraser pieces and the cool shadow cast across the table.
Chalk art for My Happy Marriage for Kinema Citrus Studio, and Netflix. The flowers and clothing detail on this one were challenging, but I love how it turned out.
A chalk Mural for Vinland Saga season two featuring portraits of many of the shows characters. Created at anime central in 2023.
Chalk art for Bleach Thousand-Year Blood War made at Anime Central 2022. The striking image is of Ichigo Kurosaki in black and white against a vibrant orange background.
Bean Bandit chalk art created at anime central has those classic anime vibes from Kenichi Sonoda. The art features the main characters in a gritty alleyway, and was 9 feet wide by 12 feet tall, taking nearly 30 hours to complete.
Two pirate anime ladies enter a bar full of questionable characters in this colorful chalk mural from Anime Central 2018. The original art was by Julia Lichty. The mural is 9, wide by 12.5’ high and took just over thirty hours to complete. Between all of the wood grain, perspective elements, tricky lighting and small details throughout, this was my most difficult Anime Central mural to date.
A JoJo’s Bizarre Adventure chalk mural featuring Joseph JoeStar and a crazy pink and cyan checkered background. 9’ wide x 13’ tall and created in chalk pastels at Anime Central 2017 for Viz Media.