85. Illustrator Mark Payton talks about his career and the Star Trek fan film Axanar

Mark Payton was an Illustrators of the Future winner in volume 25. At 57, he is now back in school studying graphic illustration. Currently, he is one of four production artists of the Star Trek fan film Axanar and has created illustrations for social media promotion and portraits of the cast of the first part of the production called, "Prelude to Axanar." Mark discusses the history of Axanar, the thousands of fans who have supported it, and the battle with CBS and Paramount to continue producing the fan movie. Here is the link: www.youtube.com/watch?v=1W1_8IV8uhA Beyond this, Mark has been doing spot character design work for non-profits, the Salvation Factory, and magazine illustrations of turn-of-the-century architecture for the "Landmark Society of Western NY." @mpgraphics https://mpgraphicillustration.blogspot.com/