Hi! I’m Inna Gertsberg, a Toronto-based illustrator and the artist behind Draw Me A Monster – where I create whimsical monsters based on your description. Think of me as a human AI: you give me prompts, I run them through my imagination, and come back to you with a piece of art. Except we are both human, and we are both creating together; and the art is painted on real paper with real ink and watercolour, so that it can hang on your very real wall.

Before I got into monsters I was a grownup, with a grownup job. For over 20 years, I worked as an advertising art director and writer, and before that, a graphic designer. At one time or another I was also a font designer and an ice cream cake maker.

I have a BFA in Fine Arts from the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, a Masters in Advertising from Syracuse University, and a Certificate of Completion from Pictoplasma Academy in Mexico City.

In addition to monsters, I create illustrations for editorials, children’s books, concept boards and ads.

I am always looking for new projects, be that monster commissions or illustration. If you have a project in mind, drop me an email and let’s imagine something beautiful together.