I’m dedicated to producing work that captures the challenge of paths less traveled. I create with the influence of martial arts, graphic novels, and alternative music. Fundamental to the exercise for me is crafting expressively deep images that focus on the weight of emotion within significant characters set in powerful events.
MEET THE ARTIST
Adrian Gutierrez
I’m based in San Antonio Texas; I work to craft graphics and paintings of dynamic patterns and archetypes to demonstrate the surreal power possessed within the nature of whom it represents. Motifs of sacred animals, mystics and guides, death and spirits are central to the navigation of what defines chaos and peace. These works abstract reality to make up a supernatural world shaped as response to the challenge of becoming balanced between the heart and mind.
The dragon represents ascension — the discipline of rising through adversity with intention and flow. Like in martial arts, its spiral form reflects the push‑and‑pull of pressure, adaptation, and controlled power. It moves through uncertainty with awareness, shaping its path through unknown skies the same way my work channels struggle, resilience, and transformation into visual form.
Brands I’ve Worked with:
PRINTS
I’ve worked with local gyms, coaches, and people of special skills. With each work, I considered greatly how to best mirror their goals and meet their expectations. These are emblems and illustrations turned into graphics for use of print. Each of them is uniquely crafted with sharp colors and strong characterizations.
PROCESS
Sketch
Getting the idea down on paper.
Concept
Filling it out with bold colors and tailoring the composition to the needs of the project.
Final
Solidifying the design by vectorizing the pattern. Then applying to mockups of desired merchandise for full representation of product.
Vectors are a digital graphics created using mathematical formulas, geometric points, lines, and curves for clear and sharp imagery. They can be scaled infinitely without losing quality. File types include SVG, PNG, PDF, PSD, and JPEG.
TESTIMONIALS
Adrian did an amazing job on my walkout shirt. I gave him a fight photo and a vision, and he turned it into a clean, graphic style artwork design with my favorite color exactly how I wanted it. Super easy to work with and the final product came out perfect. We ended up selling a large number of shirts too. Highly recommend.
— Fatima Mallett
Fighter/ Jiu Jitsu Black Belt & Coach at Mettle MMA
“What started as a spontaneous logo concept has grown into nearly a dozen projects, each one exceeding my expectations. He has a rare gift for ‘seeing’ what I’m envisioning while still keeping his own impressive style intact. I am immensely proud of his growth as an artist and would trust him with any creative vision.”
— William Aston
Coach at South Texas Judo Academy
“I don’t know how it would have been had we just met through the image work and not through hard training because it was you working on it, I had appreciated more. I tell everyone that you did all the images with praise. I’m proud of you and support everything you do- you're a beast bro on and off the mats. Always proud of you and value your friendship, love you brother.
— Jonathan Ramirez
Jiu Jitsu Black Belt/ Coach at Submission Concepts
COMMISSIONS
Limited Bookings
Rate starting at $45/hr
My mission is to help your Academy expand its ability to be recognized as an established community build on discipline, honor, and grace by designing merchandise and assets that keep members engaged.
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This is streetwear and artwork depicting a journey of martial arts and the strive for freedom. Limited Premium Posters and Apparel.
The moon is what calls the waves — a quiet force that shifts tides and reveals direction. For Dreamful, it represents the inner compass we rely on when moving through distance, doubt, and transition. The moon becomes a reminder that balance is found in our own rhythm, and every wave is a chance to realign. This is the heart of the brand: prints and clothing that carry a sense of strength, resilience, and the knowing of ever-changing phases encountering an uncertain path.
PAINTINGS
These are works that are meant to invoke or depict movement. It’s the feelings within that are processed and relayed in a visual form from encountering change and moving through stagnation.
